Alejandra "Leslie" Mancia is an American fashion model. She competed on Cycle 6.
ANTM[]
Leslie was proud of her Latin heritage at auditions, and revealed a tattoo on her belly that says "What nourishes me destroys me."
Despite taking consistently strong photos every week, she faded into the background in the edit. She was also criticized for her posture on the runway.
She was eliminated in episode seven for having a lack of presence.
Call-Out Order[]
| Leslie | Episodes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 4th | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 4th | 3rd | Eliminated | |
Post-Show[]
Leslie was signed to Ford Models LA and Muse Management New York.[1] She was in Arizona Style, Kontakt, AZ Society, Tucson Lifestyle, Cosmo Girl, Arizona Foothills, YesStyle, Wild Blue Yonder, Arizona Weddings, Fantasticsmag, Vibe, Paper, Latina, Destinyman, FOURCEmag, Best of Intima, The New Erotic Photography, Seven Tribes, and JCK. She was modeled for Bloomingdale's, Target, Satya Jewelry and Martha Stewart Weddings.[2]
She was frequently a runway model on Project Runway. She walked for Anya Ayoung Chee in the season nine finale and for Michael Costello in Project Runway: All Stars.
She is now modeling as a plus-size model.
In January 2021, she was interviewed by Oliver Twixt. During the live show, she revealed that at some point after elimination she wanted to kiss Brooke, and that she had a crush on Jade.[3]
Trivia[]
- Leslie is the first model with vitiligo to compete on ANTM.
- Leslie is the first contestant to become a plus-size model after the show. She would be followed by Alasia Ballard and Jeana Turner.
Gallery[]
Follow Leslie[]
References[]
[]
| Cycle 6 Contestants |
|---|
| Brooke Staricha • Danielle Evans • Furonda Brasfield • Gina Choe • Jade Cole • Joanie Dodds • Kari Schmidt • Kathy Hoxit • Leslie Mancia • Mollie Sue Steenis • Nnenna Agba • Sara Albert • Wendy Wiltz |