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Before the show, Gonzalez was an online [[college admissions]] advisor. After failing to get past the semifinal round of [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7|Cycle 7]], she was devastated but assured show host [[Tyra Banks]] that she would be back for the next cycle's auditions. She did return, and was cast for Cycle 8. Gonzalez became a front runner early in the season, garnering high praise for her photos and being called first two times consecutively at the start - a ''Top Model'' first. While her consistency wavered in the middle of the competition (at one point leading to a warning from Banks that she was "falling and falling"<ref>[http://www.socialitelife.com/2007/04/19/americas_next_top_model_thanks_for_the_memories_brittany.php</ref>), Gonzalez improved towards the end. The judges were also impressed by her drive to win. However, Banks was also concerned about the intensity of Gonzalez's passion for ''Top Model''. In the penultimate judging session, she expressed concern to the other judges over how Gonzalez might react to an elimination from the show, fearing that ''Top Model'' "is her life". <ref>http://www.tvgasm.com/shows/americas-next-top-model/recap-double-do-4780.php?page=6]</ref> |
Before the show, Gonzalez was an online [[college admissions]] advisor. After failing to get past the semifinal round of [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7|Cycle 7]], she was devastated but assured show host [[Tyra Banks]] that she would be back for the next cycle's auditions. She did return, and was cast for Cycle 8. Gonzalez became a front runner early in the season, garnering high praise for her photos and being called first two times consecutively at the start - a ''Top Model'' first. While her consistency wavered in the middle of the competition (at one point leading to a warning from Banks that she was "falling and falling"<ref>[http://www.socialitelife.com/2007/04/19/americas_next_top_model_thanks_for_the_memories_brittany.php</ref>), Gonzalez improved towards the end. The judges were also impressed by her drive to win. However, Banks was also concerned about the intensity of Gonzalez's passion for ''Top Model''. In the penultimate judging session, she expressed concern to the other judges over how Gonzalez might react to an elimination from the show, fearing that ''Top Model'' "is her life". <ref>http://www.tvgasm.com/shows/americas-next-top-model/recap-double-do-4780.php?page=6]</ref> |
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At 5'7", she is the second shortest winner, ahead of [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 3| Cycle 3's]] [[Eva Pigford]], who is 5'6.5". She is the second winner from [[Illinois]]; the first was [[Adrianne Curry]] from [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 1|Cycle 1]]. Jaslene is the only winner to have never made an appearance in the bottom two during the entire course of the competition - thus beating the record previously held by [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6|Cycle 6]] runner-up, [[Joanie Dodds]]. She was also CoverGirl of the Week 4 times, the most in Cycle 8. In her on-camera commentary in the final episode, Gonzalez said, "I'm the Latin spice here. I'm not your girl next door but I'm your girl down the block in your hood." |
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==Modeling Career/Television Appearances== |
==Modeling Career/Television Appearances== |
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Revision as of 01:15, 17 June 2007
Jaslene Gonzalez | |
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| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Agency | Elite Model Management |
| Website | http://cwtv.com/thecw/americas-next-top-model-jaslene |
Jaslene Gonzalez (born May 28, 1986[1] in Puerto Rico, raised in Chicago, Illinois) is an American model, the winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8, and the series' first full Latina winner. She is the third winner of Latin descent in the series, following Yoanna House (Cycle 2) who is half Mexican and Naima Mora (Cycle 4) whose father is half African-American and half Mexican Indian. She won the title of America's Next Top Model on May 16, 2007, after having been a finalist along with 21 year-old Natasha Galkina from Dallas, Texas. [2]
Personal Life
Jaslene attended Notre Dame High School for Girls in Chicago, IL.
America's Next Top Model
Before the show, Gonzalez was an online college admissions advisor. After failing to get past the semifinal round of Cycle 7, she was devastated but assured show host Tyra Banks that she would be back for the next cycle's auditions. She did return, and was cast for Cycle 8. Gonzalez became a front runner early in the season, garnering high praise for her photos and being called first two times consecutively at the start - a Top Model first. While her consistency wavered in the middle of the competition (at one point leading to a warning from Banks that she was "falling and falling"[3]), Gonzalez improved towards the end. The judges were also impressed by her drive to win. However, Banks was also concerned about the intensity of Gonzalez's passion for Top Model. In the penultimate judging session, she expressed concern to the other judges over how Gonzalez might react to an elimination from the show, fearing that Top Model "is her life". [4]
At 5'7", she is the second shortest winner, ahead of Cycle 3's Eva Pigford, who is 5'6.5". She is the second winner from Illinois; the first was Adrianne Curry from Cycle 1. Jaslene is the only winner to have never made an appearance in the bottom two during the entire course of the competition - thus beating the record previously held by Cycle 6 runner-up, Joanie Dodds. She was also CoverGirl of the Week 4 times, the most in Cycle 8. In her on-camera commentary in the final episode, Gonzalez said, "I'm the Latin spice here. I'm not your girl next door but I'm your girl down the block in your hood."
Modeling Career/Television Appearances
Prior to Top Model, Gonzalez was represented by Avant Garde Models, and said in her CW "Close-up" interview, that she appeared in fashion shows for local Chicago designers, including Michelle Gomez, as seen in local Chicago newspapers Extra and La Raza.
As part of her prize, Gonzalez wins representation by Elite Model Management, a $100,000 (USD) contract with CoverGirl cosmetics and a photoshoot for the cover of and a six page spread within Seventeen magazine. In the near future, Jaslene is going to grace the cover of Latina Magazine. She is also rumored to be the new face of rapper Eve's fashion line "Fetish". She has appeared on talk shows 106 & Park and TRL. She also took part in the 2007 Puerto Rican Parade on June 10,2007 on her own float. She has modelled for tempo.
