Photographer & Model REACT to INSANE Americas Next Top Model Photoshoot 

Somebody please send this to Jay Manuel

Yea, that was pretty cool.

Thank God that she works with real pros and not you know...

Azizi... destroy them in such an elegant way..

That was fucked, what he did to her.

When they told her that at the judging panel you could tell by her face when she realized they set her up and it backfired. So sad.

Act like it on the shoot does not mean acting like it before though

@@theresee-borg7023 although totally hear what the model said about being late as a joke and playing up to the role and being met with sterness. It wasn't an appropriate time to joke but they should have also recognised the problems with having a massage take place directly prior to shooting

I agree Tyra did and has crossed the lines way to many times in this show....but this was made during where it was some what okay, and no one really said anything about it. But still the things that she did was uncalled for.

@@annak3059 the producers set her up. They knew when she needed to be on set and purposefully waited until the last second to get the massage. I do not blame her at all in this situation. It was what the show meant to do to her and even if she said her this is too close to the shoot they would convince her it wasn't. Because that is what the producers jobs are.

I know! I even heard her say I’m so sorry during the beginning shoot! She wasn’t argumentative at all and even IF she was acting like a Diva they literally told her too

It’s a set up

Yup she was just playing in character and he made it awkward by acting dumb like she didn't get a massage before hand

Not to mention, if he's that concerned about being behind schedule, why is he wasting time asking questions when he doesn't care about the answer.

Well the "oh honey" sounded condescending

In their defence a certain look could work on a model and wouldn't on another one so it can be a valid point.

@Rani Oh yes, absolutely. The reasoning behind the act doesn't excuse the execution.

That’s what I was thinking too! They’re just being rude to be rude. All those girls are so beautiful and sadly they make them feel as if they’re not.

They told Ebony in the US vs Brits season to go to castings in pigtails. Do not take what they say as good advice.

I guess they should just have one side of their hair up and the other down ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

100% Agreed. For all the crap that Tyra's getting, Jay deserved at least half of that. His treatment towards girls like Kelle cycle 3 and Furonda cycle 6 were horrendous.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@@peterlim5144 He literally called a girl with vitiligo "Panda" and got defensive when she asked him not to. He's garbage. Edit: Other person is correct that wasn't Jay it was Yu Tsai. Jay's still garbage just that one wasn't him XD Apologies!

@@feyrannahunter1062 that was Yu Tsai

@@feyrannahunter1062 That wasn't him. That was Yu Tsai that said that, he is so disgusting.

No one hyped her up, she went all dinosaur and stomped on all the other ideas.

Tyra is either completely out of touch or a sell out probably both.

Tyra hyped Tyra up for these ideas.

No one, but whoever was there probably scared for to lose their job if they spoke.

Herself

Melrose also has no way to defend herself, since that would be arguing. It's manipulative af

Yes and he was like “Listen.” After he just asked her a question..

@@AxiomPenguin I thought the same thing. She's at an impasse here that makes her feel powerless. It's really sad too, because you can absolutely see how much she wants it and how innocent her intentions were

Jessica was right on the money saying they gave her the massage with make up on on purpose. No one in history has ever thought doing a massage in full make up is a good idea.

Right?? It’s like in school when you’re late to class and you’re teacher asks why, so you tell them. If you have a bad reason they’ll refute it but if you have a good reason they’re all “you’re just making excuses” but it’s never “oh okay that’s understandable”

The whole 'You have to dress well at all times a model' thing is so dumb imo. 99.9% of photo shoots will either have outfits ready for you when you get there or will tell you what to wear beforehand. They just want every girl to be the exact same and not express themselves or stand out in anyway and it's messed up

FR!! The girl with white top who was forced to turn her top into a crop top looked so uncomfortable, like, they're not modeling right then, just let them wear what they want!! When they're modeling, sure, you can be more directing, but imagine if that happen in any other competition, like, if in masterchef during thd judging Gordon Ramsey just walked up to you and started putting your hair in a pony tail, forcing you to wear chef hat and apron or something, you just don't do that to people!!

I know right this left me so shook- tf was going on in this show-

I would have slapped her hands away!!

What boundaries? This show was all about abuse and not respecting people's boundaries!! Claiming they wanted models to be respected and stand up for themselves, yet always eliminating girls who did exactly that!! They were way worse than the behaviour they claimed to be against, they exploited and abused them MORE than actually happens in the real bussiness..

Dude I'm not even a model but it groomed me to believe I had to do things I would be uncomfortable with as an adult just in general. Made me nervous as hell to grow up.

Tyra seemed to be very jealous of some girls. She would give really contradictory advice and critiques to girls, and then berate them for Taking the advice. She wod tell girls to show their personalities, but then not like that, like this. Be real, but like I tell you. The teaches they gave the girls rarely helped with anything in the shoots, tyra was just a megalomaniac who used her power to set up girls to fail. And I agree with the comment here 100% that this abuse by tyra took power away from women by showing them how to deal with the abuse. Disgusting. That we watched some of these story lines like cassys bulimia on TV for entertainment, and tyra didn't do enough to change things. She could have, but she took her $ and ran with it.

this is so true... they treat the girls so badly, they insult them to shreds, they take away every bit of their autonomy, and when the girls rightfully speak up against that, the judges kick them off or tear them to pieces. honestly I've never believed that "that's what it takes" to such a degree (other RU-vidrs have pointed out that Tyra herself never poses nude, for example, despite requiring competitors to do nude shoots every so often...) but I also believe that if that IS what it takes, it's absolutely inhumane and models should NOT be expected put up with it.

I think models now have more influence because social media gives them a platform that they can use to show their human side

Very true. I feel like this is show set up all these girls up for failure. Their dreams were shattered the moment they started this show. A handful of these women could have actually been models, but the show gave them a poor representation of the modeling industry. This show ruined their perception completely and I feel like Tyra Banks owes them all an apology.

And who could forget the poor girl from the "I was rooting for you" scene. She deserves so much better. Or the time when another contestant confessed (for the first time ever) that she'd been s*xually abused to one of the presenters, had a panic attack about being claustrophobic due to a shoot in a literal grave, and they still made her do it. The racism and abuse these girls received makes me feel ill tbh

@RBCorsiva Yeah, Caridee. They then blamed her for not letting them know sooner that she was going into hypothermia, while I'm sure if she had they would have been saying "You have to push through that if you want to be a real model!"

Yeah and they did it twice...

@@beth4928 i think the Worst one ever was the one where a girl said she didn’t feel comfortable around men since she was sexually abused and they had her making out with a guy

@@anasofiamagana7846 oh yeah. Poor Kayla. That was ridiculous. She broke my heart.

Nailed it

So true! Tara is doing so much damage!

Don't forget Cindy Crawford

Exactly

Tyra has no class to be a good model.

Her accent was even worse.

I know right i got serious second hand embarassment from that

at least she was finally being her true self lol

Yeah, imagine if one of those models actually had an eating disorder

I work at an eating disorder hospital and omg I’d be so upset if one of my patients saw that. So so triggering

exactly :( im trying to recover and then i see this sh!t like...

Yeah, I was really upset by this too. Like I couldn’t watch because it’s honestly triggering

@@adrianaf1194 girl if something triggers you don't watch it 🖤 its ok to avoid certain topics while you recover. We all believe in you & I am sending all my positive vibes your way 🖤🖤🖤🖤

And now you look like a model

right

Right...

Omg yeah cuz ur so marginalized 👀

@@bepopxxx I was replying to the main comment

Someone recently said it was on a level with the Stamford prison experiment and I felt that

@@clarinamascarenhas7499 was that Willie Muse?

Isn't that true of all those stereotypes? The casting couch legitimizes misogyny, the others normalize bratty entitled behavior. None of that challenges those ingrained issues, they just wanted to be "controversial".

@@ju-shi-san yeah I think the difference is anorexia & bulimia will literally kill you, & if doesnt kill you you're usually left weak & unable to care for yourself. All those other things are bad yes but its really nothing compared to suffering those EDs cause, not only for the sufferer but for their family & friends. Medical issues that kill you are a bit different from being a brat or dealing with misogyny. Like I said those are definitely still major issues, just DIFFERENT issues with different solutions from EDs. Its not just "ew im fat", its starving yourself to the point of being on deaths door or starving to actual death.

Thank you. 🙏

the other thing is that eating disorders are super easy to trigger, so this could directly harm both the models and the viewers if they've ever struggled with that-- especially the measuring of the waist.

Yeah, that one got me too

THANK YOU

Gives vibes of a parent asking the kid to explain themselves then telling them off for backtalk when they do.

I really REALLY hates Jay my god

@@nomousecat Ugh, gaslighting as its WORST!

@@alyaalifah.s3277 I enjoy Jay's Chats but he never acknowledges that he was a big instigator of a lot of the show's on-screen drama!

Yeah, Tyra really wanted to convince people she could act ... there is a reason that never worked out for her - so cringe.

Nah that wasn't a skit, that was Tyra being Tyra and trying to convince us "she's not like that"

Nah she sucks at it or else you wouldn't catch the backhanded part of it.

Bruh same

ugh it was so cringy

It caused physical pain 😫

Did she mean to fall down lmao I kinda thought that was real

Tyra thinks that acting is all about looking like a cheap version of Grace Adler

This is the best description I've seen of her, ever 😂😂😂

She's a psycho with a beautiful face and a soft voice.

They did that a lot. They also never had any consistency with their judging criteria. The judges were a bunch of hypocrites sitting up on their pedestals, nothing more.

Wow I just remembered that- I never put that together as a kid but youre right!

She is the definition of cringey 😖

'acting'

What's funny they're always making fun of the models acting when Tyra is the worst of them all.

it made me so uncomfortable why was she screaming like that

Apologies to all French people 😂🤦‍♀️

As a kid I never new why I HATED this show with a passion

@@ispilled_thetea3286 same I *HATED* this show too

I completely agree. I remember watching this show and constantly questioning her actions and motives. It's reassuring to now realize it wasn't just me that thought that way. . My major issue was how she constantly contradicted herself as well as the weird overbearing presence of her image on the show. Photos of her face were hung everywhere. It almost looked like she was some leader of a totalitarian state where her subjects had to worship her presence. It was bizarre.

Tyrant Banks

Toxic Y R A B A N K S

same 🤣🤣

*Audible blink* but We know Tyra is jealous because She wasn't in the freedom video.

😂😂😂

@@danielbergonzi7319 Well, she was in the Too Funky video with Linda and the rest. That's good enough.

@@PHSDM104 But Freedom 90 was used in that iconic Versace walk where the Supermodels were launched. Tryra wasn't one of the big four on the fall 1992 collection so She's bitter, besides what collections was too funky used on?

Reminds me of how when she was screaming at Tiffany and said she has never yelled at girl like that before! I was like "are you sure? Because you're pretty good at it!!" I hate how I thought she was so amazing and the fact that I wanted to be on the show so bad. So glad I wasn't able to get off work that day they were close to me. 😂

God sees you as beautiful and His beloved creation. You can be whole and happy and not be guilty about eating - The Lord loves you so much and He will give you strength if you ask Him for help. He loves you. You are beautiful. Let Him help you - just saying my piece ❤️

Yes! And it could also make people not want to reach out for help if they are suffering from these disorders because it seems like they didn’t cafe about the severity of the disorders, they were only using it for the idea of it.

I was one of them. Watching these videos is connecting a lot of dots for me on specific aspects of my dysmorphia...

@@Brittanysplittany If they're an atheist, your comment can make them even more uncomfortable...

I watched it too & also was anorexic for several years 🥺 it really did have an impact along with everything from the 2000s/2010s

A tactic used to silence girls.

Absolutely!

I think production just figured that this would be the conflict of this episode and tried to give her this storyline of "she thinks she so good" so tyra and the judges would always have something to say about her. I feel bad that Melrose didnt know what was happening and because of it the producers were able to milk her scenes and edit her to really make people believe this..

I have no idea, but maybe it's like the opposite of white girls wearing braids and more traditional hairstyles? I know people are upset about that, saying they shouldn't do that. I feel like they kinda went this way

I think it means taking away the beautiful “black features” and pushing European featured black girls. That’s what I’ve heard a lot. Only narrow noses and and relaxed hair ect

apperantly having blonde hair 😂😂😂

basically like ttyTeala

At the time, I remember thinking this was a jab at Naomi Campbell, too. I believe she was blond for a little while (which, it goes without saying, doesn't mean she was "trying to be white" but Tyra's petty AF).

I really appreciate it as well. Its STILL not discussed enough, to the point where we don't even know if its still happening. I know measures have been taken more recently but I had no idea how much & what they were. Its nice to see that they're treating models better. Im glad this all seems so outrageous to her model friend because that means she's being treated with the respect she & all other models deserve.

You and me both. :(

This kinda tells me though how thankful we should be that the TV is dying out and internet culture becomes a thing because people have grown more sceptical of the information they are being fed. This feels like a healthy conversation we should be having instead of just watching this trash. I remember there was a show in germany called germany's next topmodel, ans Heidi Klum is the host, and in one episode she wanted her girls to walk in high heels on a treadmill and see who does it the longest. I just remember that one girl did that for a few minutes and then got up abd said that is retarded it just damages her feet and left. Heidi was super pissed at that, but the girl was right, what does that have to do with modelling? All of the other girls had blood blisters on their feet the day after. Why do we give these old women this much credit? I get it, Tyra and Heidi are VS angels, but this show is ridiculous and looks like a humblebrag on TV for their success...

@@corneliahanimann2173 one thing i gotta say is I wish someone around working in the 2000s was reacting to this so we could see how it was back then when antm was airing comparison to early 2000s business/modelling.

I know she put an accent on it but her "character" was a dig on Janice Dickenson for suuuure. The meltdowns and "I am the only supermodel in the world". Obviously over dramatized but anyone else catch that?

@@MsMisfits yup!! This is what I said in my comment!! Every single one of these are based on actual supermodel’s actions, not stereotypes🙄🙄

@@lqkim9756 you’re 100% right! Omg she was so gorgeous...her story hurts my heart.

right, and we already know the cellphone was a reference to Naomi. these aren’t coincidences

@@lqkim9756 I agree I thought it was based on Gia as well.

H7yy

Model eats it and ends up in ER "Ugh! You have to know your body & limits! Why didn't you stand up for yourself?!?! .........now rip out those IV's and trek 5 miles thru the the jungle in 10 inch stilettos! Real models do this all the time plus they carry the photographer on their back so the equipment doest get wet!"

How old are you?? 5??

@@user-kw7fe1dv3j how old are you to be making fun of someone whos talking about a real issue. 🙄

Of course not? This show has been around longer than the popularity of trigger warnings.

@@user-kw7fe1dv3j nah dawg 17. get your facts straight

@@Bigeyeroll yeah true. i never watched it cause it never was too interesting to me but even though it was a show before the time of trigger warnings being commonly used, i still think it’s so weird to think about how these things were viewed as okay, and that they were simply “edgy”

People have different faces. Maybe one looked better down. The other looked better up. Not everything is black or white.

I don’t think Tyra knows the right way

They had someone offer her a giant check for $9, 999 and she's horrified that they'd dare expect her to get up for such a pathetic paycheck.

I HAD A CHANCE TO BE A MODEL,WHEN I WAS 16. I WAS SUPPOSED TO MODEL TWEENY CLOTHES ,DUE TO MY HEIGHT AND WEIGHT! LATER ON, I LEARNED THAT AD'S FOR MODEL'S (1980'S) THAT THERE WAS A RISK OF ABUSE AND BEING WITH AN ABUSIVE HUSBAND THAT I KNEW THAT WASN'T THE ANSWER AND SELLING AVON PROVED TO BE DANGEROUS ,AS ROUTE GIVEN MEANT THAT I WAS AT RISK FROM A COUPLE OF MALE CUSTOMER'S. ONE FRIGHTENED ME SO BAD TRYING TO GET ME, INTO HIS FLAT THAT I TOLD HIM TO RING THE ORDER THROUGH AND I WOULD COLLECT THE MONEY ON DELIVERY! HAD I NOT BEEN ON MY OWN , FAIR ENOUGH! I USE TO LOOK AT THE AVON MODEL'S WONDERING HOW MUCH AND SUFFERING THEY WENT THROUGH FOR THEIR ART!

I FOUND JAY AND TYRA TO BE THE MOST ABUSIVE ON THE SHOW ! MY HUSBAND AND I WOULD CHEER ON THE UNDERDOG ON THE PROGRAMME! I'M GLAD THAT THE ABUSE THE WOMEN SUFFERED ON ANTM WAS RIDICULOUS! WE WERE GLAD OFONE THING THAT IT HIGHLIGHTED THE ABUSE'S OF WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRY AND GOT JAY AND TYRA NOTICED FOR THEIR ABUSE! I HOPE THEY GOT ARRESTED FOR THEIR ABUSE!

TO EXPLOIT A WOMAN THAT HAS BEEN RAPED IS WRONG AND COULD END UP IN MODEL COMMITTING SUICIDE!

College is college in the USA lol. High school and college are not the same.

They refer to high school as college in the UK.

It's way, way, way, way more dangerous than obesity. Obesity kills slowly. Anorexia and bulimia actually eat away at the people's muscles, including their hearts. That's not a slow death.

I know someone who was a model for a year and the things she told me that happened are crazy. And 99% of them were about the client's & agents etc. People telling them they're too fat, too skinny, too tall, too short etc . All day every day. Then when they're told they're "perfect" they have to change/dye their hair, only to have to change it again the following day... definitely would cause serious identity disorders. As far as eating disorders, my friend said most of the models had one kind or another. She told me it was around 80% of them. And almost all of them were addicted to diet pills. It was more of a mental addiction. They'd take several with each 'meal' and barely eat anything. I think that's something that isn't talked about as much. Luckily my friend got out and is now a producer for HGTV. She loves it :)

@Cara Akin I agree. I appreciate the way they responded to those clips. Good luck with your recovery. I believe in you and I am so happy you were able to find a healthy working environment where you feel safe and I’m assuming more confident. Thank you for sharing and God bless. 💖✨

@@Starbits7 Wow that is so sad. I think the most important thing is for people to have a good relationship with food. Knowing balance and order. The human body needs food to survive but too much or too little of the wrong thing will just be counter productive. More awareness on this subject definitely needs to be shared. I’m really amazed by your friend and it is so nice to hear that they are healthy and happy. That is such a major success and definitely a life changing moment. ✨✨✨

@@Acidfunkish For sure. Romanticizing or glorifying either one of those is very disheartening especially for anyone who had to experience or is experiencing such trauma.

The bulimia one I found especially disturbing. The whole thing is in such poor taste it’s unreal

Not to mention how much they already were fat shaming the girls in other episodes. It's disgusting

* enter all mister crabs quotes *

Nothing?

Money

I felt so bad for her, bc I would be the same way if this was my dream I never think I did well enough, or dressed good enough. She was just worried about her styling being right for her first photo shoot of the competition so she wouldn't be the first one eliminated Like, I'm just watching the judging panel for this episode, and Tyra's saying she was saying things she never said. She didn't speak one word in her defense at the panel, she just apologized for being late and said it won't happen again. I've been convinced since the cycle 4 makeovers that Jay lies to Tyra about what the girls actually say. Though, Ms. J was kind of giving Tyra the side eye after her rant about her like "What are you talking about? This is the girl we're going to hate? Alright then. Give a queen a warning."

Yeah, but half of the girls this season complained about living with Melrose in later interviews.

I suffer with bulimia and I do it secretly so nobody knows about it. I hate it, but I'm too ashamed to say anything about it.

@@rucianapollard7098 please get help. Your teeth will rot and fall out.

@@Halo2glitchlover22 I've already lost 4

Agreed. Despite the controversial aspect, Michelle's pic was one of the best I've ever seen. It's completely haunting.

Yh, I’ve seen those photos used a lot as thinspo’s in ed forums, never knew they were from this show. Its just sick.

@@Xamerax agreed! I never was on any of those forums when I was actively fighting my ED (thank goodness) but I heard about them and if those photos were on there... oh my gosh that makes it worse...

🤣 lmfao

I’m so sorry you endured that! I hope you are healing now ❤️

It's not about you! Get over yourself!

Analeigh Tipton