List of America's Next Top Model contestants explained

This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American television show America's Next Top Model. Hosted by model Tyra Banks and her panel of judges, a number of aspiring models compete to win a modeling contract with a top modeling agency, a cover and/or spread in a fashion magazine, and a cosmetics campaign. The series first aired in 2003 and as of 2018, twenty-four cycles have aired.^[1] A total of 311 different participants have been selected as finalists in the show in its fifteen years running, with twenty-four models (Adrianne Curry, Yoanna House, Eva Pigford, Naima Mora, Nicole Linkletter, Danielle Evans, CariDee English, Jaslene Gonzalez, Saleisha Stowers, Whitney Thompson, McKey Sullivan, Teyona Anderson, Nicole Fox, Krista White, Ann Ward, Brittani Kline, Lisa D'Amato, Sophie Sumner, Laura James, Jourdan Miller, Keith Carlos, Nyle DiMarco, India Gants, and Kyla Coleman) crowned "America's Next Top Model".

Contestants usually apply to be on the show through video-auditioning, or attend casting calls, but the series has been known to recruit contestants from a myriad of various methods. Cycle 9 winner Saleisha Stowers and cycle 11 second runner-up Analeigh Tipton were recruited via MySpace.^[2] Isis King from cycle 11 was recruited after appearing as an extra from cycle 10's homeless photo shoot, while cycle 6 contestant Sara Albert was scouted at a mall. Cycle 13's Ashley Howard was also scouted at The Tyra Banks Show, while cycle 15 contestants Jane Randall and Kendal Brown were scouted through a photo challenge on Tyra Banks' website. Cycle 20 contestant Mike Scocozza was scouted while working in an ice cream truck. In more recent years of the show, the production team has taken to scouting for contestants on various social media platforms, like Instagram.

Contestants

Name	Age	Hometown	Cycle	Finish
	19	Chicago, IL
	21	Glenview, IL
	22	Rancho Murieta, CA
	24	Harlem, NY
	18	Corona, CA
	21	North Little Rock, AR
	27	Memphis, TN
	20	Albuquerque, NM		^[3]
	18	Franklin, OH
	20	Joliet, IL
	24	LaGrange, GA	Cycle 2
	22	Houston, TX
	18	Moreno Valley, CA
	21	Burien, WA
	25	Morganville, NJ
	18	Willmar, MN
	22	Seattle, WA
	25	Mamaroneck, NY
	23	Miami Beach, FL
	21	Kansas City, MO
	22	Valencia, CA
	23	Jacksonville, FL		^[4]
	24	Worcester, MA	Cycle 3
	24	Oklahoma City, OK
	20	Kent, WA
	20	St. Louis, MO
	22	Pocatello, ID
	20	New York City, NY
	19	Norman, OK
	23	Dayton, OH
	21	Minot, ND
	20	Newport Beach, CA
	21	Erie, PA
	25	Hendersonville, NC
	21	Harlem, NY
	20	Los Angeles
	25		Cycle 4
	20	Baltimore, MD
	19	Houston, TX
	20	Reno, NV
	21
	21	Miami, FL		/
	22	Stillwater, MN
	18	Maui, HI
	19	Terre Haute, IN
	24	Tallahassee, FL
	22	Tallahassee, FL
	19	Compton, CA
	20	Broken Arrow, OK
	20	Detroit, MI
	22	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Cycle 5
	18	Sylmar, CA
	19	Houston, TX
	18	Boonville, MO
	23	Orlando, FL
	19	Minneapolis, MN
	19	Dexter, MI
	24	Los Angeles
	21	New York City, NY
	20	Tucson, AZ
	20	Harlem, NY
	21	Atlanta, GA
	20	Grand Forks, ND
	20	Brevard, NC	Cycle 6
	22	New Orleans, LA
	18	Brookings, SD
	21
	25	Tampa, FL
	18	Higley, AZ
	21	Corpus Christi, TX
	24	Houston, TX
	24	Stuttgart, AR
	21	Davis, CA
	26	New York City, NY
	24	Beaver Falls, PA
	20	Little Rock, AR
	19	Columbia, SC	Cycle 7
	22	San Francisco, CA
	19	Chicago, IL
	18	Los Angeles
	20	Sacramento, CA
	18	Keller, TX
	19
	18	Parkersburg, IA
	18	Anaheim, CA
	18	Anaheim, CA
	21	Palmdale, CA
	23	San Francisco, CA
	21	Fargo, ND
	20	Brooklyn, NY	Cycle 8
	19	Pinson, AL
	24	Seattle, WA
	19	Houston, TX
	21	Garfield, NJ
	20	Lake Zurich, IL
	21	West Palm Beach, FL
	22	Detroit, MI
	21	Savannah, GA
	20	Montgomery, AL
Renee DeWitt	20	Maui, HI
	21
	20	Chicago, IL
	20		Cycle 9
	20	Ocala, FL
	20	New Haven, CT
	22	Bainbridge, GA
	20	Chicago, IL
	20	Heath, MA
	19	Dallas, TX
	20	Jersey City, NJ
	21	Valparaiso, IN
	18	Queens, NY
	18	Farmington, CT
	19	Austin, TX
	21	Los Angeles
	20	Worcester, MA	Cycle 10
	18	Brooklyn, NY
	18	Waunakee, WI
	20	Bartlesville, OK
	23	San Francisco, CA
	18	Spanaway, WA
	24	New York City, NY
	22	Miami, FL
	22	Brooklyn, NY
	22
	23	Columbus, OH
	21	Boston, MA
	18
	20	Atlantic Beach, FL
	18	Chicago, IL	Cycle 11
	19	Bronx, NY
	19	Henderson, NV
	18	Fairbanks, AK
	22	Prince George's County, MD
	19	Pawleys Island, SC
	20	Charlottesville, VA
	23	Lucky, LA
	21	Harlem, NY
	18	Seattle, WA
	19
	19	Sacramento, CA
	18	Woodland Hills, CA
	19	Lake Forest, IL
	19	Barboursville, VA	Cycle 12
	18	Caguas, PR
	18	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
	24	Houston, TX
	19
	18	Phoenix, AZ
	18	Arlington, TX
	19	Palos Verdes, CA
	19	Albuquerque, NM
	25	Cynthiana, KY
	21
	20	New Orleans, LA
	20	Woodstown, NJ
	18	Oceanside, CA	Cycle 13	(quit)
	19	Queens, NY
	18	Woodland, CA
	22	Plantation, FL
	19	Brooklyn, NY
	21	Columbia, SC
	22	Chicago, IL
	18	Fort Wayne, IN
	21	Rochester, MN
	21	Livermore, CA
	18	Bakersfield, CA
	23	Philadelphia, PA
	18	Spring Grove, IL
	19	Stanford, KY
	18	Louisville, CO
	18	St. Louis, MO
	22
	22	Dallas, TX
	19	Lenexa, KS
	21	ʻEwa Beach, HI
	23	Houston, TX
	23	Dacula, GA
	18	Marietta, GA
	18	Conway, AR
	23	Buffalo, NY
	21	Kerrville, TX
	22	Minnetonka, MN
	25	Pine Bluff, AR
	18	Queens, NY
	24	Arlington, TX
	21	Menifee, CA
	20	San Diego, CA
	18	Geneva, IL
	20	Palmdale, CA
	23	Northport, AL
	18
	21	Arlington, TX
	20	Arlington, TX
	19	Rockford, IL
	19	Baltimore, MD
	23	Boise, ID
	19	Dallas, TX
	20
	18	Muskegon, MI		(quit)
	20	Orlando, FL
	23	Houston, TX
	18	Edinburg, TX
	21	Corona, CA
	19	Hebron, IL
	21	Boca Raton, FL
	20	Belton, TX
	26	Wheaton, IL
	21	Huntington Beach, CA
	20	Houston, TX
	22	Charleston, SC
	19	Beech Creek, PA
	29	Tallahassee, FL
	24	Harlem, NY
	25	Prince George's County, MD
	33	Mamaroneck, NY
	26	Harlem, NY
	20	Rockford, IL		/
	22	Queens, NY
	22	Huntington Beach, CA
	27	Franklin, OH
	26	Columbus, OH
	22	Stanford, KY
	25	Buffalo, NY
	23	New Orleans, LA
	30	Los Angeles
	24
	20	Pendleton, OR
	25	South London, England
	22	Brooklyn, NY
	22	Armadale, Scotland
	24	Milwaukee, WI
	20	Magnolia, TX
	19	Augusta, GA
	21
	18	Seattle, WA
	20	South London, England
	24	London, England
	20	Scotia, NY
	21
	23	Speedway, IN
	22	Las Cruces, NM
	22	Baton Rouge, LA
	18	Columbus, OH
	20	Minneapolis, MN
	20
	18	Gilbert, AZ
	18	Colquitt, GA
	19	Jacksonville, FL
	19	East Stroudsburg, PA
	20	Framingham, MA
	22	Las Vegas, NV
	21	Cambridge, NY
	18	Los Angeles
	24	Houston, TX
	20	Bear, DE
	27	Los Angeles
	19	Chicago, IL
	20	Denver, CO
	24	Lanesborough, MA
	21	Palm City, FL
	25	Minneapolis, MN
	18	Berkeley Heights, NJ
	20	Mission Viejo, CA
	24
	25	North Bergen, NJ
	22	Philadelphia, PA
	20	Bronx, NY
	19	Bend, OR
	20	Buffalo, NY
	23	Salinas, CA
	24	Waverly, IA
	23	Coppell, TX
	24	Highlands Ranch, CO
	23	Houston, TX
	18	Charlotte, NC
	22	Philadelphia, PA
	19
	22
	19	Newnan, GA
	26	Memphis, TX
	23	Nederland, TX
	26	Bridgeport, CT
	21	Wilmington, DE
	23	Virginia Beach, VA
	19	Los Angeles
	21	Brooklyn, NY		11th
	21	Avon Lake, OH
	26	Los Angeles, CA
	23	Springfield, VA
	18	Kernersville, NC
	23	Houston, TX
	22	San Francisco, CA
	26	Hollywood, FL
	18	El Dorado, AR
	23
	25	Washington, D.C.
	18			14th
	25	Los Angeles, CA		13th
	21	Bryan-College Station, TX		12th
	25	Los Angeles, CA		11th
	23	Darien, CT		10th
	25	Seattle, WA		9th
	18	Houston, TX		8th
	22	Birmingham, MI		7th
	26	San Jose, CA		6th
	26	San Jose, CA		5th
	25	San Francisco, CA		4th
	19	Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia		3rd
	21	Brooklyn, NY		Runner-up
	20	Seattle, WA		Winner
Maggie Keating	20	Surry, ME		15th
Ivana Thomas	23	Durham, NC	Cycle 24	14th
Liz Woodbury	24	Greenville, MA	Cycle 24	13th (quit)
Rhiyan Carreker	20	Orange County, CA	Cycle 24	12th
Coura Fall	24	Eastvale, CA	Cycle 24	11th
Liberty Netuschil	20	Lava Hot Springs, ID	Cycle 24	10th
Christina McDonald	34	Jenkintown, PA	Cycle 24	9th
Sandra Shehab	22	Cliffside Park, NJ	Cycle 24	8th
Brendi K Seiner	22	Nashville, TN	Cycle 24	7th (quit)
Erin Green	42	Pasadena, CA	Cycle 24	6th
Rio Summers	23	Detroit, MI	Cycle 24	5th
Shanice Carroll	25	Murfreesboro, TN	Cycle 24	4th
Khrystyana Kazakova	32	New York, NY	Cycle 24	3rd
Jeana Turner	24	Minneapolis, MN	Cycle 24	Runner-up
Kyla Coleman	20	Lacey, WA	Cycle 24	Winner

Notes

1. Contestants' ages are at the time of their respective season's filming.
2. Disqualified.

Statistics

• Quitters: 10 – Cassandra Whitehead (Cycle 5), Ebony Morgan (Cycle 9), Kim Rydzewski (Cycle 10), Amber DePace (Cycle 13), Ondrei Edwards (Cycle 16), Louise Watts (Cycle 18), Alisha White (Cycle 18), Maria Tucker (Cycle 19), Liz Woodbury (Cycle 24) and Brendi K Seiner (Cycle 24)
• Disqualifications: 2 – Angelea Preston (Cycle 17) and Romeo Tostado (Cycle 21)
• Models eliminated outside of judging panel: 6 – Magdalena Rivas (Cycle 3), Hannah White (Cycle 11), Rachel Echelberger (Cycle 13), Terra White (Cycle 15), Cory Hindorff (Cycle 20) and Shanice Carroll (Cycle 24)
• Most times in the bottom two: 5 times – Ann Markley (Cycle 3), Bre Scullark (Cycle 5) and Jade Cole (Cycle 6)
• Most times in the bottom two for a winner: 4 times – Whitney Thompson (Cycle 10)
• Most times in the bottom two for a runner-up: 4 times - CoryAnne Roberts (Cycle 23)
• Fewest times in the bottom two for a winner: 0 times – Jaslene Gonzalez (Cycle 8), McKey Sullivan (Cycle 11), Nicole Fox (Cycle 13), Krista White (Cycle 14), Sophie Sumner (Cycle 18), Jourdan Miller (Cycle 20) and India Gants (Cycle 23)
• Fewest times in the bottom two for a runner-up: 0 times – Joanie Dodds (Cycle 6), Anya Kop (Cycle 10) and Mamé Adjei (Cycle 22)
• Most first call-outs: 7 times - Ann Ward (Cycle 15) and Jourdan Miller (Cycle 20)
• Most first call-outs for a runner-up: 5 times - Joanie Dodds (Cycle 6) and Anya Kop (Cycle 10)
• Least first call-outs for a winner: 1 time - Adrianne Curry (Cycle 1), Yoanna House (Cycle 2), Nicole Linkletter (Cycle 5), Danielle Evans (Cycle 6), Whitney Thompson (Cycle 10) and Brittani Kline (Cycle 16)
• Least first call-outs for a runner-up: 0 times - Laura Kirkpatrick (Cycle 13) and Chelsey Hersley (Cycle 15)

Deaths

• Mirjana Puhar (Cycle 21), aged 19, February 24, 2015
• Kim Rydzewski (Cycle 10), aged 29, December 19, 2016
• Jael Strauss (Cycle 8), aged 34, December 4, 2018

Notes and References

1. America's Next Top Model Cycle 11 Participant Application. The CW. November 27, 2007. December 14, 2007.
2. News: Christopher. Rocchio. 'Top Model' Saleisha Stowers ready to prove herself, be a role model. The Oakland Tribune. ANG Newspapers. December 14, 2007. December 14, 2007.
3. News: Would-be supermodel finds her competition shallow. 7 November 2012. Record-Journal. Jun 2, 2003.
4. Web site: Yoanna Takes "Top Model". 24 March 2004 . E Online. 7 November 2012.