She’s here, she’s blonde, and she’s definitely on top! CariDee English, a photographer from North Dakota, was crowned the winner of America’s inayofuata juu Model. In addition to a $100,000 contract with cosmetics giant CoverGirl, CariDee’s prize includes a contract with Elite Model Management, as well as a cover and six-page fashion spread in Seventeen magazine. But wewe knew that, faithful viewer. Now that she’s had time to get used to her life-changing prize package, CariDee took time out of her busy schedule to share all the upendo she’s feeling with her FORT fans.


Hi CariDee! Congratulations!...

Congratulations! It must have been so hard keeping the secret that wewe had won. Tell me what that was like.
The thing that was hard was not letting people know that I was even on the show. That was the hardest part. They didn't know until September.


So, while wewe were keeping the secret, were wewe just kind of preparing yourself for this big change that wewe knew was about to happen in your life?
Definitely. I realized that things were about to change so I just wanted to enjoy the moment.


Will wewe be moving to New York?
Yes. I plan to songesha to New York in the middle of January.


Is that scary?
No, it's...