Renee Diane Alway is an American fashion model, the 3rd place of, Cycle 8 and the runner-up on Modelville.
Background
Alway was born and raised in northern Michigan, where her father was a pastor and police officer She revealed in the first episode of Modelville on October 8, 2008 that her father was physically and mentally abusive, and that she, her siblings, and her mother Sandra, were afraid to leave due to her father"s respected position in the community as well as his mental instability.
Career
Renee Alway was one of the final three contestants on, Cycle 8. She heard about the audition the day before it took place in Chicago, and had been in town to get married. She started feuds with many contestants, but after mediation with Tyra Banks the feud stopped.
Alway soon began to get along with her fellow models.
Alway made it to the finals but was cut after her CoverGirl ad and commercial. Despite making the best commercial and shooting the best ad, the judges felt Alway couldn"t embody a Covergirl because she photographed too old.
Placing third, she was subsequently eliminated. Alway started modeling when she was 13.
Before Top Model, she modeled in New York, Europe and Japan and appeared in Seventeen and Italian Vogue.
She also appeared in ads for Delia"son Alway appeared in United States Weekly with Jaslene Gonzalez, Natasha Galkina and Dionne Walters. Alway has also done post top model work for Roman Holiday Collection.
She has appeared on the Columbia Broadcasting System television series Shark, in an episode titled "In Absentia." She competed on the reality show Modelville that aired within The Tyra Banks Show and finished 2nd.