White was raised in Buffalo, New York. She attended Kensington High School. At the age of 12, White had gone to Personal Best modeling school at age sixteen. After modeling for one her first job was an editorial for Vogue after meeting Anna Wintour. In Paris, she signed a contract with the IMG agency. She has modeled for Sports Illustrated. She has also modeled in these editions. In 2008 she appeared in Young the Restless. On October 2009, White appeared on America's Next Top Model. White is represented by Brandsway Creative. She dated Sean Penn. She filmed her own docu-series on Oxygen, worked on her women's philanthropic organization, the Angel Foundation. In October 2010, White was arrested for assaulting a woman in New York City. White has given interviews about her mental illness.