RIPON, Wis. – McKey, better known as Brittany Sullivan '11 to her Ripon College classmates, was announced the winner of cycle 11 of The CW’s hit reality series “America’s Next Top Model” during the Wednesday, Nov. 19 finale. The Lake Forest, Ill. native bested Samantha, a student from Woodland Hills, Calif., who was first runner up; and Analeigh, a student from Sacramento, Calif., who was the second runner up.

The eleventh cycle of the hit reality series “America’s Next Top Model” on The CW follows 14 young women as they attempt to prove they have what it takes to make it in the high-stress world of modeling. “America’s Next Top Model” airs Wednesdays, (8-9 p.m. ET/PT) on The CW. For more information, log on to www.cwtv.com.

As the winner of The CW’s “America’s Next Top Model,” McKey will be managed by Elite Model Management. She also receives a $100,000 contract with cosmetics giant CoverGirl and will appear on the cover and six-page fashion spread in Seventeen magazine.

“America’s Next Top Model” is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment, in association with Bankable Productions. Tyra Banks is the creator and executive producer along with Ken Mok (“Making the Band”) and Daniel Soiseth (“Hell’s Kitchen”).

About Ripon College
Ripon College is a four-year, private liberal-arts college with an average enrollment of 1,000 students located 70 miles NNW of Milwaukee, Wis. Founded in 1851, Ripon prepares students of diverse interests for lives of productive, socially responsible citizenship. Its liberal arts curriculum and residential campus create an intimate learning community in which students experience a richly personalized education. Ripon has consistently been recognized as a “best value” and “Best 368 College” by The Princeton Review, a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s, a “Best Liberal-Arts College” by Washington Monthly, one of America's Best Colleges by Forbes, and is listed among the 160 best schools in the nation by Colleges of Distinction.

McKey, a.k.a. Brittany Sullivan '11 (click to enlarge)