Donald Trump Jr., Olympic medalist Chad Hedrick and shoe guru Steve Madden will join Passions' James Hyde, Top Model Nicole Linkletter, ad biz icon Donny Deutsch, Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward and Jillian Barberie as judges for the Miss USA 2006 pageant, airing April 21 on NBC.... Whoa, Nellie! The Brokeback Mountain DVD sold 1.4 million units on Tuesday, its first day of release.... The paperback edition of The Da Vinci Code sold more than 500,000 copies in its first week of release.read more
Once you're done with Nicole, check out what Top Model's Nik and Bre had to tell Insider!
She got mud on her. She whined. She got pigeons on her. She whined. She got bright lights on her. She whined. Yep, for 13 weeks straight, Nicole Linkletter complained about pretty much everything she saw or did — and yet Tyra Banks and Co. named her, of all the skinny girls in the U.S., America's Next Top Model. Are they crazy, or is the 19-year-old winner? To find out, TVGuide.com rang up the Grand Forks, N.D., native to see if she really has any idea what she's gotten herself into.
TVGuide.com: When you were standing up there with runner-up Nik Pacread more
Although the whiniest girl in the history of America's Next Top Model stole the title from her, runner-up Nik Pace hasn't switched to a diet of sour grapes. On the contrary, the 21-year-old Atlantan continues to comport herself with the kind of class and charm that is antithetical to reality TV (with the exception of last season's soft-spoken victor, Naima Mora). Before she set off pounding the pavement for opportunities to strut the runway, TVGuide.com gave Nik a shout to congratulate her on bringing manners back to the tube. Oh, and on taking one fierce photo after another, too!
TVGuide.com: Considering that [eventual winner] Nicole Linkletter blew her CoverGirl commercial, were you surprised by the outcome of the competition?Nik Pace: Definitely! I felt like I put everything into the whole competition, my heart and my soul. Sread more
