Before appearing on America's Next Top Model, English worked as a photographer, and also was an actor in the sketch comedy group known as The 4th Option, which performed weekly in the old East Gate Lounge in Moorhead, Minnesota.

English was the eleventh finalist selected (just before Amanda Babin and Monique Calhoun filled the final two places) for the seventh cycle of America's Next Top Model.

From the start, she was noted for her similarity to Rebecca Romijn and Karolína Kurková, and in the early stages of the cycle her personality was considered fun and outgoing.

Throughout the competition, English was selected to participate in challenge prizes won by Eugena Washington (alongside Jaeda Young), A.J.

English received five consecutive Covergirl of the week awards, three first call-outs for her outstanding performances in photoshoots and won the acting challenge.

As the acting challenge winner, English had an opportunity to guest-star in an episode of the CW series One Tree Hill (which aired immediately following Top Model at the time), appearing in multiple scenes.

Later, in Episode eleven, English was criticized for making an impulsive, crude joke to fashion photographer and ANTM judge Nigel Barker during the bullfighting photo shoot in Barcelona, asking him "Did you just remove that (referring to a large stick Barker was holding) from your ass from the last panel?"

The next week, English was placed in the bottom two again for her doubtful strength to work in tough circumstances (i.e. photoshoot in cold water).

As the competition progressed, the judges began to express concern that, due to her behavior, English might be too unpredictable to be awarded the Top Model prize.

English was featured on the front page of Seventeen, Social Life, Healthy Living, Psoriasis Advance, and Cover magazines with Top Model alumnae Naima Mora and Danielle Evans.

She has modeled for Wedding Style,[7] JC Penney Bisou Bisou,[8] Stephenson Denim,[7] Johnny P. Shoes,[7] American Salon,[9] Matrix Professional Colors in Cosmopolitan[9] and the "Heart On My Sleeves" clothing campaign by Aubrey O'Day of Danity Kane[10] and Christian Siriano Fall 09.

[39] English is featured on Brad Walsh's album "Human Nature" in the song called Boy/Girl[40] and is working on music with Better than Ezra.

[citation needed] As such she opened the walk for Awareness on January 13, 2008, in San Diego and was featured on the cover for Allure.