Name	Jaslene Gonzalez
Height	5'8
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	May 29, 1986
Place of Birth	Puerto Rico
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Jaslene Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Humboldt Park, Chicago. She attended Notre Dame High School for Girls in Chicago. She was an online college admissions advisor prior to America's Next Top Model.

Gonzalez had done some modeling prior to America's Next Top Model, having been represented by Avant Garde Models. In her CW "Close-up" interview, it was revealed that she appeared in fashion shows for local Chicago designers, including Michelle Gomez of Chicago and Alexis Arquette, as seen in local Chicago newspapers Extra and La Nota.

Gonzalez said in her Seventeen interview that she had been in an abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend; the relationship ended shortly before the filming of Cycle 7.


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Jaslene tried out for Cycle 7, but only made it to the semifinals. Assuring the judges that she would be back for the next cycle's audition, Jaslene's determination caught the eyes of producers, who thought she had potential.

“ Every little girl has a dream to be something. My family believed in my dream just as much as I did. And to be here, and after working so much... I think that shows all young women if you have that drive, keep going. Second time around, and I'm America's Next Top Model. — Jaslene Gonzalez[citation