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Was Tyra Banks the Villain? Or Were We?

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08.03.2026

Was Tyra Banks the Villain? Or Were We?

A fashion insider and two culture writers dissect “America’s Next Top Model.”

By Jessica GroseNadja Spiegelman and Kendall Werts

Produced by Vishakha Darbha

As millennials march into middle age, many are reconsidering the culture of their youth. A new Netflix documentary, “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,” is doing just that: exploring how a reality show set out to change the modeling industry, but often wound up humiliating contestants along the way.

The culture editor Nadja Spiegelman sits down with the former........

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