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Netflix’s America’s Next Top Model Documentary Reopens Old Wounds
Netflix has dropped a three-part documentary on America’s Next Top Model . The three episodes take us through the different phases of the hit series, which had record ratings on the now-defunct UPN television network. Tyra Banks finally sits down to tell her side of the story, addressing the problematic photo shoots and treatment of contestants. The often blatant criticism of the contestants’ looks, body types, and personalities was normalized when the series originally aired

Tiffanny
Feb 17


Smize Through the Tears: Netflix Drops the Trailer for ‘Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model’
Pack your bags and go home but don’t forget to leave your dignity at the door. Netflix has officially unleashed the trailer for its highly anticipated docuseries, Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model , and it is every bit as messy, dramatic, and haunting as a Cycle 4 elimination. For nearly two decades, Tyra Banks reigned supreme over basic cable, teaching us how to "smize" while simultaneously traumatizing a generation of aspiring models. Now, as the 2026 televisio

Je-Ree
Jan 26
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