Thursday, November 20, 2008

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 11 Winner



McKey Sullivan (born Brittany Sullivan on September 9, 1988) is an American fashion model most notable as the winner of the eleventh cycle of America's Next Top Model.





McKey competed against thirteen other contestants to win Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model. She came into the competition as I Love Lucy red, long hair but was later given a short black hair makeover, which embossed her striking unique face.







Throughout the competition, she became one of the front-runners with two collective first call-outs and and won two challenges. During her go-see challenge in Amsterdam, she was booked by all of the four designers that she met. It was revealed that had she returned back to the agency on time, she would have won the challenge.







McKey was the fourth contestant to never place in the bottom two, a feat only accomplished previously by Cycle 6's runner-up Joanie Dodds, Jaslene Gonzalez, winner of Cycle 8, as well as Cycle 10's runner-up, Anya Kop. In addition, she is the third winner from Illinois; the first was Adrianne Curry, followed by Jaslene Gonzalez. At the time of airing, she is tied for the youngest winner with Nicole Linkletter. She stood the tallest amongst the previous winners of the show, with the height of 6'0" (183cm).







As part of the ANTM prize package awarded to her, McKey received a contract with CoverGirl cosmetics and a contract for representation with Elite Model Management. She will also receive the cover and six-page editorial spread in an issue of Seventeen magazine. She will be featured in Wal-Mart campaign as well as in the national CoverGirl campaign ads. Her win also comprises a billboard in Times Square.







"Now I'm America's Next Top Model, and from here this is the beginning, I'm gonna get to keep going. I'm gonna get to keep rising and keep channeling my energy into stuff. It's just a dream come true.Oh my God, I just won America's Next Top Model and I can't believe it!"





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