To this day, Tyra Banks hails ANTM as a champion of body positivity. But in reality, the show was one of the biggest body shaming offenders of our generation. Season after season, ANTM picked apart contestants’ bodies, shamed them for their weights, and even brought on plus-size models, only to tell them there was no place for them in the industry. The show cast women with eating disorders and criticized their bodies, too. In this episode, we hear from contestants who went on the show with confidence and left with body dysmorphia, eating disorders, and other body image issues. 

If you or someone you know is struggling with disordered eating, help is available. Call NEDA, the National Eating Disorder Association at (800) 931-2237 or text “NEDA” to 741-741.   

Looking to place a face to the name and hear bonus content? Check out our Instagram account, @glasspodcasts, where we recap each episode with show notes that include the people, places, and even video clips referenced in the episode.

To this day, Tyra Banks hails ANTM as a champion of body positivity. But in reality, the show was one of the biggest body shaming offenders of our generation.&nbsp;Season after season, ANTM picked apart contestants&rsquo; bodies, shamed them for their weights, and even brought on plus-size models, only to tell them there was no place for them in the industry. The show cast women with eating disorders and criticized their bodies, too. In this episode, we hear from contestants who went on the show with confidence and left with body dysmorphia, eating disorders, and other body image issues.&nbsp;
If you or someone you know is struggling with disordered eating, help is available. Call NEDA, the National Eating Disorder Association at (800) 931-2237 or text &ldquo;NEDA&rdquo; to 741-741. &nbsp;&nbsp;
Looking to place a face to the name and hear bonus content? Check out our Instagram&nbsp;account,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/glasspodcasts/">@glasspodcasts</a>, where we recap each episode with show notes that include the people, places, and even video clips referenced in the&nbsp;episode.

Miss America used to be a national icon. At its peak, the pageant was appointment television, drawing TV audiences that rivaled the Superbowl. 

But now, the crown is slipping.

The organization is at the center of a tabloid courtroom drama.  Two people are claiming to be the rightful owner of the Miss America pageant. And the fight is getting ugly.  

In one corner, a pageant girl boss. In the other, a self-proclaimed Palm Beach billionaire with a controversial past.

After decades of leadership failures and declining interest, today’s scandal is the only the latest in a long line of controversies in the pageant world.

And yet, thousands of young women continue to compete every year. What keeps drawing contestants to an institution that so many former insiders believe has failed them?   

Over the course of 10 episodes, we'll hear directly from former titleholders, participants, and whistleblowers. Hosted by pop culture journalist Bridget Armstrong, Curse of Miss America is an investigation into the unraveling of an American institution. 

Miss America used to be a national icon.&nbsp;At its peak, the pageant was appointment&nbsp;television, drawing TV audiences that rivaled the Superbowl.&nbsp;
But now, the crown is slipping.
The organization is at the center of a tabloid courtroom drama.&nbsp; Two people are claiming to be the rightful owner of the Miss America pageant. And the fight is getting ugly. &nbsp;
In one corner, a pageant girl boss. In the other, a self-proclaimed Palm Beach billionaire with a controversial past.
After decades of leadership failures and declining interest, today&rsquo;s scandal is the only the latest in a long line of controversies in the pageant world.
And yet, thousands of young women continue to compete every year. What keeps drawing contestants to an institution that so many former insiders believe has failed them?&nbsp; &nbsp;
Over the course of 10 episodes, we'll hear directly from former titleholders, participants, and whistleblowers. Hosted by pop culture journalist Bridget Armstrong, Curse of Miss America is an investigation into the unraveling of an American institution.&nbsp;

Curse of: Miss America

America’s Next Top Body Shamer| EP 9 | Curse of America's Next Top Model

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