List Of America's Next Top Model Contestants
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This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American television show ''
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''. Hosted by model
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and her panel of judges, a number of aspiring models compete to win a modeling contract with a top
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campaign. The series first aired in 2003 and as of 2018, twenty-four cycles have aired. A total of 311 different participants have been selected as finalists in the show in its fifteen years running, with twenty-four models (
Adrianne Curry Adrianne Marie Curry-Rhode (born August 6, 1982) is an American fashion model, actress and television personality. She is best known as the winner of the first cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' in 2003. Career Modeling Curry won the first ...
, Yoanna House, Eva Pigford,
Naima Mora Naima Mora (born March 1, 1984) is an American fashion model and the winner of Cycle 4 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography Early life Mora was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of jazz vocalist and entrepreneur Theresa Mora and ja ...
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Nicole Linkletter Nicole Linkletter Nathanson (born February 27, 1985) is an American fashion model and the winner of Cycle 5 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Her prizes were a contract with Ford Models, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, and her photo appear ...
, Danielle Evans, CariDee English,
Jaslene Gonzalez Jaslene Marie González (born May 29, 1986) is a Puerto Rican model, television host, and winner of Cycle 8 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography Gonzalez was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico and grew up in Humboldt Park, Chicago. She attende ...
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Saleisha Stowers Saleisha Lashawn Stowers (born January 20, 1986) is an American actress and model. She was cycle 9’s winner of ''America's Next Top Model (cycle 9), America's Next Top Model''. She portrayed the role of Lani Price on NBC's soap opera ''Days of ...
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Whitney Thompson Whitney Lee Thompson Forrester (born September 26, 1987) is an American plus-size model and is the winner of the tenth cycle of ''America's Next Top Model''. Early life Before her appearance on the show, Thompson worked locally in northern Fl ...
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McKey Sullivan Brittany "McKey" Alvey (née Sullivan; born September 9, 1988) is an American fashion model most notable as the winner of the America's Next Top Model, Cycle 11, eleventh cycle of ''America's Next Top Model''. Early life Sullivan was born to Mic ...
, Teyona Anderson, Nicole Fox,
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Ann Ward Ann Marie Ward (born April 20, 1991) is an American fashion model, best known as the winner of Cycle 15 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Early life Ward states that Dallas, Texas is her hometown, although she hails from nearby Prosper, a s ...
, Brittani Kline,
Lisa D'Amato Lisa Marie D'Amato (born October 22, 1980) is an American recording artist, fashion model and television personality from Los Angeles. She first came into the public eye as a participant on Cycle 5 of the television series ''America's Next Top M ...
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Sophie Sumner Sophie Sumner (born 15 January 1990) is an English fashion model. She is best known for winning cycle 18 of ''America's Next Top Model'' and previously the runner-up of cycle 5 of '' Britain's Next Top Model''. Early life Sumner was born an ...
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Laura James Laura Ellen James (born November 18, 1990) is an American model and actress. In 2012, James won the nineteenth cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' and was consequentially signed with L.A. Models and New York Model Management. She is the daug ...
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Jourdan Miller Jourdan Miller (born October 6, 1993) is an American fashion model, best known for winning the twentieth cycle of ''America's Next Top Model''. She is also the only female model to have won a cycle that included male models; the other two cyc ...
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Keith Carlos Keith Kasson Carlos (born December 19, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver and fashion model who became the first male winner of ''America's Next Top Model''. Early life Carlos attended Central High School in Bridgeport, Conn ...
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Nyle DiMarco Nyle DiMarco (born May 8, 1989) is an American model, actor, and Deaf culture, Deaf activist. In 2015, DiMarco was the winner of The CW's reality television series ''America's Next Top Model'' in America's Next Top Model (cycle 22), season 22, be ...
, India Gants, and Kyla Coleman) crowned "America's Next Top Model". Contestants usually apply to be on the show through video-auditioning, or attend casting calls, but the series has been known to recruit contestants from a myriad of various methods. Cycle 9 winner
Saleisha Stowers Saleisha Lashawn Stowers (born January 20, 1986) is an American actress and model. She was cycle 9’s winner of ''America's Next Top Model (cycle 9), America's Next Top Model''. She portrayed the role of Lani Price on NBC's soap opera ''Days of ...
and cycle 11 second runner-up Analeigh Tipton were recruited via
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Isis King Isis King (born October 1, 1985) is an American model, actress, and fashion designer. King is most widely known for her role on both the eleventh cycle and the seventeenth cycle of the reality television show ''America's Next Top Model''. She ...
from cycle 11 was recruited after appearing as an extra from cycle 10's homeless photo shoot, while cycle 6 contestant Sara Albert was scouted at a mall. Cycle 13's Ashley Howard was also scouted at ''
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'', while cycle 15 contestants
Jane Randall Jane Elizabeth Randall (born August 28, 1990) is an American former fashion model from Baltimore, best known for her participation in the fifteenth cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' where she tied for 3rd overall. She is now a New Jersey pol ...
and Kendal Brown were scouted through a photo challenge on Tyra Banks' website. Cycle 20 contestant Mike Scocozza was scouted while working in an
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. In more recent years of the show, the production team has taken to scouting for contestants on various
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Contestants


Notes

# Contestants' ages are at the time of their respective season's filming. # Disqualified.


Statistics

* Quitters: 10 – Cassandra Whitehead ( Cycle 5), Ebony Morgan ( Cycle 9), Kim Rydzewski ( Cycle 10), Amber DePace ( Cycle 13), Ondrei Edwards ( Cycle 16), Louise Watts ( Cycle 18), Alisha White ( Cycle 18), Maria Tucker ( Cycle 19), Liz Woodbury ( Cycle 24) and Brendi K Seiner ( Cycle 24) * Disqualifications: 2 – Angelea Preston ( Cycle 17) and Romeo Tostado ( Cycle 21) * Models eliminated outside of judging panel: 6 – Magdalena Rivas ( Cycle 3), Hannah White ( Cycle 11), Rachel Echelberger ( Cycle 13), Terra White ( Cycle 15), Cory Hindorff ( Cycle 20) and Shanice Carroll ( Cycle 24) * Most times in the bottom two: 5 times – Ann Markley ( Cycle 3), Bre Scullark ( Cycle 5) and Jade Cole ( Cycle 6) * Most times in the bottom two for a winner: 4 times – Whitney Thompson ( Cycle 10) * Most times in the bottom two for a runner-up: 4 times - CoryAnne Roberts ( Cycle 23) * Fewest times in the bottom two for a winner: 0 times – Jaslene Gonzalez ( Cycle 8), McKey Sullivan ( Cycle 11), Nicole Fox ( Cycle 13), Krista White ( Cycle 14), Sophie Sumner ( Cycle 18), Jourdan Miller ( Cycle 20) and India Gants ( Cycle 23) * Fewest times in the bottom two for a runner-up: 0 times – Joanie Dodds ( Cycle 6), Anya Kop ( Cycle 10) and Mamé Adjei ( Cycle 22) * Most first call-outs: 7 times - Ann Ward ( Cycle 15) and Jourdan Miller ( Cycle 20) * Most first call-outs for a runner-up: 5 times - Joanie Dodds ( Cycle 6) and Anya Kop ( Cycle 10) * Least first call-outs for a winner: 1 time - Adrianne Curry ( Cycle 1), Yoanna House ( Cycle 2), Nicole Linkletter ( Cycle 5), Danielle Evans ( Cycle 6), Whitney Thompson ( Cycle 10) and Brittani Kline ( Cycle 16) * Least first call-outs for a runner-up: 0 times - Laura Kirkpatrick ( Cycle 13) and Chelsey Hersley ( Cycle 15)


Deaths

*Mirjana Puhar (Cycle 21), aged 19, February 24, 2015 *Kim Rydzewski (Cycle 10), aged 29, December 19, 2016 *Jael Strauss (Cycle 8), aged 34, December 4, 2018


References

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