America’s Next Top Model is…a dork.

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America’s Next Top Model is about to get a facelift.

Tyra Banks, host and executive producer of The CW’s long-running runway competition, has tapped former Chanel muse and Baby Phat founder Kimora Lee Simmons as a judge on the forthcoming 14th cycle of ANTM.

This won’t be Kimora’s first foray sharing the small screen with her on-again/off-again bestie — she formerly appeared as a judge on the first season of Top Model, alongside ex-supermodel Janice Dickinson.

Eddie Murphy and his teen daughter Bria will be making an appearance on the finale of The CW’s America’s Next Top Model on Nov. 18.

Will the comedy legend be lending his fashion sense to the catwalk mavens? Not quite. According to E!’s Kristin Dos Santos, Eddie will be in the house to cheer on Bria, who will appear with the Top Model finalists in the show. Here’s a picture of the 19-year-old beauty at a recent event in Los Angeles with her ex-model mom Nicole Murphy.

Oh Tyra, controversy’s a’comin: On tonight’s edition of America’s Next Top Model: Petite Edition, Tyra sends the six remaining models to Maui for the remainder of the competition after their house is contaminated. Little do they know the wig-wearing mogul is about transform them into biracial models.

Biracial models? As in Blackface on White Chicks? Why do I have a feeling this is going to be $hit?

ANTM airs tonight @ 8PM on The CW.

Make way for the short girls! Entertainment Tonight has a sneak peek at the upcoming season of Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model.

On the 13th cycle of ANTM, aspiring catwalk mavens 5′7” and under faceoff as the Emmy-winning former supermodel and her team of judges go on the hunt for fashion’s next pint-sized big thing.

America’s Next Top Model premieres Wednesday, September 9 @ 8PM on The CW.

America’s Next Top Model is back for its 13th cycle — and this time short gals from across the country are breaking out! On the new season of Tyra Banks’ hit CW fashion competition is breaking the mold by offering 14 girls below the industry standard of 5′7″ a shot at being crowned “America’s Next Petite Top Model.”

Contestant Pics After The Jump!

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Reality stars Lauren Conrad and Kim Kardashian, and in-demand fashion maven Chanel Iman will appear as guest judges when Tyra Banks and the creators of America’s Next Top Model go on a search for America’s Next Petite Model — debuting Wednesday, Sept. 9 @ 8PM on The CW Network.

For the first time, the show will focus on girls who are 5′7″ and under.

Check Out A Complete List Of This Season’s Guest Judges @ FanBolt.com

The weak state of the economy – not an off-screen catfight with host Tyra Banks – led to Paulina Porizkova’s birthday dismissal from America’s Next Top Model, the show’s executive producer told PEOPLE on Monday.
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Teyona Anderson, a 20-year-old student from New Jersey, was crowned the Most Fierce of Them All on Wednesday night’s dramatic Season Finale of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 12, after beating out blonde beauty Allison Harvard on the catwalk in a Rosa Cha Fashion Show.

“I live for modeling,” said a thrilled, trembling Teyona after getting the news. “I’m so proud of myself, it’s ridiculous.”

As the winner of ANTM, Teyona will be managed by Elite Model Management, she’ll receive a $100,000 contract with cosmetics giant CoverGirl, and she’ll also appear on the cover and a six-page fashion spread in an upcoming issue of Seventeen Magazine.

What do you think ANTM? Did Tyra & Co. make a good choice selecting Teyona as America’s Next Top Model?

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