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America's Next Top Model features hot tranny mess

Ladies and gentleman, the inevitable has happened — Tyra Banks has lost her freaking mind.

No, I’m not talking about the horrendous crimped hairstyle she recently wore to celebrate Vogue Italia’s first all-black model issue.

I’m not even referencing the recent reports that she kept an audience for her talk show waiting for two hours while she gabbed with stagehands around the snack table backstage.

I’m talking about Isis, Banks’ newest headline-snagging protégé.

Fourteen contestants are taking part in Cycle 11 of “America’s Next Top Model,” but only one of those 14 has the distinction of being born a man.

The 22-year-old aspiring model and Maryland native told Us Weekly that she is a woman who was born a male.

Now, I understand everyone is different — and transgendered persons have just as much right to be America’s next top model as anyone else.

But I personally find it a little hard to believe that Isis is more qualified to strut her stuff down the runway than the thousands of actual women she beat out for the part — including a bevy of Baton Rouge beauties when auditions were held in our fair city.

Which leads me to my next question — Is Isis pre-op or post-op?

She is tall, thin and leggy with boyish good looks that could lead to either conclusion.

Perhaps this is the final push in the campaign started by Twiggy in the 1960s and revived by Kate Moss in the 1990s of having runway models with the figures of 13-year-old boys.

Instead of having high-strung cocaine addicts who puke after meals as role models, young girls can idolize the bodies of modern- day eunuchs.

Perhaps Isis’ inherent testosterone will make her less of a cat-fighting attention whore than the other divas in training.

If Banks, the CW and co. want something to talk about, why not just allow men to participate in the show? Then Isis could stand and deliver without the surgery.

Do men want to be snipped at by noted fashion photographer Nigel Barker and runway diva extraordinaire Miss J. Alexander so badly that they’ll go to excruciating lengths to reach their goal? Are they aching for face time with Paulina Porizkova so hard that they’re willing to castrate themselves?

I wonder how Isis’ past will influence her performance on the show.

The ANTM judges have always expressed their love of androgyny in contestants like Cycle 5’s Kim. But what about Kim’s fellow castmate Coryn, who was frequently chastised for being too masculine?

I wonder if such comments directed at Isis would be considered offensive.

If this was a true attempt to be open-minded and progressive, I would applaud the ANTM team. But I call a spade a spade, and shameless plays for ratings make me reach for my Daily Reveille-issued shovel.

Plus-sized models are old news. We’ve seen scores of confrontational contestants. We’ve had race issues out the wazoo. There was even a lesbian hook up in Cycle 5. Now we’ve reached the final frontier of edgy reality TV.

Can a woman — born a man, but now a woman — make it as a top model?

This must herald the final chapter of “America’s Next Top Model.” How do they top this? Lizard people?

ANTM has a rich and diverse history of capitalizing on the differences of one girl each season.

Cycle 3 winner Eva was short – for a model.

Cycle 5 contestant Kim was a lesbian and Cycle 10 winner Whitney was plus sized.

They even had Heather — a contestant with Asperger’s Syndrome — on Cycle 9.

Banks recaps the chosen sob story at the front of every episode in an effort to strengthen the contestant’s emotional chokehold on the audience.

And honestly, if Isis is cool with being exploited who am I to contradict her? I’m sure this is the big throbbing break she’s been waiting for all her young life.

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation president Neil Giuliano told Us Weekly this is “an unprecedented opportunity for a community that is underrepresented on television.”

I have to respectfully disagree with Mr. Giuliano.

Is he completely disregarding the character of Mrs. Garrison on South Park?

Besides, no one encompasses the phrase “hot tranny mess” better than Tyra Banks — and I see her on TV every day.

Amelia Powers

With a physique as feline as any jungle cat, confident piercing eyes that give no hint of weakness and enough charisma to overcome any obstacle, Lift for Life Model of the Month Amelia Powers looks like she just walked out of a James Bond movie.

No stranger to fitness, Amelia has been competing since the age of 16 in her native Peru where she claimed the title of Miss Fitness Peru nine times. An athlete from her youth, Amelia began weight training early which concerned her mother who feared that she would become "big". Predicting her own future, Amelia assured her mother that being fit was a part of her life and that she would always stay feminine.

Scarlett Tops Breast List

Sexy Scarlett Johansson has the best boobs in Hollywood, according to a new magazine poll.

Editors at In Touch magazine gave the actress' "irresistible assets" top marks in the new best-breasts list, claiming Johansson has designer Isaac Mizrahi's wandering hands to thank for her ranking on the Best Cleavage In Hollywood poll.

Magazine spokeswoman Lindsay Loderstedt explains, "It's not unusual for Scarlett Johansson to receive loads of compliments on her ample chest but the level of appreciation reached a new high at this year's Golden Globes when fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi couldn't help but reach out and touch the
21-year-old's assets during a red-carpet interview."

The Lost in Translation star beat out competition from Jessica Simpson and hot Latina Salma Hayek on the breast list.

Photos of Top Figure Competitor Simona Fusco

Born in Milan, Italy, Simona grew up in both Italy and Vienna, Austria. At the age of 14 she moved to the United States where her first "Hollywood moment" was when director Oliver Stone approached her to play the title role in LOLITA which her mother refused to let her do because of the subject matter.

Famed columnist James Bacon described this talented beauty as "the most spectacular looking blonde since Marilyn Monroe!" And who but one of a select few to photograph and interview Monroe, arguably Hollywood’s most iconic bombshell, would know better? Not too many actresses can make that claim!

Simona’s other credits include the part of ‘Ulsa’ in the hit comedy BEERFEST from the famed writing team as the ‘Broken Lizard,’ and roles in BOTTOM'S UP with Paris Hilton, CHASING GHOSTS opposite Michael Madsen and Shannon Sossaman, and a guest star spot on the hit HBO series ENTOURAGE.

Not only a silver screen beauty, Simona has been involved in the campaigns for such popular brands as Coca-Cola, BMW, Ferrari, Guess! By Marciano and Fendi for Vogue magazine among others. Simona was featured in a six-page spread in the September 2006 issue of Maxim Magazine.

Simona is a force of nature, conquering film, television, corporate campaigns and whatever else she set’s her sights on!

Laura Lester Sexy Model

Laura Lester,.........SUPER HOT and as fit as can be!!!

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A-Rod Rocker-shocker! Fitness model, Boston babe on Alex's roster

A-Rod's women are crawling out of the woodwork, including a musclebound model who up until recently had been dating much-loathed ex-ballplayer John Rocker.

Fitness model Alicia Marie called Alex Rodriguez a "sweetheart" and insisted that while they have spent time alone at her apartment, they are just "close friends."

Former stripper Candice Houlihan, however, readily admitted to a "two-night stand" with the Rodriguez in 2004, the year the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years.

"I feel like I reversed the curse," Houlihan joked of her romps with the slugger, who is going through a bitter divorce.

Houlihan's claims came a day after Rodriguez's angry wife, Cynthia, served him with divorce papers accusing him of "extramarital affairs."

Rodriguez, a reputed serial seducer who has been linked to Madonna, has not filed a response - although friends told the Daily News on Monday that Cynthia went on a $100,000 spiteful spending spree in Paris last week.

Responding to an e-mail from The News, Marie said Rodriguez frequently visited her Chelsea apartment a few years ago to lend a sympathetic ear "when I had just gone through a separation and divorce."

"I am well aware that people will assume the absolute worst here, but Alex was, and to this day remains, just a close friend," wrote the 5-foot-10 brunette. "Friends hang out together in each other's apartments!"

Marie, who now lives in Atlanta, where Rocker used to pitch for the Braves and still lives, confirmed last night that while she "still loves the man New Yorkers love to hate," they recently broke up.

Rocker drew the city's wrath when he called Mets fans "degenerates" and said New York has too many "foreigners" in a 1999 Sports Illustrated interview.

"I am certainly not one of Alex's attention-seeking strippers," insisted Marie, who graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in neuroscience.

She said their admiration for each other is physical. "He admires people who work their bodies into perfection," said Marie, voted "Ms. Bikini Universe" in 2004.

While Marie denied any hanky-panky with Rodriguez, Houlihan eagerly admitted circling the bases twice with the third baseman - and said she was rooting for Cynthia in the divorce battle.

"A leopard doesn't change his spots," Houlihan, now a hairdresser in Boston Herald. "Good for her. I think she's doing the smart thing."

Houlihan said she met A-Rod at Fenway Park in July 2004 after she and some friends razzed him.

Ange Lyons Bio

I look back on the past eight years with pride and often disbelief. Not only has fitness transformed my body but also my life. I joined a gym eight years ago and in the beginning spent hours on steppers, stationary bikes, and treadmills. I watched the few bodybuilders at my gym with admiration as they prepared for show. I approached them seeking guidance and I began to weight train - my transformation began. Not only did my physique improve I also developed a passion for health and fitness. Being on stage gives me the opportunity to show off my passion and hard work. Training makes me physically and mentally strong, helps me stay focused, and truly and most importantly makes me happy!

Annette Milbers

Number 2

Annette Milbers might have one of the best bodies in the world, but not many people know of her. She’s already the winner of a number of fitness competitions, like the Northern Fitness Championships and the Faremon Model Search. And although she’s relatively unheralded outside the world of health and fitness modeling, this blonde hard-body has what it takes to make the leap to mainstream recognition.

Amy Weber

Number 4

Amy Weber is a fitness model and actress who is best-known for her titillating spreads in Playboy magazine. She has also appeared on a number of television programs, including Baywatch, Pacific Blue and 7th Heaven, and her fabulous physique has graced the covers of Stun!, Women’s Health Fitness and Iron Man Magazine -- all firmly establishing her as a bona fide hard-bodied goddess.