Jaslene Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico on May 29th, 1986. She grew up in Humboldt Park, Chicago, and graduated from Notre Dame High School for Girls in Chicago. She was an online college admissions advisor prior to America's Next Top Model.

Gonzalez had done some modeling prior to America's Next Top Model, having been represented by Avant Garde Models. In her CW "Close-up" interview, it Read more...

Jaslene tried out for Cycle 7, but only made it to the semifinals. Assuring the judges that she would be back for the next cycle's audition, Jaslene's determination caught the eye of Tyra Banks, who thought she had potential. Jaslene started off at the top of the pack, getting her photo called first twice in a row. Jaslene became only the second contestant (Joanie Dodds, runner-up of Cycle 6 being Read more...

As part of her prize, Gonzalez won representation by Elite Model Management, a $100,000 (USD) contract with CoverGirl cosmetics and a photo shoot for the cover of and a six page spread in Seventeen magazine. In addition, during the run of Cycle 9, Jaslene appeared once a week in a "My Life As A CoverGirl" segment that aired during commercial breaks while the week's episode of Top Model runs.

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