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Title: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: M-Rocka on February 12, 2026, 07:12:47 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUqkTTiEl5u/?igsh=NmpkNG04eDZlNXp1
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Kalifornia. on February 12, 2026, 07:21:47 PM
Don't mess up your hustle Queen.

There's no reason her bag should stop because of this.

Especially when there are way worse people still on TV and behind the scenes.
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: United Nations Barbie 🇺🇳 on February 12, 2026, 07:22:19 PM
nnnnnnnnnnnnn

Not her only releasing a documentary to promote the new season
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Vonc2002 on February 12, 2026, 07:30:00 PM
Not Im not done tearing you girls down.  This MONSTER :plzstop:
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: klappa. on February 12, 2026, 08:10:28 PM
i am fucking screaming. this master strategist. trya is going straight to hell

 :plzstop:
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Boomz on February 12, 2026, 08:32:35 PM
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I'm fcking here for it

 :letsmessfag:
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 12, 2026, 08:40:44 PM
 :scrumptious:
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: klappa. on February 12, 2026, 08:59:07 PM
this pic is taking me the fuck out

the industry called... and i answered
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: M-Rocka on February 13, 2026, 10:10:17 AM
Tyrant is a damn hoot  :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:


Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Gilgamesh. on February 13, 2026, 10:13:40 AM
I knew something was up when she agreed to do that Netflix doc  :kii:
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 02:52:44 PM
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Jay Manuel recently spoke on the "Switch Ethnicity" shoot.

not "empowerment"

Tyra is NUTS  :plzstop:

and very interesting that Jay Manuel is Black/White

I always thought he was like some type of Indian or like Middle Eastern or maybe Mesitzo or something else. he's kinda ambiguous

https://www.queerty.com/jay-manuel-gets-candid-about-antms-controversy-as-a-person-of-color-it-was-not-easy-for-me-20260211/

QuoteTyra and I, whether it was in L.A. at her house or my house in New York, would lie on the bed and dream up ideas. I was always taking her lead, and quite genuinely, when she started the show, she really did want to find the next top model. And she really did want everything rooted in something she had done. We would come up with an idea and then she would say to me, "And you do you." No one from production would tell me what to do on those early shoots.

By season three, the show had become a thing, but I still felt like there was a level of integrity to what we were doing. At that time we were bringing in sponsors for the shoots and it was my job to work with product integration. Season three was the introduction of CoverGirl. People make the assumption that, "Well, Tyra was a CoverGirl, so of course CoverGirl came on board." But we had to go through a formal pitch process that Tyra was not involved with.

By cycle four, there was no more of that intimate Tyra and I coming up with creative ideas. There were big meetings and there were all these asks. Then there was the famous race-swapping shoot. I remember my heart dropping out. I was like, "There's no way I can do this." Because of my last name, people think I'm Spanish. I'm actually biracial and my parents are from South Africa and grew up under apartheid.

I remember calling my mom and saying, "I don't want to do this shoot. How can we put someone in blackface?" Tyra told me she was doing it from a place of empowerment and said, "Don't worry, you won't wear this, but you have to go to work," because I asked to be excused from that shoot and they would not allow it.

People thought as the creative director, it was my choice. I had to walk around and wear it. And as a person of color with an extended family who still lives in South Africa, it was not easy for me, and I just didn't know how long I could survive in that environment. But I had a TV contract at that time, and you can't break those very easily. So I did the best that I could while riding out the cycles I had left on my contract.
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: BetterAngels on February 13, 2026, 02:56:03 PM
I will be perched and tuned in
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 03:48:40 PM
the trailer of the book he wrote

im actually kinda confused...does Jay like Tyra or doesn't he? :uhh:
he talks about how they're friends and then reposts mess that clearly depicts her in a very unflattering way

maybe they just have a complicated friendship

this Book trailer is shady af. the actress he picked tho >>>>
she's givin me Kenya teas

swipe to the last slide to watch it

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUBHn0WDnhz/
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Buy The Stars✨ on February 13, 2026, 03:50:16 PM
im here for it. everyone said she was terrible for how she treated the girls back then. so give her a chance to right her wrongs. i dont see an issue with it. ill watch
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Buy The Stars✨ on February 13, 2026, 03:52:44 PM
Quote from: Russian Fury on February 13, 2026, 02:52:44 PMand very interesting that Jay Manuel is Black/White
 

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prolly the way he does his hair. im sure if he didnt use the just for me no lye conditioner relaxer cream we would be able to tell more
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 04:07:34 PM
Quote from: Buy The Stars✨ on February 13, 2026, 03:52:44 PM
Quote from: Russian Fury on February 13, 2026, 02:52:44 PMand very interesting that Jay Manuel is Black/White
 
prolly the way he does his hair. im sure if he didnt use the just for me no lye conditioner relaxer cream we would be able to tell more

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that actually makes sense

it could be the straight hair. not sure if its naturally straighter or not

but i dunno. just his appearance in general. it gives me Indian/Middle Eastern teas.
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Kalifornia. on February 13, 2026, 04:12:49 PM
I always thought he was Latino
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 04:19:20 PM
im stalking his page now

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and yeah his South African dad kinda has that look too.

i think his father may be South African "Coloured" like Tyla's family.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTF34FUjoG7/
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 04:50:43 PM
just went to the Wiki and it's def Coloured

dunno why i didn't just go to Wiki first to begin with instead of doing light detective work.

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this makes a lot more sense to me.

QuoteManuel was born in Springfield, Illinois, to a mother of Italian and Czech descent and a South African father of mixed Cape Malay - also known as Coloured- descent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Manuel

i got it right!!!
someone gimme a cookie

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Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Buy The Stars✨ on February 13, 2026, 05:32:21 PM
Quote from: Russian Fury on February 13, 2026, 04:07:34 PM
Quote from: Buy The Stars✨ on February 13, 2026, 03:52:44 PM
Quote from: Russian Fury on February 13, 2026, 02:52:44 PMand very interesting that Jay Manuel is Black/White
 
prolly the way he does his hair. im sure if he didnt use the just for me no lye conditioner relaxer cream we would be able to tell more

sjnndjsjndsjndsjnsdjndjnjnjnjnjn

that actually makes sense

it could be the straight hair. not sure if its naturally straighter or not

but i dunno. just his appearance in general. it gives me Indian/Middle Eastern teas.


yeah i always thought he was hispanic for sure. i would have bet money on it. lol
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 06:31:00 PM
i cant believe we only 3 days away

Miss Jay >>>>>

i dunno why but watching him now I get "the original Funky Dineva" teas

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im loving this chat.

so much tea about GODra :scrumptious:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLiQL6fI56o

Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 07:19:48 PM
Miss Jay is 67 years fabulous now

ICON

she and Mr. Jay still play so well off of each other.
im on season 2 of their "Jays Chat"  now

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbKmWhEAsg7/
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 07:30:04 PM
not Tyra recording a ballad

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 :plzstop:  :plzstop:  :plzstop:

Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Kalifornia. on February 13, 2026, 07:30:34 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ6_orClWG4/

Thought this was Ci for a quick sec
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 07:40:17 PM
Quote from: Kalifornia. on February 13, 2026, 07:30:34 PMhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CZ6_orClWG4/

Thought this was Ci for a quick sec
GODverly still out there ending lives
i see cynthia here too

and Jay looks GOOD
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 07:46:22 PM
i like how they're sticking up for Camille and people asking about her "attitude"

Miss Jay is like "it was a competition  :uhh:  "

svdvdkkmdvkmvdskmvkmvkmkvkvkkkkkkk

kwee wasn't warm and fuzzy or bouncing off the walls with glee

and that's the fuck ok

(https://64.media.tumblr.com/86d56b685547babd8c34e32ce2df69f0/tumblr_p5j1irvxRb1wy95pwo1_1280.jpg)
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Kalifornia. on February 13, 2026, 07:49:25 PM
Quote from: Russian Fury on February 13, 2026, 07:46:22 PMi like how they're sticking up for Camille and people asking about her "attitude"

Miss Jay is like "it was a competition  :uhh:  "

svdvdkkmdvkmvdskmvkmvkmkvkvkkkkkkk

kwee wasn't warm and fuzzy or bouncing off the walls with glee

and that's the fuck ok

(https://64.media.tumblr.com/86d56b685547babd8c34e32ce2df69f0/tumblr_p5j1irvxRb1wy95pwo1_1280.jpg)

Her season was my favorite
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 07:56:32 PM
Quote from: Kalifornia. on February 13, 2026, 07:49:25 PM
Quote from: Russian Fury on February 13, 2026, 07:46:22 PMi like how they're sticking up for Camille and people asking about her "attitude"

Miss Jay is like "it was a competition  :uhh:  "

svdvdkkmdvkmvdskmvkmvkmkvkvkkkkkkk

kwee wasn't warm and fuzzy or bouncing off the walls with glee

and that's the fuck ok

(https://64.media.tumblr.com/86d56b685547babd8c34e32ce2df69f0/tumblr_p5j1irvxRb1wy95pwo1_1280.jpg)

Her season was my favorite
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i really wish those seasons were available in HD  :stressed:

camille was one of my favs. i swear she and my older sis are twins
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 08:18:17 PM
awwwww

im on season 3 of "jays talk" and they're talking about Andre Leon Talley releasing his book

this was like a bit over a year before he died

i still hate how the last couple years of his life was for him.

rest well king :stressed:

(https://www.interviewmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/021_Tall_9780593129258_all_art_r2-scaled-1.jpeg)

Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 08:22:17 PM
they're saying Tiffany didn't pass psych evaluation on season 3 and that's the real reason she didn't make it that time

tyra had every intention to pick her the next time around cuz she "saw something in her" but encouraged her to go "get help" first and come back

Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: ATLien on February 13, 2026, 08:35:35 PM
omg mr. jay is throwing shade at Tyra

insinuating she could spot a bully in the other gorls' behavior, cuz shes a bully herself

he stay throwing rocks and hiding his hands with kwee

"am not comin for ha! am not comin from ha!", soon as the gorls call him out in the live comments

:ummwhat:
 
Title: Re: ANTM Returning For Cycle 25; Tyra: “My Work Is Not Done”
Post by: Vonc2002 on February 14, 2026, 11:40:24 AM
I feel like we've heard too much about this for her to be coming back like its cool and i forgot this was coming
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUJa_rlEl80/
I'm excited about this tho