Adrianne Curry reveals harsh truths about ANTM’s empty promises and why fans deserve blame alongside Tyra Banks.

No Prize, Just Pain

Adrianne Curry won the first season of America’s Next Top Model back in 2003.

Despite the glitz and glamour, she walked away with nothing but a title.

No cash prize landed in her pocket, just empty promises that vanished into thin air.

The supposed Revlon campaign they dangled like a carrot? That footage mysteriously disappeared before the show aired.

The Broken Promises

The contract with Wilhelmina Models didn’t pan out either. When the show jumped ship to IMG for season two, Curry claims Wilhelmina lost interest fast.

Though she jokes about it now, the frustration still bubbles beneath the surface.

“You still call yourself America’s Next Top Model?” people ask her.

“It’s the only damn thing I won,” she fires back with raw honesty.

Refusing to Join the Hate Train

When the internet turned against Tyra Banks in 2020, everyone expected Curry to pile on. She didn’t.

Despite having every reason to be bitter, Curry took the high road. “If anyone has a right to be mad at her, it’s me.

And I’m over it,” she shrugs, revealing a surprising level of maturity about the whole mess.

The Real Culprits

Here’s where Curry gets spicy – she points the finger at viewers too. “Yeah, but you watched it. You made it popular.

It’s your fault too,” she tells fans who complain about the show’s toxicity.

This raw take hits different coming from someone who lived through the experience, not just consumed it from their couch.

Industry Reality Check

The modeling world told Curry to “tone it down” and “shut up” back then. This pushed her toward reality TV where her personality could shine.

Ironically, today’s modeling scene celebrates exactly what got her pushed out – personality and authenticity.

The industry that once rejected her would probably welcome her with open arms today.

Tyra’s Side of the Story

Banks recently defended the show at the ESSENCE awards, highlighting her fight for diversity.

“We fought and we struggled and we made it happen,” she insisted, while acknowledging mistakes were made.

The modeling mogul refuses to let cherry-picked internet clips define her legacy of “24 cycles of changing the world.”

The Next Chapter

With a Netflix documentary about ANTM in the works, this conversation isn’t over.

Curry’s perspective adds a fascinating wrinkle, holding viewers accountable alongside producers.

Twenty years later, her brutal honesty cuts through the noise with refreshing clarity that makes us question our own role in reality TV culture.