When on the air, ‘America’s Next Top Model’ was both a ratings smash and a cultural phenomenon.
In the years since its initial run, the Tyra Banks-helmed series has been scrutinized – almost on a monthly basis – through a contemporary lens.
The less than endorsing claims have been plentiful and have included accounts from contestants on the long-running show.
One person that isn’t here for the critique, though, is season 3 winner Eva Marcille.
Since triumphing on the 2004 installment of the UPN series, she went on to enjoy a multi-dimensional career in the limelight – racking up modeling, acting, TV, and hosting gigs.
And she’s not feeling the derogatory claims about ANTM from others who haven’t demonstrated the same work ethic.
Find out what she had to say below…
Speaking on the Behind The Velvet Rope podcast, the former ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star said:
“Leave Tyra alone. Tyra Banks, Tyra Lynne Banks is my girl. No good deed goes unpunished. Think about it. She created a show to give a platform to people that would never have an opportunity in this space. This [show] wasn’t 5’10 models she could get off the street who could get any agent. These were people who needed grooming and help. And she did that.”
Pointing at other success stories such as Yaya DaCosta, Don Benjamin, Toccara Jones (all of whom have excelled following their appearance on Top Model), Marcille went on to stress that hustle is everything:
“It’s one of those things where it was an opportunity, it’s like college: you go to school, you do something with your degree, or you don’t. And I think those that chose not to do anything with their degree are salty.”
Do you agree?
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Evil
Spoken like a real evil person
Tyra tortured those girls.
Back then us watching this show,we were so young so we didnt understand what tyra was doing to those girls was wrong
Cutting their hair when u could just give them a wig
Making them cry for no reason
Putting them in stressful situations, making them do photo shoots in graves and on skyscrapers
And for what?
The prices weren’t even that lucrative
Cover girl contract? Anybody can get that today
LOL you sound just like all those salty bum bytches shes talking about that did nothing with the same opportunity that they were all given. so sthu and stick to the only thing your broke ass know-stanning that taco bell flop 9kmila flopbello lmaooooo
Lmfaoooo read that nasty stank btch 🤣🤣🤣
Bìtch if u dont shut ur illiterate àss up
M⁰ñķèèy.màñi stan upset
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The same way normani has been given countless opportunities but happen. An upcoming artist since 2018. 😂💀
The same ugly dirty rat that showed her rectum only to chart at the bubbling under
U better worry about RCA records dropping her at the end of this year.
Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100: #15(new) Fair, @Normani.
U better clean the çùùm out ur mouth and go stream her music
Omg get over it. The modeling industry is brutal and most of those b****** woulda never broke through. ANTM was the closest they could get.
Watch those old episodes what tyra did to those girls was straight up bullying.
she was awful to yaya because yaya was very pro African
The modelling industry is hard but she shouldn’t have done many of those things she did to the girls.
What was the point of shaving their head when u could give them a wig? and she always sent them home after shaving their head, why?
Gworl shut the fck 😂 you sound silly. Typical camicky fan ugh. Always thinking they know something. But didn’t know Familia was gonna flop 🤣🤣🤣 just like all the singles did. Worry about that, and not Tyra h0. She does not hold blame for everything that happened on that show. You racist p**.
Ur always under my comments crying
😂😂
Shut ur illiterate àss up.
U dont know ur daddy that’s why u acting u on this blog
😂😂
U stan m⁰ñķèèý-mani so it opinions dont count.
Now sit down and eat ur food. Rat
Writing essay, u ask the rat, show is normani’s album, he goes mute
Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100: #15(new) Fair, @Normani.
Go stream that ugly c0tt0n picker u stan.
After opening her smelly disgusting rectum on tiktok the idi0t tanked . Smh😂💀
😂😂😂 what a dumbass. I’m writing paragraphs but you double texting 🤧
SHOW US NORMANI’S ALBUM
Quiet
Mute
Essays
Deflecting
Stories
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Are u not tired of taking L’s
Since 2019
One thing about me, I will silence your raggedy àss with the “SHOW US NORMANI’S ALBUM ” comment
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You were talking but not anymore
LOL you really think that did something, I’m not the one proving myself sweetie. Ur here, everyday 😂 looking for acceptance. Cabloata will NEVER be that btch. You hate it lmaooo
Gurl, ur still talking?
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Well said. Granted Top Model has some problematic moments, but Eva is right! Don’t blame Tyra. She gave you the opportunity, you swindled it yourself.
She is 1000% correct. They were all given the same opportunity & spotlight. If they screwed it up & got nowhere, that’s their own fault, not Tyra’s.
💯 most of those h*** weren’t cut out for the brutal modeling industry anyway. People are always looking to create a moment where there is none.
Says the winner. Girl bye!
Eva ain’t ISH next to Tyra!
Eva u are talking this way cause things turned out alright for u.
U were destined for fame whether u won this competition or not.
Many girls have complained about tyra , and this is why young models working today dont acknowledge tyra, they rather acknowledge naomi even tho naomi herself isnt perfect.
tyra yelling at tiffany a grown woman , degrading her , that was nasty and foul.
It was TV! Reality TV at that… things were much different back then. People weren’t as fragile as they are now. Anyway most this occurred 10+ years ago. The stories from ACTUAL models are way worse than what Tyra put those girls through.
And of course Naomi is more respected than Tyra in the industry. Naomi is a high fashion model. One of the greatest. She’s what the girls aspire to be. Tyra eventually became a VS Angel and catalogue model due to her fluctuating weight but they were both pop culture ICONS in the 90’s/2000’s.
I don’t really agree but it’s not really fair to hold Tyra personally accountable and not the entire fashion industry and the TV producers. This is how TV was/is made and this is how the fashion treated/treats models backstage. It’s easy to pin it all on one woman instead of all the suits pulling the strings backstage.
Tyra has opened a lot of doors
Looking back, there were so things that were a bit much. The show deserves criticism. But the constant criticism is too much as well. I think some of these girls are complaining because it’s popular to do because our society is more sensitive now & they can get attention from it. If the show was so bad, why not speak out when it came out? Why wait over 10 years?
You pretty much answered ur own question, lol
Back then people did NOT receive the same amount of attention for speaking out since you were viewed as too sensitive.
Those Women ALLOWED Tyra to treat them like sh** for the opportunities. If someone make you an offer and you take it, that is your choice.
These Women knew what they signed up for but went along & ignored the fact…
Most ppl to some degree have to compromise in order to advance. It comes w/ the FAME. Tyra had to stop eating for years and endure constant criticism over her appearance…natural hair. You heifers are NOT dead.
End off…
True.
Some of Tyras antics are questionable but TORTURE it was not.
Have u noticed that reality TV is for tough people? Those ppl were soft.
Did anyone boycott Fear Factor? No. It’s reality TV, anything could happen. Literally!
It’s crazy how h*** complaining but no one WALKED OFF THE SHOW. Did Tyra hold a gun or..