In 2014, Whitney got married to Ian Forrester. They also dated each other as a boyfriend and girlfriend and had romantic affairs for several years. They got engaged in the late 2013 after he proposed her. They are happy to be each other’s loving spouse.
Whitney received her formal education from Duncan U. Fletcher High School. After graduation from there, she joined University of North Florida. There she was also a member of Alpha Chi Omega. In 2003, she competed in the America's Next Top Model. Though she was severely criticized for being too pageant and fake and she also won the Winner with most Bottom Two appearances. But later at the end of this show, she was announced the winner and she also became the first plus-size model to win the show. After that she appeared on the cover of several magazines and she also appeared in several TV ads. The actual figure about her net worth and salary is unknown.