Netflix ANTM Reality Check
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Lilith — 1 month ago(February 18, 2026 12:23 AM)
It always struck me as abusive and manipulative. She was in a position of power and manipulated insecure girls who primarily valued their appearance. They were prime fodder and they treated Tyra like a guru.
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Lilith — 1 month ago(February 18, 2026 12:42 AM)
I don't remember. I think she claimed in the trailer that she wasn't involved in that part as much, but that's hard to believe. The rest of the crew have stayed in touch with each other, but not with Tyra. Again, just comes across as more diva manipulation.
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HollyJollyHanukka — 1 month ago(February 18, 2026 02:33 PM)
She was an executive producer, but conveniently “wasn’t involved in the day to day”. But she was there when they edited all the filming and knew what was going on. I have zero respect for her.
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azn_2 — 1 month ago(February 21, 2026 11:34 PM)
Lilith, come on now it wasn't that crazy lol. I was actually a fan of this show and Tyra Banks back in the day. I'm glad they're making a comeback.
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Lilith — 1 month ago(February 22, 2026 12:47 AM)
I didn't watch enough of the show to really make an informed opinion. I have watched several episodes of a number of different seasons, but I wasn't sufficiently immersed in the show to really know. I can definitely remember Tyra having cruel moments, but in retrospect, I think it was made more of a reality show than a show to potentially propel any of the contestants into "top model status".
This is what came up when I asked if any of the contestants became famous, and several did. It mentions some have transitioned to modeling, but given how many seasons (was it 24 or 25 years?) there doesn't seem to be very many models who found lucrative modeling careers. But again, I really haven't followed up on it. There were some interesting photo shoots that I recall. I remember one where they had to wear swimwear in the snow, and another where they had to pose with raw fish.
Yes, several contestants from America's Next Top Model (ANTM) have become famous models. Notable alumni include:
Winnie Harlow: The runner-up of Cycle 21, she has pursued a career in acting and reality television.
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Eva Marcille: The winner of Cycle 3, she has worked with high-end fashion brands and appeared in various television shows.
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Yaya DaCosta: The runner-up of Cycle 3, she transitioned to acting and starred in "Ugly Betty" and "Chicago Med".
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Adrianne Curry: The first winner, she has modeled for major brands and appeared in reality TV.
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Nyle DiMarco: Another winner, she has continued her modeling career and appeared on various reality shows.
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These contestants have successfully transitioned from the show to successful careers in the modeling industry.
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azn_2 — 1 month ago(February 22, 2026 07:09 PM)
I didn't watch all of it either. I definitely watched the first few seasons and thought it was very entertaining. I'm not an expert though lol. I don't know how many of the contestants had modeling careers after the show but I think Tyra's intentions with the show were good. Like even though she was very honest with the contestants she wasn't going after them in any way.
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Lilith — 1 month ago(February 18, 2026 12:24 AM)
I wonder how she's going to try and spin this. There's word suggesting she was "hinting" at a season 25, but I don't know if that's true. I haven't watched the documentary yet.
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Donna2.0 — 1 month ago(February 18, 2026 02:27 PM)
. I haven't watched the documentary yet.
So you back doing the same boring bullshit attention whoring as before you left. Posting discussions about tv or movies you never intend to watch.
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HollyJollyHanukka — 1 month ago(February 18, 2026 02:13 PM)
Watched all 3 episodes last night and came out of it knowing that Tyra Banks admits no culpability on her part of how poorly these girls were treated. It’s all about Tyra and false empowerment. She even throws 3 of her best friends out the window rather than make an ethical stand. She’s a ****ing hypocrite. At least Janice Dickinson is an obvious, overt, unapologetic outright bitch.
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Lilith — 1 month ago(February 18, 2026 11:02 PM)
I saw a few reviews on it, and people are really coming out at Tyra, but she still has support from people who say, she is being authentic, and she was always a "mean girl" who was like that, and everyone knew it.
I saw that Janice Dickinson is going to be involved in some sort of other competing documentary and she has things to add as well. Janice has always been outspoken and up her own butt, so that should be interesting.
Perhaps other models will come out and speak as well. I get the impression it was never really about helping the girls to model but was always about creating the drama associated with reality TV.
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HollyJollyHanukka — 1 month ago(February 18, 2026 11:21 PM)
They had some of the models on, and none of them got a career out of it except Whitney Thompson who had a very brief career. Winning ANTM or being in it was a no go for the agencies. They all said it was not a great experience.
It was reality TV, and did nothing for the modeling industry except show how terrible and competitive it is.
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Lilith — 1 month ago(February 19, 2026 01:11 AM)
It was also a product of its time. The whole genre of "reality TV" was popular and it's what the audiences seemed to crave. They wanted the drama and the entanglements. They wanted the fights.
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