Marvita Washington was a semifinalist on cycle 9 of ANTM in 2007. She later made the final fourteen on cycle 10 in 2008, and placed tenth.
ANTM
Marvita originally auditioned for cycle 9, where she talked about being molested and raped at a young age. She also clashed with Ebony at the dinner table. She did not advance.
She auditioned again for cycle 10, where she had a huge rivalry with Fatima. When Fatima revealed her genital mutilation, Marvita asked if she felt less of a woman, to which all the girls ridiculed her for.
In episode two, backstage after the first runway show in times square, Fatima slapped Marvita across the face by accident. Marvita thought she did that to provoke her and get her disqualified. Fatima later apologized to her at the house.
She was given a "horsemane" makeover, which Tyra said was something that she invented. She got second call-out for her surprisingly sexy lingerie photo.
She was eliminated in episode five over Whitney, because the judges felt like she gave up.
Post-Show
Marvita has signed to Ikon Model Management. She appeared in Ebony magazine in December 2008, and Supermodels Unlimited. She has walked for BET's Rip the Runway in 2009.[1]
Legacy
Her makeover ranked number 7 on MsMojo's YouTube video "Top 20 Worst America's Next Top Model Makeovers".[2]
Trivia
- Marvita is the fifth girl to audition twice. She is after Nargis Fahkri, Mary Nnenna, Tiffany Richardson and Jaslene Gonzalez.
- She is the lowest placing girl to audition twice and make the final cast.
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References
| Cycle 10 Contestants |
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Aimee Wright • Allison Kuehn • Amis Jenkins • Anya Kop • Atalya Slater • Claire Unabia • Dominique Reighard • Fatima Siad • Katarzyna Dolinska • Kimberly Rydzewski • Lauren Utter • Marvita Washington • Stacy-Ann Fequiere • Whitney Thompson |
