Sullivan was born to Michael and Gayle Sullivan and has three siblings, Bridgette, Jimmy, and Mikey.
22 Facts About McKey Sullivan
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McKey Sullivan is a graduate of Lake Forest High School and attended Ripon College where she majored in government and chemical biology and was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
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McKey Sullivan was known for appearing at the Bristol Renaissance Faire, which inspired her medieval fashion sense.
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McKey Sullivan got into modeling when she tried out for Elite Model Look following a sports injury and won the regional division of the competition.
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At the age of 19, McKey Sullivan was the eighth contestant to be selected to participate on the eleventh cycle of America's Next Top Model against thirteen other contestants, ultimately winning the competition.
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McKey Sullivan came into the competition with shoulder-length bright red hair however that was changed to short black hair during the makeovers.
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Over her stay, McKey Sullivan became one of the front-runners, winning two challenges, receiving two first call-outs and never placed below fifth.
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McKey Sullivan would have won this challenge had she been on time.
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McKey Sullivan went on to beat Samantha Potter for the title.
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McKey Sullivan became the second winner to never have a bottom two appearance, with Jaslene Gonzalez being the first.
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McKey Sullivan will be featured in Wal-Mart campaign, as well as in the national CoverGirl campaign ads.
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McKey Sullivan was featured in the December 2008 issue of In Touch Weekly.
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McKey Sullivan appeared on the cover and had a spread in the February 2009 issue of Seventeen magazine as part of her ANTM prize package.
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McKey Sullivan has recently been featured on Yahoo Style with Whitney Thompson.
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McKey Sullivan had the cover and a spread in Chicago Scene, June 2009 as well as various advertisements for Forever 21, Rendezvous, Myer, Crabtree and Evelyn and Sass and Bide.
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McKey Sullivan appeared on the September 2009 issue of Marie Claire modelling Oroton, Fendi and Miu Miu handbags and purses.
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McKey Sullivan was featured on the Cover Fall 2009 cover and interior fashion spread of Vogue Knitting magazine.
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McKey Sullivan walked for G-Star at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009.
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McKey Sullivan has walked in Trinidad and Tobago Fashion Week 2009 for Heather Jones Designs Limited.
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McKey Sullivan appeared on the runway for Mr Jay's clothing line called "attitude" with Aminat.
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In 2005, McKey Sullivan met her husband, Sam Alvey, a mixed martial artist, at the Bristol Renaissance Faire where he was working.
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McKey Sullivan was named one of People magazine's Most Beautiful People of 2009.