Winner of Cycle 8 – Jaslene Gonzalez

Birth name: Jaslene Gonzalez

Date of birth: May 29, 1986 (1986-05-29)

Place of birth: Puerto Rico

Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Hair color: Dark Brown/Black

Eye color: Brown

Measurements: 32-23-33 (US); 81-58.5-84 (EU)

Weight: 110 lb (50 kg)

Dress size: 2 (US); 32 (EU)

Shoe size: 7 (US); 39 (EU)

Agency: MC2 Model Management, Elite Model Management, Faces Model Management, Exodus Model Management, 301 Model Management, Industry Models.

Jaslene Gonzalez is a Puerto Rican American fashion model, and the winner of Cycle 8 of America’s Next Top Model.

Jaslene Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Humboldt Park, Chicago. She attended 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 was revealed that she appeared in fashion shows for local Chicago designers, including Michelle Gomez of Chicago and Alexis Arquette, as seen in local Chicago newspapers Extra and La Nota.

Gonzalez said in her Seventeen interview that she had been in an abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend; the relationship ended shortly before the filming of Cycle 7.

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 eyes of producers, who thought she had potential. She indeed tried out for Cycle 8 and this time made it to the finals. During the competition, Jaslene was called first at panel four times and won one reward challenge. On the season finale, Jaslene was revealed as the winner. She is the second of three winners from Illinois, preceded by Adrianne Curry of Cycle 1, and followed by McKey Sullivan of Cycle 11.