She was given the boot in one of the earlier episodes of America's Most Smartest Model, but bikini model Mandy Lynn remains popular with her fans who liked her pre-Mary Alice Stephenson makeover look just fine.

Mandy Lynn continues to maintain an active online presence, keeping her fans updated on her latest activities via her website and her MySpace page. In fact, if you're a fan, and in the New York City area, you might still have a few hours to catch her at the Manhattan Hawaiian Tropic Zone, where she'll be today, November 28, until 9pm Eastern.

She's also recently appeared as Today's Girl on Maxim.com and on the cover of Conxxxions Magazine.

Although Mary-Alice might have wanted her to take on a more high-fashion look on America's Next Smartest Model, and skeptics have wondered how a 5'2” model could be successful, Mandy Lynn as pointed out that height and a high-fashion look isn't actually a requirement for success in the arena she is already working in.

She said in a recent interview, “I have been modeling 7 years; I have done all different types of modeling such as, Playboy, Fitness, Lingerie catalogs, Bikini Calendars, Energy Drinks, Posters and more!”

She's also, like another reality TV sensation, Tila Tequila, built her fan base  the new-fashioned way: on the internet. She said, “I've always been very popular on the Internet, even before I did Playboy. I started on the Internet, submitting my pictures to these silly rating sites like HOT or NOT, and people became my fans. And then I started modeling, I did some car-show work and a fanbase grew and grew with everything I did. Then I did Playboy after they came to my town to cast. After that, more magazines, more everything. It just kind of snowballed. The Internet fanbase has been following me since before everything.”

So if you're one of those internet fans in NYC and missed that update on her sites, head out now to catch up with America's Most Smartest Model alum Mandy Lynn.


- Leslie Seaton, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: www.myspace.com/sexymandylynn, RealityRatPack, VH1
(Image courtesy of VH1)