America's Next Top Model's Miss J Alexander Suffered Debilitating Stroke in 2022, Reveals Tyra Banks Hasn't Visited Him Yet

Former America’s Next Top Model judge Miss J Alexander suffered a stroke in December of 2022.

The 67-year-old was in the hospital for over a year and could not walk or speak, but he has made great strides and appeared on Netflix’s Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model to share his story.

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“I miss being the queen of the runway, the queen of the catwalk, of course. I’m the person who taught models how to walk. I taught models how to walk, and now I can’t walk,” he said. “Not yet. I’m determined to walk. I’m sure you’re going to see me again. I’m sure. It’s not over for me yet.”

Tyra Banks has not come visit yet, saying, “She sent me a text that she wants to come and visit me, but no. Not yet.”

“I woke up, I didn’t know where I was, other than the hospital. I spent five weeks in a coma. I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t talk,” he explained.

“It was emotional. I cried. I’m not ashamed to say I cried,” he said, adding that fellow judges on the show, Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker, visited him while he was hospitalized.

Nigel said, “I don’t know if he wanted me to see him in that way, but I was going to see him. That was such a terrible shock and really upsetting and horrifying and scary.”

Jay then said, “I could feel how upset he was, for sure. I can’t even imagine where he was in his mind.”

“I thought back to when we used to do shows together,” Miss J said. “I just missed them so much.”

Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model is the definitive, must-watch chronicle of America’s Next Top Model — and the chaos in front and behind the camera. What started as a glamorous launchpad for aspiring models became a pop-culture juggernaut defined by explosive drama, public meltdowns, and controversies that still fuel viral moments today. You can watch the series on Netflix now, and see the trailer here.