The InstantCast Blog » Tyra Banks http://blog.instantcast.com Your Source for Casting Calls, Tips, and Gossip Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Celebrity Roundup: See the Daytime Emmy winners + friends remember DJ AM… http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/08/31/celebrity-roundup-see-the-daytime-emmy-winners-friends-remember-dj-am/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/08/31/celebrity-roundup-see-the-daytime-emmy-winners-friends-remember-dj-am/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:19:04 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=7959 The Tyra ShowBig Bird, The View & Tyra Banks Win Big at Daytime Emmys [E!]
Mandy Moore “Heartbroken” by DJ AM’s Death [Us]
Blink-182 Hold Moment Of Silence For DJ AM [MTV]
Jenna Bush Becomes Member of the Press [People]
Glee Releasing First-Season Soundtracks [EW]
Matt Damon’s Smile Is an Achievement of a Lifetime [PopSugar]

By Alisha, InstantCast assistant editor

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/08/31/celebrity-roundup-see-the-daytime-emmy-winners-friends-remember-dj-am/feed/ 0 Don’t Miss This Week’s Top 10 Best Casting Calls! http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/07/17/dont-miss-this-weeks-top-10-best-casting-calls/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/07/17/dont-miss-this-weeks-top-10-best-casting-calls/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:01:45 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=6829 Julia RobertsClick on any of these new casting calls and be the 1st to apply today! Stop lazing around this summer: jump out of the pool and into action:

1. Get Cast in Eat, Pray, Love with Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, and Richard Jenkins!
2. ABC Family TV Series Greek Needs You!
3. Star in Je’Caryous Johnson’s Film Adaptation of Men, Money, and Gold Diggers!

4. Tyra Banks Wants to Make YOU America’s Next Top Model!
5. Star in a Beck & Charlotte Gainsbourg Music Video!
6. Hosts Wanted for Talk Show Geeky, Kitschy, Cool!
7. Male Host Needed for FOX Sports TV!
8. Females Needed to Act on NBC’s Law & Order:SVU!
9. Teens Needed for an Upcoming Ice Cream Commercial!
10. Act with Miley Cyrus in The Last Song!

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/07/17/dont-miss-this-weeks-top-10-best-casting-calls/feed/ 0 Casting Call Alert: Attend the America’s Next Top Model open calls this week! http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/07/10/casting-call-alert-americas-next-top-model-open-calls/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/07/10/casting-call-alert-americas-next-top-model-open-calls/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:48:23 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=6637 Tyra Banks with ANTM Cycle 13 winner TeyonaAmerica’s Next Top Model is the ultimate Cinderella story. On The CW’s hit reality competition, you could go from total obscurity to worldwide fame in weeks! Do you have what it takes to impress supermodel Tyra Banks and land the cover of Seventeen Magazine?

Cycle 14 is sure to be the hottest, most controversial season yet! Don’t miss out–click here to access our America’s Next Top Model casting call now!

By Alisha, InstantCast assistant editor

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/07/10/casting-call-alert-americas-next-top-model-open-calls/feed/ 2 AllStar Audition Alert: Get relationship advice from Dr. Michelle! http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/06/01/get-relationship-advice-from-dr-michelle-callahan/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/06/01/get-relationship-advice-from-dr-michelle-callahan/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:06:05 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=5565 Jay Leno may be making the move from late night to prime time this week, but he isn’t the only TV personality striking out into new territory. Famous relationship guru Dr. Michelle Callahan will be starring in her own dating advice talk show!

Dr. Michelle has been a talk show mainstay, speaking with everyone from Oprah to Tyra to the Today Show, and she co-hosted BET makeover show REMIXED!

Now with her popular dating guide MS. TYPED in stores, Dr. Michelle wants to talk to YOU about your relationship. She’s currently looking for engaged couples getting ready to walk down the aisle… Be on Dr. Michelle Callahan’s new talk show!

By Alisha, InstantCast assistant editor

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/06/01/get-relationship-advice-from-dr-michelle-callahan/feed/ 0 Join in the Fantasy Casting Fun Now! http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/05/13/join-in-the-fantasy-casting-fun-now/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/05/13/join-in-the-fantasy-casting-fun-now/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 16:43:24 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=5093 This week we’re celebrating stars who can do it all! Balancing work, play, and family isn’t easy for anyone–especially when you’re in the spotlight. We know that all you InstantCast members work hard…so why not take some time out to play? Take a load off & spend some time relaxing with our fun triple threat themed fantasy casting contests.

Right now, the top contest is “Who will be model, TV host, and actress like superstar Tyra Banks”? and VIP InstantCast model Lindsay Dow is holding down the #1 spot!

Click here to check out all 10 contests this week & prove to us that you’re a triple threat!

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/05/13/join-in-the-fantasy-casting-fun-now/feed/ 0 Unforgettable Magazine Covers: Tyra Banks http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/05/08/unforgettable-celeb-magazine-covers-tyra-banks/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/05/08/unforgettable-celeb-magazine-covers-tyra-banks/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 17:42:39 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=4987 We’re wrapping up Unforgettable Celeb Magazine Covers week! Since summer is just around the corner, who better to go out with a bang than famed cover model…Tyra Banks!

Tyra has been a model for almost 20 years…gracing the covers of magazines like Elle, GQ, People, Maxim, and Victoria’s Secret! But it was the famous 1997 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition cover that catapulted Tyra into Cover Model Stardom!Tyra was the first solo black woman on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue! In 2007 Tyra re-created the same cover for the 10th anniversary of the magazine!  Years later she still looks…unforgettable!

By: Desirea LaSalle, InstantCast Staff Writer

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/05/08/unforgettable-celeb-magazine-covers-tyra-banks/feed/ 2 Which Magazine Cover Will YOU Be On?! http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/05/04/which-magazine-cover-will-you-be-on/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/05/04/which-magazine-cover-will-you-be-on/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 16:47:53 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=4838 This week on InstantCast, we’re celebrating the most unforgettable celebrity magazine covers!

Do any InstantCast members have what it takes to land a magazine cover? We think so! Check out today’s top three Fantasy Casting contests & start voting now:

- Samantha Taylor holds down the #1 spot in today’s most popular contest, Who Will Represent the Red, White & Blue like Jennifer Aniston on GQ’s Cover?

- Michelle L. Kratz is in the lead in today’s 2nd most popular contest, Who Will Be the Face of People Magazine “Most Beautiful People” Cover?

- Lori Maduri is in 1st place for our 3rd most popular contest, Who Will Get a Sexy Sports Illustrated Cover like Tyra Banks? 

EXCLUSIVE Fantasy Casting: Be on the cover of InstantCast’s “AllStars” Magazine!

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/05/04/which-magazine-cover-will-you-be-on/feed/ 5 ANTM Open Call Redo: NYC’s model wannabes get serious! http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/04/13/antm-open-call-redo/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/04/13/antm-open-call-redo/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:56:52 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=4386 Remember last month when thousands of Top Model hopefuls rioted in the streets? Thankfully, the second New York City open call went much more smoothly this past Saturday.

Of course, reality TV is just as harsh – maybe even harsher – as the real world of modeling. The New York Times reported that around 1200 model wannabes were shuffled in and out of the auditions quickly, limiting the time each contestant had to present herself. (And no, Tyra Banks didn’t make an appearance.)

Yes, modeling can be a cutthroat competition… But when it comes down to brass tacks, you’ve got to be able to bring it and make an impression the second you walk in the room! If you feel yourself getting discouraged, take a cue from one of women who auditioned for ANTM on Saturday:

“It doesn’t discourage me,” said Tela Williams, who is 18 and had gotten up at 3:45 a.m. to journey to Midtown from North Brunswick, N.J., after she emerged, rejected, from the Pennsylvania Hotel. “At the end of the day you’re beautiful to someone.”

I love Tela’s attitude! Modeling agencies often have a certain look in mind already. And sometimes, they don’t know who they’re looking for until she walks in the door.

The best way to reach your modeling dreams? Try, try, and try again! Start with these modeling calls today:
Wilhelmina Models Open Call in NYC for Teens!
Female Models Needed for Print Project!
Toni’s International Models Needs Fresh Faces!

By Alisha, InstantCast assistant editor

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/04/13/antm-open-call-redo/feed/ 3 Tyra Tells All About “Top Model” NYC Chaos http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/03/17/tyra-tells-all-about-top-model-nyc-chaos/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/03/17/tyra-tells-all-about-top-model-nyc-chaos/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:20:54 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=3892 After model pandemonium took over New York City at a casting call Saturday for “America’s Next Top Model,” Tyra Banks is reacting to the incident:

“To all the ‘Top Model’ hopefuls who were affected by the New York casting, we are doing everything we can to make sure that ALL the girls who weren’t seen, get an opportunity to audition – we’ll update you on our plans very soon. It is so important to me to redefine beauty, and make sure that everyone gets a fair chance to pursue their dream. I am beyond excited for Cycle 13; for the first time ever, young women 5′7″ and under have a shot at becoming America’s Next Top Model! I encourage each girl to come out ready to rock the runway and show off their fiercest pose. I’m rooting for all of you!”

The current cycle of “Top Model” started airing on The CW on March 4. Stay tuned to InstantCast for updates in the next NYC audition & click here to apply on InstantCast today!

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/03/17/tyra-tells-all-about-top-model-nyc-chaos/feed/ 3 Celebrity Roundup: Taylor Swift says no to sex… while Zac Efron gets down and dirty! http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/03/17/celebrity-roundup-taylor-swift-says-no-to-sex-but-zac-efron-gets-down-and-dirty/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/03/17/celebrity-roundup-taylor-swift-says-no-to-sex-but-zac-efron-gets-down-and-dirty/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:10:00 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=3881 Taylor Swift: Why She Won’t Talk About Sex [MTV]
Scarlett Johansson to be “Whipped Into Shape” For Iron Man [Showbiz Spy]
Zac Efron Is All Grown Up and Giving Us the Dirt [PopSugar]
‘Duplicity’ Co-Stars Julia Roberts, Clive Owen Talk Nude Scenes [MTV]
Tyra Banks Plans More Top Model Auditions After Stampede [US]

By Alisha, InstantCast assistant editor

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/03/17/celebrity-roundup-taylor-swift-says-no-to-sex-but-zac-efron-gets-down-and-dirty/feed/ 11 “America’s Next Top Model” Cycle 12 Premieres Tonight http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/03/04/americas-next-top-model-cycle-12-premieres-tonight/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/03/04/americas-next-top-model-cycle-12-premieres-tonight/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:10:24 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=3642 Tonight on the CW at 8PM EST cycle 12 of America’s Next Top Model will premiere! There’s lots of buzz surrounding this next season…but even MORE buzz about cycle 13, which is now being cast! Tyra Banks is putting an interesting spin on cycle 13 by only casting 5′7 girls and under!

Think you have what it takes to become America’s Next Top Shorty? Click here to apply today!

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/03/04/americas-next-top-model-cycle-12-premieres-tonight/feed/ 2 “America’s Next Top Shorty” Casting Director Tells All http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/02/27/americas-next-top-shorty-casting-director-tells-all/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/02/27/americas-next-top-shorty-casting-director-tells-all/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:07:05 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=3551 Casting director Michelle Mock-Falcon tells all about the next cycle of America’s Next Top Model (5′7″ & under!):

“Since the show started, we’ve always had girls under 5′7″ asking and begging, quite frankly, Tyra to please give them a chance. I mean, she would get stopped in the street, in restaurants, anywhere, by girls asking how they can do it being as short as they are. We’ve been thinking about it for a while now, what a great opportunity to give these girls that opportunity. The show is all about opportunity…”

Click here to apply on InstantCast today!

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/02/27/americas-next-top-shorty-casting-director-tells-all/feed/ 4 Get Retouched like Tyra Banks http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/01/27/get-retouched-like-tyra-banks/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/01/27/get-retouched-like-tyra-banks/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:24:38 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=2754 This week InstantCast launches its brand new retouching services! That means that you can send us your picture & we’ll turn you into a glam girl or guy! Watch the powers of Photoshop below as Tyra Banks gets retouched: Click here to sign up for our retouching services today at a limited time special discounted offer!

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/01/27/get-retouched-like-tyra-banks/feed/ 3 So you want to model… but you aren’t a stick figure? Here’s how! http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/01/14/so-you-want-to-model/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/01/14/so-you-want-to-model/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:07:02 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=2576 When you hear the word “model,” a tall slender runway model is the first thing you think of. Fortunately for everyone with the desire to strut their stuff, models come in all types.

It is true that those specializing in runway need height and a fat-free figure. But when Tyra Banks grew into her curves, she didn’t just disappear. She moved away from high fashion modeling and started to model for Victoria Secret… and the rest is history.

Catalogs and magazines are looking for “real” looking models. In college, I was offered a modeling contract. I’m not tall or super thin, but I have small hands and good enough hair to be marketable. I never did it because of the money needed for a comp card but that didn’t take away the thrill of the offer!

This past year on America’s Next Top Model, the first plus size model won. Plus sized models are becoming more popular and mainstream in today’s modeling industry.

Yes, the stereotypical skinny model is still top dog but that doesn’t mean anyone can’t try to break in locally. From spokes models at car shows to circulars you get in the mail, modeling opportunities are everywhere. You just have to be driven enough to search them out and be willing to pay the money to get your first set of comp cards.

Unless you’re supermodel material, no agency is going to take all the photos for free and give them to you. You have to want it that much!

By Casting Director Renee Godbout

]]> http://blog.instantcast.com/2009/01/14/so-you-want-to-model/feed/ 2 InstantCast Casting Alert: You’ve Gotta Check Out these Modeling Parts! http://blog.instantcast.com/2008/12/09/instantcast-casting-alert-youve-gotta-check-out-these-modeling-part/ http://blog.instantcast.com/2008/12/09/instantcast-casting-alert-youve-gotta-check-out-these-modeling-part/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:45:42 +0000 InstantCast http://blog.instantcast.com/?p=1736 Baby Phat Needs Models
MTV Casting Fashionistas for New Show
Models Needed for Defcon Records Shoot
Be an Elite Model like Tyra Banks
Join the Softlips Model Contest & Win $2500

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

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