Adrianne Curry
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| Birthplace |   Joliet, Illinois |
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| Hair | Brown |
| Eyes | Green |
| Birthdate | August 6, 1982 (age 24) |
| Measurements | - - |
| Height | 5'10.5"; 1,79cm |
| Official Site | http://www.adriannemcurry.com |
Adrianne Marie Curry (born August 6, 1982 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American fashion model and reality television contestant. Curry is famous for winning the first season of America's Next Top Model. She is married to Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch. She currently hosts a show at NowLive.com.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Before participating in ANTM, Curry was a waitress at Hooters. She dropped out of Joliet West High School in Joliet, Illinois in 2000 when she was a junior. Afterward, she earned her GED. She was also involved with drugs and had gone to rehab prior to ANTM. Additionally, on the show she mentioned having fallen for numerous modeling scams in her pursuit of becoming a model, paying hundreds of dollars to fake modeling agencies.
[edit] America's Next Top Model
While on ANTM in 2003, Curry had a unique drive to win the competition. She gained the respect of many judges when she showed up to elimination while she was coping with food poisoning. After winning ANTM, Curry believed she would receive a "big" Revlon contract. In Adrianne Curry's interview with www.PR.com[1], she said the contract did not end up being what she expected. "We were told throughout the taping of the show that the winner would have a huge cosmetics deal with Revlon," she said. "Billboards, magazines and all that wonderful fun stuff. What ended up happening was, I found out later on when I was waiting around for this deal that never showed up… I was told that it was just convention work. I never got paid till this day for the work that I did for them. There had been a deal already arranged before they even picked out the contestants of the show that it would not be a big contract, but that it would just be this thing. They weren't even sure if the show would make it on the air, let alone be a smash success and then into this cult phenomenon. To be in season one of America's Next Top Model was fabulous because we were the first, but it was also a great learning experience." Because of her experiences subsequent to winning, Curry has expressed dislike for Tyra Banks in several magazines, including Page Six, The Daily Collegian, Steppin' Out Magazine, and Playboy. Curry's involvement in the show was subsequently edited from the opening credits of Cycles 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. However, Curry does make an appearance in Cycle 2 of ANTM, and is mentioned during the opening of the first episode of Cycle 6 as being a past winner on the show.
[edit] Career after ANTM
Curry lives in Los Angeles, and has modeled for Life and Style Magazine, Stuff Magazine, People, Maxim, Marie Claire, Lucky, Macy's, Famous Stars and Straps, Beverly Hills Choppers, and Merit Diamonds. Curry appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial for Playboy in February 2006 (U.S. Version) where she was paid US$1,000,000 for the shoot.
Curry's runway shows include Anne Bowen Spring 2005, and Christopher Deane. She has appeared in a commercial for the Sirena Collection (Merit Diamonds) that ran from November 2004 to January 2005.
Curry was a co-host on the television game show Ballbreakers.
She had a cameo part in two episodes of the second season of UPN's sitcom Half & Half. [2] Curry participated in the Vh1 show Celebrity Paranormal Project. Adrianne's virtual-self recently appeared in a new demonstration by NVIDIA for their next hardware, the GeForce 8 series. [3]
[edit] My Fair Brady and marriage
In early 2005, Curry appeared on VH1's fourth season of The Surreal Life. After the season ended, Curry and fellow houseguest Christopher Knight began dating, and later moved in with each other. On September 11, 2005, VH1 began airing My Fair Brady, a show that documented their life together and paid her an estimated US$250,000. The show led her to being featured in Maxim's Hottest Women of Reality TV [4] and ranked #100 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2005.[5]. Knight proposed to Curry on the season finale of the show, which aired on November 6, 2005. The show was renewed for a second season, which focuses on the couple's wedding preparations. The second season began airing on VH1 in June 2006. The couple wed in Curry's hometown of Joliet on May 29, 2006 in a gothic-style wedding. Says Curry of the goth-themed ceremony, "I wanted to go as gothic as I could and as traditional as I could without ruffling anyone's feathers. ... I wanted to have a black dress ... but I knew it would break my grandmother's heart."[6]The church in which Adrianne and Chris were married burned down in the fall of 2006.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
On the October 3, 2005 broadcast of the Opie and Anthony XM Satellite Radio show, Curry discussed her bisexuality and revealed numerous past relationships with women. In addition, on the January 17, 2006 broadcast of Howard Stern's Sirius Satellite Radio show, Curry discussed her sexual orientation at length, and she admitted that she previously had a heroin and cocaine addiction.
[edit] Trivia
- She has several animals including two cats: Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds a.k.a. Lucy D. and Sgt. Pepper.[citation needed]
- She once owned a cat called Ziggy Stardust which lived in Joliet, and which was run over by a car in June, 2006.[7]
- She has green eyes.
- In 2006, Curry appeared on Gameshow Marathon as a celebrity panelist on the Match Game episode.
- One of her best friends is fellow America's Next Top Model contestant Kesse Wallace, who was a bridesmaid at her wedding to Knight.[citation needed]
- She has size 11 feet.[citation needed]
- Her nicknames include Adri and Morticia.[citation needed]
- She appeared in the Click Five video "Just the Girl" along with her husband
- Curry currently hosts an internet radio show on NOWLIVE.COM in which fans can call in and talk to her live. Frequent Guests include Husband Chris Knight, longtime friend Gay Greg and Jesus of Zion (from Myspace.com). The show airs every Thursday for 2 hours starting at 6 p.m. westcoast/ 9 p.m. eastern[8].
Curry loves watching birds, and also works with the elderly. Curry is a HUGE fan of McDonalds and will be hosting a party there on April 10, 2007 celebrating the birth of toads! The party will be in Orlando, Florida at 6:00 P.M.
[edit] References
- ^ The Raw and Uncensored PR.com Interview
- ^ 'Top Model' makes 'Half & Half' cameo
- ^ G80 Adrianne Curry Renders
- ^ Maxim Online - Adrienne Curry
- ^ FreeJose.com. Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2005. Retrieved on January 28, 2007.
- ^ Christopher Knight & Adrienne Curry to marry tomorrow
- ^ Curry Adrianne (July 2006). Adrianne Curry Official Website. Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
- ^ Live Show at NowLive.COM The Adrienne Curry Show Now In LA, retrieved 2007-03-08
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Adrianne Curry at the Internet Movie Database
- Adrianne Curry in the Fashion Model Directory
- Adrianne Curry at the Notable Names Database
| America's Next Top Model |
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| Judges and personnel |
| Janice Dickinson | Twiggy | Tyra Banks | Nigel Barker | J. Alexander | Jay Manuel | Beau Quillian |
| Cycles and winners |
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Please see individual cycle articles for additional contestants |
| Preceded by None |
America's Next Top Model winner Cycle 1 (2003) |
Succeeded by Yoanna House |
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