Rebecca Kay Epley (née Olson) is an American fashion model. She competed on Cycle 4.
ANTM[]
Rebecca is most famous for her fainting mid-judging in episode three. This is due to a relapse of her childhood condition called vaso-vagal syncope. She was sent to the hospital, quickly recovered, went back to judging and got third call-out.
She was put in the bottom two in episode six due to not standing out, but was saved over Lluvy. She was eliminated with Tiffany next episode, and she was commended by Tyra for being emotional, unlike Tiffany.
The fainting moment was referenced in cycle 6, episode six when Tyra did a fake faint to prank the girls. The shot of her fainting has also become a popular reaction gif in meme culture. She returned for the legendary ANTM moment recreation photoshoot in cycle 8, posing with Jael.
Call-out order[]
| Rebecca | Episodes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 9th | Eliminated | |||||
Post-show[]
She signed with VNY Model Management, Mercenary Models Minnesota and is currently with Caryn Models as of 2021.[1] She was in Cosmopolitan and a Tommy Hilfiger ad. She also modeled for Nigel Barker's Beauty Equation.[2]
She's still friends with Kahlen and Naima as of 2018.[3]
Personal life[]
Rebecca married her boyfriend Todd Epley the same year as the cycle. They have two sons, Bennett and Evan.
Legacy[]
Rebecca's fainting was ranked number two on MsMojo's YouTube video "Top 10 Outrageous America's Next Top Model Moments".[4] She was an honorable mention on their video "Top 10 Shocking Eliminations on America's Next Top Model".[5]
Trivia[]
- Despite debuting on Cycle 4, Rebecca was one of the semi-finalists for Cycle 2, but she was edited out.
- Rebecca, Noelle Staggers and Tiffany Richardson are the forth, fifth and sixth models who made it to the semifinals twice, following Christina Fortier, Nargis Fakhri and Mary Nnenna. They would be followed by Jaslene Gonzalez, Marvita Washington, Angelea Preston and Kacey Leggett.
- Rebecca and Tiffany Richardson are the first models to be eliminated in a double elimination.
- Ken Mok said in the E! True Hollywood Story that Rebecca would've died from that faint if it wasn't for her makeover providing a cushion.
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References[]
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| Cycle 4 Contestants |
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| Brandy Rusher • Brita Petersons • Brittany Brower • Christina Murphy • Kahlen Rondot • Keenyah Hill • Lluvy Gomez • Michelle Deighton • Naima Mora • Noelle Staggers • Rebecca Epley • Sarah Dankelman • Tatiana Dante • Tiffany Richardson |