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Alicia Keys and Tyler Perry to Appear on America’s Next Top Model

Alicia Keys
(© Tristan Fuge)
Alicia Keys
(© Tristan Fuge)

Alicia Keys and Tyler Perry will appear on the new season of the CW’s America’s Next Top Model, which begins airing on Friday, August 24, according to TVGuide.com. This will be the first-ever College Edition for the show, which is hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks.


According to the site, Keys will be a mentor to the aspiring models in one episode, while Perry will gives the contestants an acting challenge, with the winner getting a role in one of Perry’s films.


Keys, a Grammy Award-winning singer, produced the Broadway play Stick Fly and composed original music for the production. Perry has written and appeared in numerous plays, and is best known for his creation of the character Madea.