After an old clip from America’s Next Top Model, a show Tyra Banks created and executive produced, resurfaced earlier this week in these internet streets, people quickly called Banks to the front of the congregation.
And now the subject of that clip is speaking out. In the video from a 2006 episode, Banks asks then-aspiring model Danielle “Dani” Evans why she refused to have the gap between her teeth closed after being sent to the dentist. “Do you think you can have a CoverGirl contract with a gap in your mouth?” Banks asked Evans during the elimination round.
Evans answered: “Yes, why not?” “It’s not marketable,” Banks responded. In the end, Evans agreed to close the gap—but not completely.
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