America’s Next Top Model Cycle 9: Sarah Hartshorne’s Memoir & Interview [REPLAY]

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Arts, Books, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 121 minutes

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We’re re-releasing this iconic episode where Chelsea welcomes comedian and The Parting Shot podcast host H. Alan Scott to dive deep into “You Wanna Be On Top?”, the memoir by author and “America’s Next Top Model” cycle 9 contestant Sarah Hartshorne. Then, from behind the paywall, you’ll hear our interview with Sarah. Sarah gets candid about the exploitative conditions behind the scenes of the Tyra Banks-hosted show, being locked in a hotel room after elimination, rumors about Nigel Barker, and what happened after Ebony’s emotional exit from the show. A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including disordered eating and diet culture. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at ritual.com/glamorous. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Show Notes: Dringo! Card Documentary Book Club - Reality Check: America’s Next Top Model Scheana Shay’s Memoir Episode Rue McClanahan Memoir Episode Where to find our guest H Alan Scott: Instagram Parting Shot Podcast - Newsweek Out on the Lanai: A Golden Girls Podcast *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	this week on the podcast there is so much america's next top model in the air that we have brought an
0:08.7	episode out from behind the paywall which is our interview with sarah heartshorn who was a contestant
0:16.1	on america's next top model cycle nine and wrote a tell-all memoir about it. So if you are a fan of the
0:23.0	interview, sign up on Patreon, sign up on Apple podcast subscriptions. This is bonus content that we do
0:28.2	all of the time. And this episode came out this summer, actually. But because of all the talk in the
0:35.4	air, I've had a couple of requests to do this book, and here is my gift to you.
0:39.7	We already covered this book.
0:41.4	So for today's episode, we are replaying our recap episode of the entire memoir.
0:47.0	And for the first time ever, releasing from behind the paywall, my interview with Sarah Hartshorn, where we dive even deeper into what happened to her on America's Next Hot Model.
1:03.0	Welcome to Glamour's Trash. This is a podcast that bookclubs viral articles, celebrity memoirs, and trashy discourse to elevate your life.
1:09.7	I'm your host, Chelsea DeWantes.
1:11.1	I'm a TV writer, comedian, filmmaker, author, and sometimes I'm in stuff too.
1:15.1	And today, we are book clubbing.
1:17.2	You want to be on top?
1:18.7	A memoir of Makeover's Manipulation and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model by Sarah Hartshorn.
1:26.1	She was in season nine of America's Next Top Model.
1:29.7	She has now written a tell all play-by-play of what that season was like.
1:33.4	I was riveted.
1:34.3	The book was just published on July 8th.
1:37.1	And we have an entire conversation with Sarah herself about some extra BTS and questions
1:42.8	I had for her.
1:43.8	It is up right now for subscribers on Patreon and Apple Podcast subscriptions,
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