Tyra Banks accepted the backlash she’s received from her time hosting America’s Next Top Model, knowing her legacy is so much bigger than the criticism.
Tyra said she DGAF about what y'all be saying on here 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/tHRdcqp26M
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The vision:
“Over 20 years ago, I created a show called ‘America’s Next Top Model” which premiered in May 2003 and ran for 24 seasons until 2018.
“We fought to bring diversity to that television show at a time when it didn’t exist.” She continued, “We fought to show different beauties at a time when the world was like, ‘What? You casting that?’”
ANTM came at different time. “People in the fashion industry were telling me, ‘You putting the girls from the hood on your show?’ I was like, ‘Why can the girl from the trailer park become a supermodel but the girl that’s chilin’ in the park in the hood can’t?’ And we fought and we struggled and we made it happen.”
The cruel culture of modeling:
Tyra previously admitted that some of her past remarks about the contestants were “insensitive.”
The Sports Illustrated model posted the following message on social media. “Been seeing the posts about the insensitivity of some past ANTM moments and I agree with you.”
“Looking back, those were some really off choices. Appreciate your honest feedback and am sending so much love and virtual hugs.”
Tyra on the impact of ANTM:
With success also comes criticism. “Did we get it right? Hell no. I said some dumb sh*t. But, I refuse to have my legacy be about some stuff linked together on the internet when there were 24 cycles of changing the world.”
“And I am so excited that I, and so many of us, have opened that door for others to follow.”
“And now my 51-year-old, dimpled, cellulite-covered bigger tummy and 10 million times bigger titties is walking through that door that I opened with all of us behind us on that runway saying, ‘Baby, it’s just the beginning.’”
