Jessica Serfaty had a much more low-key life before appearing on America’s Next Top Model . Sporting big, dark curls and a thick Southern accent, she made her first foray into public life on cycle 14 of the Tyra Banks-fronted reality show, introducing herself by saying, “Hey, I’m Jessica from Conway, Arkansas, and we say ‘y’all’ and drink sweet tea.” The world’s wholesome first glimpse of the would-be model is strikingly different to her recent appearance in a recent promo video for her TV show Days of Our Lives , where she sports sleek blonde locks and a hot pink blazer while speaking in a noticeably smoothed-out accent.

Serfaty’s Instagram followers will know that, these days, the former America’s Next Top Model contestant lives a luxurious lifestyle yachting across Europe and attending see-and-be-seen events like the Cannes Film Festival and the Met Gala , and that she recently got engaged to the heir of a sunglasses empire. But just how did she get there? Jessica Serfaty became a wife and mum at 17 {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Jessica Serfaty attends an Amfar event during the Cannes Film Festival in May.

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