America's Next Top Model

What was the best Ms. J moment from your season? He was always fab... the best was seeing him off camera!
What was your favorite shoot from your season? My fav shoot was the Elephant - for sure! Who can say they did that?!
What's up with the Tyra mail? Tyra mail is a strange, unique, but all together necessary part of our lives on the show. I always wanted to read it. However it just keeps getting stranger and stranger with each season. Pretty soon it will be delivered by a naked male model with it written on his body.
Who was your closest friend in the model house? Are you friends with any of the girls now? We were blessed my season to only have one conflict between us -- Jade -- so we were all friends! I'd like to think we are all still friends, but I barely speak to anyone and we are all so busy. It's really hard to anyway.
Do you still keep in touch with Tyra or the judges? Tyra uses me on her show now and then, but I don't really speak to any of them. I saw Jay M. at a bar once.
Who didn't you get along with? Um.. Jade. but we're cool now.
Who's your favorite Top Model winner? My fav winner would have to be Yoanna. She's most likely to succeed in my book.

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Which fellow Top model winner or contestant do you admire most? I admire Elyse, for being herself and always sticking to her guns.
What was the hardest part of doing the show for you? Never knowing what was next! To keep the element of surprise, we were completely in the dark about EVERYTHING, even when we ate, so the stress was unreal!
Would you do it again? Why/why not? I'd do it again -- it was so FUN! But only if I was as ignorant as I was coming into it. Now, they couldn't pull anything on me. :)
Looking back at your time on the show, what do you wish you would've done differently? I wish I would have been a little more open to saying what I really felt. I kept quiet a lot.
How did the show change your life? The show put me in the homes of people all over the world, and I affected people in a positive way. I was lucky to have been portrayed truly as myself, and people accepted me. My story touched people, and I'm glad I could share it with others. I'm a psuedo celeb in a way, but it's great to be more of a familiar face that people can talk to and take a picture with. It's a blessing. As far as work, it's a double-edged sword. It helps and it hinders
Tell me about Tyra What's she like in person? Tyra.. well let's just say she's all business. She isn't going to let just anyone get close to her or be her friend, and I respect that. We are strictly in a business relationship. She's all work and no play as far as I am concerned, and that's ok. You think Oprah or Martha Stewart got to the top by being nice to everyone? I don't think so.. you go Tyra. (as far as her being a therapist to others.... umm..... ?)

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What did you do to perfect your model walk? Practice, got great shoes and got skinny.. it all helps..
What's the most exotic location you've had to travel to for a photo shoot? Macau, or Lamma Island. (china)
Who are some designers and photographers you enjoy working with? Everyone is really great. But there's so many, I don't really remember.
What's your favorite place to visit? New York... but I couldn't survive the winters there.
What was your most challenging photo shoot? On the show? The falling princess one.. OUCH!
Which models do you admire and why? Stella Tennant, 3 kids, over 30 and still rockin H&M and so much more... Gisele is just God's perfect creation and Sara Stone would make me gay if I met her.
If you weren't a model, what would you like to do? I'd like to run my own business, or work as a midwife or be a newscaster.
Any tips for posing for photos? No, either you get it or you don't.
What's your can't live without beauty product? Ooo... I love this question. Boscia intense moisture pack moisturizer, Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer, Kerastase hair products.
What's your daily beauty routine? Ooo.. another good one. I have to exfoliate once a week really well. Use a great moisturizer under my base. I am not a big powder user, it picks up on all the fine lines. I may just set everything with a little Mineral Veil from Bare Minerals. I always use Stila bronzer to define my cheekbones and jaw and a copper on my eyes to make them pop! I use a charcoal eye liner just in the corners and sometimes on the lower lid. A simple clean black mascara and then I finish everything off with this shimmer lotion on my brow and cheek bones. Maybe a little gloss, but nothing too thick or sticky.
What advice can you give to future models about how to keep that beautiful, fresh glow? Keep makeup to a minimum, play on your natural features and stay away from false eyelashes and bad spray tans. No tanning beds all together. Spend the good money to get a good spray or lotion. Shimmer, never glitter or sparkle. (this goes for everything). And don't cake on the powder, let breakouts breathe and clear up your skin instead of making it worse.

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Where do you go shopping? Anywhere there is a sale. But I love Barneys, Zara, Urban Outfitters, H&M, Fred Segal, and every shoe store known to man... ps. TJ Max is my great go-place for shoes.
Where are your favorite jeans from? Your favorite boots? Your favorite purse? Prada bags, Aldo or Micheal Kors boots, and Frankie B or Ralph jeans.
Who's celeb fashion do you most admire? I really like the way Jennifer Connely and Angelina Jolie dress. Katie Holmes had me until the baggy jeans thing...
How would you describe your sense of style? Chic, somewhat trendy, not super girly or sexy. More dark, and inspired by whatever celebs I'm liking at the time.
Can you give us some examples of what you usually eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Food is a battle, but never the enemy. I never deny myself anything, but I also don't eat just anything. I eat small portions when it comes to carbs, but load up on veggies, and I frequent the vegan restaurants. I love fresh veg and fruit juices and eat tofu, soy and everything sushi. I can't say no to Starbucks, but I barely eat candy or cake. It's gross. I love steak but rarely eat it. Vegan is just healthierno other reasons. I still eat critters.
How do you stay in shape? Luck.
Is there a part of your body that you feel insecure about? If so, why? My legsI wish I had smaller ankles.
Who's your number 1 celebrity crush? Uh.. Shia LaBeouf... can someone call his manager for me!? I am in love. Ryan Gosling is up there too.
What are three things you're obsessed with right now? Traveling, working and reading.
Can you finish this sentence? "I'm sexy because..." "I'm sexy because, I live it."
What makes a man/woman sexy? Your attitude. It does not matter what you wear, it's how you do "sexy". I can turn sexy off and turn it on. I can also be a complete nerd and be sexy. It's an acquired ability to some but for some it just oozes out!
What songs do you listen to that make feel like a top model? I listen to "Genesis" by Justice, "Move For Me" by Kaskade, and "Love is Gone" by David Guetta.
What's playing in your iPod right now? I pod #1 Justice, Kid Cudi, Kaskade, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Crookers, Hocus Pocus. I pod #2 Jeff Buckley, Broken Social Scene, Led Zepplin, The Eagles, 80's and 90's rock.

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What were you like as a child/teenager? I was a very outgoing performing child and teen... always the funny one with a skit to put on or a song to sing. As a teen I was a bible quizzing band dork with flooded jeans on whose only concern was trying to squint to see the chalkboard in class cause I hated my glasses.
Were you ever teased about your looks? If yes, what do you want to say to the people who used to tease you? I was super skinny and obviously poorly dressed. So, sometimes that came up. And when I tried to talk to guys, other girls would make fun of me, like "yeah right, he'd never go out with you"..... I'd like to steal their boyfriends now, thank you.
What's the strangest rumor you've ever heard about yourself? That I was married.
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? I would be ten times smarter. ( book smart )
What's your personal motto? Get in where you fit in, be true to you.