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| Top Model | |
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| Created by | Tyra Banks |
| Original work | America's Next Top Model |
| Owner | Paramount Global |
| Years | 2003–present |
| Films and television | |
| Television series | International versions, see below |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| First aired | May 20, 2003 |
| Distributor | CBS Media Ventures |
Top Model, also called Next Top Model, is a fashion-themed reality television show format produced in many countries throughout the world and seen in over 120 countries producing over 200 seasons (referred to as "cycles"). The show takes the form of a modeling competition whose winners typically receive a contract with a major modeling agency and a cover shoot and fashion photo spread in a fashion magazine. The format was created by Tyra Banks for the original series, America's Next Top Model, which first aired in 2003 and was produced by Ken Mok's 10 by 10 Entertainment.[1][2][3]
- ^ Frances Bonner Personality Presenters: Television's Intermediaries With Viewers 2011 Page 131 "The 'Next Top Model' franchise operates differently, not having had a popular vote and using as its main presenter a successful ex-model, rather than a television professional. It was created by American model Tyra Banks, who did have television acting experience, has presented all American series, and has since expanded her television work, including into the daytime talk programme The Tyra Banks Show."
- ^ Wendy Molyneux Everything Is Wrong With You: The Modern Woman's Guide To Finding Self Confidence Through Self-Loathing – 2008 "Not content to be just a stunning supermodel with a sweet, sweet A, Tyra Banks has created a media empire based on her America's Next Top Model franchise that has been syndicated around the world. Ms. Banks also hosts a daily talk show where she frequently addresses women's self-esteem issues as related to beauty."
- ^ Manuel Castells Communication Power Page 1568 2009 "And, while not officially a Top Model franchise, an Afghani local TV station made headlines in the Fall of 2007 when it launched its own low-budget take on the format."