Tyra Banks was spotted as she attended the 2009 CW Network UpFront at Madison Square Garden.  CW announced their 2009-2010 lineup which includes Tyra’s hit reality fashion contest America’s Next Top Model.  The show ranked first in its time slot among adults and women between the ages of 18-34 and was the sixth highest-rated show on television among female teens last season. I personally love the show (I disagreed with this year’s winner, though).

It was recently revealed that Paulina Porizkova was fired from her job as a judge on America’s Next Top Model and I was really surprised.  I actually liked Paulina and I am sorry to see her go.  I know that she and Tyra sometimes didn’t agree but I really didn’t expect this.  Paulina, clearly, is not happy about being let go and has actually starting doing something I really don’t admire – trash-talking. 
When speaking to Access Hollywood she said:  “I must admit I was having a little bit of an issue with Tyra being late for every judging.  …read more

Talk show host, Tyra Banks, was a panelist at the "Broadcasting Reality: Show Me the Money!" newsmaker luncheon yesterday.  The panel was moderated by Survivor host, Jeff Probst. 

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I couldn’t find a lot of information about the event but I do know that it took an in-depth look into the creation of successful reality TV programs.  I’m guessing Tyra was included due to her hugely popular show America’s Next Top Model.  Tyra’s fellow panelists included Mark Burnett, Michael Davies, Mike Fleiss, Allison Grodner, and Arthur Smith.