Janice Dickinson just reminded everyone she’s still the original supermodel in a recent rare appearance.
Dickinson, 70, turned heads in a bold leopard-print blouse paired with tiered black pants and a sleek fitted blazer. She completed the look with layered rings, a glossy manicure, and her signature straight brunette hair parted down the center. The former America’s Next Top Model judge flashed her famous grin for photographers with the same confidence that made her an icon of the 1970s and 1980s fashion world.
RELATED: Janice Dickinson Spills the Truth on Her Neck-Lift Journey(Exclusive)
Dickinson got her start in the early ‘70s after winning a national modeling competition that brought her to New York City. At the time, fashion was dominated by all-American looks like Christie Brinkley and Cheryl Tiegs, but Dickinson’s more exotic features caught the eye of some of the top photographers. However, it wasn’t an easy rise to fashion fame.
“It was really hard,” Dickinson said in an interview with Herald Extra in 2002. “Getting the door slammed in my face at every appointment: ‘Sorry. Your face isn’t the right shape to sell magazines.’ ‘Sorry. You’re way too ethnic.’ ‘Excuse me. You don’t serve our purposes.’ ‘You’ll never make it in this town. You’ll never make it, period.’”
Her big break came when she began working with legendary photographers like Richard Avedon and Francesco Scavullo, landing covers for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan. By the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, she was one of the most in-demand faces in fashion, walking for brands like Versace, Valentino, and Dior.
In the ‘90s, Dickinson pivoted from modeling to writing and published a series of best-selling memoirs, including No Lifeguard on Duty, where she detailed her experiences in fashion, relationships with stars like Sylvester Stallone, and the darker side of modeling fame.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
From there, she moved to reality TV and was introduced to a new generation of fans as a judge on America’s Next Top Model from 2003 to 2005. She famously called herself “the world’s first supermodel” and often clashed with contestants over critiques that she considered “tough love.” Dickinson also clashed with her fellow judge Tyra Banks, and in June 2024, she revealed that she and Banks, 51, didn’t get along.
“No, she’s not a friendly lady,” Dickinson told Kaitlyn Bristowe during an appearance on the Off the Vine podcast. “She does not like beautiful women.”
She also admitted that she “tortured” Banks while they worked on ANTM together.
“Because, if she was going to be mean to the girls — I saw her ploy, just so I could remain under the radar. I’d tell her things like, ‘I did Vogue, you did Elle,'” Dickinson continued. “She was always late, keeping us waiting for hours and hours. Cape Town, South Africa — with no air conditioning.”
RELATED: Iconic ’80s Supermodel, 70, Turns Heads With Leggy Look During Errand Run
A source later told Entertainment Weekly that it was “sad and childish that Janice is trying to drag Tyra, but unsurprising, as she has a history of speaking negatively about her.”
While both women remain significant figures in the modeling-and-reality TV world, their behind-the-scenes dynamic seems to remain unresolved.
This story was originally reported by Parade on Oct 24, 2025, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.