Danielle "Dani" Evans (born June 4, 1985 in

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) is an American

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, crowned the winner of Cycle 6 of ''

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'' in the spring of 2006. She currently resides in

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, where she founded Monrowe, a unisex line of ready-to-wear hats.

''America's Next Top Model''

Winning America's Next Top Model Cycle 6

Evans was the ninth finalist selected (just before Kathy Hoxit, Furonda Brasfield, Gina Choe and Wendy Wiltz filled the final four places) for the top thirteen to compete on the UPN reality television show '' America's Next Top Model Cycle 6''. She never placed below sixth and was thought by the judges to be one of the front-runners in the competition, noted for her striking face. Over her stay, Evans was voted Covergirl of the Week twice, received one first call-out and would have won the Go-See challenge had the final four been on time. It was not until the second half of the contest that she came under criticism for her heavy southern accent, which the judges felt was problematic, as the competition winner would shoot commercials for

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; however, they acknowledged that she could work with a speech coach to eradicate her accent. Evans had two consecutive bottom two appearances in

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where she survived both over Sara Albert and

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. In the finale, the judges were torn, with some of the judges preferring fellow finalist Joanie Dodds's versatile portfolio, while others (notably judge Nigel Barker) preferring Evans's "

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." However, they felt Evans had the stronger in-person presence and commanded the final catwalk as well as having a stunning portfolio. Evans's charisma and charm edged out Dodds, thus crowning her the sixth winner of ''

''.

America's Next Top Model Cycle 7

Evans appeared in the final episode of Cycle 7 to assist the final three models (

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, CariDee English and Melrose Bickerstaff) with their CoverGirl Outlast Double Lip Shine commercial and photoshoot. After Washington was eliminated, the remaining two contestants English and Bickerstaff participated in the final runway playing ghostly brides in wedding gowns designed by Victorio & Lucchino with Evans opening the show.

America's Next Top Model Cycle 9

Evans appeared in a Cycle 9 episode posing in an Akademiks photoshoot for '' Seventeen'' magazine with challenge winner Lisa Jackson along with fellow contestants chosen to participate, Janet Mills and Ebony Morgan.

Career

After the show, Evans signed with

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as part of her prize. She is now signed with

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Monrowe

In 2017, Dani launched Monrowe, a unisex hat company named after and inspired by her jazz-musician grandfather, Monrowe Franklin.

Print work

Evans has been featured in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Jewel Magazine'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''PowerPlay Magazine'', the Ashro catalog, Sephora,

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, MetroStyle, Cover Magazine, Venus Magazine,

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eyewear, and the Tory Burch line for Saks Fifth Avenue. In 2020, she appeared on the cover of '' Harper's Bazaar Vietnam''.

Runway

Evans has walked the runway for Issue, Victorio & Lucchino,

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Fall '07, Zang Toi Fall '07, BET'S Rip the Runway, Style Salon, Jenni Kayne's spring collection fashion show, and Carlos Campos Fashion Design during

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. She has received a showcard from her agency, Click Model Management, for NY Fashion Week. She is one of few ANTM alumnae to be given a showcard for fashion week, an honor she received multiple times. Evans also walked in Korto Momolu's finale show on

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season 5. She walked for Y-3 and William Rast F/W 2010 New York Fashion Week. Evans walked for TRIAS, Farah Angsana, Mara Hoffman Fall 2011 New York Fashion Week, and Michael Knight and Zang Toi in NY Fashion Week Spring 2012 show (Sept. 2011).

Commercial

In 2006 Evans starred in

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commercial campaign "My Life as a Cover Girl", as well as a CoverGirl commercial with fellow CoverGirls

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and

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. She was one of only a few ''Top Model'' winners to have her CoverGirl contract renewed and can be seen in multiple ads for the brand. She has been featured as one of

's ''Top Models in Action''. In 2009, Evans appeared on the cover of Kouture Magazine. Her shoot appeared on YouTube. Evans also appeared in a 2013 commercial for

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's Everyday Collection and as a model for women's clothing retailers New York and Company's website.

Other

Evans made a guest appearance at Chris Brown's MTV special ''

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''. She is the spokesmodel for

and appeared on ''

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'' on September 16, 2009, as a model for Pastry, a line owned by

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and

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. She was featured in the

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PINK online style guide in December 2009.

Sources

External links

* *https://veronicabeard.com/blogs/vb-edit/entrepreneur-chat-monroweand8217s-dani-evans *https://monrowenyc.com/pages/story {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Dani Living people Little Rock Central High School alumni People from Little Rock, Arkansas Female models from Arkansas African-American female models American female models African-American models America's Next Top Model winners 1986 births 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women