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Norelle Francis Griffith (née Van Herk) (born April 28, 1984) is an American fashion model. She competed on Cycle 3 of ANTM in 2004, where she was the tenth girl eliminated and placed fifth.
ANTM[]
Norelle in her auditions stated how much she loved Paris Hilton. She was the eleventh girl selected to be part of the fourteen finalists. She was part of a clique made up of herself, Ann and Eva, and never placed higher than third in any of the call-out orders.
For her makeover, she was given short dark hair about shoulder length and had her braces removed. She won the first challenge of the cycle that episode. In episode four, she was ecstatic to meet the Heatherettes at the runway challenge, because Paris was one of their clients. She was infamous for falling flat on that same runway.
She was eventually eliminated in episode eleven for not being as strong in photos as she was in personality, as well as having extreme struggles with the Japanese culture.
Call-out order[]
Norelle | Episodes | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | ||
11th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | Eliminated |
Post-show[]
After the show, Norelle followed the judges advice and became a successful model in Japan. She was signed to NOUS models and Dream Models in Asia, and she did print work for Sisters, Yes!, Sudden Weekly, and Goat Boutique.[1][2] She has also appeared on the show "One on One".
On July 22, 2021, she was interviewed by Oliver Twixt. This is the most recent ANTM interview by him as of September 2021.[3]
Personal life[]
Norelle got married to Dave Griffith on September 25, 2010,[4] and the couple have three kids, a daughter and two sons.
Legacy[]
Norelle's Heatherette runway fall won the Fiercee Award for Worst Walks and Wipeouts in 2008.[5] She was ranked number eight on MsMojo's YouTube video "Top 10 Best America's Next Top Model Makeovers".[6]
Trivia[]
- Norelle is the first girl to fall during a runway challenge.
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
- "I'm the only one with braces. I'm the only one with bling-bling on my grill, okay?"
- "My biggest dream: Heatherette fashion show. My worst nightmare: falling. All in the same night."
- "I can barely speak English, and you want me to speak Japanese?"
- (Following a long pause after hearing Yaya shouting at them) "....Go on.."
- "Holy crap, Toccara! Your boobs are as big as my head!"
- "I don't eat Japanese food and if I do it's like.. Panda Express?"
- "Opening a sliding door in Japan seriously takes five minutes."
References[]
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Cycle 3 Contestants |
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Amanda Swafford • Ann Markley • Cassie Grisham • Eva Pigford • Jennipher Frost • Julie Titus • Kelle Jacob • Kristi Grommet • Leah Darrow • Magdalena Rivas • Nicole Borud • Norelle Van Herk • Toccara Jones • Yaya DaCosta |