Kahlen Rondot

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Kahlen Rondot
Birth name	Kahlen Rondot
Date of birth	December 19, 1983 (1983-12-19) (age 24)
Place of birth	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Agency	Elite Models
Alias(es)	K-Len

Kahlen Rondot (born December 19, 1983, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma) is an American fashion model. She competed on fourth cycle of America's Next Top Model and was the runner-up to Naima Mora.

Contents 1 America's Next Top Model 2 After America's Next Top Model 3 References 4 External links

[edit] America's Next Top Model

Rondot was born December 19, 1983, and was the runner-up on America's Next Top Model cycle 4. At the beginning of the competition Kahlen's lack of confidence sometimes got the best of her; however, she consistently produced attractive photographs; the judges were most impressed with Kahlen's portrayal of the Springbok, South Africa's national animal, and when she portrayed Wrath during a shoot based on the 7 Deadly Sins.^[1] They were especially wowed by Kahlen's 7 Deadly Sins shoot because, in the same week, a friend from high school had passed away. She was called first that week.

When she made the "final four", one judge praised Rondot by stating, "You are a chameleon. You have the ability to turn into anything and everything. It's not sexy, but it's very cool."^[2]

Kahlen wound up making it to the final two, but the judges felt that Naima stole the runway show. Tyra compared Kahlen to a girl who "did good all semester and kinda failed her final exams", and Naima to a girl who "did fair during the whole semester and 'killed' the final exams." Like all the girls who got Janice Dickinson's vote she ended runner-up. She was recently voted as one of the most memorable contestants by AOL entertainment, where it is stated that "She should have won her cycle."^[3].

[edit] After America's Next Top Model

Since the show Kahlen has appeared on numerous talk shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Tyra Banks Show. During an interview on the Tyra Banks show, she revealed that her friends sexually assaulted her when she had gotten intoxicated at a party.^[1]

Kahlen has continued to build her career by appearing in magazines like ElleGirl, Radar, US Weekly and Vice and by modeling for Shumaq clothing and FORD Fusion. She has also walked in some runway shows, namely ElleGirl presents Dare To Be You: Wal-Mart Meets America's Next Top Models 2005, and Alice and Olivia Fall 2006.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, the Oklahoma State Senate honored her with a resolution "congratulating Kahlen Rondot for representing Oklahoma on a national television program (and) commending her for her outstanding showing on America’s Next Top Model."^[4]

Since Cycle 4 wrapped, Rondot has moved to New York City and has taken a few modelling jobs there and elsewhere.^{[1] [5]} In July 2007, salacious images, allegedly of Rondot, appeared on the Internet, but their provenance remains unknown.^[6]

Kahlen has been mistaken for her similarity to the model Carmen Kass. Many people confuse her for working for MaxFactor in the UK.

She now works as a bartender in NYC and plans on opening her own bar^[7]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kahlen Rondot at the Internet Movie Database
• Reality TV World biography of Kahlen Rondot Note: may contain material from this article.
• America's Next Top Model fan site page on Kahlen Rondot
• Spock.com image gallery and article biobliography

v • d • e America's Next Top Model Current Judges & Personnel Tyra Banks • J. Alexander • Nigel Barker • Paulina Porizkova • Jay Manuel Cycles: Former Judges 1-4: Janice Dickinson • 1: Beau Quillian • 1: Kimora Lee Simmons • 2: Eric Nicholson • 3-4: Nolé Marin • 5-9: Twiggy Cycles: Winners 1: Adrianne Curry • 2: Yoanna House • 3: Eva Pigford • 4: Naima Mora • 5: Nicole Linkletter • 6: Danielle Evans • 7: CariDee English • 8: Jaslene Gonzalez • 9: Saleisha Stowers • 10: Whitney Thompson Please see individual cycle articles for additional contestants.