“We all evolve,” Banks said.
“We all get better together.”
A lot was said and a lot was not said.
Yaya DaCosta on ‘America’s Next Top Model’ ; Tyra Banks ; DaCosta on ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’.Credit:Daniel Garriga/CBS Photo Archive via Getty; Leon Bennett/Getty; Lara Solanki/Netflix
“I haven’t had a real interaction with this woman since 2004.
The story I’d been telling for so long was a story of trauma,” DaCosta said.
“It wasn’t by accident.
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It was by design.
The goal was entertainment over real-world modeling preparation, and especially over mental health.”
“Yes, things change.
Like she said, we all evolve.
Society as a whole is shifting, and so no wonder we as individuals are shifting.
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She added, “We all evolve.
We’re all doing the best we can at all times with the resources that we have.
When I hear this speech, what I hear is courage.
“Then it was time for them to go,” she recalled.
“Before they went, I just took her into an embrace.
Y’all, I held that woman.
When it was time for the hug to be over, I held some more.
She finished the video with words of advice to those struggling with lingering trauma.
“Something so magical happens when you just make the choice to let something go,” she said.
Because I’m free, I want y’all to be free.”
Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to representatives for Banks and DaCosta for additional comment.
“I love you from head to toe!”
theReal Housewives of Atlantastar wrote.
“You have always been a woman of such charisma and eloquence when you speak.
Your maturity and your desire to be so aligned in your purpose illuminates everything you do.
I love, love, love this post.
So beautiful, Sis.”
Cycle 14 and cycle 17 contestant Angelea Preston added, “This made me tear up.
I love, love, love this for you!!!!”
Those are two different things; look at the context.”
ThoughAmerica’s Next Top Modelhasn’t aired a new cycle since 2018, its cancelation was never formally announced.
