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Merlot was born in [[Pantocratoria]] and has spent almost all of her life in her home country excepting a number of trips to foreign interviews and press conferences. She is part of [[Pantocratoria|Pantocratoria's]] [[French]]-speaking [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]] majority, as were her parents.  
 
Merlot was born in [[Pantocratoria]] and has spent almost all of her life in her home country excepting a number of trips to foreign interviews and press conferences. She is part of [[Pantocratoria|Pantocratoria's]] [[French]]-speaking [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]] majority, as were her parents.  
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Virginie Merlot has represented the [[Pantocratoria]]n press corps at many international press events. She has frequently attended conferences given by candidates for public office in foreign [[nation]]s given to make their views and the issues of the election clear to the international community.
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Virginie Merlot has also done a number of more in depth interviews with public figures. She hosted [[Pantocratoria]]n [[Loyal Christian Front]] leader [[Basil Capet|Prince Basil]] and his family on a segment designed to help viewers get to know the candidates personally during the second 2004 elections. More controversially, she interviewed [[Grand Duke|Grand Duchess]] [[Gwendolyn ni Cunedda|Gwendolyn]] and [[Prince|Princess]] [[Jessica Madler|Jessice]], both of [[the Resurgent Dream]], on their involvement in the [[Wikipedia:International Red Cross|International Red Cross]] effort in [[Finara]]. Many critics, including Princess Jessica herself, claim that the interview was unprofessional and laced with religious bigotry. While critics have avoided calling public attention to Merlot, the incident has cost her a number of prominent interviews, especially involving Danaans. For example, when [[Morgan ni Cunedda|Princess Morgan]] announced her conversion to [[Roman Catholicism|Catholicism]], she declined to be interviewed by Merlot and instead did a number of interviews with rival journalists. [[Beatrice Wake]], after her controversial but influential speech on gender relations at the [[Imperial Court of Christ Pantocrator]], also spurned Merlot and gave interviews to rival journalists.
  
 
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Virginie Merlot
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Birth
18 April 1981
Death
N/A
Occupation
Journalist
Marital Status
Single

Virginie Merlot is a Pantocratorian journalist, who works for a number of news agencies, but who is most often seen on Peacock Daily News. She is an extremely popular television personality on account of her attractiveness, her disarming smile, and perky attitude. She is also fairly popular with politicians, who regard her as a fairly non-confrontational interviewer, who doesn't tend to ask too many difficult questions.

Early life

Merlot was born in Pantocratoria and has spent almost all of her life in her home country excepting a number of trips to foreign interviews and press conferences. She is part of Pantocratoria's French-speaking Catholic majority, as were her parents.

Career

Virginie Merlot has represented the Pantocratorian press corps at many international press events. She has frequently attended conferences given by candidates for public office in foreign nations given to make their views and the issues of the election clear to the international community.

Virginie Merlot has also done a number of more in depth interviews with public figures. She hosted Pantocratorian Loyal Christian Front leader Prince Basil and his family on a segment designed to help viewers get to know the candidates personally during the second 2004 elections. More controversially, she interviewed Grand Duchess Gwendolyn and Princess Jessice, both of the Resurgent Dream, on their involvement in the International Red Cross effort in Finara. Many critics, including Princess Jessica herself, claim that the interview was unprofessional and laced with religious bigotry. While critics have avoided calling public attention to Merlot, the incident has cost her a number of prominent interviews, especially involving Danaans. For example, when Princess Morgan announced her conversion to Catholicism, she declined to be interviewed by Merlot and instead did a number of interviews with rival journalists. Beatrice Wake, after her controversial but influential speech on gender relations at the Imperial Court of Christ Pantocrator, also spurned Merlot and gave interviews to rival journalists.