About

Alyssa recently graduated from Millard North High School and plans to attend Northwestern University in Chicago in the fall where she will major in journalism. She is currently still deciding between pursuing a career in broadcast or print journalism.

Alyssa began modeling at 89 Talent Management when she auditioned in early 2009 and immediately started Fusion classes. Alyssa jumped right in to every runway show available. She modeled in FashionLOUD this year, which was the first show she ever participated in the year before. Runway is one of her favorite things to do and she has walked in a variety of shows such as Rock N Fashion, multiple fashion bars, the Village Pointe-OMG show, Bridal Fair, Fashion in Salvation, and Omaha Fashion Week 2009.

In addition to modeling for the agency, Alyssa has competed in pageants since she was in middle school. Her freshman year of high school she was crowned National American Miss Junior Teen Nebraska and also won the most photogenic award. After that, she went on to compete in the Miss Nebraska Teen USA pageant and received third runner-up the first year, and first runner-up for the next two years in a row. Two of those years she also won the preliminary swimsuit competition. Last March she also competed in the America's National Teenager Pageant and received first runner-up in the Teen Division.

Alyssa also enjoys doing photo shoots and random promotional jobs. A memorable experience for her was being a trophy girl for the Omaha Entertainment Awards last winter and spending a day as an extra in a car commercial. Shooting with Christian Behr last fall was also a day to remember! She loves fashion and will always be a part of the industry in the future no matter how she is involved. Alyssa was recently named a finalist in the "Spirit of Omaha" Model Search with Metro Magazine.

In the future Alyssa plans to continue competing in pageants and modeling while living in Chicago. She is currently deciding whether she wants to pursue broadcasting for her favorite channel, E!, or working on a fashion magazine as a columnist or perhaps doing work behind the scenes. In her spare time Alyssa enjoys running, biking, working out, tanning, reading tons of books, shopping, and enjoying her time off in the summer as much as she can.