As a show that often doesn’t get the credit it deserves, some people look down on America’s Next Top Model for a variety of reasons. Whether you like the show or not, twenty-four seasons of it have aired to this day. As a result of the show’s impressive lasting power, it has introduced many hopeful models to its television audience.A series that is based on the concept of finding a potential supermodel in the making, ANTM can certainly be criticized for falling short of that lofty goal.
In fact, in certain cases, some high profile members of a particular season’s cast ended up falling back into relative obscurity or worse before long. Thankfully for fans and the show’s casting directors, there have also been several people from the series that managed to become pretty well-known.In order for someone to be considered for possible inclusion on this list, they first and foremost need to have competed in a season of America’s Next Top Model. As a result, you won’t find any of the judges included here. After that, we singled out the people that found the most success after leaving the show.
Additionally, we also attempted to find the biggest flops in the series’ history. When it comes to the people that did not accomplish much, we limited ourselves to memorable cast members.Here is America's Next Top Model: 9 Stars Who Became A-Listers (And 7 Who Flopped). One of the earliest America’s Next Top Model winners, Eva Marcille, competed in and won the show’s third cycle. Known as Eva Pigford during her reality TV tenure, like other winners of this series, she received several major gigs along with the prize money. On top of that, she also appeared on a long list of magazine covers and did a handful of runway shows as well.She then surprised many with her decision to leave Tyra Banks and Benny Medina’s management services behind.
It seemed like it could have been a disastrous decision; instead, it gave way to Marcille's acting career. This change in focus served her well, and led to Eva has starring in The Young and the Restless, and became a cast member in the reality show Real Housewives of Atlanta. 15 Flopped: Tessa Carlson. Toccara Jones is another contestant from the third season of America’s Next Top Model on this list, who also went on to great things just like Eva Marcille. A plus-sized model, she was signed by Wilhelmina Models after leaving ANTM in seventh place. Going on to become one of the best-known people in her particular area of the industry, she modeled for Avon, Essence magazine, Vibe magazine, and Smooth magazine.Beyond that, she acted in several TV shows like Celebrity Fit Club, True Hollywood Story, Celebrity Paranormal Project, and The Ultimate Merger. If all of that weren’t enough, Toccara has also acted in a number of series. If you ask us it seems like Jones has the Midas touch.
It is really starting to seem like the third season of this show is the most remarkable as we look at yet another competitor from it. As the runner-up, one has to believe getting that close without prevailing must have been a painful experience for Yaya DaCosta. That being said, companies like Garnier, Lincoln Townhouse, Olay, Radioshack, Seda, Sephora, and Dr.
Scholl's used her in their ads.It was once she transitioned to the acting world that she found the lion’s share of her success. DaCosta appeared in shows like All My Children, Army Wives, The Simpsons, and several others. She even played one of the main characters in Chicago Med. In addition to the small screen success, Hollywood also came calling as she acted in movies like The Kids Are All Right, Tron: Legacy, The Butler, and The Nice Guys. The daughter of the actor John James, Laura’s father rose to prominence during the '80s when he starred in the hit show Dynasty. Clearly, someone that understood the spotlight a little bit better than most, as a result, you’d think that Laura James would have done more with her fifteen minutes.The winner of ANTM’s nineteenth cycle, James won a management deal, magazine appearances, and a major ad campaign.At first seeming like her career might continue on an upward trajectory, she landed a deal with Guess and appeared in Vogue Italia.
Sadly, that was the last of her high profile gigs in the modeling industry. With that in mind, her attempts to make it as an actor make sense, however, she has only appeared in projects most people have never heard of. 9 A-Lister: Leila Goldkuhl. A participant in the college edition of America’s Next Top Model, Leila Goldkuhl finished in third place.
That isn’t to say that everything went smoothly for her prior to the finale, however, as she originally was eliminated much sooner. Thankfully, her season featured a twist that gave fans the opportunity to vote to bring one of the models back, which is when she returned.A sign of things to come, the faith people had in her was well-placed, as nobody else from ANTM has done better as a model. In fact, named her as one of the two best performing American Top Models. On top of that, in 2018, included Goldkuhl among the top fifty working models in the fashion industry.
Finally, we end off this entry with a about her from Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci, she 'is going to become an icon.' The only man to appear on this list, Nyle DiMarco won the twenty-second America’s Next Top Model cycle. As the second guy to beat out the rest of the competition, in terms of making it as a model, he seems to have everything going for him.Despite that fact, his ability to look great in photographs and on runways was never going to be DiMarco’s only claim to fame. After all, he took on a partner and they prevailed in the twenty-second season of Dancing with the Stars. Also an outspoken deaf activist, he has proven time and time again that his own lack of hearing in no way held him back.Inspired to found The Nyle DiMarco Foundation, his charity provides resources to deaf children and their families, surely one of his most admirable achievements yet. As a business that can seem pretty inscrutable for fans, modeling can seem really glamorous, but outsiders have no idea what it really is like. Considering the big paychecks these models earn, you'd expect Jourdan Miller, an ANTM winner, would be no stranger to that.
The winner of the twentieth cycle of America’s Next Top Model that aired in 2013, she beat out fifteen other hopefuls. That said, by 2016 things had changed in a big way for her.She was forced to file for - the court documents revealed the fact that she earned just over one hundred thousand dollars the year she won ANTM. It is an awesome number, but her career fell apart pretty much entirely the following year as she made just barely over seven thousand dollars. 3 A-Lister: Adrianne Curry. As someone who came close to America’s Next Top Model’s ultimate crown, one would think Renee DeWitt's third place in the show’s eighth cycle would launch her career.
She was not quite done with the ANTM franchise at that point, which led her to also compete in a spin-off that aired as a part of The Tyra Banks Show, Modelville, where she landed second place.From there, things in her life did not go down as she’d hoped. This is because she made some bad decisions and found herself in the crosshairs of law enforcement. In 2013 and with a number of crimes, the following year she was sentenced to twelve years in prison following a plea agreement.Now known as Renee Always, due to returning to her maiden name, she remains in prison and came out of the closet on a no longer active Twitter account. 1 A-Lister: Analeigh Tipton. Things really kicked into high gear for her once she began to focus on her acting career. She was able to land roles in several high-profile projects, and appeared in movies like The Green Hornet, Warm Bodies, Two Night Stand, and Crazy, Stupid, Love.
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Although her personality didn't shine during 'Top Model's Cycle Five, Nicole Linkletter (born February 27, 1985) impressed the judges. Since winning the CoverGirl contract, Linkletter has also modeled for companies such as Secret deodorant, Milk Boutique, So Low, and Crystal Rock by Christian Audigier; appeared in magazines such as People, Jewel, Us Weekly, and Girlfriend; walked for numerous runway shows; and graced the covers of Cleo Singapore, Urban Singapore, Marie Claire Malaysia, and More magazines. Although Danielle 'Dani' Evans (born June 7, 1985) was hampered by her southern accent, she won Cycle Six of 'Top Model.'
Since then, she's modeled for CoverGirl (she's one of only a few 'Top Model' winners to have her CoverGirl contract renewed), Ford, Pastry, and Victoria's Secret. She served as the spokesmodel for Akademiks and walked for designers like Michael Knight, Zang Toi, Baby Phat Style Salon, and Jenni Kayne.
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She has appeared in Essence magazine, ELLE, InTouch, Seventeen (and more) and Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue and wrote a book about breaking into modeling, “The Skinny on Getting In.”. Puerto Rican American model Jaslene Gonzalez (born May 29, 1986) had tried out for 'Top Model' Cycle Seven before returning to win Cycle Eight.
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Since then she has appeared in dozens of magazines, such as the New York Post, US Weekly, In Touch Weekly, Vibe Vixen, Seventeen, Latina, and ZooZoom Magazine. She has modeled for brands such as Garnier Nutrisse, Southpole, Kett Cosmetics, and Marianne Stores and walked the runway for numerous fashion weeks and designers such as Elda De La Rosa, James De Colon, Nora Del Busto, and Soledad Designs.