The CW UpFronts took place earlier today in New York City. The UpFronts are when networks announce their upcoming fall line-up. America’s Next Top Model will return to Wednesdays at 8pm and is being paired with the new drama A Beautiful Life. A Beautiful Life should be a great match for ANTM, as it’s a fictional show about models living in New York City. It stars The OC alum Mischa Barton, supermodel Elle MacPherson and Sara Paxton. If you recall, it’s the show Analeigh Tipton from Cycle 11 was nearly signed for.

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Teyona Anderson, a 21-year-old loss prevention analyst from New Jersey won Cycle 12 of America’s Next Top Model. She took some time to chat with me about her win, the time on the show and all the drama in the house while she was living there!

Full Q&A below the jump!

Part of the prize for winning America’s Next Top Model is having the opportunity to do a photo shoot with Tyra Banks. The past few seasons, Tyra has merely been photoshopped into the photos, but for this cycle, winner Teyona Anderson was lucky enough to do her shoot with Tyra – right away! Both Tyra and Teyona modeled swimsuits from the Rosa Cha fashion show. Having Tyra actually there really improves the quality of the photos. See for yourself below!