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Bridget Armstrong

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737 total appearances

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Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

So when you put that in context, they made absolutely nothing like...

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

So that stuff was standard for reality shows of the time, right?

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

But also, A&TM owned the rights to these model stories within the A&TM universe, and that meant that they could not benefit or profit from being on A&TM, right?

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

So as one model I spoke to broke it down, you couldn't have a YouTube channel, you couldn't write a book.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

Once you left that show, A&TM could continue to use your image in whatever way they wanted to tell whatever story they wanted.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

And that's actually in the contract that A&TM could tell your story in a way that's true or not.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

And you couldn't do anything about it.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

And they could use your image and play clips the next season.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

There's some really gross language about being able to use footage of the contestant's

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

whether they are clothed or unclothed, and whether or not they knew the footage existed.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

There was language in there about producers reserving the right to strip a winner of their title or the prizes.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

And we saw that happen with Anjali Preston, who was the original winner of All Stars Cycle 17.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

Her win was stripped, and it was perfectly legal.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

Absolutely.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

It's absolutely.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

That's exactly what happened.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

So Anjali was on a previous season before All Stars.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

And once she left the show, she said she did not get any work whatsoever.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

Anjali got an Angry Black Girl edit on her season.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

So that also had something to do with it.