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Our family is … not because we think the program is true, trustworthy, or lovely … but rather because we know one of the contestants is all of those things.
I’m currently working on a book with Top Model Shannon Stewart. Shannon is best known for her appearance on ANTM’s first season (2005) … and now on the All Star Season. In the first week of competition of Season 1, Shannon landed in the bottom two and if she hadn’t won that week’s challenge, she would have been eliminated. However, the following two weeks Shannon received two consecutive first call-outs, and performed consistently in the following weeks. But, in the semi-finals during a nude photoshoot in Paris, Shannon and fellow contestant Robin Manning caused controversy when they refused to take part in the photo shoot because of their Christian faith. However, this did not hinder Stewart’s progression in the competition finishing second overall to Adrianne Curry. She was known on the show as the very “commercial, edgy girl.”
Now that she’s in the All-Star Season little has changed according to Shannon’s standards. In the first episode of Season 17, Shannon refused to wear underwear for a photo shoot. (She opted to wear a bathing suit instead.)
How does Shannon stay pure in a model world? You can listen to my interview with Shannon and her husband Matt Ratliff here in iTunes or just click here to listen to the podcast:
Please pray for Shannon and I as we work on this book! Pray we’ll find the right publisher, too.
Finally, here are a few of my favorite photos of Shannon from this season! Won’t you join me in cheering on this God-girl?
Aw, I adore her! Good luck to you both on the book!
I think she’s fantastic, too!
I listened to the pod cast last night–it was great!