Jezebel: modelville

Tyra's "Modelville": Sore Loser Fails To Escape From The Set

Tracie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST

For the past few months, Tyra has been running a "reality series within a series" called "Modelville," that featured five Top Model alumni living in a penthouse in NYC and competing for a $50,000 spokesmodel gig with beauty care company Carol's Daughter. On today's episode, the winner — Dominique from Cycle 10 — was announced, and the runner-up, Renee (from Cycle 8) was a total sore loser, running off stage, and attempting to run off the set using Tyra's elevator entrance at the back (she couldn't figure out how to get it to work). Frustrated, she shook her head in disapproval and cried. After the commercial break, though, the owner of Carol's Daughter, who obviously felt bad, told Renee that she would "work with her," although it was never specified in what capacity. Renee went on to sob as the credits rolled. Clip above.

House Party Punks Trash Former Top Models' Apartment

Tracie — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST

On yesterday's edition of Modelville — "the reality show within the Tyra show" in which former Top Model contestants compete for a Carol's Daughter spokeswoman gig — the girls decided to throw a house party to show off their fancy schmancy Manhattan penthouse. Everything was going swimmingly until Lauren, the punk from Cycle 10, invited her crazy punk friends over and things went down the crapper. The other girls (apart from Fatima) were irked by the multi-colored haired, leather-clad guests, and were afraid that things would get stolen from the house. After Bianca heard her curling iron fall off the sink, she freaked out and wouldn't let anyone use the bathroom. This made the punks retaliate and throw a "riot" that looked like something from a scene in A Clockwork Orange, complete with a top hat. Clip above.

Top Model Alums Live In Tyra's "Modelville"

Tracie — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDT

If you're a fan of Top Model then you need to be watching "Modelville," the "reality show within the Tyra show." It features five former Top Models, all living in an apartment in NYC, trying to get jobs and ultimately competing for a $50,000 contract with Carol's Daughter. Each week Tyra devotes a whole episode to "Modelville," and I'm eating it up with a spoon. The girls are Fatima, Lauren (who once guested on Pot Psychology), Bianca, Renee, and Dominique. Shit is getting deep with these girls, as they have been sharing traumatic stories of abuse from their past with each other. The clip above, however, is a bit lighter. The girls discuss life after Top Model. Renee accidentally went to a porno party with Top Model alum Jael, and Bianca says that she's had similarly bad experiences with other former Top Models.