- Is originally from Austin, Texas but for America's Next Top Model (2003), her hometown was shown as Hendersonville, North Carolina.
- Before America's Next Top Model (2003), she had modeled under the name Amanda Mellard.
- At the time of America's Next Top Model (2003), her weight was 115lbs.
- Her inspiration is Kuan Yin, the bodhisattva of compassion, as venerated by East Asian Buddhists.
- Has retinitis pigmentosa, which has caused her to be legally blind since the age of 14.
- Other contestants on America's Next Top Model (2003) thought that she exaggerated her blindness.
- Is originally from Austin, Texas but for America's Next Top Model her hometown was shown as Hendersonville, North Carolina.
- Mother of Elijah Wolf O'Connell, born 7 June, 2002.
- Her favorite movies include Baraka (1992), Natural Born Killers (1994), Forrest Gump (1994), Waking Life (2001), Ray (2004), Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Fifth Element (1997), Vanilla Sky (2001), and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975).
- Her favorite TV shows are The Daily Show (1996), Family Guy (1999), Surprise by Design (2002), Survivor (2000), Queer Eye (2003).
- Bears a strong physical resemblance to singer Annie Lennox, a resemblance that was noted by judge Nigel Barker on America's Next Top Model (2003).
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