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'Next Top Model' Saleisha Stowers bucks trend
2008-02-10 19:48:00
Don't let the girl-next-door looks and demeanor fool you. Saleisha Stowers, the latest winner of "America's Next Top Model ," is one tough cookie."It takes a strong black woman to get out there and work the fashion industry," Stowers said in an interview with Newsday. "And I am a strong black woman."Stowers will need to be strong. The modeling world, which The CW's "Top Model" demonstrates repeatedly, is not for the faint of heart. It also doesn't seem to be the place where there are many African-Americans."I would love to see more African-American faces," Stowers says. "We are beautiful. There should be more of us on the runway."There aren't, though. And despite her win, Stowers' well-publicized strut into the world of high fashion has been controversial and somewhat wobbly.Critics groused that the 5-foot-9 former receptionist from California had an unfair advantage over the other contestants because of her previous modeling experience and ties with Tyra Banks, who produces an...
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America's Next Top Model: More Accolades for Tyra
2008-02-10 19:43:00
Top Model rubbed quite a few people the wrong way. Her previous connections with Tyra from her T-Zone camp smelled fishy to many. Some America's Next Top Model fans are disgruntled and actively considering not watching the show any longer.But while her previous fans are finding themselves disenchanted with Tyra, she is still earning praise from a variety of different areas.Tyra's daily take show has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Awards, presented by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. She, along with Oprah Winfrey, were nominated in the Outstanding Talk Show Episode category. Tyra was specifically chosen for her episodes titled "Gay Athletes & Rappers: It's Not in to be Out" and "Transgender Kids.”GLAAD's president Neil Guiliano said, "This year's extraordinary nominees exemplify the important strides we have made as a community toward creating a truly inclusive society…GLAAD'S persistent, effective efforts to educate media professionals continue to y...
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Interview With America's Next Top Model Winner CariDee English
2008-02-10 19:28:00
'Top Model ' winner CariDee English on her modeling career and her battle with psoriasis. Since winning the reality television series America's Next Top Model in December 2006, CariDee English, a small-town girl from Fargo, North Dakota, was plucked from relative obscurity to be the new look for CoverGirl Cosmetics, the newest fresh face on the cover of Seventeen, and affiliated with the largest modeling agency in the world, Elite Model Management.However, she feels her greatest accomplishment is being the spokeswoman for the National Psoriasis Foundation, in which she is a motivational speaker and gives encouragement to psoriasis sufferers. CariDee has even lobbied in Congress for the passage of a bill which would ask the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Institute of Medicine to increase spending on finding a cure for psoriasis. You can read more about her role with the National Psoriasis Foundation here.Wikinews reporter Mike...
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America's Next Top Model: Tyra Banks Talks About Her Personal Life
2008-02-04 21:08:00
The theme song for America's Next Top Model has creator and host Tyra Banks purring “Wanna be on top?” She's made it there, but she's saying that it is in fact, as the cliché indicates, quite lonely to be at the pinnacle of success.She's been working at a fevered pace for several years, turning America's Next Top Model into a reality TV powerhouse, and growing her daily talk show. She admits, though, that her success has definitely cost her some peace in her personal life.She talked to Essence magazine about her current life, saying "I'd go to work and women would be crying in my arms on the talk show. But then I'd go home and put my key in my door and ... nothing: no friends, no husband, no children. I feel so full when I'm at work but so empty when I come home."She's talked recently about wanting to adopt, but admits she's lost sight of that goal over recent years, saying, "After the talk show started, and I had [Americas Next] Top Model at the same time, it engulfe...
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International versions
2008-02-01 23:35:00
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Next Top ModelAruba: Aruba Model Search Australia: Australia's Next Top Model — aired on FOX8 and the first two cycles were hosted by Australian supermodel Erika Heynatz. The third cycle aired in March 2007 and was hosted by Jodhi Meares. Casting for Cycle 4 is complete and the season is now in production.Belgium: Top Model Belgium 2007 — currently airing first cycle; hosted by Belgian supermodel Ingrid Seynhaeve.Brazil: Brazil's Next Top Model — The host is Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Motta.Canada: Canada's Next Top Model: Cycle 1 aired in the summer of 2006. It was hosted by Canadian supermodel Tricia Helfer. Cycle 2, hosted by Jay Manuel, began airing on May 30, 2007 and ended on July 18.Central America: Super Model Centroamérica — Currently airing; hosted by Costa Rican supermodel Leonora JimenezChina: China's Next Top Model (CNTM閃亮模坊)— produced by Shanghai Media Group's Dragon TV and filmed in Shanghai. First cycle aired in ...
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Show Statistics
2008-02-01 23:32:00
Winners Oldest winner: Yoanna House (Cycle 2), 23 years oldYoungest winner: Nicole Linkletter (Cycle 5), 19 years oldTallest winners: Yoanna House (Cycle 2), Danielle Evans (Cycle 6) & CariDee English (Cycle 7), all 5'11" (180 cm)Shortest winner: Eva Pigford (Cycle 3), 5'6.5" (168 cm)Heaviest winner: Yoanna House (Cycle 2), 138 lb (63 kg)Lightest winner: Jaslene Gonzalez (Cycle 8), 110 lb (50 kg)Most consecutive challenge wins: Naima Mora (Cycle 4) & Saleisha Stowers (Cycle 9), both 2 winsMost collective challenge wins: Naima Mora (Cycle 4), 4 winsMost consecutive first call outs: Eva Pigford (Cycle 3) & Jaslene Gonzalez (Cycle 8), both 2 timesMost collective first call outs: Jaslene Gonzalez (Cycle 8), 4 timesFewest first call outs: Adrianne Curry (Cycle 1), Yoanna House (Cycle 2), Nicole Linkletter (Cycle 5) & Danielle Evans (Cycle 6), all 1 timeMost collective bottom two appearances: All winners appeared twice except for Naima Mora (Cycle 4, once) & Jaslene ...
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The Show
2008-02-01 23:00:00
America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a reality television show in which a number of girls compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry.The show was created and is hosted by television personality, former supermodel and talk-show host, Tyra Banks, who also serves as the lead judge and executive producer of the show. The first "cycle" premiered in May 2003 and was one of UPN's highest rated shows. The show's seventh cycle was the first of the shows among regular programming on UPN's successor network, The CW, and thus far is the network's highest rated series. The show will continue until at least the 2009-10 season. The opening theme is performed by Tyra Banks and is produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Banks co-produces the show with Ken Mok and Anthony Dominici. For the 2006-2007 television season, ANTM was the #1 show in average viewers on The CW
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