Warren County natives to be featured on 'The Nate Berkus Show' on NBC

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/entertainment-general/index.ssf/2012/05/warren_county_natives_to_be_fe.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Raenee Mantoni, of Lopatcong Twp., was searching for tickets to a live taping of "The Nate Berkus Show" when she stumbled across a call on the show's website for people who wanted a makeover. She immediately thought of her sister Kim Read, of Phillipsburg, who is a single mother, so she sent the show a message regarding the casting. "She never does anything for herself," Mantoni says of her reasons for thinking of Read. "She always puts her children first. She's very selfless." To Mantoni's surprise, a representative for the show called her almost instantly. As Mantoni discussed the family's back story, including her five siblings who were all raised in Warren County, the representative expressed interest in doing a makeover with every single one of them. "That came about in a very quirky way," Mantoni laughs. "We didn't think we needed makeovers." The siblings had lost their mother at an early age. Mantoni was 14 and another sister, Michelle Torre, of Asbury, was 19. "Mother was a fashionista," Mantoni remembers. Out of a need for the show to consolidate its schedule and make room for celebrity guests, Mantoni and Torre were the two who ended up being chosen for the taping. The episode airs 2 p.m. Monday on NBC.