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?

Zimbo caught up with Jade Cole, everyone’s bi-racial butterfly from Cycle 6 of America’s Next Top Model at the MCM New York Launch party. and they chatted about her work in Hong Kong and South Africa, her upcoming autobiography and more.
Jade just moved to Los Angeles and is trying to break into the film business. She also has a realistic take on the current season of Top Model: “It’s kind of sad because she’s giving false hope to young girls. Because in this harsh reality of the fashion world, let’s face it, being 5′6″…it’s not going to happen.”

BuddyTV recently featured interviews with two of the girls who will appear on Cycle 13 of America’s Next Top Model – Rae and Laura!

Rachael Schlingmann and Laura Kirkpatrick were two of the shorties selected to compete in the first ever under 5′7″ cycle! Rae, a 21-year-old from Rochester. Minnesota, talks about how she got involved in modeling, how she felt about being cast on Top Model, and more.
She wasn’t too excited for this opportunity, as she knew it would come with challenges and sacrifices:

I felt ambivalent [about making the show]– excited for the opportunity I was being given to …read more

Lisa D’Amato, who appeared on Cycle 5 of America’s Next Top Model, was recently on The Web Show. She talks about her music career and appearing on Celebrity Rehab.
The first part of the video is Lisa joking around and lip syncing to “Ace of Spades”, followed by some clips from her music videos. The interview starts around 2:40.
Lisa is hilarious and I’m impressed at how hard she’s worked at making it in music. That being said, I’m really not a fan of her music at all. I can’t help but wonder if she’s taking herself seriously or not.

Adrianne Curry answered fan questions on her blog recently.
This is what she said about why she and Elyse are no longer friends:

I invited her to come to a party my then boyfriend (hubby) was taking me to. At said party, Chris and I discussed with Elyse how I was going to try to get the fuck out of my wilhelmina contract. Chris was appalled at how my career was being run, and knew I was in a bad deal. We discussed little things, how I planned to get out of my contract, how I was looking for new management, …read more

Isis King, the transgendered contestant who competed on Cycle 11 of America’s Next Top Model recently appeared on Larry King Live. The episode focused on the issues facing transgendered people and was cohosted by celebrity psychologist Dr. Drew.
Alexis Arquette also appears in the episode, along with a female-to-male transgender and a transgender mayor. The segment was inspired by Chaz Bono’s decision to come out as a transgendered person. Alexis is very articulate and compassionate on television and this entire episode is respectful and informative. I’m impressed, Larry King.
Isis appears around 11:25. She talks about why she doesn’t use the …read more

Tyra Banks talked to CW’s the Source about the upcoming cycle of America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 13. It’s the first-ever cycle for short models (5′7″ and under) and will premiere on the CW on September 9th!
In the video below, Tyra talks about how short the girls are, how strong the competition is this time, and who the guest judges are. It’s amazing – Kim Kardashian, Lauren Conrad, Cheryl Tiegs and more!
What do you think of this very un-fashion approach to ANTM? Short girls, reality television stars – it sounds as thought Tyra has truly embraced what Top Model …read more

Sarah Vonderhaar, the musician, photographer and model who competed on Cycle 8 of America’s Next Top Model, has been focusing exclusively on music the past few years. She’s been working and playing steadily and released her first full length album, titled “Are You Listening Now” in April 2008.
Sarah sat down with the Daily Northwestern to briefly chat about her music career. She’s got a bizarre side gig, the drawbacks of being a reality-tv-star-turn-musician, her latest work and more. As for what ANTM has done for her career, it has both positive points and negative ones?

The publicity is great. But on …read more

Whitney Thompson, winner of Cycle 10 of America’s Next Top Model recently participated in the Broadway Bares fundraiser. The event raised money for the AIDS initiative, The Phyllis Newman’s Women’s Health Initiative, The Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic and many more great organizations supported by the Actors Fund.
In the video below, Susan Blackwell from Broadway.com is backstage at the show, interviewing participants about what they’ll be serving up tonight. Whitney shows up at 3:20 and talks about how excited she is to be getting on stage.
Broadway Bares took place on June 21st. Did anyone go see it?

Kim Stolz, who competed on Cycle 5 of America’s Next Top Model, sat down with Autostraddle, a blog about girl-on-girl culture to talk to Kim about her life since ANTM. She’s been busy since her time on the show, and is now a blogger for the Huffington Post and an MTV News correspondent. She recently got back into modeling and signed with Ford Model Management.

Kim talks about how she transitioned from modeling into political commentary, Obama’s stance on gay marriage and gay rights, the reaction of the LGBTQ community to her new, more feminine look, her future plans and more. …read more