Top Model Eva Pigford gives Tyra Banks the boot and changes her name

teforde23 · November 16th, 2006, 10:56 AM

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November 15, 2006 -- EVA Pigford has given the ax to the people who put her on the map. The curvy winner of the third season of "America's Next Top Model" has booted her co-managers Tyra Banks and Benny Medina and hired a new management team headed by Jerome Martin. She's also making her last name sound like less of a barnyard animal and will officially announce Friday that she's changing it to Marcille, her middle name. "She's looking for a fresh start," an insider said.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11152006...s_pagesix_.htm

SVZ · November 16th, 2006, 11:04 AM

NO YOU DUMBASS!!!!

EVA FORD!!! that's a great model's name!

Dean James · November 16th, 2006, 11:59 AM

Pigford is a horrible last name for a model, lol.

Eva Marcille is much more snooty sounding so good choice there. But I don't see how people are going to look at her and see a whole new girl. Breaking off from Tyra tho', just like Kelly ignoring Simon.

Bellatheball · November 16th, 2006, 12:17 PM

^^ Actually, that seems to have served Kelly pretty well.

LynnieD · November 16th, 2006, 01:15 PM

Meh, good for her. I have a real problem w/Tyra and the way she treats the winner of Season 1--Adrienne Curry. NEVER ACKNOWLEDGEES her, or the fact that she won--why? Because Adrienne told the truth.....and called Tyra out. So good for Eva whateverthehellhernameis.

Aella · November 16th, 2006, 01:18 PM

Reality show winners are 'top models' now? I mean, I know that's how Tyra sells it, but the rest of the world knows it's make believe...right? Right?

bite me spidey · November 16th, 2006, 03:01 PM

Well anything is better than Pigford. I'd have that legally changed for petes sake! It wouldn't be so bad if she didn't have a "pig nose;" that's just cruel.

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Originally Posted by LynnieD

Meh, good for her. I have a real problem w/Tyra and the way she treats the winner of Season 1--Adrienne Curry. NEVER ACKNOWLEDGEES her, or the fact that she won--why? Because Adrienne told the truth.....and called Tyra out. So good for Eva whateverthehellhernameis.

Not really. Adrienne admitted she acted like an immature child. From what I hear from her, she had unrealistic expectations. She thought she would be a top model, not a reality show winner. I guess that's a misinterpretation on the shows part, but come on... She should know better.

The only thing Tyra did to her was tell her "she's on her own" which is true because all models are. Adrienne took offense to it, probably because she thought Tyra would be her mentor and give her job after job and all sorts of advice. Simply unrealistic.

ohmygoodness · November 16th, 2006, 03:10 PM

Well the third place winner, Elise Sewell, doesn't have nice things to say about Tyra or the show either, and she has become very successful in her own right.