{"id":76134,"date":"2026-04-14T03:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/antm-coach-miss-j-alexanders-1st-red-carpet-since-stoke\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T03:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:28:31","slug":"antm-coach-miss-j-alexanders-1st-red-carpet-since-stoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/antm-coach-miss-j-alexanders-1st-red-carpet-since-stoke\/","title":{"rendered":"ANTM Coach Miss J Alexander\u2019s 1st Red Carpet Since Stoke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>America\u2019s Next Top Model<\/em> coach <strong>Miss J Alexander<\/strong> returned to the red carpet for the first time since his debilitating stroke.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic runway coach, 67, stepped out at the opening night at <em>Titanique<\/em> on Broadway in New York City on Sunday, April 12, after revealing he suffered a stroke back in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>For the event, the reality TV star played it cool in a teal jacket adorned with constellations and floral details. Miss J complemented his look with a plaid scarf, brown circular sunglasses and a black cap. The TV personality used a wheelchair during the event.<\/p>\n<p>Miss J first revealed his health issue during Netflix\u2019s<em> Reality Check: Inside America\u2019s Next Top Model<\/em> docuseries in February. \u201cEverything changed. On December 27th of 2022, I had a stroke,\u201d he shared. \u201cI didn\u2019t know where I was other than in the hospital. I spent five weeks in a coma and I couldn\u2019t walk [or] talk. And I thought to myself, what was I going to do?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2246858753_6b734c.jpg?crop=0px%2C238px%2C4968px%2C2809px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Gabrielle Henry\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2246858753_6b734c.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Miss Jamaica Suffered an &#8216;Intracranial Hemorrhage&#8217; in Fall During Pageant<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUPDATE 12\/9\/2025 at 12:31 p.m. ET \u2014 The Miss Universe Organization has shared an update on Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry following her fall from stage during the pageant in November. \u201cDr. Henry suffered a serious fall through an opening on the stage while performing her walk during the preliminary competition on November 19, 2025, resulting [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He then shared footage of himself in his hospital room, where he said he lived for at least \u201cone year and five months\u201d because he \u201ccouldn\u2019t walk and couldn\u2019t speak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was emotional. I cried,\u201d he added. \u201cI am not ashamed to say that I cried. Then once I was in the hospital, <strong>Jay [Manuel]<\/strong> and <strong>Niguel [Barker]<\/strong> came to visit,\u201d he recalled of his America\u2019s Next Top Model costars. \u201cI thought back to how we used to do shows together. I cry because I just miss them so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miss J \u2014 known for teaching some of the most iconic fashion models how to walk a runway \u2014 said that he can no longer walk, though he is determined to eventually no longer need the assistance of a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t walk. Not yet. Not yet. I\u2019m determined to walk. I\u2019m sure you\u2019re gonna see me again, I\u2019m sure. It\u2019s not over for me yet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the docuseries, Nigel, 53, opened up about visiting Miss J in the hospital. \u201cI don\u2019t know whether he even wanted me to see him that way,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was just such a terrible shock and really upsetting and horrifying and scary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nigel continued, \u201cWhen he saw me, he was happy to see me and the two of us cried together and I held him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jay also got candid about seeing Miss J, sharing that he was \u201cupset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can only imagine where he was in his mind,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Miss J was also asked whether<strong> Tyra Banks<\/strong>, who famously hosted the controversial show, visited him in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, not yet,\u201d Miss J revealed. \u201cShe just sent me a text that she wants to come and visit me. But no \u2026 not yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the docuseries, Miss J\u2019s friends organized a GoFundMe on his behalf, sharing that after he spent a year and a half in a rehabilitation center, he had \u201cadditional mini-strokes, seizures, and four additional hospitalizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America\u2019s Next Top Model coach Miss J Alexander returned to the red carpet for the first time since his debilitating stroke. The iconic runway coach, 67, stepped out at the opening night at Titanique on Broadway in New York City on Sunday, April 12, after revealing he suffered a stroke back in 2022. 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