The 10 Best Things that Happened on the America's Next Top Model Premiere

From ELLE

Ohhhhhhhh my goodness. America's Next Top Model was BACK last night and we're all about it. It's all new girls, all new judges, and an all new host, Rita Ora. But Tyra still made an appearance, we saw all the drama, Ashley Graham is a goddess, Drew Elliott is terrifying, Law Roach is a hat, and Rita Ora is a velvet glove cast in iron.

It's all too much. But here are the ten best moments from last night's premiere.

When we found out that the new ANTM isn't just about modeling-it's about being a business, a brand, and a boss.

Because they only say it like four million times.

When Giah met Ashley and Rita and cried.

Same.

When Kyle was hot.

Kyle is a 23-year-old New Yorker who is also a god-given babe. She's out and proud, and when she appeared on the screen, even all the straight women who were watching fell off their couches.

"You remind me of Ruby Rose," said Law (who's worked with her). Even Rita couldn't handle it. "You are hot," she said, to cover up her gawking. Good job, Rita!

When Philipp Plein went all 'We Bought a Zoo' on everyone.

The designer held go-sees to help the judges narrow the field from 28 to 14 girls, and he was not having it. "Top model, not flop model," he said, dismissing one girl's walk. (Wow, they didn't say he was a fashion designer and a poet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Suffice it to say, he didn't pull his punches, but listening to him talk was weirdly like visiting a petting zoo. "A bird will never become a tiger and a tiger will never become a bird." "You're not here to look like a duck." "You're not a horse." (Surprise! His $480 T-shirts look like this.) Just seems like a really nice guy.

When 18-year-old Justine was like "LOL I didn't tell my mom I was coming here."

When Leslie Jones got involved.

When the girls found out whether they'd made it through a bouncer who pretended he couldn't read.

After the judges had made their decisions, Rita told the girls there was an exclusive party happening in NYC. They'd either be on the list-and in the top 14-or they wouldn't. That's rough by anyone's standards, but even rougher was the smart-ass bouncer who asked Giah to spell her name twice before finally letting her in. Come on, friend.

When Starr found out she didn't make it into the top 14 and started crying because she wanted to be with Kyle.

Poor Starr! After she sang an opera song for the judges and everything. But girl was only 5'6" tall-she was never going to make it. "This isn't right," the romantic lass said when she heard the bad news, "I should be in there with her. It's not fair..."

Dude, same.

When Quei didn't make the top 14 because of her Miss Uncongeniality ways.

After telling sweet, editorial-looking Courtney to water her chia pet eyebrows, Quei had nobody on her side. ("I'm a bitch, though!" she said, in her own defense.) When she inevitably got denied entry to the top 14 party ("We don't tolerate bullying on this show," said Mama Rita), she said she didn't understand it. "I'm so honest and raw and open," she declared, while everyone tried to look directly into the sun as a distraction from this gloriously missed-the-point statement.

When we finally met the top 14.

It's gonna be a good season, guys.

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