Whitney Thompson
Birth name	Whitney Thompson
Date of birth	September 26, 1987 (1987-09-26) (age 22)
Place of birth	Atlantic Beach, Florida
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Hair color	Blonde [1]
Eye color	Green [1]
Measurements	36"-32"-43" (US)[1]
Dress size	10(US) [1]
Shoe size	9 (US) [1]
Agency	Wilhelmina Models

Whitney Thompson is an American fashion model and is the winner of the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model.

Contents 1 Early life 2 America's Next Top Model 3 Career 3.1 Print Work 3.2 Runway 3.3 Television 3.4 Other 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Early life

Before her appearance on the show, Thompson worked locally in northern Florida and appeared on the cover of Jacksonville magazine three times.^[2] Besides modeling, Thompson worked at Chets Creek Elementary School in the before-and-after-school day care programs. She attended the Duncan U. Fletcher High School and the University of North Florida, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega.^[3]

[edit] America's Next Top Model

Thompson competed against thirteen other contestants to win Cycle 10 of America's Next Top Model. She was selected as one of the finalists to enter the 'Top Model house'. Some of the judges criticized her performances and personality as being 'too pageant' and 'fake'. Thompson received a first call-out^[4] during the music-themed photoshoot, and won one 'CoverGirl of the Week' title, from the final photoshoot challenge of Cycle 10. She landed in the 'bottom two'^[5] a total of four times.

In the end, Thompson ended up against Anya Kop and won the title.

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"No I'm here because I do feel good about myself, and I want other women in America to feel better about themselves, I honestly think the girls will look up to me and say I can do that I can be that...I'm America's next top model!"

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Although she is naturally a brunette, Thompson received blonde hair extensions for her makeover on the show. After the show, she changed her hair color to dark blonde.

As part of the ANTM prize package awarded to her, Thompson received a contract with CoverGirl cosmetics and a contract from Elite Model Management. She also received the cover and six-page editorial spread in the July 2008 issue of Seventeen. Thompson's CoverGirl contract includes a U.S. national TV commercial, print advertising, and a billboard in Times Square.

[edit] Career

Whitney is signed with Wilhelmina Models in New York. She was previously with Elite Model Management.

[edit] Print Work

Whitney appeared on the June 2008 issue of In Touch Weekly^[6], an ad with Metrostyle, the cover of Jacksonville Magazine (August 2005 & 2008), Seventeen Magazine (July 2008), Silhouette Catalog, Fashion Bug, Smile Stylist, Supermodels Unlimited (September/October 2008),^[7] Yahoo Style^[8] and Diana Warner Jewelry^[9] She has also been featured on Tyra Banks' magaline, tyrabanks.com.^[10]

[edit] Runway

She did presentations for JCPenney and Saks Fifth Avenue at New York Fashion Week 2008.^[11] She has also walked for House of Dereon on the Tyra Banks Show, as well as Little in the Middle,^[12], Fashion Forward^[13] and the Third Annual Elle Boutique and Diana Warner Fashion Show.^[14]

[edit] Television

Thompson has been featured in interviews with People magazine^[6], Live with Regis and Kelly, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, E! News, and The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, She has appeared in two episodes of Cycle 11^[15] and in the finale, including opening the runway, she also appeared on MTV's Made^[16].

[edit] Other

She is currently a spokesperson for Smile-Stylist and Right Fit.^[17] and she has recently been voted by MSN as one of the most influential women of 2008^[18] and has been featured in their "The Year in Beauty" article^[19] She has also taken part in the Broadway Bares event to fight AIDS^[20].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Whitney Thompson at Fashion Model Directory
• Whitney Thompson at the Internet Movie Database
• Whitney profile on the CW website
• Whitney interview, posted Nov. 25, 2008
• Whitney Thompson Summary on tv.com website

Preceded by Saleisha Stowers

America's Next Top Model winner Cycle 10 (2008)

Succeeded by McKey Sullivan

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