Dani Evans

America's Next Top Model

Evans was never placed below sixth and was thought by the judges to be one of the front-runners in the competition, noted for her striking face. Over her stay she was voted Covergirl of the Week twice, received one first call-out and would have won the Go-See challenge had the final four been on time. Evans had two consecutive appearances in the bottom two where she survived both over Sara Albert and Jade Cole. It was not until the second half of the contest that she came under criticism for her heavy southern accent, which the judges felt was problematic, as the competition winner would shoot commercials for Covergirl; however, they acknowledged that she could work with a speech coach to eradicate her accent. In the finale, the judges were torn, with some of the judges preferring fellow finalist Joanie Dodds's versatile portfolio, while others (notably judge Nigel Barker) preferring Evans's "signature look." However, they felt Evans had the stronger in-person presence and commanded the final catwalk as well as having a stunning portfolio. Evans's charisma and charm edged out Dodds, thus crowning her the sixth winner of America's Next Top Model.

Career

After the show, Evans signed with Ford Models as part of her prize. However, she is currently signed with Click Model Management.

Print work

Dani has been featured in ELLE, Elle Girl, Jewel Magazine, In Touch Weekly, Essence Magazinegazine, The New York Post, PowerPlay Magazine, the Ashro catalog, Sephora, Akademiks, MetroStyle, Cover Magazine, Venus Magazine, CoverGirl eyewear, and the Tory Burch line for Saks Fifth Avenue.

Runway

Evans has walked the runway for Issue, Victorio & Lucchino, Baby Phat Fall '07, Zang Toi Fall '07, BET'S Rip the Runway, Style Salon, Jenni Kayne's spring collection fashion show, and Carlos Campos Fashion Design Fall 2009 during New York Fashion Week. She has received a showcard from her agency, Click Model Management, for NY Fashion Week. She is one of few ANTM alumnae to be given a showcard for fashion week, an honor she received multiple times. Evans also walked in Korto Momolu's finale show on Project Runway season 5. Evans walked for Y-3 and William Rast F/W 2010 New York Fashion Week. Evans walked for TRIAS, Farah Angsana and Mara Hoffman Fall 2011 New York Fashion Week. Evans also walked for Michael Knight and Zang Toi in NY Fashion Week Spring 2012 show(Sept. 2011)

Commercial

Evans starred in The CW CoverGirl commercial campaign, "My Life as a Cover Girl", in the Fall of 2006, as well as starring in a CoverGirl commercial with fellow CoverGirls Queen Latifah and Tiiu Kuik. Evans was one of only a few Top Model winners to have her CoverGirl contract renewed and can be seen in multiple ads for the brand. She has recently been featured as one of CoverGirl's Top Models in Action. In the summer of 2009, She appeared on the cover of Kouture Magazine. Her shoot appeared on YouTube. Evans also appeared in a 2013 commercial for Target's Everyday Collection. She has also appeared as a model for women's clothing retailers New York and Company's web site.

Other

She was a guest appearance at Chris Brown's MTV special regarding his 18th birthday My Super Sweet 16. She is the spokesmodel for Akademiks and appeared on The Wendy Williams Show on September 16, 2009, as a model for Pastry, a line owned by Vanessa Simmons and Angela Simmons. She was featured in the Victoria's Secret PINK online style guide in December 2009.