Model Riot

Models stampede during cattle call for America's Next Top Model. [Link]

Three people were arrested and six others hurt after bedlam broke out while they waited to audition for "America's Next Top Model" Saturday, police said.

Police didn't know what prompted the chaos involving hundreds of people outside the Park Central New York hotel. The panic left the midtown street outside the hotel littered with the would-be models' shoes and clothing.

"It was pretty scary," Jessica Paravati told WNYW-TV. She said she was caught up in the stampede after waiting on line overnight, hoping for a shot at stardom on the reality show.

Two women and a man were arrested on disorderly conduct charges, police said. Authorities also shut down the audition, saying it wasn't properly organized.

The auditions were open only to women shorter than 5'7" which is shorter than industry standards.