GoFundMe Created to Raise $50K for Miss J Alexander's 'Overwhelming' Medical Expenses Following 2022 Stroke
GoFundMe Created to Raise $50K for Miss J Alexander's 'Overwhelming' Medical Expenses Following 2022 Stroke
Michelle LeeMon, February 23, 2026 at 8:22 PM UTC
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Miss J Alexander's 2022 stroke left him in a coma for five weeks and unable to walk and talk
The former America's Next Top Model judge and runway coach has since suffered from mini-strokes, seizures and four additional hospitalizations
His close friend, Steve Grossman, has created a GoFundMe page to raise $50,000 for Alexander's "ongoing treatment, specialized care and daily living support"
Miss J Alexander's friend is asking for help on the reality star's behalf.
In the new Netflix docuseries Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model it's revealed that the catwalk coach suffered from a stroke in 2022 that left him hospitalized for over a year and unable to walk.
Alexander, whose real name is Alexander Jenkins, reveals in the show that he spent spent five weeks in a coma and was also unable to talk because of his condition.
"I miss being the queen of the runway. The catwalks, of course. I’m the person who taught models how to walk," Alexander, 67, shares in the Netflix documentary, which was filmed about a year ago and released on February, Feb. 16.
Miss J Alexander on 'America's Next Top Model (left) and in 'Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model' (right)
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A new GoFundMe page created by talent manager Steve Grossman, who is a close friend of Alexander's, reveals new details of the former ANTM judge's health condition. In addition to the stroke, Alexander has also suffered from mini-strokes, seizures and four additional hospitalizations.
"For the past three years, Miss J. has been bravely fighting his way back and struggling to live independently. We are hoping to secure full-time, round-the-clock care and help with the ongoing regular physical, speech and occupational therapies. He is currently confined to a wheelchair stemming from what we hope is only temporary paralysis and his right arm remains immobile," Grossman wrote.
Miss J Alexander walking the Mrhua Mrshua by NiuNiu Chou show during New York Fashion Week in 2019
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"While he has shown incredible strength and resilience against all odds, the financial burden of ongoing treatment, specialized care and daily living support is beyond overwhelming."
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The GoFundMe has so far raised nearly $17,000 of the $50,000 goal, which will go towards "rehabilitation services, in-home care, medical bills and essential living costs" so that Alexander can heal "without the stress of mounting bills and medical expenses."
"If Miss J.’s kindness, humor, and iconic presence have ever made you smile or laugh, please consider giving back during this difficult time," Grossman added. "Let’s all come together for someone who has inspired confidence, individuality, and joy in so many of us."
Nigel Barker, Miss J Alexander and Jay Manuel in 2013
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In Reality Check, Alexander shared that his close friends and fellow America's Next Top Model stars Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker saw him in the hospital.
"I don’t know whether he even wanted me to see him in that way," Barker, 53, shares in the documentary. "I was going to go see him. And that was just such a terrible shock and really upsetting and horrifying and scary." Barker adds that he held Alexander while they cried together, processing the emotions that came from such a health struggle.
Tyra Banks and Miss J Alexander in 2015
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"I could feel how upset he was for sure. I can only imagine where he was in his mind," Manuel, 53, adds of Alexander.
During the Thursday, Feb. 19 episode of Sherri Shepherd's daytime talk show, Alexander revealed that Tyra Banks — who executive produced and hosted America's Next Top Model — has "reached out," but has not visited him since his stroke.
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