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This is the end of an era.

Legendary supermodel and show host, Tyra Banks has confirmed that cycle 22 will be the last for the popular show America’s Next Top Model. Banks shocked fans with her sudden announcement via social media. In an Instagram post she wrote,

TYRA MAIL! Thinking #ANTM #cycle22 should be our last cycle. Yeah, I truly believe it’s time. Our diehard fans know we’ve expanded the definition of beauty, presented what Flawsome is, tooched and booched and boom boom boomed, shown the world how to show their neck, rocked couture/catalogue/commercial poses, have found our (and your) light, strutted countless runways, gone on tons of go-sees, added guys to the girls mix, and have traveled around the globe and back again. Yeah, it’s time. It really is.

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According to EOnline, ANTM first premiered on UPN in May of 2003 and was the first series to debut on The CW on Sept. 20, 2006. The president of the CW also released a statement about the end of the show. He said,

“America’s Next Top Model was a successful franchise for two networks, first at UPN and then The CW, and it became not just a ratings hit, but a global pop culture phenomenon. I want to thank Tyra and Ken for all their years of success in establishing a show that was not just popular in the U.S., but all across the world.”

Click the gallery to see Tyra’s full statement about the show ending.

The series finale will air Friday, Dec. 4. Are we sad to see this show end or was it time?

Source Eonline