Netflix’s ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Doc Has Everyone Talking — Including The Models
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Several former contestants have spoken out about the reality hit following the streamer’s bombshell three-part series.
When “America’s Next Top Model” first hit our TV screens more than 20 years ago, it quickly became a pop culture juggernaut that dominated conversations among anyone and everyone who tuned in. Now, with a new viral documentary revisiting the reality show’s complicated legacy, that impact feels more pronounced than ever.
This week, Netflix released “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,” a bombshell three-part series that pulls the curtain back on the hit competition show’s most unforgettable, controversial and incredibly divisive moments.
It features new insights from key players behind the scenes, including creator Tyra Banks, executive producer Ken Mok, former judges Jay Manuel, J. Alexander (aka Miss J) and Nigel Barker, and several contestants and winners — including Danielle “Dani” Evans, Shandi Sullivan, Whitney Thompson, Ebony Haith, Giselle Samson, Shannon Stewart, Joanie Sprague, Bre Scullark and Dionne Walters — many of whom took the opportunity to sound off on the show’s chaos and trauma endured from their experiences.
So many of the doc’s revelations triggered an immediate wave of reactions across social media upon its release on Monday, from shock and disbelief to outright disgust over the exploitation, behaviors and toxic beauty standards “ANTM” normalized, both for contestants and for viewers at home.
Others online pointed out what they perceived as a lack of accountability from the show’s producers and decision-makers for all the harm caused:
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