Tyra Banks, bless her, continues her fierce rampage to take over each and every media platform with her latest conquest: the New York Times bestseller list. Yes, that's right, Tyra's young adult book, Modelland, debuted at number two on the list, which makes us alternately pleased that kids are choosing to read and slightly nauseous that this is what they're going apeshit for. more ›

Today Tyra Banks will air her "daytime exclusive" with a 34-year-old woman who suffers from Proteus Syndrome, a rare medical condition which causes gargantuan growth in her legs—giving her an extremely un-proportioned body. The British woman, Mandy Sellars, was in NYC telling Tyra of her troubles shedding any of the weight (the bottom half of her body weighs 215 lbs). She told the host: "In '95 I had liposuction on this knee area here. It took away about six pounds of weight and within the space of maybe a few months it doubled in size again...I wish I never had it done, but hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn't it?" To give you an idea, her right foot is 16" long and 7" wide (her custom shoes cost around $4,000). more ›

The Sesame Street gang is stopping by today's Tyra, and we've got a sneak peek of Elmo, Rosita and Cookie Monster — who were all there in celebration of their show's 40th anniversary. But what's happening in these above photos? We're told: "Rosita, who reveals she rocks her natural hair and does not use weaves, checks Tyra's hair for weave tracks." And OK! Magazine points out that "it looks like Cookie Monster has his hand on Tyra’s booty!" Innocence: lost. more ›

Your fifteen minutes are over, gourmet food vendor truck vendors. NYC's crowded streets couldn't stop you, the Halal mafia couldn't scare you off, but the fancy food vending trend—which gave us everything from gay ice cream to, uh, Eurotrash—has finally screeched to a halt, now that Tyra Banks has stepped in. more ›

Tyra Banks is bringing back her talk show this Fall, and declares that this time around it will be more real than ever. Whereas her other show revolves around physical appearance, her talk show will celebrate inner and outer beauty. Today she was in Union Square taping a segment for the show wearing a bodysuit and a scarf on top of her head. (A before-stripping-down photo of Tyra, smiling with her eyes in Union Square, after the jump). more ›

A Brooklyn supermarket has one less employee today and Tyra Banks one less stalker. Brady Green, the man who moved across country and began working at a local store so that he could be closer to the talk show host he adored, was found guilty of stalking and harassment today in Manhattan Criminal Court. Judge James Burke said that Green's excused for chasing down Tyra was "knowingly and inherently invalid and the behavior was hounding." more ›

Tyra Banks took the stand today in the trial of the man accused of stalking her. Brady Green, 39, was arrested for stalking and harassment after he showed up to see Banks last March at the Chelsea studios where she tapes her talk show. Staffers of the show had panicked when Green arrived, recognizing his name from flowers he had sent and phone calls he had made—including one where he threatened a producer. In court today, the model-turned-entrepreneur said, "I know I have fans, but I've never in my entire career had my staff react in this way." more ›

Yesterday's re-do of America's Next Top Model (under 5'7") auditions was apparently a resounding success—if success is a riot stem from rumors of an exploding car. It was less fierce and more friendly and follow-the-rules outside the Hotel Pennsylvania: NY1 reports, "Only 50 women entered the hotel at one time. They were searched and given wrist bands to indicate their scheduled audition time." Also, last time, police weren't informed of the auditions; this time, there were 40 cops stationed. The NY Times found a line of "Women of all shapes and sizes arrived from the five boroughs and beyond: supermarket cashiers, store clerks, Federal Express employees, students, dropouts, all eager, even desperate, to be plucked from their regular lives and transformed into fodder for the reality television mill." Though few were deemed ANTM-worthy (the Times: "More often than not, the young women emerged from the judging rooms with long faces and teary, red-rimmed eyes"), one woman put it into perspective for the Daily News, "I'm just taking a shot at a dream. I have nothing to lose, unless of course I get trampled." more ›

Many model wanna-be's—those under 5'7" and between 18 and 27 years old—are lining up outside the Hotel Pennsylvania for America's Next Top Model's second attempt at NYC auditions (the first go-around resulted in a panicked riot). This time, organizers made an effort to work with the NYPD this time as well as more tightly manage the process: One hopeful told the Daily News, "This is amazing. We know where to stand... [Last time] I got shoved, trampled on, and left with my leg all black and blue, but I was most disappointed because I never had the opportunity to see the judges. I couldn't stop crying." But another wasn't happy about Mother Nature's rain showers, "Great, now I look like a freakin' crack addict." more ›

After the last month's open casting call for America's Next Top Model Ladies turned into NYC's Current Hot Mess, ladies under 5'7" will get another chance to show they can smile with their eyes. The CW announced that a "final open call" for Cycle 13 contestants will be held , but outlined a number of rules—and didn't reveal where the auditions would be just yet. more ›

Set your DVRs—this Monday, the Tyra Banks Show will air the model-turned-entrepreneur's "exclusive" interview with Levi Johnston, ex-fiance of Bristol Palin. Johnston, along with mother Sherry and sister Mercede, came to New York City to tell his side of his romance with the daughter of Alaska Governor—and possible 2012 hopeful—Sarah Palin. From the press release:

Levi, who was sharing a room with Bristol at the Palin residence prior to their breakup, tells Tyra he believes Sarah Palin knew they were having sex and that they practiced safe sex, “most of the time.” 

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America's Net Top Model wannabe's, you get a chance to show you can smile with your eyes: Tyra Banks says that there will be another casting call in NYC, after this past Saturday's was cancelled when a riot broke out. The model-turned-entrepreneur said, "We are doing everything we can to make sure that ALL the girls who weren't seen get an opportunity to audition... We'll update you on our plans very soon. It is so important to me to redefine beauty, and make sure that everyone gets a fair chance to pursue their dream." That redefinition of beauty refers to how this casting is for a special 5'7"-and-under model search. An 18-year-old woman who was hospitalized told the Daily News, "It makes me feel a little better that I'll have another chance, but honestly I'm scared to go back." Well, let's hope there's more security next time. more ›

The last time we checked in with the latest flock of Next Top Models they were posing as homeless women, with homeless women. Seems they disrespected their $6 million Tribeca loft, too...turning it into a hot mess. more ›

America's Next Top Model is back in New York and in its second episode, which airs tonight, things are getting a little bit real. The episode brings the fourteen newest model wannabes to the not always fashionable streets. After the troupe mingles with the tourists at their fashion show in Times Square, it's off to their first photo shoot. more ›

Tonight is the reunion episode for season 3 of Project Runway, but we must relive last week's episode first. more ›

After last year's mess of an awards show and this year's joke of nominations (where is love for Lauren Graham, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences?), we were going to swear off this year's Emmys. But then we realized Conan O'Brien was hosting, so we must watch and liveblog. And there's the hope of a good Steve Carrell bit, not to mention awkward reaction shots of Candy and Tori Spelling during the Aaron Spelling tribute. more ›

We have a confession to make. We really, really love trash TV. We're not talking run-of-the-mill trash like Desperate Housewives (watched the first season, stopped caring) or syndicated trash like the Tyra Banks Show (uhm... won't turn it off if it comes on). No, we're talking about the kind of trash that you have to work to find and watch. We're the kind of people who have gone out of our way to watch every made-for-TV movie Tori Spelling has ever been in (Have you seen Co-ed Call Girl? Yeah, we have). Which brings us to the wonderful gift that SoapNet has given us for the past three months: Pasadena. more ›

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Models are not Gothamist's fave, unless you've got Tyra Banks trying to find America's top model, but we do enjoy Word document tables, so when we saw the chart of various parties suing Elite models, from ViceFeed's story about Elite's bankruptcy, it was a natural for us. And we had posted about Victoria Gallegos' multimillionare lawsuit about Elite providing a hostile environment. No, not forcing her to become bulimic after seeing all the models - it was the smoking environment. And ViceFeed is funny, too: "" more ›