Tyra Banks ends ‘America’s Next Top Model’ after 22 cycles
After 12 years of working with America’s
Next
Top
Model, creator Tyra Banks has announced that cycle 22 will be the last for the iconic modeling show. She said:
"Thinking
#ANTM #cycle22
should be our last cycle. Yeah, I truly believe it's time. Our diehard
fans know we've expanded the definition of beauty, presented what
Flawsome is, tooched and booched and boom boom boomed, shown the world
how to show their neck, rocked couture/catalogue/commercial poses, have
found our (and your) light, strutted countless runways, gone on tons of
go-sees, added guys to the girls mix, and have traveled around the globe
and back again. Yeah, it's time. It really is.
Wow, I am SO proud of what Top Model has done.
#ANTM
brought the intimidating modeling world to the masses. We were the
first reality show based in the fashion world. I never thought my little
idea would have people everywhere thinking differently about how they
take photos. And I never thought we'd do 22 cycles. Whoa! So many!!! And
what rhymes with 22? You. And you and you and you and you! YOU made Top
Model what it is. We are a global force that has so many international
versions around the world because of YOU! That's amazing and beyond
anything that I ever dreamed.
I set out to create a show where Perfect is Boring. So I hope you
continue to love your freckles, your moles, your big forehead, your big
eyes, your small eyes, your pointy chin, your tiny boobs, your full
chest, your ivory or ebony skin (or every color in between) - the stuff
about you that makes you well...you. And I hope you've learned a heck of
a lot from watching. I have an inkling you have. May your photos (and
selfies) be forever fierce. May you always find your light. And may you
werk hallways like runways. Always remember, you are beautiful &
BOOTYful. And please, keep on Smizing each and every day for TyTy.
The cancellation was confirmed in a statement by reps from The CW, where
ANTM aired. Mark Pedowitz, the president of The CW, said in the statement, “
America’s Next Top Model
was a successful franchise for two networks, first at UPN and then The
CW, and it became not just a ratings hit, but a global pop culture
phenomenon.
'I want to thank Tyra and Ken [Mok] for all their years of success in
establishing a show that was not just popular in the U.S., but all
across the world.”www.iconrecords.blogspot.com
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