Ebony from America's Next Top Model - Why she wanted out

[Danivriv]

She always seemed like she was stupid u know?.. always bitten her lips and not talking. I think Heather should had win

[AsiaFunki]

Wow she had a big open chance in front of her, and she has got potential, but she ended it. Adding, she is absolutely beautiful... hope she finds something she will hold onto.

[nadia4uvak]

Ebony is a pretty girl and could've got better. Ambreal didn't get better at all.

[miguel041993]

Ebony was a good model the judge maybe don't overrated her!!!!

[LeeJessLee]

To all of you people that are whining about how many other girls there are that wish they were in her position. DUH! By leaving she gave Ambreal(who wanted to be there) a second chance. Do you seriously think that it would have been better if Ebony stayed at Ambreal's spot even though her heart wasn't in for this?

And to all people who are saying "She just couldn't handle people telling her that she is not perfect" How frikkin' Tyra brainwashed are you? Learn to think on your own God damn it.

[NutaNutaLove]

ebony love ;)

[coconutpower18]

It doesn't make sense, she told Tyra in her home video thing that Tyra would not regret choosing her to be in the house. And then she left...

[sweetndfiesty]

ebony is gorgeous.

[BlackSexiFire]

Im a Hotter Ebony Babe;)

[cs5841379]

idk how shes gonna survive in everyday life if she kan take criticism

[luigi57968]

god that guy fucken bugs me!!! let her talk without u going "right right right oh ya wow you beautiful" shut the fuck up!!!

[shawandawatts183]

No lie, I saw her in the braid shop getting her hair done with me, she was getting a sew in, I started to say hi ebony, but didn't, did i do the right thing?

[Lindasuella]

I think it was cycle 10 when they finally chose a plus-sized model. I was wondering when Tyra was going to pull this one off since she advocated embracing women of all sizes. But this so-called plus sized model was a size 10; something I really don't consider plus sized. Ebony lost her confidence and the pressure was getting to her. I truly think she thought she was going to be sent home anyway. If only she would have had tougher skin. That's what it takes in the modeling industry.

[CryServer28]

I thought Ebony said her mom was a crack addict and that she was raised by her grandmother? So why did she say here that she missed her?

[FamilyGuyRules4evr]

everybody should love their mom because ur mom went to the suffer of given birth

[sexkytten]

@FamilyGuyRules4evr you're kidding right? Just because a woman gives birth doesn't make her a mother.

[MoesTube1]

Funny how the girls that actually look like real models often fall short Ebony, Heather, Aminat, Anya etc. Plus ANTM likes a particular style of modeling girls like Christie Turlington & Veronica Webb had huge careers being soft,pretty, and classy but they were still fierce in their own way.

[firewhisky123]

She's so beautiful... but quit =(

[alishiamcdonald]

This chick is a spoiled brat who couldn't take hearing she wasn't "perfect."

[RayCookOfficialMusic]

i hate that bitch since she quit

[kmiheart]

she is soooo pretty, and she definately had talent (and still have it) but, when you are a quitter, your whole world falls apart!

[999555G]

thts tyson beckford,looooool , not her bro

[54spiritedwill54]

Everyday of our lives we are making decision and not everytime we would have the opportunity of changing our thoughts...i think that Ebony wasnt shure of what she really wanted, and the spot that she tak on Antm could have gone for someone who really wanted to be there.

[VintageSunset]

dude, what a RETARD!!! she missed home?!?? honestly, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

[fatalpurity]

but it's not just about that....she didn't want to be there anymore, and she felt that most of the girls wanted it much more than she did

[jsb3287]

i like her voice

[VintageSunset]

i dispise it

[superc]

Who was the guy with the cap? Was that Ebony's bf or brother or something? I didn't watch this season. :(

[quagmireGlennn]

but yes i believe she is the most beautiful on that cycle

[manieldoran]

This guy's interviewing skills aren't the best.

He seems to be like coming onto her all the time.

"I'm a very pretty person."

"Oh yeah well I can see that."

You don't say that to someone when you're interviewing them. When you're coming onto them yes but not in that situation.

[psypants]

i completely agree, i noticed that before i even read your comment! earlier on in the video she was like "and i've never been criticised" and he was like "oh i can't imagine why anyone would (giggle)"... and ya, she couldn't handle criticism at all, she'd bite her lip and ignore whast they'd say!

[1klm429]

If she can't take criticism,then she's in for a rude awakening in life,and especially in this industry.Ok so your grandma told you you were beautiful everyday in your life and?Mine did too,ok so now that its been established that we're beautiful,now what can we do to improve ourselves?And you actually had professional criticism.You don't have to listen to them all,but don't be afraid to take criticism only because you didnt get enough of it in your life.

[shocker8548]

so very well said

[AsiaFunki]

@1klm429 No one is perfect, and no one can be perfect. You can be best or better. Perfection is a complex term, because everyone has got their own opinion on what it is. Some say Kim Kardashian looks perfect, other say she looks fake...etc Someone that is perfect is someone that has got a "perfect" attitude and personality. On the other hand there is someone that looks perfect, but people use that to express that they like the whole appearance of that person.

[1klm429]

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[chauminh]

sorry but saleisha was not attractive in the ad commerical with ebony about aids.

[chauminh]

sorry but saleisha was not attractive in the ad commerical with ebony about aids.

[TheLittleGymLove]

She looks PRETTY with bangs. Ew. What Tyra did to her hair was HORRIBLE.

[callmekaiden]

The makeovers aren't supposed to make girls look pretty, it's supposed to make them look edgy, fierce, couture, etc. You know? It's to make the girls look like supermodels.

[mkuwonder]

maybe she would have gave saliesha a run for her money..but saliesha would have won anyways...seems kinda rigged

[erevaj]

i agree, i think she had the most natural potential

[anderz1992]

it's a shame she could have really gone places

[regi989]

i didn't watch the show but good LORD she's pretty! WOW!

[bronx554]

i love ebony i wanted her to win

[ghanianboi]

ebony:i needed their support i just wanted to hear their voices

duh ebony thats why you use the phone dumbass

[xxxXJulietteXxxx]

i love tyra shes so amazing

[emmaemma123]

like she did to tiffany

[dkphoenix05]

Tyra was out of line. I think her ego was why she said those things to Ebony. Ebony realized after experiencing it, that she didn't want it. How could you fault her for that?

[yiudiumui]

tyra is a complete bitch

[12bmills]

She sounds a litte like Jaslene without the spanish accent.

[12bmills]

She yelled at Tiffany because Tiffany had a defecious attitude and she treated Top Model as if it were a joke.

[pauldonald]

it is a joke

[12bmills]

It is not. All of those winners and non-winners are signed with top agencies because of the show.

[pauldonald]

really? i havent heard anything about them after they leave the show

[12bmills]

There are shows like that. I've seen Cycle's 2 and 4.

[yiudiumui]

you rite...they just disappear. besides, they never really had the potential to become a top model. the show just gave them fame so people now them but they were never good enough to compete real fashion models, body or face

[michelunka]

Everyday of our lives we are making decision and not everytime we would have the opportunity of changing our thoughts...i think that Ebony wasnt shure of what she really wanted, and the spot that she tak on Antm could have gone for someone who really wanted to be there.

[Hiltoninchains]

sick and twisted!

[Hiltoninchains]

what a sleez

[TerenceFuller07]

i think you all misunderstand i think tyra had every right to say that about her because,i dont think she ever really wanted to be there.

[graz45654]

ebony couldn't stand the stress...bottom line.

[triniidaddy]

Tyra does exhibit that same "beliefs", which I have expressed above, albeit only when it is convenient for her to do so, i.e. when it will drive her ratings up. Like the time she went on that rant about stigmatizing overweight women. Again the irony sticks out, Tyra is part of the same establishment that stigmatizes overweight women yet the has the audacity to paint herself as the liberator of overweight women! Give me a break.

[triniidaddy]

You what's ironic about this, it shows how superficial and hypocritical Tyra is. There is more to life than just modeling; Tyra took Ebony's rejection to personally and she is definitely out-of-line by calling her a "quitter". Life is about "the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness".

[Miagirl21]

I Can't Believe Her.

I WOuld Take Her Spot Any Day.

She Was So Lucky To Be In The Comp.

[lil0thing]

Ebony shud have not come on the show if she knew that she couldn't be to long from her family. Their r thousands of girls who tried out i wud have love to be her.

[compton90]

I like how modest she is.

[SazzyIsSnazzy]

Ebony looks gorgeous here. I hope she still pursues modeling. I think Tyra was a jerk to her. It was Ebony's decision to give up the opportunity and I thought it was dumb how they showed her audition tape at the end. So what, she thought she wanted it and it turns out she didn't. I love her for getting up there and saying she wanted to leave. Good for her.

[yvettemedina24]

I agree with you. I think Tyra tries to make herself look like a good person in front of the camera but you can tell she's a bitch. She's probably a bitch like Naomi Campbell

[fmachick10]

if i was ebony i wouldnt have walked away from something like ANTM because it is really hard to get in that and some girls really wanted it even though they werent accepted.Ebony got guts to do that though but at least she is happy to be with her family that is all that counts well kinda idk :)

[ChOcOlAtEbAr01]

wow just wow so many people would do anything to be in her situation and she just leaves like another girl just as pretty as her could have gotten in and won and changed her life if i was her i would have NEVER quit

[rikuluva]

yeah i gotta give it to her.

takes a lot of gutz to walk away from somthing as big as this.

[Ranikar]

Its a reality show, and anyone who signs up to be on this kind of show is agreeing to lose their right to privacy, and they get famous real quick. Kate Moss, Naomi, are super models and the pressure got so bad they took heroin! So maybe Ebony cannot keep in the limelight 24/7, and she is the fish that got away from all that...it isn't worth the money if one will end up a nervous wreck.

[ALTENHAYES]

this girl is hugely lame. just because your grandma tells you you're number #1 sweety doesn't mean you are. she should grow up, stop being so full of herself and learn to accept criticism like a normal human being..LORDY

[brazilianboys]

ebony she pretty but stupid. if u think she took the oportunity of somebody else to be there.

[JordanjamesX]

Trya was just upset because somebody actually said NO to her show. Tyra was shocked that Ebony embarassed her on television. And for Tyra calling Ebony a "quitter" is tacky. Trya comes across as an immature bitch because she did not get her way. Ebony wanted out and I don't blame her. I mean she had to deal with Tyra, her annoying judges, these people come across as very negative people.

[cassandralovemarat]

ebony is the best i luv her

[Moorefiah]

Ebony changed her mind about wanting to be a Top Model hasnt it always been said its a woman's perogative to change her mind? I was happy that unlike the Tiffany episode Ambreal got another chance because she DOES want to be there.

[righteousdevil]

So Tyra was right in saying that her major problem here was not knowing how to deal with criticism. What sort of a place did she grow up in where nobody offered constructive criticism?

[JordanjamesX]

I respect Ebony so much more and she's beautiful. I always found Trya Banks to be so pretentious. Ebony yo go girl!

[cutiepoo34]

The girl is isn't ugly. she just realized that she didn't need to enter some modeling thing to make her feel beautiful. At the end of the day most of these girls on this show are searching for acceptance. she was brave. Tyra is soo contradictory. ON her talk show see speaks of embracing women of all shapes, sizes etc... but then she comes on this programme and at times makes girls fell inadequate. After they win how many of us really hear anything of them afterwards-- such a waste!

[mizzjanet1]

I'm glad she's gone.

I didnt really like her.

Plus she ugly!

[SummerWrestler]

she's so brave!!!

[fewfew2578]

She reallt thought wayy too much of herself, people like that really annoy me. Who cares if her gandmother told her that she was beautiful? Hell I bet the most ugliest person in the world's GRANDMA tells them that they are beautiful.lol..

[queiraw]

she was very cold

[aMadRocKs]

Tyra should have given her another chance... i mean Ebony's expected to say those words because she has a weak personality... Tyra should have let her stayed and helped her change lots of things in her.. the show just defeated its purpose, unfortunately.

[hazelbabyface]

It's about Americas Next Model, not helping people with their personality problems. Only people who truly want to be there and have extreme potential to be a model will be coached on their weaknesses....She obviously did not fit into those categories.

[Albhedian]

i could see she was in pain throughout the entire episodeSSS. she was being fake since the beginning. eversince they said she was the mean girl, she began being quiet and FAKE. i think being mean wulda got her farther in the comption... and she wulda not been depressed that fuggen bish

[aMadRocKs]

i think the girls misinterpreted her. they think she's mean, but it turns out to be not true.

[chadburray]

tyra..u lost a lot of respect from ppl in just one episode..watch what u r sayin..

[alessha100]

have lost respect 4 tyra

[rogueslayer0]

I don't really see what race has to do with how stays and goes when it comes to ANTM, what I do know is that, as Tyra said, Ebony just gave up, and she even admits to it in the video. She says she was used to hearing her Grandmother say she was beautiful everyday, and then when she was on the show they didn't and would point out what she was doing wrong. Rather than learn and grow, she decided to give up. For that, I don't like Ebony.

[tw1nn1e]

Why should Ebony sacrifice her tru identity 2 be accpeted as the next ANTM. If she can admit 2 having an actual personality that does not depend on the veiwers' choice that's good 4 her Besides Tyra thinks every top model finalist should live or her past and her professional experinces 2 deem her a real model Molding a career out of my past should be the title One should not lose herself in the process and Ebony chose the better part which is to be tru to herself

[addicted2supermodels]

THANKFULLY, I no longer have to see this Cryptkeeper looking chick any longer!!

[lesieles]

r u serious

[shophillshota]

trya is not mean she just pushes ppl gud critisim

[sugatina01]

ok tyra aint rasic she black she just mad because she give a chance to someone who dint even whant that chance omg i cant beleave that ebony quit am shure she dint whant to quit she just cant take be pushing around people judging what she is doing telling her she need to open more her personality wooo she was my favorite i was shre she was gonna win but that her de decision

[saintmerryweather45]

can anyone translate this to english?

[jazzmine98]

LOL!

[prettydiva94]

I knew she didn't want to be there but dang she just said "um i don't want to be here anymore" she looks like a fool cuz i think she can't take being critized. i do agree wit all of u i really think she's hard on the black people. they are always living first or the second runner up. da last black model who won was daniel

[JordanjamesX]

Its true, if you pay attention to the show Trya is very mean to the dark skinned girls. Tyra is typical of those light skinned bitches they think they rule the world.

[acoboyee]

OHMYGOSH!! are you effing kidding me?? oh yes tyra hates the black girls. UH, look at her skin! and the first girls gone were WHITE! and the other people tyra doesn't like are JERKS! and if she was mean on the white girls, she would be racsist right?? and you prolly would say someting about that too. STOOOOOOPID!

[JordanjamesX]

Tyra is very hard on the black girls. Does anyone remember how MEAN Tyra was to Danielle? Yes Danielle had an accent but Tyra didn't have to act like such a bitch. I think Tyra worries that whites will think she favours the black girls. So Trya is treats the black girls THE WORST. Maybe Tyra has issues. Remember the whole Naomi/Tyra saga.

[androidastig]

i thought tyra was being a bit harsh about what she said about ebony quitting but , as it turns out, everything was true.. and this interview proved that..

[nzuza5]

that's how Tyra started as well, she didn't just become Tyra overnight? poor thing she would end up with blonde girls in her show, just like my friend because at least they have respect unlike us black people we are too proud,she tried her best.I wonder if Ebony girl never watched antm before she applied? I watched it and I know its not for me even though a lot of people told me to apply she should have done same thing and stop embarrasing black people

[nzuza5]

poor Tyra she's this is just one of examples of how it's so hard to help our own black people they have so much attitude (black girls) by the way im 100% black myself, my friend owns a modelling agency she originally wanted to promote black people but she couldn't handle bad attitude, corky, selfish,

[AfroNinjaX]

All of them!? Attitudes!? really? and selfish? ...but aren't those huge elements of the fashion industry?

[nzuza5]

ok I don't know which world u live in, maybe they are elements of modelling but wait until u're a top model before u show that side. u can't just start acting like Naomi Campbell? being smart means know how to act dumb but in the end u know what u want, once u are on top u have money, respect then who cares if u are a diva.

[nzuza5]

ok Ebony if you don't like modelling now what are u doing here u should be home with your family stop trying to get exposure

[nzuza5]

stupid girl she doesn't even see when other nations are laughing at her,she thinks they are praising her while in fact they are making fun of black poeple,this is really upseting how many girls would want to be in her shoes, she wasted time, her eyes will be opened when she try to find agency and realize they are all promoting "BLONDE GIRLS" maybe she thinks modelling industry is owned by he grandmother,

[ghanianboi]

its better that ebony quit than her winning the whole competition then quit like Andrea did in CNTM Cycle 1 and when she said i miss my family she could've used the phone in the house and i thought she said that her mama was a crackhead

[styledara]

I hope she does well in nursing school. Besides, if she changes her mind, she can always model locally in Chicago.

[nicklaus28]

people should learn to respect people if they change thr mind. so what. u cud go on without her and so cud she. that what makes her happy let her be.

[jasonsamplz]

she doesnt like to be critisized?wow!

how she suppossed to be a Top Model than?

dunm Gurl!!!

[jerellp]

naw her ass just wanted to say hat so she cood let people no that she didnt get eleminated but actually quit.. wutt a smart ideal

[chaazaq]

Ebony probably didnt know what she wanted in life, but it wasnt modeling. Atleast she didnt allow someone else's dreams to be destroyed. She was honest and spoke up for herself. Though she might have a hard time in life because she cant take criticism's what she did took alot of courage

[jemaly]

totally agree

[broadcastchick]

Obvoiusly, this girl has ISSUES!!!! She gave up the opprtunity of a lifetime because she couldn't handle criticism? Are you kidding me? No one is perfect, no matter what our family and friends tell us. She will never have nothing in lfe, if she continues with that attitude. It's also selfish and unfair for her to do this, when a dozen of girls could have been in her spot. SHAME ON YOU EBONY!!!!

[babygurly009]

she just didnt like the modelling world and lots of girls who become models have quit its not the end of the world she will find somethin else she really loves ..

[broadcastchick]

Obviously, this girl has ISSUES!!!!!! She gave up the opportunity of a lifetime because she couldn't handle criticism? Are you kidding me? If that's the case she will never have nothing in life. Its also unfair to the other girls who really wanted a chance to be in her position and didn't make it.

[Photoshott]

She is so down to earth and is a truely beautiful person!

Good luck for the future Ebony!

[StefanSuerte]

will miss her on the show.. great person!

[bratybunny91]

i'm glad she's gone. i didnt really like her.

[berghill85]

Wow, I knew that girl Ebony was smart! LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!

[berghill85]

I couldn't agree more ;)

[berghill85]

Me 2, I think so 2.