Here stood a tall, skinny girl, with a waist so small Mrs. Jay could put his hands around it and have his fingers touch. And then there was Tyra saying, “there’s something about her that I like!” Yikes!

Controversy ensued; editors and bloggers alike were puzzled, to say the least, on the body image ANTM was reporting. I mean, was Tyra saying it was okay to be so small? Is America’s Next Top Model and The CW using selective editing to make Tyra seem to say it was okay? Or was this just a PR tactic to bring attention back to a show that has long overstayed it’s welcome? Whatever it is, Tyra took to her blog to clear it all up in this statement: