{"id":46231,"date":"2026-02-17T23:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=46231"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:51:28","slug":"what-happened-to-nyle-dimarco-from-antm-and-where-is-he-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/17\/what-happened-to-nyle-dimarco-from-antm-and-where-is-he-now\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened to Nyle DiMarco from ANTM and where is he now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:ef6acf8d-74b4-478f-9243-4a87f25101ad-11\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"67a73fcf-abcd-46fa-9140-1c9b16e0c87a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-thinking\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"569\">Nyle DiMarco didn\u2019t just win <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/17\/the-brutal-real-reason-antms-first-winner-adrianne-curry-isnt-appearing-on-the-show\/\">America\u2019s Next Top Model<\/a>, he changed what \u201cmodel behaviour\u201d could look like on reality TV.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"569\">The cycle 22 breakout arrived with the kind of face card that launches a thousand mood boards, but it was his Deaf pride and calm, steady confidence that made him unforgettable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"569\">Nearly a decade later, he\u2019s still doing the most, in the best way, building a career that\u2019s bigger than catwalks and confessionals.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"603\">Nyle DiMarco appeared on ANTM<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSc8dO2EaBq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSc8dO2EaBq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Nyle DiMarco (@nyledimarco)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"877\">When Nyle joined <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/17\/antms-miss-j-gives-update-on-his-health-after-stroke-left-him-in-coma-and-unable-to-talk\/\">ANTM<\/a> cycle 22, he made history as the show\u2019s first Deaf contestant, and later, the first Deaf winner.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"877\">But behind the dreamy slow-mo and Tyra-approved smize assignments, he\u2019s been honest about how intense it could be.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"1339\">Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/nyle-dimarco-challenging-americas-next-top-model-journey-exclusive-8698878\">PEOPLE<\/a> in 2024, Nyle described the experience as \u201cchallenging and exhilarating,\u201d explaining that he often had to rely on visual cues, lipreading, and (when available) a sign language interpreter, who wasn\u2019t always on set.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"1339\">And because he grew up in a fully Deaf household and community, the \u201cbackground noise\u201d of not being included in group conversations sometimes hit differently.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1707\">One of the wildest examples? A photoshoot staged in complete darkness, meaning Nyle couldn\u2019t see or hear.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1707\">Production used vibrations as cues so he\u2019d know when to hit a pose. He laughed through it, but it\u2019s also a perfect snapshot of how he had to problem-solve in ways most contestants never had to consider.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1773\">Where is he now?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cc4GjWAhdD6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cc4GjWAhdD6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Nyle DiMarco (@nyledimarco)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"2167\">After ANTM, Nyle thought opportunities might roll in easily, then reality hit&#8230; the industry still didn\u2019t know how to include Deaf talent authentically.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"2167\">So he pivoted like a pro and started making his own lanes, including founding Clerc Studio, a production company focused on elevating Deaf and disabled narratives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2540\">On the screen, he\u2019s had acting roles, but his biggest impact lately is behind the camera.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2540\">He executive-produced Netflix\u2019s Deaf U and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/02\/theyre-insanely-talented-so-lets-meet-netflixs-glitter-and-gold-ice-dancing-cast-members\/\">Netflix<\/a> short doc Audible, which was Oscar-nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2843\">And then came a major full-circle moment. Nyle co-directed Deaf President Now!, a documentary about the historic 1988 protest at Gallaudet University.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2843\">It premiered on Apple TV+ on May 16, 2025, with Nyle credited as director and producer alongside Davis Guggenheim.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"3063\">He\u2019s also an author. His memoir Deaf Utopia is positioned as both a personal story and a love letter to Deaf culture. And yes, it\u2019s been billed as a New York Times bestseller.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3065\" data-end=\"3301\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/17\/ranked-the-insane-net-worth-of-the-original-americas-next-top-model-panellists-today\/\">As for Tyra<\/a>? The vibe is cordial, grateful, and not messy. Nyle has said they keep in touch \u201cfrom time to time,\u201d and he\u2019s \u201cforever grateful\u201d for the opportunity and doors that opened after ANTM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He iconically made history on the 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