The older seasons were the best. I also liked Season 3, with Eva Pigford. I thought she was a diva but I loved her. I did NOT like Yoanna, I wanted April or Mercedes to win and I also loved Shandi... she was endearingly awkward.
ANTM can be a hot mess but it's fun to watch and sometimes the photo shoots are simply gorgeous.
And yea, I like that we see models of all different colors. I think all skin tones are beautiful, I enjoyed seeing women like YaYa, Jaslene, Naima, Danielle, etc., get a chance to shine.
One of my favorite contestants was Natasha - when she was late for the go-see challenge, while another contestant had a melt-down, Natasha made a comment about how other people have to deal with wars and things. Just so real and also cracked me up.