Runway diva extraordinare Miss Ja Alexander wrote a book! Titled Follow the Model, is part memoir, part guide for women of all ages to gain poise, confidence and develop a great sense of style.

From the publisher:

In Follow the Model he reveals his secrets to succeeding at what you love most, shares life lessons and colorful (to say the least) anecdotes, provides a multitude of invaluable grooming and style tips, dishes on the celebrities he’s worked with so intimately, and offers a glimpse into the world of ANTM.

Follow the Model can be ordered through Amazon.com for $15.51. It will be …read more

Everyone’s favorite ex-America’s Next Top Model judge Paulina Porizkova is taking her career in a new direction: acting! The former supermodel will have a guest role on the CBS soap As the World Turns. Paulina will be playing Clarissa, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Not much is known about the role or the character, but she’ll start appearing on the show on January 5th and her character has a mysterious past with Simon Frazier.

This isn’t the first time Paulina’s dabbled in acting. She’s had roles in movies and television shows for years. Her last acting gig was the little-known 2004 movie Knots, which …read more

Nigel Barker talked to OK! magazine this week, admitting her could completely relate to the balloon boy saga. He also talked about how he and Christen make their marriage work and what it’s like to be a family of four since Christen gave birth to daughter Jasmine.
Nigel argues that it’s ultimately about trust for any relationship:

Ultimately, if you don’t trust your partner, you can’t trust them to know what they’re doing. In my business, I’m always with beautiful women, I’m out traveling the world, and it’s a lot of time apart. If she didn’t trust me, she wouldn’t know that …read more

Jay Manuel sat down with the New York Post this week to talk about all things Top Model. They chatted about the upcoming finale, smize-ing, Tyra’s wealth and more.
I love how positive Jay is about everything, even smizing, which I think he’s not a fan of. He’s happy and surprised with the winner and that the finale this time is a surprise. I can’t wait to see it!
Who do you think the “surprising” winner is going to be?

The Teen Choice Awards took place in Hollywood last night. Even though there were several ANTMers who were up for prizes, only the great Miss J took home an award. Miss J was named the winner for the FAB-U-LOUS category.

Miss J beat out Perez Hilton, Carson Kressley, Rex Lee as Lloyd and Michael Urie as Marc St. James to take home the coveted surfboard.
Choice Reality Show – Competition went to American Idol and Choice Reality Star – Female went to Lauren Conrad. BuzzSugar has a complete list of winners.

The show will air tonight on Fox at 8pm and will …read more

Nigel Barker, the noted fashion photographer and judge on America’s Next Top Model, sat down with the New Zealand Herald. They talked about what Tyra is really like, his impressions of New Zealand’s Next Top Model and more.
He alludes to Paulina’s firing, but nothing explicit is asked about it. He does say the following:

There are definitely clashes of personality. I think it’s designed for that and it’s certainly not always amicable. But that said, I think at the end of the day, we are all professionals and we all deal with our emotions in different ways. We have had major …read more

Paulina Porizkova, who was recently let go from America’s Next Top Model, wrote about the experience of getting fired for the Huffington Post. She writes about how being let go was both a blessing and a curse, and then explores the concept of getting fired and how it plays out in Hollywood.
While no longer being wanted is never fun, she became open to and excited by being a full-time mother again and being around for her children and husband in a way that Top Model didn’t allow:

When I was fired from “America’s Next Top Model” this past spring, two …read more

In the wake of interviews Paulina Porizkova has given about being fired from America’s Next Top Model, executive producer Ken Mok has released an official statement in response. It’s vague and classy and makes no mention of the interviews Paulina gave nor addresses any of the issues she raised.
“The current state of the economy has forced shows to make major budget cuts industry wide; and America’s Next Top Model is not immune to these financially challenging times. We’ve had to make significant cuts in every area of the production and, unfortunately, Paulina was a casualty of these cuts. Tyra, …read more

Earlier this week, Paulina Porizkova announced that she was fired from America’s Next Top Model. TV Guide sat down the the former supermodel to find out what happened and what Paulina really thinks of Tyra, the show and more. Paulina got very, very honest about her experience on the show.
Paulina admits she thinks none of the finalists from this year’s cycle (or any cycle for that matter) will become true top models.
“I know. I’m really very sorry. But they’re not models,” she said. “Look at the history of Top Model. When has a winner not fallen down into that …read more

Paulina Porizkova will be appearing on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson tonight on CBS and she will reveal some really big news – that she was fired from America’s Next Top Model.
“Listen, do you know why I am in Los Angeles…because I am looking for a job,” Paulina tells Craig when she stops by. “Because I was fired by America’s Next Top Model on my birthday.”
Paulina says the reason she was fired was pretty vague. “The reason I was told I was fired was because, it seemed that America’s Next Top Model has gotten too fat and they …read more