All season, I kept thinking, "this is the year the 'full-figured' girl will win"...and sure enough, despite Paulina's obvious objection to all things Whitney, ANTM did what we all knew they would do.

Having said that....IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME! I'm glad they chose someone with a normal body type, and not some freakishly waif-like nymph!

I am very happy and proud. I think the winner rocked it on the runway and the covergirl shoot. Best choice!

I really liked both girls, but I'm very very happy Whitney won ! Her runway was fierce and her pictures amazing, she com completely deserves it ! Plus, as RCLdesigngirl wrote, it's about time !!!

I was SOOOOOO happy Whitney won! Its about time that a "full-figured" girl won! I liked Anya too, but I was definitely pulling for Whitney!

I thought Anya was going to win, but am happy that Whitney won. I hate that there is a bunch of BS going around about her win and I am discouraged that a size 8-10 model is considered "plus sized."

I didn't watch this season but both of their hair colors are terrible. I'm happy with the results.

I'm happy that Whitney won, but I think Rich from fourfour might be onto something about it being a fix, or at least the antm producers telling her to gain weight to get on the show (which really wouldn't surprise me because I remember Tyra saying that about a girl on a casting special a few cycles ago - a little big for regular modeling, could gain weight and be a good plus-sized girl) so that could get interesting. And yeah, it's annoying that she's not actually plus-sized, but I don't think ANY of the antm plus-sized girls have been except Tocarra. I just don't know if Whitney can work either market because she's an in-between size. Then again, former winner skinny-ass Dani was in a Lane Bryant catalogue so I guess anyone can be "plus-size" if they want to!

I totally agree, kimdangirl! It seems criminal that a size 8-10 is plus sized! For the first time I actually would have been happy with either girl winning...though I did jump up and down when Whitney won!!!

I liked both Whitney and Anya. But if I had to choose between the two, I'd pick Whitney to win, because not only is she fierce, but I think it's about time that a full-figured woman won ANTM. With that said, I also think Anya has a great future ahead in the modeling business because she's a very beautiful girl.

I like that a full-figured girl won, but she is not even considered plus-size in the modeling business! Even Whoopi said on the View today that you have to be a size 12-16 i think. So I don't think Whitney could even qualify...but I didn't mind that she won. Although I had my heart set on Katarzyna winning (by the way, she was voted as one of Entertainment Weekly's 15 favorite Top Model contestants and none of the girls in the bottom two this year were).

I only watched a few episodes and liked Whitney and Dominique the most.

I thought Anya should have won. They always say you need to be able to do high fashion, not commercial blah blah blah. And what high fashion designer uses anyone over a size 2? NONE! When ever they went on go sees the designers always said that Whitney was pretty but she was too big and they wouldn't be able to use her. And on the other side of that they were all always pleased with Anya and said she looked high fashion and they would definitely use her in their shows. Lets face it, modeling is for the 1% of the population with zero body fat and 3 mile long legs. And ANTM, being a show looking for the next Giselle or Naomi Campbell, should realize that.

I actually didn't think Whitney's runway was good. I thought her walk was a little cheap and street walkerish. I certainly didn't think it was elegant. She seems to over compensate on the outside for her negative feelings on the inside.

I loved Whitney and I'm glad she won. She was stunning on the runway in that pink dress. It's so crazy that she's considered "plus sized"...

Anya's very pretty and took great pictures, but I didn't think she had a chance because of the way she spoke. Her Covergirl commercial was atrocious.

Not that it really matters who won, though. Do the winners ever actually get any work other than appearing on the next season to "inspire" the next batch of hopefuls?

unfortunately i didn't watch the show this season. i boycotted because the judging panel was getting to be so ridiculously self-indulgent i couldn't stand it anymore! although i'll probably watch the entire "cycle" in one sitting when mtv shows a marathon of it

sorry i couldn't stand her...but top model is all about being commercial and the girls that win usually aren't the "Top" ones anyways so they should stick them with the cover girl crap:) The best ones have all been 2nd place and usually get grabbed up by a modeling agency and are actually out there modeling. Anya was far better than whitney and I know I'll get crap for saying this but oh well...I just don't see the next top model as a plus size model! Commercial fine, but walking the catwalks and in couture, I don't think so.

She rocked her pink dress on the runway and I thought that her Cover Girl shoot was better than Anya's. I'm just happy someone normal finally won. I think that she'll do well in commercial modeling if she wants to.

Yeah, she totally doesn't look like a plus size in that picture. AT ALL. Tocarra, yes a beautiful plus size. Whitney?

I am BEYOND dissapointed that Whitney won. She had one of the worst attitudes this entire season and always had something smart to say about he other women in the competition. She toed the line between cocky and just plain jealous. I'm happy that ANTM has officially crown a "full-figured" winner, but I am not happy with the winner. Anya was by far a better, more versatile and more beautiful model. She won more challenges and actually earned a paycheck while on the show. Whitney made silly faces all the time and was disengenuos. I didn't love Anya's voice, but i definitely love her spirit and hope she can overcome the ANTM curse and be successful.

i really felt like anya should have won. her pictures throughout the season were better than anyone elses. i mean i thought whitney was great...but i feel like the only reason she won was because they wanted a "full figured model" to win. anya was robbed!

I saw the article about the outcome being fixed... I don't know if I care though. America needs to wake up and see that being a normal, average size is fine and beautiful. We'll have to see if her career goes anywhere though.

Not to be mean Buzz, but I wish this was behind the cut b/c I Tivoed in last night. I've been to a bunch of entertainment sites today and they've all kept the winner hidden away. I guess I was bound to find out before tonight, but sigh anyway. Sorry to be such a sourpuss!

Whitney is gorgeous and she deserved to win. Great role model!

so glad she won! The ones i like never win!! But she did look amazing in that pink dress!

I liked Anya best. She killed the runway. Whitney was cool but I can't really see her as high fashion. I also heard that they chose Whitney to win before hand and made her gain weight to seem more full figured.

I think anya is a better high fashion model, but like others have said ANTM is more of a commerical gig and whitney is better suited to be a cover girl. anya should have no trouble finding work on her own.

I think Anya deserved the win. She was hands down the better model.

And I'm upset that people think that her being "full-figured" is an added bonus. The truth is that she modeled before the show and her normal size is a 2 or 4. She was approached by the Top Model people and told that they would bring her on the show if she gained weight and was their plus-size contestant. They fixed it basically. Another blog had old images of her and its undeniable that she gained weight specifically for the show. I think she looks great either way but I think its unfair for the show to be manipulating things that way. If they wanted a full-figured contestant so badly then they should have found one that was naturally that way. Even more upsetting is that no one seems to have noticed that she's lost weight since she started the competition. She looked a lot thinner during the finale. Frankly the whole thing was done really poorly. They've had many full-figured contestants in the past that they've never given a chance to and then this cycle they used Whitney to make a statement. Just like Tyra always does. Make a statement once and then you're guilt free and don't have to do it again.

OMG, I wish the spoiler was after the cut too..I was going to watch the finale when it reran on Sunday.

Oh well.

I didn't like Whitney's personality, so I'm not thrilled that she won. I think she is not the best plus-sized model that we have seen so far on this show.

I loved Anya, I'm sad that she didn't win the coveted prize, which doesn't seem to be worth much these days anway.

I guess I'm eating my words today. Ha!

Lizzard, pargie, I'm sorry if the results were spoiled for you, but I've seen plenty of sites that have the info right out there, front and center today. I think people are just going to be talking about the winner today no matter what.
If you really want to ensure not having it spoiled, maybe avoid entertainment sites until you see the finale? Or, there's a spoiler alert at the top of this one so you could have scrolled right past the whole post.
And from a technological standpoint, just the way the site is set up with polls I can't put anything after the jump. All the text has to go above the poll options so my hands are kinda tied in that regard.

NO!
she was not the best choice. she was a terrible model. anya was clearly the best thing. she was never in the bottom two, whitney was like 4 times. anya takes the best pictures, whitney poses like a pageant queen. anya actually looked like a model, whitney looks like any other random girl.

they only picked her because they wanted to show that they don't discriminate against fat girls, so they picked a fat girl. and personally i think that it was all planed out from the beginning!

I don't want to be a hater, but hell no! When she made it into the top 3 I thought there was NO way she'd make it to the top 2 atleast, but then... she did. And then... she won. Oy. I feel like she only won because Tyra was getting crap about the plus-size girls always being voted out, and she had a point to prove. Call me cray, but I just don't believe that Tyra has a genuine bone in her body :/

angeline - yeah, because size 8/10 is SOOO fat...

I'm happy with the results of the show. I've liked Whitney since the beginning. She's great for commercial modeling, which is good, because the ANTM gig isn't really about high fashion (even though the show pretends to be all about it).

I cheered for Whitney the entire season! She is amazing and so beautiful! Plus, it is about time that a full figured model won!!!

Shoot! This spoiled it for me
Oh and I don't read any other entertainment sites so no it wasn't spoiled at any of the 'other' sites.

Almost every other season has had more deserving plus sized models. I mean even look at Tocarra, I remember when they had a swimsuit shoot and Tocarra looked better in her bathing suit than the thin girls! I couldn't believe it. Plus Tocarra has probably had the most success she's had several magazine covers, her own tv shows, and modeled. If any "big girl" was gonna win it should have been her or even a couple of the other ones. Truthfully I don't imagine seeing Anya or Whitney much at fashion shows but I'm sure Fatima the Iman look a like is going to be snapped up quick!

I can't stand the show, but are they really trying to start a "revolution?" Skinny is dominant right now; talk about a lousy excuse to get some press!

I cannot believe Anya didn't win. She was so humble, modest, and beautiful inside and out. Her personality was super cute too. I'm assuming a significant factor of why she didn't win was b/c of her accent. Whitney was rude, a gossiper, and always rolled her eyes. If Whitney had been nicer and less "fake", then I would have liked her more. Plus, she was in the bottom like 3 times and each time Tyra thought she was a fake. Why would you make a fake person "America's Next Top Model"? *Sigh* so disappointed.

that runner up was strange looking. i only saw the decision on yahoo, not the whole season but finally a normal size person won. now lets see if she gets any work in the real world

Katarzyna or Anya... And Fatima looks like a model, but her attitude is just AWEFUL. She's too full of herself.

Maybe it will be better for their (Anya & Kat) careers to NOT win anyway.

I LOVE whitney!!!!! and, for those bummed about the "spoiler".. why come on these sites? i didn't watch it until tonight and didn't want to know, so i just avoided internet sites like these today.. not that hard? anyway, love whitney! she's gorgeous, relatable and i really hope she does well! i think anya or her were both great, but because of her "plus size" image, i wonder if it would have been harder for her to be signed if she didn't win, as opposed to anya and fatima who probably had people beating down their door.

I stoped watching ANTM this season; I just lost complete interest in the show (and Tyra's antics got on my nerves. Plus all the news on how the girls destroyed the loft bugged me.)

The winner..is..a plus size model?
Which one? Both of them are thin...
I always figure that ANTM is fixed year after year, but hey, it made for good entertainment. I just stopped watching since...the Nicole-Bree one...the one who went to London.

In my opinion, Anya was clearly the winner.
In most shoots, Anya was the one with the best pictures.
It seems like a set up if you ask me...
Whitney is NOT cute with blonde hair and that weave..YUCK

I wasnt unhappy that Whit won, I would have been okay with either. Anya is beautiful untill she opens her mouth, she will get modeling work regardless. My hubby called it in the beginning because ANTM has NEVER had a full figured girl go all the way, and they needed to fill that quota and Whitney is the best one they have ever had, whether or not that was planned. I believe that ANTM sets things up for certain models to win, I mean watching saleishas commercials and her runway makes me vomit she is so not a model or a spokesperson.

I am glad that fatima or "teeth" didnt make it till the end or Dominique/Tranny.

The "best" girl will never win ANTM because, although the shoots are set up for the "best" to be a high fashion model, they need a Cover Girl in the end -- and Cover Girl doesn't use high fashion people these days (think about the recent CGs: Drew Barrymore, QL, etc). The high fashion stuff is just there to entertain the masses.

That being said, I think it's fine that Whitney won. I'm tired of looking at tiny women... she had just do a decent commercial for once -- Dani, and Saleisha's CG campaigns were sickening!

totally agree with you fifthofapril!

I'm actually pretty disappointed that Anya didn't win. She was so much more high fashion, and all of her pictures were gorgeous. Whitney, on the other hand, was in the bottom two numerous times for her lackluster photos and b*tchy personality. I mean yeah, it's cool a full-figured person won the competition, but Whitney herself doesn't deserve it in my opinion. Also, I highly doubt anyone will be seeing her on major runways anytime soon.

shes a size 12, shes plus sized. just for people who are saying shes an 8. whitneys fake, and anya.. was like nobody? so boring.

OK, lets face it, a plus size model will never become a "top" model. Its just against the rules of the fashion world. Plus size models will never be able to go beyond catologue.

i feel like the show is always edited to make certain girls look more or less likeable, so I'm a cynic about how "nice" anja seemed. Bute damn! Whitney was smart and articulate on top of being a healthy weight. I think if nothing else, I would want my daughter see her get praise from the media over a dumb skinny girl.