Kimberly Leyla Leemans is an American fashion model. She competed on Cycle 9.
ANTM[]
Kimberly brought a statue of an elephant as a gift to Tyra at auitions. She stated that her parents were still together and never had any hardships. She was asked what she did when she was scared and then screamed and freaked out. She was called ninth into the house.
She was good friends with Bianca. In episode three, Bianca intentionally gave bad advice to Kimberly about her walk, trying to sabotage. They were both put in the bottom two for being the weakest at the rock climbing photoshoot, and the judges chose Bianca over her.
Call-Out Order[]
| Kimberly | Episodes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9th | 10th | Eliminated | |
Post-Show[]
After the show, Kimberly was the winner of Elite Model Managements' E-Tube contest in Chicago. She was also signed with Basic Model Management in New York and International Model Management in Brussels. She was featured in the magazines Ocala, Imagen, Cosmopolitan, Unvogue, Bliss, Lake & Sumter Style, PVL and Sessions.[1]
Television[]
Kimberly was a model for the season six finale of Project Runway.[2]
She has acting credits in "Gossip Girl", "Life on Mars", "Cupid", "Law and Order" and HBO's "How to Make It in America".[3] In 2014, Kimberly had a small role as Young Jo on "The Vampire Diaries". She was the character Crystal in "The Walking Dead".[4]
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| Cycle 9 Contestants |
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| Ambreal Williams • Bianca Golden • Chantal Jones • Ebony Morgan • Heather Kuzmich • Janet Mills • Jenah Doucette • Kimberly Leemans • Lisa Jackson • Mila Bouzinova • Saleisha Stowers • Sarah Hartshorne • Victoria Marshman |