Next Top Model Stars Who Look Much Different Now

Renee Alway was another young contestant on Cycle 8 of ANTM and then a finalist on Banks' spinoff, Modelville, but when the cameras stopped rolling, so too did her success. 

Alway became addicted to painkillers, then heroin. She lost her home and custody of her three children. Her most publicized post-show spread was a mugshot after her arrest in Palm Springs in 2013. According to ABC News, Alway pled guilty to felony counts of burglary, vehicle theft, and possession of a firearm and a misdemeanor count of identify theft. She was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

In hopes of deterring others from following in her footsteps, Alway conducted an interview from prison with ABC affiliate KESQ. Sporting a standard-issue jumpsuit and shaved head, she spoke about her post-show destruction. "It was just closed door, after closed door, after closed door," she said. "I felt like a failure because I couldn't get past the reality TV stigma that had been put on me." Though Alway connects her downfall to the shows, she also assumes responsibility for her decisions. "There are plenty of girls who were eliminated and they're doing just fine so, obviously, I made choices that brought me here as well."

Though the judges of ANTM Cycle 3 unanimously agreed that ice-eyed Amanda Swafford photographed flawlessly, financial struggles have taken a toll on her CoverGirl face. In 2014, Swafford launched a GoFundMe campaign asking for $5,000 to replace a missing front tooth. "If I had money like that I would have replaced my glasses when they broke two years ago and started a savings account for my son to go to college or buy a car to drive his blind mom around," she posted on the fundraising site. (Swafford is legally blind due to a degenerative eye disease.)

Swafford's social media accounts have logged some dental progress, though she reportedly broke her nose and knocked out another tooth in early 2015. At the time of this writing, her tooth appeared to be repaired, and her signature sweetness was intact. She posted on Facebook, "When life gives you lemons, find someone that life gave sugar to. Then find someone who life gave water to. Then be a gang...a sweet refreshing gang."

When you're in the business of looking good, even minor aesthetic changes can destroy careers—for the record, we still miss Jennifer Grey's Dirty Dancing nose. Fans wondered if Lisa D'Amato, winner of ANTM: All Stars, could bounce back after mangling her face on a movie set in 2013. 

According to the New York Daily News, D'Amato was horsing around on the set of the indie film, Cowboys and Indians, when she fell on her face while attempting a handstand. D'Amato posted nauseating Instagram photos of her face before and after reconstructive surgery.

Her new nose does slightly alter her ANTM look, but D'Amato shows no signs of slowing down. Calling her obstacle an opportunity, she became a spokesperson for Skinception's Dermefface FX7 scar serum and Kollagen Intensiv cream and has continued to work in minor league modeling and electro hip hop. She also returned to reality TV with her doomsday prepper husband for Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.

Analeigh Tipton struggled early on in Cycle 11 of ANTM, but she quickly became a favorite with both the judges and fans when she learned how to integrate her figure skating experience into her modeling. Although Tipton placed third in her season, she's gone on to become one of the show's most successful contestants, changing up her look constantly as she pursues an acting career.

Tipton began acting in feature films with an appearance in 2011's The Green Hornet before landing a memorable role as the unlucky-in-love babysitter Jessica in the rom com Crazy, Stupid, Love. Other notable parts include Warm Bodies, Lucy, Mississippi Grind, and the ABC series Manhattan Love Story, on which she played the lead opposite Jake McDorman. Although that show was canceled after one season, expect Tipton's looks to keep changing as she struts her way onto the A-list. 

Yaya DaCosta came this close to winning the title on America's Next Top Model's third cycle. Although she eventually lost out to Eva Pigford, she has still managed to build a successful career for herself as both an actress and a model. She started acting shortly after the show ended with a guest appearance on the sitcom Eve, and after appearing in a couple films, she landed a series regular role on the soap All My Children. 

DaCosta has since booked roles in films such as The Kids Are All Right, Tron: Legacy, In Time, The Butler, and The Nice Guys, as well as TV shows, including Ugly Betty, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Body of Proof, House, and Army Wives. In 2015, she joined Chicago Med as a series regular, playing nurse April Sexton. Although she's changed up her look many times since her Top Model days, DaCosta always finds a way to stand out.

The Brits took the crown on the America's Next Top Model British Invasion cycle, thanks to the bubblegum pink-haired beauty Sophie Sumner, who used her edgy look to beat out the competition. That win, coupled with her previous work on Britain's Next Top Model, catalyzed a successful career in the industry.

However, Sumner has changed her signature look somewhat, going for a more mature dark blonde 'do that's a bit longer than the short cut she rocked on the show. Sumner, who is good friends (and former roommates) with Harry Potter star Emma Watson, has also taken her talents to the small screen, appearing on Asia's Next Top Model and the reality show Taking New York.

Yoanna House was the second winner of America's Next Top Model, and she has built on her success from the show working as a brand ambassador for O.P.I. and by appearing in ads for Sephora, Levi's, and Macy's. She has also started a family and frequently posts pics of her adorable son on her Instagram.

House has developed a much more sophisticated modeling style over the years, growing out her hair and embracing a more natural look that's perfect for mixing things up in her many photo shoots.