EvaMarcille responded to fellow model and “America’s Next Top Model” contestant after she claimed #AMNT didn’t help her become a successful model.
Marcille stopped by Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” and opened up about her feelings towards Harlow after she downplayed how ANTM contributed to her success. “You know what, it amazes me that people get opportunities and they totally forget who gave them those opportunities. Winnie Harlow is a beautiful girl. Let’s be clear. We know her because of Top Model,” Marcille, 34, said to Cohen.
“The world knows her, Drake knows her, Wiz Khalifa knows her because of Top Model,” she continued, referencing Harlow’s former rumored fling (Drake) and current boyfriend (Khalifa). Marcille added, “To diss Tyra [Banks], who gave everyone this huge platform, I think it’s really whack.”
This all started after Harlow visited the show and claimed her success had nothing to do with ANTM. “[My success] started after the show, ’cause that really didn’t do anything for my career…which, it doesn’t do anything for any model’s career, realistically,” she said. “A photographer from London hit me up—major photographer Nick Knight—and he was like, ‘Hey, I’ve seen your photos online, and I want to do a shoot with you.’ It went viral, and I got campaigns from there, and it hasn’t stopped since.”
While Harlow, 24, has seen much success since her appearance in Cycle 21 of ANTM, #TyraBanks made sure to add facts to the story when she visited Cohen’s show. “I discovered her on Instagram and she [was] on this show, so what do you think that means?” Banks said. “I have nothing but love for my girls. And my girls come from so many walks of life and so much pain and so much hardship and so much story. And a lot of times when people express themselves in certain ways, there’s a reason. And I will respect her confidentially and her life but I have to give love to her.”
Banks added: “They’re all my babies, they’re all my babies, even the ones that act out are still my babies.” To which WWHL host Andy Cohen quipped, “That’s how I feel about the Housewives.”
