Okay, ladies. Get your photographs and attitudes on because media mogul Tyra Banks is casting for Cycle 16 of "America's Next Top Model"! If you ever watch the show, you know that it can be inspirational... or a big hot steaming pile of mess. Either way, it's always fun and entertaining! According to Tyra: "Here’s what I need from you. You need to be: * 18 – 27

Tyra Banks announced that after five years on the air, she's ending her talkshow, "The Tyra Show," in 2011. According to the Associated Press, Miss Tyra is refocusing her attention on her perennially successful reality show "America's Next Top Model," which is now in it's fourteenth season. The announcement comes on the heels of another talkshow queen who made her end-date announcement for 2011, also: Oprah

The multi-talented singer and actress Leslie Uggams stars in the revival of Leslie Lee's 1975 autobiographical play "The First Breeze of Summer." Former contestant on Tyra Bank's America's Next Top Model, Yaya DaCosta (one of my favorites) blossoms in the play as Ms. Uggams' younger self. The New York Times praises Ms. Uggams' and Ms. DaCosta's performances. Leslie Uggams has starred in nummerous plays, television series,