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| birth_name = Cassandra Jean Whitehead |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|10|5}} |
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| birth_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], United States |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Stephen Amell]]|December 25, 2012}} |
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| children = 1 |
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'''Cassandra Jean Whitehead''' (born October 5, 1985), also known as '''Cassandra Jean''',<ref>http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/txbirths?c=search&first=cassandra+&last=whitehead&spelling=Exact&11_year=&11_month=0&11_day=0&4=&14=&SubmitSearch.x=0&SubmitSearch.y=0</ref><!-- WP:RS needed (born Cassandra Jean Whitehead on October 5, 1985) --> is an American actress, model, and beauty pageant queen from Houston, Texas. Jean attended [[Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi]]. |
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==Beauty pageants== |
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Jean competed in the Miss Texas Teen USA pageant from 2002 to 2004.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} She was a semifinalist in both 2003 and 2004, and held the local title ''Miss Houston Teen USA'' in 2003.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} In these pageants, she competed alongside future ''Miss Texas USA'' Lauren Lanning (2006) and Magen Ellis (2007). Jean (as '''Cassandra Whitehead''') won Miss Corpus Christi 2004,<ref name=caller>{{cite news | first = Cassandra | last = Hinojosa | title = Will ''Miss Corpus Christi'' be America's top model?|date=September 20, 2005 | url=http://www.caller.com/ccct/ladies_only/article/0,1641,CCCT_19665_4094651,00.html | work = [[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]] | archivedate = September 20, 2005 | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20051129180526/http://www.caller.com/ccct/ladies_only/article/0,1641,CCCT_19665_4094651,00.html}}</ref> a title held by [[Eva Longoria]] in 1998. She made the top 10 at [[Miss Texas USA]] 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://tftj.com/db/preliminary.htm?year=2005&pag_id=3&prelim_id=32|title= Miss Texas USA 2005 pageant information}}</ref> <!--Jean is a cousin of Nicole O'Brian, a former Miss Texas Teen USA and Miss Texas USA.--> Jean competed in the [[Miss California USA]] 2008 pageant but was disqualified due to her appearance on ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''.{{Citation needed|reason=Top Model Contestant Natalie Pack won the 2012 title for this exact pageant.|date=November 2012}} The following year she was a judge for the Miss Newport Beach pageant.<ref name = newportbeachpageant >{{cite web|publisher=''Miss Newport Beach''|title=2008 Judges - Cassandra Whitehead|url=http://www.newportbeachpageant.com/2008/judges-2008/cassandra-jean/}}</ref> Whitehead was a 19-year-old student at [[Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi]] while participating in ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''.<ref name=caller /> |
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==''America's Next Top Model''== |
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Jean was chosen to compete on the UPN reality television show ''[[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5]]'' but quit the competition during the fourth episode. She became emotional during the makeover episode, wherein her long, dark brown hair was cut extremely short and dyed blond. During the next judging round, host Tyra Banks was still not pleased with Jean's haircut, wanting to make it even shorter but Jean refused.<ref name="hair">{{cite news|title=Role Model|publisher=Houston Press|date=October 13, 2005|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/2005-10-13/news/can-t-stop-giving/full}}</ref> Claiming that the producers gave her one night to consider her options, she walked out the following morning.<ref>{{cite news|title=Over the Top|last=Bark|first=Ed|date=November 9, 2005|publisher=The Dallas Morning News}}</ref> In 2009, she was voted one of the most memorable contestants by AOL Canada entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.aol.ca/article/Top-Model-Memorable-Contestants-Two/130914/|publisher=AOL entertainment|title=Top Model Contestants We Can't Forget, II|first=Chris|last=Jancelewicz}}</ref> Jean made an appearance in ''The Cycle 5 Reunion'', ''America's Next Top Model: Where the Girls Are'', and ''America's Next Top Model: Exposed''.<ref name="1 vs 100"/> |
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==Acting career== |
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Jean appears in the film ''2 Dudes and a Dream'' (2009).<ref>[http://blog.gotomycollection.com/2-Dudes-and-a-Dream-2008 GoToMyCollection] Review 2 Dudes and a Dream 2009</ref> She has had guest roles on several TV shows including ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onetreehillblog.com/2009/01/27/cassandra-jean-playing-brooke/|title= One Tree Hill blog}}</ref> ''[[The Middleman (TV series)|The Middleman]]'', ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Las Vegas (TV)|Las Vegas]]'', ''[[Hannah Montana]]'', ''Twenty-Four Seven'' (MTV), ''America's Next Producer'' (TV Guide Network), and a speaking role on ''[[Mad Men]]''.<ref name = newportbeachpageant /> |
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Jean hosted ''Lucky Strike's Bowl for a Cause'', MySpace and Tommy Lee's Super Bowl XL Event, Miss Corpus Christi 2006, ''America's Next Top Model Diva Dish'' along with "Red Carpet Makeovers" for the ''Tyra Banks Show''.<ref name = newportbeachpageant /> She also appeared on the game show ''[[1 vs. 100 (US game show)|1 vs. 100]]'' on February 15, 2008, winning $500,000.<ref name="1 vs 100">{{cite web|title=Cassandra Whitehead|url=http://antm411.com/cassandra-whitehead/|publisher=Where are the models of ANTM now?|accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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She married actor [[Stephen Amell]] on December 25, 2012, while on vacation in the [[Caribbean]]. They have a daughter, Mavi, born in 2013.<ref name=married>{{cite news|title=Mavi Alexandra Jean Amell: Stephen Amell's Baby Girl|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/20/mavi-alexandra-jean-amell_n_4131791.html|newspaper=Daily Mail UK|date=2013-10-20}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb name|2069987|Cassandra Jean}} |
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{{America's Next Top Model}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jean, Cassandra}} |
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[[Category:1985 births]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American actresses]] |
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[[Category:Actresses from Texas]] |
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[[Category:America's Next Top Model contestants]] |
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[[Category:American female models]] |
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[[Category:Beauty pageant contestants from Texas]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Participants in American reality television series]] |
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[[Category:People from Houston, Texas]] |
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[[Category:Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi alumni]] |
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[[Category:Top Model contestants]] |
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