She found out she was chosen to compete on America's Next Top Model after she lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. Now Wendy, a 22-year-old retail assistant manager from New Orleans, is talking about her experience. Here is Wendy's story, in her own words.
* The following is made up of quotes taken from my interview with Wendy after she was eliminated from America's Next Top Model.
Wendy: "When I actually found out that I had made it into the [Top Model] top 32, it was after the hurricane. I had already evacuated.
They actually found me by email. The phones weren’t working. The signals were out for weeks. I wrote back and two days later someone called and said 'we’re flying you out to LA. You’re in the top 32.'
It was good news but I knew that I was going to have to encourage myself a little more and build up the strength to deal with the competition at that time. You know, with so much going on.
I’m hearing all the girls' stories and everyone had something going on. Not to make myself seem like I was better than anyone else, but some people’s stories were just like not as serious as you think it is. Like, here I am out in L.A. and I don’t even know where I’m going to live when this is over with. When will I move back home? Can I move back home? Do I stay where I’m at? Read more.
