Those days were long gone, with winners such as Saleisha Stowers (another controversial win) and Jaslene Gonzalez, who is quite notable, despite her second shot at the reality show. CariDee English was also one who won the crowd. The American sweetheart had a bubbly personality which quickly grabbed the spotlight for her. In fact, her assertiveness led her to blurt out a comment at Nigel when they were in Spain . Nonetheless, she became a crowd favorite who eventually landed the title of America 's Next Top Model. So what has she been up to lately?



CariDee English used her newfound career to help raise awareness about psoriasis, a skin disease which she herself has battled previously. The young model recently flew to Miami to participate in a walk-a-thon event for the disease. While in the city, she talked about her prior experience as a model in Miami .

"I used to model in Miami . I lived here my senior year of high school and worked with Mega Models," CariDee English explained. "They sent me home immediately after they found out I had psoriasis, a hereditary skin disease that I have had for 16 years, that's now under control by medication. I moved on and eventually ended up being America 's Next Top Model, and now I'm the spokeswoman for psoriasis around the world."

English also gave a tip on how to begin in the modeling industry. If you're living in Miami and want to be recruited into a modeling agency, just hang around "malls and the beach." She said, "I hear agents from Elite go all the time to scout."

However, it isn't all about getting discovered. Once there, CariDee said that one must "Have a strong heart and mind, as this industry will love you and spit you out in a second."