Tyra BanksCompetition is even more (as Tyra Banks would say) “fierce” this time around.  

According to E! online, New York police arrested three people following a massive stampede that erupted during a casting call for the new season of the Banks-powered reality contest – a melee that involved hundreds of people outside a Central Park hotel.

Reports are stating that at least six people were injured, two of whom were hospitalized in a frantic scene that shut down the NY auditions.  This season is focusing on model prospects under the height of 5-foot-7.

Police say they did not immediately know the cause of the tidal wave, but according to the New York Daily News, “the combination of would-be catwalkers waiting in line for hours and a broken-down BMW proved combustible.”  

A fight had broken out among some of the bystanders and then the car, spewing smoke, reportedly led to shouts that a bomb had gone off.

Two women and a man were arrested on disorderly conduct charges.






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