Jaslene Gonzalez is a
Puerto Rican American fashion model, and the winner of
Cycle 8 of
America's Next Top Model.
Biography
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.
Top Model
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. After she won, she was quoted saying,
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Every little girl has a dream to be something. My family believed in my dream just as much as I did. And to be here, and after working so much... I think that shows all young women if you have that drive, keep going. Second time around, and I'm America's Next Top Model. — Jaslene Gonzalez
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Modeling career
Print work
Jaslene has modeled for the
New York Post (
Tempo),
,
,
had a 6-page spread in an issue of
Vibe Vixen magazine,
a 12-page fashion spread for ZooZoom Magazine.
Named One Of Latina Magazine's Latinas Of the Year, had a 9-page spread for Colures (U.K fashion Magazine),
was featured in
Trace (magazine): Model Behaviour as Falls new faces, has been on the covers and had spreads of over a dozen magazines such as
Latina,
,
Hombre,
,
,
ZooZoom,
Fashion Salon,
,
,
,
,
,
,
.
and
Metrostyle Catalog.
She has also appeared in
Lot29 Fall/Winter 07-08
and Spring/Summer 08 ad campaigns;
she has had a total of four billboards in
Times Square so far.
Also, she shares one of her Lot29 billboards in
Times Square, New York with Katarzyna Dolinska.
Jaslene shot an ad campaign for online retailer ShopBop, 8-page fashion spreads for both Scene Magazine and JamRock Magazine. She is also featured on the pages of Living Proof Magazine,
American Salon Magazine
and currently has a Ad campaign with Marianne Stores.
Jaslene has had an Ad Campaign for designer Cesar Galindo 's Spring 2008 Collection and appeared on the pages of Supermodels Unlimited Magazine twice for the August and September/October 2008 issues.
Jaslene is also part of the "Heart On My Sleeve" clothing campaign by
Aubrey O'Day.
Jaslene is on the pages of
YRB Magazine.
She has also been featured on
COACD, fashionista.com and in
Women's Wear Daily.
Jaslene currently has nation wide campaigns with
Garnier Nutrisse,
and
Southpole.
In addition, Kett Cosmetics,
Marianne Stores F/W 09,
and Recession Denim F/W 09 campaigns.
She's also on the cover and fashion spread of Nuovo Magazine.
Celestino by Sergio Guadarrama.
InTrend Magazine.
Her World Magazine.
Runway
Jaslene has modeled for
Ximena Valero and James de Colón and was honored at the 1st Annual Chicago Latino Fashion Week.
Gonzalez also walked for Ashley Paige in Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Miami Swim 08
and was on the catwalk for the
Armani Exchange line. In addition she received a showcard from elite and walked at
Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2008.
Gonzalez walked at
Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2008-09 for Armani Exchange and Project Runway finalist Jillian Lewis.
She has modeled for the Amaya swimwear line at the BET 'Rip the Runway' fashion show. Gonzalez strutted on the catwalk of Mercedes-Benz
New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009 for designers Jose Duran, Indashio, Cesar Galindo,
Farah Angsana
and
Custo Barcelona.
Jaslene was on the runway for Adolfo Sanchez S/S 09 collection and also on the runways at the 2nd Annual Chicago Latino Fashion Week for Elda De La Rosa, James De Colon, Nora Del Busto, and Soledad Designs S/S 09.
Jaslene modeled as Wonder Woman at the 11th Annual New York Chocolate Show, which benefited the
Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation.
Gonzalez strutted on the catwalk of Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2009 for Project Runway
& Jordi Scott.
She was also on the runways for Dana Maxx Fall 09,
Design Cares Kaleidoscope Of Dreams For
St. Jude Children's Hospital and Jenna Leigh Lingerie A/W 09.10.
Maxis presents Malaysia International Fashion Week 2009.
Miscellaneous
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. She has also been Featured as one of
Cycle 11's Top Models in Action.
She made appearances on talk shows
Live With Regis and Kelly,
106 & Park,
TRL,
, modeling a dress designed by
Elisabeth Hasselbeck and
Jensen! (Dutch Talkshow).
She was "La Madrina" of the Annual National New York City Puerto Rican Day Parade held June 16, 2007, appearing in a yellow convertible that paraded alongside the car carrying
Daddy Yankee.
Gonzalez hosted several style spots for
CoverGirl TV, including segments titled "Summer Goddess", "Day To Night" and "Jaslene's Glamorous Nights". She was a nominee for the 2007
Teen Choice Awards, under the category "Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star". She is currently under representation by New York-based publicist
Lizzie Grubman.
Women's Wear Daily (
WWD) said the following about Gonzalez:
When 20-year-old Jaslene Gonzalez won season eight's America's Next Top Model, Lot29 executives knew they had their next face.
They seem to have chosen correctly. Gonzalez did so well for the brand last season, the company asked her back to endorse the product for spring.
Jaslene filmed her first official
CoverGirl commercial, which aired in Europe, Latin America and on Spanish-language channels and has been featured on
Teen Vogue.
She shot a cameo in the
John Leguizamo film
Nothing Like the Holidays. In addition, Jaslene has renewed her contract with
CoverGirl. and she has also been featured on
CBS'
The Early Show, where she discussed her career success.
Gonzalez was also featured on
Ryan Leslie's music video, "Addiction".
Also, featured on Aventura's (Domincan Bachata band) latest music video "Por Un Segundo"
and
Magic Juan's music video "Baby Come Back".
Gonzalez partnered with
Liz Claiborne and the National Domestic Violence Hotline to spread awareness about teen dating violence for the "Love Is Not Abuse" campaign.
Gonzalez modeled a design from fashion house
Nina Ricci on the
Today Show with
Kathie Lee Gifford and
Hoda Kotb for a segment on Paws for Style.
Gonzalez is currently signed with Faces Model Management
Malaysia, she is currently working in
Malaysia,
Hong Kong,
Thailand and
Singapore.
Awards and Nominations
