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Network: CW
Premiere: Wednesday, September 3, 8pm
Cast: Tyra Banks (host/judge),
Jay Manuel (coach),
Nigel Barker, Miss
J. Alexander,
Paulina Porizkova (judges)
Premise: A group of young women are brought together to compete to become the next big thing in the modeling industry.
Despite rumors of the end nearing,
America's Next Top Model rolls on to find who has what it takes to succeed in the fashion world. There was talk that Tyra Banks and Jay Manuel had a falling out, because he felt that she had turned too much into a diva. There was talk that Tyra was just ready to move on from the show and focusing on building her empire. Whether the stories are true or not, Top Model returns this September with 14 new hopefuls competing for the grand prize: management by Elite Model Management, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, and a photo on the cover and six-page fashion spread in Seventeen magazine.
Even though the show has been on for 10 seasons,
America's Next Top Model finds a way to keep the show new and fresh, as well as keep their fans buzzing. Last season the show crowned its first plus sized model,
Whitney Thompson. In recent cycles,
Top Model has allowed previously eliminated contestants in the semi-final round return for a second chance, which is exactly the opportunity
Jaslene Gonzalez needed to go on and win cycle 8.
The cycle 11 cast has already been announced and from the way it looks, the average age of a contestant is 19 and mostly college students have been picked to compete on the show. Each season, the show heads to an international destination and this time around, they'll head to Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Cycle 11's motto is: "Feel The Love" and the entire panel of judges from cycle 10 will return to crown this season's winner.
Will you watch the new cycle of ANTM?
- Gina Scarpa, BuddyTV Staff Writer
(Image courtesy of CW)