#Amanda charmas model tv#

'A model of success' Interview with Disability Now.Interview with Amanda on August 15, 2005.↑ Top Model Contestants We Can't Forget, II - AOL Entertainment Canada.

↑ Interview with Metro Online Last accessed 4 September 2006.

Amanda is the first ANTM girl to have four first call-outs in one season.

Her makeover ranked number fifteen on 'Top 20 Worst America's Next Top Model Makeovers'.

Her and Jennipher's fight with Ann and Eva ranked number seven on 'Top 10 Craziest Fights'. She was ranked number three on MsMojo's YouTube video 'Top 10 Shocking Eliminations on America's Next Top Model'. LegacyĪmanda was voted as one of the most memorable contestants by AOL entertainment. He is signed to Mollie Sue Steenis's modeling agency, Gondi Group. Her son, Eli O'Connell, is now working as a model.

In Guam they had to sleep on the hallway floor in a hotel.

Before makeovers, Tyra made the girls do colonics.

#Amanda charmas model tv#

Japanese officials were told that the girls were visiting their boyfriends, not that they were filming a TV show.

The girls were offered drugs by Japanese drug dealers.

Toccara did not lose her personality, she thinks they eliminated her because Tokyo didn’t have her size.

She said that Michelle pinched Toccara with industrial clamps, which would hurt.

Michelle (the stylist) had time to get Toccara’s size.

Kelle, Toccara, and Ann probably did not have their best photos selected to further push their storylines.

Ann and Eva hid the teddy bear from the girl who carried the teddy bear around during casting.

She had modeling experience in Austin, Texas before auditioning.

In November of 2020, she was interviewed by Oliver Twixt. Amanda has appeared on the covers of Bliss for Bride Magazine and Access Magazine, and has modeled for Felt It! Stitch It! Fabulous! and WEBS. In 2005, Swafford announced plans to write a multi-sensory book for children. She worked for Levi's in an ad campaign with other visually impaired models. One of the judges, Janice Dickinson was one of the strongest opponents of the judges, saying, 'I love you!' to her when she was eliminated.Īfter the show, Amanda has modeled in Moscow and Prague. The judges had a difficult time deciding which to send home, Eva or Amanda, but it was the latter in the end due to her age. She wound up in the finale along with Eva and Yaya. In episode four, when Amanda's healing crystals were missing, she accuses Eva of taking them, which leads to a big argument between them along with Ann and Jennipher. The judges were amazed by her photos, especially the unretouched beauty shot that she took during the third week, which earned her first call-out.Īmanda thought that her biggest competition was Ann and Eva, the eventual winner. Though her stunning eyes were her assets, it was also a hindrance as she is legally blind, which she announced to all of the top twenty girls after the first casting week cut.

When Amanda tried out for the cycle, the judges all noted that her most stunning feature was her ice-blue eyes. Swafford has stated that the condition will leave her completely blind by age 30. Swafford is legally blind she is afflicted with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition. Before appearing on Top Model, Swafford modeled under the name 'Amanda Mellard' in Austin, Texas, where she was a somewhat established figure in Austin's fashion community. In 2000, she graduated from Austin Community College, Rio Grande. She was a track and field athlete at Plano East Senior High School in 1997.

Swafford's family relocated to Plano, Texas during her childhood years.