“I Wasn’t Thinking About the Other Girls” – An Interview With America’s Next Top Model 11’s Isis

I remember when I found out that there was going to be someone this season on the show who is transgendered. I was curious, yet wasn’t really quite on board with it, simply because this is a competition geared solely towards women. However, as the show went on this season and we got to see more of Isis, I sort of changed my mind. It wasn’t until I interviewed the first four girls eliminated this season that I warmed up to Isis in the competition. I mean, if they could accept it and not be bitter, why shouldn’t I? And Isis did have some talent, so I can’t fault her for that!

So as usual, I had a chance to chat with Isis about her time on the show, and she really did shed some light on many subjects. How in the world did she end up on the show before she was even cast? Was her concern being a role model? Did she care how the other girls viewed her? The answers are here!

RealityNewsOnline: Hello, Isis! Thanks for talking with me today. Had you watched previous seasons of the show, and what factored into your decision to apply?

Isis: I had watched every season since the show has started, back when I was in high school. However, after being on an episode last season, I actually got a call from one of the producers telling me that I should make a run and apply for the show. They saw my potential, and I’m glad in the end I tried out!

RNO: As you just mentioned, Tyra said last night that you were in the background of a photo shoot last season – how did you fall into that?

Isis: Well, I was homeless at the time, and I had heard at the shelter that ANTM was looking for extras to be in a homeless awareness photo shoot. I decided that I would go down and try to nab a spot, and I did… so they allowed me to be in the background for all the girls’ photos. It was great!

RNO: Did you have any doubts about applying for the show, as far as being accepted for who you are?

Isis: I didn’t really have any doubts, but I can definitely say that I wasn’t sure if the offer was real or not. I’m a designer and an artist by nature, so being accepted is always on the back of your mind. I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to be viewed, but I sort of just decided that I was going to do it, and I’d have to be accepted if they liked it or not.

RNO: What about the other girls? Were you concerned over the way they would view you not only personally, but in the competition? Did you even care?

Isis: I wasn’t thinking about the other girls. I wasn’t there for them, I was there for me. I wanted to show that I could be a model, and really the other girls didn’t really play into that Luckily, I was accepted as the person I am, so it never really became an issue.

RNO: What was your reaction when watching all the comments Clark has said about you in private? Did you know or realize while in the house that she was that hostile towards you?

Isis: I had no idea Clark was making so many comments about me in the background. It was pretty shocking for me to hear most of it. I haven’t spoken to her since the show ended, but we were never all that close anyway. I have kept in contact with most of the other girls, even Lauren Brie, who was really close with Clark. I don’t know, it just wasn’t expected.

RNO: What was your main concern going into the competition, and what was your plan to stick out from the rest of the girls?

Isis: I just wanted to be me. I know that sometimes I already come across as having a really loud personality, and that’s just me. I knew that I was going to be in the spotlight, since I was putting myself out there. That’s why I didn’t want to try and stick out any more than I knew I already was going to. There was a ton of my personality that wasn’t shown. I was always joking around, so even if my intention was to be funny, it didn’t work. Ha!