Slate Money - The Illusion of ‘America’s Next Top Model’

<p>In this Money Talks: Journalist <a href="https://www.bridgetarmstrong.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bridget Armstrong</a> joins <a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Peck</a> to discuss this moment of reckoning for the iconic reality show <em>America’s Next Top Model </em>and what she learned in reporting for her podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/curse-of-americas-next-top-model/id1838536758" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Curse of: America’s Next Top Model</a>. They explore how <em>Top Model</em>’s central promise<em>—</em>a fast track to a career in the fashion industry<em>—</em>was ultimately an illusion used to make great television at the expense of …