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Tyra Banks Comments on ‘ANTM’ Criticism: ‘I Said Some Dumb S---’


Tyra Banks made rare comments about the legacy of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and the criticism it has faced over the years

While accepting the first-ever Luminary Spotlight honor at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards on Thursday, February 27, Banks, 51, addressed ANTM and its early push for diversity on screen amid reports about toxicity on set. In one of the clips that circulated online, Banks criticized cycle 6 winner Dani Evans for not closing the gap in her teeth. During a January 2025 interview on “The Viall Files” podcast, ANTM cycle 16 runner-up and current Southern Charm star Molly O’Connell called the modeling series “ a bit of psychological torture.”

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