One of the 14 girls who will compete on the new season of America’s Next Top Model – which returns to The CW on September 3 – is transgender.
“My cards were dealt differently,” Isis, a 22-year-old former receptionist, tells Us Weekly exclusively in its new issue, on newsstands now.
Hailing from Prince George’s County, Maryland, Isis identifies herself as “a woman born physically male.”
Will she be a role model?
“I like to help people, but I’m here to follow my dreams,” she tells Us.
The inclusion of Isis is being hailed by GLAAD president Neil Giuliano as “an unprecedented opportunity for a community that is underrepresented on television.
“We applaud Tyra Banks and The CW for making this historic visibility of transgender people possible,” Giuliano said.
source: Transgender Contestant to Compete on Top Model [us magazine]
Tyra Banks had the contestants on America’s Next Top Model literally wear slabs of meat for their latest photo shoot.
Doesn’t that look yummy?
There were beef bras and beef panties all over the place. Seriously, this is truly a sick concept…. disgusting. Come on Tyra, you can do better than this.
Paulina Porizkova is set to be a judge on “America’s Next Top Model” even though she doesn’t have much faith in the show.
Paulina doesn’t think Tyra Banks‘ reality show produces any real supermodels.
She told TVGuide,
“Models are not superstars anymore. With cheap computer retouching, anybody can be a cover girl. You can be 50 and have acne, but look gorgeous by the time they’re done with you. Models are back to what they were in the ‘70s: clothes hangers.”
“[They want to be models] for the same reason I did — they’re looking for love. They think, ‘I’m on TV; people will realize that I’m worth something. But once the TV’s over and they join the real world, it’ll be a whole different thing.”
Adrianne Curry will appear in the January 2008 issue of Playboy. She originally posed in February 2006 shortly after winning “America’s Next Top Model”. She’s certainly a gorgeous model, but I don’t think Playboy is quite what Tyra and the gang had in mind when they crowned her the best model of the cycle.
Playboy’s promo reads:
“Adrianne Curry — Since America’s Top Model wed Christopher Knight, we have a new favorite Brady. Come see why in an unbridled pictorial, and keep your eyes wide shut. Thanks for sharing, Pete.”
Adrianne is reportedly getting paid $2 million for the photo spread.
More revealing pics of Adrianne:
Source: “Adrianne Curry Poses For Playboy” [Right Celebrity]
“I have been worn thin. I am stressed, my anxiety is out the roof, my body is weak, I’ve lost 10 pounds from being sick, and I’m depressed.
At least I can admit that I am unhealthy in the mind.”
She also said that as a teen, she “used to fall into these funks all the time,” but now she reveals that she might need a little “help” to beat the blues this time.
“I think I may ask if it’s time to be put on some meds again,” she writes. “Being in this state of mind is very dangerous for me. The last thing I need is to be offered drugs at this weak state.”
Adrianne also threw in this gem about celebrities:
BEST CELEBRITY REALITY SHOW PARTICIPANT (COMPETITION)
Stacey Keibler (Dancing with the Stars) – 39.13%
Monique Coleman (Dancing with the Stars) – 17.39%
Mario Lopez (Dancing with the Stars) – 13.04%
Alfonso Ribeiro (Celebrity Duets) – 8.70%
Drew Lachey (Dancing with the Stars) – 8.70%
Joey Lawrence (Dancing with the Stars) – 8.70%
Emmitt Smith (Dancing with the Stars) – 3.45%
Jillian Barberie (Skating with Celebrities) – 0.00%
MOST DOMINENT REALITY SHOW PARTICIPANT
Janelle (Big Brother)- 43.33%
Ozzy (Survivor: Cook Islands) – 26.67%
Melrose (America’s Next Top Model) – 10.00%
Terry (Survivor: Exile Island) – 10.00%
Will Kirby (Big Brother: All Stars) – 6.67%
Yul (Survivor: Cook Islands) – 3.33%
Mario Lopez (Dancing with the Stars) – 0.00%
Tyler & James (The Amazing Race) – 0.00%
MOST ANNOYING REALITY SHOW PARTICIPANT
Mike Boogie (Big Brother)- 41.38%
Peter (The Amazing Race) – 17.24%
Allie (The Apprentice) – 10.34%
Cao Boi (Survivor: Cook Islands) – 10.34%
Brent (The Apprentice) – 6.90%
Erika (Big Brother) – 6.90%
Kai (The Biggest Loser) – 3.45%
Nathan (Survivor: Cook Islands) – 3.45%
PARTICIPANT(S) THAT PLAYED BETTER THAN EXPECTED
Cirie (Survivor: Exile Island) – 35.71%
Emmitt Smith (Dancing with the Stars) – 21.43%
Wes & Casey (Fresh Meat) – 17.86%
David & Mary (The Amazing Race) – 10.71%
Lyn & Karlyn (The Amazing Race) – 7.14%
George (Big Brother) – 3.57%
Mike Boogie (Big Brother) – 3.57%
Jerry Springer (Dancing with the Stars) – 0.00%
PARTICIPANT(S) THAT DIDN’T PLAY AS WELL AS THEY SHOULD HAVE
Yul (Survivor: Cook Islands) – 46.88%
Aubrey (Making the Band) – 25.00%
Bianca Ryan (America’s Got Talent) – 15.63%
BJ & Tyler (Amazing Race) – 12.50%
Emmitt Smith (Dancing with the Stars) – 0.00%
Heather (Hell’s Kitchen) – 0.00%
Taylor Hicks (American Idol) – 0.00%
Tyler & James (The Amazing Race) – 0.00%
LEAST DESERVING WINNER(S)
Mike Boogie (Big Brother) – 39.39%
Taylor Hicks (American Idol) – 36.36%
Sean (The Apprentice) – 9.09%
Aras (Survivor: Exile Island) - 6.06%
Caridee (America’s Next Top Model) – 3.03%
Jeffrey (Project Runway) – 3.03%
Josh Blue (Last Comic Standing) – 3.03%
Cher & Josh (Beauty and the Geek) – 0.00%
BEST MOMENT
Chris Daughtry is Eliminated (American Idol) - 25.81%
Becky & Sundra Not Being Able to Start a Fire (Survivor: Cook Islands) - 22.58%
Pumkin Spits in New York’s Face (Flavor of Love) – 16.13%
Janelle Votes Out Will (Big Brother) – 9.68%
All Aitu Final 4 (Survivor: Cook Islands) – 9.68%
Kim Gets Pelted with Tomatos (The Amazing Race) – 6.45%
Candice and Jonathan Flip Tribes (Survivor: Cook Islands) – 3.23%
Erik Losing 214 Pounds (The Biggest Loser) – 3.23%
Jonathan Baker & Joe Rogan Fight (Fear Factor) – 3.23%
Billy Declaring his Love for Candice (Survivor: Cook Island) – 0.00%
Dustin & Kandice Get Last After Yielding Lyn & Karlyn (The Amazing Race) - 0.00%
WHINIEST
Marcellas (Big Brother) – 32.14%
James (Big Brother) – 25.00%
Candice (Survivor: Cook Island) – 17.86%
Anchal (America’s Next Top Model) – 10.71%
Monica (The Amazing Race) – 7.14%
Jaeda (America’s Next Top Model) – 3.57%
Monique (America’s Next Top Model) – 3.57%
Heather (The Biggest Loser) – 0.00%
BIGGEST BITCH
New York (Flavor of Love) – 40.68%
Monique (America’s Next Top Model) – 18.75%
Andrea (The Apprentice) – 12.50%
Beth (The Duel) – 6.25%
Candice (Survivor: Cook Island) – 6.25%
Coral (Fresh Meat) – 6.25%
Jade (America’s Next Top Model) – 6.25%
Monica (The Amazing Race) – 3.13%
MOST OVER THE TOP REALITY SHOW PARTICIPANT
New York (Flavor of Love) – 32.14%
Howie (Big Brother) – 21.43%
Jade (America’s Next Top Model) – 14.29%
Erica (The Bachelor) – 10.71%
Melrose (America’s Next Top Model) – 7.14%
Shane (Survivor: Exile Island) – 7.14%
Cao Boi (Survivor: Cook Islands) – 3.57%
Zayra Alvarez (Rockstar: Supernova) – 3.57%
THE “WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND” AWARD
Candice (Survivor: Cook Island)- 50.00%
Dustin & Kandice (The Amazing Race) – 12.50%
Will Kirby (Big Brother: All Stars) – 12.50%
Jonathan (Survivor: Cook Islands) – 9.38%
Erica (The Bachelor) – 6.25%
Melrose (America’s Next Top Model) – 6.25%
Keith (Hell’s Kitchen) – 3.13%
Joseph & Monica (The Amazing Race) – 0.00%
FAVORITE REALITY SHOW
Survivor – 31.25%
The Amazing Race – 18.75%
America’s Next Top Model – 12.88%
So You Think You Can Dance – 12.50%
Big Brother: All Stars – 6.25%
The Apprentice - 3.13%
Project Runway – 3.13%
Rockstar: Supernova – 3.13%
American Idol – 0.00%
The Bachelor – 0.00%
Beauty and the Geek – 0.00%
Dancing with the Stars – 0.00%
Flavor of Love – 0.00%
LEAST FAVORITE REALITY SHOW
Treasure Hunters – 22.22%
Celebrity Cooking Showdown – 18.52%
Unan1mous – 18.52%
American Inventor – 14.81%
The One: Making A Music Star – 11.11%
Skating with Celebrities – 7.41%
The Biggest Loser – 3.70%
Flavor of Love – 3.70%
Celebrity Duets - 0.00%
FAVORITE REALITY SHOW HOST
Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race) – 34.38%
Tyra Banks (America’s Next Top Model) – 25.00%
Julie Chen (Big Brother)- 15.63%
Jeff Probst (Survivor) – 12.50%
Heidi Klum (Project Runway) – 9.38%
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) – 3.13%
Brooke Burke (Rockstar: Supernova) – 0.00%
Donald Trump (The Apprentice) – 0.00%
LEAST FAVORITE REALITY SHOW HOST
Laird McIntosh (Treasure Hunters) – 40.00%
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) – 13.33%
TJ Lavin (The Duel) – 13.33%
Tyra Banks (America’s Next Top Model) – 13.33%
Donald Trump (The Apprentice) – 10.00%
Tom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars) – 6.67%
Diddy (Making the Band) – 3.33%
Caroline Rhea (The Biggest Loser) – 0.00%
BEST REALITY SHOW BASED ON CELEBRITIES (NON-COMPETITION)
The Simple Life – 32.35%
The Surreal Life – 17.65%
The Girls Next Door – 16.65%
Flavor of Love – 14.71%
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List – 11.76%
Gene Simmons Family Jewels – 2.94%
Hogan Knows Best – 2.94%
Breaking Bonaduce – 0.00%
A spin-off of America’s Next Top Model - Holland Edition. These gorgeous women battle the lingerie… talk about a HOT post! Freddy… please try to contain yourself! It’s babes amuck!
A new CW reality show will highlight a search for the next Pussycat Doll.
In a show that closely mimics the style of its reality veteran “America’s Next Top Model,” The CW has picked up an eight-episode reality series for the 2006-07 season that will help select the newest member of musical group the Pussycat Dolls.
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The series, tentatively titled “The Search for the Next Pussycat Doll,” will feature young female hopefuls living together in a competition in which their music and dance abilities will be judged. At least some of the series will include live elements. The winner will join the Pussycat Dolls, which includes Ashley Roberts, Melody Thornton, Kimberly Wyatt, Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar and Jessica Sutta. The group will appear in the series.
Unless they’re going to be competing naked, I’ll skip this one.
Update: That seems to be the reaction everywhere. ASL says “The only thing that might make me want to watch this show is if I find out that part of the elimination process involves Janice Dickinson getting to clunk the losers senseless–Stooges-style–with her rock-hard fake breasts of death.” I don’t know who Janice Dickinson is, but I’d probably watch anyway.
“Models are not superstars anymore. With cheap computer retouching, anybody can be a cover girl. You can be 50 and have acne, but look gorgeous by the time they’re done with you. Models are back to what they were in the ‘70s: clothes hangers.”
“Adrianne Curry — Since America’s Top Model wed Christopher Knight, we have a new favorite Brady. Come see why in an unbridled pictorial, and keep your eyes wide shut. Thanks for sharing, Pete.”
