Cassandra Whitehead is a contestant from cycle five of America's Next Top Model. She was the first model to voluntarily quit the show before being eliminated by the judges. Whitehead was traumatized during the makeover section of the show when they cut her long brown hair into a short bleach blonde do similar to that of Mia Farrow. Since the show, she has made several television appearances on shows such as CSI: Miami, Hannah Montana and 1 vs. 100.

Besides being a television personality Whitehead has also competed in several beauty pageants including Miss Texas Teen USA from 2002-2004. She was crowned Miss Houston Teen USA in 2003 and Miss Corpus Christi in 2005.