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Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Ugly war breaks out between former American's Next Top Model stars
Former America's Next Top Model: All Stars winner Lisa D'Amato has ripped the show's Tyra Banks and Janice Dickinson in a new interview with The Los Angeles-born D'Amato found fame on the small screen opposite Tyra Banks on America's Next Top Model in the show's fifth cycle in 2005 before winning America's Next Top Model: All Stars six years later, in 2011. Not averse to controversy, D'Amato has made headlines in the years since criticizing Banks - and now Janice Dickinson - over aspects of the reality series. 'I think that Tyra's heart and soul has just like zero moral compass - she thrives on profiting off young girls' pain and sorrow, and still to this day, I don't think she's evolved - I don't think she's taken any accountability,' D'Amato told D'Amato said she feels that Banks is still all about manipulation and glossing over the type of trauma that she's caused - not only to viewers but to contestants of America's Next Top Model.' has reached out to multiple reps for Banks for comment in response to the latest round of remarks from D'Amato. Dickinson and D'Amato appeared on a 2005 episode of the reality show together titled The Girl Who Gets a Boob Job. Asked for her thoughts on about the stalwart model, D'Amato said, 'When people ask me about Janice Dickinson, still to this day, I'm mostly irritated because she's the self proclaimed 'first supermodel" or whatever - first of all, that's not true ... there's not one thing she has done that has made a positive impact in her entire career. 'She's just a puppet to whatever is trending, she hasn't escalated or raised anyone up. So when people ask me about her, I'm really confused - I don't know ... there's nothing inspiring and she just does whatever's trending.' Asked if Dickinson did anything specific to her when she was on the show, D'Amato said, 'Yes, she started a fight with me for no f***ing reason because the show told her to - her whole career is her playing the victim, being a drug addict, and being the Simon Cowell of America's Next Top Model, and also the entertainment world. 'I'm just over it, like f*** Janice Dickinson, next question please.' A rep for Dickinson told in response, 'Janice has never made it a secret that she was brought onto ANTM to be a Simon Cowell-esque character, which was the climate of the time. 'During Janice's time as a judge, she was in an active addiction and she's had to work hard to maintain that sobriety, while also working hard to take responsibility and make amends with people she did hurt. Dickinson's rep explained to that 'it's important to note she is the only judge who has ever apologized and met up with many of the girls, now women, to discuss their experiences on the program,' while standing 'in solidarity with many of the contestants.' 'Janice has stood Janice is very sorry to hear Lisa didn't have a great experience, both on the show and afterwards, but she wasn't a judge on that cycle and therefore, doesn't know Lisa or why she's being brought up.' In recent years, D'Amato has focused her energies into projects including her ongoing modeling career, other reality shows and a musical catalogue, among other endeavors. She has more than 274,000 followers on her primary Instagram account. and was te subject of a a 2024 Reddit thread under the ANTM subreddit titled, 'I think Lisa D'Amato is actually probably a genius,' The original poster said: 'If you think about it, she actually is very successful in modeling, singing, and now as an entrepreneur. 'Its like life gets boring for her because she just automatically succeeds at everything without having to try too hard so in order to "not be bored to death" she does her crazy antics.' The poster went on to say that they felt D'Amato was 'just too smart for her own good and life probably "bores" her as a result so she acts super outrageous to stay entertained.' D'Amato strongly agreed with the assessment, telling exclusively, 'I would say that is 1,000 percent true - I do get very bored. 'I don't have fear, fear doesn't hold me back - I look at fear in the face and I jump right towards it with a f***ing sword! I jump into fires - yeah, that quote is correct, it's so funny.' She described her career path as 'eclectic,' detailing the different endeavors she's explored professionally. 'I've put out three albums in Electra Rap, I've worked with some of the best producers in Los Angeles,' D'Amato said. 'I've modeled since I was 12-years-old, worked with some of the best brands in the world. I went on America's Next Top Model - won the All-Stars.' D'Amato has also been seen on the 2024 docu-series Dark Side of Reality TV; and reality shows such as Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars and Shark Tank, the latter of which she successfully pitched Dare-U-GO!, a bib with airtight sealing that can store food. D'Amato (who is mother to two sons, ages 11 and eight, with her estranged spouse) said that when she 'became a mom,' she 'invented a product' she saw a need for. 'I went on Shark Tank with it and got a deal - it sells in 22 countries,' D'Amato told adding that she has multiple licensing deals linked to the business. D'Amato told she is currently residing in Southwestern Europe caring for her ailing father, who is battling Type 2 Diabetes and multiple sclerosis. She said they 'came as medical refugees' thinking he could get better healthcare there than in the states. 'My dad was not well - I took him out of the U.S. and he's thriving,' D'Amato said. 'The USA was basically eating him alive and made my dad like a vegetable while robbing him blind. Since moving my family - I guess it's the new American dream to get out of the United States!' D'Amato told she was going to continue her life living abroad and has 'a new show coming out um on a major network' this fall, in addition to her ventures involving Dare-U-GO!, as well as real estate investments. 'I'm just going to continue um living the best life I can,' D'Amato said, 'and trying to create the best life for the people I love.'
Boston Globe
07-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Keira D'Amato, marathoning's unlikely star, leads a stacked Boston field of American women
'I don't think there's too many pros in the field that have failed to qualify on their first try‚" D'Amato joked last week. Advertisement After signing her husband up for the 2017 Shamrock Marathon as a little gag gift for Christmas, D'Amato, then 32, decided to sign herself up too. She finished in a respectable 3:14. It was enough to spark a return to serious competition. D'Amato's rise from there was meteoric. By 35, she was racing at the US Olympic Marathon Trials. At 37, she ran a stunning 'This year is just unbelievably deep,' D'Amato told the Globe. 'I feel, yeah, definitely excited. Really just proud to be part of this wave, especially in female marathoning right now, and just to feel like I had a little hand, especially on the American side, pushing that bar a little bit forward. I feel really proud to be part of it.' Advertisement It's easy for even the most keen marathoning observers to forget that this is D'Amato's second time in Boston, as her first in 2018 was, fittingly, so unusual. That 3:14 Shamrock in 2017 was followed by a 2:47 in Richmond that year, enough — with a little of what D'Amato half-jokingly calls 'begging' — to earn a spot starting with the pro women. She paid her own way, handled her own lodging, then braved 'Boston is what brought me into the marathon,' D'Amato said. 'If not for the Boston Marathon and the stories of the Boston Marathon, I may have never even attempted to run a marathon. 'So it's so special to me to be coming back now, and not as someone who, before, I registered myself, paid for my own flight. That's normal, and everyone does that, but now it feels like such a privilege and a gift that they've invited me to come, they've helped me with travel arrangement. It's surreal that I've gotten to experience both sides.' Related : D'Amato is among the favorites to be the top American woman on Patriots' Day, but she's got plenty of competition. The group features 11 women with personal bests faster than 2 hours, 25 minutes. It includes Dakotah Popehn , a US Olympian in Paris last summer; and Advertisement D'Amato, Hall, and Linden are part of a particularly special group who continue to compete at an elite level after their 40th birthdays. 'There's a whole pack of women that are still crushing at a really high level‚" D'Amato said. 'I don't think we're the outliers. I'm really proud to be part of the group that is pushing that forward. 'I get messages, like, daily from people saying, 'Oh, I'm in my late 30s, and I thought, you know, my best days were behind me, and then I saw you, and you gave me permission to go after it again.' And that is a really powerful thing to hear.' As impressive a résumé as D'Amato has built over the last few years, she is coming off a disappointing 2024. She was a favorite to make the Olympic team for Paris, but struggled at the Olympic Trials and dropped out at mile 20. She moved to Utah in the lead-up to the 2024 Chicago Marathon, training under coach Ed Eyestone and alongside top American men Clayton Young and Conner Mantz . That race was even more frustrating, with D'Amato suffering a foot injury and dropping out after the 10K mark. D'Amato said she's been pleased with her progress in a somewhat compressed build into Boston, her second under Eyestone. However it pans out, she's already accomplished more than she ever could have imagined. Advertisement 'At the end of that race in 2018 if you would have said, like, predict your wildest dreams for yourself and running, [they] would have fell well short of where I'm at right now,' D'Amato said. 'When you zoom out and think about it that way ... I'm so grateful, I'm so thankful.' Fields for 5K, pro mile The BAA will stage its annual 5K and pro mile on marathon weekend, with the races taking place on Saturday, April 19. The 5K will cover a new route and finish at the Marathon finish line on Boylston Street, rather than back where it started at the Common. The 5K fields are headlined by top-ranked American road racer Biya Simbassa on the men's side and 2022 3000-meter steeplechase world champion Norah Jeruto in the women's race. Reigning wheelchair division champions Amin Touri can be reached at
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Massachusetts Food Banks Face Devastating $3.3 Million Cut
$3.3 million is now on the chopping block for food banks in Massachusetts. The Greater Boston Food Bank just learned about the federal cuts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Greater Boston Food Bank CEO Catherine D'Amato says she's scrambling to figure out how to fill the new gaps after learning 122,000 cases of food will no longer be delivered here. 'Which that means, orders that have been in the cue that are being expected have been canceled,' said D'Amato. D'Amato says the food bank relies on the USDA for 17% of its food, especially for the fresh produce, dairy, and poultry. 'It's a significant amount, it's the first piece of information that we've gotten in terms of impact, so if that food's not there then families don't have access,' said D'Amato. The USDA sent the following statement in response to Boston 25 News: 'There has been no pause in regular TEFAP purchases. The funding that was designated from CCC has been repurposed. The Biden Administration created unsustainable programming and expectations using the Commodity Credit Corporation. Regardless, USDA continues to purchase food for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), with over $166 million spent in FY 2025 to date for program requirements. USDA also is using Section 32 purchases to support TEFAP, purchasing over $300 million in various poultry, fish, fruits, vegetables, and tree nuts. USDA recently approved an additional $261 million in Section 32 purchases to provide even more fruits, vegetables, and tree nuts to TEFAP. " 'The products that we know that have been cut include both some of those products still from the COVID-era funding and from other USDA programs,' said D'Amato. D'Amato says pre-pandemic, 1 in 8 people relied on a food pantry in Massachusetts. Since COVID, 1 in 3 people are food insecure in the state, and that rate remains the same today. 'At a time when there is rising food insecurity in this state, it's really concerning to see these cuts at the federal level,' said Ashley Randle, commissioner of the MA Department of Agricultural Resources. 'Hungry people need to be fed, everyone has a right to food, whether it's a USDA commodity, a state commodity, purchased or donated, that's the portfolio for us, the sources, any one of those sources can cause disruption,' said D'Amato. With these federal cuts, the Greater Boston Food Bank is hoping to gather more donations and possibly get assistance from state lawmakers. If you would like to donate or if you need help getting food, visit: The Greater Boston Food Bank Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘A vital program': USDA cuts millions of dollars worth of assistance to Mass. food banks
Shelves at Massachusetts food banks may look emptier after the most recent round of USDA cuts. On Thursday, the state's food banks were informed by the Massachusetts Office of Education that $3.3 million worth of The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) food items were cancelled by the USDA. The cancellations total about 122,000 cases of food assistance. According to a Greater Boston Food Bank spokesperson, nearly $2.3 million of that money, which equates to about 105,000 cases of protein, dairy, and produce, were scheduled to come to their facilities, but have since been cancelled. The food bank's president and CEO expressed concern about the cuts and what it means for the people they serve. 'The Greater Boston Food Bank is already facing increased demand for nutritious food across our network of 600 food pantries across Eastern Massachusetts,' President and CEO Catherine D'Amato said. 'TEFAP is a vital program that provides the Mass Coalition of Food Banks with a reliable source of fresh agricultural products including produce, proteins and dairy, the most requested items by the people we serve.' Thursday's TEFAP food items cancellation represents about 3% of the GBFB's total food distribution across Eastern Massachusetts. The items include pears, apples, dried plums and cranberries, and canned vegetables; proteins such as chicken, pork and canned salmon; as well as milk, eggs, pinto beans, and egg noodles. 'The cancelations of federal commodities will reduce food throughout our region, making it more difficult for food insecure people to feed themselves and their families,' D'Amato said. 'GBFB will need to raise money to replace and purchase this healthy food that our neighbors so desperately need.' Boston 25 News has reached out to the USDA for comment about the TEFAP cancellations. Last week, the USDA said they would be ending the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA), a pandemic-era program, after providing 60-day notification. It's unclear if the TEFAP cancellations are a part of these cuts. 'USDA is prioritizing stable, proven solutions that deliver lasting impact,' a spokesperson said in response to the LFPA ending. 'The COVID era is over—USDA's approach to nutrition programs will reflect that reality moving forward.' Earlier this month, Governor Maura Healey criticized the Trump Administration for cancelling more than $12 million in federal funding, known as Northeast Food for Schools (NFS), in Massachusetts. The funds were to be used to provide local healthy food to child care programs and schools, and to create new procurement relationships with local farmers and small businesses, according to Healey's office. 'Donald Trump and Elon Musk have declared that feeding children and supporting local farmers are no longer 'priorities,' and it's just the latest terrible cut with real impact on families across Massachusetts,' she said. 'There is nothing 'appropriate' about it. Trump and Musk are continuing to withhold essential funding in violation of court orders, and our children, farmers and small businesses are bearing the brunt of it.' TEFAP, first authorized in 1981, is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low-income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
All Aboard Erie proposing new rail system connecting Erie to more cities
All Aboard Erie has a proposal for sweeping changes to how the country's passenger train system is structured and funded. The report released Wednesday calls for the creation of a robust passenger rail system that would connect cities across the United States. And Erie is central to their plan. How Erie's Black Wall Street grew from social media to non-profit Board members of All Aboard Erie are trying to shine a spotlight on what they said is the miserable state of intercity travel. A report released this week calls for the creation of a robust American passenger rail system with more routes to more places with improved services. 'High speed, long-distance trains, European style night trains, short distance corridor services running on an hourly basis, just a lot more service to a lot more places,' said Ed D'Amato, co-chair of Lakeshore Rail Alliance. The report points to shrinking public transportation including the decline of flights in places like Erie as evidence that federal support is warranted Acutec selected for Team FLRAA to help modernize utility helicopter fleet 'Erie's turned into what I'd call a transportation desert. If you don't drive, you're stuck,' said Bill Hutchison, co-chair of the Lakeshore Rail Alliance. The report calls for the federal government to support rail the way it has supported highways and aviation. Its writers are trying to reach policymakers in Washington as well as other stakeholders who feel the same. 'I think we just need to think big like we decided to think big when we decided to build our highway network and our aviation network and understand how far behind we are the rest of the industrialized world. We are even falling behind developing nations in developing passenger rail,' D'Amato said. With Erie's central location between Chicago and New York, these tracks will be a critical corridor should this plan come to fruition. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 'Cities like Erie these medium-sized to smaller cities they have the most to gain economically,' D'Amato went on to say. Hutchison and D'Amato said they hope to have the opportunity to present their plan to members of Congress. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
