In recent years, Next America's next model He did not necessarily advance with the grace of the cover star – something host Tira Banks addressed in a recent letter essenceThe eighteenth annual black prizes in Hollywood, which was held at the Fairmont Hotel in Los Angeles Vermont on February 27.
When she accepted the honor of the bright lights, she was granted to celebrate her legacy through the worlds of fashion, television and films, she discussed the TV model and character how the reality competition series was not always “well” over the 24 seasons.
“More than 20 years ago I created an offer called Next America's next model“The banks started for each the people. “You have no idea how difficult we are fighting to bring diversity in this TV program at a time when it was not present, to show a different beauty at a time when the world was like,” what? Are you receiving that? “While people tell me the fashion industry,” You put girls from the cover in your program? ” You were like, “Why can a girl from the trailer garden become a model, but the girl who is in the garden in the cap cannot?” We fought while we struggled and made us happen. ”
And she continued, “Did we get it correctly? Hell no. I said some stupid. But I refuse to be a legacy about some of the things associated with each other on the Internet when there were 24 rounds to change the world. I am so excited that I, and many of us have opened this door for others to follow. ”
The first offer in 2003 and three networks from UPN to CW to VH1 and the guest judges from the late Andre Lyon showed to Law Roach, Antm He started facing criticism on social media in 2020; At that time, clips of the series began to move online, including those in which banks criticized a model for not repairing their dental gap, which they dealt in a tweet that was launched since then after they were called, and writing at that time: “You saw publications about the lack of sensitivity to some of the previous ANTM moments and agreed on you. If we look back, these were some options really outside. A lot of love and virtual hugs.
the essence The award ceremony will be broadcast on March 3 at 8 pm East time, with before the show at 7 pm East time, on YouTube.
