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From Hurricane Katrina Survivor to America's Next Top Model Contestant (Cont'd)

Page 3 of Wendy's Story

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My parents were actually in the middle of it when everything was going on and the stories that they can tell you are just like 'oh my gosh.' I’m just glad that I was able to get away because it was the first hurricane that I had ever evacuated for.

At my parents home, there was nine feet of water. It was pretty much gone.

I live in Rutherford, New Jersey now. I wanted to move to the New York area. I found that this is the best place for me to be. For years, I had been talking about moving to New York . New York isn’t the easiest place in the world to move to. It isn’t the most affordable either. You really have to be ready to make the sacrifice. I just made the sacrifice and came out here. If this isn’t a good time, then I wouldn’t know a good time if it was right in front of my face. This is the time for me to just go and do it!"

Wendy plans to continue modeling.

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