The last time America’s Next Top Model contestant Angelea Preston came to the attention of staff at modelling agency Models Direct, it was over her mysterious disqualification from the Top Model All Stars competition last year.

According to rumours the 25-year-old was heading for a win before she was disqualified, but broke her non-disclosure agreement, allowing Lisa D’Amato to claim the crown in her place.

Now the controversial model has come back to our attention with the news that she is not only expecting a baby boy with partner of two years Eric Brown, but also became his wife in New York on the 24th of February this year. Apparently the 37-year-old asked her to marry him over the phone: “He said, ‘Let’s just do this. Let’s get married,'” Preston is quoted as saying in US Weekly. “And I said, ‘Okay, let’s do it!’ And that’s kind of how that happened… It kind of caught me by surprise.

“I feel like Eric is more than just my partner – I feel like he’s my best friend. He’s someone I can depend on. I just love him and he’s just so sexy to me… But it’s so much more than the physical; we have a deeper connection, and I really love that.” It sounds like the couple are very happy!

Now Preston has signed with an agency that specialise in pregnant models and is hoping to gain work while she’s expecting. She may well have some luck here – as we reported just last week Pregnant Models Are Big News In 2012! Clearly we’re not the only ones to have noticed this recent trend.

Maybe Preston will be the next mum-to-be that we see modelling on the front cover of a magazine. For now Models Direct wishes her all the best with both her pregnancy and marriage and are happy to hear that life is treating her well as she confirmed in reports this week: “I’m very excited about things that have been happening in my life recently, like with my marriage and my baby and my career. I feel very blessed.” Good luck with it all Preston!