Tyra Casts Short Girls for Next 'Top Model'


by nomoresevignys at March 2, 2009, 1:15 PM

HINT: She and Tyra have shared the same title... sort of. (Click here -- and scroll to the bottom -- if you have no idea what we're talking about.)

tyra_Banks_headshot_blueflys_blog_flypaper.jpgIs it just me, or does America's Next Top Model every year seem to pick women who are increasingly un-modelesque? The fashion industry's opposition to petite women on the runways isn't stopping Tyra any: Right now the show is casting women for next season that are 5'7" and under. We appreciate Tyra's desire to change the standard of model beauty, but it's another thing for houses like Badgely Mischka or Balenciaga to take up the cause because of a reality show. The Cut mentions only two models who have made it and are shorter than 5'7": Kate Moss and Devon Aoki.

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