Elyse Marie Sewell (born June 10, 1982) is an American fashion model. She is best known for her appearance as a contestant in the

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of the

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series ''

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''. She was named one of ''

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'' Magazine's 2005's 10 Sexiest Geeks.

Early life

Sewell was born in

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to a father of British descent and a Mexican mother. She obtained a

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in Spanish and a

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in Biology from the

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. She also worked as a research assistant in an evolutionary biology lab.

Career

''America's Next Top Model''

Sewell's start in modeling came with her appearance on the

of ''

''. She was known on the show as the "edgy

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student". She was the last eliminated, losing to winner

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and first runner-up Shannon Stewart. In 2005, one of her "confessional" clips from the show, in which she expressed a profanity-laden rant against the people on the show, earned her 16th place on ''E!'s Most Outrageous TV Moments''. She attributes this outburst to the unusual requirement on the show to voice one's private thoughts and to soliloquize in a "confessional booth". While on the show, she said that she would be going to medical school if she did not win the competition.America's Next Top Model Cycle 1, UPN

After ''America's Next Top Model''

Although Sewell did not win the competition, she carved out a successful modeling career in East Asia, working mainly in Hong Kong. Sewell has appeared in print advertisements for

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and Chow Sang Sang Jewelry, and appeared on the cover of '' Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong'' and in editorials for Hong Kong ''

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'' and ''

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''. Despite Tyra Banks' hope that Sewell would come to see that modeling was not as easy as it was often made out to be, Sewell continued to insist that it was the "easiest job in the world". In 2004, Sewell started a

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about her experiences of modeling overseas. She published a book called ''Beauty and The Biz: The International Adventures of America's Third-to-Next Top Model'', in Hong Kong in 2006 based in part on her (now abandoned) blog. She appeared at multiple book signings across Hong Kong. Her other writing credits include a satirical piece for ''Bust Magazine'' on how to be a reality TV star, as well as posts for the website Lemondrop. In a June 5, 2009 blog entry, Sewell wrote that she was leaving Hong Kong and returning to her hometown of

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References

External links

Elyse Sewell's LiveJournal
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