Tyra Forces Models To TURN ON EACH OTHER - ANTM Model Reacts To Her Episode 

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Tyra to Keenyah: "You gave your critique almost as if you think you're the best" Also Tyra: * criticizes them for not picking themselves as the one with the most potential *

So Christina gets harshly critiqued by the girls, then is told by the majority that she's the least modelesque, after that she gets destroyed by the entire judging panel just to be finally roasted by Tyra and finally get sent home lmao. Holy moley.

It makes me sick to my stomach knowing my teenage self was 100% influenced by this B.S. and actually thought "yea look how much weight she's gained" absolutely ridiculous.

Breaks my heart to hear that Keenyah felt that she had to cover her stomach. I remember seeing this episode as a kid and not reacting at all but now it really makes me sad. Times have changed for the better.

the fact that Keenyah felt she needed to appeal to the judges by giving a bit of a more "negative" comment/feedback on the photos, shows what the JUDGES were like perfectly, not a reflection of her, it proves that the judges were mean to the girls 9/10 times lmao. That is so interesting.

I agree with Jessica: Usually the judges pick the worst pictures of the girls to critique. This time they deliberately picked the BEST shots so that the other girls could still try to find something to rip apart so that there could be drama and tension 🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

Keenyah is SO stunning! I truly can't imagine being 19 years old and experiencing what she did and doing it in front of our whole country and how that would effect you as a young woman. It's so good to see that she's such a strong woman and didn't let any of it hinder her and that she instead went and used it to her advantage to help other young models. 👏🏻

As a person who was point out as cold in my teenage years, i really feel for Cristina. Being critique for having an introvert personality or being shy and mistakenly being point out as "cold" really afects you, because you don't know how to act anymore. It doesn't help just makes you feel the worst about yourself.

Since the show, Christina has signed with LA Models and Passport Models. She has participated in runway projects for Kelly Nashimoto Fall 2006 and San Francisco Fashion Week Presents “Emerging Stars.” She has also done work for Kippie’s Footwear and Candice Held Clothing. She has since retired from modeling.

As someone that has been constantly told that they’re cold, it hurts especially when you don’t see it. My relatives always call me cold but I feel like I’m a soft ball of emotions and constantly hearing that definitely gets to you. I feel for Cristina

Tyra Banks, the same girl who constantly brings up how Naomi Campbell had a lasting negative impact on her self esteem as a model in the 90s, now talking about "You need to know your competition", "You need to critique one another" 🙄

I remember this season being really influential in the development of my eating disorder. Especially when they put her in the photoshoot as an elephant. I'll never forget it.. I know it wasn't really the intention of this video, but it's actually helped me find some closure and peace. I'm now 8 months into recovery:)

Tyra actually tried to blame her for being full of herself AND not saying that she herself had the most potential! She was like "you were giving critiques as if you think you're the best, boooo", and then "you were so stupid for not saying you're the best."

OMG I LOVE THIS FORMAT!! You watching the show with former contestants is GENIUS!! It was so fun seeing Keenyah thriving, seeing you two interact, and to see her reflections on the show. I sooooo hope you do more of these in the future! Love love loved it! 💜💜😽😽

It's actually so great to sit and watch the differences between cute, baby Keenya, and beautiful, adult Keenya. Her bad behaviour on the show actually provides a lot of comfort: she has shown that you can mature into this amazing person. Honestly inspirational. That being said, these ladies shouldn't have had to judge each other (or put in ANY of these toxic situations). I mean, dear God, this show. It's a wonder our mental health isn't absolutely shattered.

I remember watching Keenyah this season and thinking she was conceited. Of course we were all naive tv viewers back then, and weren’t aware of how editing is so sneaky. Seeing her now in your videos - and also how horribly they were about her “weight gain” 🙄 - I love her personality. She’s obviously very thoughtful and introspective and incredibly knowledgeable about modeling/this show/how problematic they were. So, so enjoyed this!

36:22 but waaay later in another season (probably like 10 seasons later, I don't know) they models are given the challenge during judging to be a spokesperson for whatever madeup brand of the day. One girl said something along the lines of "After winning ANTM, I became the spokesperson for this brand" a bit playfully, and the judges are fuuuuurious. "You can't pretend you're winning baaalglhglahglh". Oh well, being consistent in it's critique is not this show's strength.

"I don't see the environment in her photo" was accurate to me, in that Naima's chosen outfit didn't have the twigs and leaves and such that they were told to use.

It’s so nice hearing Keenyah actually say that despite all the drama around her narrative, she was still able to have fun and enjoyed the opportunity. Usually we only hear (the well deserved) criticism. Also, I absolutely love her personality and vibe. She seems really cool.

Tyra "I got the idea for this shoot because I did the exact same thing" 😂

From the ANTM Fandom page about Christina- "Since the show, Christina has signed with LA Models and Passport Models. She has participated in runway projects for Kelly Nashimoto Fall 2006 and San Francisco Fashion Week Presents “Emerging Stars.” She has also done work for Kippie’s Footwear and Candice Held Clothing. She has since retired from modeling." It looks like her Instagram's private, but in her "about me" it says she's an internationally certified sommelier, which is pretty cool. Sounds like she's done pretty well for herself post-show.

That’s such a flattering hair color on Keenyah! She looks great! ❤

I understand the feeling Keenyah was experiencing when looking back at the photoshoot. I found pictures of me from ages 8-12 and then some from 13 and up. For as long as I can remember, people have commented on my weight. I was 12 the year I stopped wearing color and started hiding my body and developed unhealthy coping mechanisms that included isolation, self harm, unhealthy eating habits that ultimately backfired, and suicidal ideation. When I found those photos, I wanted to cry. I could feel all that wasted time and self loathing was for nothing. I was fine, I wasn't even large until after I started carrying the "weight" (baddum tss) of my coping mechanisms. I ended up getting as heavy as 208lbs at 4"9' by the time I was 16. That kind of pressure is insane. I really resent that I spent so long dogging on myself when I needed to be my biggest fan.

As a fellow photographer, someone gave me some advice early in my career… “never turn down a job just because you think you can’t do it, you’ll either surprise yourself or learn a lesson” and i never failed a job or bit off more than I could chew.. you can TOTALLY do this Jessica🙏🏻❤️ I hope to see you guys do a shoot together 🥹🥰

One of the most iconic moments in Top Model is Natasha from Cycle 8 being thrown under the bus by a similar challenge of judging each other. "If Giselle Bundchen was behind me Id say shes the worst" This was just to help carry the narrative. I am sooo excited to see you girls shoot together!

I'm giggling at the fact that Keenyah had to make Jessica guess who got eliminated when Jessica had already watched the episode after several months ago (the controversial photo shoot with Bertini inappropriately touching Keenyah).

Keenyah is probably one of the most stunning girls EVER from ANTM. After all the cycles i watched, she has one of the most memorable beauty for me. Even now watching her in your video i am stunned by her jawlines! SO SO EXCITED that you recreate the photoshoot with Keenyah as i'm sure you both will rock the hell out of those pics.

Pt. 2’s finally here! Keenyah is absolutely hilarious and is a gorgeous model. Wishing her the best. 💕

I think Brittany didn’t criticize others because she wasn’t comfortable enough to provide criticism (hence only saying nice things) whereas with Keenyah, because they were so close she knew she could try to provide constructive feedback without offending her (it backfired though lol)

When the girls are judging the others photos, you might take into account that not all of the girls criticism or praise is being shown on the episode. So when we cut to Keenya's picture and we see all these criticisms from the other girls they probably, as an editing choice in order to villainize her, cut out any positive comments that the girls made. And looking back 10 years plus ago she may not remember any of the positive comments because, as she said, she's focused on the actual judges not the other girls since she knows ultimately the decision still rests with them.

Just sitting here looking at how tiny Keenyah was and getting filled with rage. It is forking INFURIATING. My God, was this show TRYING to create eating disorders?

I dunno about y'all but I definitely clicked for Keenyah's reaction to herself saying "dirty in her underwear" so thank you Jessica for the editing hahaha

I love seeing you watch the show with Keenyah!! Seeing her react to her time on the show and spill tea is super interesting. I hope you have more of the girls on here!

Question for Keenyah: Were the production criticizing the other girls for different things like they did with your weight, but your critique was the only thing they chose to include? Or were you singled out?

This task of asking the models to make their own wardrobe from nature sounds like an easy way to get poison ivy and bug bites in places where no one should ever experience those things.

I think the girls were the hardest with keenyah because she was the hardest with them. And it is not a critique, because we all get the context in which she was acting like that, and it was a competition, and she was young and felt always called out on her weight but I think the girls were just paying her with the same coin with the opinions

This woman is stunning. She looks even better now 15-20 years later. I love her pose with the leaves up the leg. Looks like she is an Amazon.

The girls were probably all pretty harsh on Keenyah because she was so critical of the other girls’ photos. Just goes to show that it really was about stirring up drama

I loved Christina, I remember crying because she was eliminated. Her last interview and goodbye broke my heart. I wanted it to be a Keenyah and Christina finale.

HONESTLY could you and Keenyah react to her whole season?! That would be amazing! Love hearing the models actual experiences along with your professional experience as a photographer! Could be an entire series! As always love the video content and support Jessica always provides! ♡♡♡

Jessica please see if Tiffany will collab with you like this about the infamous “how dare you?” scene.

I remember watching this season as a young, young girl… maybe 10? And I hated Keenyah. I remember thinking, wow? Is it really that hard I can’t believe she gained so much weight, she should just stop eating. Looking back at it now, I’m ashamed and appalled by that. Just goes to show how toxic this show and this time in media in general really shaped my mind.

Them reviewing the photos is me trying to fit in at The Loeuvre, trying to act like I belong and understand anything about art. 😄 "The paintstrokes portray the angst felt within the realms of the canvas..."

Kahlen deserved to win this cycle. She was such a sweetheart and took amazing photos and I can't talk enough about how amazing her runway walk was.

Keenyah and Brittany were always my faves from cycle 4! I'm so happy to see Keenyah thriving and even more beautiful than she was during her time on ANTM. I can't wait for the photoshoot recreation!

My gosh, Keenyah and this jawline. She's so beautiful. I think she'd have been big in Japan for some reason

I'm waiting for that photoshoot recreation!! Where is it!?

You two have the best chemistry! These videos are so fun and really soften the general distaste I feel while watching these ANTM clips. Loved it! I laughed so much. You are both lovely. ❤

Having a contestant POV was very enlightened, I will follow the music cues. Thank you Keenyah and Jess!

Okay. This "judging each other" made no sense about Knowledge of the business. If you know you're better than your competition, you don't have to worry about that person. If they're better, then you can see what they give and try to make yourself better. This was just the CATTINESS brought on by production and Tyra. For the drama. Same with most/least potential.

They literally said she was caty and that she thought she was better, then they said she should have said she is the best

I'm so excited for this collab photo shoot! Sounds super fun, glad you're finally recreating one of the ANTM shoots 📸

I can’t tell you how happy to hear that you took our suggestion on doing a recreating an ANTM photoshop, but putting your spin on it… being professional, working with the models, being nice 😜… can’t wait to see the finished shoot!

When I was a kid it was my dream to be on this and to be a model. Once I hit probably 13 I started struggling with my wait and have never stopped. I'm glad I didn't follow that dream and make myself sicker with my ED than I did in my teen years. Also, looking back the way the girl were treated is so sad and disgusting. If I wasn't a literal child I'd be mad at myself for liking it. She is such a sweetheart and I feel horrible they picked at her weight she was SO tiny. Theyd think I was obese. And you're such a sweetheart too Jessica! Thank you for bringing this content. I really enjoy it!!!

If Jessica ran this show, everyone would get only positive feedback and no one would get sent home unless they were mean. Radical empathy might not be a bad idea for a show, everyone gets prizes and when your head gets too big, you go home lol then get invited back bc she felt bad 😂 I'd watch it for the frustration

Besides the psycological harm the show may have done to the models, I have to bring up the message it was sending. I was a bit overweighted when I was a teenager and I remember watching this show, thinking that Keeenya was beautiful, and I did actively thought: "If she's Overweighted, I'm extremely fat. If she is ashamed of her stomach, I should be ashamed of my entire body. If she is an elephant, I'm a whale. If she has to watch what she eats and how much, I should stop eating at all" (I actually did develop an ED for a while).

Watching all of these grown adults body-shame a 19 yr old is so awful. I'm so sorry Keenyah that you had to deal with that cruelty and the trauma from it for years after, it's so unfair. Talking about this stuff is so important, thanks for doing this video, being vulnerable, and sharing your years-later perspective

I’m glad Keenyah made you watch from the start. If you want content and looking for issues on the show, well there’s more and when you skim, you missed out the context if they discussed it in judging. The judging each other makes so much sense because they saw how friendly they are in the beginning of this episode. ANTM is so brilliant in manipulating, and i don’t if that’s good or bad.

I gotta say a lot of RU-vidrs are really fun and have a lot of personality in their own videos, but Jessica surprised me!! She's definitely a people's person, great conversationalist, charismatic, honest and so much fun! Does she have a podcast or something?

Keenyah is taking her experience from ANTM and turning it into a positive, good thing for the future of modeling. Wow!

Thank you for a great video as always Jessica. And for Keenyah, if you were to see this: I'm from sweden and me and two of my friends watched this season almost religiously. They came to my place every week and we watched it together. And it is so sick how your mind gets so twisted at that age. I think I was 14 or 15. And in my memory you gained a lot of weight and I remember us making comments about it. I fully believed the narrative. Watching this show now I see so much that is not right and that is abusive to so many contestants. But it still got into our heads watching. And seeing this now...you looked gorgeous then (and still amazing now btw). What they did to you was so wrong. And no wonder I was bulimic less than a year later. I don't want to blame the show entirely but it most likely did not help... So Keenyah, you don't know me and you most likely don't care what a dumb 14-15-year old said about you almost 20 years ago. But I am so terribly sorry for what I said about you (and to myself) back then. I am glad to see that you have done so well for yourself, you deserve all of it.

So much love for Keenyah. She is one of those people who was shown off purely as one demential, and in a very poor light, but she clearly was so much more than that. And she has grown since, and that is the important thing, is not that once upon a time you were bad but now you have grown and changed. I really admire her strength.

Keenyah deserved so much better than what ANTM did to her.

I really really love this format of video! Please do more. I love how we get insight into the show but in a more relaxed environment. We really get to see Keenyah’s personality shine! I’m here for it.

Just finished watching this. Loved Keenyah and all the perspectives shared. Such an emotional journey. Thanks so much for bringing this together! 🧡🧡 Definitely will check out Keenyah’s course.

I remember being a teenager when this show came out (16/17) and I compared myself to these models and celebrities at the time and developed an eating disorder before 18. Thank God now in my 30s I overcame that and love myself and have healthy eating and workout habits

Everybody went hard on her because she went hard on them so they just "got back at her"

I know you already reacted to it but I would so love to see you watch the episode with Keenyah and the male dancer together. I think it would be so interested to hear about the true experience vs. what was portrayed, especially with how poorly the judges treated her after the fact.

Making an absolutely gorgeous woman like Keenyah think that she is anything less than stunning is just one of many crimes that this show has committed. Good lord. I’m glad that more people are viewing this show using a more critical lens.

Keenyah's photo giving me this Amazon worrier, I really liked it. It really popped with the unique feeling it have to me. All the photos gave me different vibe but they all looked enchanted and magical

Thanks for another amazing episode ladies. Keenyah; we all love you so much and are so happy to see you again. My late mother and I loved watching this show together. My mom would laugh or roll her eyes when Tyra was “doing too much.” I want Keenyah to know she was my mama’s absolute favorite. She loved and admired you dearly. I know many others did and still do.

Also Keenyah's point about the judging activity having the potential to be educational is so true - they could have actually discussed constructive critique and given the models an opportunity to showcase their own understanding of that too, furthering their skills as models. but no - they did it just to torture them lmao

"It's like a villain origin story" 😂

I think Brittany roasted her the hardest because they got along so well. 1) I wouldn't have put it past the judges to have lined that up as a *dramatic* back stab And 2) she probably felt more comfortable being critical of a friend because she has a good idea of how well she'll take it, and it doesn't pit anyone she isn't as close with against her It's actually really smart to talk up the people you aren't as close with so they can't say mean things about your personality without them sounding crazy. KILL 'EM WITH KINDNESS BRITTANY

This is an amazing collab, thank you for sharing that moment with us

I am liking the reaction videos with Keenyah. It is very enjoyable and I love seeing it from her perspective and also hearing the thoughts from than to now. Thank you.

It's been, what, 17 years since her season aired? Keenyah looks just as beautiful now as she did then. 😍

OMG BEST EPISODE YET!!! This was so amazing! I hope we can get more episodes with girls from the show in the future because this was so much fun!!!

Favorite ANTM Model reacts so far!! Love seeing someone from the show bring light to it from her perspective. After growing up watching the show and pursuing modeling much later on in life, it's been super helpful to learn and unlearn modeling tips that have been subconsciously engraved in me from ANTM!!

Did you guys ever recreate the shoot?! I wanna see it!

Omg I cant wait to see the recreation, it's gonna be so good and I can only imagine with better makeup it's gonna be awesome!!!

It was cool to see Keenyah's perspective... I hope you do more like this with other contestants (hoping they'll be willing to do it). Dominique Reighard from cycle 10 and 17 was such an interesting case of being first portrayed as really annoying on her first cycle and then as really bland or uninspiring on All Stars.

Aww I really hope Christina and Keenyah are able to get in touch. It would be awesome to see an update on her.

This is so lovely to watch. You two have an amazing chemistry together! Also Keenyah might be the most gorgeous human to ever exist 😍

ANTM shows just how sick the industry can be when they say a beautiful fit lady is too heavy. I wonder if any models have sued ANTM for the emotional damage they caused?

”This is like The Hunger Games.” Exactly, Jessica. 100% production’s goal.

It’s heartbreaking to see how damaging those weight related comments were. It seems she has tried really hard to heal from her experiences. She still seems hyper focused on thinness and her weight though. I hope she can fully break away from that one day.

I hate that they kind of forced the girls to turn on each other because this was one of my favorite shoots of this season.

Damn she looks better than when she was on season 4!!!

I have just watched both parts of your time with Keenyah and it was truly amazing to see how she has grown, moved forward and owned her participation then and now. You are so gentle and kind hearted. I love how you were authentic in your critique and loving at the same time. And how bold you were to call out the mean intentions of the show, including the cruelty to animals (alligator). Keep up the great content Jessica.

SUCH a good point about makeup and it’s impact on whether a look comes across as high fashion.

You can do this Jessica!!! I have all of the confidence that you can pull off the photo shoot!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

That whole judging each other thing…. That’s art school. We always have to critique each other and it is RUTHLESS

Omggg this is si nice i love you interaction! Bring more ANTM to react with you 😭😍

They probably had the girls judge each other that way not only to stir the pot but also to get intel on how to hurt each of them and make them vulnerable. A person is easier to manipulate when they are feeling vulnerable and insecure. The girls know each other better and know what the others are insecure about more than the judges do. So they had all of them talk crap on each other to create cuts and show insecurities then in their judging they used that info to rub salt in the wounds. ANTM always wanted to keep the girls starving for praise and approval, grateful for any scrap thrown to them by the elitist panel, and vulnerable/compliant to the will of the producers who used them disposably to get the reactions they wanted for tv.

Keenya is sooo gorgeous and insightful definitely checking out her website, love you both

I remember thinking Keenyah looked perfect, and I was heavier than her, so if Tyra and Jay thought she was too “big”, I was basically gigantic (I wasn’t). It breaks my heart that these comments hurt Keenyah, but they also hurt young female viewers growing into their own bodies too. PS Keenyah is STUNNING and I LOVE this format Jess!

I am very happy that Keenyah is still doing good after all these years. I rewatched this cycle last week and cringed like a normal person would whenever they brought up the weight gain. I do also respect her for openly tell people she enjoyed her learning experience on the show. Great vid, Jessica and Keenyah

I would love to see if that photo shoot was ever completed! It sounded like SUCH an awesome concept but I can imagine the possibility of something coming up in either of your busy schedules. 💖 How you're both doing well! 💖