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Debra Lynn Danielsen (born October 20, 1957) is an American Reality TV Celebrity, actor, author, singer, business woman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She has global recognition for her role as the mother of Farrah Laurel Abraham in the critically acclaimed MTV show, “16 & Pregnant”.

Early life
Danielsen was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and has lived in the Omaha Metropolitan Area most of her life. For two years she lived in Seattle, Washington and the “Teen Mom OG” episodes chronicled her time there.

Career
Debra Danielsen debuted on MTV June 11, 2009 in the reality television series which began under “16 & Pregnant” which told the stories of the hardships faced by teenage girls, families, and “baby dadies” while in high school. The show was an unexpected hit and MTV picked up the series as “Teen Mom” and “Teen Mom OG” (Original Girls).

Each episode followed 6 different teenage girls and their difficulties in being pregnant and still in school. Teen Mom successfully contributed to a 30% reduction in unwanted teen pregnancy in the United States as documented in “The Economist” magazine. The MTV series creator, Lauren Dolgen, had to appear before a United States Senate Subcommittee to explain that the “Teen Mom” franchise.

Teen Mom, renamed Teen Mom OG since the fifth season, is an American reality television series that premiered on December 8, 2009 on MTV. Developed as the first spin-off of 16 and Pregnant, it aired four seasons before its initial conclusion on October 9, 2012. Its revival was announced in February 2015, with its fifth season scheduled to premiere on March 23, 2015. The series follows the lives of Farrah Abraham, Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell, and Amber Portwood, who were featured on the first season of 16 and Pregnant; it documents their first years of motherhood and places additional emphasis on strained family and romantic relationships.

The pilot episode was the network's highest-rated premiere in over a year, with 2.1 million total viewers;[3] the record was surpassed by the controversial series Skins, which had 3.26 million viewers. The first-season finale brought in 3.6 million viewers. The second-season finale pulled in over 5.6 million viewers, at which time a spin-off Teen Mom 2 was announced for January 11, 2011. In December 2015, it was announced via the Teen Mom OG Facebook page that the show was back for a sixth season, and featured a trailer for the upcoming season, with it being set to premiere on January 4, 2016.

Danielsen also appears in the groundbreaking WEtv, “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Edition,” Season 8 episodes. This is the most extreme relationship therapy for relationships beyond repair, four reality stars and their toxic family members check in as a last resort where they will ultimately decide whether to mend or end their toxic ties forever. Over the course of 8 days, relationship experts Dr. Venus Nicolino and Dr. Ish Major will push the stars and their families to the point of no return with high octane drills to help them discover the painful truths and whether blood is thicker than water. Farrah Abraham (Teen Mom OG) and her divorced parents, Debra and Michael struggle to break free from their vicious and explosive cycle of disrespect and fighting. But, a big family secret threatens to derail their journey to forgiveness. The doctors launch a series of Boot Camp surprise holiday celebrations exercises which ignites despair and sparks brutal confrontations among the cast participants.

Danielsen was featured in the show as a history maker. She was the first Reality Star ever to leave the mansion during the filming of Boot Camp Therapy. Despite receiving previous permission to leave the house for less than a total of 48 hours by the producers, housemates attacked her viscously upon her return to finish the Therapy exercises with her family. WEtv ratings for the “Reality Stars Family Edition” we among the highest ever for this show and other shows airing in on WEtv during May - June of 2017.

Danielsen’s fame continues to widened with the launch of her music career as featured in the MTV special “Being Debra,” February 15, 2017. MTV featured Debra Danielsen making her first music video “Debz OG” with her Rappers in Jackson, MS, in addition, to revealing heretofore, unknown aspects of her life with friends, personal trainers, and her fiance Dr. David Merz. The “Being Debra” special delivered solid ratings for MTV executives and Debz OG released “Suga Momma,” and “22X” singles in April and August respectively.

Danielsen also can be seen on VH-1 Couples Therapy with her daughter, Farrah Abraham and Dr. Jenn Mann in 2013. Full Screen with Shane Dawson, “Shane & Friends” featured an interview with Danielsen May 22, 2017 at their Los Angelos studio.

Dr. Phil interviewed Danielsen on his talk show April 19, 2013, “Teen Mom Farrah Exposed,” concerning her thoughts about her daughters Sex Tape and DUI.

December, 2014 Debra Danielsen released her book, “Vapor.” The book recounts Deb's encounter with a catfish, who ran a quarter of million dollar scam on her! Michael is overbearing and emotionally abusive. He is especially and openly critical of his wife's looks and physique. He leaves her because Deb won't do "illegal drugs" with him and he's been cheating on her their entire relationship anyway. After the end of Debra's 23-year marriage, Farrah also washes her hands of Debra. Farrah takes Sophia and moves from Iowa to Texas to live with Michael. Debra is working in a call center making $12.21 an hour and looking to begin a second career with her Executive MBA she earned in 2011. After her unpleasant experience with Dr. Phil, she uses a test for Match.com designed by Dr. Phil. She reaches out to a man named James Richardson on Match and they begin talking daily.

Vapor is scheduled for re-release in January, 2018 by Post Hill Press which publishes most of the “Teen Mom” cast members books. The latest release includes new photos and updates from 2013 - 2017. It will be successfully launched with the airing of the new season of “Teen Mom OG” premiering November 27, 2017.

Share had a 26 year long career in telecom, as a Sales Vice President for AT&T Network Systems and Alcatel Lucent, Danielsen lead a Bell Labs software sales team making history for the largest sale of an IP address management software which runs the renowned AT&T iPhone Network. This launch was completed in 2007 prior to her retirement.

After Danielsen retired from her career in telecommunications, she took acting and modeling lessons with AMTC. At the same time, Danielsen went to school full-time to complete her undergraduate degree at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in Business Administration and Land Use Economics. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in May, 2010 with a BS & BA. Danielsen immediately signed up for graduate school at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA). With her EMBA completed and graduating Summa Cum Laude in December, 2011; Danielsen then launched S’Imaginer Foods, Inc. in March, 2012.

While working on her EMBA thesis for Whole Foods and EARTH University in Mercedes, Costa Rica, Danielsen was inspired to capture her Italian heritage through heirloom family recipes which existed only through inheritance. She successfully commercialized three of her family recipes for “Italian Pepper Sauce,” “Best Damn Mustard,” and “Mediterranean Mushrooms” and launched her website: momandmefoods.com. Danielsen promotes natural, gluten free, and vegan foods that exude the Mditerranean lifestyle. In addition to this excellent line of condiments, Danielsen offers two award winning wines: “Sexy Red Blend,” and “Wild & White.” Danielsen features handcrafted white boxes and condiment boxes for gift giving and a line of “Murano” like glass lips bottle stoppers.

On January 10, 2002, Debra Danielsen was the Relay Runner for Salt Lake Olympic Torch Relay in Omaha, Nebraska representing Lucent Technologies in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Awards

 * Golden Key International Honor Society
 * Achievers Club (11 Consecutive Years)
 * Super Achievers Club (6 Consecutive Years)
 * Eagles Club (3 years)
 * Sales Vice President Strategic View Club
 * Global Sales STAR Award Winner 2006
 * 2006 Achievers Club Award
 * Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Torch Relay
 * Bell Laboratories President’s Gold Award Winner 2003
 * UNO Executive MBA Program International Leadership Award 2011
 * UNO Executive MBA EVA Jon Sperling MVP Leadership Award 2011
 * The Lucent Technologies Environment, Health, and Safety Award 2002
 * AT&T Tridom Certificate of Commendation for VSAT
 * Professional Services 1998 Sales Achievement Award CLEC Market
 * 2009 OABR Scholarship

Reception
In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that Teen Mom was "most popular in rural Kentucky and least popular in New York City. As with 16 and Pregnant, it's much more popular among women — 94 percent of 'likes' come from women, second only to Pretty Little Liars".