Nine cycles of America's Next Top Model have come and gone.  Previous contestants and winners have appeared on television shows, commercials, and runways all over the world.  This week, the show will debut its tenth season this Wednesday, with no signs of slowing down.  Host Tyra Banks appears on the cover of this week's Entertainment Weekly and talks about the staying power of her show.  ''I thought it was going to last for two seasons,'' she admitted to the mag. ''Around season five, I said, 'Ken, how far can we go — eight?' He goes, 'I'm thinking 10.' Now we're at ten and not stopping.''  Casting has already begun for the eleventh cycle with dates and locations posted on the CW's website.

Here are upcoming casting calls for America’s Next Top Model:

Wednesday, February 20
Toledo, OH
Dillard's Department Store at the Shops at Fallen Timbers
3pm - 8pm

Friday, February 22
Gainesville, FL:
Jay's Bridal & Special Occasions at the Creekside Mall
5pm - 8pm

Saturday, February 23
Lima, OH
Lucas Ford
Begins 10:00 am

Wednesday, February 27
South Bend, IN
Martin's Supermarkets in Heritage Square
3pm - 9pm

Thursday, February 28
Kansas City, KS
Nebraska Furniture Mart
10am - 3pm

Friday, February 29
Topeka, KS:
Jul's Cocktail Club
3pm - 6pm


The show has already hit up some cities looking for the next big thing in the fashion industry, visiting Louisville, Albany, Alexandria, and Mongomery.  They will continue to search through early March, making stops in Davenport, Fresno, Providence, Pittsburgh, and Portland to name a few.

The non-stop shooting schedule of filming America's Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks Show certainly has kept the host busy.  Entertainment Weekly calls her a mogul but a humble Banks dismisses the title.   ''Oprah Winfrey is a mogul. Martha Stewart is a mogul. I'm probably a mogul in the making. I'm almost there.''  The mogul in the making will be back doing what she does best when ANTM cycle 11 premieres Wednesday, February 20 at 9pm ET.


- Gina Scarpa, BuddyTV Staff Writer
Source: CW, Entertainment Weekly
(Image courtesy of EW.com)