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* I stopped by Philadelphia magazine's swank, open-air affair at Dilworth Park Thursday night and shook hands with some of the winners of this year's "Best of" 2015. Rumor has it he may be having discussions with Eagles officials about joining the franchise. He was later reportedly seen at Gran Caffe L'Aquila (1716 Chestnut St.) with his wife and Philly socialite Sabrina Tamburino Thorne. 18th St.), the upscale extended stay hotel on Rittenhouse Square. Sources say he's been staying at AKA (135 S. 18th St.) recently with his beautiful wife. * Former Dallas Cowboy Julius Jones was spotted dining at Rouge (205 S. Look at me, I made 'Top Model' history, and always remember God has a plan."įollow Negron's progress on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. Never give up, because you never know what's around that corner. "To be able to tell my story and help relate to other girls out there like me, who felt lost, trapped, always not good enough.
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"The experience was beyond my wildest dreams," she said. Negron is the shortest model in "ANTM" history, standing at 4 feet, 11 inches. Not long after, she got the call that she was one of the first petite models to be picked, and flew out to L.A. I felt like Tyra posted it for me personally, so I knew I had to take my chance." "When I saw her post on Instagram, I knew it was meant for me," she said. It's only when Tyra opened the invitation to height-challenged prospects that Negron got back on the horse. Negron tells me she became a teen mom at age 16, then again at 18, thus making it even more difficult for her to pursue her dream of modeling, when parenting is priority No. But, because of my height, as you can imagine, all I ever ran into were scams." "You can imagine: Money was scarce, but nonetheless, I was a small city girl with Hollywood dreams. I've been trying to break into the modeling industry since I was 14 years old," said Negron, who was raised by her widowed single mother and two brothers. "I was almost about to give up on my dream - it seemed impossible for me. Negron was scouted by "ANTM" executive producer, Michelle Mock, the very same night that Tyra Banks posted the "no height requirement" for the "ANTM" "Cycle 22" on Instagram. On Wednesday, a girl from Northeast Philly, Maleesa Negron, busted through the height requirement and made it past the first elimination round on "America's Next Top Model." Who says short people can't break through glass ceilings?