Normally, blaming the editing is a convenient way to get out of taking responsiblity for one’s behavior, but considering that the Top Model 7 story editors went on strike during production, E! Online’s Kristin talked to several of the contestants this season and asked them about our perceptions. First, she reports that “Melrose is not… continue reading
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Caridee wins America’s Next Top Model, cycle 7
Caridee English is America’s next next next next next next next Top Model. She defeated Melrose Bickerstaff, who the judges said had a better final runway walk but not better photographs. Eugena Washington came in third place, eliminated after the judges decided she was dead. Melrose was not happy losing the “battle of the blondes,”… continue reading
The CW’s Top Model 7 concludes tonight; NBC’s The Biggest Loser begins its finale
Tonight, one network reality show concludes its fall season, while another begins its finale. On The CW, the seventh cycle of Top Model will conclude at 8 p.m. ET. Having systematically eliminated most of the models who actually look good in pictures but who the psychic judging panel has determined don’t really want to win,… continue reading
Tyra Banks says her Top Model “character” “is not who I am in real life”
Tyra Banks says that the person we see on Top Model is not really her. Instead, on her reality series, she’s “more of a character. That is not who I am in real life,” she tells Zap2it. “People who come to my talk show laugh, because they say they watch ‘Top Model,’ and that’s who… continue reading
WGAw files complaint after striking Top Model story producers’ jobs were eliminated
The WGAw “has asked the federal government to intervene in its long-running dispute over” the unionization of Top Model story producers, Variety reports. In short, the union is upset that the show continued production and replaced the striking story producers. As a result, the WGAw “has filed unfair labor practice charges against Anisa Prods. with… continue reading
Jay Manuel will host second cycle of Canada’s Top Model
After years of being Tyra Banks’ bitchy sidekick, Jay Manuel is stepping into the big chair He’ll host the second season of Canada’s Next Top Model, which is just like America’s Next Top Model except it’s for Canadians. The first season of that country’s version was hosted by actor and supermodel Tricia Helfer, who canada.com… continue reading
Top Model found A.J. through MySpace and asked her to try out
A.J. was eliminated by the judging panel on Top Model 7 last week because they didn’t think she desired to be a model, despite the amazing photos she kept producing. But there’s a good reason for that: A.J. tells TV Guide that she “wasn’t looking to become America’s Next Top Model. If I did, it’d… continue reading
Top Model strike ends and story producers “are now seeking new jobs”
The Top Model 7 writers strike, which began in July, is now over. A spokesperson for the WGAw, which was sponsoring the protests, told TV Week that “Picketing an empty building is not the best use of anybody’s time. We’re just fighting at a different level right now.” The protest’s MySpace page says protesters “are… continue reading
Top Model’s producer says Monique “has no self-awareness of how her behavior affected others”
Some Top Model 7 drama is now over, thanks to the exit of Monique Babblesworth, who TV Guide calls “this season’s überbitch.” Among other things, Monique talked on the phone for hours and rubbed her dirty underwear on someone’s sheets. Monique blames the editing, although not in the usual way. Instead, she says “The show… continue reading
Top Mode 7’s debut watched by 5.26 million viewers; Biggest Loser has “respectable” debut
The CW can relax: Despite launching on a new network and, in many places, a new channel, America’s Next Top Model 7 debuted with strong ratings. An average of 5.26 million people watched the first episode, which is “the same number as showed up for the sixth-season premiere in March, and it represented a 10%… continue reading
America’s Next Top Model 6 debuts tonight and launches the CW network
Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, the new CW network launches with the debut of America’s Next Top Model 7, on which 13 models will compete to be the next next next next next next next top model. This new season has been affected by the ongoing strike of the show’s story producers, those who craft… continue reading
CW says Top Model 7 is fine despite strike, but WGAw says episodes are unfinished
The WGA West, which is organizing a strike against The CW and the producers of America’s Next Top Model, told the new network’s affiliates last month “that most of the episodes were unfinished and urged them to intervene.” Yesterday, CW president John Maata wrote to affiliates and told them that “the delivery of episodes is… continue reading
Top Model 7 cast includes twins
The CW has revealed the cast of Top Model 7, although not on its fledgling web site. Among the 13 contestants–who will, as in past seasons, likely be shown among a larger pool during the first episode, even though the network has already spoiled their idenitites–includes “the show’s first-ever set of twins,” according to Zap2it…. continue reading
CW says Top Model 7 is “on track” for its debut even as writers continue to strike
The Top Model 7 writers’ strike is ongoing, and today, those striking are asking show fans to come out and protest with them. It’s “Fan Appreciation Day,” and former cast members Lisa D’Amato, Giselle Samson, and Ebony Taylor will all be at the strike to give you “make-up tips and advice from the pros on… continue reading
Striking Top Model 7 writers “have not yet gotten any response” from Tyra
Daniel J. Blau, a story producer/writer on America’s Next Top Model, is one of the 12 striking writers who want their new network, The CW, to let them join a union. In an interview with Television Without Pity, for which he used to write, Blau explains that striking “been an agonizing decision for all of… continue reading