Not long ago, the word "model" evoked one specific image: A thin, tall woman with perfectly symmetrical features. These days, the term is nearly indefinable.

You can bet producers of “America’s Next Top Model” will have the NYPD on hand for crowd control purposes at their auditions this time around.

Supermodel Tyra Banks, host and executive producer of “America’s Next Top Model,” says auditions for the CW series will continue following the chaos that erupted at a casting call over the ...