Shantel Yvonne VanSanten (born July 25, 1985) is an American actress and model. Her prominent roles include the television series Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search and One Tree Hill and the films You and I, The Final Destination and Something Wicked. As a model, she has been featured in magazines such as Teen Vogue and Seventeen.
VanSanten was born in Luverne, however, she was raised in Texas where she attended Texas Christian University i...
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Shantel Yvonne VanSanten (born July 25, 1985) is an American actress and model. Her prominent roles include the television series Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search and One Tree Hill and the films You and I, The Final Destination and Something Wicked. As a model, she has been featured in magazines such as Teen Vogue and Seventeen.
VanSanten was born in Luverne, however, she was raised in Texas where she attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. While studying at University, Shantel also started her career as a model at the age of fifteen for the Page Parkes Management in Dallas, Texas. She then attended the Agent Review and while she was in college in Dallas, Shantel took acting courses, and was involved in stage productions. These experiences made VanSanten realize that acting was the thing for her.
She appeared as a finalist on NBC's Reality Television Series Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Model Search but was elimenated in the series first episode.
In 2007 it...
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