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Tyra Banks has another hit reality show on her hands, in my opinion. Her production company has come up with a new reality competition series, Stylista. Stylish fashion editor wannabes compete each week for a grand prize of a job as a junior editor at Elle Magazine, a free apartment for a year in NYC and $100,000. Not a bad prize!
And as you might expect, there’s the usual drama among to prospective editors. Some are real divas, some have actual talent, some seem to have none at all.
My favorite competitor is Danielle who is one of the more stylish and talented members of the cast, but she doesn’t fit the perfect look of most of the other reality competitors we see. She looks like a real person. She doesn’t wear a size zero, so come of the more beautiful members of the cast didn’t take her a seriously as they should at first. I like the fact that she is taken seriously by the Elle staff and the show judges, Anne Slowey & Joe Zee.
Each week, the aspiring editors have to do an actual assignment and create a mock layout for the magazine. They have to work in teams, just like in the real world and each week, one is sent home. I like the dynamic of this show. And as a writer, I suppose I am happy to finally have a show that reflects some of the challenges of the writing/publishing world.
If you like America’s Next Top Model and Project Runway, this newest project by the same creators should make you happy too. Be sure to tune in to Stylista on CW Network, Wednesdays 9/8c.