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CariDee English Profile |
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Birth Date: May 22, 1985
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Birth Place: Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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Birth Name: CariDee English
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Height: 5'11"
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Biography |
CariDee English (born May 22, 1985 in Fargo, North Dakota)
was named the winning contestant of Cycle 7 of America's
Next Top Model after making it to the finals with Melrose
Bickerstaff. Her prize was a $100,000 contract with
CoverGirl Cosmetics, a modeling contract with Elite Models,
and a six-page fashion editorial and cover for Seventeen
magazine. She is the second ANTM winner from North Dakota,
the other being Nicole Linkletter of Cycle 5.
Caridee stated during the cycle that she worked as a
photographer before appearing on America's Next Top Model.
She has suffered from psoriasis for 15 years. and believed
her dream of becoming a model was unattainable. However, a
doctor recommended Raptiva, a drug that CariDee injects
weekly in order to help control the skin disease, although
it is effective it can not cure the disease.
As winner of the acting challenge in Cycle 7, CariDee had an
opportunity to guest-star in an episode of the hit CW series
One Tree Hill (which airs immediately following Top Model).
Compared to past acting challenge winners, CariDee had a
bigger role in that episode. Also, during that same episode,
she mentioned, in an emotional outburst during the acting
challenge, that she knew about stress and had attempted to
kill herself earlier in life because of it.
She was criticised for making an impulsive yet crude joke to
fashion photographer and ANTM judge Nigel Barker during the
bullfighting photo shoot in Barcelona, although CariDee has
stated that "he actually joked back" and was never really
mad. In panel, she took out a note and apologized to Barker.
While participating in the "Water Nymphs" photo shoot, she
suffered hypothermia symptoms from floating in icy cold
water for a long period of time; CariDee has attributed it
to her drug's side effects, which include lowering of the
immune system.
There was a small bit of controversy regarding her on the
show as well: though she was shown speaking to her boyfriend
on the phone in one episode, a few episodes later, when the
girls were overseas in Barcelona, she was shown getting
passionate with one of the male models the girls worked
with. CariDee has interviewed saying that during that point,
she and her boyfriend were seeing other people, and had
since gotten back together.
Throughout the competition, the judges found much
controversy in CariDee's personality, which was considered
notably more outgoing than that of the other contestants.
She was noted for her striking comparability to Rebecca
Romijn and Karolína Kurková. In the early stages of the
cycle, her personality was considered fun and outgoing, most
notably during her "hiding dizzily" at a panel challenge.
Later on, however, the judges began to express concern that
it may be a little too bombastic. Because of this, the
judges were unsure as to whether she was the person they
wanted to represent Top Model, noting in the cycle's finale
that she was sometimes too unpredictable and unstable.
In October 2007, CariDee made a cameo appearance on the
popular television series, Gossip Girl, where she plays the
part of Bart Bass' younger girlfriend in the episode "The
Handmaiden's Tale."
CariDee was featured on the front page of Social Life and
Cover magazines with Top Model alumni Naima Mora and Dani
Evans. She modeled looks of the Spring in InTouch magazine,
and appeared on the weekly "My Life as a CoverGirl" segments
on The CW. She has recently modeled for JC Penney. In 2007,
she was featured in an ad for CoverGirl Eye-wear alongside
cycle 6 winner Dani Evans. |
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Other
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Was a contestant on Cycle 7 of America's Next Top Model in
2006.
Appeared as a guest star on One Tree Hill as a challenge
win.
As a part of winning America's Next Top Model,her prizes
were $100,000 contract with Covergirl cosmetics,a modeling
contract with Elite models.and a 6-page fashion editorial in
Seventeen magazine.
Suffers from psoriasis and believed her dreams of being a
model would be unattainable, but now injects herself weekly
with Raptiva to keep it under control.
Won cycle 7 of America's Next Top Model.
Was a photographer before appearing on America's Next Top
Model.
Was in the final two with Melrose Bickerstaff.
Is from Fargo,North Dakota.
She's the winner of "America's Next Top Model" (2003) Cycle
7.
She and Nicole Linkletter (cycle 5) are the only two
champions from North Dakota.
Is the first blonde winner of America's Next Top Model. |
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since November 23, 2007