Nicole Arianna Abuhamada (née Fox, born March 6, 1991) is an American model and actress, best known as the winner of Cycle 13 of ''

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''.

Biography

Fox graduated from Monarch High School. As of 2009, she was a sophomore student at

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majoring in studio arts. She wanted to be an artist, journalist and

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''America's Next Top Model''

Fox was the eleventh girl selected as one of the 14 finalists to compete in Tyra's Le Cycle 13, the "Petite Edition" of ''

'', a cycle that was specially created for models who are 5'7" and under. Fox stood at 5'7", the maximum height for the entry. A couple of months before Fox tried out for the show, she met a photographer at an art gallery in Denver. He encouraged her to try out for the show because he knew Allison Harvard the runner up in both Cycles 12 and 17 (the "All Stars Edition") was also an artist like Fox. With his encouragement, she tried out for ''Tyra's Le Cycle 13.'' Throughout the competition, Fox won two reward challenges and received three first call-outs. She never placed below fifth (just like Cycle 11 winner

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) and was one of the strongest girls of her cycle. At the final judging, Fox was lauded for her high-fashion photographs and her successful mastery of her body proportion, in spite of her unconventional runway walk in the

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fashion show. In the end, she was chosen as the thirteenth winner of ''America's Next Top Model'', beating runner-up

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, who was considered another favorite of the judges. Fox became the third winner to have never appeared in the bottom two during her time on Top Model. This record was preceded by winners Jaslene Gonzalez and

from Cycles 8 and 11 respectively, and was succeeded by

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and India Gants from Cycles 14, 18 the "British Invasion", 20 "Guys & Girls" and 23 respectively. Fox also became the first ''

'' winner to have also never even appeared in the bottom three. This was succeeded by Cycle 20 winner

. Kirkpatrick said she believed Fox won because of the strength of her photos: "Every time with the judges, she could do no wrong in front of them. They really saw her as perfect." Fox said of her win: Fox received a $100,000 contract with

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cosmetics, a representation contract with Wilhelmina Models and was featured on the cover of '' Seventeen'', as well as a six-page spread in the magazine.

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, retired supermodel and host of ''America's Next Top Model'', said to Fox following her win, "You are a star. You have IT!" Her sister, Alexandra Fox, said of her sister: "She's definitely glad she did it, but she wouldn't repeat it. You're on camera 24 hours a day, and you can't have a single conversation without worrying about how it will be edited."

Print work

Fox received a six-page spread in '' Seventeen magazine'' as the winner of "

" and an ad for

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Lash Blast Mascara. Fox has also modeled for ''Illiterate Magazine'', in which she had a spread, and been featured on

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, More Magazine and in ''OK! Magazine''. Fox was featured in Wild Fox Couture's 2010 fall collection lookbook along with models Rachel Ballinger and Daria Plyushko. Fox also appeared in online ads for Spirit Hoods and in a campaign for Heritage 1981's Spring 2010 collection—which is a sister brand of

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, and ads for

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Spring Collection. She will be in the campaign for

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's "House of Harlow 1960 Spring 2011" fashion line. In January 2010, a news story circulated reporting that Fox would be the face of

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's new spring/summer collection, but this rumor was revealed to be false and has been debunked by both McQueen and Fox.

Acting

Fox starred as Ashley in the indie teen drama ''Ashley'', directed by Dean Ronalds and produced by Trick Candle Productions and Ronalds Brothers Productions. The film was released in the US in 2013. Fox portrayed a model on the television soap opera ''

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'' in December 2011. Fox can also be spotted in the ''Avengers''

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commercial as

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's assistant. In 2012, Fox was chosen by director

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for the PopFictionLife FragFilm ''The Other Country'', starring Christian country band

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". Fox plays Melanie, a concert goer who catches the eye of Burlap's lead guitarist, Johnny. In 2014, Fox starred in ''Redlands'' which was favorably reviewed in ''The Washington Post'' as "artfully evocative — of alienation, the constraints on ambition and the danger of unexpressed anger." Her performance as an aspiring model in ''Redlands'' was lauded in ''El Mundo'' as "a diamond in the rough: she knows how to communicate her emotions through her eyes, she has a suggestive voice, an impressive physique, and she isn’t afraid of taking risks." In 2014, Fox starred in '' Girl House'' as Mia, a beautiful young model who lives in a house that streams content to an X-rated website.

Filmography

References

External links

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Q&A with Nicole Fox
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