Why angeles disqualified

She explains the escort work which caused her disqualification — and it turns out she'd only taken up sex work after the infamy she'd gained from her first run on Top Model cycle 14 meant she couldn't find any other work. Though reports accompanying her filing the lawsuit last year noted that she'd worked as an escort for "about a year," she now says it was "a stupid decision that lasted a month. Looking back in anger , however, Angelea remembers Tyra as "like a stranger" during filming, someone who'd only show up just before the cameras started rolling to make OTT fake pleasantries and toss out illogical advice during elimination ceremonies like cookies except see above re: no food.

Being on Top Model changed her life, Angelea acknowledges — but for the worse. And while this is a disconcertingly common complaint from reality TV participants, particularly the more controversial ones, in her case it really seems there's more at hand than sour grapes. She hopes to rally more former contestants behind her cause, because "people need to know what's really going on behind the scenes. I'm not scared of Tyra — after everything you've done to me. Perennial runner-up Allison Harvard was off somewhere, not being consulted, snubbed once again.

After that, rumors circulated that it was about Angelea's pregnancy , which was revealed after the show. But today's announcement ends the debate once and for all. While Preston's lawsuit journey is just beginning, we can at least close this reality TV mystery for good.

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