Tyra Banks continues to shake up the judging table at Top Model dumping Miss J as a judge and adding André Leon Talley, who’s a Vogue contributor and “one of the fashion industry’s most influential style-setters,” according a CW press release.

That confirms part of a gossip report that said Miss J would be demoted, but it also said Kimora Lee Simmons would be the new permanent judge. Last year, the panel featured rotating guest judges.

In the press release, which also names the contestants and guest judges (including Whitney Port), J. Alexander says in a totally bullshit press release quote, “After cycles of watching the girls not get it right, I thought they would benefit more from my ‘high heels’ and hands-on approach than my sitting in a chair judging their photos.”

And also, Tyra said so.

http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/top_model_14/2010_Feb_08_judge_changes

Guest Judges Set To Appear:
Cycle 14 welcomes a panel of rotating guest judges that include:
[spoiler]Sally Hershberger (Salon Owner/Proprietor)
Rachel Roy (Runway Fashion Designer)
Sean Patterson (President of Wilhelmina Models)
Dania Ramirez (CoverGirl Representative)
Patricia Cleveland (First African American Supermodel)
Ann Shoket (Editor in Chief of Seventeen Magazine)
Whitney Port (Star of “The City,” Runway Fashion Designer)
Sara Tetro (Owner of 62 Models)
Sara McLeod (Actress from “Lord of the Rings”) and “Top Model” photo shoot director Jay Manuel.[/spoiler]

Tyra is such a bitch! She seems usually close to Jay, too, especially at panel. It's just so... weird? Not too sure if I like it. Totally am going to miss him.

AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL CYCLE 14 PARTICIPANTS:

[spoiler]BRENDA
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Age: 23
Occupation: Administrative Assistant

ALASIA
Hometown; Marietta, Georgia
Age: 18
Occupation: Student

NADUAH
Hometown: San Diego, California
Age: 22
Occupation Full-time mother

RAINA
Hometown: Minnetonka, Minnesota
Age: 22
Occupation: Student

TATIANNA
Hometown: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Age: 21
Occupation: Student

GABRIELLE
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Age: 18
Occupation: Student

SIMONE
Hometown: Lenexa, Kansas
Age: 19
Occupation: Student

ANSLEE
Hometown: Dacula, Georgia
Age: 23
Occupation Bar Tender

ANGELEA
Hometown: Buffalo, New York
Age: 23
Occupation: Answering Service Operator

JESSICA
Hometown: Conway, Arkansas
Age: 18
Occupation: Model

ALEXANDRA
Hometown: Kerrville, Texas
Age: 21
Occupation: Student

REN
Hometown: Grand Prairie, Texas
Age: 22
Occupation: Living

KRISTA
Hometown: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Age: 26
Occupation: Retail Manager
[/spoiler]
The winner of The CW’s AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL will be managed by Wilhelmina Models, receive a $100,000 contract with cosmetics giant CoverGirl and appear on the cover and in a six-page fashion spread of Seventeen magazine.