Elyse Marie Sewell (born June 10, 1982) is a former American fashion model. She is best known for her appearance as a contestant in the first cycle of the reality television series America's Next Top Model. She was named one of Wired Magazine's 2005's 10 Sexiest Geeks. Although Sewell did not win the competition, she carved out a successful modeling career in East Asia, working mainly in Hong Kong. Sewell has appeared in print advertisements for Chanel and Chow Sang Sang Jewelry, and appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong and in editorials for Hong Kong Esquire and Cosmopolitan. However in 2009, Sewell wrote in her blog that she would be leaving Hong Kong and returning to New Mexico. Sewell has a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Unviersity of New Mexico.