Biography

Jael Strauss (3 July 1984 - 4 December 2018) was an American model. She was best known as a contestant on Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model. She was the eighth girl eliminated and placed sixth. After the show she was signed by Hitch Couture, with who she was going to create a clothing line. In 2012, Strauss was reported to be battling methamphetamine addiction. She appeared on the Dr. Phil show on September 13, 2012, to discuss her struggle with addiction. She notably ran out into the parking lot during filming of the episode. Jael stated that she felt exploited while she was on the show. On October 4, 2018 Strauss announced on her Facebook that she had incurable stage IV metastatic inflammatory breast cancer. She died on December 4, 2018, at the age of 34.