NEW YORK — Three people were arrested and six others hurt Saturday after bedlam broke out while they waited to audition for “America’s Next Top Model.”
Police didn’t know what prompted the chaos involving hundreds of people outside the Park Central New York hotel in Manhattan. The panic left the street outside the hotel littered with shoes and clothing, according to news reports.
“It was pretty scary,” Jessica Paravati told WNYW- TV. She said she was caught up in a stampede after waiting in line overnight, hoping for a shot at stardom on the reality show.
Two women and a man were arrested on disorderly conduct charges, police said. Authorities also shut down the audition, saying it wasn’t properly organized. Thousands of women lined up for a similar audition last week in Denver.
The phone rang unanswered at the hotel, and representatives for The CW network, which airs the show, didn’t immediately return calls.
Video Watch footage of the “Top Model”audition chaos.
