Amber DePace was a contestant during Cycle 13 of ANTM.
The then 18-year-old from Carlsbad, California was a student during her incredibly brief time on America’s Next Top Model.
During initial interviews on TV, Amber was an eccentric teenager with a love for Jesus. She came off abrasive and outwardly obnoxious initially, but seemed to have enough personality to be memorable on the show. Unfortunately, the viewers found out rather haphazardly that Lisa Ramos would be replacing Amber due to her leaving the show unexpectedly. Tyra said she left due to “personal issues.”
There’s been much speculation on why Amber withdrew from the competition; here are a few theories thrown around on ANTM message boards:
- She failed to pass the psych exam. (All girls are required to pass a psych exam before going on the show.)
- It was discovered she had a serious eating disorder. (She was 5’8 and weighed 95 pounds during initial interviews.)
- Bankable Productions found out that she was an actress trying to kick-start her acting career using the show as a platform for her antics.
- Her strong bible/religious beliefs and/or mental instability may clash with others in the house.
- She was a plant hired by 4Chan for Funny or Die as comic relief and/ or a publicity stunt.
Since the show, Amber has signed with ExploreTalent and New Faces Models and Talent. It’s also been discovered that she is an actress active with a youth theater group in Carlsbad, CA.
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To view more photos of Amber, click here.
October 21, 2010 at 10:21 am
Hmm … disappointed you didn’t go forward on the show. I wish you nothing but the best.
November 3, 2010 at 2:59 pm
I love Amber! She is crazy like me! Haha. I was so sad she didn’t continue the show. She deserved it!
December 15, 2010 at 11:43 pm
She wasn’t able to get into the house because she is really 17 not 18.
December 29, 2010 at 5:33 pm
I know it’s way too late to comment on this cycle, but I just wanna say I love her. Too bad she was removed.
January 3, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Omg. Jesus sent me to your page. I wish you the best. I prefer Nicole, but I wish you would have made it far. You are so cool.
January 19, 2011 at 3:49 am
She really wasted people’s time, and man, time is money.
February 12, 2011 at 6:56 am
XD!!! What’s up with the people leaving comments as if they’re talking to that Amber chick??? HAHAHA! It’s not so hard to think a little bit.
March 20, 2011 at 3:38 am
Hahah! This chick was in my physics class junior year in high school. She was out there. Lol.
May 4, 2011 at 7:01 pm
annoying, crazy and stupid. Hooray for american youth.
June 11, 2011 at 8:54 pm
if shes 5’8″ then surely she was 2 tall anyway, wasnt this the petite cycle????
June 24, 2011 at 4:41 am
None of those reasons seem even remotely valid;
The psych test is administered and mental state confirmed BEFORE semifinals, so if she was deemed unfit she wouldn’t have made it to the show in the first place.
The 2nd point is a bit random, seeing as they measured her in the first episode and she was 5’5 1/2”. I guess if that was a mistake, then the whole eating disorder thing could have worked out.
The 3rd is a bit strange IMO, normally production would have weeded that out before semi-finals. Even with that, as long as she hadn’t done a major campaign within 3 years Amber could still be legible.
The 4th is utter nonsence, clearly the person who came up with that didn’t watch cycle 1 (Robin) or 11 (Kacey, Clark et al). Production clearly aims at providing a diverse mix of personalities so a clash would be a good thing here. In the online downloadable form, one of the questions is; “How do you deal with anger?” ‘Hmm, why ask that?’ I wonder (!)
The 5th is also a bit strange, normally those kind of things would come out very quickly and be front page news in the entertainment industry, not coveted.
June 25, 2011 at 10:34 pm
It says it the description that she was 5’8″!!! It was the “Petite model” cycle… so 5’7 and under! Isn’t that the reason she couldn’t enter the house?
January 5, 2012 at 4:31 am
i wonder y she had to go home