Totally Top Model

Magdelena Rivas

Magdelena Rivas, 24, Massachusetts

Magdelena was the first ever contestant to be eliminated outside of the judging pannel. The day after there photoshoot, Mr Jay handed the girls a letter containing the eliminated girl. Fellow contestant, Leah Darrow read the name out loud, it was Magdelena's.

Post show - Magdelena has done a few test shots and a little print work.


Leah Darrow

Leah Darrow, 24, Oklahoma

Leah was the first contestant of cycle 3 to be eliminated inside the judging pannel. She was eliminated because the judges felt she looked to old and she deliverd a bad photo.

Post show - Leah has done minor modeling.


Julie Titus

Julie Titus, 20, Washington                       (Left The Industry)

Julie was the first Indian contestant to appear on the show. She was eliminated due to her using this opertunity so she could get into the manufactoring industry, not the modelling industry.

Post show - Julie took a couple of test shots but she is still woring on getting into the modelling industry.


Kristi Grommet

Laura 'Kristi' Grommet, 20, Missouri

Kristi was a sweet young republican who came into judging wearing her American flag dress. She took some amazing photo's but the judges were to distracted by her droopy mouth, so she was eliminated.

Post show - Kristi has done a couple of test shots. She was also in a photoshoot with Past contestant's, Catie Anderson, Shandi Sullivan and Shannon Stewert.


Jennipher Frost

Jennipher Frost, 22, Idaho

At the makeovers, Jennipher was going to get a short cut and died blonde. She wasent happy about cutting her long hair, but it all went to Locks for Love (a charity for kids with cancer). She was most memorable for her fued with fellow contestant's Eva Pigford and Ann Markley. Jennipher pushed Annout of the way and after Ann threatened to smack Jenniphers face in, Jennipher replied "Oh i'd like to see it.."

Post show - Jennipher has done a few bits of print and a couple of test shots but nothing amazing. Most of it was for a mens magazine. 


Kelle Jacob

Kelle Jacob, 19, New York

Kelle has one of the worst portfolios in ANTM history. Many people believe that Kelle's bad photo's were chosen by Tyra esspecialy, so it would cause more drama and hate towards Kelle. She was finally eliminated for her bad portfolio, even if it was chosen on purpose.

Post show - Kelle has done minor work. She has been featured on a TV program about undecided presidential voters for 2008.


Cassie Grisham

Cassie Grisham, 19, Oklahoma                    (Left The Industry)

Cassie Grisham suffers from belimia, a eating disorder where your forced to throw up after eating a meal. She was eliminated due to her belimia, after her elimination it showed Tyra talkignt o her mother on the phone, she said she regreted eliminating her.

Post show - Cassie has quit the industry.


Toccara Jones

Toccara Jones, 22, Ohio

Toccara was the first plus size girl, ever to appear on ANTM. She had a larger than life personality which got her through to the top 14. She almost wasent chosen, The judges were going to choose Mary Nwochka who was the other plus size model, as she had taken better pictures. But in the end, the judges chose personality over portfolio and Toccara made it onto the show. She is one of ANTM's most memorable girls for her unforgettable jokes and good humor. Some of her one liner's include "Im here, im here! im Toccara, im big black beautiful and loving it!", "I look at myself and i think i look FABOULAS!" and "I wanna prove to the world that big is beautiful and that skinny woman are evil". She was eliminated because the judges felt she was fading into the background.

Post show - Toccara has had alot of work, nor only with modeling but also in the public eye. She was the first ever black woman to appear in Italian Vogue and is currently working with BET. She has also appeared in later episodes and specials of ANTM, Including Cycle 12, when Toccara came to the girls house for a slumber party.


Nicole Borud

Nicole Borud, 21, North Dakota                     (Left The Industry)

Nicole took some amazing photo's on the show including her Spider and Trampoline photo's. She was eliminated because the judges felt a lack of personality and that she was fading into the distance.

Post show - Nicole took a couple of test shots but quit the industry soon after.


Norelle Van Herk

Norelle Van Herk, 20, California                           (Left The Industry)

Norelle discribes herself as a real life Cinderella. During the show she produced many 1 liner's, Such as "Holy crap Toccara, your boobs are as big as my head", "I dont know japanese food, i dont eat japanese food. If i do i eat like ...Panda Express?" and "drinking tea in Japan is so hard, you think like going round your friends house and drinking some tea, woooah, its so hard". Norelle was eliminated as the judges felt she had the weakest portfolio out of the remaining girls.

Post show - Norelle has taken a few test shots and has modelled for some print work. She is quite succesfull in Asia, but she has now quit the industry to further her education.


Ann Markley

Ann Markley, 21, Pennsylvania

Ann was best known for her strange love/hate relationship with fellow contestant, Eva Pigford. One of her most memorable moments were when the girls moved into there new house and Eva had chosen a seperate room to Ann. Ann started crying and went on to say "I love you, your going to be at my wedding i swear to god i friggin love you man!" and later went on to say i want you to win this more than i want to win this.

Post show - Ann has been very succesful after the show. She was signed with Elite Model Mangement but moved on to sign with Nevs Models. She has also been in small acting roles, going by the name of Annalaina Marks.


Amanda Swafford

Amanda Swafford, 25, North Corolina                    (Left The Industry)

Amanda Swafford was the first legally blind contestant to appear on the show. Before the makeovers, Amanda took the role of the motherly figure that people could go to. But when she got her boost of confidence after her makeover, Amanda turned into a 'bitch' or 'backstabber'. After fellow contestant, Cassie Grisham told Amanda her eating disorder problems, Amanda told the rest of the girls which led many viewers to turn on her. Amanda was eliminated because the judges failed to see her make it in the industry.

Post show - She was signed with Storm Model Management but was forced to leave the industry after her Retinitis Pigmentosa caused her to go completely blind.


Yaya Da Costa

Camara 'Yaya' Da Costa Johnson, 21, New York

Yaya Da Costa suffers from severe break outs, meaning she still gets spots on her face. She took some good photos on the show such as her spider photo and her Nivia beauty shot. Yaya was most memorable not only for her 'Respecto' T-shirt but for her shouting "I CANT HEAR IM ON THE PHONE!!" when fellow contestants, Eva Pigford, Norelle Van Herk and Toccara Jones were talking 'to' loud and disrupting Yaya's phone convosation.

Post show - Yaya did some modeling for various beauty campaign's after top model. She has been signed with Ford Models and Models1. But she has put her modelling career on hold to persue acting. Yaya is also set to appear on seaon 4 of Ugly Betty.


Eva Pigford

Eva Marcelle Pigford, 20, California

Eva Pigford is ANTM's shortest winner. She took some amazing pictures on the show such as her Nivia beauty shot, Spider beauty shot and her Covergirl photo. She had a love/hate relationship with fellow contestant, Ann Markley. When Ann was eliminated, She didn't hug Eva goodbye, she mearly ignored her.

Post show - Eva won her contract with Covergirl and has been with Ford Models. She also had a role on Smallville, and is it other shows such as The young and the restless.