Xiomara Frans

Xiomara Frans was a contestant from ANTM Cycle 2.

Xiomara was born in New York City, where she was brought up her Cuban mother and Curacaion father in Morganville, New Jersey. She attended Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she majored in communications and theatre. In 1999, she became a semifinalist for the Ford Supermodel of the Year Competition. Xiomara is also a accomplished fencer, and was a junior Olympic Epee in New York City. Among Xiomaras favourites are Dolce and Gabbana Feminine and foods like ropa vieja and lechon asado.

As a finialist for ANTM Cycle 2, Xiomara showed a lot of potential during the first few challenges in the show, but came the fifth week, was eliminated when her photos from the underwater photoshoot failed to impress the judges. Her walk was also critizied, having done so with her eyes unconventionally "bugging out". Despite not being able to captivate the judges for a long time, her great personality and kindness won the hearts of the other girls in the finals.

Since the show, Xiomara signed with Boss Models and has also appeard in the New York Post Latino Issue.