America’s Next Top Model

American television series

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America's Next Top Model is an American reality television series that aired from 2003 to 2015 and then returned from 2017 to 2018. The show was hosted and executive produced by Tyra Banks, a prominent fashion model and television personality.12

The series chronicled the search for aspiring fashion models from a group of contestants. It became a significant cultural phenomenon, known for popularizing unique phrases and concepts within the fashion and reality TV landscape. The show's success led to numerous international franchises and a lasting impact on popular culture.2

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Tyra Banks
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…host and executive producer of America’s Next Top Model, a weekly prime-time reality talent show that chronicled the search for a promising fashion model from a lineup of neophytes. It swiftly became one of the highest-rated shows in the history of the UPN (United Paramount Network). The show later aired…
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…host and executive producer of America’s Next Top Model, a weekly prime-time reality talent show that chronicled the search for a promising fashion model from a lineup of neophytes. It swiftly became one of the highest-rated shows in the history of the UPN (United Paramount Network). The show later aired…
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Twiggy
…judge on the reality-television show America’s Next Top Model (2005–07), hosted by fellow former fashion model Tyra Banks.
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…judge on the reality-television show America’s Next Top Model (2005–07), hosted by fellow former fashion model Tyra Banks.
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