The Shocking Truth About America's Next Top Model

[@alyssaholland8027]

Those producers gave the girls some seriously ugly-ass makeovers for entertainment, and for this Andrew guy to act otherwise is so disingenuous. Admit that you exploited them or you’re a lie, dude.

[@bekindrewind335]

Maybe, but most of these girls were fans of the show and KNEW the makeovers were a part of it. It always baffled me every season to see them act like they didn’t know what was going to happen. And if you tell the producers, “I love my long hair”, they were 100% going to cut it off, so they just shouldn’t say anything.

[@peppermint23]

Forced hair cutting is historically a form of degradation and humiliation aka abuse, and that's what they were doing under the guise of "helping" these women as the whole show was exploitative beyond belief. They could've given them options to choose from but they had to go full throttle and make them feel as helpless as possible, and that was only the beginning. These women were basically kids too, most of them only 18-20. It was the first step in making them complacent on the show.

[@Patrick3183]

Oh shut up liberal

[@meneedmoney]

No I remember this back in the day. They were being transformed into fierce models…also all these model chick start out as teens. Trying to look back on it with nose in the air now

[@basicallyno1722]

@meneedmoney I remember watching as a kid and thinking a lot of those makeovers were fiercely ugly and seemingly unnecessary.

[@myphd-myprisonhistorydiplo691]

I agree it was a form of control and abuse.

[@falalalalaa]

Oh come off your high horse. This wasn't abuse. Models got free haircuts. Shocking. Just because some didn't like them (but lots did), you write some diatribe about abuse. Don't cheapen that word.

[@Msdinomite]

I remember that episode with the girl with the blonde weave. She complained constantly that it hurts and they accused her of being a baby and whining about it. Then they took her to a different salon who were shocked at how bad it was and basically her complaints were justified

[@BearLikeFire]

Right. And what about that girl with the terrible clown-red horse hair weave? Even Miss J called out the show during panel about how bad that weave was. Like that girl was in physical pain.

[@peppermint23]

all of these women had justifiable complaints but were abused on the show to some degree. I remember they forced one girl into a pool when the water was dangerously cold and she went into shock and they berated her for not being "tough enough."

[@sarav9798]

The girl who had dentists creating a gap in her teeth 😢

[@sunrope77]

@@peppermint23that episode pissed me off so bad she was literally showing symptoms of hypothermia by the end of the shoot it was so unnecessary

[@zarabee2880]

I remember the poor thing! Wasn’t she a skinny white girl with the thinnest hair in the world? I looked progressively more and more like a matted rug it was ridiculous

[@relighg]

I do feel bad for these girls because it was very obvious a LOT of them were exploited for ratings. Kinda reminds me of squid game really. This 11 minute doc doesn't really give justice to the 24 season mayhem of a show

[@clicheguevara5282]

"Play dumb games, win dumb prizes."

[@adrianrayofsunshine]

there's a full episode of 45min on their website

[@TheRealHelenaDeluca]

@@adrianrayofsunshine I cant find it!

[@l_ifeefi_l1998]

They were all green but have ambition so high that ppl took advantage of it. Of coz nowadays ppl are smarter

[@andrewfalconer8599]

They signed up for it. Volenti Principle--you can't harm anyone that volunteers for that thing.

[@ollieliddell3868]

That guy trying to excuse it all is yikes

[@original.intent.bitcoin]

He's gross. Bleech. Yuck. RUN, LADIES. He comes off as a Woman Hater too. He reads this. Just gross.

[@GraduateJLN]

There’s always some grown ass zesty man trying to justify the fashion industries abuse of women

[@TheRealHelenaDeluca]

Literallyyy

[@stgrsa]

He should be sued. Class action lawsuit by all the ladies.

[@ZayShinning]

Gross then gross now… some people never change

[@hilili4724]

The audacity of Janice trying to be understanding on here…she was so mean to these girl even Tyra had to start defending some of them

[@sry4gotmyusername]

Playing Devil's advocate here, but I think that Janice was probably casted in the show to be the mean 'realistic' voice of the fashion industry at the time. I don't think she's that rude in real life.

[@erinpilla]

Actually in OT interviews the girls said they loved Janice because she was the only one off-camera to reach out to them to give actual advice and clarify where she stands

[@CorCor89]

It was who she was hired to be. A lot of the girls say Janice is the one they respect the most because when the cameras were off it was all love and apologies. If Kelle from cycle 3 can vouch for Janice considering the things she said to her, no one should even be trying to have a problem with her.

[@CorCor89]

​@@sry4gotmyusernameagreed. Plus she said she got all the work she got during that era because she wasn't sober and she was playing the villain and the work slowed down when she got clean and didn't wanna play that role anymore.

[@celebdiva]

I loved her tho, king

[@sabrinay9430]

She wasn't even plus size. Why would anyone would want to be a part of that toxic industry boggles my mind.

[@Lola-ny5lz]

That was considered “plus size” in the 2000s unfortunately

[@fatboitino2]

She really was- especially for the time. They really changed some things in the industry. Also, people weren’t generally as big as they are now compound that with the women being even thinner as models- makes her even more so Show was terrible though

[@Patrick3183]

She’s plus size now

[@L-K-Jellyfish]

@@fatboitino2People were not smaller 20 years ago!

[@fatboitino2]

@ yes, they were, we are literally in a growing obesity crisis-

[@LavenderLushLuxury]

Honestly America's NEXT Top Model was just Fear Factor but with Fashion and modeling, Just another way for Reality TV Producers to make extra money and profits, TLC does this on a daily basis with all they're highly exploitive shows on their channel 💯💯

[@pauls6043]

There was surprisingly hardly any fashion on the show.

[@linessmwaba1922]

Yea TLC is real crazy watch it here in Zambia 😅

[@SKSK-qg1kn]

🤣🤣🤣 this is such an accurate description

[@LighthouseJaye]

🎯🎯🎯

[@Man.from.the.90sgeneration]

True

[@willellis502]

The Woman with Alopecia is absolutely gorgeous.

[@foxemartin]

She really is!

[@kendricklamarX8]

Gina baby

[@SuperStella1111]

Perfect facial structure is beautiful.

[@Bowiebonolennon1982]

Thankfully she was naturally beautiful… I don’t have her face structure…

[@rachelwebb2330]

omg is she gorgeous 100p.c.agree on that, its a face i wont forget

[@SNOWQueen87-v1g]

Janice Dickinson was part of the problem

[@sabrinay9430]

How can someone like her talk about their insecurities. She has buthered her face with plastic surgery

[@jsijret3947]

I never trusted what she said about bill cosby on live tv. She seems like an unhinged junkie with no self control

[@thewolverine1913]

That's what Bill Cosby said

[@Meechooilka]

yeah, but she is not excusing herself here, I don't think. Plus, the viewers loved her, so she did her job very well.

[@tvjunkietv4200]

She was also briefd to be awful

[@taotaostrong]

The makeovers were absolutely sadistic. Beauty does not have to involve pain. That’s just a lie.

[@Boobalopbop]

Also, it’s ridiculous to put a painful sew-in weave in an aspiring model’s hair. Especially when they know nothing about how to take care of it. Same has bleaching someone’s hair platinum blonde. To take comp card pics with a weave that you will not have if they see your card and set up a “go see” is a waste of everybody’s time. Tyra did so many things with those girls that made great TV but has nothing to do with modeling in reality. I’ve interned at a modeling agency in the early 2000s

[@taotaostrong]

@ @Boobalopbop cute name! Agreed 100 💯!

[@theglitchmodulator23]

Nobody forced them to go on the show and they knew what it entails

[@taotaostrong]

@ they actually didn’t know. That’s the point @theglitchmodulator23.

[@Boobalopbop]

@@theglitchmodulator23 Actually, in the early seasons, no they didn’t. They didn’t know it wouldn’t lead to a modeling career, or any of the prizes it advertised. It took whistle blowers like the first season winner (I forget her name) to come forward. I believe the prize was a $100,000 cover girl contract or something. But it was really a contract with Tyra’s company, and it meant that you were not allowed to do any modeling they don’t book for you, for years and they didn’t book you to do anything but to promote the show.

[@summercidesky6547]

There was WAY worse moments on this show that Vice failed to address. What about the time the producers got that girl drunk, invited a bunch of male models over, and coerced her to sleep with them, cheating on her bf at the time? OH, AND AFTER, THEY MADE HER CALL HIM ON CAMERA AND TELL HIM 😅

[@maanzj]

I think that must have been scripted, that’s not acceptable at all.

[@kimberquirky]

What?!?

[@krissielundy9934]

I remember that, I was wondering if it would come up in this doc. I even remember him crying down the phone saying “were you that lonely?” So f-ing sad

[@sitcomchristian6886]

"You had SAX???"

[@Infinity.0.0.Intelligence]

Or carrie d freezing in that water.

[@maloneaqua]

6:00 before she signed up she knew her not having hair would be her thing?? ... so that's why models actresses celebrities in general don't wear wigs or extensions in 99.9% of the images we see? GTFOH.

[@justanotherday08]

Right???

[@enilorac81]

I was like WHAT!?

[@noralavender3798]

FRRR💀💀

[@hanbury22]

That’s why I know I couldn’t survive being on reality television. The woman with alopecia really hit my heart ❤️ she’s so beautiful even without any hair

[@Eiramilah]

She looks better now. On the show she looked dangerously underweight and unhealthy

[@Seevawonderloaf]

I heard the alopecia girl’s story a while back and my heart goes out to her. She’s so sweet but they made her out to be a villain and lied to her that they’ll give her a wig that looks like her real hair before revealing they were going to shave it. That’s just cruel!

[@veerodriguez1751]

But this didn't even touch on how awful tyra banks was and is......

[@thewolverine1913]

Just ask Carlton Banks...

[@NewYorkerinLondon7]

If it had, Vice would have set itself up for lawsuits and litigation.

[@katmore9]

​@@thewolverine1913 Huh? Alphonso Ribeiro?

[@DrKritter]

The actual episodes are an hour long.

[@mariemaier5630]

In Germany one of the models exposed Heidi

[@Strawb3rryD3ath]

“The Shocking Truth” -this video is so watered down 😕

[@bresams2917]

Very !! Waste of time

[@RR-us1lt]

the full show is advertised right next to it on youtube desktop- this is another trauma exploit sadly, and not doing these women justice

[@Samuel-bg7xo]

It also encouraged poor body image. I'll never forget about how Kenyah was fat shamed. She was a healthy weight and eating in a normal way. How they changed their appearance without consulting them

[@ajd8558]

2:41 It is indeed iconic - for terrible makeovers & bullying. We all know Tyra and her team would deliberately traumatise girls. The people trying to defend it are either delusional or as cruel as she is.

[@Joe-sg9ll]

should we return to the Vestal Virgins

[@miriamhavard7621]

'k.

[@lovethyself744]

Now I understand why Linda Evangelista was so demanding money-wise. They treat these girls like shiet

[@Llh1990]

Wait explain more

[@lovethyself744]

@@Llh1990 well, Linda famously said she wouldn't get up to do a photoshoot for less than 10K !!!! People were shocked she said this but she was right ! models are treated like cr4p, so when they get some power, they should use it and impose their own conditions too.

[@Llh1990]

@ very very true!!

[@squarebear619]

Because the entire thing is a high-class sxl exploitation ring...

[@spongebobshirt]

why are all of these so short? they feel like sneak peeks. are these the full docs or can we find the full versions elsewhere? i can't be the only one

[@galks787]

The full version is on their website

[@EdwardWilliams-sn1un]

They are only different parts split up to gain interest so the next one gets even more views. The whole thing will be uploaded after all the other parts are released.

[@beemarron3642]

​@@galks787 thank you! ❤

[@novalove4790]

Was thinking this just as I was reading your comment.

[@novalove4790]

@@spongebobshirt I'm seeing where they have documentaries on Hulu, but I don't see this exact one. Still searching

[@myjourneyincolour10]

4:23 I don’t like this guy 👀

[@abrillopez1421]

His reaction and mimic was scarryy

[@lynZy05]

He has this "suck it up" attitude

[@Elyssa1991]

The sad thing is, reality shows without all this drama are actually better. I always loved Project runway, because 90% of it was really about the competition. I’d love a modelling competition without all this extra sadism

[@Eiramilah]

I stopped watching because there was too much crying and whining on the show. It became stupid

[@lesabri]

Even without cameras, modeling scouts would make teenagers cry. I went with my Mom and she called them out saying there were saying things to make me cry and after I cried, they said they could now see that I was actually interested. My mom never took me back.

[@jacquelinemariesart]

Good for her one of the best thing she did for you. There is no money in that industry

[@alyzu4755]

No money and a lot of abuse.

[@stickynorth]

Not the least bit shocking. "Reality TV" is manipulative and exploitative... That's kind of why we watch it...

[@SNOWQueen87-v1g]

Not everyone

[@aurora6920]

Actually a lot of people hate the drama and just want to watch it for the competition, not too see people cry

[@adwoamk8918]

No at the time, no one knew how manipulative it was behind the scenes, horrible contract, exploiting their real life trauma for rating, rearrange whole entire conversation, taking a conversations from two different days and joining them together to create a fake conversation just to fit a narrative. Starvation, feeding them lies about other contestants. We did not know what reality TV was about. After all this, if the contestants decide to leave, the producers would then give them a hiredous edit. Then they would have to deal with the audience hating them, without any support from the show, plus they have signed contract which binds them from speaking up for themselves. It's truly demonic.

[@aurora6920]

@@adwoamk8918 💯 I don't get how this person thinks people watch it for "manipulation and exploitative" reasons.. you watch it for entertainment via competition for being creative and unique as well as insight into that industry. Who is watching TV to watch manipulation 😭 plus nobody knew about the abuse discussed in this video that was happening behind the scenes.

[@ItsBrobè]

Are we to blame? 🤔

[@PeaceTheGypsy]

Every single contestant from this show should be financially compensated for the trauma induced.

[@notaperson9831]

Yes. This whole show and all of the judges and show runners were sadistic.

[@melyssarevilla1468]

Zero accountability. These women are literally saying "it was terrible", and they are like "nah, they are exaggerating".

[@Rastrolli]

I wish Vice would get back to being more on the cutting edge and covering real stories. I feel like all I’ve seen from them lately are recycled stories that have been told by a 100 KZbin commentary channels in depth. This specific video on ANTM isn’t even a fresh narrative or take. People have been covering this for 2+ years.

[@meneedmoney]

I remember Vice used to be badass and cover some random interesting stories

[@Ntsmith4]

Tyra was an executive producer. She approved all the abuse and hazing. Mean girl energy.

[@mariella2884]

“Shocking” if you weren’t a young female watching the show back then. I could feel how damaging it was- Tyra always gave me a bad energy. Especially when they dismissed multiple acts of harassment from male models, confronted someone’s ED, and put them in dangerous situations.

[@extrasmalldoll654]

Homeschool Long Hair 💀

[@maryperry6573]

I just died hearing that😅 She wasn’t wrong

[@caressmonet]

I started laughing immediately lollll

[@icu3869]

She is like the self- possessed no- nonsense badass, then you realize she’s not” over” following the rules- she isn’t AWARE of them- “ oh? SHOULD I worry about looking bad? Oh- it didn’t occur to me…but yeah, now I do”💔😢THAT is Exactly how the fashion/ make-up/ social media/ plastic surgery industries are affecting girls, and profiting from such soul- crushing, confidence stealing mind games. It’s pure evil. What can we do?

[@saritasmith9789]

Watching this show growing up, I really thought I was watching their everyday reality. Now, looking back as an adult and knowing how much producers manipulated them behind the scenes is crazy. I wonder what impact reality TV had/has on an entire generation that grew up watching reality tv thinking what they were seeing was real and unedited, when it really wasn’t.

[@paolabueso]

Wow… this sounds horrific. It’s awful to think Tyra and the rest of the people on that team chose to treat the contestants in such a demeaning and disrespectful way.

[@artofverser]

Great video! Also, whether some viewers care or not, all reality shows, especially the competition shows, have this Big Brother-esque vibes, the cameras are EVERYWHERE, even the dorms. No exception with ANTM.

[@philipo5259]

What people need to realise is the show is not about contestants or even the prize. It's about ratings, advertising and money. Period.

[@Hobo_productions]

My 6 ft tall size 2 sister was deemed too fat to try out. The show disgusted me ever since.

[@hlgrmdr9556]

Tyra should pay for all she did to those young girls! Shaving their heads, pulling their teeth, bleaching till their scalps burned, calling them fat, remember that?

[@jamyerenee]

We need a part 2 and 3 and so on.

[@lovely-mk4rt]

As a mother of 5 daughters and one grand daughter I SHUT DOWN CABLE AND TOOK TV’s to storage. It’s was so awful and I felt so sorry for these naive young ladies. Shame on Tyra banks and that whole money grubbing crew !!!

[@vrroomm]

You took the whole tv away because of one show?? You know there’s other channels right ??

[@maryperry6573]

You didn’t need to be that drastic for a show. They could’ve watched pbs or something educational

[@Anime_Lover_PHX_SAC_ABQ]

“America’s Next Top Model” was not even on Cable TV. It was on The CW.

[@gorgeousstunning3880]

​​@@Anime_Lover_PHX_SAC_ABQ but it's also cable channels in Asian Regional countries such as Southeast Asian regions.

[@PrecociousFriand]

Janice Dickinson looks like one of those 'Pickled People' novelties where they make heads from cottonwool-stuffed pantyhose and put them in a jar.

[@Gardenwork-wi7zy]

Hahahah that’s a super funny observation

[@taylorkozak8890]

Blows my mind how I used to OBSESS/IDOLIZE this show as a teen when it came out.. I wanted to be on it SOOOO badly! After watching this, I feel sick to my stomach! Those poor women😢 You can see & feel their trauma.. that show was BEYOND TOXIC & flat out disturbing! I pray they're all doing well now and that they got the help they absolutely deserve from all the BS they were put through!

[@Samuel-bg7xo]

Janice and the producer Andrew Petersen are disgusting, vile individuals. No remorse. Imagine causing people such hurt and pain

[@nelinav1396]

exactly and they aged like moldy cheese

[@nzkid2599]

Leave Janice alone

[@Iamyl4]

It’s like a humiliation ritual

[@Shawnqual]

This show was an integral part of my and many other people's teenage years. I remember how religiously people used to watch it and discuss it on forums. Love it or Hate it, ANTM will forever be iconic.

[@AmorFati-n6q]

what kind of people watch this?

[@Shawnqual]

@AmorFati-n6q Mostly the gays and the girls.

[@Meechooilka]

@@AmorFati-n6q I think a more appropriate question is what kind of people created this.

[@Lola-ny5lz]

Yes I was one of those girls !! I even wanted to be on the show just to get the TyMakeOvers, travel and having the glamorous experience as these girls had, little that we know that they were being exploited.

[@Samuel-bg7xo]

Infamous is the word not iconic

[@TheBadioo]

Lisa , Eve , and Yaya were always my fave

[@CrittneyCee]

3:30 she was not plus size then lol

[@blorp.1956]

unfortunately this was plus size in the early 2000s, it's why so many millennials have terrible body image issues when the media was telling you that being underweight was normal

[@heyitsrance]

“then” LOL

[@Littlebigtime]

Insane to think that's what was considered plus size bahahhahahahhaha ridiculous!

[@alphacentauri6360]

Suprisingly, she did not blame tyra for gaining more now.

[@Ifukkedyamotha]

In the modeling industry, yes.

[@crunchipscrust]

I hope Karma will get Tyra. The audacity of her stomping down the runway at the last VS fashion show as a size 22 when she fatshamed all the girls for all those years omg

[@NanoYoga]

I feel bad I ever enjoyed these shows, not realizing how horrible it must have been for the contestants. The Swan was also horrific, I’d never happen now!

[@tubechiq88]

I have to take accountability here too bc I watched this garbage too in college, and I didn't really get hip to it until cycle 10, which is way too long to watch without having a realization. It's why I hate Netflix is perpetuating reality TV.

[@Kdizzy]

It’s about time Tyra narcissistic banks has to take accountability for this bs

[@bankrolldame]

It’s more than just hair. Like somebody else said, forced hair cutting is always done under extreme dictatorship and many cultures consider hair as very powerful, to have it cut by force is incredibly domineering

[@eolond1003]

It's a classic dehumanization tactic. Just awful.

[@LeiaLouise]

There is a TV drama called “Unreal” on Netflix about the psychological warfare of reality TV shows and how they absolutely break their contestants for content. It’s amazing how much truth that show was telling, just by watching this video. Mind blowing 🤯

[@kellymaps8128]

I will say this and I hope no one screams about discrimination : to have gay men and mature/out of date models tell impressionable young women that they have to let go of their sense of beauty and have their insecurities exploited in the name of " entertainment" and Tyra's pseudo relevance as a producer is absolutely disgusting. Thank God I never watched that show because I was too young, but this show was entirely equivalent to workplace harassment.

[@perry5509]

The makeovers were awful they did that totally for entertainment value. I had a drastic haircut forced on me like that as a 10 year old and it traumatized me so much I still remember it to this day

[@gabdongipark]

How is Tyra exempt from this bideo?

[@NewYorkerinLondon7]

Potential lawsuits and litigation. Tyra would own Vice.

[@AamuAurora]

This show is a joke, and has actually stunted careers of countless women. It ridiculed the profession, and sold unrealistic vision of the scene to young women.

[@Kellygluckman]

I’m so happy to see Lisa again, she was the most unforgettable contestant for me in this whole series. Lisa you look great!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Luxeria and Jessica Kobeissi already had a head start on this subject

[@19ld]

And now Tyra is a big woman and preaches that we have to embrace our bodies

[@CalopsitaVanderbilt1911]

It‘s still up in Germany, hosted by Heidi Klum.

[@aiai-j7i]

Who is just as abusive...

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Every time I see Tyra Banks, she's like a drunk aunt who is still on her reminiscence memory that she used to be the cheerleader captain of her school and she's still act the same as she was on high school. Every time she's saying "When I was 13 in Paris, Blablablabla..." she wanted sound like she's relatable to the model while in reality, she's "flexing" or showing off that she used to be in Paris when she was 13. According to the pasts contestants of ANTM, she is only talking to them when the camera is rolling, and when the camera is off, she's ignoring them! She's black version of Ellen Degeneres, nice in front of camera, but mean off camera.

[@kakadoodoo3000]

As a young woman, I had long hair. I landed a double role in the play, "The Miracle Worker" as 83 yo Aunt Ev and the ghost of Jimmy Sullivan. I volunteered to have it chopped off, in a boy cut. No problem. I was glad I got the job.

[@alpe1987]

Tyra Banks ran so RuPaul could walk. IYKYK

[@vrroomm]

I feel like at least many ppl from dragrace who didn’t win actually got a career, better payment for gigs, got to tour around the country & the world for performance etc compared to ANTM where only the winner got perks and the rest went back to their normal lives. Only a few got to break out their modeling career and usually not with the help of ANTM. So imo dragrace is definitely better

[@Meechooilka]

@@vrroomm the original comment is not about which show is better. It's about the fact that Drag Race would never exist without ANTM (and project runway and everything else)

[@vrroomm]

@@Meechooilka ah my bad, that’s definitely true !

[@hlgrmdr9556]

other way around sweetie...who is tyra now?

[@Meechooilka]

@@hlgrmdr9556 sweetie, you need to fix your mug

[@niavion]

I really think this show kinda highlighted what was going on in the fashion world back then. We weren't living in mansions and eating 5 course meals when going on a go see. There were 6 models in a tiny room in New York eating rice cakes, ramen and drinking water. And yes, whoever booked you got to do whatever they wanted to your look. If you agreed you stayed, if you didn't they would replace you instantly. I'm so happy things have changed

[@jamaljames2578]

Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾

[@MajaAmtorp]

Forcing the girls to go through with cutting of theyre hair when it was CLEAR how much they loved theyre hair is just borderline evil.

[@ebonyharris5719]

5:10 that law roach I’ve never heard him talk about antm

[@user-wu3ow2nc8o]

ATNM had suuuuuuch a huge impact on me and my teenage years. I believe I was only 9 when the first season aired, and me and my neighborhood girlfriends would watch and “play” Top Model, we had runways, photo shoots, make up sessions - everything. The thing is, I’ve always been on the chubby side, I’ve never been what’s considered thin. And it messed me up! When they brought these plus size models on the show, and I didn’t even understand that they were considered bigger than the other girls? So, that lead me to be super conscious about my looks and my body. I was just a KID! And being a girl in the early 2000’s, you know that “size zero” was the thing. It was in all the magazines, who had cellulites and so on. Man.. I don’t know. I just realized how messed up our generation is. I’ve struggled with ED since I was 10 years. MESSED UP!

[@erinpilla]

To think that a lot of ANTM's biggest fights stemmed from frozen vegetables, brownies, and marinated chicken. I totally would get why these women would explode. When even Bianca (C9/17) says it's an emergency, you know she's not lying!

[@nikibronson133]

It’s crazy that that woman was considered plus size because she is absolutely not plus sized. I’m glad we’ve moved into an area where we actually feature plus sized body types and I feel bad that she spent her earliest years of her career thinking that she was fat because she is not in any way, shape or form or fashion. To a certain degree I don’t think Ashley Graham is who’s a supermodel, but she’s a plus size supermodel. And I’m not advocating for super obesity. When I think of plus size, I think of that girl who was on the cover of sports, illustrated or a few other models that I can’t think of right now who actually have plus size figures with stomach and big boobs and a bit of arm fat

[@TheVelvetLoungeLife]

DISGUSTING... I was on a reality television show and the staff was nothing but kind. There is no pushing or shoving but mostly there was no intimidation or bullying people into talking about subjects that were not comfortable with. I do agree with past America's Next Top Model contestants in this interview that some people would be cut, go home or lose because they did not want to go into certain topics. Lastly, how money hungry was that production company whereas they didn't provide food for these people everyday at least two good, very nutritional meals a day.

[@alotofmore]

The straw wrapper trick was genius. It’s always great to market yourself in a way that makes you the most memorable.!

[@deaditeera]

Great documentary guys! Watched the full thing on their website

[@Chase-likethe-Bank]

This feels incomplete, where/when can I see the rest of it?

[@galaxyquestt]

I find it completely disingenuous for Lisa to be up there talking about trauma and how the show made her feel when she was a raging alcoholic who absolutely harassed her cast mates.. even 50 cent had to shove her in the pool because she kept invading his personal space 😳😳 I be with y’all when y’all right vice

[@AikoSilver]

50 cent shoved Jael Strauss from season 8, not Lisa

[@galaxyquestt]

@ your absolutely right it was jael 😂😂 this was when Lisa was crying to Benny Medina and he was like “why are you crying” at the pool party

[@MidgardSerpent]

@@AikoSilver I googled her, she passed away from cancer in 2018.

[@AikoSilver]

@@MidgardSerpent I saw 😔 and she was addicted to hard drugs and Dr. Phil exploited her for views

[@Adonna2424]

I watched this show for the photoshoots, hated everything else. 😅

[@monicamlotshwa4531]

Tyra should have been arrested for this!!!!

[@lovethyself744]

Time to expose both TYRA AND JANICE

[@Altaw33l]

Cancel tyra asap

[@fatboitino2]

Years too late-been caught the backlash

[@marinadela1361]

0:58 Angela's earrings are crazy distracting!

[@keiishi7564]

I had to go back bcs this comment😂

[@Brazealen]

Yk there’s an old saying about those earrings… It’s not pc and I’m not saying it’s true either, just repeating the phrase. "The bigger the hoops the bigger the ho"

[@jasmineskinner8055]

There is something very evil about Tyra and her going after women’s hair like that. And the thing is most of those hair styles weren’t what models had especially at that time.

[@Rose-jr4tx]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by VICE TV is truly a gift; keeping education and knowledge alive. 👏👍🤷

[@sk3zzer]

Not keeping it alive that well considering that they used to do indepth hour long stories and now they make clickbait like this and hide most of it behind a paywall

[@lawrencesterling8830]

Seriously name ONE reality tv show that has lasted 10+ seasons, free of drama and trauma …

[@alyzu4755]

Torturing and traumatizing people for mass entertainment. "Squid Game" isn't purely fiction. 😞

[@mspecas1]

While this is horrendous practice from these shows. These girls knew what they signed up for. They signed a contract and knew that these shows are opportunistic and get their ratings from drama.

[@mendingwall3823]

What i found craziest and they would set up these nude photo shoots, even though Tyra Banks claimed she has never posed nude. Why ask others to do something you wouldnt do?

[@Marilynspook]

6:00 Jessica Kobeissi on KZbin makes a lot of videos watching ANTM. Every episode she calls out which participant(s) the producers are out to get, whether its traumas or insecurities, the judges either call it out (calling models plus size, fat, boring, ghetto, etc) or they make them do things they feel uncomfortable with (posing naked, with animals they are scared of, heights they're scared of, posing seductively with men while some girls have had traumatic experiences with men). It's disgusting looking back at it now

[@justbusiness01]

A lot of people think modeling is just wearing makeup, taking pictures and flying to nice locations. That’s only 10% of it. The other 90% is being scrutinized at all times, being a hanger or prop for a designer who has rights to do whatever they want with your look. Rooming with a bunch of models, not having any money, not having much sleep. Dieting to be the skinniest. It’s not as glamorous as ppl think.

[@allnamesarechosen_]

I'm a fashion photographer and legit this is not how it works.

[@greenartnut3818]

Can we have a longer documentary 😢

[@FAUFRESH1]

Is there a full documentary?

[@tla0324]

this felt incomplete the way it ended

[@Britt4880]

I remember wanting to be on this so badly. Many people encouraged me to. Now I’m SO grateful I didn’t!

[@RobAndrews18]

angelea is my all time fav. love her so much! always! ❤❤❤

[@Ishitonyou666]

0:31 wait she was labeled a plus size model back then? What is she now? 🤨🥴 Anyway we all know now Tyra Banks is the villain in this show. I used to think it was Janice , but she ain’t innocent

[@Bri-ss1gu]

This show was even more abusive than I thought. I cannot believe I used to love this show so much as a child and aspire to be on it. I admired these women so much, and that admiration is only emphasized now, but for a completely different reason. I hope these women have healed from the horrendous experiences they've had on and before the show ❤

[@thefreedommovement]

I worked 2 weeks on session 7 and left reality tv work for good after that. I had done Trading spouses, which was pretty bad, but this show was awful. More than 1 night my job was simply to make sure the girls didn’t try to end themselves. We broke them down fast and hard. It was awful.

[@HighWoody]

Not surprised at all after seeing the downfall of the industry.

[@jwa7241]

7:25 I knew the show had to create some drama but wow what they did to these women is outright disgusting and unethical.

[@kaya8518]

Where can I watch more?

[@svgaleano4421]

My aunt was the casting director and she told my mom I was too girl next door and generic to model where as everyone else in our family was exotic enough to model. I was only 11 or 12 years old and didn’t even know what modeling was at the time.