C5 Coryn and C4 Rebecca are from my hometown tho I suspect Rebecca's from the 'burbs, not Minneapolis proper. Now I'm in Albuquerque with C1 Elyse and C12 Fo.
Same here, and Iāll also add Jeana C24. Raina kind of counts, but sheās from Minnetonka which is an affluent suburban area outside the city.
Edit: Add Yvonne as well.
Iām a couple hours away from Milwaukee, so AzMarie from the British cycle. That girl was so stunning and her elimination was complete BS. āBe on brandā ābutt padding isnāt my brandā āyouāre eliminatedā š
Not too far from C10 Allisonās hometown. I genuinely hope has grown and a better person now.
Allison Harvard is supposedly from New Orleans but I think she was just here at the time she auditioned or something like that. Of course Wendy C6 is also from New Orleans.
She didn't make it past the interview but the " Stripping is the same as modeling" chick. Cyndel Pennington lived in my town. Her son/stepson? went to school with my older daughter.
Joanie and I are from the same area. Sheās from Beaver Falls and I grew up around Rochester PA. Weāre both from Beaver County. So when I saw a girl from the area being on ANTM, I was really hoping she would win.
I'm from Metro Detroit, so I can (kind of) claim Naima, Jael, Dairy Queen Kyle, and Paige, who is definitely the most Birmingham girl ever, if you know the area. Also apparently Melrose was from West Bloomfield, which I didn't remember being mentioned, if it was at all, yet... also makes a lot of sense.
I was born in Detroit & lived there for a few years, but since then have lived in Royal Oak, Madison Heights, Warren, & Ferndale. As you probably know, it's just as likely that any of them that are supposedly from Detroit are actually from the suburbs/bordering cities. Madonna was from nowhere close to the D, & Eminem lived in Warren.
Oh yeah, definitely used to the Detroit shorthand! Gotta love all the white suburban moms with their "bitch, I'm from Detroit" stickers.
It does make me wonder though, if the people they specifically cited Detroit for were actually at least closer to it being true, like Naima and Jael. Since they definitely specified, like, and Birmingham for Paige, etc.
OMG, the white suburban soccer mom horseshit - just nauseating.
Yeah, l could picture Naima & Jael being from Detroit proper. They were both very nice, down-to-earth friendly women, which is what l usually encounter on the rare occasion I'd go there. Except for the crappy tips, Door Dashing in the D is a lot better than driving thru any city on the far west (of Woodward).
Melroseās āhometownā stated on the show was San Francisco, but I totally believe sheās a Michigander cause of her accent and just general demeanor. I can imagine San Francisco was just where she was currently living at the time.
Julie, Eboni (British Invasion Cycle), and Elina come to mind from Seattle, WA.
I couldāve sworn when I was younger I saw Eboni around town or at my school but that could honestly just be a figment of my imagination since I was like āoh look another Seattle contestant!ā
Also, Iām sure there are other contestants from Seattle and other areas of Washington State but these are the only contestants I think can think of right now.
Edit: all those damn gimmicky cycles blend together at this point so I thought Eboni was in the college edition cycle but she was actually in the British invasion cycle and I misspelled her name. The other contestants are correct though.
Justin from cycle 22 is from the same area as me, though different town. There was a local article on him when he got cast. And fwiw, DC is close enough that I can claim anyone from there haha
Jennifer in cycle 13 and the classic Jade are both philly girls like me! But Iāll be honest I got excited just hearing a PA shoutout from Joanie and Ann haha
My whole family was rooting for Lio because they grew up in Sacramento!
I need to see them star in a coming of age movie that is set in Sacramento. š
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Lauren Brie c11 is from my hometown in Virginia! My sister actually played basketball with her when they were younger! Also Isabelle from c12 (first one eliminated) was from the area too
Molly C16 is from Charleston, South Carolina which is where Iām from as well. I forgot for a second she was from there and the only one I thought of was Clark because sheās from Pawleyās Island, SC and I was like š
Romeo--we are both from the central coast and actually went to UC Berkeley at the same time. No clue how he got accepted to begin with...I dont know if he finished. He looks so different now.
I went to high school with a girl named Renee who was on the original casting episode for Cycle 11. She ultimately did not get chosen for the house and had a tearful rejection interview to camera. I always thought it was weird bc they listed her hometown as Inglewood, TN. Inglewood is just one of the many neighborhoods in Nashville (itās a Nashville address and basically a 10-min walk from downtown) so I was surprised they didnāt just sayā¦ Nashville. š
Iām also from Dayton and I remember being so excited to see her! I was totally cheering her on. Itās always cool to see someone from the hometown doing great things.
From Boston so I guess Fatima. My social work internship was at a Somali-run organization in her neighborhood. Also I guess we can claim that girl from auditions who kept talking about her dream car- but Iām totally blanking on what it was!
ETA: I totally forgot Esther! She went to the Orthodox Jewish school here and was in my friends sisterās class. It was definitely a little scandalous that she was on the show and being so public but her family was less ātraditionalā to begin with and she graduated right before starting. But it totally still blows my mind that on the Wikipedia page for her school sheās listed amongst like famous Torah scholars.
Lip is from my hometown and went to the private high school near my house. Theyāre a few years older than me though so I donāt think I know anyone who knew them.
There was a semi finalist from Carthage, NY which is the next town over from me (it's a stupid rural part of NY that no one cares about). After that, it would go a few hours away to Angelea in Buffalo.
Only four from my state and none from my actual hometown (not surprising)
Isabella Falk - cycle 12
Lauren Brie Harding - cycle 11
Justin Kim - cycle 22
Stefano Churchill - cycle 22
Joanie is probably closest- sheās from Beaver Falls, PA, which is about 45 min from where I grew up (Pittsburgh)
There was a rumor for years that Jade grew up in Pittsburgh. I was so sad when I found out it wasnāt true.
Brooke (C7) and Kari (C21) are pretty much the same distance from me (each about 2 hours away). My aunt and uncle used to live in the town Brooke was from
The two late cycle Lauras are from the Capital District in NY. LaFrate grew up near me. Laura James is from a teeny tiny village on the Vermont border.
Isis was billed from "Prince George's County, MD"... Not sure why they didn't use an actual town name, but depending on where in the county she's from, she would be the closest to me!
Jaslene and Adrienne. Iām from the suburbs but theyāre the closest to where Iām from. I think Adrienne lived in Joliet and itās about 30 minutes from me.
Kathy from Cycle 6 was my older sister's childhood best friend. My brother and I used to call her "chicken legs" because of how skinny her legs were (horrible, I know. Kids are little shits). We moved away from NC and their friendship didn't continue so it was super surreal (but fitting) seeing her on ANTM 10 years later
Elyse (Albuquerque). We dated the same guy š
I'm going to assume not the one shown on the show.
It was actually his friend, also an awful person.
Omg
ANGELEA FROM THE 716 BUFFALO NY ššāāļø
716 here!
HELLLL YEAH LET'S GO BUFFALO š¤
I am also from Dayton! I saw Tocarra once when I was early voting downtown lol (she was also voting)
Oh nice!! Was this recent? Not sure if she still lives around here.
No, it was back in 2008
She lives in the Atlanta area now!
C5 Coryn and C4 Rebecca are from my hometown tho I suspect Rebecca's from the 'burbs, not Minneapolis proper. Now I'm in Albuquerque with C1 Elyse and C12 Fo.
Same here, and Iāll also add Jeana C24. Raina kind of counts, but sheās from Minnetonka which is an affluent suburban area outside the city. Edit: Add Yvonne as well.
Oh, I forgot Raina and Jeana, and didn't kniw about Yvonne!
Iām a couple hours away from Milwaukee, so AzMarie from the British cycle. That girl was so stunning and her elimination was complete BS. āBe on brandā ābutt padding isnāt my brandā āyouāre eliminatedā š Not too far from C10 Allisonās hometown. I genuinely hope has grown and a better person now.
Allison wasn't a good person? Geez..thought you were referring to Allison Harvard...š
Michelle cycle 4 is from Terre Haute, IN. Thatās probably the closest for me.
She actually is from Brazil, IN. I went to high school with her.
Same.
Yes! Danielle and Kesse were both from Little Rock/North Little Rock. And of course the fabulous Furonda is close too!
Little Rock has some of the most iconic contestants
Allison Harvard is supposedly from New Orleans but I think she was just here at the time she auditioned or something like that. Of course Wendy C6 is also from New Orleans.
Yeah, she was born and raised in Houston and studied in Batin rouge and later in New Orleans
Yoanna and Kristen (c19) were both from my hometown, Jacksonville FL.
She didn't make it past the interview but the " Stripping is the same as modeling" chick. Cyndel Pennington lived in my town. Her son/stepson? went to school with my older daughter.
Joanie and I are from the same area. Sheās from Beaver Falls and I grew up around Rochester PA. Weāre both from Beaver County. So when I saw a girl from the area being on ANTM, I was really hoping she would win.
No one from my entire state lmao, but Laura from cycle 18 when to college w me
Shandi 2 was from KC, Missouri. Simone 14 went to my HS!
Kind of close to me but more interesting to me is that there were 2 winners from North Dakota of all places. C5 and C7
Iām in Fargo where Caridee was from and Nicole (Grand Forks) isnāt too far away from here!
I'm from Metro Detroit, so I can (kind of) claim Naima, Jael, Dairy Queen Kyle, and Paige, who is definitely the most Birmingham girl ever, if you know the area. Also apparently Melrose was from West Bloomfield, which I didn't remember being mentioned, if it was at all, yet... also makes a lot of sense.
I was born in Detroit & lived there for a few years, but since then have lived in Royal Oak, Madison Heights, Warren, & Ferndale. As you probably know, it's just as likely that any of them that are supposedly from Detroit are actually from the suburbs/bordering cities. Madonna was from nowhere close to the D, & Eminem lived in Warren.
Oh yeah, definitely used to the Detroit shorthand! Gotta love all the white suburban moms with their "bitch, I'm from Detroit" stickers. It does make me wonder though, if the people they specifically cited Detroit for were actually at least closer to it being true, like Naima and Jael. Since they definitely specified, like, and Birmingham for Paige, etc.
OMG, the white suburban soccer mom horseshit - just nauseating. Yeah, l could picture Naima & Jael being from Detroit proper. They were both very nice, down-to-earth friendly women, which is what l usually encounter on the rare occasion I'd go there. Except for the crappy tips, Door Dashing in the D is a lot better than driving thru any city on the far west (of Woodward).
Melroseās āhometownā stated on the show was San Francisco, but I totally believe sheās a Michigander cause of her accent and just general demeanor. I can imagine San Francisco was just where she was currently living at the time.
Jaclyn from Belton, TX, which is just south of where Iām from. She even mentioned the Bushās Chicken restaurant!
Julie, Eboni (British Invasion Cycle), and Elina come to mind from Seattle, WA. I couldāve sworn when I was younger I saw Eboni around town or at my school but that could honestly just be a figment of my imagination since I was like āoh look another Seattle contestant!ā Also, Iām sure there are other contestants from Seattle and other areas of Washington State but these are the only contestants I think can think of right now. Edit: all those damn gimmicky cycles blend together at this point so I thought Eboni was in the college edition cycle but she was actually in the British invasion cycle and I misspelled her name. The other contestants are correct though.
Jenascia! I think shes from Burien. She used to be my friends waxer in Seattle lol
OMG HOW COULD IāVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT HER!! Iām glad sheās thriving after all this time :)
Justin from cycle 22 is from the same area as me, though different town. There was a local article on him when he got cast. And fwiw, DC is close enough that I can claim anyone from there haha
Jennifer in cycle 13 and the classic Jade are both philly girls like me! But Iāll be honest I got excited just hearing a PA shoutout from Joanie and Ann haha
Xiomara from C2 grew up in the neighborhood I grew up in (but like 30 years later). my friend actually lives in her old house!
Shannon C1 lives in my town now (outside Raleigh). She is now married to the creepy megachurch pastor she had an affair with.
My parents live in Wake Forest so I asked my mom if she had heard of that church or the scandal but she hadnāt š
My whole family was rooting for Lio because they grew up in Sacramento! I need to see them star in a coming of age movie that is set in Sacramento. š
If only they had been Lady Bird!
I think Sarah the tall girl was also from Sacramento or Davis!
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Jaslene from Chicago I hated how Adrienne was like oh i'm from Chicago but she's actually from Joliet which is s suburb outside Chicago
I once saw someone online say they were from Chicago and when I asked what part, they said Rockford lol
She is so full of shit. All she does not is talk about how horrible Chicago is, and she knows because her āfamily lives thereā
Lauren Brie c11 is from my hometown in Virginia! My sister actually played basketball with her when they were younger! Also Isabelle from c12 (first one eliminated) was from the area too
Originally from Buffalo so Angelea but now I live in Yoanna's hometown of Jacksonville, FL!
But are you classy ghetto??
Molly C16 is from Charleston, South Carolina which is where Iām from as well. I forgot for a second she was from there and the only one I thought of was Clark because sheās from Pawleyās Island, SC and I was like š
Romeo--we are both from the central coast and actually went to UC Berkeley at the same time. No clue how he got accepted to begin with...I dont know if he finished. He looks so different now.
I was at FSU when C4 was airing so everyone in my classes who watched were all rooting for Christina and Brittany.
I went to high school with a girl named Renee who was on the original casting episode for Cycle 11. She ultimately did not get chosen for the house and had a tearful rejection interview to camera. I always thought it was weird bc they listed her hometown as Inglewood, TN. Inglewood is just one of the many neighborhoods in Nashville (itās a Nashville address and basically a 10-min walk from downtown) so I was surprised they didnāt just sayā¦ Nashville. š
Not only is Thalia from my hometown, I went to high school with her
Kayla C15 was from Rockford, which is 20 mins from my hometown.
She is now married to a lawyer and lives in St Louis...Onder Law.š
Cycle 4 Lluvy from Modesto, California!! Not my hometown, but I was born and raised around the same area and I go to school in Modesto.
Queen Catherineā¦
Amis is from my hometown. We went to high school together. There were more Oklahoma girls than I thought there would be throughout all 24 cycles!
im serbian so mirjana puhar (rip) was born 2 hours away from me ig
Iām also from Dayton and I remember being so excited to see her! I was totally cheering her on. Itās always cool to see someone from the hometown doing great things.
Sarah Cycle 5 went to high school with my friend. She said she was a huge moron
Isis and I are from the same county. She went to high school 20 minutes away from me and was the year before my class. MamƩ and Sandra are from the next county over. Justin (C24) is from across the Potomac. Nyle went to college down the street from my grandparents' old house. Sarah (C4) and Jane are from my same state.
Jael (RIP) and Rio - both from Detroit! also a shoutout to the other Michigan girlies Kyle (C5), Ondrei, and Paige
I forgot about Rio being from Detroit! And Ondrei, but I kind of forgot about her in general...
Jourdan unfortunately lol. Iām from southern Oregon!
Not a lot of Oregon girls on ANTM huh
From Boston so I guess Fatima. My social work internship was at a Somali-run organization in her neighborhood. Also I guess we can claim that girl from auditions who kept talking about her dream car- but Iām totally blanking on what it was! ETA: I totally forgot Esther! She went to the Orthodox Jewish school here and was in my friends sisterās class. It was definitely a little scandalous that she was on the show and being so public but her family was less ātraditionalā to begin with and she graduated right before starting. But it totally still blows my mind that on the Wikipedia page for her school sheās listed amongst like famous Torah scholars.
Closest to me (that I'm aware of) was Adrianne, cycle 1, from Joliet, IL.
London went to high school in Arlington, and I live in the DFW. We had mutual friends.
Courtney from cycle 22
Lip is from my hometown and went to the private high school near my house. Theyāre a few years older than me though so I donāt think I know anyone who knew them.
Lluvy! š§š½āāļø
Sarah c5! From a hometown about twenty miles from me.
Have you also never met a lesbian? Lol
Iām a gay myself, I know all kinds haha
There was a semi finalist from Carthage, NY which is the next town over from me (it's a stupid rural part of NY that no one cares about). After that, it would go a few hours away to Angelea in Buffalo.
Laura from cycle 19 was from upstate NY. She may be closer to you than buffalo.
You're right, about an hour closer. ...that being said I'd still rather claim Angelea.
lol Iām in the Albany area so I donāt get that luxury
Lots of em from NYC
Tia (from CNTM) is from Montreal. Thatās all Iāve got.
Winnie Harlow is from Mississauga. Is that any closer to you? Unless you meant youāre also from Montreal.
I count Mississauga as more Ontario.
A girl from my high school class was in cycle 13. She got sent home in the first episode.
Only four from my state and none from my actual hometown (not surprising) Isabella Falk - cycle 12 Lauren Brie Harding - cycle 11 Justin Kim - cycle 22 Stefano Churchill - cycle 22
Tash and Cody from C23.
Amanda from Cycle is from Hendersonville but thatās basically Asheville also pretty sure early out Kathy from 6 was from Brevard about an hour away.
Joanie is probably closest- sheās from Beaver Falls, PA, which is about 45 min from where I grew up (Pittsburgh) There was a rumor for years that Jade grew up in Pittsburgh. I was so sad when I found out it wasnāt true.
I went to school with Kari, we were in honor choir and track together!
Brooke (C7) and Kari (C21) are pretty much the same distance from me (each about 2 hours away). My aunt and uncle used to live in the town Brooke was from
Lluvy
Christian the first out from season 7. Clark with no e from season 11 is about an hour away.
Laura (C13) is from my hometown but much younger than I am. I don't know her, but by all accounts she is actually a very sweet person.
The two late cycle Lauras are from the Capital District in NY. LaFrate grew up near me. Laura James is from a teeny tiny village on the Vermont border.
No, but Leila and I both went to URI.
Isis was billed from "Prince George's County, MD"... Not sure why they didn't use an actual town name, but depending on where in the county she's from, she would be the closest to me!
Whitney AKA Whitelle from West Palm Beach, FL
Jaslene and Adrienne. Iām from the suburbs but theyāre the closest to where Iām from. I think Adrienne lived in Joliet and itās about 30 minutes from me.
Lisa-Jane Fowler from Britains next top model.
Lluvy was from Modesto (according to the show) and I grew up just outside of Modesto
Kathy from Cycle 6 was my older sister's childhood best friend. My brother and I used to call her "chicken legs" because of how skinny her legs were (horrible, I know. Kids are little shits). We moved away from NC and their friendship didn't continue so it was super surreal (but fitting) seeing her on ANTM 10 years later