Last week saw the sad demise of Victoria Marshman, Yale ‘09, from America’s Next Top Model. Eliminated for her "prickly" disposition while posing as a cactus, Tory left the show and returned to life as a History major. In an exclusive phone interview, everyone’s favorite failed model gave IvyGate juicy details from her life as television star.

After the jump, Yale’s Hottest Skinny Chick dishes on castmates, crazed fans, the quality of Tyra Banks’ boobs… and re-tells a scene Lady Banks didn’t want viewers to see (hint: it involves Tyra siccing her bodyguards on a tiny, defenseless Tory)

IG: How does it feel to be eliminated from America’s Next Top Model?
VM: I’m pretty relieved, to tell you the truth. Being a TV celebrity sucked. I didn’t cry and I didn’t catfight, which is not very good for reality TV.

IG: Does this mean you think your elimination was based on television, not modeling?
VM: No. I mean, my cactus picture wasn’t very good. I don’t consider myself very pretty. Most high fashion or editorial models aren’t that pretty in real life, anyway. I’m too pale, too gangly, and have too weird a face to ever be considered sexy. But the show’s definitely geared toward a certain kind of girl, and at the end of the day, I did go on as a joke.

IG: Do you think that affected the fact that you were ultimately chosen?
VM: When you get [to the casting call], they have you talk to a video camera, and all the other girls were talking about eating disorders and their fathers molesting them. I just talked about really obscene things, and the camera men thought it was funny.

IG: Is that the interview on the CW’s website?
VM: No, no — that video is the one where they got Yale in, which was unfortunate. They find out everything about you before you join the show, and asked me about [Yale] because I hadn’t been talking about it. And then they replayed that interview in every episode.

IG: I have to ask: What, exactly, is the "top history program at Yale"?
VM: It’s so funny, what you do [in the interviews] is the producers ask you questions and you’re supposed to take their questions and use them in a sentence. And the producers asked me, "Are you in the top history program at Yale?" And I was so tired at that point, I was like, "Yeah, I’m in the top history program at Yale." I thought he meant Yale had a good history program, not that I was in the top one. I didn’t even tell the girls I went to Yale; the producers told them to try to make it a big deal. But I never actually talked about it, and nobody really cared, anyway.

IG: How accurate did you find the editing? 
VM: Well, they portrayed me as the one who didn’t care too much about the show, which was true. But then they also portrayed me as the girl who went around like "I’m from Yale! I’m so smart!" which totally isn’t true. They just took those one or two interviews and kept playing them. But that’s the way reality TV is. I knew what I was getting into.

IG: How did you get along with the other girls? 
VM: We got along really well. We all keep in touch. A lot of them come visit me here, it’s a lot of fun.

IG: So there are top models stalking Yale’s campus on a regular basis? 
VM: There are! And nobody really notices.

IG: Tell me about the catfights. Which of the girls are actually crazy, or was it all for the camera? 
VM: Oh my god, it’s so crazy but no one’s actually like that at all. If you’re filmed 24 hours a day, you’re bound to do stupid things. Everyone is also so sleep-deprived, which is why they fight a lot. You’re not allowed to read, watch tv, or to leave the house. All you can do is cook and talk to each other. You get tired and bored, and people get on each other’s nerves. … Every time you see one girl on the show, there’s usually at least ten people on the side: producers, cameramen, sound crew. You’re not allowed to talk to the cameramen or sound people, but one or two producers will ask you questions.

IG: In episode two, Tyra announced this would be ANTM’s first no-smoking cycle. Did everyone really quit?
VM: Again, they were trying to make drama happen. A couple of [the girls] smoke, and I smoke, too, but not a lot. We all just quit so it wouldn’t be a big thing. I was really proud of Jenah, the other smoker. She stopped cold turkey.

IG: What else did they do to create drama?
VM: The sleep deprivation thing really made everyone crazy. They would deprive me even more [than others] because I wasn’t manipulated as easily, I guess. I would get maybe two or three hours of sleep a night, and had to nap whenever I could. It makes you physically ill and mentally insane. A couple girls got sick.

IG: Tell us about your fans.
VM: [laughs] I have a huge fan base consisting mainly of thirteen-year-old girls. 

IG: Do they contact you?
VM: Yeah, it’s crazy. I took down everything about me from the internet — my e-mail, my mailing address, everything — but people find a way. I get a huge amount of letters, and there’s stuff all over the internet. … I’m a really private person. It’s weird that this is going to be my fifteen minutes of fame, but I guess I’ll take it.

IG: After the premiere you e-mailed us about stopping a rumor that you were half-Asian. What was that all about?
VM: I’m not half-Asian, or Asian at all, but somehow on the internet people started saying that, and I got tons of really, really racist e-mail and letters about the impurity of my blood and the corruption of the white race by my "Oriental father."

IG: Whoa. So it was white people writing hate mail?
VM: Yeah, white people sending these really anti-Asian or anti-mixed-race stuff. I’ve taken measures to prevent it since: I changed my mailing address, my e-mail and stuff. It’s like, not only did I manage to piss off two supermodels while on the show, I managed to be the target of racial hate while not actually being of that race. 

IG: When you first wrote to us, I was afraid it was my fault, because I’m half-Asian.
VM: Really? I mean, I think half-Asians are hot. [ed.note: Tory thinks I'm hot! This is the best day of my life] It was just weird for me, to be getting all this anti-Asian hate. But it was kind of funny, in it’s own way, too.

IG: Did you guys really sleep in one big room?
VM: Yes. I felt like I was in an orphanage.

IG: Did you ever hug Tyra? 
VM: I did, and I was afraid she’d eat me.

IG: Did her boobs feel real?
VM: You know, I didn’t check.

IG: Why do the girls scream every time Tyra shows up? Shouldn’t you get used to it?
VM: They’d actually make us do multiple takes ever time she entered a room. Like, she’d come in, and we’d be like, "Oh hi, Tyra." And they’d be like, "Girls, we’re going to have to do that again." We’d do it two or three more time before they’d finally leave us alone. … Whenever the girls are screaming, it’s something like the third take.

IG: Which girls are your favorites?
VM: Hmm. I would say Jenah or Heather. Jenah because she’s crazy and really funny, and Heather because she’s very serious about the thing. … She really does have Aspberger’s. It affects the way she interacts with people, but she’s a very sweet person.

IG: What are your plans for the future?
VM: I’d never drop out of school for modeling or acting, but I have been approached by a couple agencies. I don’t know what I’ll do, but if there’s a way to do both, I might be interested.

IG: Last thoughts?
VM: I didn’t cry and I didn’t catfight…. I made a lot of friends, and I’m glad I went on it. 

 
After her interview, Tory thought of one more anecdote and sent it via e-mail:

I was reading a message board about the editing of the show, and I forgot to tell you about this part. It gives a spoiler by a mole from the show (probably an editor). It’s kind of funny, so I thought I’d shoot you an e-mail:

"The part of the Victoria elimination we also didn’t see was when she took off her high heels once she’d been cut, TYRA ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT VICTORIA WAS ABOUT TO THROW THEM AT HER, AND SUMMONED HER BODYGUARD. Tyra also insisted (as Victoria has said) that the whole part where Victoria turned to the girls to ask them if they thought she was prickly be cut from the episode. Tyra did not like Victoria ‘trying to control my panel.’ Don’t mess with Ms. Banks. She’ll fuck you up."

86 Responses to “Tory Tells All in Exclusive Interview!
I’m not sexy, and Tyra feared me.”

1. mccxxiii Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 2:07 pm

   AYE!!

2. kyle Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 2:40 pm

   hhahahahah this girl is hilarious, damnit tyra WHY

3. hey Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 2:41 pm

   that is great interview!

4. dartmouth09 Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 2:43 pm

   aye!!!

5. w00t Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 2:47 pm

   hahahah tory you are the SHIT!!

   well done ivygate.

6. yep Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 3:18 pm

   yeah i saw tory and jenah outside of toads last night actually. i cant believe she actually got one of the other models to go to toads.

7. D02 Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 3:34 pm

   “because I’m half-Asian”

   Whoa. “Maureen O’Connor” is half asian?

8. h05 Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 3:40 pm

   gotta say i was prepared to hate the girl, and now i have completely changed my mind. well done tory.

9. keggy Says:
   October 18th, 2007 at 3:42 pm

   This should stifle all the whiney bitches who are complaining about IvyGate’s post-communist downfall.

10. h05 Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 3:58 pm

    gotta say i was prepared to hate the girl, and now i have completely changed my mind. well done tory.

11. polly Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 6:51 pm

    AYE!! Victoria is the best, one of my all-time favorite models.

12. HalfHapa Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 7:19 pm

    Why is the author surprised that white people would send racist emails? Didn’t they invent it?

13. y09 Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 7:42 pm

    Aye. She does come off a bit shy if you first meet her, but she is actually one of the funniest people I have ever met. Also, despite what she says, she is very pretty.

14. jasmine Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 8:34 pm

    i know it’s out there but the whole being flooded with emails from racist whites just for having “Asian blood” really makes me weep for mankind.

15. tlt Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 8:52 pm

    I disagree, she sounds like an ingrate.

16. Sascha Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 9:06 pm

    It’s Asperger, not Aspberger.

17. tlt Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 9:10 pm

    I disagree, she sounds like an ingrate.

18. half Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 9:13 pm

    i’m half asian…maybe tory will think i’m hot an hook up with me?

19. bbpp Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 9:23 pm

    not an ingrate, shes actually frighteningly intelligent.

20. tvisstupid Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 9:34 pm

    also from a forum:

    “I was talking to a friend of mine last night, and while away at college, she’s met a boy who’s sister works as an editor/writer for ANTM. According to her, Victoria
    was given a really inaccurate edit and was one of the nicest girls on the show. So it’s not just the other girls who thought it–the CW staff does too.”

    wow guess they really screwed her. who would have guessed that tyra hates smart white chickes …

21. princeton Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 9:48 pm

    wow that was actually an interview worth my time. good job ivygate.

22. ViolentQuaker Says:
    October 18th, 2007 at 11:36 pm

    It’s Ass-burger.

23. jay Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 3:18 am

    This girl is one of the most weirdly beautiful people on campus. also probably one of the most quietly brilliant. poor girl got a lot shit for the show though …

24. d10 Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 8:03 am

    Aye aye, cap’n.

25. myleigha Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 9:49 am

    She’s still lame.

26. Mark Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 10:18 am

    AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE

27. Cactus Head Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 11:07 am

    Tyra’s a moron. Maybe she should get an education and then she’d feel less insecure.

28. Giulia Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 12:24 pm

    I loved Victoria and thought she would go far (kinda like the other “smart girl” Elise, from Season 1, whom I also adored).

    I also thought it was really disgusting how they treated her, regardless of whether she was brought on the show to fit the bill for the “smart geek.” I mean, they basically had Twiggy insult her every episode for not being ridiculously dizzy and bubbly, and for just being, um, NORMAL, and then when she tried to defend herself they said she had a nasty personality and was being too confrontational.

    Like we all needed proof that the only way to win ANTM is to be brain-dead, and to have no self-confidence to boot.

    Victoria, you should go on to do something with your life as interesting and daring as you are. Best of luck to you.

29. David Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 1:08 pm

    That was an incredible interview. Cheers to her for not getting caught up in the b*llsh*t.

30. adrian Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 2:01 pm

    yes, yes, yes. we all love victoria. i get it. congratulations to yale.

    HOWEVER

    aren’t we forgetting to mention that brown had an antm finalist in cycle 3? i mean, no offense to tory, but i’ll take yaya–the original ivy-league antm badass–over her any day.

31. pete Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 3:07 pm

    aye! aye! aye!

32. paul.ecks Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 3:28 pm

    what a great interview! it’s a shame that they portrayed her the way that they did. i loved it when she took her shoes off! it was such a big middle finger to tyra and top model. who’s gonna be sassy to twiggy now?

33. Lana Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 3:48 pm

    I do not like this girl. She obviously does not know when to shut up. Now would be good.

34. Lana Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 3:49 pm

    I do not like this girl. She obviously does not know when to shut up. Now would be good.

35. Lana K Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 3:52 pm

    I do not like this girl. She obviously does not know when to shut up. Now would be good.

36. Lois L Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 4:13 pm

    Funny, Lana - I was just thinking the exact same thing about you…

37. Shinyfluff Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 4:34 pm

    Aye! She is very composed and reserved; apparently activating class angst amongst certain despotic show hosts. She is so pretty. I love that she rose above the expectations of poor behavior that are typical for this sort of show.

38. Jon Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 4:40 pm

    You said it best Lois L :)
    Also love Victoria

39. leela Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 5:48 pm

    It is quite refreshing to know that what you’ve supected all along is true. It was clear to me that Victoria was being abused by the editing. I didn’t perceive her standing up for herself as an act of rebellion. It is TOO FUNNY that Tyrant was Tyrafied of getting hit by flying shoes. All I saw was a girl saying “oh thank chr*st I can finally take these hideously painful shoes off my bleeding feet!” Way to go Victoria, way to go!

40. person Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 10:06 pm

    please don’t tell me you think she is intelligent based on this interview?

    anyone who is claiming that she is intelligent better actually know her and her personality before stating she’s intelligent because of this interview.

    anyway, she’s a brave chick and i respect her for that.

41. otherperson Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 10:30 pm

    i actually did not know her before she was in my seminar, but she was crazy smart. we had to grade each other’s papers and hers always got As from the professor. everyone else got Cs

42. potty mouth princess Says:
    October 20th, 2007 at 12:58 am

    Yaya was a Yalie. It was Whitney who matriculated at Brown.

43. Penn '09 Says:
    October 20th, 2007 at 9:24 am

    No, Yaya and Elyse went to Brown. Whitney went to Dartmouth.
    So sad I know this.

44. Rosario Says:
    October 20th, 2007 at 11:55 am

    Why not keep Victoria on the show? I thought her drama with Twiggy could have been very entertaining.

45. whatup Says:
    October 20th, 2007 at 12:58 pm

    it’s so weird they portrayed her as abrasive, because she is probably the most polite, agreeable person i know. and yeah, i agree she is very pretty in a pale, stick-like kind of way

46. bobbby Says:
    October 21st, 2007 at 1:15 am

    victoria marshman is the craziest, most beautiful girl on campus. she is one of those people you know will end up insanely famous/wealthy. you can just tell. bet you 50 bucks.

47. harvard07 Says:
    October 21st, 2007 at 11:50 am

    aye, aye, aye changed my mind about her completely after reading this. good job ivygate

48. patty Says:
    October 21st, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    There’s a tiny discrepancy in Miss Victoria’s last minute email to you - The scene where she takes off her heels wasn’t cut - it was televised. What other morsels are pure bull? We’ll never now.

49. bryan Says:
    October 21st, 2007 at 1:15 pm

    yeah but the part where tyra freaks out and thinks victoria is going to throw them at her obviously wasn’t televised. that’s what she meant … obv.

50. y07 Says:
    October 21st, 2007 at 1:56 pm

    aye.

51. y07(2) Says:
    October 21st, 2007 at 2:10 pm

    lim(as aye->pi/2)tan(aye)

    yes, i’m a dork.

52. yale11 Says:
    October 21st, 2007 at 7:54 pm

    ayeeeeee!

53. travis Says:
    October 22nd, 2007 at 1:32 pm

    vic is the best…even though i lost some fantasy top model points when she got eliminated..but she is still pretty fierce!

54. travis Says:
    October 22nd, 2007 at 1:34 pm

    aye!!! vic is the best…even though i lost some fantasy top model points when she got eliminated..but she is still pretty fierce!

55. PennPrincess Says:
    October 22nd, 2007 at 7:33 pm

    Victoria seems liks such an awesome girl and it’s fairly obvious to anyone who watched the show that she was a victim of production editing. Team Victoria!

56. Ashley Says:
    October 22nd, 2007 at 8:25 pm

    “She was a victim of production editing.”

    Um, obviously. Every single person that goes on ANY reality show is a victim of production editing, that’s the way it is. They know this well before they go on the show, and if they can’t handle it, they’re not made for it.

    But now all of these “Victoria-haters” now love her because of this interview. Give your head a shake, guys. This entire interview could just as easily be made up. It’s not like it’s that hard for Victoria to pull off a few “feel sorry for me, but I’m smart! ANTM didn’t mean anything to me!” and then the truth actually be entirely different.

    I don’t believe that this entire thing was a joke to her. Why? Because she tried WAY TOO HARD for it not to matter to her. Why would she risk being SO behind in school to be on the show, like she said she did, if it didn’t really matter to her? If she didn’t want to be “a walking coat hanger”? The truth is, she WANTED to be on the show, and she’s a liar.

    I didn’t mind Victoria, and I still don’t. But I think half of what she says is a crock. Plain and simple.

57. sam Says:
    October 22nd, 2007 at 10:10 pm

    well she didn’t risk being behind in school … because it was filmed over the summer. she didn’t say she didn’t want to be on the show either, just that she didn’t take reality tv seriously. i think you are just bitter that you aren’t a size zero.

    team victoria all the way. she is great.

58. h06 Says:
    October 22nd, 2007 at 10:26 pm

    she has to be seriously amazing for ivygate to back her, anyway. i like the girl.

59. Nick Says:
    October 23rd, 2007 at 12:06 am

    They would have got BETTER RATINGS if they had kept Victoria …. those losers.

60. Nick Says:
    October 23rd, 2007 at 12:10 am

    They would have got BETTER RATINGS if they had kept Victoria …. those losers.

61. y07 Says:
    October 23rd, 2007 at 7:43 am

    Another interview with Yale Herald, also pretty good:

    http://www.yaleherald.com/article.php?Article=5831

62. Naj Says:
    October 23rd, 2007 at 10:34 am

    That was really juicy. I would say bring more girls to know what is going on behind the camera. Also I would love to see Ms. Bank’s real personality. She looks very sweet and kind but most of the girls from her show say totally different things about her.

63. Wera Says:
    October 23rd, 2007 at 5:46 pm

    Question :

    Did fluffy or twiggy get pissed off and that’s why they cut her? Like Twiggy tried to point out something, I feel impolitely, and then when Victoria was cut, it was sort of to save face? I think the whole thing made the judging panel look stupid. Comments like…”you’re too perky, smile more, smile less, don’t fidget, she’s such a homely person, she’s too bubbly.” Come on people!

    The sad thing is do these girls actually make it? I never see them on the runways…

64. Wera Says:
    October 23rd, 2007 at 5:49 pm

    Question :

    Did fluffy or twiggy get pissed off and that’s why they cut her? Like Twiggy tried to point out something, I feel impolitely, and then when Victoria was cut, it was sort of to save face? I think the whole thing made the judging panel look stupid. Comments like…”you’re too perky, smile more, smile less, don’t fidget, she’s such a homely person, she’s too bubbly.” Come on people!

    The sad thing is do these girls actually make it? I never see them on the runways…

65. bootz Says:
    October 23rd, 2007 at 6:16 pm

    victoria made all the judges look really foolish, haha. also, she and part of this interview was featured on MSN today. go tory and ivygate!

66. josh Says:
    October 23rd, 2007 at 7:31 pm

    i can’t believe she got on msn. that is so amazing. tory, will you marry me?

67. Ashley Says:
    October 24th, 2007 at 6:39 pm

    Sam, you really need to give your head a shake. I AM a size zero, and shockingly, I’m NOT proud of it, either. I’d rather be a size two - three, not be horribly skinny like I am. So don’t ever tell me what I am, and what I’m not, considering you’ve never even seen me.

    Obviously you don’t watch much TV and didn’t see where Victoria said very loud, and very clear, and I quote “I got behind in school, after all.” Yes, it was filmed in summer, but did it ever occur to your very narrow mind that she may be taking too many courses for her term, and had to also work in the summer? SEVERAL students ALL over the world do that.

    Just because I don’t disagree with the fact that Victoria should have been eliminated, or how the way she acts doesn’t mean I’m “bitter” at all. I like several of the girls on the show - Chantal, I think has a VERY good chance at winning. Victoria was TOO catty. I don’t care what the hell you say. You CAN’T be rude to people that are judging you. You CAN’T talk back, either. It would be the same thing if she were in a job interview and her future employer said something, and she just snapped back her answer. That’s all she does.

    Now, onto Tyra, of course she’s not like she is on TV. Nobody is. Nobody at all. Of course scenes are taken over and over again, it’s still for television. If it wasn’t, nobody would watch it. And like I said before, if you, or Victoria are stupid enough to think that by going on a television show, you aren’t going to be a victim of production editing, drive yourself off a cliff, because that’s just plain naive.

    Victoria very well may be a nice girl, but she snaps, and we all watched it. It doesn’t matter what the cameras can do, they CANNOT CHANGE HOW SHE SAYS THINGS. That WAS THE REAL HER.

    She deserved to be gone. Quite frankly, her pictures sucked. And what the hell is w/ her neck?

68. Ashley Says:
    October 24th, 2007 at 6:42 pm

    Oh, and Wera, you bring up some very good points & the same things have crossed my mind.

    I think in the end, Victoria’s snappy attitude, forced Twiggy & Tyra both to say “the hell with her, she’s gone.”

    I’m not by any means a fan of Twiggy’s, but her and Victoria clashed from the beginning. That should have made Victoria think twice before she opened her mouth, because unfortunately, Twiggy has a worse temper than she does.

69. mr33 Says:
    October 25th, 2007 at 12:23 am

    hahah to the last two comments. tory is the nicest, least catty person I know here. are you in high school? She defended herself, that’s all. And if she hadn’t everyone would have said she’s too passive, too shy, etc.

    and um, reality tv is hardly a job interview. she has three jobs to pay for school, so I think she’s doing ok …

70. Jen-day-ha Says:
    October 25th, 2007 at 5:39 am

    Tyra is like the devil who thinks she is a saint. She edits the show herself so of course anything that might blemish her imagined good name is strictly forbidden. I love how Victoria was kicked off for doing something that they praised her for the week before. WTF! Anyway, this show has become a joke.

71. alphie Says:
    October 25th, 2007 at 1:44 pm

    Tyra is such a self righteous fool. They shouldn’t have kicked Victoria off, she had talent, a model’s body, and she wasn’t stupid, unlike pretty much everyone else left on the show right now.

72. Pete Says:
    October 28th, 2007 at 5:42 pm

    Ashley, you need to chill girl. No one needs to be subjected to your misguided anger and ill feelings towards someone you saw on a reality TV show, for Pete’s sake. Get a grip. If you didn’t like watching Victoria on TV then don’t seek out articles about her after the fact. I seriously doubt she wants an emotionally unstable internet stalker. If you are so desperate for attention get a pet. I thought Victoria did just fine. It’s not really a true modeling competition, she would have gotten cut at some point regardless. The whole thing is basically planned out from the beginning. It’s a good thing she did it as a joke because that’s what reality TV is.

73. Pete Says:
    October 28th, 2007 at 5:45 pm

    Ashley, you need to chill girl. No one needs to be subjected to your misguided anger and ill feelings towards someone you saw on a reality TV show, for Pete’s sake. Get a grip. If you didn’t like watching Victoria on TV then don’t seek out articles about her after the fact. I seriously doubt she wants an emotionally unstable internet stalker. If you are so desperate for attention get a pet. I thought Victoria did just fine. It’s not really a true modeling competition, she would have gotten cut at some point regardless. The whole thing is basically planned out from the beginning. It’s a good thing she did it as a joke because that’s what reality TV is.

74. jeanie Says:
    October 31st, 2007 at 10:21 pm

    she got “tons” of hate mail based on perceived Asian ancestry? wow. who are these people and how do they breathe?

75. nice Says:
    November 19th, 2007 at 6:46 pm

    holy moses, I just read Tory’s paper for my class (we peer edit)– the girl is freakin’ brilliant. Seriously, I am really impressed. Thought I’d give you some props, Tory.

76. Lucia Says:
    November 30th, 2007 at 9:04 am

    hey…how stupid tyra can be? i mean…she’s not taking over your show only just for asking that to the girls…freaking stupid tyra is…and asking for her bodyguard..are U stupid or what?? man…tyra is so stupid these days..
    love you victoria!!!!!

77. tyra is crazy Says:
    November 30th, 2007 at 5:44 pm

    this is all over the internet !!

    Interviewer’s question– Would you say the other girls were being portrayed accurately, as well? I know there’s editing, and it’s reality TV, and there’s a story to tell.

    Lisa’s (another model) answer–
    I don’t feel that all the girls were, but I feel they had a story that they had to follow, and they wanted to keep consistent with it by putting those girls into those characters. For instance, Victoria, like the way they tried to portray her. I mean, I didn’t find out that, like, she, you know, it came up that she was from Yale, but she didn’t really go on and on about it, and she didn’t try to sound any smarter than anybody else. She wasn’t really arrogant. She was actually a really sweet girl—probably one of the girls I could really go to, and talk to, and just have a real conversation with. I really enjoyed her company. I think they tried to show her as a different kind of person, like more so her than any of the other girls.

    hahah oh reality tv editing …

78. Lily Says:
    December 18th, 2007 at 10:54 pm

    I always liked Victoria and always felt she was punished for defending herself against the lies of the panel. I LOVE the story about the shoes. It makes me wish that one of them had gone flying into Tyra’s growing thighs. The way Tyra tears apart these models (witness the elimination of Jenah in cycle 9, among others) makes La Tyrant deserve a couple of high heels flying her way.

79. Sarah Says:
    December 31st, 2007 at 7:02 pm

    As a New Haven Townie I’m so glad she got eliminated.

    I am so sick of people who have everything taking more and more as the rich get richer: Actors who feel like they need to make an album, rappers who get into fashion, and Yale students who want to do acting a modeling on the side.

    Eliminating her gives an opportunity to someone who doesn’t have an Ivy League education to “fall back on”.

80. Joy Says:
    January 1st, 2008 at 6:12 am

    I thought she was plain weird at first but now I know how wrong I was. Victoria is awesome!

81. Rose Says:
    January 1st, 2008 at 11:08 am

    Oh my gosh yall, I love this girl. As soon as I found out that she was a history major at yale, i felt that finally antm found a girl who connected with the “smart” girls, for lack of a better word. I was so dissapointed that she didnt make it far on the show. But this interview was great, it really gave us a chance to hear her side of the story. Victoria is absolutely amazing, and i still think shes really pretty. She should totally take the agencies up on their offers!

82. yaaa tory Says:
    February 5th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

    I LOVE TORY!!!!!!!

83. finbar Says:
    April 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 am

    omg, i would have done ANYTHING to see tyrant freak out, thinking victoriawas gonna throw a shoe at her. that is the funniest thing i have heard in a while!!

84. Andrew Says:
    June 2nd, 2008 at 7:27 pm

    Ashley, you must be delusional to believe that reality television is remotely legitimate

85. genesis Says:
    June 21st, 2008 at 7:54 pm

    Tyra’s dumb with the whole bodyguard thing.
    It’s not like Victoria was 300 lbs of muscle, she was a small girl who weighs like half of Tyra.
    Tyra sounds like a big jerk………….

86. genesis Says:
    June 21st, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    Tyra’s dumb with the whole bodyguard thing.
    It’s not like Victoria was 300 lbs of muscle, she was a small girl who weighs like half of Tyra.
    Tyra sounds like a big jerk………….

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