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Kayla Ferrel is an American fashion model. She was a contestant on cycle 15 of ANTM in 2010, where she was the eleventh girl eliminated and tied for third with Jane Randall. She later competed on the All-Stars cycle in 2011, where she tied for eighth with Bianca Golden.

ANTM[]

Cycle 15[]

Kayla was known for being openly lgbtq+. She was the twelfth girl called into the final fourteen girls at casting.

Kayla began the cycle as one of the frontrunners, getting second call out in the first two photoshoots. Her photos continued to wow the judges, until episode six, where Kayla was in the bottom two with Kacey, but was spared for having a stronger portfolio out of the two. She redeemed herself, getting second call out again the next episode. She earned a total of two first call-outs in her cycle, but the judges thought she had yet to master her facial angles, and Chelsey was picked as a finalist over her and Jane.

Call-Out Order[]

Kayla Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12th 2nd 2nd 7th 4th 8th 2nd 4th 1st 1st Eliminated

Cycle 17[]

Kayla returned to All-Stars with jet black hair. The judges had high expectations of her due to her gorgeous pictures from her previous cycle, but the judges thought she was unable to deliver gorgeous photos or enough star quality, and was in the bottom two with Sheena in episode two.

In the beginning of episode four, she had a severe seizure which led to a hospitalization. She was sent home in episode seven, in a double elimination along with Bianca.

Call-Out Order[]

Kayla Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
12th 12th 5th 5th 6th 6th Eliminated

Post-Show[]

Kayla has signed with Donna Model Management in Japan, and has taken many test shots. She was in one magazine called Zouch.[1] As part of her challenge win, she gave Miranda Lambert the award for Best Female Country Vocal at the fifty-third Grammy's.[2]

Personal Life[]

She has since retired from modeling, and worked as the Director Of Business Development at OnderLaw from 2014 to 2022.[3]

In 2021, photos surfaced on the ANTM Reddit revealing Kayla had a husband named Jim Onder, surprising many fans.[4][5]

As of May 2023, Kayla graduated from law school. Currently, Kayla is a practicing attorney at OnderLaw in St. Louis, Missouri.

Her IG is @kaylarferrel, her facebook is Kayla Ferrel, and her X/Twitter is @KaylaRFerrel.

Legacy[]

She was ranked number eight on MsMojo's YouTube video "Top 10 Best America's Next Top Model Makeovers".[6]

Trivia[]

  • Kayla is the youngest model to compete on All-Stars, with her being 20 at the time of filming.
  • Kayla and Jeremy Rohmer are the only models in ANTM history to be eliminated in a double elimination twice.

Gallery[]

Cycle 15[]

Cycle 17: All Stars[]

References[]

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