Angelea Preston was a contestant during Cycle 14 of America’s Next Top Model. This 23-year-old Buffalo, New York native worked as an answering service operator prior to her appearance on America’s Next Top Model. Viewers might remember Angelea for making the semi-finalists for Cycle 12; unfortunately, she didn’t make it into the house.

When she auditioned for Cycle 12, she said on camera, “These girls are here trying to be like America’s Best Friend. I’m not here for you. I’m here because I want to model. I want to be Americas Next Top Model.”

During initial panel interviews Angelea said that she was out of control during her audition for Cycle 12 because she was seeing a guy that had her feeling angry and combative. She saw a counselor to help her deal with her anger issues. She said she’s now a changed women, although she’s still “ghetto” in a good way.

Angelea has really impressed the judges by looking soft in all her photos, even though she comes off tough during panel. Her overall performance was incredibly strong and she proved herself to be tough competitor for Top Model.

In the end, Raina and Krista were chosen as the final two, leaving Angelea and Alexandra eliminated from the competition. As she was eliminated, Tyra told her that she needs to take critique and keep her head held high.

Upon leaving, Angelea said the following:

“I’m proud of myself. Angelea is still a winner. I’m still that bitch. I don’t care what nobody says. I’ve got goals and I got dreams; I’m not  just talking this BS just to be talking it like, I’m gonna get on my grind and hustle, hustle, hustle. Trust and believe, you will be seeing Angelea because I know America loves me. And even though I’m not in the final two, I’m still America’s next top model. I don’t care.”

To read Angelea’s post-elimination interview with RTV Games, click here.

Since the show, Angelea has planned to moved to New York to pursue modeling and possibly acting.