Transgender Woman Competes on Top Model

Says Banks definitely saw Top Model promo

(NEWSER) - Tyra Banks is full of it, says Janice Dickinson. Banks, who recently apologized for an America’s Next Top Model promo in which she appeared to gush over an ultra-skinny model, claimed she hadn’t seen the spot before it aired. BS, claims Dickinson, a former Top Model judge. “Excuse me, but Tyra is the executive producer of that show,” she tells Access Hollywood . “She has her finger on everything. No, I don’t believe it." More»

But she apologizes for the tiny-waist promo

(NEWSER) - Tyra Banks apologized for a controversial America's Next Top Model promo in which she appeared to gush over a super-skinny model, but says she wants to expand "the definition of beauty—EVERY kind of beauty"—including the extremely tall, thin kind. The model in the promo "was experiencing her own internal struggles with her body, and the cruelty she faces on a daily basis directly related to the way she looks," Banks explains on her website , adding that an upcoming episode will deal with "beauty, body image, and bullying." More»

Kate Gosselin isn't even the worst

(NEWSER) - Kate Gosselin is the latest in a long line of “celebrities” throwing temper tantrums on national television. E! rounds up eight more reality show meltdowns—watch the videos in the gallery:

• Kenley Collins, Project Runway: She flips out when judges say her final creation looks like a “pink snake” or “tight sausage,” and refuses to remove the belt.
• Tyra Banks, America’s Next Top Model: The host loses it on a contestant who wasn’t taking the show seriously.
• Teresa Guidice, The Real Housewives of New Jersey: In a moment of true Jersey class, Guidice flips over a restaurant table.

Mob stampedes; 2 hospitalized, 3 jailed for inciting a riot

(NEWSER) - A smoking car mistaken for a bomb sparked a high-heeled stampede among thousands of women awaiting Manhattan auditions for America's Next Top Model yesterday, reports the New York Daily News. Six were injured and three jailed for inciting a riot. "The girls were running like it was 9/11 Part Two," said one. The first audition open to women under 5-foot-7 was in trouble before the scare. Several women fainted, and a fight erupted between two men. More»

'This is not happening,' cries Isis King

(NEWSER) - Tyra Banks shocked a former America's Next Top Model contestant by offering to pay for her sex change, the New York Daily News reports. Transgendered Isis King, booted off the show for flunking a poolside photo shoot, was stunned when Banks said a doctor will operate pro bono. "This is not happening," cried King on the Tyra Banks Show episode, slated to air tomorrow night. More»