America's Next Top Model was one of those guilty pleasure shows fans couldn't get enough of. From the wild and wacky photoshoots to host Tyra Bank's infamous cycle four-line, "I have never yelled at a girl like this in my life," the reality television show was definitely addicting when it first aired in 2003.
Fans of the modeling competition show will remember its first winner, Adrianne Curry. The Illinois native took home the prize that included a contract with Wilhelmina Models in New York City and landed dozens of modeling gigs for magazines. But, there is a lot more to know about Curry than her time on the show, especially what she's been up to after being crowned America's Next Top Model.
10 Adrianne Landed A Ton Of Modeling Gigs After Her Win
America's Next Top Model may have had its ups and downs, but it gave fans a lot of memorable contestants. The show's first winner, Adrianne Curry was known for her edgyCurr and gutsy personality, even feuding with host Tya Banks publicly after her win. However, that didn't stop her from trying to make it in Hollywood.
After her ANTM win, Curry went on to sign a contract with Wilhelmina Model in New York City and modeled for tons of magazines, including, Life & Style, Star, Maxim, and Spanish Marie Claire.
9 She Landed A Spread In Playboy
Adrianne Curry may have had to do some uncomfortable and odd photoshoots when she was a contestant on ANTM, but one gig that she was pleased to take part in was posing for Playboy. Curry posed for the infamous magazine and even landed the cover for the American edition of Playboy in February 2006.
Curry would return for a second cover and spread in the magazine in the January 2008 issue. She even made the magazine's top 100 Playboy spreads 2008 edition.
8 She Was On Season Four Of VH1's The Surreal Life
Many of the former ANTM contestants have gone on to star in movies, tv shows and have even changed their careers entirely, but winner Adrianne Curry went on to star in the reality television show The Surreal Life.
The show was about not-so-famous celebs living in the same house and how they live their day to day life in an L.A. mansion. Adrianne ended up filming with The Brady Bunch star Christopher Knight, and the pair began dating soon after the show was over.
7 Curry Got Her Own Show Titled My Fair Brady With Then Fiance Christopher Knight
Curry and her then-boyfriend actor Christopher Knight got their own show on VH1 titled, My Fair Brady. The show pretty much followed the couple's life together, Cury's plastic surgery, and Knight's desire to start a family.
On the season finale, Knight proposed to Curry, and the second season focused on the new couple's wedding preparations.
6 She Got Married And Later Divorced Knight In 2011
Adrianne Curry and Christopher Knight wed on May 29, 2006, in a gothic-styled wedding in Curry's hometown in Illinois.
At the time she stated, " I wanted to go as Gothic as I could and as traditional as I could without ruffling anyone's feathers," adding, "I wanted to have a black dress... but I knew it would break my grandmother's heart." Knight and Curry later filed for divorce in 2011.
5 She's Remarried To Voice Over Actor Matthew Rhode
In 2017, the model announced that she was engaged to movie-trailer voice actor Matthew Rhodes. According to HuffPost, Curry and Rhodes live a life away from the Hollywood spotlight and she looks happier than ever. Curry ended up leaving California for good and moved to Montana with her new beau.
The two ended up eloping in Glacier National Park in Montana on September 15, 2018, and she definitely used her modeling skills when it came to taking their beautiful wedding photos.
4 She Claims She Never Got Her ANTM Winnings
Curry and Tyra Banks have feuded back and forth since the model won the first cycle of ANTM. She even claims that she's still waiting on the prizes she won during her time on the show. In a blog post, Curry states that she never received her Revlon contract and she ended up being stuck with a modeling agency that "didn't want her to be successful in any way just to spite the show."
Former judge and creative director Jay Manuel is even writing a book inspired by behind-the-scenes moments of ANTM! Will he call out Tyra Banks like Curry did?
3 She's Pretty Much Over The Fame From ANTM
After her win on the modeling competition show and starring on a couple of television shows, Curry admitted that she's over Hollywood.
Talking about fame, she told HuffPost, "its a bottomless pit that never gets filled. It's a void," adding, "Everyone is so fame-obsessed." Today, Adrianne Curry is running her own lifestyle blog, titled, "Adrianne Curry My Life Post-Hollywood."
2 She's A Rep For Avon
Curry is also busy being a representative of the beauty marketing company Avon. According to the model, she ended the 2019 year as the top online Avon sales rep in the country and continues to be a successful Avon rep.
Talking about her new gig, Curry said, "Now I get to work from home and I want to have elves and moose in my yard... a far cry from when I had paparazzi outside."
1 She's Living A "Rural" Life
While it appears that Curry is content with what happened in her past, she seems even happier now that she's living her dream "rural life."
"Fame isn't as great as everyone makes it out to be. Anything you do or say will be thrown in your face in 15 years... in your children's faces... if fame means more to you than these things, do it up!", Curry shared.