Reality TV shows
October 11th, 2011
There are a lot of great reality shows on television nowadays like the designer’s reality TV show, Project Runway. Among these most-favored shows are The Amazing Race and Survivor. It is amazing to see how much viewers adore these types of shows. I, on the other hand, think that America’s Next Top Model is an amazing reality TV show. Fashion, modeling and style are the three main focal points of the show. A certain number of young women will try to complete their dreams by achieving the ultimate title of ‘America’s Next Top Model’. Since the grand prize of this high-fashion reality-based TV show is a jumpstart in the modeling industry, a lot of young model aspirants join the competition.
This fashionable reality TV show was created by former top model and equally fashionable, Tyra Banks. Apart from creating the series, she is also the host and executive producer of the show. America’s Next Top Model first premiered on May of 2003. This is where the first ‘cycle’ came to be. The first cycle consisted of only 10 contestants, which is the lowest number of contestants ever since. On the other hand, it was also the show to garner the highest rates on UPN’s TV network. The international destination where the girls got to travel was Paris, France and the ultimate coveted prize was a cover on Marie Claire magazine, an endorsement from Revlon cosmetics and a representation by model agency, Wilhelmina Models. After the first cycle of this reality TV show, it certainly jumpstarted the sprouting of the succeeding cycles. Currently, there are 17 cycles and sixteen winners. Some of the most noted ANTM winners are Adrienne Curry (Cycle 1), Nicole Linkletter (Cycle 5) and Ann Ward (Cycle 15).
Now, the seventeenth reality TV show cycle is being aired. However, this time it is not like the previous shows. The seventeenth cycle of America’s Next Top Model is an all-star edition. It is not named all-star because celebrities are the contestants. Instead, it called an all-star league because previous contestants from the former cycles have been chosen. These contestants were the previous models with the highest fan votes of their cycle.
It is not hard to see that this cycle of ANTM is the best reality TV show series that they could have come up with. In fact, as part of their judges during the first panel, American musician Nicki Minaj was present. Since all of the models will undergo a weekly challenge, those who do not do well will have to face a tough panel of judges. Some challenges really test the strength and dedication of these young women. Photo shoots underwater or with wild animals is very common on this vogue show. Each week that a model does not perform well will increase the chances of her getting eliminated. With four girls already eliminated from this astounding reality TV show, there are still 10 more young and beautiful girls in the running of becoming America’s Next Top Model.


















