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Let’s be honest, if Tyra Banks tells you, “Congratulations. You are still in the running to be America’s Next Top Model,” you’re already out of the running to be a real top model. While some contestants have found success -- Analeigh Tipton and Yaya DaCosta, arguably two of the most successful alumni, have established careers in acting -- the show has failed to produce an actual working supermodel.

Meanwhile, a number of contestants have found nothing but heartache when cameras stopped rolling. Here are six ill-fated outcomes, the first three actually tragic, horrible and devastating, the latter four more...unfortunate (so as not to compare apples to oranges).

News: Tyra Banks and other Top Model alumni remember Mirjana Puhar

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1. Murder: Cycle 21 contestant Mirjana Puhar, 19, was killed in a “possibly drug related” triple homicide on February 24, along with her boyfriend, Jonathan Alvarado, 23, and his roommate, Jusmar Gonzaga-Garcia, 21. Police have arrested...

"America's Next Top Model" contestants past and present attended the show's Cycle 20 Gala Wednesday night, but two popular contestants weren't a part of the celebration.Renee Alway and Jael Strauss, both from Cycle 8, made headlines after leaving the show for their shocking transformations.Renee (top left), was arrested in June on suspicion of burglary, fraud, possession of narcotics, forged bills, and committing a felony while on bail. Jael's (above right) looks and life were destroyed by meth addiction, forcing Dr. Phil to stage a dramatic intervention.toofab's Lawrence Yee caught up with longtime "Antm" executive producer Ken Mok, who was saddened to see how far the models have fallen. "Your heart goes out to them," Ken told toofab exclusively. See what else he said about casting girls from troubled backgrounds: See more photos from the "America's Next Top Model" Cycle 20 Gala by clicking the "Launch Gallery" below: Read more...

Troubled "America's Next Top Model" alum Renee Alway Shaved Off Her Hair before facing the judge in her burglary case -- in an effort to convince the judge she's a changed woman.Alway -- who placed 3rd on Antm during Season 8 -- appeared in a Palm Springs courtroom Thursday stemming from a 6-hour armed standoff with police last month.Nothing really happened during the hearing ... except for the debut of Alway's new haircut.So, why the extreme new 'do?...

Family members of "America's Next Top Model" finalist Renee Alway are deeply concerned the model's in too deep with drugs -- now they want to recruit the big guns to help, like Dr. Drew or Oprah. TMZ broke the story ... Renee was arrested last month for attempted burglary -- after cops say she was hiding out in a Palm Springs home that wasn't hers. They also say she had a gun and charged her with possession of narcotics.

Tyra Banks would flip if she saw this -- the shocking bruised mug shot of former "America's Next Top Model" star Renee Alway, following her insane arrest in Palm Springs last month.As we reported, 27-year-old Alway -- who placed 3rd on cycle 8 of the show -- was arrested on June 28th following a six-hour standoff with police ... after she was allegedly spotted wandering around a vacant home while carrying a gun.Among the charges...

America's Next Top Model alum Renee Alway is used to being in front of the camera -- but she may have to get used to being behind bars instead. Alway, who competed on Cycle 8 of Tyra Banks' long-running modeling competition, was arrested and jailed after a six-hour standoff with police in Palm Springs, Calif., on June 28. According to TMZ, which first reported the story on July 13, Palm Springs police got a call about a "suspicious female" lurking around a vacant house. When they arrived [...]...

A finalist from "America's Next Top Model" might be America's Next Top Inmate ... Renee Alway was arrested recently in connection to a six-hour stand-off with police ... who say she was packing heat. It's a crazy story ... Renee -- who placed 3rd in Cycle 8 of the show -- was popped on June 28 in Palm Springs and slapped with A Ton of charges, including suspicion of burglary, fraud, possession of narcotics, forged bills, and committing a felony...