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Whitney: “I’m not really plus-size in real life, I’m regular”

America’s Next Top Model 10 winner Whitney Thompson became the show’s first plus-sized winner, and while the show and modeling industry may not have a realistic understanding of her weight, she certainly does. “I’m not really plus-size in real life, I’m regular. I’m the weight I’m supposed to be and that’s considered plus-size, and what …

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Top Model has its lowest debut since cycle 3 while Big Brother loses more viewers

Against American Idol, two relatively stable reality shows saw low ratings. Tyra Banks and company were watched by 3.8 million viewers overall, which Variety reports is “its lowest debut scores since its third edition.” However, it “still placed second in its hour among adults 18-34.” In the case of Big Brother 9, the live eviction …

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Twiggy replaced by Paulina Porizkova as a judge for Top Model 10

Twiggy has been replaced by supermodel Paulina Porizkova as a judge for America’s Next Top Model 10, five seasons after she replaced Janice Dickinson as a judge. Twiggy “is leaving due to scheduling conflicts,” according to a CW press release, and that sounds suspiciously like a version of the “pursuing other opportunities” bullshit that corporations …

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