Cassandra Whitehead
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| Cassandra Whitehead | |
| Birth name | Cassandra Jean Whitehead |
| Born | October 5, 1985 Houston, Texas |
| Other name(s) | Cassandra Whitehead |
| Notable roles | America's Next Top Model Cycle 5 Contestant |
Cassandra Jean Whitehead (October 5, 1985 — ) is a beauty queen from Houston, Texas, who became the first contestant to quit the reality television show America's Next Top Model.
[edit] Biography
Whitehead went to Cypress Creek High School and later attended Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.
[edit] Beauty pageants
She competed in the Miss Texas Teen USA pageant from 2002 to 2004. She was a semi-finalist in both 2003 and 2004, and held the local title Miss Houston Teen USA in 2003[1]. In these pageants, she competed alongside future Miss Texas USAs Lauren Lanning (2006) and Magen Ellis (2007).
In 2005, Whitehead won the Miss Corpus Christi crown[2] (a title held by Eva Longoria in 1998) and making the top 10 at Miss Texas USA 2005[3]. Whitehead is the cousin of Nicole O'Brian, a former Miss Texas Teen USA and Miss Texas USA.
[edit] America's Next Top Model
Whitehhead was chosen to compete on the 5th Cycle of UPN reality-television show America's Next Top Model, but quit the competition during the fourth episode.
Whitehead became emotional during the makeover episode, wherein her long, dark brown hair was cut extremely short and dyed blonde, in an attempt to create a look similar to that of actress Mia Farrow in the film Rosemary's baby.[4]
During the next judging round, host Tyra Banks was still not pleased with Whitehead's haircut as she wanted to make it even shorter.[5] During their next photo shoot, Whitehead was scheduled to have another haircut, but she refused.[6] Whitehead claimed that the producers gave her one night to consider her options, following which she decided to walk out of the competition.[7] She also claimed that she was unhappy at the way they attempted to change her attitude.[7]
Whitehead, the first contestant to voluntarily leave the show, later got hair extensions.
[edit] References
- ^ Miss Houston Teen USA top 5
- ^ Hinojosa, Cassandra. "Will Miss Corpus Christi be America's top model?", Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 2005-09-20.
- ^ Miss Texas USA 2005 pageant information
- ^ ANTM Cycle 5 - Episode 3 recap, p. 3. UPN. Internet Archive cache.
- ^ ANTM Cycle 5 - Episode 3 recap, p. 5. UPN. Internet Archive cache.
- ^ ANTM Cycle 5 - Episode 4 recap, p. 3. UPN. Internet Archive cache.
- ^ a b Sewing, Joy. "She's hair today and gone tomorrow / Texas contestant leaves "Top Model" show, wouldn't change her locks or her attitude", Houston Chronicle, 2005-10-12.
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