{"id":45912,"date":"2026-02-16T10:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=45912"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:23:08","slug":"antms-tyra-banks-gets-a-load-of-criticism-but-did-she-actually-stick-up-for-the-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/16\/antms-tyra-banks-gets-a-load-of-criticism-but-did-she-actually-stick-up-for-the-models\/","title":{"rendered":"ANTM’s Tyra Banks gets a load of criticism, but did she actually stick up for the models?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tyra Banks<\/a> gets a lot of criticism for how she handled America’s Next Top Model<\/a>, but it turns out she may have stuck up for the models more than we remember. As Reality Check: Inside ANTM comes out on Netflix<\/a>, we’re all being reminded of those harrowing old clips.<\/p>\n

A lot of people are claiming she stuck up for plus-size models, and was known to be an early advocate for size inclusivity back in the strict 2000s. Yet she also got a lot of backlash for allegedly wearing a fat suit on The Tyra Banks Show, which came out after ANTM.<\/p>\n

Cycle one contestant Robin Manning was deemed a “plus-size model” at size six. Tyra said: “Yes, Robin would represent a plus-size model.\u00a0One problem that I do have with Robin\u2026 I think on the top she\u2019s not plus-sized and on the bottom she is.”<\/p>\n

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they probably not old enough to remember this pic.twitter.com\/SjNMCT1NF4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 bebe elle the venusian witch (@Faxzfade) October 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n