We'll be cheering for Dale Levitski to win in tonight's Top Chef finale and the anticipation got us thinking about other gay reality TV winners. Here's a quick list of six winners that come to mind, hopefully Dale will belong on this list by the time Steven Frank is done liveblogging the finale:

Richard Hatch
Winner of: Survivor (season 1)

Richard Hatch looms large for having won the on the first season of Survivor, the show that started the reality TV craze. Not only did Survivor set America's appetite for reality TV, Hatch was a role model that many reality TV wannabes tried to emulate in terms of his style of gameplay and personality, and few reality TV villains have managed to escape his shadow. Hatch's use of alliances became such a common reality TV strategy that it's become a punchline. In January 2006, Hatch was found guilty of tax evasion over his winnings on Survivor.

Reichen Lehmkuhl and Chip Arndt
Winner of: The Amazing Race (season 4)

While The Amazing Race has never shied away from including same-sex couples among its competitors, the fourth season gave us Reichen and Chip, the first gay couple to be identified as married on the show. After the show, the two had an amicable break-up as Reichen pursued his acting dreams (you can see him on current season of Dante's Cove) and could be frequently seen as Lance Bass' date after Bass came out. Chip, meanwhile, has focused on LGBT causes. He is currently trying to raise $100,000 for HIV/AIDS and to put together a traveling memorial to victims of anti-gay hate crimes.

Jay McCarroll
Winner of: Project Runway (season 1)

The debut of Project Runway brought a new kind of reality show to television. For once, talent was the key factor to the competition and the show's sense of drama was equally driven by personality dynamics as well as the tension of seeing young designers challenge themselves. With his quick wit and flair for the dramatic, Jay was a great reality TV personality. However, Jay also showed a stunning sense of design. While he didn't win, the "Chrysler Building" dress he offered in the Banana Republic challenge still gets Runway fans buzzing and his Fashion Week show made it hard to deny his victory. McCarroll refused the winnings of Project Runway, however, unhappy with the baggage attached to it and has struggled to find his path in fashion since the victory, wanting to be able to succeed on his own terms.