Tonight’s was the first episode of America’s Next Top Model, and while I have been a big fan of the show hosted by Tyra Banks; I couldn’t help but see the irony in tonight’s episode with a photo shoot themed “girls grow up too fast”. The modeling industry, forces young girls to women overnight in order to face the competition; something even Tyra Banks has attested to when commenting on her early years in the modeling industry.
The first episode of America’s Next Top Model cycle 12, premiered at 9pm EST tonight on A-Channel in the Greater Toronto Area. Viewers were introduced to some interesting characters; including a scarred burn-survivor, and an epileptic model forced to walk strobe-lit runways; however, it wasn’t so much the season’s contestants that took centre stage on this first episode, it was the theme of the models’ very first photo shoot.
Tyra Banks herself has spoken out about how her experience in the international modeling industry as a young teenager forced her too grow up too fast. And yet, tonight’s episode featured the contestants of America’s Next Top Model portraying “girls we be girls” scenes. As cute as they were in the photo shoot, where the models dressed up as children while engaging in childhood games (jump rope, hopscotch, and hula hoping); the irony in the episode was underlying. Was Tyra Banks making a statement about the modeling contestants on America’s Next Top Model? Or was the irony of the show’s first episode overlooked by producers, even as its esteemed host commented about the young girls dreaming about becoming teen moms on her talk show?
Tune in next week, same time, same channel to see what other developments cycle 12 of America’s Next Top Model brings!
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