‘America’s Next Top Model’ Alum Claims This Judge Was the ‘Meanest’

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‘America’s Next Top Model’ Alum Claims This Judge Was the ‘Meanest’ originally appeared on Parade.

Former America’s Next Top Model contestant Sarah Hartshorne recalled her alleged experience with one of the judges on the reality show.

When asked during an appearance on Page Six Radio which judge was the “meanest” when the cameras weren’t rolling, Hartshorne, 38, replied, “Definitely Twiggy.”

She continued, “In her defense, she worked as a model for a bajillion years in a very crazy, tough time and she was not taken seriously — and also that meant that her body got critiqued for so long that I don’t think it really registered to her necessarily.”

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Hartshorne — a plus-size model who competed on season 9 of the reality show in 2007 but was eliminated during the eighth episode — claimed that Twiggy, now 75, made numerous comments that “devastated” her.

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“You know, ‘I’m very surprised that this is such a good photo because in person you’re actually not very attractive,’” she alleged Twiggy said to her.

Hartshorne also claimed that Twiggy told her, “And like, ‘I understand maybe why you felt self-conscious in that outfit because you did look rather like a ham.’”

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Despite being hurt by Twiggy’s alleged remarks, Hartshorne quipped that if she were “called a ham” now, she would consider it “absolutely accurate.”

Twiggy served as a judge on America’s Next Top Model for seasons 5 through 9, which aired from 2005 to 2007. During her tenure, the ‘60s supermodel judged alongside host Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker and J. Alexander.

As for Hartshorne, she went on to model in campaigns for brands such as Skechers and appear in magazines including Glamour and Vogue. After retiring from modeling, she became a comedian and author. Her memoir, You Wanna Be on Top? — which dives deep into the behind-the-scenes world of America’s Next Top Model via her own stories and interviews with fellow contestants and production crew — is set to be released on Tuesday, July 8.

‘America’s Next Top Model’ Alum Claims This Judge Was the ‘Meanest’ first appeared on Parade on Jul 7, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.