Whitney Thompson Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Whitney Thompson is an American plus size fashion model most notable as the winner of the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model. She is the first model above a U.S. dress size 4 to get into the final three, and the first to win the competition. In interviews since her win, Thompson has stated that she fluctuates between a U.S. size 8-10.

Prior to ANTM

Thompson was born on 26 September, 1987 in Atlantic Beach, Florida. She began her modeling career at 15, making a local by appearing on the cover of four issues of Jacksonville magazine.

When not modeling, Thompson worked at Chets Creek Elementary School in the before-and-after-school day care programs and studied at the University of North Florida..

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10

See America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10 for more information Thompson competed against thirteen other contestants to win Cycle 10 of America's Next Top Model. She was selected as the ninth finalist to enter the house, and consistently took good photos. During the show, she appeared in the "bottom two" four times, the most of any eventual winner, and received one first call-out, the fewest of any eventual winner. However, the judges felt that she had significant modeling potential and awarded her the final winning position over Anya Kop. She is the second America's Next Top Model winner from Florida; the other is Yoanna House from Cycle 2, who was from Jacksonville, Florida. Though she is naturally a brunette, she received a blonde hair weave for her makeover on the show, making her the second blonde winner of the series.

Career

As part of the prize package awarded to her, Thompson received a contract with CoverGirl cosmetics and a contract from Elite Model Management. She will also have a cover and six-page editorial spread in the July 2008 issue of Seventeen. Thompson's CoverGirl contract includes a U.S. national TV commerical, print advertising, and a billboard in Times Square. Thompson is the third Top Model alumnus to receive this honor, after Eugena Washington, second runner-up on Cycle 7 and Jaslene Gonzalez, winner of Cycle 8.

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