“Listen, do you know why I am in Los Angeles? Because I am looking for a job, because I was fired by ‘America’s Next Top Model’ on my birthday. The reason I was told I was fired was because, it seemed that ‘America’s Next Top Model’ has gotten too fat and they needed to cut some fat and the fat was me,” Paulina recounted. “So I figured it was either that or my gigantic huge ego. Which I wasn’t aware of before I was told by the producers that I have an ego problem.” (3 min mark)

“The fashion business takes pride in creating their own: ‘You don’t tell me who’s the next top thing. I’ll tell you.’” Paulina, 42, a former model who was emblematic of superstar catwalkers during the ’80s, also doesn’t have much faith in the future of the biz — which she characterizes as “vicious.”

“Models are not superstars anymore. With cheap computer retouching, anybody can be a cover girl. You can be 50 and have acne, but look gorgeous by the time they’re done with you. Models are back to what they were in the ‘70s: clothes hangers. [They want to be models] for the same reason I did — they’re looking for love. They think, ‘I’m on TV; people will realize that I’m worth something,’ ” Paulina says. “But once the TV’s over and they join the real world, it’ll be a whole different thing.”

Thank you Paula, we are glad someone finally said it. We love ANTM and faithfully Tivo every cycle but we have long believed that there is no way in hell that Tyra is turning those mall rats into international supermodels.

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