Kimora Lee Simmons, who was a judge on season 1 of ‘America’s Next Top Model,’ reacts in a 2022 interview with ET’s Deidre Behar to the series being reevaluated by fans with a new lens. Kimora praises ‘ANTM’ creator Tyra Banks for creating an ‘aspirational’ show that many women wanted to be part of. However, Kimora also analyzes the modeling industry as ‘very harsh’ and says, ‘I think we owe it to ourselves and to these young women, as a community, we owe a bit more responsibility.’ The modeling competition series is back in the news thanks to the Netflix documentary, ‘Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,’ which revisits the show and its most controversial moments.
