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Hooray! Tyra Banks Pulls The Plug On Her Talk Show!

Could the end of Tyra Banks empire be near?  TV's most obnoxious talk show host will throw in the towel in spring 2010.  Banks, who has been known to hire actors to become guests on her show, has exclusively told People magazine that she will end her talk show after the end of its fifth season.

"The Tyra Banks Show" has won two Daytime Emmy awards during its five seasons of girl-power topics and beauty makeovers.  The show has also been lampooned by critics and comics for Tyra's incessant and shallow need to overshadow her guests' stories to make a point that is all about her.  Banks has also been criticized for centering most of her episodes around what she knows best: fashion and beauty.  Also, her moves in the industry has widely criticized to follow the steps of her mentor Oprah Winfrey rather than creating and following her own niche.

Suffice to say, it sounds like the news of her plummeting ratings because of the new and hugely-popular "Wendy Williams Show" is the culprit to Tyra's decision.  Making news of choosing to end the show to "pursue other projects" rather than letting the ratings cause a cancellation is a great way to save face.  Maybe the real details about this will come to light.

At least she has another dramatic-filled season of "America's Next Top Model" to continue.

What Are Our Favorite "Top Model" Contestants Doing Today?

With thirteen seasons of the hit reality-TV series "America's Next Top Model" aired, there is no escaping of the cat-fighting drama around the catwalk for the legions of aspiring contestants we have grown to love since 2003.  After its first-run airing on the CW network, the Tyra Banks-helmed show has re-runs on cable networks Oxygen, Lfietime, VH-1 and MTV.

So what have our favorite runway divas been up to?  Check out these contestants' updates.

 

Jade Cole, Season 6: Remembered as one the uh, abrasive personalities on "ANTM," Jade Cole has since gone the way of the video vixen, appearing in segments for Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo and, aptly, in Jay-Z's "Change Clothes." When the biracial beauty isn't busy working the runway in Hong Kong or South Africa, she's scribbling her autobiography and going on film auditions. As for "Top Model," Cole has said, "I feel like they only focused on my negative attributes." Uh huh.

 

Fo Porter, Season 12: One of the more memorable faces of that season, freckled Fo Porter made it a priority to get her GED after getting dismissed from the show last April. In six short months, she's scored gigs for Target, Nike and for Abercrombie & Fitch, shooting with Bruce Weber.

 

Fatima Siad, Season 10: Somalian and Ethopian stunner Fatima Siad, who found herself as the face of genital mutilation causes on season 10, may not have taken the title, but she definitely won big. Since wrapping "Top Model," the NYU-grad has posed pretty for Elle, Ebony, WWD, and walked the runway forBetsey Johnson and Louis Vuitton, amongst others. Still, Siad called her season of "Top Model" a joke, noting that the fact that a reportedly plus-sized model -- whose biggest gig since has been JCPenneycatalog work -- won "might be about politics."

 

Toccara Jones, Season 3: She came in seventh on the third season of "ANTM," but that didn't stop Toccara Jones from making a name for herself. Signing as a plus-sized model with Wilhelmina Models, Jones has worked for Ashley Stewart, Avon, Torrid, Rocawear, New York & Co. and other major brands. Most recently, she scored a major coup with a 14-page spread, shot by Steven Meisel, for the all-black issue of Italian Vogue. Still, the sometime BET-host's stellar portfolio is marred by a 2008stint on the VH-1 reality hit "Celebrity Fit Club," where the proud Jones dropped some 32 pounds.

Miss J. Alexander Is A Baby Daddy...Who Knew?

People call your pastors right now and whether Hell has frozen over.  J. Alexander, affectionately known as "Miss Jay" on the TV show "America's Next Top Model." has dropped a huge bombshell on the "The Tyra Banks Show."  He tells his dear friend and colleague that he is a father of a 7-year-old son named Boris.

He explained on the show how he met a French lesbian who asked him and his ex-partner whether they would be sperm donors for her and her female partner.  After three times, the miracle of Boris was born and the women have full custody of the child to Alexander's agreement.

Check out the TV interview below.

What do you think of Miss Jay's revelation?

Bianca Richardson Gets The Boot On "Top Model"

Another Black contestant gets eliminated from "America's Next Top Model" for the second week in a row.  Bianca, who turned judges off initially for having diarrhea of the mouth, failed to impress judges with her inability to soften her face at photo shoots.  Last week, she softened up as the judges wanted when she claimed that Jesus was on her mind.  What was on her mind that cost her the competition?

Tyra Banks, the host of "Top Model," was the photographer of this week's challenge.  Sundai Love and Ashley Howard are the last two Black girls standing.  So far, neither has a chance to last to travel abroad with the top six contestants.

G-CHECK: Who Is Your Favorite "America's Next Top Model" Contestant?

So many of us are fans of the hit TV series "America's Next Top Model." With its thirteenth season airing, so many memorable contestants have captured our hearts with their energy and spirits.  Some captured our hearts because they stood up for a cause or had that determining winning spirit.

Who were your favorite contestants throughout the seasons, and what made you cheer them on?

"Nic, Danielle, Bianca, Eva, Bre, Whitney, Jaslene, Tiffany, Lisa, Rachel, Lisa"

- Cornelius

"There were so many contestants that I personally liked, from Jade, Eva, Bre, Lisa, Toccara, etc.."

- Wayne

"Toccara!!!!!"

Sherrie

"I was a big fan of Heather."

- Maurice

"Toccara had my vote from the start!"

- Rich

"1. Toccara - She was so full of life & confident.  2. Isis - It took guts for her to be on the show & handle the drama surrounding her being trans.  3. Bree - She was beautiful.  4. Jaslene - She was sweet & I loved her tag line "Oh my God Tyra" LOL  5. Adrienne - ANTM Season 1's first winner kept me laughing with her I still do heroin manner of speech/she was hot though.  And can't forget #6. Eva "The Diva", need I say more!

- Maurice

"There are a few, and I know I will leave someone out but the ones that come to mind right now are Yah-Yah, Nnenna, Isis, Naima, April, Toccara, Dani (Danielle), Joanie there was a sister who on the 1st season, I can't remember her name but I thought she was cool too."

- Jair

"Eve...LOL....she had the slickest comments about some of the other models and somehow in her own little ghetto way spoke the truth no matter how tactless she was!!!"

- Ethiopia

"I loved Fatima from cycle 10 because she was so ethnic and beautiful.  I absolutely adored Jaslene cause you knew she was full of passion and heart.  Cycle 12 I actually did love Allison and Teyona they were both amazing.  Cycle 3 Eva of course!!!!!  I love love love love loved Saleisha and Chantal from cycle 9.  Cycle 11 I loved McKey because she was from Illinois...and Samantha because she was so youthful and sweet. I also enjoyed Isis because she broke new ground for Top Model. She wasn't afraid and she was there for a purpose. Also from that cycle Clark. She was hot!!!!!!"

- Robert