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Jan 30, 2008 @ 8:56am

It looks like Tyra Banks didn't get the memo on what a joke The Fashionista Diaries was.

Reuters reports that the TV-loving once-model has struck a deal with the CW (the same geniuses that brought us Gossip Girl) to host a reality show about breaking into the fashion magazine world.

Each episode will center around weekly challenges, much like Tyra's ANTM, and each challenge win will be recorded in The Book, a mock up of a fake mag that shows Tyra really took The Devil Wears Prada to heart for this.

The grand prize after the entire contest is over and all (some?) of America has watched the contestants practice timed runs to Starbucks and marathon fashion shoots? An Assistant Editor position at an unnamed fashion mag.

We know some poor, clueless kids will line up to be in this show (and yes, we're planning on watching). The more pressing question? Which fashion book will team up with Tyra? Keep in mind that its editors will be the judges, which pretty much vetoes Vogue, Elle and any other magazine that's doing well...

Stay tuned...

posted by mariamaria

Jan 30, 2008 9:25AM

Hm, for some reason I think it could be Glamour or Cosmo. They are both trashy enough to do reality TV (on CW, no less) but big enough to get attention.

posted by guest

Jan 30, 2008 9:41AM

probably glamour, marie claire, cosmo, or maybe that awful instyle magazine. gross gross gross.

posted by Laia

Jan 30, 2008 9:46AM

just stay away from the mags, tyra. you were a model but you are no editor and don't know crap about putting a magazine together. seriously. AH!

posted by louis

Jan 30, 2008 10:48AM

Oh, lord help us all...

Jan 30, 2008 10:49AM

Vogue and Elle haha. Anna Wintour wouldn't allow something like that to happen. And as for Elle, the magazine stopped working with Tyra's people on ANTM since the show went teeny bopper with Seventeen.

posted by kaytied

Jan 30, 2008 11:21AM

That's hilarious. I'm going through the interview process for a new editing position, and I swear that I've had to do more for this position than I did to get into college. I was joking with a friend that all these hoops have the hallmark of a reality show. Turns out it's not such a joke anymore... Really though, the things I've had to do make sense for an editor. But they'd make for terrible plot. What is the audience going to do? Read my changes to a folio?

posted by arcane

Jan 30, 2008 12:20PM

It won't be a show about actually breaking into the magazine industry... it won't even matter what magazine it is.The show will surely be about the emotional journey, about becoming a whole person, a real person with flaws and blah, blah, blah. I'm so sick of Tyra and her goddamn jouneys! I can't stomach another meaningful show of hers. Please make it stop.

posted by Katsop

Jan 30, 2008 1:02PM

I think it will be CosmoGirl or perhaps Lucky?

Jan 30, 2008 1:51PM

this show is not only being brought to us from tyra..it's also from the "people" who brought us project runway...maybe nina garcia is crossing over?

Jan 30, 2008 2:14PM

I know for a fact Elle has a show like this in the works. Whether it's with Tyra I am not sure.

Jan 30, 2008 4:28PM

i wonder if tyra would actually be naive enough to approach anna wintour about it.

Jan 31, 2008 1:57PM

I am so sick of Tyra!!!!

Feb 01, 2008 1:58PM

I'm sorry, but this is f*ing ridiculous. You want to be an AE? Get an internship and then become an EA! I'd add "it's not that hard" but it sort of is.

This is just going to mess this up for the rest of us midwesterners who actually ARE working on that route and have already amazed our fly over state friends with bright-lights-big-city NYC internships, which actually consist of working for free doing Starbucks runs for 40 hours per week (plus part time jobs). Now even more *suddenly inspired* people are going to decide that it's attainable, and that means more people for me to beat in interviews.

Please leave these shitty, but coveted jobs to the people who actually know how to get them.

I hope it's Star. Viva "One Park Avenue!"

Feb 07, 2008 11:04PM

You all are so negative.

May 08, 2008 7:19PM

hi tyra. this is cearra would love some advice on getting started on modeling. anything will help