Feb 12
Andre Leon Talley Joins America’s Next Top Model
Posted in: Uncategorized  | During the past 13 cycles of America’s Next Top Model, the show’s had quite the impressive array of judges. Now it’s time to add Andre Leon Talley, editor-at-large of American Vogue, to the list. Before the show became a household name, Tyra Banks pitched the idea to Talley over lunch and asked him to join. Talley declined. “At that point, I said no because it was the beginning. I was thinking I wanted to see where it goes,” he said. With the 14th season about to start, Talley has agreed to join the judging panel for three cycles. What made him change his mind? “I felt maybe I could contribute something to it that had not been on the show. I just felt that it was a way to step out of the box and associate myself with a very important American success story, a very important brand – Tyra Banks,” he said. Talley and Banks were first introduced backstage during a Yves Saint Laurent show; Banks was just 16 years old. Although Talley had never seen an episode of the show, he wasn’t reluctant to take on the responsibility. Fortunately, Anna Wintour didn’t seem to mind Talley’s new gig either. When asked for a comment, her spokesman told WWD, “Andre is always onto new things on television, and I think his latest adventure sounds like a lot of fun and I look forward to watching him on the program.” Read the rest at LimeLife. |
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