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Sugar Land, Texas
City
City of Sugar Land
Sugar Land Town Square, First Colony in 2010

Seal

Location in Fort Bend County, Texas
Coordinates: 29°35′58″N 95°36′51″W / 29.59944°N 95.61417°W / 29.59944; -95.61417Coordinates: 29°35′58″N 95°36′51″W / 29.59944°N 95.61417°W / 29.59944; -95.61417
Country
United States
State
Texas
County
Fort Bend
Government
• Type
Council-Manager
• City Council
Mayor James A. Thompson
Himesh Gandhi
Joe Zimmerman
Steve Porter
Bridget Yeung
Amy Mitchell
Carol McCutcheon
• City Manager
Allen Bogard
Area
• Total
34.0 sq mi (88.1 km2)
• Land
32.4 sq mi (83.9 km2)
• Water
1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2)
Elevation
100 ft (30 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total
78,817
• Estimate (2015)
88,156
• Density
2,723/sq mi (1,051.2/km2)
Time zone
Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)
CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes
77478-79, 77487, 77496, and 77498
Area code(s)
Mostly 281 also 713, 832, and 346
FIPS code
48-70808
GNIS feature ID
1348034[2]
Website
www.sugarlandtx.gov
Sugar Land is a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. It is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent between 2000 and 2010.[3] In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a 46.24% job growth.[4] As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 78,817.[1] In 2015 the population had risen to an estimated 88,156.[5] Founded as a sugar plantation in the early mid-20th century and incorporated in 1959, Sugar Land is the largest city and economic center of Fort Bend County.
Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of Imperial Sugar, and the company's main sugar refinery and distribution center were once located in the city. Recognizing this heritage, the Imperial Sugar crown logo can be seen in the city seal and logo.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Sugar Land's founding
1.2 Company town
1.3 A city emerges
1.4 A decade of growth
1.5 Post-2000
2 Geography and climate
2.1 Geography
2.2 Geology
2.3 Climate
3 Economy
3.1 Largest employers
4 Government and infrastructure
4.1 Local government
4.2 Politics
4.3 State government
4.4 Post offices
5 Demographics
6 Culture and sports
7 Local attractions
8 Districts and communities
9 Architectural landmarks
10 Transportation
10.1 Major thoroughfares
10.2 Airport
11 Education
11.1 Higher education
11.2 Primary and secondary education
11.2.1 Public schools
11.2.2 Private schools
11.3 Public libraries
12 Media
12.1 Movie references
12.2 Music references
12.3 Newspapers and magazines
12.4 Television
13 Notable people
14 References
15 Further reading
16 External links
History[edit]
See also: History of Texas
Sugar Land's founding[edit]
Former Imperial Sugar factory
Sugar Land's heritage traces its roots back to the original Mexican land grant to Stephen F. Austin. One of the first settlers of the land, Samuel M. Williams, called this land "Oakland Plantation" because there were many different varieties of oaks on the land, such as willow oak, post oak, water oak, southern red oak, and live oak. Williams' brother, Nathaniel, purchased the land in 1838.[6] They operated the plantation by growing cotton, corn, and sugarcane. During these early years, the area that is now Sugar Land was the center of social life along the Brazos River. In 1853, Benjamin Terry and William J. Kyle purchased the Oakland Plantation from the Williams family. Terry is known for organizing Terry's Texas Rangers during the Civil War and for naming the town. Upon the deaths of Terry and Kyle, Colonel E. H. Cunningham bought the 12,500-acre (5,100 ha) plantation soon after the Civil War, and developed the town around his sugar-refining plant around 1879.
Company town[edit]
In 1906, the Kempner family of Galveston, under the leadership of Isaac H. Kempner, and in partnership with William T. Eldridge, purchased the 5,300-acre (2,100 ha) Ellis Plantation, one of the few plantations in Fort Bend County to survive the Civil War. The Ellis Plantation had originally been part of the Jesse Cartwright league and in the years after the Civil War had been operated by a system of tenant farming under the management of Will Ellis. In 1908, the partnership acquired the adjoining 12,500-acre (5,100 ha) Cunningham Plantation, with its raw-sugar mill and cane-sugar refinery. The partnership changed the name to Imperial Sugar Company; Kempner associated the name "Imperial", which was also the name of a small raw-sugar mill on the Ellis Plantation, with the Imperial Hotel in New York City. Around the turn of the 20th century, most of the sugarcane crops were destroyed by a harsh winter. As part of the Kempner-Eldridge agreement, Eldridge moved to the site to serve as general manager and build the company-owned town of Sugar Land.
The trains running through Sugar Land are on the route of the oldest railroad in Texas. They run adjacent to the sugar refinery, west of the town, and through the center of what used to be known as the Imperial State Prison Farm, now redeveloped largely into the suburban planned community of Telfair.
As a company town from the 1910s until 1959, Sugar Land was virtually self-contained. Imperial Sugar Company provided housing for the workers, encouraged construction of schools, built a hospital for the workers' well-being, and provided businesses to meet the workers' needs. Many of the original homes built by the Imperial Sugar Company remain today in The Hill and Mayfield Park areas of Sugar Land, and have been passed down through generations of family members.
During the 1950s, Imperial Sugar wanted to expand the town by building more houses. This led to the creation of a new subdivision, Venetian Estates, which featured waterfront homesites on Oyster Creek and on man-made lakes.
A city emerges[edit]
The grounds of Sugar Land Fire Department #1 house the City of Sugar Land Fire Department offices, and at one time housed City Hall.
As the company town expanded, so did the interest of establishing a municipal government. Voters chose to make Sugar Land a general law city in 1959, with T. E. Harman becoming the first mayor.
In the early 1970s,[7] a new subdivision development called Covington Woods was constructed. Later that year, the Imperial Cattle Ranch sold about 1,200 acres (490 ha) to a developer to create what became Sugar Creek in 1968. As a master-planned community, Sugar Creek introduced country club living, with two golf courses and country clubs, swimming pools, and security.
Encouraged by the success of Sugar Creek, First Colony, a new master-planned community encompassing 10,000 acres (4,000 ha), was organized. Development began in 1977 by Sugarland Properties Inc., and would continue the next 30 years. The master-planned community offered homebuyers formal landscaping, neighborhoods segmented by price range, extensive green belts, a golf course and country club, lakes and boulevards, neighborhood amenities, and shopping.
Around the same time as First Colony, another master-planned community development called Sugar Mill started in the northern portion of Sugar Land,[8] offering traditional, lakefront, and estate lots.
Sugar Land began attracting the attention of major corporations throughout the 1980s, and many chose to make the city their home. Fluor Daniel, Schlumberger, Unocal (though never headquartered in Sugar Land), and others located offices and facilities in the city. This resulted in a 40/60 ratio of residential to commercial tax base within the city.
In 1981, a special city election was held for the purpose of establishing a home-rule municipal government. Voters approved the adoption of a home rule charter. The charter established a mayor-council form of government, with all powers of the city invested in a council composed of a mayor and five councilmen.
A special city election was held Aug. 9, 1986, to submit the proposed changes to the electorate for consideration. By a majority of the voters, amendments to the charter were approved which provided for a change in the city's form of government from that of "mayor-council" (strong mayor) to that of a "council-manager" form of government which provides that the city manager be the chief administrative officer of the city. Approval of this amendment provided for the mayor to become a voting member of council, in addition to performing duties as presiding officer of the council.
Sugar Land annexed the master-planned Sugar Creek community in 1986, with the community being almost built-out. That same year, the city organized the largest celebration in its history—the Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration, celebrating 150 years of Texan independence from Mexican rule.
A decade of growth[edit]
Oyster Creek Park
An amendment on May 5, 1990, changed the composition of the city council to a mayor and two council members by at-large position.
Throughout much of the 1990s, Sugar Land was one of the fastest-growing communities in the nation.[citation needed] The majority of Sugar Landers are white-collar and college-educated, working in Houston's energy industry.[citation needed] An abundance of commercial growth, with numerous low-rise office buildings, banks and high-class restaurants popping up, can be seen along both Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 6.
Sugar Land increased its tax base with the opening of First Colony Mall in 1996. The over one-million-square-foot (100,000 m2) mall, the first in Fort Bend County, is located at the busiest intersection of the city: Interstate 69/U.S. 59 and State Highway 6. The mall was named after the 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) master-planned community of First Colony.
In November 1997, Sugar Land annexed the remaining municipal utility districts (MUDs) of the 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) First Colony master-planned community, bringing the city's population to almost 60,000. This was Sugar Land's largest annexation to date.
Post-2000[edit]
Sugar Land boasted the highest growth among Texas' largest cities per the U.S. Census 2000, with a population of 63,328. In 2003, Sugar Land became a "principal" city as the title changed to Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. Sugar Land replaced Galveston as the second-most important city in the metropolitan area, after Houston.
The new millennium saw the need of higher education facility expansion located within the city. In 2002, the University of Houston System at Fort Bend moved to its new 250-acre (100 ha) campus located off the University Boulevard and Interstate 69/U.S. 59 intersection. The city helped fund the Albert and Mamie George Building, and as a result, the multi-institution teaching center was renamed the University of Houston Sugar Land.
In 2003, the Imperial Sugar Company refinery plant and distribution center was put out of operation, but its effect on the local economy was minimal, since Sugar Land today has much more of a reputation as an affluent Houston suburb than the blue-collar, agriculture-dependent town it was a generation ago. However, the company maintains its headquarters in Sugar Land.
The Texas Department of Transportation sold 2,018 acres (817 ha) of prison land in the western portion Sugar Land to Newland Communities, a developer, by bid in 2003. Thereafter, the developer announced to build a new master-planned community called Telfair in this location. In July 2004, Sugar Land annexed all of this land into the city limits to control the quality of development, extending the city limits westward. This was unusual, since Sugar Land only annexed built-out areas in the past, not prior to development.[citation needed]
In December 2005 Sugar Land annexed the recently built-out, master-planned community of Avalon and four sections of Brazos Landing subdivision, adding approximately 3,200 residents. The city is currently negotiating with the communities of Greatwood, New Territory, and River Park, along with the subdivisions of Tara Colony and Tara Plantation, to annex in the near future. This annexation will be the largest, surpassing the annexation of First Colony in 1992 and 1997, which would bring the city proper's population to approximately 120,000.
As of 2007, Sugar Land held the title of "Fittest City in Texas" for the population 50,000–100,000 range, a title it has held for four consecutive years.[9]
In 2006 CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Sugar Land third on its list of the "100 Best Cities to Live in the United States".
In 2007, CQ Press ranked Sugar Land fifth on its list of "Safest Cities in the United States" (14th annual "City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan American"),[10] and in 2010 it was ranked the twelfth Safest City in the United States, as well as the safest city in Texas.[11]
In 2008, Forbes selected Sugar Land along with Bunker Hill Village and Hunters Creek Village as one of the three Houston-area "Top Suburbs to Live Well", noting its affluence despite its large population.[12]
Geography and climate[edit]
Geography[edit]
Map of Sugar Land
Sugar Land is located in northeast Fort Bend County, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of downtown Houston.[13] It is bordered by Houston to the northeast, and by Stafford, Missouri City, and Meadows Place to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Sugar Land has a total area of 34.0 square miles (88.1 km2), of which 32.4 square miles (83.9 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.2 km2), or 4.82%, is water.[1] The elevation of most of the city is between 70 and 90 feet (21 and 27 m) above sea level. The elevation of Sugar Land Regional Airport is 82 feet (25 m).
Sugar Land is located at 29°35′58″N 95°36′51″W / 29.599580°N 95.614089°W / 29.599580; -95.614089 (29.599580, -95.614089).[14]
Sugar Land has two major waterways running through the city. The Brazos River runs through the southwestern and southern portion of the city and then into Brazoria County. Oyster Creek runs from the northwest to the eastern portion of the city limits and into Missouri City. Sugar Land has many artificial lakes connecting to Oyster Creek or the Brazos River, constructed in connection with the development of the city's master-planned communities.
Geology[edit]
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Underpinning the area's land surface are unconsolidated clays, clay shales, and poorly-cemented sands extending to depths of several miles. The region's geology developed from stream deposits from the erosion of the Rocky Mountains. These sediments consist of a series of sands and clays deposited on decaying organic matter that, over time, were transformed into oil and natural gas. Beneath these tiers is a water-deposited layer of halite, a rock salt. The porous layers were compressed over time and forced upward. As it pushed upward, the salt dragged surrounding sediments into dome shapes, often trapping oil and gas that seeped from the surrounding porous sands.
The region is earthquake-free. While the neighboring city of Houston contains 86 mapped and historically active surface faults with an aggregate length of 149 miles (240 km), the clay below the surface precludes the buildup of friction that produces ground shaking in earthquakes. These faults move only very gradually in what is termed "fault creep".
Climate[edit]
Sugar Land's climate is classified as being humid subtropical. The city is located in the gulf coastal plains biome, and the vegetation is classified as a temperate grassland. The average yearly precipitation is 48 inches. Prevailing winds are from the south and southeast during most of the year, bringing heat and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.
In the summer time, daily high temperatures are in the 95 °F (35 °C) range throughout much of July and August. The air tends to feel still and the abundant humidity, with dewpoints typically in the low to mid 70s, creates a heat index around 100 each day. Summer thunderstorms are common with 1/3 to 1/2 of the days hearing thunder. The highest temperature recorded in the area was 109 °F in September 2000.
Winters in the Houston area are cool and temperate. The average winter high/low is 62 °F/45 °F (16 °C/7 °C). The coldest period is usually in January, when north winds bring winter rains. Snow is almost unheard of and typically does not accumulate when it is seen. One such rare snowstorm hit Houston on Christmas Eve 2004. A few inches accumulated, but was all gone by the next afternoon. But the earliest snowfall to occur in any winter did happen on December 4, 2009 and also meant that snow fell for 2 consecutive years for the first time since records were held.
[hide]Climate data for Sugar Land, Texas
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °F (°C)
61.9
(16.6) 65.7
(18.7) 72.5
(22.5) 79.2
(26.2) 85.6
(29.8) 90.7
(32.6) 93.7
(34.3) 93.6
(34.2) 89.1
(31.7) 81.7
(27.6) 72
(22.2) 64.2
(17.9) 79.2
(26.2)
Average low °F (°C)
41.5
(5.3) 44.4
(6.9) 51.4
(10.8) 58.3
(14.6) 66.4
(19.1) 72.1
(22.3) 74.5
(23.6) 73.9
(23.3) 69.4
(20.8) 59.9
(15.5) 50.9
(10.5) 43.2
(6.2) 58.83
(14.91)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
4.06
(103.1) 2.98
(75.7) 3.24
(82.3) 3.48
(88.4) 4.69
(119.1) 5.51
(140) 3.30
(83.8) 4.29
(109) 5.82
(147.8) 4.03
(102.4) 4.58
(116.3) 3.36
(85.3) 49.34
(1,253.2)
Source: [15]
Economy[edit]
Minute Maid headquarters, Sugar Land Town Square, First Colony
Imperial Sugar offices
Sugar Land was ranked as one of the "Top Cities in Texas" for business relocation and expansion by both Outlook Magazine and Texas Business. Industries calling Sugar Land home are as diverse as its resident population.[citation needed]
Like the rest of the Greater Houston area, there is a large energy industry presence, specifically petroleum exploration and refining. Sugar Land holds the headquarters to Fortune 500[16] company CVR Energy, Inc.[17] (NYSE: CVI), Western Airways, and NalcoChampion's Energy Services division. CVR Energy was listed as the city's only resident 2012 Fortune 500 company[17][16] and was ranked No. 5 public company, according to the Houston Chronicle.[18] Sugar Land also has a large number of international energy, software, engineering, and product firms.
Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of the Imperial Sugar Company. It was once the home of the company's main (and sole) refinery and distribution center. The refinery and distribution center have been put out of operation since 2003.[citation needed]
Schlumberger moved its Houston-area offices from 5000 Gulf Freeway in Houston to a campus in Sugar Land in 1995.[19][20][21] This 33-acre (13 ha) campus is at the northeast corner of U.S. Highway 90A and Gillingham Lane. As of 2015 Schlumberger was the second largest employer in the city. In 2015 Schlumberger announced that it was moving its U.S. corporate headquarters to the Sugar Land facility from a Houston office building. The company plans to build new buildings with a scheduled completion time of late 2017. They include a total of 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of Class A office space and an "amenities" building with 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of space.[22]
Minute Maid opened its headquarters in Sugar Land Town Square in First Colony on February 16, 2009; previously it was headquartered in 2000 St. James Place in Houston.[23][24][25]
In 1989 BMC Software had plans to lease 120,000 square feet (11,000 m2) in One Sugar Creek Place in Sugar Land.[26] In 1991 BMC leased about 120,000 square feet (11,000 m2) at the Sugar Creek National Bank Building and about 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) in the Fluor Daniel Building, both in Sugar Land. BMC planned to vacate both Sugar Land facilities when its current headquarters, located in Westchase, opened; BMC's headquarters were scheduled to open in 1993.[27]
Largest employers[edit]
According to the city's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[28] the largest employers in the city are:
#
Employer
# of Employees
1 Fort Bend ISD 2,929
2 Fluor 2,800
3 Schlumberger 2,200
4 Methodist Sugar Land Hospital 1,900
5 United Healthcare 800
6 Nalco 744
7 Tramontina 740
8 First Data 500
9 Memorial Hermann 497
10 Noble 477
Government and infrastructure[edit]
Local government[edit]
City of Sugar Land City Hall, Sugar Land Town Square, First Colony
Sugar Land operates under the Council-Manager form of government. Under this system, Council appoints the city manager, who acts as the chief executive officer of the government. The city manager carries out policy and administers city programs. All department heads, including the city attorney, police chief and fire chief, are ultimately responsible to the city manager.
Some of the strengths of the Council-Manager form of government as opposed to a strong mayor form of government include: all councilmembers have equal rights, obligations and opportunities, the power is assigned to the council as a whole, and the city manager must be responsive in providing day-to-day services to citizens.[29]
Sugar Land has had three city managers since instituting the Council-Manager form of government in 1986:
William H. Lewis (1986-1988)
David Neeley (1988-2001)
Allen Bogard (2001–present)
The average tenure for municipal and county managers is 7.3 years.[30] The City of Sugar Land’s last two city managers have an average tenure of over 13 years. The longevity of Sugar Land’s city managers indicates stability in the Council-Manager form of government.
Sugar Land's composition of the City Council consists of a Mayor, four councilmembers to be elected by single-member districts and two councilmembers by at-large position. All city council positions are officially nonpartisan.[citation needed]
The current city hall is a part of the Sugar Land Town Square development in First Colony.[31] Prior to the opening of the current city hall, city hall was located at 10405 Corporate Drive,[32] which currently houses the Sugar Land Fire Department offices.[33]
There have been nine mayors of Sugar Land:[34]
T. E. Harman (1959–1961)
Bill Little (1962–1967)
C.E. McFadden (1968–1972)
Roy Cordes, Sr. (1972–1981)
Walter McMeans (1981–1986)
Lee Duggan (1987–1996)
Dean A. Hrbacek (1996–2002)
David G. Wallace (2002–2008)
James A. Thompson (2008–2016)
Joe R. Zimmerman (2016–Present)[35]
Politics[edit]
Politically, Sugar Land is widely seen as one of the most heavily Republican areas in Greater Houston.[36] Sugar Land's city council is officially non-partisan; all of its current elected officeholders are endorsed Republicans.[citation needed]
In the United States House of Representatives, Sugar Land is located in District 22 which is currently represented by Republican Pete Olson, a former chief of staff to U.S. Senator John Cornyn. The district is a notable one, as it was previously held by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay from 1985 until his 2006 resignation which eventually forced Republicans to run a write-in campaign, and by current congressman (in the adjacent 14th District) and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul in 1976 and from 1979 until 1985.[citation needed]
In the Texas Legislature, most of Sugar Land is represented in District 17 of the Texas Senate, which is represented by Republican Joan Huffman. Some western segments of the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, including the master-planned communities of New Territory, Greatwood, River Park and Telfair, are situated in District 18, represented by Republican Glenn Hegar, a candidate for Texas State Comptroller in the Republican primary election scheduled for March 4, 2014.
In the Texas House of Representatives, Sugar Land is located in District 26, which is represented by the conservative Republican Rick Miller, a retired United States Navy officer and Sugar Land businessman.[37]
Sugar Land Post Office
State government[edit]
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Jester State Prison Farm complex (Jester I, Vance, Jester III, and Jester IV) in an unincorporated area near Sugar Land.[38]
The TDCJ operated the Central Unit in Sugar Land.[39][40] The Central Unit was the only state prison within the city limits of Sugar Land.[41] The Sugar Land Distribution Center, a TDCJ men's correctional supply warehouse, was inside the Central Unit compound.[42] In 2011 the TDCJ announced that the prison was closing and would be vacant by the end of August of that year.[43] With the prison's closing, Sugar Land became the first Texas city to have its state prison close without a replacement facility.[44]
Post offices[edit]
The United States Postal Service operates the Sugar Land Post Office at 225 Matlage Way and the First Colony Post Office at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard.[45][46]
Demographics[edit]
Historical population
Census
Pop.
%±
1950 2,285 —
1960 2,802 22.6%
1970 3,318 18.4%
1980 8,826 166.0%
1990 33,712 282.0%
2000 63,328 87.9%
2010 78,817 24.5%
Est. 2016 88,177 [47] 11.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[48]
As of the census of 2010, there were 78,817 people, 26,709 households, and 21,882 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,432.6 people per square mile (939.4/km2). There were 27,727 housing units at an average density of 855.8 per square mile (330.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 52.0% White, 7.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 35.3% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.3% other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.6% of the population.[49]
There were 26,709 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90, and the average family size was 3.25.[49]
In the city, the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.[49]
According to the 2014 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the city was $115,069, and the median income for a family was $132,534. Male full-time workers had a median income of $98,892 versus $60,053 for females. The per capita income for the city was $48,653. About 6.4% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.[50]
Sugar Land has the highest concentration of Asians in Texas. Altogether, 35.3% of the city's population is Asian; 10.7% is Asian Indian, 11.5% is Chinese, 4.5% is Vietnamese and 2% is Filipino.[51]
As of 2013, about one-third of the Asian population was Indian American, according to Harish Jajoo, a city council member of Indian origin. The Sugar Land area has Indian grocery stores, temples, several mosques and an Ismaili Center. Jajoo stated that the quality of the jobs, schools, and parks attracts people of Indian origin to Sugar Land.[52]
Catholics account for over 30% of the city population with 11,998 households registered by St. Laurence, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Theresa parishes.[53]
Culture and sports[edit]
Sugar Land has a largely white-collar, university-educated workforce employed in Houston's energy industry.[54]
In 2004, the city was named one of the top 100 places to live, according to HomeRoute, a national real estate marketing company which identifies top American cities each year through its Relocate-America program. Cities are selected based on educational opportunities, crime rates, employment and housing data. The magazine started with statistics on 271 U.S. cities provided by OnBoard LLC, a real estate information company. These cities had the highest median household incomes in the nation and above average population growth.[citation needed]
Sugar Land was awarded the title of "Fittest City in Texas" for the population range 50,000–100,000 in 2004, 2005 (in a tie with Round Rock) and 2006. The "Fittest City in Texas" program is a part of the Texas Roundup program, a statewide fitness initiative.[55][56]
Local sports are popular both at the recreational and competitive levels. Sugar Land formed its first community swim team, the Sugar Land Sharks, in 1967, and it is still competing as of 2016.[57][58]
Sugar Land is the home of the Sugar Land Skeeters minor-league baseball team, founded in 2010, and their new stadium, Constellation Field.[59] Sugar Land is also the home of the Sugar Land Imperials, a Tier III Junior "A" ice hockey team that plays in the North American 3 Hockey League. The Imperials play at the Sugar Land Ice & Sports Complex.
Local attractions[edit]
First Colony Mall
Sugar Land Town Square serves as the primary entertainment district in Sugar Land and Fort Bend County. The district offers an array of restaurants, sidewalk cafes, shopping venues, a Marriott Hotel and conference center, mid-rise offices and homes, a public plaza, and Sugar Land City Hall. Festivals and important events take place in the plaza. The new city hall and public plaza, a cornerstone of Sugar Land Town Square, received the "Best Community Impact" award from the Houston Business Journal at the fifth annual Landmark Awards ceremony.
Next door to the district is First Colony Mall, a major regional shopping mall that recently expanded from its original indoor design to include an outdoor lifestyle component, several parking garages, and new signage that blends in with the surrounding area. The mall is anchored by two Dillard's stores, Macy's, JCPenney, and Barnes & Noble, along with over 130 stores.
Sugar Land also hosts the Sugar Land Ice and Sports Center (formerly Sugar Land Aerodrome), offers ice skating and hockey lessons. It is open to the public as an ice skating facility. Previously, it served as the practice facility for the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League.
Once a year a music festival called Teenstock is held, which showcases various bands from the area. It is sponsored by the First Colony Association.
In May 2016, two sculptures in the Town Square's public plaza were installed as part of a 10-piece collection donated by a Sugar Land resident to the city through the Sugar Land Legacy Foundation.[60] One of the statues, which depicts two girls taking a selfie, has received criticism[61] and acclaim[62][63] from the media and general public.
Districts and communities[edit]
Main article: Geographic areas of Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Lakes planned community
Sugar Land has the most master-planned communities in Fort Bend County, which is home to the largest number of master-planned communities in the nation—including Greatwood, First Colony, Sugar Creek, River Park, Riverstone, New Territory, Telfair, and many others. Many of the communities feature golf courses, country clubs, and lakes. The first master-planned community to be developed in Sugar Land was Sugar Creek. There are now a total of thirteen master-planned communities located in Sugar Land's city limits and its extraterritorial jurisdiction combined.
The northern portion of Sugar Land, sometimes referred to by residents and government officials as "Old Sugar Land", comprises all the communities north of U.S. Highway 90A, but it also includes the subdivisions/areas of Venetian Estates, and Belknap/Brookside, which is just south of U.S. 90A. Most of this area was the original city limits of Sugar Land when it was incorporated in 1959. Located in this part of town is the former Imperial Sugar Company refinery and distribution center that was shut down in 2003. The headquarters are still located within the city. To the east of northern Sugar Land is the Sugar Land Business Park. Many of the electronic and energy companies are located here. Sugar Land Business Park is the largest business and industrial area in the city.
The largest economic and entertainment activities are in the areas of south and southeastern Sugar Land. Most of the population in the city limits are concentrated here. This area is all master-planned communities and it includes nearly all of First Colony, the largest in Sugar Land encompassing 10,000 acres (40 km2). Other master-planned communities in this area are Sugar Creek, Sugar Lakes, Commonwealth, Avalon, Telfair, and Riverstone. This area is the location of First Colony Mall, Sugar Land Town Square, new Sugar Land City Hall, and other major commercial areas. This area boasts a wide range of recreational activities including three golf courses and country clubs. Another recreational facility in the area is the Sugar Land Ice & Sports Center (formerly Sugar Land Aerodrome).
Most of the southwestern area of Sugar Land is outside the city limits, within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city. This area is sometimes referred to as the "other side of the river" because it is separated from the rest of Sugar Land's ETJ and the city itself by the Brazos River. All of this area is in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. This area has two master-planned communities, Greatwood and River Park. Other communities in this area are Canyon Gate on the Brazos, still in development, and Tara Colony, an older large subdivision which has a Richmond address but is actually in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Sugar Land and is up for future annexation.
The western portion of Sugar Land is partially in the city limits and partially in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. It is home to the 2,200-acre (890 ha) master-planned community of New Territory and the upcoming 2,018-acre (817 ha) development, Telfair. All of the land of what is now the upcoming Telfair community was a prison farm land owned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. It was sold in 2003 and annexed to the city limits by Sugar Land in 2004. A new highway, State Highway 99, opened in 1994 as a major arterial in this area. North of this area and north of U.S. Highway 90A is the Sugar Land Regional Airport and the Texas Department of Correction, Central Unit.
Architectural landmarks[edit]
Lakeview Auditorium, located on the campus of Lakeview Elementary School, is the oldest public building still standing in the area. Originally one of eleven buildings that composed the campus of the old Sugar Land Independent School District, the auditorium was a focal point for a vibrant and growing community. The stately auditorium still stands today and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, as of 2002.
In 1912, Imperial Sugar Company built a small building at the corner of Wood Street and Lakeview Drive (then known as Third Street) to serve as a school. The original campus consisted of 11 buildings arranged in a semicircle with the large, airy auditorium in the center. The buildings were connected by a covered walkway supported by large, white columns. There was a circular driveway for buses and automobiles. All the buildings were finished in white stucco on the outside and had large windows that allowed fresh air to circulate and cool the buildings. The auditorium was a hub of community activity.
Transportation[edit]
Main article: Transportation in Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land currently does not have a mass transit system. However, this could change as it has been a possible candidate for expansion of Houston's METRORail system by means of a planned commuter rail along U.S. Highway 90A. Since many of Sugar Land's residents work in Houston, thus creating routine rush hour traffic along two of the city's main thoroughfares, U.S. Highways 59 and 90A, there has been large support in the area for such a project. It should be noted, however, that the city is not a participant in the Houston area's METRO transit authority; Sugar Land's merchants do not collect the one-cent sales tax that helps support that agency. Fort Bend County Public Transportation provides commuter service from Sugar Land to Houston.[64]
Major thoroughfares[edit]
Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59, the major freeway running diagonally through the city, has undergone a major widening project in recent years to accommodate the region's daily commuters. The finished portion of the freeway from east of State Highway 6 to just west of State Highway 99 currently has eight main lanes, with two diamond lanes and six continuous frontage road lanes.
U.S. Highway 90 Alternate is a major highway running through Sugar Land from west to east and traverses a historic area of the city, known as "Old Sugar Land". U.S. Highway 90A is currently widened to an eight-lane highway with a 30-foot (9.1 m) median between State Highway 6 and Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59.
State Highway 6 is a major highway running from north to southeast Sugar Land and traverses through the 10,000 acres (40 km2) master-planned community of First Colony. There is a freeway section that opened in 2008 from just west of Brooks Street/First Colony Blvd all the way to 3/4 miles north of U.S. Highway 90A.
A segment of State Highway 99/Grand Parkway currently traverses the New Territory and River Park master-planned communities. The original highway opened in 1994, with toll lanes added in 2014. Construction will start soon south of its current terminus at Interstate 69/US 59.
Texas F.M. 1876, widely known as Eldridge Road, is a north-south state highway in north Sugar Land. It traverses through many established areas and acts as the western border of the Sugar Land Business Park.
Airport[edit]
Sugar Land Regional Airport
Sugar Land Regional Airport (formerly Hull Field, later Sugar Land Municipal Airport) was purchased from a private interest in 1990 by the city of Sugar Land. It is the fourth largest airport within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. The airport handles approximately 250 aircraft operations per day. The airport has an on-field United States Customs office, making this airport attractive to energy companies based in the Houston metropolitan area as this allows flights directly to and from countries wherein overseas operations are located, allowing fliers to avoid the delays inherent in high traffic airports such as George Bush Intercontinental.
The airport today serves the area's general aviation (GA) aircraft serving corporate, governmental, and private clientele. A new 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) terminal and a 60-acre (24 ha) GA complex opened in 2006. Sugar Land Regional briefly handled commercial passenger service during the mid-1990s via a now-defunct Texas carrier known as Conquest Airlines. For scheduled commercial service, Sugar Landers rely on Houston's two commercial airports, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), 40 miles (64 km) northeast, and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), 27 miles (43 km) east.
The city of Houston maintains a park that occupies 750 acres (300 ha) of land directly north of the Sugar Land Regional Airport, and developers have built master-planned communities (Telfair, and the future development of TX DOT Tract 3 immediately east of the airport) around the airport, both factors that block airport expansion.
China Airlines operated private bus shuttle services from Wel-Farm Super Market/Metro Bank on State Highway 6 in Sugar Land to George Bush Intercontinental Airport to feed the flight from Bush Intercontinental to Taipei, Taiwan.[65] The service ended when China Airlines pulled out of Houston on January 29, 2008.[66]
Education[edit]
Albert and Mamie George Building on University of Houston Sugar Land campus
Fort Bend Independent School District administration building
Higher education[edit]
The Wharton County Junior College and branch campus of the University of Houston are both located in Sugar Land.
Wharton County Junior College (WCJC) is a comprehensive community college offering a wide range of postsecondary educational programs and services including associate degrees, certificates, and continuing-education courses. The college prepares students interested in transferring to baccalaureate-granting institutions.
See also: List of colleges and universities in Houston
Primary and secondary education[edit]
Public schools[edit]
All public school systems in Texas are administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD) is the school district that serves almost all of the city of Sugar Land; it formed in 1959 by the consolidation of Missouri City Independent School District and the Sugar Land Independent School District.[67] The southwest portion of Sugar Land's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and some very small areas within the Sugar Land city limits are in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD). LCISD serves the master-planned communities of Greatwood and River Park. Other communities in the ETJ served by Lamar Consolidated include Canyon Gate at the Brazos and Tara Colony.[citation needed]
Both John Foster Dulles High School and Clements High School are in Sugar Land and Stephen F. Austin High School is in unincorporated Fort Bend County (and serving Sugar Land). These schools of the Fort Bend ISD have been recognized by Texas Monthly magazine in its list of the top high schools in the state of Texas. Dulles offers college preparatory classes such as Organic Chemistry and Multivariable Calculus to the students who are in their Math and Science academy. Dulles has had 64 National AP Scholars in the past 2 years; with a majority from the academy that started in 2010. In addition, Dulles, Clements and Stephen F. Austin high schools ranked among the top 1000 schools in the United States by Newsweek's 2009 report.[68]
Prior to 1959 Sugar Land High School, which merged into Dulles that year, served the city.[69] At the time FBISD formed, white students attended an elementary school in Sugar Land, a junior high school in Sugar Land, and a high school site in Missouri City. The elementary and junior high campus now houses Lakeview Elementary School and the high school site now houses Missouri City Middle School. Dulles High School became the zoned high school for white students in FBISD. Black students in Sugar Land for grades 1-12 were served by M.R. Wood School, one of FBISD's three schools for black children. Racial desegregation occurred in 1965;[67] Dulles became the only zoned high school for students of all races in FBISD until Willowridge High School opened in 1979.[70]
Clements High School
In 2007, Texas won the national Mathcounts championship. The Texas Mathcounts team had two members from First Colony Middle School in Sugar Land, Kevin Chen (who also took the individual national championship) and Bobby Shen (ranked 13th, the highest scoring sixth grader). The coach, Jeffrey Boyd, was also from Sugar Land.[71] They repeated their victory in 2008, with Jeff Boyd as their coach again. Bobby Shen coming in 2nd at final Countdown, and won 1st in Written and Masters Rounds.[72] In 2009, Bobby Shen came 3rd place in Written and won final Countdown and was crowned with 2009 MATHCOUNTS national champion, and the Texas team with Lilly Shen and Coach Boyd, won for the third year in a row.[73]
Private schools[edit]
There are many private schools in Sugar Land and the surrounding area of all types: non-sectarian, Catholic, and Protestant. The Texas Education Agency has no authority over private school operations; private schools may or may not be accredited, and achievement tests are not required for private school graduating seniors. Many private schools will obtain accreditation and perform achievement tests as a means of demonstrating that the school is genuinely interested in educational performance.[citation needed]
The Sugar Land Library Branch
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston operates St. Theresa Catholic School, a K-8 private classical Catholic school, and St. Laurence School, a K-8 private Catholic school, in Sugar Land, and Pope John XXIII High School in unincorporated Harris County east of the neighboring suburb of Katy. The Fort Bend Christian Academy, formerly known as Fort Bend Baptist Academy, is also located in Sugar Land.[74] The Darul Arqam Schools Southwest Campus is located in Houston, near Sugar Land.[75]
Public libraries[edit]
Residents of Sugar Land are served by the Fort Bend County Libraries system, which has 11 libraries. There are three branches within the city: Sugar Land Branch, First Colony Branch, and University Branch in the University of Houston Campus.
Media[edit]
Movie references[edit]
A portion of the 1974 movie, The Sugarland Express, takes place in Sugar Land. Many of the movie's earliest scenes were filmed at the nearby Beauford H. Jester prison pre-release center. Other parts of the set were filmed in and around Sugar Land. The movie's title parses the name of the city as one word rather than two. It was among Steven Spielberg's first films before he became famous. The film was the first theatrical feature film directed by Spielberg.[76]
In 2010, The Legend of Action Man was filmed in Sugar Land. The film was produced by Dingoman Productions, a sketch comedy group formed by Sugar Land residents Andy Young, Derek Papa & James McEnelly that got their start attending Austin High School together. The story takes place in the Sugar Land area and makes use of many of the landmarks there. Action Man is famous for being one of the least expensive films ever made, made on a budget of $200. Director Andy Young has written about the experience for Moviemaker Magazine.
Music references[edit]
Folk musician Lead Belly's song "Midnight Special" discusses his arrest in Houston and his stay at the Sugar Land Prison (now the Beauford H. Jester pre-release Center) in 1925.
"If you're ever down in Houston,
Boy, you better walk right.
And you better not squabble.
And you better not fight.
Bason and Brock will arrest you.
Payton and Boone will take you down.
You can bet your bottom dollar,
That you're Sugar Land bound."
Country music band Sugarland gets its name from the city. They reference it in their song "Sugarland."
Bruce Springsteen recorded but did not release a song called "Sugar Land," about the economic crisis facing American agriculture in the 1980s.
Newspapers and magazines[edit]
The primary newspaper serving Sugar Land residents is the Houston Chronicle, which is the only major newspaper in the Greater Houston region. On Thursdays, the Houston Chronicle offers a localized segment covering the Sugar Land area under its "Fort Bend" section. An alternative newspaper, the Houston Press, is also offered in this area.
Additionally, Sugar Land residents receive local area news coverage via FortBendNow, which covers local news and political happenings in the Sugar Land area. Residents also are served by three free weekly newspapers, the Fort Bend Independent, the Fort Bend-Southwest Star, and the Sugar Land Sun. The Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster, a daily newspaper covering primarily the Richmond-Rosenberg area west of Sugar Land, also covers news stories in Sugar Land.
Television[edit]
Over-the-air television in Sugar Land is broadcast in the Houston television market, which is the tenth-largest market in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research.
The city is also served by a citywide Public-access television cable TV channel 16, which covers city council meetings, planning and zoning meetings, community events, FBISD board meetings, and Fort Bend County Commissioners' Court meetings.
The vast majority of cable subscribers in the Sugar Land area are served by Comcast, which took over from Time Warner. Other cable options include AT&T Home Entertainment, En-Touch Systems (which covers the River Park West and Telfair areas of the city), Phonoscope Cable, TVMAX, and Ygnition (the latter two of which cover cable subscribers in multifamily housing developments).
Sugar Land is the setting in the new Lifetime series, The Client List starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. Hewitt's character lives in Beaumont, but commutes to Sugar Land to work at a scandalous massage parlor.
Notable people[edit]
Katie Armiger, country singer
Matt Carpenter, third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals
Tom DeLay, former United States Representative and House Majority Leader
Shayan Farooqi, model, and Mr. Pakistan World
Sean Patrick Flanery, Actor
Derrick Frazier, NFL cornerback
Eddie Griffin, deceased NBA player; resided in Sugar Land during his lifetime and early career with the Houston Rockets.
Stuart Holden, soccer player
Robert Horry, NBA player
Jerry Hughes, NFL defensive end
George Iloka, NFL player
Brittney Karbowski, voice actor
Tara Lipinski, Olympian
Diana López, Mark López, and Steven López, Taekwondo athletes
Travis Scott, rapper
Simone Manuel, Olympic gold medalist in swimming
Maddie Marlow, member of country duo Maddie & Tae
Tracy McGrady, NBA player
Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA player
Pete Olson, United States Representative
Allison Tolman, Emmy-nominated actress
Woody Williams, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, and Houston Astros pitcher, resides in Sugar Land.
Kevin Wu (aka KevJumba), YouTube celebrity/comedian, contestant on the reality show The Amazing Race.

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America's Next Top Model (cycle 1)
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America's Next Top Model (cycle 1)
Cycle 1 cast
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
9
Release
Original network
UPN
Original release
May 20 (2003-05-20) – July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)
Additional information
Judges
Tyra Banks
Janice Dickinson
Kimora Lee Simmons
Beau Quillian
No. of contestants
10
Winner
Adrianne Curry
All-stars
Shannon Stewart
Cycle chronology
Next →
Cycle 2
America's Next Top Model, cycle 1 was the first cycle of America's Next Top Model. It originally aired on UPN from May to July 2003, and was hosted by Tyra Banks, who additionally served as its executive producer and presenter. The judging panel consisted of Banks, Janice Dickinson, Kimora Lee Simmons, and Beau Quillian. The cycle's catchphrase was "One girl has what it takes".[1][2][3]
This was the only season to feature a cast of only 10 finalists. All later cycles have featured at least 12 finalists. The international destination for the cycle was Paris, France. The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Adrianne Curry from Joliet, Illinois. Her prizes were a modelling contract with Wilhelmina Models, a photo spread in Marie Claire magazine and a contract with Revlon cosmetics.
Contents
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1 Contestants
2 Episode summaries
2.1 The Girl Who Wants It Bad
2.2 The Girl Is Here To Win, Not Make Friends
2.3 The Girl Who Gets Rushed To The Emergency Room
2.4 The Girl Who Drives Everyone Crazy
2.5 The Girl Who Everyone Thinks Is Killing Herself
2.6 The Girl Who Deals With A Pervert
2.7 The Girls Get Really Naked
2.8 How The Girls Got Here
2.9 The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model
3 Summaries
3.1 Call-out order
3.2 Photo shoot guide
3.3 Makeovers
4 Post-Top Model careers
5 References
6 External links
Contestants
(ages stated are at start of contest)
Contestant
Age
Height
Hometown
Finish
Place
Tessa Carlson[4] 19 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Chicago, Illinois Episode 1 10
Katie Cleary[5] 21 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Glenview, Illinois Episode 2 9
Nicole Panattoni[6] 22 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Murrieta, California Episode 3 8
Ebony Haith[7] 24 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Bronx, New York Episode 4 7
Giselle Samson[8] 18 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Corona, California Episode 5 6
Kesse Wallace[9] 21 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) North Little Rock, Arkansas Episode 6 5
Robin Manning[10] 26 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Memphis, Tennessee Episode 7 4
Elyse Sewell[11] 20 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Albuquerque, New Mexico Episode 9 3
Shannon Stewart[12] 18 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) Franklin, Ohio 2
Adrianne Curry[13] 20 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) Joliet, Illinois 1
Episode summaries
The Girl Who Wants It Bad
First aired May 20, 2003
Twenty semi-finalists, chosen from thousands of hopefuls, arrived in Los Angeles for the preliminary round of the competition. The contestants were told that only ten of them would make it to the finals, but after their meetings with Tyra Banks and the producers, only eight advanced. Two more contestants, Giselle and Tessa, were added to the final cast following a separate audition.
For the week's photo shoot, the ten finalists modeled J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez swimwear atop a Manhattan skyscraper. The judging session saw Tessa become the first model eliminated from the competition.
Featured photographer: Douglas Bizzaro & Elizabeth Moss
The Girl Is Here To Win, Not Make Friends
First aired May 27, 2003
For the week's challenge, the nine remaining finalists took part in a mock fashion show. The challenge winner was Giselle. For the photo shoot, the finalists posed for Stuff magazine. The judging session saw Katie become the second model eliminated from the competition.
Featured photographer: Barry Hollywood
Special guests: Wyclef Jean
The Girl Who Gets Rushed To The Emergency Room
First aired June 3, 2003
The eight remaining finalists were given makeovers. They had a challenge on applying make-up, which was won by Elyse. For the week's photo shoot, the finalists had beauty shots taken with a snake. The judging session saw Nicole become the third model eliminated from the competition.
Featured photographer: Troy Ward
Special guests: Kim Lepine, Jon Silverman, Max Tucci, Janice Combs, Constance White, Derek Kahn
The Girl Who Drives Everyone Crazy
First aired June 10, 2003
The seven remaining finalists were challenged to polish their acting skills. They were given a challenge on line-reading, which was won by Robin. Instead of a photo shoot, the finalists shot a commercial for Fresh Look contact lenses. The judging session saw Ebony become the fourth model eliminated from the competition.
Featured commercial director: Loren Haynes
Special guests: Jon Silverman, Alice Spivak, Tracy Staus
The Girl Who Everyone Thinks Is Killing Herself
First aired June 17, 2003
For the week's challenge, the six remaining finalists gave interviews, with Elyse winning. The photo shoot was a campaign for Reebok with NFL Rookie of the Year Clinton Portis. The judging session saw Giselle become the fifth model eliminated from the competition.
Featured photographer: Daniel Garriga
Special guests: Cindy Berger, Jon Silverman, Clinton Portis, Christine Curry, Martin Crandall, Derek Kahn, Steve Santagati
The Girl Who Deals With A Pervert
First aired June 24, 2003
The five remaining finalists were flown to Paris for the week's challenge and photo shoot. They did a lingerie shoot for Wonder Bra with male model Brad Pinkert, and for the challenge they attended go-sees. The judging session saw Kesse become the sixth model eliminated from the competition.
Featured photographer: Michel Haddi
Special guests: Pink, Brad Pinkert, Emma Mackie, Marilyn Gauthier
The Girls Get Really Naked
First aired July 1, 2003
For the week’s challenge, the four remaining finalists went to a restaurant and met four men, who judged them on their ability to carry themselves in a couture situation. The challenge winner was Adrianne. The finalists did two photo shoots this week: a black-and-white beauty shoot shot by Tyra Banks, and a nude shoot for Merit Diamond jewelry, the latter of which Robin and Shannon refused to participate in. The finalists were flown back to New York City for the judging session, which saw Robin become the seventh model eliminated from the competition.
Featured photographers: Tyra Banks, Patrick Katzman
Special guests: Pascal Millet, Derek Khan
How The Girls Got Here
First aired July 8, 2003
This episode was an overview of the past seven episodes of the cycle which featured previously unseen footage.
The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model
First aired July 8, 2003
The final three contestants were Adrianne Curry, Elyse Sewell and Shannon Stewart. Elyse became the eighth model eliminated at the penultimate judging session.
Adrianne and Shannon competed in a Baby Phat fashion show. The final judging session saw Adrianne crowned America's Next Top Model.
Special guest: Drew Lineham
Summaries
Call-out order
Order
Episodes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
1
Nicole Ebony Shannon Shannon Kesse Adrianne Elyse Elyse Shannon Adrianne
2
Robin Elyse Nicole Kesse Elyse Kesse Shannon Adrianne Adrianne Shannon
3
Kesse Kesse Giselle Elyse Adrianne Shannon Robin Shannon Elyse
4
Elyse Adrianne Robin Giselle Robin Robin Adrianne Robin
5
Katie Katie Adrianne Adrianne Shannon Elyse Kesse
6
Ebony Nicole Ebony Robin Giselle Giselle
7
Adrianne Giselle Elyse Ebony Ebony
8
Shannon Robin Kesse Nicole
9
Shannon Katie
10
Tessa
The contestant was eliminated
The contestant won the competition
In episode 1, the pool of 20 semi-finalists was reduced to 8. Later, two more contestants (Giselle and Tessa) were scouted and introduced to the cast.
In episode 7, Robin and Shannon did not participate in the photo shoot.
Episode 8 was the recap episode.
Photo shoot guide
Episode 1 photo shoot: Swimwear on a rooftop
Episode 2 photo shoot: Swimwear for Stuff
Episode 3 photo shoot: Beauty shots with snakes
Episode 4 commercial: Fresh Look contact lenses
Episode 5 photo shoot: Reebok ad with Clinton Portis
Episode 6 photo shoot: Wonder Bra overlooking the Eiffel Tower
Episode 7 photo shoots: Black & white beauty shots, nude campaign for Merit Diamond
Makeovers
Adrianne – Weave with bangs
Ebony – Tuft shaved off
Elyse – Pixie cut
Giselle – Dyed red and layered
Kesse – Hair weave with honey blonde highlights, à la Tyra Banks in 1992
Nicole – Weave trimmed and straightened
Robin – Weave removed and light brown weave added
Shannon – Straight hair weave and more blonde
Post-Top Model careers
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Tessa Carlson modeled for Noah Kalina and Joey Quintero.
Katie Cleary is working with Deal or No Deal and has done print modeling. She has been an on-camera host for TV Guide Channel, E! News, and HDTV's Get Out. Her acting credits include Chuck, The Break-Up, The Lake House, and Iron Man 2.[14]
Adrianne Curry collected her prizes and has modeled for several magazines, including Life & Style Weekly, Us Weekly, Star, OK!, Stuff, People, Maxim, made the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2005, Max (Spanish) Marie Claire, Spanish Marie Claire, Von Dutch, Von Dutch Watches, Salon City, Macy's, Famous Stars and Straps, Lucky, Ed Hardy, Kinis Bikinis, Beverly Hills Choppers, and Merit Diamonds. She has walked for Jaime Pressly and Pamela Anderson. She was signed with Wilhelmina Models and Avenue Modeller,[15] and is no longer a model. She was married to actor Christopher Knight from 2006 to 2012.
Ebony Haith was signed with Downtown Model Management.
Robin Manning is pursuing an acting career and has been in two movies, and has done church-related print work.
Nicole Panattoni modeled for various companies. She is married to BMX rider Cory Nastazio.
Giselle Samson now works as a hostess for Carnival Cruise.[16]
Elyse Sewell has done multiple print ads, and been signed by multiple agencies in Asia.
Shannon Stewart has done print work, and has been signed with Ford Models and Elite Model Management. She participated in the America's Next Top Model All Stars cycle alongside other former contestants,[17] finishing in sixth place.
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