Yoanna House

Infobox Model
name = Yoanna House

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birthname = Yoanna House
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|4|9
location = Jacksonville, Florida,
United States
height = height|ft=5|in=11
weight = 63 kg (138 lb)
haircolor = Brown
eyecolor = Green
measurements = (US) 32-25-34
(EU) 81-64-86cite web |url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Yoanna_House |title=Profile of fashion model Yoanna House |accessdate=2008-07-16]
dress size = (US) 4 ; (EU) 34
shoesize = (US) 9 ; (EU) 41
agency = IMG Models
1st Opinion Model Management
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homepage Yoanna House (born April 9, 1980 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American fashion model and most known for winning Cycle 2 of America's Next Top Model.

Early life

House was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. House's father, a physician, is from Canada, and her mother is from Mexico. [http://66.165.119.245/images/9121/19450/bio/Yoanna%20Bio_added%20updates.pdf Biography via IMG Models] IMG Models website. Last accessed 9 December 2006.] From early childhood, House showed great interest in fashion, which she claims was spurred by her grandmother, saying in an interview: "I was always in her closet. We would watch TV, read magazines, go to the mall. She taught me about couture and how important it was. A lot of my appreciation came from her." [ [http://www.girlposse.com/reviews/misc_reviews/yoanna_house.html Interview with GirlPosse.com] Girlposse.com. Last accessed 30 August 2006]

After graduating from Bishop Kenny High School in 1998, House attended the University of North Florida, majoring in international relations and Asian studies. Around this time, House also began to pursue a career in fashion modeling, but claimed she found her options limited because she was overweight. She says she eventually lost 45 pounds after changing her diet and adopting an exercise plan. [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/29/48hours/main632973.shtml "Yoanna Be A Model?"] "48 Hours" story. Last accessed on 30 August 2006.] Öü

Career

Yoanna was the winner of Cycle 2 of America's Next Top Model.

Signed with IMG Models. House made her debut as a runway model at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in 2004, walking for fashion designers Petro Zillia, Custo Barcelona, Sue Wong, and John Sakalis. [ [http://www.metrofashion.com/yoannahouse.html Fashion Feature: Yoanna House] Metrofashion.com. Last accessed 30 August 2006.] Her most visible modeling assignments immediately after her win include a commercial for the Declare Yourself voting campaign and a cover story for "Psychology Today" magazine. [ [http://www.imgspeakers.com/speakers/yoanna_house.aspx IMG Speaker Yoanna House] IMG Speakers Bureau. Last accessed 30 August 2006 ] [ [http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20040715-000005.html "Fast Track to Fame: Yoanna House"] Interview with "Psychology Today". Last accessed 9 December 2006] She became host of "The Look for Less" in 2005, replacing Elisabeth Hasselbeck. The following year, House was named "the face" of The CW network, [ [http://www.tv.com/story/story.html&story_id=4594 "Top Model will be new CW Face"] TV.com story. Last accessed 30 August 2006.] appearing in commercials and web advertisements for the fledgling network. In overseas projects, she signed with Danish modeling agency 1st Opinion Model Management [ [http://www.1st-option.dk/index.php?p=po&id=511&noflash=true Profile on 1st Option] 1st Option website. Last accessed December 25, 2006] and won a contract with Careline, an Israeli cosmetics company. She appeared in a commercial for make-up brand Sheer Cover, Leeza Gibbons's make-up line, with Cycle 4 winner of America's Next Top Model Naima Mora.

She is currently hosting The N's summer reality series Queen Bees, which reforms mean girls [ [http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/index.php?id=721 Shows | The N — Queen Bees ] ] .

References

External links

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*imdb name|id=1518565|name=Yoanna House
* [http://imgmodels.com/details.asp?sl=&im=095.jpg&sid=3418&modelid=19450&agencyid=9121&sexid=2&careerid=1&curpage=1&letter=y&areaid=&subnameid=2459&txtsoftsearch= IMG Models Portfolio]
* [http://www.1st-option.dk/index.php?p=po&id=511&noflash=true 1st Option Portfolio]
* [http://www.sephora.com/browse/tt/index.jhtml?categoryId=C9540&tt=getLook Sephora Ad Campaign]
* [http://www.stylenetwork.com/ssms-site/style.do?actionId=1&showId=5043&showFeatureId=8dc69e3cd18564523b96bb90e50592&pageId=d2e9920cd18564521a8739b5439bcec&pageIdx=0&navType=FreeFormDetailModel The Look For Less - Yoanna House Page]
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