America's Next top Model host Tyra Banks has told
wannabes caught up in chaotic scenes at a New York casting that they
will get another chance.
On the show's blog, Banks has written that producers are "doing everything we can" to "make sure that everyone gets a fair chance to pursue their dream".Thousands of modelling hopefuls were queuing outside a hotel when bedlam broke out, injuring six people.Police said the crowd panicked when a broken down car nearby began smoking. Several arrests As the crowd surged, the street outside the hotel became littered with shoes and clothing owned by people who had camped out the night before the audition.Three people were arrested for resisting arrest after a security barrier was toppled, police said. New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne told the Associated Press that organisers should have notified police before the gathering for help with crowd control. He said there have been no similar problems with other open castings.In the latest series of the hit reality show competition, the show's producers are looking for models below the usual height of 5ft 7ins. They have yet to reveal when another audition will take place, but Banks said: "I encourage each girl to come out ready to rock the runway and show off their fiercest pose. "I'm rooting for all of you!"
