When it comes to behind-the-scenes controversy, America’s Next Top Model has some of the craziest stories. Someone recently revealed that a friend who competed on the reality TV show was told to purposefully ignore other contestants and bring up touchy subjects.
Brandy, Brita, Brittany, Christina, Kahlen, Keenyah, Lluvy, Michelle, Naima, Noelle, Rebecca, Sarah, Tatiana, and Tiffany from ‘America’s Next Top Model’ | Hyungwon Ryoo/CBS Photo Archive via Getty Images ‘America’s Next Top Model’ saw aspiring models compete against each other for the chance at a modeling career
America’s Next Top Model premiered in 2003. The show, created and hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks, pitted a group of wannabe models against each other as they competed to become “America’s Next Top Model.”
The contestants took part in “challenges,” which could be anything from an underwater photoshoot to a day of navigating a foreign country. The show’s judges would vote someone off...
Brandy, Brita, Brittany, Christina, Kahlen, Keenyah, Lluvy, Michelle, Naima, Noelle, Rebecca, Sarah, Tatiana, and Tiffany from ‘America’s Next Top Model’ | Hyungwon Ryoo/CBS Photo Archive via Getty Images ‘America’s Next Top Model’ saw aspiring models compete against each other for the chance at a modeling career
America’s Next Top Model premiered in 2003. The show, created and hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks, pitted a group of wannabe models against each other as they competed to become “America’s Next Top Model.”
The contestants took part in “challenges,” which could be anything from an underwater photoshoot to a day of navigating a foreign country. The show’s judges would vote someone off...
- 3/23/2023
- by India McCarty
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Let’s be honest, if Tyra Banks tells you, “Congratulations. You are still in the running to be America’s Next Top Model,” you’re already out of the running to be a real top model. While some contestants have found success -- Analeigh Tipton and Yaya DaCosta, arguably two of the most successful alumni, have established careers in acting -- the show has failed to produce an actual working supermodel.
Meanwhile, a number of contestants have found nothing but heartache when cameras stopped rolling. Here are six ill-fated outcomes, the first three actually tragic, horrible and devastating, the latter four more...unfortunate (so as not to compare apples to oranges).
News: Tyra Banks and other Top Model alumni remember Mirjana Puhar
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1. Murder: Cycle 21 contestant Mirjana Puhar, 19, was killed in a “possibly drug related” triple homicide on February 24, along with her boyfriend, Jonathan Alvarado, 23, and his roommate, Jusmar Gonzaga-Garcia, 21. Police have arrested...
Meanwhile, a number of contestants have found nothing but heartache when cameras stopped rolling. Here are six ill-fated outcomes, the first three actually tragic, horrible and devastating, the latter four more...unfortunate (so as not to compare apples to oranges).
News: Tyra Banks and other Top Model alumni remember Mirjana Puhar
The CW
1. Murder: Cycle 21 contestant Mirjana Puhar, 19, was killed in a “possibly drug related” triple homicide on February 24, along with her boyfriend, Jonathan Alvarado, 23, and his roommate, Jusmar Gonzaga-Garcia, 21. Police have arrested...
- 2/26/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
America's Next Top Model is under fire after legal documents filed by former contestant Angelea Preston allege that the show and its host, Tyra Banks, wrongfully disqualified Preston because of her escort past. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, claims that Preston originally won the reality show's cycle 17 and was entitled to a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl and a spread in Vogue Italia, but once it was discovered she had worked as an escort, Preston was disqualified. Lisa D'Amato was ultimately named the winner. The suit goes on to say that Preston's former job didn't break any of the show's rules,...
- 12/11/2014
- by Emily Strohm, @emablonde
- PEOPLE.com
Tyra Banks is being sued by a former America's Top Model contestant who claims she was wrongly denied the show's grand prize because she previously worked as an escort. According to reports, Angelea Preston filed a breach of contract suit on Wednesday in the Los Angeles Superior Court, asking for at least $3 million in damages for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. In addition to Tyra, who serves as the executive producer of the show, the suit also names the CW Network as a defendant. The lawsuit alleges that Preston won the reality competition and was named America's Next Top Model during cycle 17 of the show in...
- 12/11/2014
- E! Online
Tyra Banks is in for a whole lot more than a walk-off. The supermodel, 41, is being taken to court by Angelea Preston, a former contestant on Banks' reality competition America's Next Top Model, who was kicked out of the competition when The CW learned of her past as an escort. Preston, 28, is suing Banks for $3 million, according to the Associated Press. The mother to son Eric, 2, reportedly filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Featured in the All-Stars [...]...
- 12/11/2014
- Us Weekly
An "America's Next Top Model" contestant says producers snatched her crown After she won it fair and square, because they found out ... she used to be an escort.Angelea Preston says things started to go South right before she taped the finale of the All-Star season in 2011. According to a lawsuit she's filing ... Preston told producers, confidentially, prior to filming the season she had been an escort for about a year -- and that spread...
- 9/15/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Former America's Next Top Model contestant Angelea Preston has welcomed a baby boy. The reality star, who married her husband Eric Brown earlier this year, gave birth to Eric Bueno Brown Jr in the early hours of August 26, Us Weekly reports. Preston's son weighed 8lb, 7oz when he was born in New York Hospital in Queens. "Angelea, Eric and Eric, Jr are doing great," Preston's rep said. "Right now Angelea is on super mother mode, tending every minute to her beautiful newborn son! She's ecstatic and cries happy tears because she can't believe he's here." Eric is the second child for Preston, who (more)...
- 9/3/2012
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
"America's Next Top Model" all-star Angelea Preston is a mom.
Preston and her husband of six months, Eric Bueno Brown, welcomed son Eric Jr. to the world on Sunday, Aug. 26. The baby boy weighed in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and both he and his parents are doing well.
"Right now Angelea is on super mother mode, tending every minute to her beautiful newborn son," Preston's rep tells Us Weekly. "She's ecstatic and cries happy tears because she can't believe he's here."
Preston had a daughter in 2003, but the baby, who was born three months premature, died 23 days later. Brown, 37, has children from a prior relationship.
Preston was a semi-finalist on Season 12 of "Top Model" but didn't make the final cut. She made it to the Top 4 of the 14th cycle and the finals of "Antm: All-Stars" last fall. She was disqualified from the finals, however, with no explanation ever given beyond...
Preston and her husband of six months, Eric Bueno Brown, welcomed son Eric Jr. to the world on Sunday, Aug. 26. The baby boy weighed in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and both he and his parents are doing well.
"Right now Angelea is on super mother mode, tending every minute to her beautiful newborn son," Preston's rep tells Us Weekly. "She's ecstatic and cries happy tears because she can't believe he's here."
Preston had a daughter in 2003, but the baby, who was born three months premature, died 23 days later. Brown, 37, has children from a prior relationship.
Preston was a semi-finalist on Season 12 of "Top Model" but didn't make the final cut. She made it to the Top 4 of the 14th cycle and the finals of "Antm: All-Stars" last fall. She was disqualified from the finals, however, with no explanation ever given beyond...
- 9/2/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Angelea Preston was rather shockingly disqualified from the fall 2011 "America's Next Top Model" All-Star edition at the Top 3, with the show remaining mum as to exactly why. Preston was widely rumored to have been the winner and was disqualified for having blabbed about it.
But now she's making headlines for a new reason - she's married and pregnant! Around Christmastime, Preston discovered she and boyfriend Eric Brown were expecting, so they tied the knot February 24 and their baby boy is due sometime this summer.
"I feel very blessed," Preston tells Us Weekly. "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."
Preston previously gave birth to...
But now she's making headlines for a new reason - she's married and pregnant! Around Christmastime, Preston discovered she and boyfriend Eric Brown were expecting, so they tied the knot February 24 and their baby boy is due sometime this summer.
"I feel very blessed," Preston tells Us Weekly. "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."
Preston previously gave birth to...
- 6/8/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Angelea Preston was disqualified from America's Next Top Model: All Stars, but things are looking up for the 25-year-old beauty. Preston tells Us Weekly that she's married and pregnant with a baby boy! "I'm very excited about things that have been happening in my life recently, like with my marriage and my baby and my career," she says. "I feel very blessed." She explains that "around Christmastime," she discovered she was pregnant with boyfriend Eric Brown's baby. The parents-to-be said "I do" Feb. 24 in New York City. "I feel like Eric is more than just my partner—I feel like he's my best friend," she gushes. This isn't the first...
- 5/14/2012
- E! Online
As 2011 swings around to its inevitable conclusion, the Rubbernecker feels the need (okay, you can call it an addiction) to fete this year's TV glories and gories. And there were quite a few of each. As you may know I have a fondness for the ticky-tacky known as Reality Television, I so love the term because it's so not anyone's reality I've ever known. So this recap will examine first the ridiculous... then the sublime.
Best Reality Show Of 2011 (and it is, actually, a Reality Show)
Hands down, this would be the Gop debates we've had occasion to scope in the latter part of the annum. I mean, what can one say? This has been such a delicious treat! And it's only getting more interesting as the wheat separates from the chaff. Only there really is no wheat amongst this motley crew... just chaff. I'll see you in Iowa next...
Best Reality Show Of 2011 (and it is, actually, a Reality Show)
Hands down, this would be the Gop debates we've had occasion to scope in the latter part of the annum. I mean, what can one say? This has been such a delicious treat! And it's only getting more interesting as the wheat separates from the chaff. Only there really is no wheat amongst this motley crew... just chaff. I'll see you in Iowa next...
- 12/30/2011
- by Holly Cara Price
- Aol TV.
Congratulations, Tyra. If your goal was to stage a Top Model finale that stuck with us, you did it. It's been more than a week, and I'm still furious. And my fury isn't going away.
I keep telling myself this isn't a big deal. Because in the long run (and even in the short one), it's not. But it's just so damn puzzling. Tyra has never missed an opportunity to shame one of her America's Next Top Model contestants in the past. And reality shows, especially aging ones with declining ratings like Top Model, rarely miss an opportunity to reveal a major, game-changing twist. So why, more than a week after we learned that cycle 17 finalist Angelea Preston was mysteriously disqualified, and that the show filmed a new final judging panel two months after production ended, do we still have no idea what happened?
Confused fans quickly put together that...
I keep telling myself this isn't a big deal. Because in the long run (and even in the short one), it's not. But it's just so damn puzzling. Tyra has never missed an opportunity to shame one of her America's Next Top Model contestants in the past. And reality shows, especially aging ones with declining ratings like Top Model, rarely miss an opportunity to reveal a major, game-changing twist. So why, more than a week after we learned that cycle 17 finalist Angelea Preston was mysteriously disqualified, and that the show filmed a new final judging panel two months after production ended, do we still have no idea what happened?
Confused fans quickly put together that...
- 12/16/2011
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
In spite of last Wednesday's finale of "America's Next Top Model: All Stars" making headlines stemming from the dismissal of contestant Angelea Preston, former judge Janice Dickinson isn't shocked by the show's recent controversy.
"CoverGirl are the ones who choose the model -- not any of the judges. People don't know that!" she revealed in an interview on Janice TV at FilmOn.com. "When I found that out, I split. It's rigged!"
Since show creator Tyra Banks reportedly fired her in 2005 after four seasons of the reality show, Dickinson has publicly ridiculed Banks in the past calling her a "huge, big woman," and a "man." It appears that the 56-year-old still has a distaste for her former boss.
"The fact of the matter is [Tyra Banks] makes like $90 million," she said. "She makes a lot of money per year still hawking that franchise worldwide -- they're doing it in every country --...
"CoverGirl are the ones who choose the model -- not any of the judges. People don't know that!" she revealed in an interview on Janice TV at FilmOn.com. "When I found that out, I split. It's rigged!"
Since show creator Tyra Banks reportedly fired her in 2005 after four seasons of the reality show, Dickinson has publicly ridiculed Banks in the past calling her a "huge, big woman," and a "man." It appears that the 56-year-old still has a distaste for her former boss.
"The fact of the matter is [Tyra Banks] makes like $90 million," she said. "She makes a lot of money per year still hawking that franchise worldwide -- they're doing it in every country --...
- 12/12/2011
- by Brennan Williams
- Huffington Post
Last night was probably the most entertaining episode of this season's America's Next Top Model. After Nigel Barkerannounced at the finale that Angelea Preston was disqualified from the competition, without any word as to what the girl from the 716 did to get booted, fans started sounding off about it possibly being due to the All-Star leaking the results on her Facebook page. Well, until we find out for sure, let's reminisce about some other reality-tv characters who got themselves taken off the small screen... 1. Keith Michael (Project Runway, Season Two): Put that book down! During the episode "Reap What You Sew," fellow designer Kayne Gillaspie found a pattern-making books in...
- 12/9/2011
- E! Online
Lisa D'Amato, the wild child of Cycle 5, was the winner of "America's Next Top Model" all star edition. She tells Zap2it she knew in her heart she was the winner.
Obviously you're glad you came back to "Top Model." Did it just blow away your expectations?
"I definitely think that it was the perfect opportunity. It landed in the perfect pocket in my life where I couldn't be more appreciative, more prepared, more ready ... I had already been executing my brand to the fullest extent. I always thought my brand was 'fearless,' but they gave me 'daring,' which actually fits right in there."
Did you have a different idea of what the show was going to be coming in, because some of the girls have expressed they thought it was going to be different from what it really was.
"For me, branding always meant what is involved in the entertainment industry.
Obviously you're glad you came back to "Top Model." Did it just blow away your expectations?
"I definitely think that it was the perfect opportunity. It landed in the perfect pocket in my life where I couldn't be more appreciative, more prepared, more ready ... I had already been executing my brand to the fullest extent. I always thought my brand was 'fearless,' but they gave me 'daring,' which actually fits right in there."
Did you have a different idea of what the show was going to be coming in, because some of the girls have expressed they thought it was going to be different from what it really was.
"For me, branding always meant what is involved in the entertainment industry.
- 12/9/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Lisa D'Amato walked away with the "America's Next Top Model All Star" crown on Wednesday night, but she insists she does not know what happened with finalist Angelea Preston who was disqualified on the finale for reasons that were not fully explained.
"I don't actually know what happened," Lisa told AccessHollywood.com's Laura Saltman on Thursday.
"It's all speculation," the model and musician added, referring to some of the rumors about why Angelea was cut from the final. "It's a competition where people get eliminated."
Lisa beat out fellow "Top Model" vet, the doll-faced Allison Harvard for the ...
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"I don't actually know what happened," Lisa told AccessHollywood.com's Laura Saltman on Thursday.
"It's all speculation," the model and musician added, referring to some of the rumors about why Angelea was cut from the final. "It's a competition where people get eliminated."
Lisa beat out fellow "Top Model" vet, the doll-faced Allison Harvard for the ...
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- 12/9/2011
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
I cannot believe the day is finally here and we can escape from this atrocious cycle of America's Next Top Model: All Stars. The final three are about as different as can be and at this point I'm really not sure who will win or who I ultimately even want to win. Allison is obviously my favorite model thanks to her ability to take great pictures in almost every situation and her personality not making me want to punch her in the face. I might not want Allison to win though because I would worry it would hold her back from being a bigger, more successful model. Lisa still gets on my nerves when she trash talks or makes things uncomfortable. But I've got to hand it to her — she's been taking great pictures this season, has stepped up to the plate on every challenge and would fit in...
- 12/8/2011
- by Mia Jones
- The Backlot
It's not often that the person who didn't win America's Next Top Model upstages the winner.
[Spoilers! The following contains spoilers about events in the All-Stars finale, including who won the 17th cycle of America's Next Top Model.]
But that's exactly what happened when Lisa D'Amato took the All-Stars crown Wednesday night, following the announcement that fellow finalist, Angelea Preston, had been disqualified for an undisclosed breach of contract. Unconfirmed reports claim that Preston had originally won but leaked the outcome online, which then forced Top Model to Dq her. The finale was reportedly reshot two months later.
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[Spoilers! The following contains spoilers about events in the All-Stars finale, including who won the 17th cycle of America's Next Top Model.]
But that's exactly what happened when Lisa D'Amato took the All-Stars crown Wednesday night, following the announcement that fellow finalist, Angelea Preston, had been disqualified for an undisclosed breach of contract. Unconfirmed reports claim that Preston had originally won but leaked the outcome online, which then forced Top Model to Dq her. The finale was reportedly reshot two months later.
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- 12/8/2011
- by Hanh Nguyen
- TVGuide - Breaking News
It's not often that the person who didn't win America's Next Top Model upstages the winner.
[Spoilers! The following contains spoilers about events in the All-Stars finale, including who won the 17th cycle of America's Next Top Model.]
But that's exactly what happened when Lisa D'Amato took the All-Stars crown Wednesday night, following the announcement that fellow finalist, Angelea Preston, had been disqualified for an undisclosed breach of contract. Unconfirmed reports claim that Preston had originally won but leaked the outcome online, which then forced Top Model to Dq her. The finale was reportedly reshot two months later.
Watch full episodes of America's Next Top Model
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[Spoilers! The following contains spoilers about events in the All-Stars finale, including who won the 17th cycle of America's Next Top Model.]
But that's exactly what happened when Lisa D'Amato took the All-Stars crown Wednesday night, following the announcement that fellow finalist, Angelea Preston, had been disqualified for an undisclosed breach of contract. Unconfirmed reports claim that Preston had originally won but leaked the outcome online, which then forced Top Model to Dq her. The finale was reportedly reshot two months later.
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- 12/8/2011
- by Hanh Nguyen
- TVGuide.com - Features
I cannot believe the day is finally here and we can escape from this atrocious cycle of America's Next Top Model: All Stars. The final three are about as different as can be and at this point I'm really not sure who will win or who I ultimately even want to win. Allison is obviously my favorite model thanks to her ability to take great pictures in almost every situation and her personality not making me want to punch her in the face. I might not want Allison to win though because I would worry it would hold her back from being a bigger, more successful model. Lisa still gets on my nerves when she trash talks or makes things uncomfortable. But I've got to hand it to her — she's been taking great pictures this season, has stepped up to the plate on every challenge and would fit in...
- 12/8/2011
- by Mia Jones
- AfterEllen.com
Allison Harvard was the runner-up on "America's Next Top Model" all stars. She tells Zap2it about her time on the show, which she mostly enjoyed.
Are you glad you came back to Top Model?
"Um, yeah. I feel like that was something I kind of thought about even before I completely was on board with it. I thought about it a lot. I had so many great experiences and I came out with some good friends, and some ridiculous experiences and I got to go to Greece. I mean, life isn't so bad. [laughs] I had a really great time and it's always fun to go on an adventure."
Some girls were mad that all stars wasn't exactly what you were pitched, did you feel that way?
[laughs] "Welllll ... it was definitely pitched to us in a little bit different light than the reality of it actually was. But that's also...
Are you glad you came back to Top Model?
"Um, yeah. I feel like that was something I kind of thought about even before I completely was on board with it. I thought about it a lot. I had so many great experiences and I came out with some good friends, and some ridiculous experiences and I got to go to Greece. I mean, life isn't so bad. [laughs] I had a really great time and it's always fun to go on an adventure."
Some girls were mad that all stars wasn't exactly what you were pitched, did you feel that way?
[laughs] "Welllll ... it was definitely pitched to us in a little bit different light than the reality of it actually was. But that's also...
- 12/8/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
America's Next Top Model's 17th and first all-star cycle concluded last night with controversy, as a final-three model Angelea Preston, who apparently initially won, was disqualified without explanation, leaving the judges to select a new winner. (Skip to the next paragraph if you don't want to know who that was: Lisa D'Amato won the competition and $100,000, plus other prizes; Allison Harvard came in second.) Host/egomaniac Tyra Banks has mostly been silent and left the...
- 12/8/2011
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
Nothing goes together better than reality shows and controversy, and last night's America's Next Top Model finale proved to be no exception. During the final judges panel, with scant explanation or elaboration, Tyra Banks & Co. announced that one of the frontrunners to take home the all-star edition title, Angelea Preston, had been disqualified from the competition, before proceeding to decide the winner among the remaining two contestants. Viewers were left both confused and outraged and a firestorm of questions and comments flooded online. So…what the heck happened? "We're back in Los Angeles on the Top Model set and we're here for a special finale that's being...
- 12/8/2011
- E! Online
After 17 seasons, you'd think the producers of "America's Next Top Model" would have their screening process down pat, especially in an "All-Star" cycle featuring previous contestants.Somehow, something in Angelea Preston's life disqualified her in the final round of the competition, leaving only Lisa D'Amato and Allison Harvard vying for the title (speculation is that Angelea leaked information before the show aired, a violation of the rules, but no explanation was given by the judges)."After production wrapped on the current cycle of "America's Next Top Model," we learned information that made Angelea ineligible and she was subsequently disqualified from the competition," the CW said in a statement following the episode. "As a result, new scenes were filmed to address this for the audience during the finale."At 30, Lisa is well-past the age that most models find success. Throughout the season, she demonstrated a range of talents, from singing to acting to of course,...
- 12/8/2011
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
America's Next Top Model crowned a winner Wednesday night in its all-stars cycle, but not before a shocking and largely unexplained disqualification of one of the final three contestants. Lisa D'Amato, Allison Harvard, and Angelea Preston were battling for the crown, but after an unusual panel, the judges declared that Preston was disqualified - without saying exactly why - and that D'Amato and Harvard would square off for the title. Eventually, D'Amato was named the winner, but the buzz around the Internet continued to focus on the nature of Preston's dismissal. In a statement, the CW said it had learned...
- 12/8/2011
- by Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
All eyes were on Angelea throughout the America's Next Top Model All-Stars Finale. Not because she performed particularly well, but because she was disqualified and sent home!
In a series first, Tyra gave Angelea the book during panel for a yet-unknown reason. Sources say the contestant revealed a few spoilers since taping ended, with some actually claiming she won... only for the show to re-film a new ending with a new champion. Scandalous!
The finale did a great job of wrapping up loose threads from the cycle. “Pot Ledom,” the forgotten Michael Cinco dresses and the dreaded CoverGirl commercials all made an appearance in the action-packed episode.
Angelea, Allison and Lisa all flubbed the CoverGirl commercials in their own special way. Of course, the spots are infamous, but the girls so far have been rocking live shoots this season, so my expecations were higher.
Allison at first got a distinct...
In a series first, Tyra gave Angelea the book during panel for a yet-unknown reason. Sources say the contestant revealed a few spoilers since taping ended, with some actually claiming she won... only for the show to re-film a new ending with a new champion. Scandalous!
The finale did a great job of wrapping up loose threads from the cycle. “Pot Ledom,” the forgotten Michael Cinco dresses and the dreaded CoverGirl commercials all made an appearance in the action-packed episode.
Angelea, Allison and Lisa all flubbed the CoverGirl commercials in their own special way. Of course, the spots are infamous, but the girls so far have been rocking live shoots this season, so my expecations were higher.
Allison at first got a distinct...
- 12/8/2011
- by mooncake421@gmail.com (Kate Moon)
- TVfanatic
Last night's America's Next Top Model All-Stars finale sure didn't lack for drama. One finalist, Angelea Preston, was mysteriously disqualified. Then, with little explanation from Tyra, the show or the network, the entire final judging panel was reshot with the two remaining finalists. And, once again, cycle 12 fan-favorite Allison Harvard ended up runner-up rather than big winner, coming in second to cycle 5's Lisa D'Amato.
The fan response to all this controversy has ranged from curious to furious, but it hasn't fazed Allison too much. "I made it so far again, and I'm so lucky that I get to wake up every day and be like, wow, my life is ridiculous and funny, and I've had such a peculiar past few months. But I think that's the beauty of it," she told me when we spoke this morning.
Read on for more from Allison, including her thoughts on being runner-up,...
The fan response to all this controversy has ranged from curious to furious, but it hasn't fazed Allison too much. "I made it so far again, and I'm so lucky that I get to wake up every day and be like, wow, my life is ridiculous and funny, and I've had such a peculiar past few months. But I think that's the beauty of it," she told me when we spoke this morning.
Read on for more from Allison, including her thoughts on being runner-up,...
- 12/8/2011
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
America's Next Top Model: All-Stars 17.13 "All-Star Finale" Review
Just in case y'all aren't wizards, pot ledom is "what the hell was that finale?!" backwards.
Trust.
But really, for an inherently bizarre show like Top Model, the all-star finale might have been its most strange episode to date. Let's be non-conformists and start at the end with that obviously tacked-on-as-hell ending that saw Lisa triumph over Allison to become the "first Top Model all-star" (Tyra's words, not mine). Some time following Greece, Angelea volunteered information to producers, information that led her to be disqualified and a second panel to be held featuring only Allison and Lisa. We still have no idea how Angelea, the girl I assumed was taking this puppy home, managed to be Dq'ed, but rumor has it that she had let details about the cycle slip on her Facebook account and that violated her contract. It felt...
Just in case y'all aren't wizards, pot ledom is "what the hell was that finale?!" backwards.
Trust.
But really, for an inherently bizarre show like Top Model, the all-star finale might have been its most strange episode to date. Let's be non-conformists and start at the end with that obviously tacked-on-as-hell ending that saw Lisa triumph over Allison to become the "first Top Model all-star" (Tyra's words, not mine). Some time following Greece, Angelea volunteered information to producers, information that led her to be disqualified and a second panel to be held featuring only Allison and Lisa. We still have no idea how Angelea, the girl I assumed was taking this puppy home, managed to be Dq'ed, but rumor has it that she had let details about the cycle slip on her Facebook account and that violated her contract. It felt...
- 12/8/2011
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
On the "America's Next Top Model" all stars cycle finale, it came down to Lisa D'Amato, Allison Harvard and Angelea Preston. But at the final judging, only Allison and Lisa were present.
Why? The judges just said that Angelea had been disqualified. But they did not elaborate past that much information. We haven't been able to dig up much either.
Some Yahoo Answers people are saying that Angelea posted "Top Model" spoilers on her Facebook page. Some on Wiki Answers are even saying she said that she won the season, so they re-shot the finale and had Lisa win instead.
We have received an official statement from the CW:
"After production wrapped on the current cycle of America's Next Top Model, we learned information that made Angelea ineligible and she was subsequently disqualified from the competition. As a result, new scenes were filmed to address this for the audience during the finale.
Why? The judges just said that Angelea had been disqualified. But they did not elaborate past that much information. We haven't been able to dig up much either.
Some Yahoo Answers people are saying that Angelea posted "Top Model" spoilers on her Facebook page. Some on Wiki Answers are even saying she said that she won the season, so they re-shot the finale and had Lisa win instead.
We have received an official statement from the CW:
"After production wrapped on the current cycle of America's Next Top Model, we learned information that made Angelea ineligible and she was subsequently disqualified from the competition. As a result, new scenes were filmed to address this for the audience during the finale.
- 12/8/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
On the "America's Next Top Model" all stars cycle finale, it came down to Lisa D'Amato, Allison Harvard and Angelea Preston. So who took the crown?
After an unusual panel where the judges informed us that Angelea had been disqualified (we talk about why here), Allison and Lisa were the final two, with Lisa being declared the winner.
Let's see how we got there ...
The episode starts off with each girl talking about their journey, blahblahblah sad story cakes. Let's get to the crazy challenge and photoshoot.
The Cover Girl print ad and commercial
This is always a hilarious trainwreck. Lisa's print shoot is really pretty, her eye makeup is crazy and looks awesome. Her commercial lines are actually pretty solid, except for a weird "oh yes" line, but honestly, that's the bad writing. It's a clunky line.
Allison's print shoot is kind of bland, but her eyes,...
After an unusual panel where the judges informed us that Angelea had been disqualified (we talk about why here), Allison and Lisa were the final two, with Lisa being declared the winner.
Let's see how we got there ...
The episode starts off with each girl talking about their journey, blahblahblah sad story cakes. Let's get to the crazy challenge and photoshoot.
The Cover Girl print ad and commercial
This is always a hilarious trainwreck. Lisa's print shoot is really pretty, her eye makeup is crazy and looks awesome. Her commercial lines are actually pretty solid, except for a weird "oh yes" line, but honestly, that's the bad writing. It's a clunky line.
Allison's print shoot is kind of bland, but her eyes,...
- 12/8/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Filed under: TV News, TV Replay
There was a surprise waiting toward the end of this season finale of 'America's Next Top Model' (Wed., 9Pm Et on The CW). Going into the finale, it was a three-way competition between Lisa D'Amato, Allison Harvard and Angelea Preston.
!!Spoiler Alert!!
After watching their final shoots, Tyra Banks made her announcement. "It turns out that after shooting was wrapped, our production team and the network learned information from Angelea that disqualifies her from the competition," she said.
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There was a surprise waiting toward the end of this season finale of 'America's Next Top Model' (Wed., 9Pm Et on The CW). Going into the finale, it was a three-way competition between Lisa D'Amato, Allison Harvard and Angelea Preston.
!!Spoiler Alert!!
After watching their final shoots, Tyra Banks made her announcement. "It turns out that after shooting was wrapped, our production team and the network learned information from Angelea that disqualifies her from the competition," she said.
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- 12/8/2011
- by Jason Hughes
- Aol TV.
After 12 weeks and 11 fallen stilettoed comrades, America's Next Top Model will determine which of its three finalists -- Lisa D'Amato, Allison Harvard or Angelea Preston -- will win Cycle 17 (Wednesday, 9/8c, The CW).
At stake: the All-Stars crown, a spread in Vogue Italia, the cover of and a spread in Beauty in Vogue, a blog on Vogue.it, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, an Express fashion campaign, becoming the face of...
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- 12/7/2011
- by Hanh Nguyen
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break my darlings! The ladies are still in Greece and it looks like this week's episode is going to be filled with a lot of creepiness, yelling, crying and, as per usual, ridiculousness.
Tyra is going to have the girls be part of a "fashion film" based on her book, Modelland, which Lisa says is going to be "epic." I'm at the point right now when if one of the models says they're going to be a part of something "epic," I prepare myself for the worst.
Speaking of the worst, Angelea reminds us that she's still there while Dominique was sent packing after the previous challenge. She admits that she was surprised Dominique was the one sent home but that she was a hater. We're then treated to a montage of Angelea's emotional breakdown.
As if she were watching the same recap clip, Lisa...
Tyra is going to have the girls be part of a "fashion film" based on her book, Modelland, which Lisa says is going to be "epic." I'm at the point right now when if one of the models says they're going to be a part of something "epic," I prepare myself for the worst.
Speaking of the worst, Angelea reminds us that she's still there while Dominique was sent packing after the previous challenge. She admits that she was surprised Dominique was the one sent home but that she was a hater. We're then treated to a montage of Angelea's emotional breakdown.
As if she were watching the same recap clip, Lisa...
- 12/1/2011
- by Mia Jones
- The Backlot
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break my darlings! The ladies are still in Greece and it looks like this week's episode is going to be filled with a lot of creepiness, yelling, crying and, as per usual, ridiculousness.
Tyra is going to have the girls be part of a "fashion film" based on her book, Modelland, which Lisa says is going to be "epic." I'm at the point right now when if one of the models says they're going to be a part of something "epic," I prepare myself for the worst.
Speaking of the worst, Angelea reminds us that she's still there while Dominique was sent packing after the previous challenge. She admits that she was surprised Dominique was the one sent home but that she was a hater. We're then treated to a montage of Angelea's emotional breakdown.
As if she were watching the same recap clip, Lisa...
Tyra is going to have the girls be part of a "fashion film" based on her book, Modelland, which Lisa says is going to be "epic." I'm at the point right now when if one of the models says they're going to be a part of something "epic," I prepare myself for the worst.
Speaking of the worst, Angelea reminds us that she's still there while Dominique was sent packing after the previous challenge. She admits that she was surprised Dominique was the one sent home but that she was a hater. We're then treated to a montage of Angelea's emotional breakdown.
As if she were watching the same recap clip, Lisa...
- 12/1/2011
- by Mia Jones
- AfterEllen.com
We're down to our final four on America's Next Top Model: All Stars (where has this cycle gone?!) and the pressure is most definitely mounting. First up is the regular reflection on what happened last week. Angelea admits she never thought Dominique would get sent home and seems to still be smarting from the girls' comments about her last week. Lisa, meanwhile, thinks that Angelea's emotional outbursts aren't going anywhere and suggests that it's become "survival of the fittest" and she's "going the distance". Laura's still on a high after her first photo finish ("I feel like I'm back!") and tells us how important it is for her reaching this stage on the All Stars cycle: "This doesn't happen to people where I come from. You better bet I actually have the strength and confidence to be (more)...
- 12/1/2011
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
America's Next Top Model: All-Stars 17.12 "Tyson Beckford" Review
Cycle 17 of Top Model has thus far been on the wrong side of the crazy train, backing away from the show's so-bad-its-perfect typical formula and going for a we're-vaguely-trying-and-failing-miserably bland of dull desperation that simply won't do. Top Model is nothing with out a little looniness and in continuing the charade that dressing like Snooki and eating a hot dog freely will gain you fame and fortune, cycle 17 has lacked the fun that earlier cycles exuded in spades.
But tonight, y'all...tonight was something else, to say the least. In my years of watching Top Model, I've never been as dumbfounded as I was watching whatever that motion editorial was. Awkward laughter, wide eyes, a few "what the hell"s - every time Allison dressed like a cat or Lisa held a baby doll or Laura ate whipped cream too sexily,...
Cycle 17 of Top Model has thus far been on the wrong side of the crazy train, backing away from the show's so-bad-its-perfect typical formula and going for a we're-vaguely-trying-and-failing-miserably bland of dull desperation that simply won't do. Top Model is nothing with out a little looniness and in continuing the charade that dressing like Snooki and eating a hot dog freely will gain you fame and fortune, cycle 17 has lacked the fun that earlier cycles exuded in spades.
But tonight, y'all...tonight was something else, to say the least. In my years of watching Top Model, I've never been as dumbfounded as I was watching whatever that motion editorial was. Awkward laughter, wide eyes, a few "what the hell"s - every time Allison dressed like a cat or Lisa held a baby doll or Laura ate whipped cream too sexily,...
- 12/1/2011
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
"America's Next Top Model" all stars keeps getting weirder and weirder, as Tyra busts out her book, "Modelland," and makes the girls film a motion editorial for it.
The Challenge
The girls have to write a blog post for the editor of Vogue Italia, which is one of the prizes if they win this cycle. This is their audition blog post and it has to talk about the scene and the fashion of Crete. They get an outfit, they chose a location, have to take photos and then they write their blog. They have three hours for all of it. The best one wins a trip back to Crete for two for seven. Nice.
Lisa focuses on hot spots, while Angelea goes more real and gritty. Allison and Laura both go to the same spot on the water. We revisit the blog thing later and find out that Angelea wins the challenge.
The Challenge
The girls have to write a blog post for the editor of Vogue Italia, which is one of the prizes if they win this cycle. This is their audition blog post and it has to talk about the scene and the fashion of Crete. They get an outfit, they chose a location, have to take photos and then they write their blog. They have three hours for all of it. The best one wins a trip back to Crete for two for seven. Nice.
Lisa focuses on hot spots, while Angelea goes more real and gritty. Allison and Laura both go to the same spot on the water. We revisit the blog thing later and find out that Angelea wins the challenge.
- 12/1/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
America's Next Top Model: All-Stars 17.11 "Highlights" Review
Hey, you know what this hideous season of Top Model needs?
Why, an episode that recaps every absurd, maddening minute of the hours of our life that we've sunk into this show, of course! Yes, "Highlights" was Top Model's typical late cycle look back at the good times, the bad times, and the times that made me want to throw my TV out the window. I don't typically watch clip shows, as there's very rarely any interesting information that gets presented, but because I love/appreciate everybody who reads and comments on my weekly reviews, I figured "why the heck not?". You're all top models in my eyes, my little pot ledoms.
And...there wasn't anything that stimulating that came from the new footage. At all. I mean, if you're into arguments about time on the phone or finding out that Alexandria has 13 besties (!), then hey,...
Hey, you know what this hideous season of Top Model needs?
Why, an episode that recaps every absurd, maddening minute of the hours of our life that we've sunk into this show, of course! Yes, "Highlights" was Top Model's typical late cycle look back at the good times, the bad times, and the times that made me want to throw my TV out the window. I don't typically watch clip shows, as there's very rarely any interesting information that gets presented, but because I love/appreciate everybody who reads and comments on my weekly reviews, I figured "why the heck not?". You're all top models in my eyes, my little pot ledoms.
And...there wasn't anything that stimulating that came from the new footage. At all. I mean, if you're into arguments about time on the phone or finding out that Alexandria has 13 besties (!), then hey,...
- 11/24/2011
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
We're back in Greece and Dominique is psyched to be the dark horse in the competition. She says that while she misses her children — who are absolutely adorable — she's doing this for them and hopes to bring home the All Star title.
Wait, I take back my previous statement about the location of the models. Some of the girls are in Greece and Angelea is still stuck on Get A Clue Island. She's so confused about why she keeps getting stuck in the bottom two while Dominique hasn't been there once. She also insists that Dominique is not an All Star. Homegirl needs to get her eyes checked and take a look at their pictures again. She also needs to listen to all of the previous comments from the judges because they keep waiting for her to be great on camera. I'm fed up with her nonstop boasting when she's...
Wait, I take back my previous statement about the location of the models. Some of the girls are in Greece and Angelea is still stuck on Get A Clue Island. She's so confused about why she keeps getting stuck in the bottom two while Dominique hasn't been there once. She also insists that Dominique is not an All Star. Homegirl needs to get her eyes checked and take a look at their pictures again. She also needs to listen to all of the previous comments from the judges because they keep waiting for her to be great on camera. I'm fed up with her nonstop boasting when she's...
- 11/17/2011
- by Mia Jones
- AfterEllen.com
We're down to the Top 5 on America's Next Top Model so the pressure is really on. Dominique thinks she is the dark horse because a lot of the others didn't think she would be here. Angelea privately agrees, saying that she thinks she is stronger than Dominique and doesn't get "all-star" from her. Laura thinks Angelea needs to gain confidence and says that she is very guarded, while Lisa calls Allison her toughest competition despite her personal opinion that she looks dead. First up this week is a potentially explosive challenge overseen by Miss J. The girls have to judge each other on their walks, portfolios and overall star quality, which predictably ends in fireworks when Miss J quizzes everyone on who they think should be leaving the competition this week. Laura refuses to answer, as does Allison and Lisa, but Dominique decides that honesty (more)...
- 11/17/2011
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
It’s getting down to the wire! With just five girls left in the house, tensions were running high for all involved in "Exploring Greece." When Mr. Jay announced that the girls had to critique one another for the challenge, you could just feel that fuse burning.
Sure enough, Angelea thew a fit when Dominique passionately announced that the former was the weakest link in the house. It probably came as a shock to Angelea because all the girls (making history of Antm) magnanimously announced that no one is less deserving than anyone else.
Although Dominique and sweet Laura attempted to help Angelea, she stormed out and was coaxed back only by Mr. Jay. Maybe it’s because I adore Laura and she seemed genuine, but I thought Angelea completely overreacted. Does anyone think that girls were simply trying to throw her off her game?
I’m loving the change of venue so far,...
Sure enough, Angelea thew a fit when Dominique passionately announced that the former was the weakest link in the house. It probably came as a shock to Angelea because all the girls (making history of Antm) magnanimously announced that no one is less deserving than anyone else.
Although Dominique and sweet Laura attempted to help Angelea, she stormed out and was coaxed back only by Mr. Jay. Maybe it’s because I adore Laura and she seemed genuine, but I thought Angelea completely overreacted. Does anyone think that girls were simply trying to throw her off her game?
I’m loving the change of venue so far,...
- 11/17/2011
- by mooncake421@gmail.com (Kate Moon)
- TVfanatic
America's Next Top Model: All-Stars 17.10 "Exploring Greece" Review
So...we're all in agreement that Angelea is winning this thing, right?
A pre-ordained win has to be the only explanation for the outcome of "Exploring Greece", which saw 716 dispatch Dominique to move into the top 4, because if the judges genuinely think that Angelea is emotionally ready/talented enough to handle the rigors of winning Top Model: Rednecks, Party Girls, Chickenheads, and Allison, they are more out of touch than I realized. I don't have anything against Angelea, per se, in that I understand that her big personality, emotional backstory, and passable portfolio make for good reality TV. I laugh at her one-liners and appreciate how uninhibited she seems to be, but there is no way in the world that she deserved to stay tonight. Dominique took better pictures, had a better runway walk, was more professional in her attitude/personal style,...
So...we're all in agreement that Angelea is winning this thing, right?
A pre-ordained win has to be the only explanation for the outcome of "Exploring Greece", which saw 716 dispatch Dominique to move into the top 4, because if the judges genuinely think that Angelea is emotionally ready/talented enough to handle the rigors of winning Top Model: Rednecks, Party Girls, Chickenheads, and Allison, they are more out of touch than I realized. I don't have anything against Angelea, per se, in that I understand that her big personality, emotional backstory, and passable portfolio make for good reality TV. I laugh at her one-liners and appreciate how uninhibited she seems to be, but there is no way in the world that she deserved to stay tonight. Dominique took better pictures, had a better runway walk, was more professional in her attitude/personal style,...
- 11/17/2011
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
We start out back from judging and the "America's Next Top Model" girls are apparently turning into catty monsters (like they haven't been already, right?). Angelea can't believe she's been in the Bottom 2 and Dominique hasn't. Lisa thinks her biggest competition is Allison - "She blinks and [the judges] freak out ... I think she looks like she's, like, dead."
Nice, ladies.
Challenge
The challenge has them critiquing each other. There is not a lot of constructive criticism, mostly just random I-don't-like-this stuff, with no real reasoning behind it. But Then. Miss Jay asks them to say who doesn't deserve to be there. Laura, Allison and Lisa all take the Miss Congeniality route and say there is no one who doesn't deserve to be there. Dominique then busts out that Angelea is lacking in confidence and isn't owning her all-star-ness. It's actually a nice speech about how Dominique sees potential in Angelea and thinks she can give more.
Nice, ladies.
Challenge
The challenge has them critiquing each other. There is not a lot of constructive criticism, mostly just random I-don't-like-this stuff, with no real reasoning behind it. But Then. Miss Jay asks them to say who doesn't deserve to be there. Laura, Allison and Lisa all take the Miss Congeniality route and say there is no one who doesn't deserve to be there. Dominique then busts out that Angelea is lacking in confidence and isn't owning her all-star-ness. It's actually a nice speech about how Dominique sees potential in Angelea and thinks she can give more.
- 11/17/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Filed under: TV Replay
In a challenge absolutely designed to create conflict among the remaining contestants on 'America's Next Top Model' (Wed., 9Pm Et on The CW), the girls were asked to critique one another, and even decide which of them really shouldn't be on the show anymore.
When Dominique singled out Angelea for that latter honor, she immediately went on the defensive. Laura tried to explain to her that they all love her and think she's wonderful, just lacking in self-belief, but Angelea wasn't hearing any of it.
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In a challenge absolutely designed to create conflict among the remaining contestants on 'America's Next Top Model' (Wed., 9Pm Et on The CW), the girls were asked to critique one another, and even decide which of them really shouldn't be on the show anymore.
When Dominique singled out Angelea for that latter honor, she immediately went on the defensive. Laura tried to explain to her that they all love her and think she's wonderful, just lacking in self-belief, but Angelea wasn't hearing any of it.
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- 11/17/2011
- by Jason Hughes
- Aol TV.
America's Next Top Model: All-Stars 17.09 "Nikos Papadopolous" Review
America's Next Top Model: All-Stars seemingly turned a corner last week with its music video extravaganza, which was on the right side of the show's self-aware campiness and provided a surprising amount of listenable tunes. (Confession: I've caught myself singing "I Be Like Whoa" multiple times since the episode aired.) I've managed to stick with the all-star cycle through awful challenges, incoherent judging, and an array of mixed messages about what this season was actually about (spoiler alert: not modeling), so in the back of my mind, I thought this would be the point where the show really ramped up.
Apparently I haven't been paying attention to the last 16 cycles of Top Model, as All-Stars reverted right back to the foolishness the second the girls headed to Greece. One would think that the show would capitalize on the scenic beaches...
America's Next Top Model: All-Stars seemingly turned a corner last week with its music video extravaganza, which was on the right side of the show's self-aware campiness and provided a surprising amount of listenable tunes. (Confession: I've caught myself singing "I Be Like Whoa" multiple times since the episode aired.) I've managed to stick with the all-star cycle through awful challenges, incoherent judging, and an array of mixed messages about what this season was actually about (spoiler alert: not modeling), so in the back of my mind, I thought this would be the point where the show really ramped up.
Apparently I haven't been paying attention to the last 16 cycles of Top Model, as All-Stars reverted right back to the foolishness the second the girls headed to Greece. One would think that the show would capitalize on the scenic beaches...
- 11/10/2011
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
The "America's Next Top Model" girls head to Greece, to be part of a Greek salad for their photoshoot. Yes, really.
Greece is the Word
The girls find out it's time to head to Greece. Before they leave, Lisa makes some snotty comments about Allison and how she (Lisa) is more the whole package. You're just mad you got beat at the music video contest, Lisa.
They have a challenge on the flight to Crete where they have to prepare a one-minute speech that includes a bunch of Greek words. No huge surprise that Angelea thinks she'll just wing it. Because if it's memorized it won't have her flavor or something.
Allison rocks it and wins the challenge. Most of the girls really biff it. Poor Laura is so awkward and hardly uses any Greek. She's hilarious. Angelea hardly uses any Greek and then makes a bathroom joke. Oh lordy.
Greece is the Word
The girls find out it's time to head to Greece. Before they leave, Lisa makes some snotty comments about Allison and how she (Lisa) is more the whole package. You're just mad you got beat at the music video contest, Lisa.
They have a challenge on the flight to Crete where they have to prepare a one-minute speech that includes a bunch of Greek words. No huge surprise that Angelea thinks she'll just wing it. Because if it's memorized it won't have her flavor or something.
Allison rocks it and wins the challenge. Most of the girls really biff it. Poor Laura is so awkward and hardly uses any Greek. She's hilarious. Angelea hardly uses any Greek and then makes a bathroom joke. Oh lordy.
- 11/10/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Alexandria Everett is the latest contestant sent home from "America's Next Top Model" All Star edition. She tells Zap2it what she's been working on since she did back-to-back cycles and that she was was a little upset Cycle 17 was basically just like the one she'd just been on.
Are you glad you went back for another cycle of "Top Model"?
"Yeah, you know, I would definitely regret if I said I wasn't. I did it for my fans and I did it for myself, so I'm really happy with that decision. I feel like you can always learn from every decision that you make. I learned a lot, just like Cycle 16. I will use everything I learned to my advantage now in the real world."
Were you surprised to get the call for All Stars? You couldn't have been off of Cycle 16 for very long when it came.
"Right...
Are you glad you went back for another cycle of "Top Model"?
"Yeah, you know, I would definitely regret if I said I wasn't. I did it for my fans and I did it for myself, so I'm really happy with that decision. I feel like you can always learn from every decision that you make. I learned a lot, just like Cycle 16. I will use everything I learned to my advantage now in the real world."
Were you surprised to get the call for All Stars? You couldn't have been off of Cycle 16 for very long when it came.
"Right...
- 11/3/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
On "America's Next Top Model," I thought the music video challenge was going to be a trainwreck, but it turns out I was wrong.
The Challenge
Some Madison girl is on the Tyra Mail screen giving make-up tips. I'm sorry, but I work on the internet and I have no idea who this is. Hmm. It turns out the challenge is writing a song and starring in a music video. Um, yikes. This so unfair for the girls who aren't musically inclined. And it's not something a non-musically-inclined person would even care about doing. *headsmack*
Angelea comments, "We're going to be shooting a music video and it will be viral." You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Jay then says, "This can totally change your life. Think how going viral worked for Rebecca Black and Justin Bieber." Um, first of all...
The Challenge
Some Madison girl is on the Tyra Mail screen giving make-up tips. I'm sorry, but I work on the internet and I have no idea who this is. Hmm. It turns out the challenge is writing a song and starring in a music video. Um, yikes. This so unfair for the girls who aren't musically inclined. And it's not something a non-musically-inclined person would even care about doing. *headsmack*
Angelea comments, "We're going to be shooting a music video and it will be viral." You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Jay then says, "This can totally change your life. Think how going viral worked for Rebecca Black and Justin Bieber." Um, first of all...
- 11/3/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Kayla Ferrel is the most recent "America's Next Top Model" eliminated contestant. In her exit Q&A, she tells Zap2it about her experiences on the show, plus did you know she's really big in Japan? We had no idea.
Are you glad you went back to "Top Model"? Was it everything you hoped or expected it to be?
"Ummm, I'm very happy that I came back, I can say that. It wasn't everything I expected it to be, though, I can admit to that. I thought [before I came back], ' I've gone on, I've done my own modeling, I feel like I've kind of mastered that aspect of it' and then it's like I'm not hearing much positive feedback and I was confused about what they wanted. How do I portray 'free' in the way they want me to? I don't think I accomplished all my goals I wanted to achieve in...
Are you glad you went back to "Top Model"? Was it everything you hoped or expected it to be?
"Ummm, I'm very happy that I came back, I can say that. It wasn't everything I expected it to be, though, I can admit to that. I thought [before I came back], ' I've gone on, I've done my own modeling, I feel like I've kind of mastered that aspect of it' and then it's like I'm not hearing much positive feedback and I was confused about what they wanted. How do I portray 'free' in the way they want me to? I don't think I accomplished all my goals I wanted to achieve in...
- 10/28/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Bianca Golden is the most recent "America's Next Top Model" eliminated contestant. In her exit Q&A, she tells Zap2it that she doesn't regret her decision to refuse to sit in the bathtub at the perfume challenge.
Are you glad you came back to "Top Model," was it everything you were expecting?
"It was everything that I came back for and more."
Some of the other girls have complained about what was pitched to them versus what the season turned out to be. Do you have the same complaints?
"I'm sure you don't want to hear mine. We were told it would be branding and then instead it was 'Antm' Cycle 17."
What were you expecting when you thought there would be more branding involved?
"More stuff like the perfurme challenge, more things that. Things you can actually associate to a brand, not so much like modeling challenges.
Are you glad you came back to "Top Model," was it everything you were expecting?
"It was everything that I came back for and more."
Some of the other girls have complained about what was pitched to them versus what the season turned out to be. Do you have the same complaints?
"I'm sure you don't want to hear mine. We were told it would be branding and then instead it was 'Antm' Cycle 17."
What were you expecting when you thought there would be more branding involved?
"More stuff like the perfurme challenge, more things that. Things you can actually associate to a brand, not so much like modeling challenges.
- 10/28/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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