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| Biographical | |
| Gender: | Female |
| Born: | August 24, 1981 |
| Age: | 41 |
| Home: | Valencia, California |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Friends: | April Wilkner |
| Feuds: | Camille McDonald |
| Cycle 2 | |
| Place: | 2nd/12th |
| Debut: | The Girl Who Overslept |
| Last: | The Girl Who Is America's Next Top Model |
Mercedes Yvette Scelba-Shorte was a contestant on Cycle 2 of ANTM in 2004, where she was declared the runner-up.
Early Life[]
Shorte was studying at California State University, Northridge before auditioning for Top Model. She also appeared in the MTV reality show Fear in 2000.
ANTM[]
Mercedes was best known on the show for her struggles with Lupus. At first she hid this from the other girls until an interview challenge in episode five where she revealed the Lupus diagnosis to Janice Dickinson, who also told the other girls, to their shock.
She was constantly criticized by the judges that her look was too commercial. This was amplified when the girls went to Milan, and she was in the bottom two in episodes eight and ten, but saved over Camille and April. She received best photo in the finale because she finally looked edgy in her beauty shot, but soon lost to Yoanna because the judges thought the latter was more versatile.
Call-Out Order[]
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 4th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | Runner-Up | |
Post-Show[]
Mercedes eventually went by Mercedes Yvette. Her agencies included Nous Model Management, Elite Model Management LA, Click Models, Chick Models, Industry Model Group and Brand Models & Talent.
She became a spokesperson for the Lupus Foundation of America. She 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 in fall 2004 and fall 2007, and Arthritis Today. She has also been in Teen Vogue. Her commercial credits include Chili's, MedermaTarget, 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, Target, and Macy's.[1][2]
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. Shorte was also 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. Shorte was featured in the VisitCalifornia.com "Misconceptions" 2010 commercial alongside Jason Mraz, Kim Kardashian, Betty White, and the Jonas Brothers.
Mercedes is still doing test shots as of 2021, and she started her own jewelry line, "The Gilded Fox". She is the co-host of a virtual talk show with April called "Throwback Thursday Time" which has featured other ANTM alum.[3] In February 2021, her and April were interviewed by Oliver Twixt. There, she revealed that there was unaired footage of a boxing match between her and Shandi, where Shandi defeated her. She also said that her and Janice hung out after the show, and that she found the blackface shoot to be shocking.[4]
Trivia[]
- Mercedes is the first black model to place in the finale.
- At one point, Mercedes tied with Cycle 10's Anya Kop as having the highest call-out average ever on the show.
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
- (About kissing someone during a challenge) "I hope I go first so that I don't have to taste any of you other hoes."
- (About posing nude with April) "Modeling is art, but I wasn't ready for this type of art. Especially with April!"
- "Yoanna is a great person, I've shared a lot with her but if Yoanna wins, I'm gonna pull her hair out and yell, 'It wasn't meant to be!'"
Follow Mercedes[]
References[]
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| Cycle 2 Contestants |
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Anna Bradfield • April Wilkner • Bethany Harrison • Camille McDonald • Catie Anderson • Heather Blumberg • Jenascia Chakos • Mercedes Scelba-Shorte • Sara Racey-Tabrizi • Shandi Sullivan • Xiomara Frans • Yoanna House |