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Fans cite ethical issues over Saleisha's 'Top Model' win

Guest blogger John-John Williams IV reports:

Apparently there is trouble brewing over Saleisha’s recent win on America’s Next Top Model.

Show fans are posting comments and digging up links about Saleisha’s relationship with host Tyra Banks.

Enthusiasts are objecting over the fact that Saleisha – the Ciara-double -- has appeared in a Wendy’s commercial and has modeled on Tyra’s talk show.

Some seem to think that these are clear violations of the show’s rules that dictate that contestants cannot have professional modeling experience.

I’m pretty sure that neither a Wendy’s spot or a catwalk on Tyra’s talk show qualifies as “professional.” But after my Dec. 13 post about the "accomplishments" of Top Model alumni, maybe these prior experiences should have disqualified Saleisha. It seems that all past winners have been doing is appearing in future seasons of Top Model and showing up in scant ads for companies that are anything other than top couture.

In all seriousness, while these reports have raised my eyebrows a bit, I can’t say that I am in an uproar.

All you have to do is watch the final runway showdown. There is no way that Chantal should have won after the "great fall."

Comments

wow ...scandal! I had not heard about this. I was thought it was pretty lackluster season anyway Saleisha/Chantal? Did it really even matter?
LOL!

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Sarah Kickler Kelber is LIVE editor at The Baltimore Sun, former TV highlights writer and current reality TV fan.
Carla Correa, a copy editor at The Baltimore Sun, and other guest bloggers are filling in for Sarah Kickler Kelber and writing about reality television through the end of 2008.
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