Diva Tyra Banks, heiress Paris Hilton and her boyfriend Doug Reinhardt attended the Broadcasting Reality: Show Me The Money! Newsmaker Luncheon presented by HRTS at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday in Beverly Hills, California. Both ladies looked adorable. Speaking of Tyra, have you been keeping up with the latest season of America’s Next Top Model?

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In what promises to be one of the randomest combos of the year, Clay Aiken joins Miss Tyra Banks as an acting coach on tonight’s episode of ANTM (8pm EST on the CW).

Still riding high off of his successful Broadway run with Spamalot, Aiken says, “It was kind of neat to be able to talk to some kids who were going through something similar to what I had been through so many years ago on Idol,” in what he refers to as “reality-show stress.”

“I was on the other side of the table for once,” he continues, “which was a surreal experience for me.”

Clay and Tyra clicked when they first met, and try to stay in contact whenever they’re both in the same town. He believes she’s a real, down-to-earth person – something her talk show has allowed the world to really glimpse.

Will you love muffins be watching tonight?

The extraordinary Tyra Banks was all smiles while she received her Excellence in Media Award at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis Saturday night in NYC. Can we talk about how amazing she looks in all black? I love her with the softer with that flawless makeup and hair. Sigh. Ugly Betty diva Vanessa L. Williams attended the event as well looking better and better with age.

Thoughts?

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Love muffins, did you catch tonight’s America’s Next Top Model? Here’s my little recap of the episode.

First stop on the ANTM train: Miss J’s Charm School. The girls change into preppy khaki pants, sweater sets and pearls. Miss J instructs the girls how to walk and critiques them in his hilarious, over-the-top, and playfully strict way. Bianca and Chantelle from Cycle 11 are brought back to help the girls with their walks and teach them about “model respect.”

During a game of truth of dare, Natalie reveals she thought Thalia had the worst picture at last week’s panel, causing the newly-blonde Thalia to have a bit of a breakdown, and call her sister for a breath of confidence.

The first challenge is walking for designer, Jill Stuart, wearing her spring runway collection. The catch is that the girls will be walking with a bunch of large, awkward shopping bags, putting to use the runway etiquette taught to them by Miss J at “school.” Miss J brings out Ann Shoket, editor in chief of Seventeen Magazine, to watch the show, adding some additional pressure to the young model hopefuls.

Cocky Natalie decides to add an unrehearsed spin into her runway walk, not pleasing Miss J. In the review, Natalie’s walk was praised, but the twirl was not. Adding to the already dismal Tahlia’s self-pity, her walk was described as weak. Challenger winner’s prize is some pieces of Stuart’s collection: Natalie.

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Three people were arrested Saturday after craziness broke out at an America’s Next Top Model audition at the Park Central New York Hotel in New York City. Six people were injured, with two of them needing treatment at a hospital.

The drama began when model hopefuls, sleeping in the line over night, got irritated at girls cutting the queue. The frustration worsened when they found out that if they left the line, they’d have to start all over, causing some model candidates to urinate in cups. As the hours crept by, girls were being compressed into each other, causing some of them to have difficulty breathing. Two people that had been taunting each other for hours started to really fight, calling attention to police who broke up the disagreement. One threatened to return with a gun.

The last straw was when a BMW showed up with smoke pouring out, causing someone in the crowd to yell, “Bomb!”, sending the hundreds of hopefuls running and breaking down barricades. Watch the crazy footage below.

Needless to say, the audition was shut down after the incident.

Note: The show is currently in Cycle 12 – you can see the review from last week’s episode here.

Love muffins, did you happen to catch Wednesday night’s episode of America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 12? It was the legendary “makeover” episode, and boy did Tyra beat their hair and makeup. After one breakdown and a walk out by legendary Bergdof Goodman hair guru, John Barrett, over contestant Natalie’s refusal to cut her hair, the girls had their first challenge. The challenge was to pick some unsuspecting girl off the street and introduce her to “Cover Girl Eyelights Mascara” inside a faux Cover Girl Walmart setting, and really sell the Cover Girl line. The winners’ prize was a Cover Girl photo shoot to be featured in Walmart.

Next up was the famous photo shoot with sexy British judge, Nigel Barker. The girls had to not only pose, but to adjust their own lighting on the rocker-themed set. Judges this week at panel were Nigel Barker, Miss J, Paulina Porizkova, Nole Marin (he’s back!) and Tyra. In the end, the girl with the Latin flava, Jessica, was eliminated. This was actually a bit of a shock to me because I thought she was pretty, with beautiful skin.

Thoughts? Did any of you love muffins watch the episode?

Note: Next week is Miss J’s Charm School – this is going to be hilarious! You can check out model interviews, past episodes, and photos on the CW website.