After weeks of fierce photo competition in Italy, WHITNEY was named "America's Next Top Model"! Only ET was with the first plus-sized "ANTM" winner at the offices of Seventeen as the finale aired, and we have her exclusive reaction as she sees her cover for the first time!

"I was crying!" she says after seeing the issue, on stands June 3. "Tears were coming out tonight."

The final three finalists ANYA, FATIMA and Whitney battled it out, first filming a CoverGirl commercial and shooting a CoverGirl print ad. After that challenge, Fatima was eliminated and Anya and Whitney headed into the final competition -- a runway show wearing VERSACE clothing!

When it was announced that Whitney had won, she screamed and hugged host TYRA BANKS. Tyra told her, "You're the first girl with some booty to win 'America's Next Top Model,' and actually the correct term is, 'full-figured model.'"

Whitney said that she hoped her win would inspire other girls out there to know that they didn't have to starve themselves or get plastic surgery in order to model, saying, "We're spreading the news! You don't have to be emaciated, you don't have to be in rehab. It's not cool!"

Whitney took home the coveted grand prize: the Elite modeling and CoverGirl contracts and the new Seventeen magazine cover!