Alicia Hall (born December 2, 1984) is an American

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who won

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's 2005

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show ''

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''.

Early life

Hall was raised in

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, and by the age of seven, becoming a

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was her lifelong career goal. Once she was old enough, Hall began appearing in local

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s. At the age of 13, encouraged by her mother and stepfather, she participated in her first professional photo shoot in October 1998 before winning a competition held by the

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School, a well-established Las Vegas modeling institution where she then received formal training while working as a freelance

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Career

In January 2003, Hall competed on

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's revival of ''

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'', making it as far as the semi-finals in the model category. Hall again took the reality TV path when she was chosen from thousands of applicants to be one of the 12 finalists on series ''

'', which pitted aspiring models against one another in a six-episode modeling competition for a $1-million modeling contract with

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and a spread in ''

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''s annual ''

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''. Hall made it to the final two, along with Shannon Hughes, and subsequently won. She has since modeled for

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and is currently signed with

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and

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, Chic Model Management in

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, DCM Models in

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, Major Model Management in

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. In 2009, Hall auditioned online for the

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Model Search. She was selected as one of the top 10 finalists that competed to walk in the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Though Hall garnered substantial praise during the competition's first task, a lingerie shoot with photographer Russell James, she struggled during the second task workout with personal trainer David Kirsh and ultimately lost to fellow competitors Kylie Bisutti and Jamie Lee Darley. She featured in the video of Egyptian singer

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Alicia 1985 births Living people People from the Las Vegas Valley Place of birth missing (living people) Reality modeling competition winners Female models from Nevada Web designers 21st-century American women