In the Caribbean in 2012, "Arrow" star Stephen Amell marries America's Next Top Model candidate Cassandra Jean.
Cassandra Jean Whitehead went on to work in television, where she had numerous minor roles, most notably on One Tree Hill, Mad Men, and Arrow. But it's in love that the former model really shines. She married Arrow actor Stephen Amell in a private wedding in the Caribbean on December 25, 2012. When the couple returned to the United States, Us Weekly stated that they married for the second time the following May in front of friends and family in New Orleans. That October, the couple had their first kid, and they've grown even more in love with each other since.
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