Premieres: September 14
Airs: Wednesdays, 9pm ET/PT
Network: The CW
Featuring Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker, Miss J, Jay Manuel
Where We Left Off: Reed-thin Brittani Kline took the title.
What to Expect: Cycle 17 of America’s Next Top Model marks the first time the fashion series employs an all-star cast. With a field of competition made up of past fan favorites and outrageous personalities from previous seasons, expect egos, fireworks and cat fights among the catwalks. Tyra Banks still hosts, and, with a panel of celebrity judges that includes Nicki Minaj, Kathy Griffin, LaToya Jackson, Ashlee Simpson, Tyson Beckford, Kristin Cavallari, The Game and others, winnows down the field to find America’s next top model.
This season’s returning participants:
Shannon Stewart (Cycle 1)
Camille McDonald (Cycle 2)
Brittany Brower (Cycle 4)
Lisa D’Amato (Cycle 5)
Bre Scullark (Cycle 5)
Bianca Golden (Cycle 9)
Dominique Reighard (Cycle 10)
Isis King (Cycle 11)
Sheena Sakai (Cycle 11)
Allison Harvard (Cycle 12)
Laura Kirkpatrick (Cycle 13)
Angelea Preston (Cycle 14)
Kayla Ferrel (Cycle 15)
Alexandria Everett (Cycle 16)
Official America’s Next Top Model Site
What to Expect: The long and the short of it is that Season 13 of this hit reality series contains a twist: For the first time ever, the lineup of aspiring models features girls who are 5 feet 7 inches or shorter (previously the height requirement was 5 feet 7 or taller). Other than that, Jay Manuel returns as director of photo shoots, as do Nigel Barker and Miss J as judges. And, of course, there’s host Tyra Banks … who continues … to milk … every climactic … announcement … at the end … of each … episode.
Where We Left Off: Reed-thin Krista White took the title.
What to Expect: Looks like it’s back to Italy for the 15th cycle of Tyra Banks’ model-finding mission. The best news for this season’s victor? The usual fresh-scrubbed Seventeen magazine photo gig has been replaced by a spot on the cover of Italian Vogue, the vogue-est of them all.
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