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franchise back in 2003, the show was an instant hit with viewers but experienced its share of derision from the fashion community. In the decade before reality television would spawn top models like Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid, the consensus was that a spot on TV did more harm than good for a model’s career. Though outliers like Fatima Siad and Analeigh Tipton would eventually go on to have fruitful careers in modeling and film, in the beginning it was rare for an

alum to work her way into high fashion’s good graces.

Fast-forward to 2015 and the idea of casting directors turning up their noses at reality-television stars seems almost quaint. With supermodels sharing their every moment via live-stream, branching out with their own docudramas, or simply over-sharing on social media, having a reality background is no longer a hindrance. International editions of

have given the world models like Suvi Koponen and Sora Choi, and several of this season’s busiest new faces got their start via Banks’s now-legendary franchise. Get to know the Tyra-approved beauties now ruling fashion month.

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, Goldkuhl got the Tyra experience firsthand during the show’s 19th cycle back in 2012. Making it all the way to the final round, Goldkuhl came in third. But it was years after the season wrapped that she experienced her biggest win: At Givenchy’s Spring 2016 New York show, Goldkuhl snagged one of the coveted exclusives and made her runway debut alongside icons like Mariacarla Boscono and Raquel Zimmermann. Riccardo Tisci liked Goldkuhl’s refined look so much, he told CNN postshow that he was planning to use her for the brand’s next campaign.

served as the world’s introduction to the statuesque Aamito Lagum. Mentored by the show’s host, Oluchi, Lagum kick-started her runway career last season and even snagged the opening spot at Balenciaga. Since then she’s been on a roll, with appearances in campaigns for Marc Jacobs and time spent on the runway this season for Gucci, Gareth Pugh, Burberry, and many, many more.

cycle four, Hyun Ji Shin set the bar high—and in the year since her win, she has continued to impress. This season she has made her presence felt in each city, walking Public School, Rodarte, and Coach in New York, then going on to tackle Simone Rocha and Mary Katrantzou in London. In Milan, she pulled off her biggest coup to date, emerging on the Prada catwalk.