America's Next Top Model Contestants Who Can't Stand Tyra Banks

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00:00America's Next Top Model was the hottest show on TV, but not everyone was feeling the smizing,

00:07shaming, or abuse. The models weren't even allowed to use the microwave.

00:11Here's proof Tyra wasn't rooting for anyone but Tyra.

00:16this video contains fast, flashing images. Viewer discretion is advised,

00:21especially for those with photosensitive epilepsy.

00:24In early 2021, Cycle 5 alum and All Stars winner Lisa D'Amato took to Instagram to speak directly

00:32to Tyra Banks. The model made her series debut when she was just 24. But since the All Stars cycle,

00:39D'Amato has been vocal about the mental and psychological abuse she received from Banks.

00:44So what's this about your relationship with your mom?

00:46My mom, she never had any, like, maternal instinct.

00:49D'Amato revealed that producers forced her to share the mental,

00:53physical and sexual abuse she experienced as a child.

00:56She then claimed Banks took advantage of the information, posting to Instagram,

01:01I don't know how you sleep at night.

01:03She added,

01:04You knew very well the horrible trauma that my mom inflicted on me,

01:08and you also talk so much about how you wouldn't be where you are without your mother and how

01:13powerful she is. So knowing that, you still did that to me, and continued to do it to other girls,

01:18even after I spoke publicly about it.

01:21How do you sleep at night knowing that you're torturing and poking at people's,

01:26girls' childhood traumas?

01:29D'Amato hoped to warn other hopefuls that A&TM was a sham. Despite the backlash from fans,

01:35she continues to speak out.

01:37Gina Turner was the runner-up for Cycle 24. The model suffers from alopecia. Turner made an impact

01:43with viewers during an emotional makeover where she shaved her head and began to come to terms with

01:48her natural beauty.

01:49Losing my hair was a symbol of strength. Like, I didn't know that until now.

01:53But when her season aired, Turner was shocked that producers had edited her in a negative light,

01:59all for the sake of drama. It was so bad that even her own family didn't believe her side of the

02:04story. The mistreatment didn't stop there. According to Turner, when girls were at risk for elimination,

02:10food wasn't brought to them as quickly. They were neglected at photo shoots, and they were

02:14villainized until they were kicked out. She told Oliver Twixt,

02:18We were all mentally, emotionally, and psychologically abused.

02:23Even under the best circumstances, the girls weren't allowed to eat

02:26or leave their rooms without permission from security staff. Throughout her cycle,

02:31Turner was heavily criticized by Banks for modeling for Playboy. When Turner defended herself,

02:37Banks allegedly rolled her eyes and said,

02:39You sound like a f—ing prostitute. The model says she left the show feeling shamed,

02:44traumatized, and discarded by her former idol.

02:48Adrienne Curry was crowned the first-ever top model in 2003. But in the years since her win,

02:53we've scarcely heard from her unless it was about her, quote,

02:56f—ing show of an experience on Top Model. In a since-deleted Instagram post,

03:01Curry slammed Banks and ANTM for ghosting her. Curry was promised a contract with Revlon,

03:07and representation by Wilhelmina models. But neither of those ever panned out.

03:12Curry explained,

03:13We were led to believe the winner would be instantly rich and a huge Revlon cover girl.

03:18This was a lie. After the show,

03:20Revlon informed me it didn't matter who won, they were never going to have us as a model.

03:25I never got the money. To this day, I have not been paid.

03:29What is my skill set? Being an annoying s— on TV?

03:34To make matters worse, Curry claims that the Wilhelmina agency passed on her,

03:38leaving the star out of work for years. When the model reached out to Banks, she was met with

03:44silence. Instead, the show reportedly painted Curry as an ungrateful diva.

03:50Despite not winning Cycle 4, Tiffany Richardson might be the most memorable contestant of all time.

03:56After a shocking double elimination, viewers were left speechless at the sight of Banks exploding on

04:02the 21-year-old Richardson.

04:04I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you! How dare you?!

04:08Leading up to the loud dressing down, Richardson tried to lighten the mood. Banks,

04:13visibly irritated by Richardson's lack of emotion, called the girls back and proceeded to rip Richardson

04:19to shreds. But as the model later told BuzzFeed, the unedited fight was much worse, with Banks telling

04:26Richardson, you can go back to your house and sleep on your mattress on the floor with your baby.

04:32Richardson looked back on the experience, telling the outlet,

04:35I went into it thinking Tyra was f—ing God. To actually see her? And the vibe is completely

04:41different. It just got to the point where I was over it. I felt like we were just there to be humiliated.

04:48Sarah Hartzorn has been very vocal about her ANTM experience. Hartzorn was dubbed Plus Size in Cycle

04:549 and was body shamed in an attempt to shake her confidence. The effort continued when she was

05:00given a drastic pixie cut for her makeover, but Hartzorn said she actually loved it. What she

05:05didn't like was the way her fellow contestants were treated by Banks and the crew. While Banks made

05:10millions every cycle, the girls were given a measly stipend. Hartzorn told the New York Post,

05:16We were not paid at all for being on the show. We were given a $38 daily cash stipend that we had

05:22to use to pay for our own food, and they didn't even give us a microwave to heat the food up.

05:27Hartzorn also confirmed the allegations that contestants were kept hungry and tired for the

05:32sake of drama. She said,

05:34Production kept us in the dark about almost everything because they wanted to keep us on edge,

05:39us being confused, tired, stressed, sleep-deprived, and hungry just made for better TV.

05:46We never knew where we were going at any given time. They would transport us from place to place

05:51in a windowless van, and we'd have to face every situation totally clueless.

05:56Yaya DaCosta was the runner-up for Cycle 3, but her authenticity hasn't always been appreciated.

06:02During her time on the show, DaCosta was criticized for being, quote,

06:06condescending and arrogant. And as Judge Rebecca Weinberg once observed,

06:11You have this intensity to prove your sort of African-ness,

06:14and I think that sometimes it's overbearing.

06:16In 2016, DaCosta spoke about the anti-blackness she experienced on the show, revealing to Essence,

06:23Unfortunately, 14 years later, nothing has changed. Same ignorance, new show. It took a lot of work to

06:30heal from that experience, and looking back, I feel so much for that eager, vulnerable,

06:35young version of myself. There are so many things I would whisper in her ear."

06:39Despite never receiving an apology, DaCosta has clearly moved on to bigger and better things.

06:46Casting week proved to be an emotional rollercoaster,

06:49with model Hannah Cat Jones learning firsthand what it was really like to be on ANTM. She told

06:55The Sarah Scoop Show in 2020, We were kind of, like, treated like you're given an opportunity,

07:00and you're gonna act like you appreciate it, or else we're gonna, like, get rid of you.

07:05When it came time to select the models to live in the house, hopefuls were given a series of envelopes.

07:10If their picture was inside, they made it to the next round. If not, they hit the road.

07:15Unfortunately, Jones received a blank envelope. Jones made a teary statement before she and the

07:21other castaways were whisked away for a send-off from Banks. But it turned out, this was all a

07:26trick. They were actually the ones who made it into the house. Jones says that it all left her

07:31feeling stressed for the rest of the cycle, worried that at any moment she could be tricked again.

07:37Anjali Preston came in third on Cycle 14. She was also the former winner of ANTM All-Stars. But

07:44Preston was stripped of her title when Banks discovered her past as an escort. Having only worked

07:49in the business for three weeks, the model felt she had been unfairly targeted. Throughout her cycle,

07:54Preston was portrayed as difficult and uneducated, making it hard to find work when the show wrapped.

08:00Preston also described what she refers to as top model prison, telling the Daily Mail,

08:06There are times when we didn't get fed. We had to film straight through, 15, 18 hours without eating.

08:12The crew reportedly even withheld medical treatment when Preston suffered a stress-induced

08:18anxiety attack. She ultimately left the show with sour feelings toward Banks.

08:22Preston claims Banks' depiction as a supportive mentor was just a sham,

08:27and that she was never seen outside of the panel.

08:3019-year-old Natalie Pack left Cycle 12 under shady circumstances. After getting great feedback

08:37from creative director Jay Manuel, Pack was promptly sent home without explanation.

08:42Her elimination came as a shock to everyone. Pack told Reality TV World,

08:47"...it was a little strange to me, because when I got to panel, the judges didn't like my picture.

08:52And I was just like, well, are you even communicating with Jay? How can I get such

08:57good feedback from him and then have Tyra and the other judges hate my picture? It's just a little

09:03weird to me."

09:04Pack suspects that Banks intentionally chose a bad photo for judging. The former contestant also accused

09:11Banks of playing favorites. Pack also wasn't happy with the final edit, telling the outlet,

09:17"...I'm not snobby. I'm extremely down to earth. I'm not even wealthy. I mean,

09:22I don't have tons of money. And anything like that they portrayed me as."

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