August 14, 2008

Former Monticello High School standout, Lauren Brie Harding, daughter of Albemarle County Sheriff Chip Harding, has been selected as one of the fourteen contestants for cycle 11 of America’s Next Top Model, the reality TV-show hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks.

The season premieres September 3rd. Contestants were announced Wednesday.

Principal Billy Haun remembers Brie as being very active as a Monticello student.

In addition to being a standout varsity basketball player, she was part of the student leadership program, and took photography classes. She also took many career and technical education classes that have helped her prepare for her role in the fashion and modeling industry. She was already doing some modeling during her senior year.

Lauren Brie is a currently a student at Radford University, but lists Charlottesville as her hometown.