The Jays — that's Mister and Miss, to you — of America's Next Top Model fame are branching out. J. Alexander and Jay Manuel have signed on to star in their very own makeover show called Operation Fabulous. I guess Operation Fierce would have been too obvious. The duo will travel the country and use their style know-how to assist fashion victims. How nice of them. [Us]

Why, oh, why? I couldn't have been the only one watching last night's America's Next Top Model with alternating looks of horror and confusion on my face. The whole Snow White theme of the makeover show was nonsensical, ridiculous, and, in true Tyra form, self-indulgent at the expense of quality. Thematically, this show is all over the place. I continue to watch, nevertheless. It's like a drug. If you missed it the makeover scenes, or would like to relive them, check out the video after the jump.

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Some of the gals on America's Next Top Model aren't feeling trans contestant Isis.

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You can throw away your Kleenex and stop your inconsolable crying. It turns out that rumor that Tyra Banks was considering leaving her own show because she found Jay Manuel to be insufferable — I do sometimes wonder if all the hair bleach is going to start seeping into his brain — is false. Of course Tyra's not leaving her own show! Our Thursday morning jokes are safe. For some reason, at the end of its online report on the subject, Us invites readers to "relive her bathing suit drama." I'm not sure how it's relevant, but far be it from me to get in the way of Us's misson. Relive her bathing suit drama here!

Mr. Jay might have gotten a tad too vocal about how stupid that homeless photo shoot he was forced to direct on America's Next Top Model was. What other explanation is there for why he and Tyra Banks no longer get along? According to inside sources at ANTM, Tyra and Jay Manuel aren't even speaking anymore, and Tyra doesn't really want anything to do with the show or the judges and only ever shows up when it's time for panel.

The rumor is that she might leave the ANTM to focus on becoming Oprah Winfrey. I mean, to focus on her talk show, which is far inferior to ANTM, but I suppose someone out there likes it better. If Tyra leaves ANTM, I'll have to stop watching. What's the fun in watching if there's no one to make fun of the next day? The actual contestants are too easy.

What do you think, guys? Am I too hard on Tyra? I mean, last night on America's Next Top Model she did take great pains to bring attention a very serious issue: homelessness. Actually, she brought attention to that one time that she brought attention to homelessness on the Tyra Banks Show by taking off all her makeup, dressing in rags, and sleeping on the street. But that's close enough, right? Also on last night's show, the contestants did a photo shoot with real homeless teens, who got to dress up in fancy clothes while the contestants put on homeless costumes! At the end of the shoot the teens presumably went back to their lives at the shelter, while the wannabes continued on the road to becoming America's Next Top Model. It was all very eye-opening.

Saleisha, of the bubbly personality and mushroom weave, is the newest winner of America's Next Top Model. Now that she has conquered the contest, she can start modeling professionally, appearing on Tyra, and doing runway shows for those amateur ANTM contestants. Oh, that's right. She was already doing that before she got on the show.

Dear Tyra,

I decided to write this letter after a friend of mine asked me how I felt about you. The answer was "I love her, but I find her completely ridiculous."

Love is a strong word, but it is true. I love you, Tyra, because you are a black female entrepreneur doing her thing, and because, even though you speak very publicly, if a little vaguely, about your life, you have an unassailable and squeaky-clean public persona, a feat a Disney Channel contract star can barely accomplish these days. I love you because you seem genuinely interested in the empowerment of young girls of all colors. Because of your new campaign, the "Belly Brigade," there are now at least a few girls out there who feel a little better about their bodies. Because you speak openly, (but a little patronizingly, you are an ex-supermodel) about your various physical flaws. Because of America's Next Top Model, aka "My Wednesday Crack." Because I have a feeling that building your career and having a fun personal life are mutually exclusive things for you, and I get the impression that you are possibly quite lonely. Actually, that's not a reason I love you, it's a reason I feel for you. But those emotions are connected, aren't they?

And then there's the dark side.

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