After enjoying and actually respecting Petra Nemcova’s “A Model Life” on TLC over the summer, last night’s silly kickoff of “Top Model” on a cruise ship seemed an especially egregious exercise in stupidity. Yet somehow at the end, Miss Tyra — looking quite slim and fit these days — managed to engage me again with some of her final picks for the top 13: a sweet-faced exotic dancer from Jersey; a not-quite-Plus-Size beauty; and an openly nerdy fashion newbie from Yale. Hey, speaking of college, test your ANTM knowledge with this frivolous quiz!


















