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Sarah Hartshorn

Mentioned in 5 analyzed podcast episodes across 2 shows

Contestant on America's Next Top Model Cycle 9 and author of a tell-all memoir examining production exploitation, personal trauma, and coercive control mechanisms on the show. She has been featured as a guest on multiple podcasts discussing her experience and advocacy for contestant compensation and accountability. Known particularly for her critique of the show's problematic practices, including body-shaming standards that labeled her too thin despite being a plus-size contestant.

Episode Appearances

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast · Feb 27, 2026

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

Author and guest; contestant on ANTM Cycle 9; wrote tell-all memoir about production exploitation and personal trauma

Reality TV production ethics and labor practicesPsychological manipulation in entertainment industryBody image and eating disorders in modeling/reality TV
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Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast · Feb 24, 2026

Documentary Book Club - Netflix’s Reality Check: America’s Next Top Model

ANTM season 9 contestant who wrote tell-all book; previously interviewed on this podcast as companion piece

Sexual assault and consent in reality TV productionForced medical procedures (dental work) on reality show contestantsBlackface and racial exploitation in modeling competition shows
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Curse of: America’s Next Top Model

Curse of: America’s Next Top Model · Nov 26, 2025

Reality TV: The Great Experiment

ANTM Cycle 9 contestant who wrote a book comparing the show to a cult and identified coercive control mechanisms

Reality TV Production Ethics and Psychological ManipulationCult-Like Control Mechanisms in EntertainmentContestant Exploitation and Labor Practices
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Curse of: America’s Next Top Model

Curse of: America’s Next Top Model · Nov 18, 2025

The House That Tyra Built

ANTM Cycle 9 contestant and author who advocates for contestant compensation and criticizes Tyra's lack of accountability

Reality TV Exploitation and Contestant RightsTyra Banks Accountability and LegacyAmerica's Next Top Model Makeover Trauma
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Curse of: America’s Next Top Model

Curse of: America’s Next Top Model · Nov 11, 2025

America’s Next Top Body Shamer

Cycle 9 plus-size contestant told she was too thin for plus-size modeling despite being size 8

Body shaming in reality television productionEating disorders and disordered eating among young modelsBody dysmorphia development from media exposure
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