Angelea's first appearance on the show was in Cycle 12, where she made it to casting week as one of the 30 finalists. During her appearance, she seemed to rub some of the girls up the wrong way, and ultimately ended up having an argument with Sandra Nyanchoka. She revealed to the judges that she had to sleep in a bus terminal to get to the audition, and it was also revealed by Angelea to the other contestants that she had a daughter who died. Angelea and Sandra's argument didn't go unnoticed by Jay, and it arguably affected the judges decision, because Angelea didn't make it into the house. She was clearly devastated by their decision, saying that she couldn't go back home (to Buffalo, NY).