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01-01-2004
| Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 3:04 pm
Here is a thread for the new ANTM IV which I think starts in a few weeks? 47 
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Jan
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08-01-2000
| Friday, February 18, 2005 - 11:11 am
Just to get us started, here is an article about the ANTM winner from Season 1...remember her...Adrienne Curry now of Surreal Life fame. Banks Feels for First 'Top Model' Winner (Thursday, February 17 03:34 PM) By Brill Bundy LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) As UPN's hit reality show "America's Next Top Model" has gained momentum, the prize package has gotten more and more enticing. Whatever may happen to them later on, the winners are now initially guaranteed a management deal with Ford Models, a fashion spread in Elle magazine and a $100,000 CoverGirl cosmetics contract. So, it's understandable that the first winner (from way back in July of 2003), Adrianne Curry, is feeling a bit jealous and betrayed watching season two's winner Yoanna House pop up in Aquadrops commercials and season three's Eva Pigford chat with David Letterman, while she is busy grubbing for publicity by throwing herself at Christopher Knight (Peter Brady to '70s sitcom fans) on "The Surreal Life." "I'm not shocked that she feels that way," says "Top Model" creator Tyra Banks. "We can only do so much. Adrianne, after the show, was extremely successful. She was a fan favorite. Everywhere she went people were hounding her for her autograph." Alas, until a reality show has proven itself, the first season is largely one of trial and error as those involved attempt to make magic happen on a tight budget and cautious network support. And even though "Top Model" developed enough viewers and buzz to guarantee more installments, when she won, Curry was handed over to a modeling agency that decided the best thing for her new career was to be sent overseas. "They sent her to South Africa, to Milan -- all places where the show was not playing yet. So instead of her being a star in these countries, she became a brand new model that no one knows who she is. It's almost like she's starting from scratch," says Banks. "Then she comes back to the States and we all know that in the industry of reality, or just entertainment in general, you have your 15 minutes. That door is going to close, or it's going to stay open if you work it. "Unfortunately, she was working it outside of the country, and when she came back we were on to the next 'America's Next Top Model.'" Ken Mok, the show's executive producer, says that "Top Model" is more about giving the contestants a leg up, exposure and a platform from which to launch themselves. "I know Tyra went out of her way to try and set [Adrianne] up with different jobs and different opportunities," says Mok. "The point is that once they win, it's up to them to make their careers. We can only present them to the world." Banks, who stays in close contact with the Top 5 from each of the cycles and advises them on what they should do next, agrees, saying that any success that comes after the show is "about the hustle." "Eva has a hustle; she gets it," she says about the most recent winner. "She's really working hard and she understands what she's been given." While Banks doesn't speak of the rather embarrassing manner Curry has handled herself inside the "Surreal Life" pad alongside Knight, as well as Verne Troyer, Jane Wiedlin, Marcus Schenkenberg, Da Brat and Joanie Laurer, she does admit to some initial misgivings. "Honestly, I was not very happy that she was going to be on 'The Surreal Life.'" Banks says. However, she felt better once she learned that Schenkenberg, who is still a lead male model, would also be in residence. "The cast this year wasn't so has-beeny as it has been in the past. It made me feel a lot more relaxed. They're not saying she's a 'has been.' They say that she's a 'working model,' which is very nice." http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|93639|1|,00.html
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Scorpiomoon
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06-06-2002
| Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 3:18 am
Banks, who stays in close contact with the Top 5 from each of the cycles This is total crap. Anyone who reads Elyse's blog on a regular basis knows Elyse doesn't keep in touch nor go to Tyra for guidance. "The cast this year wasn't so has-beeny as it has been in the past. It made me feel a lot more relaxed. What a freaking disgusting thing to say. No matter what state their careers were in, being on The Surreal Life has worked out favorably for all the celebs who have been on it. They may no longer be at the peak of their careers, but they are all edited favorably and come across as decent human beings. The Surreal Life is not a show anyone should be embarrassed to be a part of. Tyra needs to keep her big mouth shut.
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Monkeyboy
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05-27-2001
| Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 12:18 pm
God, I love this show. I can't wait!
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Metoo
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02-22-2005
| Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 8:16 am
Hurray- tonight's the night (singing and doing a little "can't wait" dance.)
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Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003
| Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 12:08 am
Hey did anyone watch? I saw a bit of it! I like the girl that is "outgoing" and called herself a drag queen. I think that will be her downfall though.
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Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003
| Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 1:18 am
hmmmmmm bunch of skinny skinny girls this time. Sad to see Mary NOT make it again...once again, I dont think she had the 'WILD' personality that they are looking to cast. Surprised to see the Black girl who threw the beer back again......she seemed still emotionally in turmoil though. Hope she doesnt melt down (or maybe that is why the producers have casted her?) The Latvia girl is stunning and very natural looking. The wrestler is very strange looking IMHO and her build is not typical of a model. The orange hair Black girl has TONS of character. Looking forward to seeing what she photographs like. Lluvy has a great ethnic look and her Eyes are amazing! The aggressive drag-queen described girl is not my favourite. Her overthetop behaviour seemed put-on to me...Lets see if she is REALLY like that! Bet her 'nice' self will come out once she is feeling secure in her position. Personally I think she was casted since Mr Jay, Mrs Jay and Tyro want to see a Janice Dickinson confrontation with this girl LOL (didnt they say that these two were very alike?) ANYWAYS! No largesized models this year. SIGH! Well, at least we wont have to go thru the agony of watching Competitions where there is NO SIZE for the larger girl to wear. Poor Toccara and her "Home Depot" orange blouse in that one shoot (or the grannie underwear lingerie) Glad to see Toccara IMMEDIATELY was hired and is a successful model. She looked GREAT!! in the update show.
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Buggles
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09-07-2002
| Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 9:46 am
Yay--another season! Most of the girls look interesting. I was surprised that the gorgeous black mom got cut. A couple that survived look homely to me, or worse
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Hereiam
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03-29-2002
| Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 12:03 pm
Here is a link to the show site: http://www.upn.com/shows/top_model4/ I had to look to see who everyone was talking about. Next week they do the makeovers - that is always a fun show.
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Spunky
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10-08-2001
| Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 3:19 pm
But there must be so many better looking girls than this bunch!! I just wonder why there isn't a better selection. I guess these make up artists like to transform the most ordinary looking girl into a beauty, but you still have to have something to bring out. I couldn't see a potential in any of them, not like Eva, she had that something which I couldn't see it last night. Let's see what they will come up with these girls.
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Fabnsab
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08-07-2000
| Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 11:47 pm
I thought it was a good range of girls. Brita is gorgeous and has a knockout body. Alot of potential in the group. I think Ms Jay had it right when he said it would be unfair to have one plus size girl competing with all of the others. Its what we've been saying here last season. This show doesn't get stale for me like the others. I think its because, with every girl, the show changes.
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Rslover
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11-19-2002
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 10:25 am
I like Brita too. I think they might go with a blonde girl this time. Did anyone else think that a few of these girls really looked anorexic? They used to have their weight posted on the site but now they don't. Surprised they cut Catgirl, since they showed her a lot. Though, she would have been too much drama, IMO. I thought it was mean to bring Mary back and then cut her. Sorry, but what the heck is Lluvy doing there?
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Alisons
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01-10-2003
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 11:29 am
I thought Lluvy looked interesting and exotic. There were a few I thought "huh?" and especially Brandi - that hair is good for one type of look and one type only, I do not see how you could get much versatility out of her. But Tyra really liked her and that seems to count a lot on this show.
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Fabnsab
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08-07-2000
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 11:29 am
I think LLuvy is ok but what about the wrestler girl. She is the only one that I cannot see, no matter how much I blur my vision, as a model.
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Jbean
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01-05-2002
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 8:23 pm
i caught the rerun tonight...too many wednesday shows to compete. fabs, i agree about the wrestling girl....wth? they picked a lot of uhhhhh....interesting women this time. maybe they are going for a "different" look. i, too think brita is gorgeous, ii also like the young mom from reno, and the girl from broken arrow, ok. they seemed like down-to-earth girls. i told my friend tonight, they should call this show "america's next top drama queen". lol. i was happy to see catwoman go...wow, talk about over-the-top! jmho 
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Pamy
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01-02-2002
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 10:24 pm
I am catching rerun now..where's Janice??
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Kappy
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06-29-2002
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 11:23 pm
Just from looking at the pics on the website, I think Keenya has a chance. I have to agree with the statement that they picked alot of "uhhhhh . . . interesting women this time." But still looking forward to the new season. Sorry I missed the opener as well as the episode before it reporting on Eva and the others.
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Scorpiomoon
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06-06-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 1:11 am
Breaking in to post about something related to the Tyra interview posted above. In a recent interview, Adrianne was asked about Tyra and the show (Christopher Knight was also presnt): Of course we all first heard of you after you won the first season of "America's Next Top Model." Has the show's host, Tyra Banks, shared with you how she feels about you doing "The Surreal Life"? Knight: Tell him the truth, Adrianne! Curry: Tyra has not talked to me or any of the girls from that first season in well over a year. She doesn't talk to us anymore. Let's just let it end there. Knight: Why don't you tell him the truth, Adrianne? Curry: Christopher, shut up! No! No! What's going on, Christopher? Curry: Shut up, Christopher! If he tells you anything he will not be getting laid for a very long time. Knight: Just tell him, Adrianne. Curry: Okay, basically, there's some bad blood with myself and the rest of the first-season girls because Tyra really didn't help us out and the show didn't put any money into us. Basically, it was our show that saved the network and it was the biggest show ever. Afterwards I was supposed to get a Revlon contract, but that fell through. Basically, my whole modeling package fell through. It just seems that Tyra cared about us on the show, but afterwards we all became kind of bitter because it didn't seem that way once the cameras were off. Tyra's a smart woman. She knows how to market herself. It's not "America's Next Top Model," it's "America's Next Top Tyra Banks." I don't want any part of Tyra or the show anymore. A lot of the other girls from the show have been f-ked over as well. We trusted Tyra, but we've all been screwed over. The interview is here. Ugh. I so despise Tyra. That's why I can't get into one more season of this show. Enjoy the new season, guys!
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Spunky
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10-08-2001
| Monday, March 07, 2005 - 9:35 am
I just saw... What the divas are doing now.. (last season's with Eva), just before the first episode of the new season, all of the 14 girls were highlighted and a story on their new projects. Some of them realized that they couldn't make it and so gave up on the idea of modelling entirely and are pursuing other things. But a few of them are into modelling and the show helped them a lot. I don't understand Adrianne's bitterness, without Tyra she wouldn't have had this opportunity.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 8:21 pm
I am not sure that Adrianne would have needed this exposure to get where she is...because truly, WHERE is she? The promised rewards for winning ATM #1 fell thru. She got to where she is now with a good manager I would suppose. ***** I was hoping someone was here telling us what happened on the show. WEST coaster here so it is on in half an hour.
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Catfat
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02-27-2002
| Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 11:57 pm
Did anyone else watch the show tonight? I couldn't believe that they kept the girl with orange hair, can't remember her name, the one with the attitude problem and was constantly griping. Not only that, she was definitely not pretty, very prominent teeth. I am so pleased that Tiffany came back and is looking good. What a nice surprise to see. The girl with the huge eyes, looks like Twiggy--her pictures made her look hideous, was it the make-up? Too bad. I like the wrestler, very androgenous, looks like Kristin McMenamy from about 6 years ago. Most of the girls are very pretty, I don't have a favourite yet. The girl who was eliminated said that she had gained, I think, 20 pounds since she was accepted for the show, she weighed 135 and I thought looked really beefy. What was that bit at the end where they were all horrified and gasping at something on the floor?
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Alisons
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01-10-2003
| Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 9:50 am
The horrified looks, etc. were a preview to something that happens next week. I am guessing that the one girl is epileptic or something and has a seizure. I could not believe they sent home a girl as pretty as Brita based on one picture when they had a girl like Brandi with a horrible attitude. But as I said before, Tyra likes Brandi and that counts alot.
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Catfat
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02-27-2002
| Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 10:46 am
I agree, Alisons, about sending Brita home, she was really pretty. I said beefy in my last post, but I think I mis-spoke. She was just right for anything except high fashion modelling. Just seeing her side by side at the end at the end made me see how beutiful she is. Is Brandi the one with orange hair? Awful, awful girl. Not pretty, nasty attitude. If Tyra is only interested in promoting the idea of African American women as top models, that is fine, but why go through the charade of bringing on other ethnic types only to dump them in favour of black women who are not very attreactive in any sense of the word. If she is interested in diversity as she keeps saying, she would have more Asians, Hispanics, Middle Eastern women. The makeovers were good this year, everyone came out looking better. I can't remember names, yet.
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Luvmykitties
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01-02-2004
| Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:43 pm
it says on the ANTM website that next week: One model suddenly passes out at a critical moment and is rushed to the emergency room, putting her ability to continue in the competition in question. Tiffany and Sarah's makeovers were my favorite. Tiffany reminded me of Naomi after the makeover. Why do they always feel the need to make someone bleach blonde? I haven't found it flattering on anyone yet. And I think this season and last season's bleach blondes would have looked better with dark hair rather than that light hair. I really wish Brandi got the boot. She was way too negative through everything. Let's see if her attitude changes. Plus, I think Brita was prettier. I think Christina always looks "bug eyed". There's a difference between big eyes and bug eyes - IMO. At this point, I like (based on looks - post makeover pics) Sarah, Brittany, Tiffany, & Rebecca. (not 100% sure I got all the names to the faces right.)
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Alisons
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01-10-2003
| Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 8:40 pm
The one who had the bleached blonde hair - I would have bleached her teeth and left her hair alone! Agree on Tiffany looking like Naomi - I hope she gets some opportunities! It seemed to me that this year's group of girls photographed better as a whole than last year's group. I missed the Diva special, can anyone tell me what some of the last years models are doing?? Or point me to a link of a recap??
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