America’s Next Top Model cycle eight cast member Jael Strauss will appear on Dr. Phil today, though judging by the preview, in which she flees the studio, it’s more of an intervention/confrontation than an appearance. That’s because, as Dr. Phil says, “she’s a full-blown meth addict.” And the evidence of that, which comes in the… continue reading
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Ebony quit Top Model because she “was so over the whole reality show thing”
Wednesday’s episode of Top Model 8 ended with a shocking! decision as Ebony removed herself from the competition. She ended up in the bottom two, but Tyra and company kept her in the competition, and that’s when Ebony quit. Her decision prompted Tyra to say, “The most unattractive thing in the world to me is… continue reading
Top Model’s Jael goes naked at Burning Man
In late July, Top Model 8 contestant Jael Strauss sued over the release of revealing photos she’d taken. But she must not be all that concerned about people seeing her naked, as she wandered around naked in public a month later, in late August. Jael was photographed nude at Burning Man, wearing simply Ugg boots… continue reading
Top Model’s Jael sues over naked photos
Jael Strauss, a contestant on Top Model 8, “has filed an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against two men, including her former talent agent, who allegedly published racy photographs of her without her permission,” E! Online reports. In 2000, when she was 16, Jael was photographed for Beautiful: Nudes by Marc Baptiste, and when the show aired, additional… continue reading
Jaslene wins America’s Next Top Model 8
Jaslene Gonzalez, the model referred to by the judges as both a Janice Dickinson lookalike and a drag queen, is America’s next next next next next next next next top model. She defeated over-confident Russian mother Natasha to win America’s Next Top Model 8. First, Renee was eliminated, despite having the strongest Cover Girl photograph… continue reading
NOW: Top Model shouldn’t be “making entertainment out of” violence against women
Wednesday’s episode of America’s Next Top Model 8 featured the models playing dead for their photo shoot. They posed as corpses after they were given stories about how they were “killed” by the other models in the competition. The results were certainly graphic; for example, Diana was sprawled in a hallway with gory holes over… continue reading
America’s Next Top Model 8 debuts tonight
Tonight, The CW debuts America’s Next Top Model 8 at 8 p.m. ET with a two-hour premiere. The 13 models will “face tougher challenges and photo shoots ranging from the very glamorous to high-tech to controversial,” according to The CW. Two of those models, Diana and Whitney, are “plus-sized,” a first for the show. Earlier… continue reading
Santa Monica buses remove Top Model ads after complaints they “disrespect women”
Ads for The CW’s Top Model 8, which debuts tomorrow night, have been removed from buses in Santa Monica after some people complained. The promo shot, which is also used on the show’s web site, features the cast posing on rocks by a waterfall. They’re wearing bathing suits, some full and some bikini. “It’s a… continue reading
Top Model 8 will reportedly feature bigger but not plus-sized models
Next season’s Top Model cast will be a bit bigger than normal: not in numbers, but in size. An unsourced report on TMZ.com says that “the girls would definitely not be labeled as plus-sized, insiders say they’re far from the stick figures we’re used to seeing on the runway.” The site also reports that “the… continue reading
Top Model 8 begins production next week without story editors
Cycle eight of America’s Next Top Model begins production next week, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In a story about the ongoing dispute between the WGA and the IATSE about which union should represent reality TV story producers, the paper reports that “Contestants for a new show are set to begin reporting next week, a… continue reading