Career
Stewart was the runner up on the 1st Cycle of and appeared on the All-Star edition of the show, placing sixth as a finalist. She was also first runner-up in the Mission Ohio United States of America pageant in 2005, and a semi-finalist in that pageant in 2006. Stewart competed on the first season of In the first week of competition, she landed in the bottom two, but received two consecutive first call-outs in the following weeks.
Stewart and fellow contestant Robin Manning caused controversy when they refused to take part in a nude photo shoot.
She was runner-up to Adrianne Curry. In a cycle 8 episode, Stewart told the contestants that she had switched over to Elite Model Management in Chicago.
She is also signed to Bleu Model Management. Stewart was featured in Cycle 11 as one of CoverGirl"s Top Models in Action.
Stewart participated in the All-Star edition of the show with several other returning models.
She was eliminated in the ninth week, after refusing to participate in a photo shoot in which the models were required to model underwear. Stewart continued to model, and signed with Elite Models in Chicago and Major Model Management. She has modeled for Nuj Novakhett, Elle Girl Magazine, Teen Vogue, Sydney Magazine, Six Degrees Magazine and Ford Fusion.
Shannon has appeared on the cover of Arizona Foothills Magazine, and Sound & Vision Magazine.
Her runway shows include: Richard Tyler, Alice and Olivia (2006), Sprite Street Couture (2006), and Elle Girl presents Dare To Be You: Wal-Mart Meets s (2005), Fashion Institute of Technology (2006), Gustavo Arango (2006), Alice Dobson (2006) and Olympus Fashion Week (2006). In 2012, she participating on a YouTube channel, damodel69, which is also in Da"model Salon with 1 episode.
Following her loss, Stewart entered the Mission Ohio United States of America 2004 competition held in late 2003. She was first runner-up to Lauren Kelsey Hall in that pageant.
Stewart later competed again for the Mission Ohio United States of America 2006 crown in 2005, but she only made the semi-finals.