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On Friday, America’s Next Top Model winner CariDee English hostessed live band karaoke at Midtown’s Johnny Utah’s. Svedka provided the liquid courage for adventurous guests to both hop onstage and ride the mechanical bull, making for some mortifying memorable moments. More»

[Photos via Elevation]. The infamous Tyra Banks, she of the “crazy eyes”, former supermodel, talk show and reality show hostess took over Union Square yesterday in order to film a segment for  the upcoming fifth season of “The Tyra Banks Show”. What’s the best way to celebrate this while stressing the message of good self-esteem? More»

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Last night Katra Lounge hosted a Femme Fatale Monday “Don’t Feed the Models” dinner party for agencies, bookers and models. The head of casting for “America’s Next Top Model” attended the event, a series which started with a loyal following in Miami.

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• Victoria Beckham might guest judge on American Idol, replacing Paula Abdul. Can you say upgrade? [Mirror]

• And in more reality tv guest judge news, Lauren Conrad is going to be a guest judge on America’s Next Top Model. She was on a reality show about Southern California, which makes her, you know, totally qualified. [US Mag]

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• So even if America’s Next Top Model won’t confirm that Tyra Banks fired Paulina Porizkova, Paulina sure as hell will. That’s our girl. Hey, that’s what Tyra gets for firing Paulina on her Birthday anyway. [Access Hollywood]

• Smoke, mirrors… and a lawsuit? Magician Criss Angel may be heading to the courts instead of the stage for stealing Jeff Beacher’s cat. His defense? “The cat and I have become close friends.” Okkk. [NY Post]

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Celia Ammerman, the 25 year old contestant on the current season of America’s Next Top Model, is thought to be the frontrunner by many. Before entering Cycle 13 of the reality show, the tall blond worked at Bergdorf Goodman’s right here in good ol’ New York City selling overpriced designer frocks in hopes of getting discovered. Despite her age (Tyra has remarked many times that 25 is “old” to just now be getting into the modeling industry), her pictures are often some of the judge’s favorites, and a number of blogs and fans are predicting she may win the whole damn thing despite being at least a good half decade older than everyone.  More»

• Latest “secret” bar is revealed, evidently bullied into an early reveal by some vicious commentary by Grub Street readers [NYMag]

• Reality show NYC Prep (like Gossip Girl, but real) is coming to Bravo, and here’s a peek at the cast members [BravoTV]

• New York is still the place to be for new media, so in perfect “Facebook” fashion, the company will be opening offices here. We’re in for a lot of unwanted poking. [Observer]

• ANTM for mini-models, Take Two, is scheduled for Saturday, leaving Sunday to ask for forgiveness for stepping on people at Saturday’s riot [NYDN]

• Now that the weather has turned (hopefully it will stick), Shake Shack will be returning to summer hours [Eater]

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Monday night, the Oxygen Network had a launch party for the new America’s Next Top Model Obsessed (marathon showings of past seasons) at Gotham Hall. Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker, and Miss Jay welcomed past winners and contestants, including Jaslene Gonzalez, Whitney Thompson, Yoanna House , Danielle Evans, and Saleisha Stowers, and TV stars like Gossip Girl’s Connor Paolo and 30 Rock’s Judah Frielander (yes).

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Wow it’s been almost a week! Did you miss us?! So here’s our night:

We started our night at the T-Mobile Sidekick party at Bathhouse Studio. Our host Jackson Jeyanayagam (from Waggener Edstrom) told us to get there early because he has some surprises in store. Did he ever! The party was a total interactive, visual experience. We couldn’t even focus there was so much going on! There were bars everywhere and not just alcohol, there was also an ice cream shake bar, a peanut butter bar and an icee bar where you could pick your favorite flavor.

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