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Whitney Thompson is an American fashion model most notable as the winner of the tenth cycle of America`s Next Top Model. She was the first `full-figured` competitor to win the competition, participating as a U.S. dress size 10. Before her appearance on the show, Thompson worked locally in northern Florida and appeared on the cover of Jacksonville magazine three times[3]. Besides modeling, Thompson worked at Chets Creek Elementary School in the before-and-after-school day care programs. She attended the Duncan U. Fletcher High School and the University of North Florida, where she became a member of Alpha Chi Omega. Thompson has been featured in interviews with People magazine and in the June 2008 issue of In Touch Weekly, and has appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, E! News, and The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet.

She is currently a spokesperson for Smile-Stylist and Right Fit. Thompson currently has an ad with Metrostyle along with fellow winners Dani Evans, Jaslene Gonzalez and Saleisha Stowers. She was on the cover of Jacksonville Magazine for the August 2008 issue with an assorted spread. She has also been featured in a Silhouette catalog and had a cover and spread in Supermodels Unlimited, September/October 2008. Whitney had an ad for Salon Z and Eclectic Jewelry as well. She did presentations for JCPenney and Saks Fifth Avenue at New York Fashion Week 2008. She has also walked for House of Dereon on the Tyra Banks Show, as well as Little in the Middle[12], against anorexia, and Fashion Forward. Since her win, Thompson has been quite vocal about anorexia in fashion, stating that while there are women that are naturally skinny, it sends the wrong message to those who aren`t and should love their body.She has also appeared in two episodes of Cycle 11 and in the finale, including opening the runway. She has recently been voted by MSN as one of the most influential women of 2008