Mercedes Scelba-Shorte was a contestant and runner-up during Cycle 2 of ANTM.
After appearing on America’s Next Top Model, Scelba-Shorte became a spokesperson for the Lupus Foundation of America. She signed with Nous Model Management and has also landed small roles in a number of TV shows including One on One, All of Us, and The Bold and the Beautiful.
She has appeared on the cover of Wedding Dresses magazine in 2005, Lupus Now magazine (Fall 2004 and Fall 2007), and Arthritis Today. She has also graced the pages of Teen Vogue.
Her commercial credits include: Chili’s, Target, Hewlett Packard, Sears, AT&T, Payless Shoes, Bell South, and Chevy. Other modeling credits include: Anchor Blue, Kohl’s, Old Navy, Wal-Mart, Halston, Mervyn’s, and Macy’s.
Her runway credits include DSquared2 Milan Fashion Show Spring 2004, Rock & Republic, Studios John Sakalis Fall 2004 and Ellegirl presents Dare To Be You: Wal-Mart Meets America’s Next Top Models 2005. Mercedes was also in a commercial for Chili’s restaurant in 2007 and was featured in the Kay’s catalog for Holiday 2007. She can be found modeling Mandy Moore’s Mblem line and landed her first beauty campaign for Leeza Gibbons’ Sheer Cover Mineral Makeup. Currently, she can be seen in a Subway television advertisement.
Mercedes left Nous Model Management in L.A. in 2008. She then signed to Elite Model Management in L.A. and now is signed to Click Models in L.A. under the name of Mercedes Yvette. (I could not locate her portfolio under Elite.)
Source: Mercedes’ Myspace
Source: Mercedes’ Twitter
Source: BuddyTV
Source: Wikipedia
Source: All ANTM
Source: Wire Image
Source: Fashion Model Directory
Source: Nous Model Management
Source: ANTM / Sascha Pflaeging
Source: ANTM / Sascha Pflaeging
Source: ANTM / Sascha Pflaeging
Source: ANTM / Sascha Pflaeging
Source: ANTM / Sascha Pflaeging
Source: ANTM / Nigel Barker
Source: ANTM / Che Graham
Source: ANTM / Richard Dean
Source: ANTM / Andrew Eccles
Source: ANTM / George Holtz
Source: ANTM / Bill Heuberger
Source: ANTM / Alex Martinengo
Source: ANTM / Massimo Costoli
Source: ANTM / Massimo Costoli
To see more photos of Mercedes, click here.
April 22, 2010 at 2:59 am
Mercedes has a newer myspace than the one link listed at the top of this page. Her new myspace is:
http://www.myspace.com/mercedesyvetteofficial
She just started it in March, so there is not that much on it as of 4/21/2010.
April 22, 2010 at 8:52 am
Thanks so much for the heads up!
August 26, 2010 at 12:59 pm
классная!
Rough translation: “Classy!”
November 24, 2010 at 8:29 am
Mercedes is just so beautiful!
December 23, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Mercedes is one of the world’s most beautiful women.
December 26, 2010 at 7:52 am
I think Mercedes should have won cycle 2! She is such a beautiful person, inside and out. I hope she continues modeling, she is really talented.
December 26, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Hello. My name is Alena! I live in Russia and we have 2 season showed only a year ago. I immediately fell in love Mersedas and should she win, not John! Mersedas SUPER!
January 9, 2011 at 9:13 am
Who is John?
July 10, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Yoanna, she was the winner.
February 7, 2011 at 4:51 am
Good for her; I liked her. Keep on modeling, girl.
February 24, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Eh, just an ordinary girl … a finalist????? Oh God no.
March 17, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Not to be mean, but I do agree with Makister here. She’s no extraordinary girl. I have no idea how she made it to the top two. I was expecting someone like April or Sara to go there along with Yoanna; definitely not her.
March 28, 2011 at 6:04 am
They say “great minds think alike.” I’d like to add “dull minds do too”! Your comments show you have lackluster eyes!
July 17, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Yea her face is too round and childish
March 23, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Good to see her looking healthy and happy.
March 28, 2011 at 6:09 am
Mercedes has the certain Je ne sais quoi that pulls you into her and her photos. unfortunately, the illness she suffers from drains her and the “it” and leaves her looking exhausted. She deserve to be in the final two because she pulled it off until the end.
April 9, 2011 at 8:49 pm
She look like J. Lo.
July 25, 2011 at 9:20 pm
She was the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 4, 2011 at 10:45 pm
mercedes was very great is rather unfortunate she didnt win
October 7, 2011 at 12:58 am
Oh gowsh this lady is super amazing, her strength is juust aawsome..!
October 20, 2011 at 8:12 pm
I really thought she should have won the competition. She had it all over Yoanna.
December 17, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Mercedes was really cute and sweet but she was far too commercial.
January 31, 2012 at 1:37 pm
I was diagnosed with lupus 5 yrs ago. I wish I could get a better update on her 2 see how she is doing because I’m having a hard time with mine
January 31, 2012 at 1:40 pm
I was diagnosed with lupus 5 yrs ago. I wish I could get a better update on her 2 see how she is doing because I’m having a hard time with mine. I’m having flares, my hair, is falling out, I have mood swings & I have a problem with getting out of bed in the mornings. I would love 2 meet her or atlease hear how she is doing with her lupus.. Thanks