Sheriff's star shines in 'America's Next Cop Model'

By Tellus A. Tale

There is life after law enforcement just ask outgoing Carroll County Sheriff Shiny Carr.Carr, who will retire after nearly a decade as the high sheriff in November, apparently already has his next career mapped out. He's going into the world of reality television. The Conway Daily Sun has learned Carr is one of 10 people with police backgrounds who will appear on the spin-off of "America's Next Top Model," as Tyra Banks unveils "America's Next Cop Model" in January of 2009. "America's Next Top Cop Model" chronicles the transformation of everyday law enforcement personnel into potentially fierce supercopmodels. Ten participants will live together and vie for the incredible grand prize: an opportunity to be managed by Elite Model Management, a fashion spread in Above the Law magazine, a cameo on "Law and Order"; and a $100,000 contract with CoverCop Cosmetics.Carr is being somewhat mum on what his future holds beyond the badge. "I'm not at liberty to discuss my future," he said. "All I'll say it's safe to say you've not seen the last me. Television, who knows? My mom always said I had the look of a movie star. That's it, I think I may have said too much."While Carr did not confirm he's Hollywood-bound, there are signs certainly pointing in that direction. Earlier this year, the Carroll County Commission took Carr to task for what they felt was inappropriate conduct when they received a bill for $2,000 for clothing the sheriff deemed he needed. The Sun has also learned, in early January, television monitors were installed in the Carroll County Sheriff's Department. Some dispatchers feared Carr was keeping tabs on them, but one of the monitors, which was supposed to be hidden, had the initials "ANTCM America's Next Top Cop Model" on it. Producers may have been doing behind the scenes footage for background on Carr, one of their models for the show.According to Carr, the sensors were wired directly to two remote computer terminals: one in his house nearby, and another in the northern part of the county in a home owned by his second-in-command, who rented out the house to a California-based company "TV for Tyra."The real smoking gun in this tale may have been four years ago when Carr was said to have attended the FBI Academy in Virginia for leadership training. Upon review of department documents by Sun staff, Carr did attend the FBI, however it was the Fashion Bug Institute, where he reportedly graduated with high honors. According to faculty member Tim Gunn, "Shiny was a natural, no one shines like him on the catwalk" and "if not for law enforcement he'd be a natural in the world of fashion he could be the fashion police."Attempts to reach Banks for comment on "America's Next Top Cop Model" were unsuccessful; however a disgruntled former employee of Banks has spilled the beans. "Your guy, yeah, he's on the show," said Miffy Wantamodel, who failed to make the cut on "America's Next Top Model."Wantamodel actually shared advanced trailers for the show. On it, you see Banks talking to a decked out man wearing a dark purple pantsuit with fuzzy handcuffs. Wantamodel confirms it's Carr.The judges see a model in person, but for two weeks in a row they have been less than impressed with your photos," Banks says to Carr. "So what the judges see now is a lot of potential, but they haven't seen that potential put into your photos. Your face is one of the favorite faces of the judges they constantly talk about your high cheekbones but they feel like there's something that's a little vacuous, that's doesn't connect. I just want you to be yourself. Be a bigger yourself. The judges think, 'Beautiful cop, Beautiful pictures,' but a lot of them don't see a model in front of them. I disagree. The world can be your perp walk, Shiny."