CariDee English, the 21 year-old from Fargo, North Dakota won the 7th cycle of America's Next Top Model last night, beating out runner-up Melrose Bickerstaff. CariDee is a photographer, but also suffers from the skin disease psoriasis, which makes her victory all the more surprising. Melrose Bickerstaff got more press than CariDee as a result of the seemingly general love-her-or-hate-her sentiment, but CariDee won out. With her victory, CariDee receives a $100,000 modeling contract with Cover Girl, a contract with a major modeling agency, and a cover shoot and six-page spread in Seventeen Magazine.
Read on for the full ANTM finale recap. -Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer