May 16th, 2008
Model glad for TV show exposure
“I was never intimidated by the other girls,” she said. “I just went in each round and did what I know.”
Amy was seen on the reality TV show this season before being eliminated.
Melissa Jenkins of Bartlesville said she couldn’t have been more proud of her daughter.
“She went through a lot of auditions,” Melissa said. “She began in Topeka, Kan., then she went on to Chicago, then L.A. and finally to New York City.”
Melissa is originally from Muskogee and Amy’s uncle, Dice Dawson, still resides here.
While Amy’s stay was brief — she was the third girl to be eliminated from the reality TV show — she said she thought it was the right thing for her.
“I love being a regular girl who likes to eat cheesecake,” Amy said. “There is too much people-pleasing in the fashion industry.”
Amy said she thinks modeling is great, and she is grateful for the experience the show gave her.
“The experience was awesome, but it was really not what I wanted in my life — so much sacrifice in the name of looks,” she said.
Amy said it was especially hard to know what professional model and TV host Tyra Banks and the other judges wanted from her.
“We never saw them on a personal level,” she said. “What you see on camera, is the same as what we saw. We never interacted with them other than the judging. They were very fickle.”
Dawson said he is still pleased with her shot at the top.
“She’s had a good run — not bad for an Okie,” Dawson said.
Amy is now working on figuring out what she wants to do with the rest of her life.
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15 Responses to “Model glad for TV show exposure”
just a note that size 12 UK is like size 6-8 US, which is pretty slim by US standards. still not a size zero, but not a size 12 as we perceive it.
I don;t get it.How is she fat?
5′11″…that’s almost three whole feet of legs right there.Gimme.
If she’s fat, I must have hyper-obesity.
ummmm read the link
I think the headline should read:”The size 12(UK) star of TV show who’s too ugly to model told she’s “too fat” for top model agency to protect her feelings.”
Seriously, look at the photo: her thighs ARE rather large.
Because you are a man
There are no women on the internet because they are too fat.
Not glob apparently. That’s why his ‘glob’ always lands in his greased hand and no where near a real woman.;)
It’s because of comments like that and people like you that more and more girls each day try to look like supermodels. It’s sad that a lot of women still listen to guys like you and go after the look of models who only eat an apple a day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/newsbeat/galleries/models.shtmlI think this picture sums it up. On the left, the viewer’s choice… on the right, the fashion industry’s choice. Scary.
I was kidding, moron.
150 pounds, thereabout.