Tyra's Top Model show in other countries actually creates successful models

Posted Apr 11th 2008 at 8:43PM by Kyle Hepp (Subscribe to Kyle Hepp's posts)

Have you ever wondered why Tyra Banks never picks women who actually go on to work as professional models after they win America's Next Top Model? Either there's an ANTM curse, or something funky is going on. Personally, we think that Tyra doesn't really choose her top girl based on her ability to succeed in the fashion industry. We believe there's a greater conspiracy going on to choose women who have better stories and will keep the TV audiences' attention. But, in other countries that's not the case. Top Model shows in several other nations have had their models go on to international success.

ANTM models: Where are they now?

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Shy yet totally stunning Alice Burdeu from Australia's Next Top Model probably would have been eliminated from America's Next Top Model for lack of self confidence. But, now that the show is over, she has walked in Fashion Weeks all over the world: London, Milan, Paris, New York, Singapore and more. Can you imagine Jaslene Gonzalez doing anything that major?

Ksenia Kahnovich from Russia's Next Top Model has been featured on Style's website and has walked in huge shows like John Galliano. For some reason it seems that these top models from other country have more "high fashion" success than the ANTM winners.

In the U.S., Tyra seems to pick winners that will fair better commercially -- or go on to work in reality TV. Either way, they're not really making it in the couture world. What's the deal?

Via ONTD.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Miss Elle 4-14-2008 @ 12:17AM

ANTM USA is a flipping mockery of the fashion industry. There's so much BS that goes on behind the scenes (keeping models up late so they're more irritable, doing thre and four takes each time Tyra enters the room and everyone doesn't have a seizure out of shock and glee...)

I watch for the photoshoots. :(

xoxo.

kylehepp 4-14-2008 @ 12:20AM

Miss Elle, very true...

But you're right, the photo shoots are freaking awesome!

Emma Leigh 4-17-2008 @ 2:30PM

I agree with Miss Elle and kylehepp. Get rid of Tyra (yeah, right) and put Mister Jay in charge of the whole show. He is the most interesting character of the bunch. I love seeing the end result of the photoshoots, but I would also like to see a series of the shots. Show us the worst, also had it and nailed it! shots. I'm not all that interested in the drama at their "house."