Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 5 Sumner was the tenth contestant selected for the top thirteen on
Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 5. Over her stay, Sumner received three first call-outs and survived two bottom two appearances over Lisa-Ann Hillman and eventual
America's Next Top Model Cycle 18: British Invasion contestant, Annaliese Dayes. She was placed as the runner-up in the finale where
Mecia Simson won.
Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 6 With Joy McLaren eliminated, Sumner appeared in the season finale of
Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 6 with fellow contestant Jade McSorley and previous winners,
Lucy Ratcliffe, Lauren McAvoy,
Alex Evans and
Mecia Simson from
Britain's Next Top Model Cycles
1,
3,
4 and
5, respectively, to participate in the final runway show with
Tiffany Pisani who later won the series and eventual runner up and
America's Next Top Model Cycle 18: British Invasion contestant, Alisha White.
Winning ''America's Next Top Model'' Cycle 18: British Invasion America's Next Top Model Cycle 18: British Invasion premiered on 29 February 2012. It involved seven US contestants hopefuls against seven British all-star contestants from
Britain's Next Top Model. Sumner was chosen as one of the seven British All-Star contestants to compete, including both her former fellow
Cycle 5 contestants Annaliese Dayes who was the seventh contestant eliminated and Ashley Brown who was the tenth contestant eliminated. The other
Britain's Next Top Model contestants appearing were last contestant eliminated
Jasmia Robinson of
Cycle 2 and Louise Watts, Catherine Thomas and Alisha White from Cycles
3,
4 and
6, respectively, who all runner-up. The judges said of her personality that it "lit up a room", leading to Sumner being labeled "Illuminata" by
Tyra Banks herself. Over her stay, Sumner won three challenges and received two first call-outs. In the final judging, the judges selected Sumner over the runner-up Laura LaFrate from America. Sumner became the fifth winner to have never appeared in the bottom two during her time on America’s Top Model. Sumner became the first-ever foreign winner of ''
America's Next Top Model''.
After Top Model Sumner released a single entitled "Aiming For You" on
iTunes and her photos for
Vogue Italia are featured in the August 2012 issue. She has made billboard advertisements for
CoverGirl and for the ''America's Next Top Model'' perfume, Dream Come True. She is active in raising funds for Breast Cancer Research with the help of her pink dog, Darcy. In 2012, Sumner appeared as
Deepika Padukone's friend in the Bollywood film
Cocktail, including dancing sequences. Sumner, along with co-stars
Allison Harvard and Dominique Reighard, was featured and walked in the 25th anniversary of
Bench Universe Denim and Underwear Show in September 2012. In December of the same year, she was a covergirl for
MEG Magazine for their December 2012/January 2013 issue. She also attended a fashion show in
Montego Bay for
Cycle 19 with the contestants. In 2013, Sumner opened the runway and wore the designs of
Singaporean designer Frederick Lee during the finale of ''
Asia's Next Top Model, Cycle 1. In 2015, Sumner starred as "Summer" in the reality TV show Taking New York'' on
E4. In October 2016, Sumner was guest judge in the coronation night of
Miss Earth 2016, in the
Mall of Asia Arena,
Pasay,
Metro Manila,
Philippines. In 2023, Sumner made her big screen acting debut in
Killington, a dark comedy/horror film by Matt Vita and Mark Dudzinski, co-directed by Frank Perz. The film was released in 2024. ==References==