CariDee English | |
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 English in 2007 for herElite Model Management portfolio. | |
| Born | (1984-09-23)September 23, 1984 (age 40) Fargo,North Dakota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Green |
| Agency | Elite Model Management, L.A. Models |
CariDee English (born September 23, 1984[2][3]) is an Americanfashion model and TV personality who wonCycle 7 ofAmerica's Next Top Model in December 2006. Her prize was a $100,000 contract withCoverGirlCosmetics, a modeling contract withElite Models, and a six-page fashion editorial and cover forSeventeen magazine. She is the secondANTM winner fromNorth Dakota, the first beingNicole Linkletter ofCycle 5.[4] English was also the host ofOxygen's biggest-premiering show to date,Pretty Wicked.
English was born inFargo,North Dakota, to Pam Flesness and Tony English.
Before appearing onAmerica's Next Top Model, English worked as a photographer, and also was an actor in the sketch comedy group known asThe 4th Option, which performed weekly in the old East Gate Lounge inMoorhead, Minnesota. On December 13, 2004, she sang with theWilly Waldman Project. She was a listed model with the Academie Agencie in Fargo, North Dakota, in 2001. She entered the Millie Lewis Actors Models and Talent Competition in 2002 and was placed with Mega Models in Miami, Florida, for the summer of 2003.
English was the eleventh finalist selected (just before Amanda Babin and Monique Calhoun filled the final two places) forthe seventh cycle ofAmerica's Next Top Model. From the start, she was noted for her similarity toRebecca Romijn andKarolína Kurková, and in the early stages of the cycle her personality was considered fun and outgoing. Throughout the competition, English was selected to participate in challenge prizes won byEugena Washington (alongside Jaeda Young), A.J. Stewart (alongside Megg Morales), Michelle Babin (alongside Melrose Bickerstaff and Amanda Babin) and Melrose Bickerstaff. She also had close friendships with Megan Morris andAnchal Joseph.
English received five consecutive Covergirl of the week awards, three first call-outs for her outstanding performances in photoshoots and won the acting challenge. As the acting challenge winner, English had an opportunity to guest-star in an episode of theCW seriesOne Tree Hill (which aired immediately followingTop Model at the time), appearing in multiple scenes. In the same episode, English was criticized for not being able to deliver a commercial properly, even thought it was in Spanish, however due to showing more potential, she survived her first-ever bottom two appearance over Jaeda Young who was eliminated in her fourth bottom two appearance.
Later, in Episode eleven, English was criticized for making an impulsive, crude joke to fashion photographer and ANTM judgeNigel Barker during thebullfighting photo shoot in Barcelona, asking him "Did you just remove that (referring to a large stick Barker was holding) from your ass from the last panel?" which Melrose Bickerstaff could not believe English said. English stated that Barker "actually joked back", and was never really mad, yet during panel she apologized to Barker and received the third call-out that week placing both the twins in the bottom two where Michelle Babin was eliminated. The next week, English was placed in the bottom two again for her doubtful strength to work in tough circumstances (i.e. photoshoot in cold water). Once more, she survived her second bottom two appearance over the remaining twin, Amanda, who was eliminated in her second consecutive bottom two appearance.[5]
English was shown speaking to her boyfriend on the phone in one episode, and then passionately kissing one of the male models the girls worked with in the next, when the girls were overseas in Barcelona. When interviewed about it, English said that up to that point, she and her boyfriend were seeing other people, and that they had since gotten back together.
As the competition progressed, the judges began to express concern that, due to her behavior, English might be too unpredictable to be awarded the Top Model prize. Ultimately though, she was crowned the winner over runner-up Melrose Bickerstaff. The judges said they felt she had the much sought-after "X-Factor"—an intangible quality that made her a standout.
In early 2008, English was voted as one of the most memorable contestants on Top Model by AOL Entertainment Canada, which said she was the first contestant everybody knew would win from the first episode.[6]
She appeared on the weekly "My Life as a CoverGirl" segments onThe CW. In 2007 she was featured in an ad for CoverGirl Eyewear alongside cycle 6 winner Danielle Evans.[7]She returned to ANTM for the finale of the eighth cycle to give advice to the final three contestants and to open the finale's runway show.
English was featured on the front page ofSeventeen,Social Life,Healthy Living,Psoriasis Advance, andCover magazines withTop Model alumnaeNaima Mora andDanielle Evans. She has modeled for Wedding Style,[7]JC Penney Bisou Bisou,[8] Stephenson Denim,[7] Johnny P. Shoes,[7] American Salon,[9] Matrix Professional Colors in Cosmopolitan[9] and the "Heart On My Sleeves" clothing campaign byAubrey O'Day ofDanity Kane[10] andChristian Siriano Fall 09.[11] She was in the Winter 2007 issue of Knit.1 Magazine,[9] the February 2007 issue of Seventeen,[12][13] the March 2007 issue of In Touch,[13] the Spring 2007 issue of Social Life,[13] the April 2007 issue of Cover,[13] on the cover of "Inked Magazine" for Fall 2007,[9] Loops&Pluto,[14]Short Hair Magazine[15] the cover ofRunway Magazine, ads for Melissa Latkinst-shirts, Tasola Beauty & Beyond, and has been featured on ivillage.com.[16] She also shot a cover ofAllure.[citation needed]
Her runway credits includeJ.C. Penney, Carlos Campos,[17] Renee Larc, Jordi Scott,[18][19] Snoopy in Fashion,[20] GM Style Auto Show,[21] Honduras Fashion Week,[22] L'Oréal Fashion Week in Toronto,[23] In Style's 2009's New Year's Eve lingerie show at the Estate, where she was the guest of honor[24] New York Fashion Week, Richie Rich F/W 09 "Blondes have more fun" Show in Mercedes Benz Fall Fashions 09.[25] She also opened Los Angeles Fashion Week wearing Yotam Soloman, walked in A*Muse Fall/Winter 2010, and Christian Siriano 2010 line in Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 10.[26][27]
She has also been featured on Mystyle.com[28] and Blastmagazine.com.[29]
English had a cameo appearance onOne Tree Hill as a prize for winning the acting challenge on ANTM. She also appeared in a small role onGossip Girl.
She co-hosted MTV's Scarred[30] and thePretty Wicked reality show onOxygen.[31]
She has appeared several times on theTyra Banks Show and has been featured in the advertising campaign for ANTM on Oxygen.[32]
She appears in the 2012 commercial forStelara (Ustekinumab), a plaque psoriasis treatment.[33][34][35]
English has taken part in the Seventh Annual World Poker Invitational at the Commerce Casino in 2009.[36] She has also hosted several parties[37][38] and hosted the Capital Fashion Awards in Sacramento together withJonathan Waud,Naima Mora and Merlin Castell.[39]
English is featured on Brad Walsh's album "Human Nature" in the song called Boy/Girl[40] and is working on music withBetter than Ezra.[41] English is a drummer, and performs with Celebrity DJ Lindsay Luv. Performing a powerful girl drum and DJ duo they call LUVnENGLISH. English also drums with the New York-based DJ Zeke Thomas. They even made a short video of them working together. English sings, plays guitar, drums and said "I would have been a rockstar first but being a model paid the bills faster."[citation needed]
She is a former spokesperson for theNational Psoriasis Foundation.[42][43] In 2007, she was spreading awareness about psoriasis and encouraging others to seek treatment. English says she felt "cursed" withpsoriasis when she was young because of the taunts of classmates. Today, her "curse" is her cause. "Psoriasis awareness is very important to me. I want others with the disease to know they are not alone. I want to inspire them to live their dreams," she said.[citation needed] As such she opened the walk for Awareness on January 13, 2008, in San Diego and was featured on the cover for Allure.[42] She has also held a congressional briefing on Psoriasis on June 11, 2007.[44] She has taken part in the walk for awareness multiple times since.[45] She was also featured in the Canadian Psoriasis Education website.[46] The National Psoriasis Foundation has removed English from her spokesperson position.[43]
English has also taken part in a video against seal hunting.[47] She also attended the Power of Paws opening, an association which promotes animals as part of health programs[48] and promotedProject Cuddle.[49]
She has also taken part in theNOH8 Campaign.[50]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | America's Next Top Model | Herself | Winner |
| One Tree Hill | Tia (Brooke's Model in Red dress) | Season 4 Episode 7 "All These Things That I've Done" | |
| 2007 | The Tyra Banks Show | Herself | Guest |
| Gossip Girl | Bart's date / Carissa | 1 episode | |
| Scarred | Herself | Co-host | |
| 2009 | Pretty Wicked | Herself | Host |
| 2019 | Betrayed | Priscilla Strole |
| Preceded by | America's Next Top Model winner Cycle 7 (2006) | Succeeded by |