Angelea Preston

Angelea Preston born June 16 1986 is an award winning American reporter and former model She is best known for her appearances on Americas Next Top Model Preston placed in the top four on cycle 14 and was the original winner of AllStars before being disqualified It was unknown for some time why she was disqualifed However in 2013 Preston revealed to the DailyMail it was due to her work as an escort after Cycle 12 Preston claims that producers knew about her work pre All Stars In 2014 she brought a legal claim against Banks Silva Mok The CW and other entities involved with the show According to the complaint in addition to alleging that shed been the rightful winner Preston also alleged that contestants had been paid less than minimum wage had been denied rest breaks had been prohibited from speaking for periods up to six hours and had been denied food and water for hours at a time The lawsuit was later dropped by Preston when she realized she wasnt going to win Since leaving the modeling industry Preston received a bachelors degree in journalism at Buffalo State College in 2021 She now works as a Sunday host for NPRs WBFO in her hometown