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After two decades of fan obsession and dissection — from runway dissertations toTyra Banksflexing model behavior from the head of the judging panel — who really came out on top at the end ofAmerica's Next Top Model?
Twenty years after Banks launched the first season (or "cycle," as they're known in the world of the show) of her juggernaut modeling competition on May 20, 2003, EW caught up with former contestants to reflect on some of the show's most controversial moments — and they didn't hold back while discussing everything from Banks' infamous Ty-rade on cycle 4 to the contestantsswitching races for photo shootsthat blurred the line between fashion and reality TV excess.
EW requested interviews with Banks and executive producer Ken Mok for this story, and, while a spokesperson for the supermodel host responded to several allegations made by former contestants throughout the piece, Mok provided us with one statement: "As this story has been reported on numerous times over the last 20 years, I have nothing left to add except that I have nothing but respect for everyone who has appeared on the show," he says through a representative. "I wish all of them nothing but health and happiness in their future endeavors."
经过二十年粉丝们的痴迷追捧和剖析——从对 T 台秀的长篇大论到泰拉·班克斯(Tyra Banks)在评委团中展现模特风范——在《全美超模大赛》的最终角逐中,究竟谁才是真正的赢家?
2003 年 5 月 20 日,班克斯推出了她那场轰动一时的模特大赛的第一季(在该节目的世界里,一季被称为一个“周期”)。二十年后,《娱乐周刊》(EW)采访了部分参赛选手,让他们回顾了该节目一些最具争议的时刻——从第四季班克斯臭名昭著的“泰式咆哮”到选手们为了拍摄照片改变种族模糊了时尚与真人秀之间的界限,他们畅所欲言。
《EW》杂志曾就此事请求采访班克斯和执行制片人Ken Mok,虽然这位超模主持人的发言人对文中多位前参赛选手提出的指控作出了回应,但莫克仅通过其代表向我们发表了一则声明:“鉴于此事在过去 20 年里已被多次报道,我没什么可补充的,除了我对所有曾参与该节目的人都怀有敬意。”他说道,“我祝愿他们在未来的事业中健康、幸福。”
2026年01月27日 04点01分



