<P> The international destination during this cycle was Sydney, Australia . The winner, similar to all of the cycles aired on The CW network, received representation by Elite Model Management, a cover & six - page spread within Seventeen magazine, and a US $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics . </P> <P> The cycle's promotional tagline was "Welcome To The Jungle, Ladies" and the promotional theme songs were both Danity Kane's "One Shot" and Shiny Toy Guns' "Le Disko ." </P> <P> The winner was 20 - year - old Jaslene Gonzalez from Chicago, Illinois, who notably had made it to the semi-finals of cycle 7, but was not cast . Gonzalez became the first winner without any bottom two appearance . </P> <P> The cycle's finale episode attracted more than 6.6 million viewers, a record for both the franchise and the CW . </P>

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