Singer/songwriter Rita Ora and DJ/producer Calvin Harris attend the Roc Nation Pre-GRAMMY Brunch Presented by MAC Viva Glam at Private Residence on January 25, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo : Getty Images/Larry Busacca)
"America's Next Top Model" Season 23 is set to premiere on VH1 on Dec. 12. The new season of the reality series that originally aired on The CW will be hosted by "Body on Me" singer Rita Ora, 25, replacing Tyra Banks, who will still serve the executive producer of the series.
The panel of judges has been revamped, as well. The "ANTM" Season 23 judges are celebrity stylist Law Roach, Paper Magazine CCO Drew Elliott and supermodel Ashley Graham, replacing Banks, runway coach J. Alexander and fashion publicist Kelly Cutrone.
Ora is set to grace the cover of the October issue of Paper Magazine. The "ANTM" Season 23 host told the magazine that she considers herself a big sister and mentor to the contestants of the reality modelling competition show.
"I don't think just taking a photo is enough anymore," Ora said. "We focus on how you're going to create a fan base on social media, how you're going to make people want to imitate you."
No more male contestants will be featured in the reality modelling competition show. The all-female contestants of "ANTM" Season 23 will face the new judges in New York City, where the show created by Banks all began, TV Line reported.
Meanwhile, Banks will join Jessica Alba, Steve Ballmer and Warren Buffett as the advisors of "The New Celebrity Apprentice." It is the eighth installment of the reality game show "The Celebrity Apprentice," which was hosted by Donald Trump.
Hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, "The New Celebrity Apprentice" will be filmed in Los Angeles. The contestants are Carnie Wilson, Ricky Williams, Porsha Williams, Chael Sonnen, Kyle Richards, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Vince Neil, Jon Lovitz, Lisa Leslie, Carson Kressley, Carrie Keagan, Matt Iseman, Boy George, Eric Dickerson, Brooke Burke-Charvet and Laila Ali.
Still, Banks is expected to make several surprise appearances in "ANTM" Season 23. Watch her talk about Ora as the new host of the reality show she created here:
