"Sometimes I didn't think I was going to survive the journey, like I remember during casting week I went home and I cried because I was like "What have I got myself into? I can't deal with this!" And I didn't think it would be okay to be that dorky girl but I'm a dork and I'm America's Next Top Model!"
Fox was selected as one of the 14 finalists to compete in the thirteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model, which was specially created for petite models who are 5'7" and under, where she stood exactly 5'7", the maximum height for the entry.A couple of months before Nicole tried out for the show, she met a photographer in Denver at an art gallery, he encouraged her to try out for the show because he knew Allison Harvard of Cycle 12 who is also an artist like Nicole, and with his encouragement, she got up the courage to try out for America's Next Top Model. Throughout the competition, Fox won two reward challenges and three top photos. Despite her shy and awkward personality, she never placed below fifth and received three first call-outs with no appearances in the bottom two or three. At the final judging, Fox was lauded for her high-fashion photographs and her successful mastery of her body proportion, in spite of her unconventional runway walk in the fashion show. In the end, she was chosen as the winner of America's Next Top Model, beating runner-up Laura Kirkpatrick, who was considered another favorite of the judges. Kirkpatrick said she believed Fox won because of the strength of her photos: "Every time with the judges, she could do no wrong in front of them. They really saw her as perfect." Fox said of her win.
When sweet redhead Nicole Fox won the latest "America's Next Top Model," Tyra Banks told her petite protégé, "You are a star. You have it!" When the blogosphere was abuzz that the shy girl would be mugging for British designer Alexander McQueen in a print and multimedia ad campaign, we were surprised, but not completely shocked.Then we turned to camp McQueen for confirmation and got this response, "The rumors are baseless." Uh oh. A McQueen spokesperson went on to skewer the reports, "regarding recent online rumors regarding Alexander McQueen and America's Next Top Model Winner, Nicole Fox." "The company has no plans to contract the services of Ms. Fox," McQueen representatives told StyleLIst. "We wish her the best, but have had no contact with Ms. Fox or her representatives."Fox was the winner of Cycle 13, a season devoted exclusively to models standing less than 5' 7'' She openly called herself a "dork." while Banks says Fox transformed into a swan.
In the beginning of the competition, the self-professed shy and awkward 18-year-old seemed an unlikely candidate for the top spot, but as the competition went on, Nicole took one gorgeous photo after another, and her commitment to success and natural posing talents sealed her victory, and even helped her overcome that shyness and gain confidence.In honor of our Cycle 13 winner, check out what she told me about her ANTM experience, plus some of her gorgeous photos from last night's finale.
For her first place finish, Fox received a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, a representation contract with Wilhelmina Models and will be featured on the cover of Seventeen, as well as a six-page spread in the magazine.Tyra Banks, retired supermodel and host of America's Next Top Model, said to Fox following her win, "You are a star. You have IT!"Her sister, Alexandra Fox, said of her sister: "She's definitely glad she did it, but she wouldn't repeat it. You're on camera 24 hours a day, and you can't have a single conversation without worrying about how it will be edited.Fox is now currently signed with Wilhelmina Models.As the winner of America's Next Top Model, Fox received a six page spread in Seventeen Magazine, and an ad for Cover Girl Exact Eyelights. Fox has also modeled for Illiterate Magazine which she had a spread, and been featured on AOL.com and in OK! Magazine.
Recently, Fox was featured in Wild Fox Couture's 2010 fall collection lookbook along with models Rachel Ballinger and Daria Plyushko, as well as in on-line ads for Spirit Hoods.In January 2010, a news story circulated reporting that Fox would be the face of Alexander McQueen's new spring/summer collection, but this rumor was revealed to be false and has been debunked by both McQueen and Fox.
Way to go Nicole..We ANTM Fans will really gonna look after you!
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