Background
Rondot was born December 19, 1983, and was the runner-up on Cycle 4.
Rondot was born December 19, 1983, and was the runner-up on Cycle 4.
At the beginning of the competition Kahlen"s lack of confidence sometimes got the best of her. However, she consistently produced excellent photographs. At the final judging panel the judges noted that Kahlen had provided one of the best portfolios in all the previous cycles.
The judges were most impressed with Kahlen"s portrayal of the Springbok, South Africa"s national animal, and when she portrayed Wrath during a shoot based on the 7 Deadly Sins.
They were especially wowed by Kahlen"s 7 Deadly Sins shoot because, in the same week, a friend from high school had died. She was called first that week.
When she made the "final six", Nigel Barker praised Rondot by stating, "You are a chameleon. You have the ability to turn into anything and everything.
lieutenant"s not sexy, but it"s very cool."
Kahlen made it to the final two, but the judges felt that Naima stole the runway show.
Since the show Kahlen has appeared on numerous talk shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Tyra Banks Show. During an interview on the Tyra Banks show, she revealed that her friends sexually assaulted her when she was intoxicated at a party. In 2005, the Oklahoma State Senate honored her with a resolution "congratulating Kahlen Rondot for representing Oklahoma on a national television program (and) commending her for her outstanding showing on America’s Next Top Model."
Her ANTM-related work includes United States Weekly"s Summer Hottest Trends with Naima Mora and Keenyah Hills, ElleGirl presents Dare To Be You: Wal-Mart Meets s 2005 and its second installment where she walked for Alice and Olivia"s Fall 2006 to raise funds against breast cancer, spreads in Elle Girl for Ford Fusion and Samsung, Jay Manuel"s Manual Override Cosmetic line, Radar magazine"s America"s Ex Top Models and a campaign for Tulipa Collection by Vanessa Barantes with fellow alum Rebecca Epley.
Despite being considered a stand-out in her cycle, Rondot struggled to get signed by a modeling agency.
This may have been because of her similarity in physical appearance to Carmen Kass. Rondot is no longer modeling.
She currently works as a bartender in New York City and plans to someday open her own Barometer