Exclusive | ‘America’s Next Top Model’ contestants hit back: Squashed dreams, global hatred — and fame as ‘reality TV garbage’

Exclusive | ‘America’s Next Top Model’ contestants hit back: Squashed dreams, global hatred — and fame as ‘reality TV garbage’

Angelea Preston was on top of the world after being crowned winner of “America’s Next Top Model: All-Stars” in 2011.  But the runway walker’s world came crashing down when producers of the series quietly stripped her of the title — allegedly due to her past work as a professional escort — months before the season … Read more

Janice Dickinson claims Tyra Banks is ‘not a friendly lady’ and ‘does not like beautiful women’

Janice Dickinson claims Tyra Banks is ‘not a friendly lady’ and ‘does not like beautiful women’

The models are fighting. Janice Dickinson is calling out Tyra Banks for her alleged behavior when they were both judges on the early seasons of “America’s Next Top Model.” Janice Dickinson (left) and Tyra Banks. Hulu “She’s not a friendly lady,” Dickinson, 69, said about Banks, 50, on the June 18 episode of “The Bachelorette” … Read more

‘ANTM’ star Nigel Barker says supermodels got nothing on his ‘Senior Portraits’ subjects: ‘Talk about being fierce’

‘ANTM’ star Nigel Barker says supermodels got nothing on his ‘Senior Portraits’ subjects: ‘Talk about being fierce’

Rudy Callegari is no top model. So when fashion photographer Nigel Barker tapped him to strike a pose for his “Senior Portraits” series, the 97-year-old World War II vet was thunderstruck.  “I thought, ‘Who the hell am I that he’d want to take my picture?’” Callegari, from Red Hook, told The Post with a laugh.  … Read more

Model thought her groin pain was caused by MS — turns out her jeans were too tight

Model thought her groin pain was caused by MS — turns out her jeans were too tight

Abbey Clancy went to see a doctor convinced she was seriously ill — but it turned out her jeans were just too tight. The British model opened up about her experience of health anxiety in a podcast appearance this week. Clancy, 37, said she had amassed “like five doctor friends” — parents at her kids’ … Read more

Supermodel Beverly Johnson, 71, reveals anti-aging tips: ‘No knife is coming near me’

Supermodel Beverly Johnson, 71, reveals anti-aging tips: ‘No knife is coming near me’

Nearly 50 years after making history as the first black woman to grace the cover of Vogue, Beverly Johnson still boasts the same supermodel complexion. The trailblazer swears by luxury skin care products and a bit of Botox to maintain her youthful appearance — but refuses to let anyone come near her with a scalpel. … Read more

‘America’s Next Top Model’ stars allege horrifying on-air sexual misconduct

‘America’s Next Top Model’ stars allege horrifying on-air sexual misconduct

Two former competitors of “American’s Next Top Model” said they were victims of sexual misconduct during their time on the show. Models Adrianne Curry, 40, and Keenyah Hill, 37— who appeared on the show’s first and fourth cycle respectively — claimed that they were both touched inappropriately by men during one of their season’s challenges, Entertainment Weekly … Read more

Melanie Lynskey slams ‘Top Model’ winner Adrianne Curry for body-shaming her

Melanie Lynskey slams ‘Top Model’ winner Adrianne Curry for body-shaming her

She’s got beauty and brains. Melanie Lynskey took to Twitter to clap back at “America’s Next Top Model” winner Adrianne Curry, who she purports body-shamed her online on Wednesday. In a now-deleted post, Curry, 40, seemed to slam Lynskey’s figure in a photo from an InStyle cover shoot, claiming she didn’t fit her “The Last … Read more