I created this basic app using xcode 4.6 that represents the exact layout of my real app. The only two alterations I made were to uncheck "navigation bar visible" from the initial navigation controller and to choose "status bar: none" for the second navigation controller.
As you can see below, there is a blank space where the status bar used to be in the container view.
Please create this simple app for yourself and identify what exactly needs to change to get rid of the white gap. It represents the last bug before I can release my app. Thank you for your assistance.