'America's Next Top Model' recap: Tyra ups the ante

“America’s Next Top Model”—a.k.a. Tyra Banks’s patented model-making machine—has always been an exercise in dubious superlatives, and the premiere of Cycle 15 was no exception. Every season, the newest batch of would-be runway superstars gasp and croon at the prizes...

America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 15 Premiere

Cycle 15 of America’s Next Top Model explodes onto the CW tonight, and there’s plenty of drama in store for this high-fashion season. Host and supermodel Tyra Banks promises that this season will be elevated to a whole new level. This cycle’s winner gets a spread in Italian Vogue, a modeling contract with Img model management [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 15 ...

Tyra and Talley Toast 'Top Model'

After a brief delay, Tyra Banks and André Leon Talley walked into Marea Wednesday morning to greet the five tables of guests, most of whom were already clutching Bellinis. The onset of Fashion Week was just hours away, and the two icons held court at the Central Park West restaurant to fête the new cycle of America's Next Top Model . The upcoming season, which begins tonight, will add a European ...

State Of The Coast

Betty Maerker often visits Ocean Springs’ shoreline right before a storm, where she watches the waves rise and fall, and gathers her thoughts. But for the past five years, her trips to the beach have reminded her of what her community lost in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

The 20 Hottest Athletes In The SI Swimsuit Issue

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is quite a piece of interest for many people.  Not just to the readers, who gawk over the photos of beautiful women wearing swimwear. But also to the models themselves, who consider the opportunity to pose in Sports Illustrated a great career move. For the female athletes who put on their bathing suits to become featured on the pages of the magazine, they ...