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Episode 12: Ready For My Close-Up

May 8, 2008 at 2:10 pm | In Anya, Dominique, Fatima, Whitney, episode recap | 19 Comments

My YouTube call out today goes to antmcwtv — thanks for the timely upload!

We’re down to the final four… who will be eliminated tonight?

As we all know, Fatima, Whitney, Anya, and Dominique are our final four (Whodathunk?). And Whitney thought she was going to go home last week. And we talk about how far she’s come, etc which is definitely a bad sign.

Ew. Okay, so they say that when they get home they finally see Saliesha’s photos on the walls (although I was fairly certain I saw one on the wall either last episode or the one before… huh?) And Whitney is surprised that Scandaliesha got to pose with Tyra – I thought she said she’s watched this show before? Wouldn’t she know that ALL the former winners got to pose with Tyra?

SCARY, SCARY THOUGHT: “I guess I’m the Saleisha this competition!” -Dom

On a side note… here are some DoMANique/Scandaleisha similarities…
– They both got an awful makeover
– They both were convinced they were going to win throughout the whole season
– They both had a less-than-fantastic portfolio
– I was shocked to see them both make it as far as they did

Fatima’s bad-talking Dom. Hey, this could be good! If you remember correctly, here’ our pattern so far:
– Episode 1: Fatima calls the Ali girl “ghetto”… Ali girl goes home
– Episode 3: Fatima calls Allison “fat”… Allison goes home
– Episode 4: Fatima calls Amis “immature”… Amis goes home
– Episode 5: Fatima says Marvita isn’t taking the competition seriously… Marvita goes home
– Episode 11: Fatima says Kat has no personality… Kat goes home
– Does anyone remember Fatima badmouthing Atalya, Aimee, Claire, Stacy, or Lauren on their last episodes? Those were the only ones I specifically remembered.

TYRA MAIL!!
Take a picture; you might last longer.

They arrive at a park and run into Paulina and photographer Francesco Licata. And… he’s going to teach them photography. Ugh. First off… are they using the flash? Secondly, this challenge is ridiculous. Obviously, it’d be helpful to know what the photographer is doing behind the camera, but none of these girls are photographers, and it takes a lot more than a fancy camera (with the settings on “automatic” and the flash on) to make them photographers.

So, they have five minutes to take great photos of Paulina to win an extra 50 frames. Dang… I would rock this challenge. Bring on the extra frames, Paulina… they’re all mine.

Highlights:
– Fatima did a good job directing Paulina, but she’s going to get some nasty shadows with that ugly plant that was behind Paulina
– Dominique couldn’t direct Paulina and kept taking the same pictures over and over again
– Whitney was trying hard… and did pretty well. She also did a lot better than the others with getting well-composed shots, from what I could tell
– Anya did a great job playing with the environment. Obviously, she had the longest to think about things she wanted to do… but she was all over the place and didn’t seem to be paying as much attention to composition as directing the model.
– The winner was Fatima. Huh. Okay.

TYRA MAIL!!
They’re out for blood, but they’ll give you a taste of fame.
Bats? Vampires? Nope… movie stars from the 50s being stalked by the paparazzi.

Nigel Barker gets to be their photographer for this shoot… screaming ensues. Anya’s makeup looks nasty. Fatima doesn’t know how to act sexy because she’s never had a boyfriend. Because obviously a serious relationship is a prerequisite for acting sexy.

Highlights:
– I thought Anya was doing fantastic, but the best shot was when Jay distracted her… so… are they setting her up for a fall?
– Fatima’s was a disaster… and then she looked at her photos, and then kept doing the same thing again.
– Whitney fell back into her poseyness
– Dom looks drag and, according to Jay… took a few steps back. Are they finally going to send Dom home??

The photos… in order of my favorite to least favorite…

Anya – She has some energy here, unlike the other girls, and she really looks like someone who was taken off guard by the paparazzi. Her face is strong and she looks the part.

Whitney – She actually looked to me like a classic movie star, and this particular picture I don’t see as being overly posey, either. It wasn’t super, but it was the best of the four.

Fatima – She looks ridiculous, but one could actually imagine a movie star looking somewhat like that when surprised by the paparazzi. I guess.

Dominique – Um…huh? I can’t even figure out what’s going on with this shot, what with all the arms and legs and it looks like he’s trying to strangle her! And she looks more masculine than he does!

Judging panel highlights:
– Hasn’t Whitney already worn that outfit to panel, like, three times or something?

Call-out order:
1. Anya
2. Whitney
3. Fatima

And for the first time ever this cycle, my call-out order has matched theirs! I was so glad to see Fatima & Dom in the bottom two. I don’t think I could have handled both of them in the top three. And I’m feeling better about the finale now that Dom isn’t in it. Thoughts? Comments? How glad were you to see her go?

Episode 9 Recap

April 18, 2008 at 3:25 pm | In Anya, Dominique, Fatima, Katarzyna, Lauren, StacyAnn, Whitney, episode recap | 6 Comments

Many thanks to vampiriusz over at YouTube for finally putting episode 9 online… I’m sure I wasn’t the only one getting a bit impatient. Fortunately, it’s been a busy week for me anyways, so I wasn’t able to sit at my computer ALL day yesterday trying to find the “missing” torrent.

So… who will be eliminated tonight? (As if we all haven’t already figured it out or heard it from someone else yet)

This episode starts out by everyone in the house reiterating the fact that Tyra has no idea what she’s doing and was completely out of her mind for sending Claire home. I paraphrased, of course. And poor little Stacy-Ann is sick of being called in the middle, and Dominique goes “blah blah blah” about something.

Fatima is not a US citizen, and lost her travel documents. Say what? Wasn’t that a requirement for being ANTM? I searched through the Cycle 10 Eligibility Document and found this:

9. You must be a United States Citizen and live in the United States.

WTF? So once again, we find finalists who have broken the eligibility requirements making it not only into the ANTM house, but all the way to the final 7? A green card is NOT the same as citizenship! I call foul, Tyra! What the heck is the point of eligibility rules if there are no consequences for breaking them?

So, later they show her on the phone with her lawyer, who tells her she isn’t going to get the documents because she waited until the last minute. Duh. Around the same time of this filming I — a US citizen — was trying to get a PASSPORT and it took them three months to get it to me (expedited!)… “But I didn’t KNOW!!!” she whines. Her expecting to get them on-demand is just ridiculous and nieve. And another thing… wouldn’t someone with ANTM have MADE SURE that all the girls’ travel documents were in order BEFORE letting them qualify for the final 14?

So… as I’m still stewing over that, Paulina comes in. Blah. I haven’t been impressed with her as a judge this cycle. So, she tries to teach them how to get the attention of important people and how to be interviewed.
Highlights:
– Anya rocks it (despite her accent!)
– Stacey-Ann, Lauren, and Kat bomb it
– Whitney gets compared to Miss America again
– Dom is finally told to stop her jabbering

And we have another obligatory medical emergency — Lauren cuts through her finger when chopping potatoes and has to go to the hospital.

TYRA-BOX!
It’s an exclusive green-carpet event hosted by 7Up! And they get outfits for the party from Jay Godfrey.

Highlights from the party/challenge:
– Dom bombs the big one when she says she’s wearing “Jay Georgio.” Wow. Just wow.
– Lauren says she should win b/c she can kick the other girls’ (bleep) anytime. Ummmm…. kay.
– Jaslene was there, too. Gee whiz, that girl’s everywhere. And April C2 was there.
– Lauren makes some “enlightened” statement about how you shouldn’t have to change yourself to look like the girls on TV to win ANTM. Um… does she realize the irony of that statement as she’s standing there all dolled up by professional hairdressers and makeup artists, showcasing her makeover and designer clothes?
– Stacey-Ann claims she has it “in the bag.” Oh, don’t speak so soon, princess.
– Anya won the challenge… which is fine by me. I think she looked awesome. And she gets another (nude) photo shoot, which I think turned out great. And she gets $10k for her photo shoot.

TYRA-MAIL!
There’s no time to lag, so pack up fast or you’ll miss your connection!

And, screaming ensues.

And then they find out their suitcases are props for their photo shoot… running to catch a plane. They’re combining each “best shot” into a composite group shot for panel.

Okay, so here’s another conspiracy theory for you. The ANTM producers were the ones that arranged Fatima’s appointment at the consul. I’ll bet you anything they knew darn well that the girls had a photo shoot scheduled for that exact same time on that day. In fact, I’ll bet anything they arranged it that way just to amp up the drama. Regardless, though, it’s still totally unprofessional of her not to have it taken care of.

Highlights of the photoshoot:
– Stacy-Ann was cold and posey
– Lauren was in pain
– Whitney gets compared to Miss America again
– Anya’s rocking it out
– Dominique looks posey

JUDGING PANEL
Surprise! Judging takes place immediately after the photo shoot… and Fatima walks in late.
On a side note… how on earth would they have time to look through all the photos, edit them, and compile all the girls’ best shots in the time between the photo shoot and judging?

Here is the group photo:

And close-ups in order of my favorite to least favorite:

Anya – The way the judges just LOVE this girl is ridiculous. I mean, yes, she’s gorgeous, and she did rock the party and the photo shoot, no doubt about that!… but do any of the other girls even stand a chance?

Lauren – The judges oohed and aaaahed over her photo, and even I have to admit that she pulled it off well

Katarzyna – Nigel kind of took a jab at her, saying that her “conceited” look seemed to come naturally, but I thought it was great that she was able to get into character so well.

Whitney – I thought the judges were overly rude to her… as they often are to the girls. There are ways of pointing out that she needs to give off the appearance of “realness” without mocking her

Dominique – Call me crazy, but I don’t see Joanie’s “quirky, crazy” crumping shot in this one. To me, it looks too posed… and she looks old.

Stacy-Ann – So… too much personality = fake now? Man, it’s hard to keep up with these judges’ expectations.

Fatima – no picture…

Call-out order:
1. Anya (her THIRD #1 photo — a feat accomplished by Shandi, Amanda c2, Kahlen, Joanie, Melrose, and Jaslene)
2. Lauren (still looking as awkward as ever)
3. Dominique
4. Katarzyna (who gets the “we want to see more personality” comment)
5. Whitney
6. Fatima

And Stacy-Ann goes home… which is ridiculous. Discuss.

Recap of a Recap (Episode 8)

April 11, 2008 at 1:09 pm | In Aimee, Allison, Amis, Anya, Atalya, Claire, Dominique, Fatima, Katarzyna, Kimberly, Lauren, Marvita, StacyAnn, Whitney, episode recap, judges, spoilers | 1 Comment
Tags: America's Next Top Model, ANTM, recap, Tyra

I’m starting off today with a confession of sorts… I HATE recap episodes. I think they’re horribly pointless, and usually don’t even bother watching them. But, I had an hour to kill, so — huzzah — today you get a recap of a recap.

Recap:
Basically, we see a bunch of stuff we’ve already seen… and some new stuff we haven’t. We have to suffer through watching the Fatima vs. Shawhatshername “you’re too ghetto” fight… we have to hear about Fatima’s circumcision again… and we have to re-live the Claire vs. Dominique alarm drama… and we have to relive the Fatima vs. Lauren coffee drama…

In some new stuff, we see Mr Jay teaches the Top Model preppies how to use different facial expressions… Stacey-Ann performs some sort of rap in her audition… we learn that Kim has no idea how to do anything on her own… we learn that Allison only eats A1 and Jello (ew!)… we learn that Marvita was sick during the lingerie shoot (surprised they didn’t mention that in the episode)… we see Amis breaking stuff, dancing, and singing “Little Bunny Foo Foo”… we see way more of Marvita than we ever wanted to… we see them having a wrestling match (which, despite what the preview said, had nothing to do with the alarm clock incident)… there’s also a funny clip about Anya taking everyone’s pictures and we see that she really does have a crazier side to her… and we see them out at a club making fools of themselves

Random thoughts:
- Having both “preparatory” and “academy” in the name “Top Model Preparatory Academy is ridiculously redundant.
- When Tyra’s voice-over is talking about how Dominique’s strong personality is in a league of its own, it seems to me she’s pretty much admitting that Dom was only cast for the drama factor
- I’m not sure Elle would appreciate being compared to the Brooklyn Bridge… somewhere in there, I think Tyra was going for a compliment.
- Stacey-Ann describes the firefighters as “really cute.” I beg to differ… the one looked old enough to be my grandpa.
- Marvita… Jimi Hendrix you are not.
- Is emo really that obscure that people honestly don’t know what it is? And how is R&B “one of the most recognizable genres of them all?” Seriously, Tyra? Remember who your audience is.
- If the bottle of vodka Stacey-Ann took really was complimentary (as in, FREE), why did she feel the need to hide it in her jacket?

Quoteable quotes:
“Every day, I don’t care what I’m doing — if I’m cooking sometimes I’ll stop and think, like, ‘Okay, if this was an ad, how would I pose?’” -Dominique (obsessive at all?)
“We have bidets! That makes me really feel at home.” -Dominique
“Do you know how to make hot chocolate?” -Kim (ALMOST as good as ‘Do you want me to pose?’)
“Kim really is benefiting from her stupid, gimmicky stereotype and I think it’s awesome and charming.” -Amis (huh?)
“Allison is hell-a crazy.” -Marvita
“I’ll sell my milk for $50 a bottle.” -Claire
“I want to be like freakin’ Mother Theresa… but in a diva kind of way, okay?” -Dominique (Poor Mother Theresa’s probably turning in her grave!)
“Amis is crazy. I think if you tied her to a tree, she’d argue with it.” -Whitney
“That’s my secret goal… I want to be, like, a boxer. Or at least an action hero.” -Claire

Regardless… I made it through the entire episode without falling asleep. Now, for the most fun part… model faces!

And… the fiercest of them all….

Episode 7: If You Can’t Make it Here…

April 3, 2008 at 2:04 pm | In Anya, Claire, Dominique, Fatima, Katarzyna, Lauren, StacyAnn, Whitney, episode recap, judges, speculation, spoilers | Leave a Comment
Tags: America's Next Top Model, ANTM, cycle 10, episode 7, If you can't make it here

Happy ANTM Day! 8 Girls remain – Who will be eliminated tonight???

The show today opens back in the gas-guzzling Tyra-mobile, with Whitney talking about how excited she is that she got called first. And Dom thinks that Whitney is intimidated by her. Right, Dom… right… they’re all SCARED of you… so scared, they have nightmares about you.

Claire talks about how nervous she was in the bottom two, Lauren talks about how she thought Claire’s springy response to her photo being called was disrespectful, Stacey-Ann thinks Claire is too over-the-top, and Claire makes some comment about her baby. The editing’s not looking good for the enthusiastic house-mama.

CATFIGHT! Fatima vs. Lauren
It’s the obligatory once-a-cycle fight about dishes. Or, in this case, coffee… which Fatima made and Lauren may or may not have poured out. And Lauren screams at her… and Fatima sits back and smirks (typical Fati-ma-nipulation). If your coffee was really that important, Fat, you’d have brought your own coffee press and hid it in your room, like Tocarra hid her snacks.
TYRA MAIL!
If you don’t make it here, you won’t make it anywhere. Love, Tyra.
Gee, wonder how they came up with the title for the episode?

And Dom makes a huge deal in the confessional of thinking that it might be Broadway… after Anya just says that’s what it probably is. Novel idea, Dom… come up with that one on your own? Oh, and her mama says that Dom was a “daughter of the throne” (oops… sorry… wrong cycle…)… I mean, a “natural born actress.” Kinda like how you were acting like you were the one that figured out you were going to Broadway?

Karen Lee & Kristy Hinze from Elite talk about go-sees. Yay, go-sees! (Maybe it’s just my screen, but there’s something a little “off” about the hair/skin color of this Kristy Hinze.)

So, they’re split into two teams and given SPRINT (gotta get the product placement in there!) navigational phones. I’m still amazed it’s taken them 10 cycles to give the girls GPSs for go-sees… but then again… do models know how to use a GPS?Here are the teams & the highlights of their go-sees:

Team 1 – Claire, Dominique, Stacy-Ann, Whitney – “THE WALKERS”
- Claire talks again about her motherly instincts not once but twice (darn, you, editors!)
- Stacy-Ann decides she needs a GPS
- Dominique pats herself on the back and high-fives everyone in front of the designer (trashy!)
- Whitney is discriminated against because she’s not a size 2… but the next designer does book all types of models, so she pulls herself together

Team 2 – Lauren, Anya, Katarzyna, Fatima – “THE LOOKERS”
- Anya grabs the GPS and gets totally confused and lost
- Fatima talks about how much she hates Lauren (as we saw with Amis, Marvita, and Allison… this is not a good sign)
- Fatima is a size 0 and is too small for the designer’s runway
- Anya lacks confidence
- Lauren has a “horse-walk” that one of the designers thought was hilarious

And, Team1 wins, and Stacy-Ann booked the most jobs. Huh? Seriously? Alright, maybe I underestimated Stacy-Ann. Their prize is a shoot for Seventeen magazine. And Dom nearly gives herself a heart attack because she’s so excited. Almost.
TYRA MAIL!
Put your best face forward but be careful not to get washed out.
Yet another Tyra mail that could mean about one million different things…. big surprise.

Mr. Jay puts on a short Fuerza Bruta skit for them. And they see that they’ll be jumping around on a clear mylar sheet with water and being photographed from below by Mike Rosenthal (C9 smoking, C8 dead bodies, C7 circus photo shoots).

Highlights of the shoot:
- Claire is first, “glides” (or, as it seemed to me… “belly-flopped”) in and hurts her head.
- Katarzyna gets her hair cut, and cries — totally would not have expected that!
- Anya, Dominique, Fatima, Katarzyna, and Whitney do very well
- Claire, Lauren, and Stacey-Ann bombed it
TYRA MAIL!
Tomorrow you will meet with the judges… blah blah blah

Whitney talks about how failure is not an option. Lauren is worried about this panel. And then Dom blabs on about something… I dunno… I tuned her out.

Judging highlights:
- Did they not even let Claire explain what happened? She wasn’t told NOT to glide in… Jay told her “You don’t have to.” HUGE difference!
- Is Tyra still mispronouncing Katarzyna’s name? Seriously?
- I hate when they ask the models to explain something (”what were you thinking?”) and then interrupt them halfway through.

Photos (in order of my favorite to my least favorite):

Whitney – I really loved this one. I liked her profile, the details of her fingers, and most of all, the legs curled up with the ribbon around it. Yes, it does look fetal (as the judges pointed out), but that gives it an air of vulnerability and innocence.

Fatima – Finally… a Fatima picture that I like! And this one I really love… the little details like her hair streaming back and her fingers pointed upwards she that she was really considering how she looked and not just flailing like some of the other girls.

Katarzyna – I wasn’t sure at first, basically because of that front arm, but looking at it more, I’ve come to like it. Her profile is so striking, and the pose makes her look strong and determined.

Claire - Injured or not, this was a pretty shot. The photographer used the rule of thirds fantastically and that asymmetry really works. Her profile isn’t as strong as I thought it would be, but she still looks very ethereal.

Anya – For some reason this seems a bit harsh to me, and a bit more like a watercolor version of Anya than Anya herself. Her chin looks ridiculously pointy, especially in congrast with her hair, and the fact that her fingers aren’t spaced out evenly bugs me a bit. I have no clue why the judges raved about this photo so much.

Dominique – Seriously? Is this girl making out with the mylar? Because that’s what it looks like to me. ‘Nuff said.

Stacy-Ann – Um… boring? This is not only the most typical pose one could do in this situation, but the face seems really “off” too. Meh.

Lauren – She actually looks like she’s drowning. She’s a mess.

Call-out order:
1. Fatima
2. Anya
3. Katarzyna
4. Whitney
5. Stacy-Ann
6. Dominique
7. Lauren

I was really sad to see Claire go, and I definitely don’t think that she deserved to leave. Even with today’s 8th place photo factored in, she still had a statistically higher call-out average than Katarzyna, Stacy-Ann, Fatima, or Dominique. I just hope that she’ll be the AJ of this cycle and go on to prove everyone wrong. And her inability to be diverse? Frankly, I’ll blame the haircut.

Episode 6 Recap – “House of Pain”

March 28, 2008 at 11:40 pm | In Aimee, Anya, Claire, Dominique, Fatima, Katarzyna, Lauren, StacyAnn, Whitney, episode recap, scandal, spoilers | Leave a Comment
Tags: America's Next Top Model, ANTM, cycle 10, episode 6, house of pain

YAY! Thanks so much to w9c53nfj on YouTube for finally, FINALLY getting episode 6 uploaded! Unfortunately, in the meantime, I accidentally ran across the call-out order… makes it not-so-much fun watching it.

So, we start out in the Tyra-limo… talking about how amazing Aimee’s skin is. And she gets the very-first-going-home-next-confessional (as if we didn’t know already).

And… Claire talks on the phone with her husband and talks about how much she misses her husband and baby… which is never a good sign. And they show her pumping milk… (gee… thanks.) And we see some product placement for Sprint. And Claire talks more about daughter (though you can tell it was from a previous week… I hate when they do that.

CATFIGHT!! Claire (and Anya & Lauren & Whitney) vs. Dominique
Dominique’s alarm keeps going off… she’s confused, because seriously… setting an alarm clock is harder than quantum physics. Claire gets upset because Dom isn’t doing anything about it and actually ends up calling her a bitch. (Wow… didn’t see that one coming from our oh-so-sweet,-mature,-and-motherly-type Claire). Anya gets involved because Dominique is delusional and thinks that Claire is making the whole thing up. Or something. Anya is hilariously calm about the whole thing… scoring major points with me.

Dominique starts up again (by the way, what is that THING on Dom’s head?)… and makes some reference to “do you call your husband a bitch when you’re in an argument.” Wait… what? First of all, men aren’t generally called “bitches.” And secondly, Claire has a loving, committed relationship (we would assume) with her husband. She does NOT have the same with Dom. So… how can you compare the two? And Claire makes the comment, “At least I have a husband… iokay, you wanna get dirty and low?” Touche, Claire, touche. If Claire’s home life is fair game for critique, why not Dom’s? It’s kind of the plank/speck thing… don’t try to take out the speck in your neighbor’s eye until you’ve taken the plank out of your own. Lauren points out they’re having a communication problem and Dom jumps on her. Lauren completely blows up, which is hilarious. And somewhere in there, Whitney calls Dom trash. And then Dom says that they’re ganging up on her because she’s so strong. And I have a really good laugh at that joke before realizing she was serious. And she cries to her mommy. And I’m just WAITING for her mom to make some comment about how she’s a “daughter of the throne.”
TYRA MAIL!
“You ladies are sick! But I’ll help you get better… love, Tyra”
Um… anyone else get totally creeped out by this Tyra-mail?

Tyra is driving the cab. Screaming ensues.
Then they get dressed up in these ridiculous-looking red outfits (though they are better than the ones they had last cycle). And Tyra tries to teach them to “work their fierceness.”
And Tyra trips and sprains her ankle… or not. She says she did it to show them how to “pose with pain… Pain, but beauty.” Anyone else think it was horribly tacky that she had them “act out” menstrual pains. Sorry, but I know women with endometriosis, and I can tell you one thing… there’s nothing “beautiful” about those cramps.
So, they do a pose-off. They all look ridiculous… obviously following Tyra’s example.

TYRA MAIL!
“I’ve been aching to tell you tonight’s lesson was actually a challenge. Guess who posed the fiercest? Congratulations, ANYA! You just won a one-on-one photo shoot with NIGEL BARKER!”
I’ll bet it’s a lie. I’ll bet that whatever they had actually planned for the challenge fell through at the last minute. Heh.

So Anya’s prize was getting to pose nude… because nude is “timeless.” Um… I guess you could say that.

And Aimee was glad she didn’t win because she didn’t think she was ready for that. Well, then I guess it’s a good thing she wasn’t in cycle 6, where they had the nude photo shoot to get into the finals! (And why are these girls still always so surprised about nude photo shoots?)

More drama in the house! Dominique was sick and couldn’t fall asleep, and Whitney, Claire, and Lauren are all talking about Dominique while she’s sitting there, trying to sleep. And Dom called them monkeys. Clever analogy, actually, but I still say Dom had it coming.
TYRA MAIL!
Being a top model is a pretty good gig, if you can get it. Love, Tyra

So, for their photo shoot, they have to embody different genres of music… with Russel James as the photographer (ugh.. not a fan of his… but that’s another story for another day).

Highlights of the photoshoot:
- Claire and Anya get the most ridiculous costumes ever that look absolutely NOTHING like the genre they are trying to portray. What on earth WERE the wardrobe people thinking!?!?!?
- Aimee bombs her shoot… Claire doesn’t do very well either… and the photographer said he became very frustrated with Stacey-Ann

TYRA MAIL!
Tomorrow you will meet with the judges… blah blah blah

Aimee and Claire express concerns about their photo shoot… gee… wonder who’s going to be in the bottom two? Lauren expresses her anxiety as well, but that’s pretty much the norm for her.

So… a few notes about judging….
- I get TOTALLY creeped out by the whole Nigel/Tyra thing when she goes off about how hot/sexy he is… maybe someone should tell her that he’s married.
- I do NOT think that those were actually the best photos for Claire, Aimee, and Stacey-Ann. The judges had critiques for each of them that they had done in other shots! Miss Jay said that Claire’s photo would have been great with a bright smile… and towards the end of the shoot there WAS one where she had a bright smile… why did they not pick that one???

Regardless, here are the photos… from my favorite to my least favorite:

Kat – The facial expression, the stance, the pose, the whole thing really personified emo in my mind. I could totally see her on an album cover like that. And the best part is, it still looks “pretty.”

Stacey-Ann – Up until this point, I’ve thought her photos were overrated. This one, though, I think is really quite great (except of course, for the fact that she’s used that same facial expression in half of her photos). She went outside the box and used a completely different pose that really makes her body look like it’s moving to the music.

Claire – After her rough, tough shots the last two weeks (due, in part, I’m sure, to her new makeover) it was shocking to see her all cutesy. I would have loved to see her long legs, but on the other hand, I do think that this pose works for her genre. I’m not sure what the wardrobe people were thinking with that pink skirt (especially coordinated with that red bandana), but I think it turned out really pretty.

Dominique – I’m not a fan of hers at all, but even I have to admit this is a decent picture that personifies folk quite well. The weird shoulder-stance does give the illusion of movement, and I just wish that her face didn’t look so… exactly the same as every other picture she’s taken on this show.

Aimee – Sure, it’s a bit boring, and her eyes don’t quite seem to be focused on anything, but it’s not a horrible photo I guess. I’m really quite indifferent to it.

Lauren – Talk about putting a girl outside her element! It’s pretty obvious that Lauren has no idea what pop stars are supposed to do. She doesn’t look like a pop star and she barely looks like a model. Plus, I find her pose boring and slightly awkward (in the bad way, not the good way.)

Whitney – So here’s a girl that ends up with the absolute best and she seems to me to really miss the mark. Perhaps I’m harder on her because she’s portraying my favorite genre. but D’arcy Wretzky she is NOT. Where’s the love for the music? Where’s the power chords? Where’s the angst? I was horribly disappointed.

Fatima – This pose made me laugh out loud. She looks completely ridiculous. I don’t think I need to point out the irony of the high heels or the pink thing tied around her thigh. And the rest of her just goes so overboard on all the heavy-metal clichés (KISS tongue, the hand signal, guitar flung around her shoulder, etc.) that it just ends up looking like a bad parody.

Anya – My first thought when I saw this picture was “I didn’t know mimes played music.” Because, yes… that’s exactly what I thought she was portraying. Besides the wardrobe crew getting the punk style completely wrong (and believe me, I would know), what kind of pose is that? Her front arm looks twisted out of its socket and unnaturally long, whereas her back arm is completely hidden. The legs are somewhat model-esque, but nothing like a punk star. Has this girl never been to a punk concert? Anya, girl, go buy yourself a Clash CD and some tickets to see Sonic Youth. You’ll thank me.

So, here’s their call-out order:
1. Whitney (I love her, but this pic was overrated)
2. Katarzyna (woo!)
3. Fatima (TOTALLY overrated)
4. Lauren
5. Anya
6. Dominique
7. Stacey-Ann (who totally deserved a higher placement)

Aimee & Claire were bottom two… and Aimee started crying right away. R&B was one of the easiest? Huh? And they called Claire’s stoic and blase. But, Claire’s photo was called and I’ve never seen any girl jump up to grab her photo so quickly. Does Tyra have something against Claire? First the hideous pink skirt… then the bottom two… and even after calling her name, Tyra seemed unnecessarily skeptical about Claire’s insistence that she can do something light and happy. What was once a “winner’s edit” has within the course of a single episode turned into a “is she going to make it another week” edit. Not good!

Episode 5 Recap: Top Model Takes it to the Streets

March 20, 2008 at 2:02 pm | In Aimee, Anya, Claire, Dominique, Fatima, Katarzyna, Lauren, Marvita, StacyAnn, Whitney, episode recap, judges, spoilers | 3 Comments
Tags: America's Next Top Model, ANTM, Benny Ninja, cycle 10, episode 5, takes it to the streets, Top Model

Another week… another challenge… another photo shoot… another elimination. Who’s it going to be today?

I cannot express my joy at seeing Fatima in the first confessional – the one that has historically shown a girl that in this week would be in the bottom two. She basically said that she has to step up her game and practice, practice, practice.

Oh, and Dominique gets the second confessional. And Dominique believes in herself. And Dominique is here to stay. And Dominique can go on for days about it. And Dominique is obviously delusional.

And then Whitney shows up on screen as my mouthpiece, speaking the exact words that I was thinking. The main gist: “Shut UP already, Dominique.”

Marvita says that no one can connect with her and she’s not an affectionate person. What’s the point of this conversation? Is this leading up to something?

And then Claire shows up on screen as my mouthpiece, speaking the exact words that I was thinking. The main gist: “Marvita could be a model, but she needs to straighten her life out.” Only, Claire – because she’s nicer than I am – said it in a much nicer way.

Then there’s a tiny clip where Stacey-Ann calls Whitney fat and Whitney brushes it off. You rock, Whitney.

We’ll skip ahead to the rest of the house drama before talking about the challenge…

Dominique vs. Whitney
Basically, Dominique expects the other girls in the house to hold her hand and look after her and come get her when it’s her turn to use the phone (diva, anyone?) and she blames Whitney, because Whitney made the phone list.

And Claire shows up at the kitchen table as my mouthpiece, speaking the exact words that I was thinking. The main gist: “Dominique, it’s your own responsibility to keep track of when it’s your turn to use the phone. Don’t try placing the blame on Whitney, who was just trying to make everyone’s life easier by creating a system.”

Dominique says that the way Whitney talks is disrespectful; Whitney says she has no reason to respect Dominique. Dom in confession spins Whitney’s words and says that Whitney doesn’t like anyone and that she’s the kind of person that “doesn’t like people.” (I have no idea why that should be in quotes. Dominique used air quotes there… for no good reason.) Whitney says Dominique seems uneducated.

And then Lauren shows up at the kitchen table as my mouthpiece, speaking the exact words that I was thinking. The main gist: “This whole conversation is stupid, so shut up.”

And Dominique says that Whitney is (and I quote) “a big brick wall who’s like, racist towards anyone and everyone.” Huh?

And Whitney gets understandably upset. She’s exactly right: “racist” isn’t a term you just throw around when you’re mad at someone. And from Dominique’s explanation, I’m not sure she knows what “racist” means.

Also, an observation for you:
So, last week they focused a lot on Amis and Fatima complained about her being childish… and she went home.
This week they are focusing a lot on Marvita and Fatima is complaining about her being childish… hmmmmmm

TYRA MAIL!! Challenge: “Benny Ninja and Vendela Try to Teach the Girls to Pose”
You all know your ABCs but what about the 3 Cs? Love, Tyra
Tyra, are you certain they all know their ABCs? I wonder about some of those girls.

Highlights of the challenge:
- Benny Ninja is not at all impressed with Lauren, Claire, or Marvita
- Benny Ninja was impressed with Katarzyna, Stacey-Ann, and Dominique
TYRA MAIL!! Challenge
The battle is on. You better bring it to the center and work. Love, Tyra
“You better”? You better use better English next time, Tyra.

Highlights of the challenge:
- Dominique says she “fits in” with draggish, beautiful posers. Heh. Sure, that sounds accurate.
- The teams seemed unequally matched… Lauren, Dominique, Fatima, Anya, and Aimee vs. Whitney, Stacey-Ann, Claire, Marvita, and Katarzyna. I’m rooting for Team B.
- Claire v. Dominique (tie)
- Lauren v. Marvita (Lauren wins)
- Anya v. Stacey-Ann (Stacey wins)
- Fatima v. Whitney (Whitney wins)
- Aimee v. Katarzyna (Kat wins)
- Claire wins the challenge – Woo hoo!! – and she wins a trip to Bora Bora, Tahiti

TYRA MAIL!! Photo Shoot
LA is all about your car. NYC is all about your coat. Love, Tyra
Coats. Of paint. “Ah, Tyra, you so clever!” (said in Shaya’s “Ah, Shaya, you so ghetto” voice)

Highlights:
- everyone does well except for Marvita and Fatima (and to a lesser extent, Stacey-Ann)
- Dominique actually pulls of a good shoot (bummer)

Dominique is confident, Marvita says “I don’t want to go home,” which means a bottom-two for sure.
TYRA MAIL!! Judging Panel
Okay, so they didn’t actually show the Tyra mail… but you know they must have gotten one.

Just a few judging highlights before we get to the photos:
- What was up with Dominique’s outfit? She looked like a receptionist.

- Okay… why can’t Tyra leave Kat alone. You want her to look like a matronly old librarian? She put her hair up in a bun! What more do you want???
- I couldn’t believe the look on Tyra’s face when Fatima said she didn’t shave. For all she knew, it could have been a cultural difference! Of course, then again… it seems to me that Fatima’s legs are definitely shaved… and you think if she’d go through the trouble to do that she’d at least run it over her pits as well.

- I felt really bad for Lauren for losing her shoes… and I felt bad that they laughed at her for wearing size 10. But I do think that she needs longer jeans.
- I thought Claire looked great today
- Stacey-Ann’s pant legs are different lengths. Just sayin’So, here’s the photos, in order of my favorite to my least favorite:

Anya – Why do the judges hate Anya this week? Is it all a ploy to keep people from thinking they’re playing favorites? I thought her pose was the most high-fashion, and her face shone forth a beautiful softness. I’m not a huge Anya fan, but I definitely thought this was the best shot this week.

Claire – The judges said it would be perfect with another inch of neck. I claim… Claire has a long neck! It just looks shorter when you put those huge chunky stones on it! I love this photo… it’s intense, it’s slightly androgynous, and it’s fierce.

Lauren – I kind of doubt that this was her best shot. I mean, it’s beautiful alright, but from the video of the photo shoot, I’m kind of disappointed that they didn’t pick one with a more interesting pose. Regardless, I think her face is strong and beautiful, and she finally looks like she knows what she’s doing.

Katarzyna – Like Lauren’s, I’m a bit skeptical as to whether or not this were really her best shot. There seemed to be more interesting poses in the video clips. Regardless, the judges praised her eyes, which I also thought were fairly good

Aimee – She does have a very classic loveliness about her, and I think that Tyra’s comment about her being too much of a chameleon was the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard; I don’t think that applies to her at all.

Whitney – I’m kind of disappointed that they chose yet another of her photos with her mouth open, and in this one her eyes look unfocused (or focused on two completely different things?), but it was still overall a decent shot.

Stacey-Ann – I noticed the paint, and then I noticed her. I think she’s buried in the paint and just kind of standing there as we admire the pretty colors. Not impressed… though the judges were.

Dominique – Her hand doesn’t even look like it’s her own, her pose bores me, and I’m not seeing anything striking in her face. Why oh why do the judges like her so much?

Fatima – First off… if you’re a model who doesn’t shave her pits, wouldn’t you at least know that’s not normal and that you maybe shouldn’t go around parading your pits in the photographer’s face? Secondly, I don’t see her doing anything different with her face than what she’s already done. Her face in this one is a mirror image of her promo shot.

Marvita – She was going for soft and pretty and ended up looking sad, pathetic, and uninterested. What is it about this cycle that makes girls lose their passion and desire to model? First Kimberly, then Amis, now Marvita (with Whitney and Fatima also being accused of not taking it seriously?) Huh?Okay, so here’s the actual final call-out order:
1 Stacey-Ann (ugh)
2 Dominique (double ugh)
3 Claire (Woo hoo!)
4 Anya
5 Lauren
6 Aimee
7 Katarzyna (Tyra’s getting a bit better at pronouncing her name)
8 Fatima

Whitney and Marvita are the bottom two. (Whitney? Bottom two? Not invested??? Just because she did the splits? What?!?!?)

Needless to say, I breathed a huge sigh of relief when Whitney’s name was called. I might have had to shut down this blog if she were sent home for such a bogus reason.

And Tyra gives Marvita a nice little pep talk before she leaves. Buh-bye.

Episode 4 Recap: Where’s the Beef?

March 13, 2008 at 1:47 pm | In Aimee, Amis, Anya, Claire, Dominique, Fatima, Katarzyna, Lauren, StacyAnn, Whitney, episode recap, spoilers | Leave a Comment
Tags: 10.04, America's Next Top Model, ANTM, cycle 10, episode, episode 4, photo shoot, recap, spoilers, Top Model, Wheres the beef

It’s time for episode four, for us to find out who has the best firehouse strut, how Lauren handles Jaslene’s criticism, how Tyra plans to fix Do-mom-ique’s hairdo, and who will be eliminated next.

Dominique once again gets the first confessional close-up of the episode. Oh, honey…you aren’t so safe from the bottom-two yet. While in the gas-guzzling Tyra-mobile, she goes on and on about how she’s here to stay (which somewhat echoes last week’s opening as well), and Whitney rolls her eyes. I do, too. And I’m not certain why she thinks it’s the “best bottom two ANTM has ever had.” In case she hasn’t noticed, each time there is a bottom two, one of those people is given another week. Your “special treatment” ain’t so special, honey.Back in the house, Fatima is back to giving advice. (Shut UP already… once you get a top photo, Fatima, THEN I’ll let you go back to telling everyone what to do.) Lauren got the second confessional of the week, which means she may not do so hot this week, either. Or they could just be playing it up for her confrontation with Jaslene.

Katarzyna and Amis are having fun, dancing. Fatima mumbles about how stupid they are, what a joke Amis is, and how she doesn’t think that Amis really wants it. Has this girl never had a day of fun in her life? What’s so stupid about goofing off and dancing around? Yes, Amis’ constant flittyness can get annoying, but Fatima’s constant complaining is getting on my nerves.
TYRA MAIL!!
Turn up the heat, or you’ll get hosed.

They end up at the fire station for their runway challenge. The first part is a quick change into their tacky little outfits. Fatima annoys Miss Jay by not changing her shoes. And doing so, she also annoys me.

So, they do their walk-off… Katarzyna has to be careful about her shoulders, Claire’s strut was praised, Stacy-Ann was told to stay loose, Anya looked like she was walking on hot coals, Whitney’s walk was praised, Dominique was told that she actually has a good walk, but was way too flirty. Aimee’s pace was good, Fatima marches like a Clydsdale (what’s their obsession with horses this cycle?) which made Jay lose all faith in her, Lauren can’t walk, Amis skips (WTF?)

Now she’s driving me nuts. Kick her off, Tyra! And Fatima, too! Double elimination!Aimee wants to take a shower. The other girls don’t want her to lock the door, so they can still get in and use the toilet. They’re making a huge deal out of her not liking to be naked in front of people, which tends not to be a good sign. I totally love and respect that she has strong morals and values, but the fact that they’ve brought it up twice now in one episode does not bode well.

So… it’s time for a CATFIGHT!
Marvita/Fatima/Dominique vs. Aimee/Whitney

Marvita goes off on Aimee, Whitney steps in and basically tells them that Aimee already told everyone that she wasn’t comfortable with the shower thing and to lay off. Marvita continues to shout that she didn’t know. Okay… so get over it, then. Oh, and Fatima gets her nosy self involved, and says that Whitney deserves to be harassed because she starts a lot of drama. Huh? Pot, meet kettle. Oh, and to top it off, Dominique calls Whitney “uncultured white trash.” Again, pot, meet kettle.

TYRA MAIL! – CHALLENGE
Better keep your story straight, or you will be out of order!

It’s a Tuleh fashion show. Huzzah. Lauren already thinks she’s going to do badly, which means she is. I’m getting a bit sick of her defeatist attitude. They meet Bryan Bradley, Andrew Weir, Ann Shoket, and “Miss Jaslene Cha-Cha-Diva.” And the winner gets to be in Seventeen with Jaslene. Oh, and Fatima says she doesn’t work well under pressure. You are in the entirely wrong industry then, girl.

Whitney flashed the entire audience, Lauren made Jaslene’s jaw drop, Fatima missed a button. The best part of that was that she didn’t think anyone would notice. No, no… it’s not noticeable at all.

Jay said, “Off with her head” and I laughed out loud. Yes, it was a rather evil laugh.Okay, so JASLENE can say Katarzyna’s name right, but Tyra can’t?

As much as I don’t like to admit it, when it comes to Lauren, I completely agree with Jaslene. She may have as much desire to be a model as the other girls, but she definitely doesn’t show it.

And the winner is Katarzyna. Yay! Her two friends that she picks to be in the shoot are Amis and Marvita. And when they’re shooting, Jaslene upstages everyone. And it didn’t look like Marvita or Amis were even trying to pose. Huh.

TYRA MAIL!! – PHOTO SHOOT
Prove that you’ve got the chops for this competition or you’ll be sent packing.

So, they’re posing with hunks… of meat. (Oh, you’re so punny, Jay Manuel). Whitney’s not phased. Fatima thinks it’ll be the most difficult shoot ever. Claire and Aimee think they’ll be sick. Highlights include Stacy-Ann faking screams (lame), Lauren rocking it with a serious attitude and scary/dark posing, and Aimee looking really uncomfortable.
TYRA MAIL!! – JUDGING
Tomorrow you will meet with the judges… blah, blah, blah… we know the drill.

Aimee is nervous about the photo shoot. Lauren is nervous about the runway. Amis is still sleeping when everyone’s getting ready for the competition. She looks a wreck. Do I smell a bottom two in there somewhere?

Tyra does some stupid singy thing when introducing the judges. Everyone pretends to laugh. ENOUGH, Tyra.

So, here are the photos, in order of my favorite to my least favorite!

Lauren – So, last week, her photo was one of my least favorites but they called it first. This week it’s my very favorite, and it doesn’t get a first call-out. Go figure. It looks editorial, she looks confident and poised, and she had the most unique poses of the whole group. Love it, love it.

Katarzyna – Hers also looked rather editorial, and she used the props, such as her skirt. I also thought that this was her first shot that she really worked the angles of her face well. The judges still think that she’s too sexy-looking (Brittany C4, anyone?), and Tyra tells her to wear a bun to the next judging panel.

Anya – I did think this was a really good photo, too. The judges continued to drool all over Anya’s shots, and I must say, it looks like she may have a final three spot in the bag. As Tyra said, this is definitely a fashion picture, and she does look the most comfortable of all the girls.

Whitney – She does need to learn to close her mouth, and I’m surprised that they haven’t called her out on it yet… but other than that, I like it. It’s playful and quirky, which I think worked well with her hair and makeup. It reminds me a bit of Brittany C8’s ice cream shot (Why? I have no idea.)

Claire – At first, I wasn’t sure about this one. The more I look at it, though, the more I like it. Tyra and Nigel liked it, so of course she got called early, but Paulina thought it was too 90s heroine and it didn’t really impress Jay, either. I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the face, but on closer inspection, I decided what I really don’t like about it is the makeup… and with the excessive makeup, she really did make it work. She makes raw meat look stylish.

Dominique – The eyes are good, but the pose is a bit posey. Nigel kept referring to it as a calendar girl shot, and I guess I could see that, too.

Stacy-Ann – I just thought hers was rather boring. Jay referred to her pose as a “standard modeling 101 pose,” and it does come off as something that I’ve seen before. On the plus side, though, she’s working the angles of her face better.

Marvita – Been there, done that. If she were to bend at the knees, it would be almost exactly like her shot last week. Yawn. I’m so over her. And it seems that the judges are also catching on that she really only has one look.

Fatima – So. Sick. Of. Fatima. Her pose was boring, her face was weird, and she held that hook, but didn’t DO anything with it. Nigel says she needs to try harder, but from watching the photoshoots, I’m wondering if that maybe is all she’s got.

Aimee – I could tell (from their clever editing) that she wasn’t going to do well this week. This photo is so completely off that it’s hard to believe it’s the same person that pulled off the beautiful shots the previous two weeks. She seems to be slipping, and it doesn’t look good for her at all. Hopefully she’ll snap out of it.
Amis – She looked like a meatpacker. As opposed to a model posing in a meatpacking warehouse. I liked the fog rolling around her legs, but she can hardly be applauded for that. She does have a very pretty profile, but the judges were right – she had absolutely no focus.
And, then it was time to call out the girls that would NOT be going home this week.
1. Anya (top photo for the second time in three weeks, a feat accomplished previously by Shannon C1, Jaslene C8, and Jenah C9)
2. Whitney
3. Katarzyna (her first top-five photo!)
4. Claire (the only girl who’s been in the top five all three weeks)
5. Dominique (for “most improved”)
6. Stacy-Ann
7. Lauren (whom they said could have been called earlier but for her runway walk)
8. Marvita
9. Aimee

Which left Fatima and Amis in the bottom two, which made me shout “hoorah!” Frankly, I’d have been happy with either of them leaving, as they were both driving me absolutely nuts this week.

Amis – the unfocused, laissez-faire attitude girl whom they’re not sure really wants to be there
Fatima – the pretty girl who can only model one half of her body at a time

And, Amis was sent home, which, once again, I believe was the right decision. Even from her exit interview, it seems that she knew she wasn’t going to make it very far, and probably was just there for a fun learning experience. Sorry… time to go have fun back in Oklahoma. Buh-bye!

Episode 3 Recap

March 6, 2008 at 3:22 pm | In Aimee, Allison, Amis, Anya, Claire, Dominique, Fatima, Katarzyna, Lauren, Marvita, StacyAnn, Whitney, episode recap, judges, news, spoilers | Leave a Comment
Tags: America's Next Top Model, ANTM, makeovers, spoilers

Dominique and Allison both got “going home soon” edits today… Dom was the first girl interviewed, and throughout the episode continued to talk about her goals and aspirations – not a good sign. Allison got the “I hate everyone here and am completely miserable” edit, which also usually means that she’s headed home soon.

The doorbell rings… white bags miraculously appear (I wonder if the delivery boy had to haul them all up there first, then ding-dong-ditch)… screaming ensues.

Fashion note: I HATE pants with writing on the butt. I think it’s horribly tacky.

CATFIGHT!
And, then it was time for a catfight!
Allison vs. Fatima – F says that A’s butt is bigger than hers; A freaks out, reverts back to her previous-anorexic ways and runs for a tape measurer (I wonder if she brought that along with her, or if Tyra provided it).
Later on, after the award challenge, Allison and Whitney are playing with Barbie dolls – wait, what? how old are you girls? – and A stuffed tissue into the black Barbie’s pants to make her butt stick out more. A bit immature, are we? Fatima freaks out and starts “defending black women” by saying: “It’s not my problem that you have an eating disorder!” And I thought Fatima was going to be the more intelligent, mature fighter…. but, instead, she’s stooping to Allison’s level.

A note about the challenge… they went to Walmart and had a makeup challenge. I hate Walmart. I LOVE that Claire won the challenge and Allison got her comeuppance, though. Claire gets her photo on Walmart.com on the CoverGirl page (which I could not find). A pretty lame prize, but I’m glad Claire won.

TYRA MAIL! MAKEOVER TIME! Screaming ensues!
Tyra actually had a rather brilliant idea this cycle, and didn’t tell the girls what their makeovers were going to be. And it actually did minimize the whining and complaining. Kudos, Tyra… it only took you 10 cycles to figure that one out.

Speaking of makeovers, here’s my take on each girls’:

-love it-

Whitney – blonde, with bangs and body – Whitney looks great as a blonde. Her former ‘do gave her a “mom”-like appearance but with the blonde she looks young, fresh, and interesting.

Aimee – short, bright red – I thought it looked great. It got rid of her girl-next-door look and gave her a sophisticated edge

Katarzyna – shorter, dark – Here’s one that at first I didn’t think I’d like, but I really do. I think it really accentuates her European look, and reminds me of someone else… maybe one of the Bond girls?

Fatima – long, sleek, brown weave – Perhaps I just love it so much because anything is better than that orange ‘do she was sporting in the first few episodes. Her new ‘do looks really great on her and is a better “fit” with her long, slender bodytype.

-indifferent to it-

Lauren – long, blonde/reddish weave – It does look rather glam, but to me part of the appeal of Lauren was that she didn’t look like a typical model. It’s a very glamorous hairstyle, but the rest of her body doesn’t have a glamorous look to it – it’s more edgy and harsh – so the hair looks really out of place.

Claire – I wish they had just shaved it all off. It doesn’t look bad per se, but a bit too “Jay Manuel” for my likings. I’m sure she can rock it either way, though, so I’m not too concerned.

Amis – blonde weave – Meh. I wasn’t impressed. It looks neither natural nor modelesque.

Anya – shorter, blonde – I thought I would love Anya as a blonde, but I’m not really a fan of this new ‘do. It makes her look rather washed-out, and it isn’t natural-looking at all. Plus, I was kind of disappointed that they didn’t leave it long. What is Tyra’s obsession with cutting long hair and putting weaves on short hair? Now she reminds me far too much of Amanda C3

-hate it-

Dominique – short, dark, cropped – Okay, so I wasn’t sure which category to put this in, because I do think it’s cute. If she were my best friend or sister, I would tell her it looks nice, because it does. HOWEVER, it doesn’t look a thing like a model. Although it makes her look more feminine, I think it also makes her look older, and more like a “mom” (which, ironically, she is).

Allison – shorter, light auburn, feathered – When Tyra was describing it, I thought it’d be cute. It wasn’t. The color looked kind of washed out, and I think that she looked a lot edgier before. She looks more common, girl-next-door now. Obviously, that means that Tyra hates her.

Stacy-Ann – very short – They gave her a Marvita/Ambreal (pre-makeover) ‘do. Why? I don’t know. Maybe they wanted her to look more edgy/less cute? Not a fan at all.

Marvita – horse mane hair weave – Yes, Tyra described it exactly as if they were dealing with a horse. Basically, it’s a mullet. Why Tyra thinks a mullet is a good ‘do for ANYONE is beyond me. Why it would be good for an already-masculine-looking model-wannabe is completely inexplicable. If I were Marvita, I’d be running for the scissors as soon as they got back to the flat.

PHOTOSHOOT
The photo shoot for this episode took place in NYC, on a boat, overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge. It reminded me a bit of the C8 gargoyle shoot, only not as cold. George Holz (from the C2 underwater shoot) was the photographer and the wardrobe was provided by Elle MacPherson Intimates. Oh, and Elle herself was there. And apparently she was very nice. I’m just glad they’re actually modeling real products, instead of ridiculous themes like “circus freaks” or “let’s dress up as celebrities.” By the way, anyone know how tall Elle is? She seemed to be towering over Claire!Highlights of the photo shoot were:
- Whitney trying to deal with a really awful outfit that was very constricting and unflattering
- Allison bombing her photo shoot and not even realizing it
- Dominique saying that she was “ordained to be here” (ummmmkay?) but then producing a terrible, catalogue-y shootTYRA MAIL! “Tomorrow you will meet with the judges. Only 11 will continue on in the hopes of becoming America’s Next Top Model.” Isn’t this kind of stating the obvious here?

Lauren, Dominique, and Allison were all interviewed in the time before judging, which generally does not bode well (as if any of us had any doubts about who was going to be in the bottom two at this point).

JUDGING PANEL
I’m going to take a moment to point out some hideousness here…
1. Amis’s outfit. What on earth was she thinking? She looks like she’s in third grade.
2. Ms. Jay’s sparkly brow. Huh?
3. Marvita’s hair. I don’t care how much Tyra loves it… I think it looks nasty, nasty, nasty.
4. Allison. Sorry, but she looked like a complete train wreck, even before she started bawling (but, I’m getting ahead of myself here…)

So… without further ado, here are the photos (in order of my favorite photo to my least favorite photo):

Dominique – I’m going to go against the grain here and say that I really liked Dom’s photo. Yes, it did look a bit commercial, but seriously! It’s a photo advertising lingerie! That’s what commercial’s all about – advertising products! I thought she looked sassy, and looked good despite her awful makeover disaster. Anyone with that haircut would look “soccer mom!” Her thigh could have very easily been photoshopped smooth, but for whatever reason, they chose not to. Dom’s not by any means one of my favorites, but I didn’t think she deserved the harsh critique she got from this photo

Claire – This photo stood out for me because it was so different. It was edgy, Matrix-esque, and just plain fierce. I also liked that the photographer said that particular shot didn’t do her justice – being well-liked by the photographer is always a good thing

Amis – She stepped it WAY up from last week, in my opinion. She looks much more like a model, despite the fact that she still has no idea what she’s doing. It shows improvement, if nothing else, even if the judges didn’t necessarily think so.

Whitney – I HATE that they gave her that outfit and I HATE that they cropped out her legs, but even in such an uncomfortable position, she still managed to look glamorous and show off her curves

Katarzyna – It definitely does look rather “men’s magazine,” but her face is beautiful and soft, and she took risks with her poses.

Fatima – Anyone else see Jessica Alba in this shot? They compared her to Iman again, but I honestly don’t see that similarity. I thought that hers looked rather “men’s magazine” as well, but apparently the judges didn’t think so.

Aimee – I did like Aimee’s, but I also thought she looked a bit stiff. I’m not so sure about the pose, either, but her face looks great – soft and “transparently beautiful”

Marvita – I don’t think they do her any favors by encouraging her to look strong, tough, etc…. although it’s a well-composed photo, she seems to me to just be standing there… not at all a “panther in the jungle” as Paulina described her.

StacyAnn – I didn’t like hers very much at all. I thought it looked borderline “men’s magazine” as well, and her pose looks awkward and uncomfortable. Plus, she isn’t really selling the outfit.

Anya – I really did not like this photo. Besides the obvious photographical issues (such as the fact that it looks like the suspension wires on the bridge are going through her head), her hand looks like a claw and is awkwardly placed, and her foot strikes me as really wrong – like it’s broken or something.

Lauren – Despite the judges’ LOVE for this photo, I’m just not feeling it. Perhaps it’s the whole backwardness of this edgy girl being all dolled up to make her look feminine and girly, or maybe it’s the fact that she looks like she’s about to fall over, or the fact that her face looks like she thinks she’s about to fall over… whatever it was, I just don’t like it.

Allison – This, to me, is one of the worst photos ever – right up there with Lluvy’s Pisces photo. The outfit is NOT at all flattering, she looks completely dead in the face, and is that supposed to be some sort of pose? Fortunately, on this one, the judges agreed with me.

Callout order:
1. Lauren (overrated photo, but she is doing a good job playing along with their dress-up game)
2. Marvita (completely overrated)
3. Aimee
4. Claire (yay!)
5. Stacy-Ann
6. Fatima
7. Anya
8. Whitney (it’s their own fault they gave her such a bad outfit!)
9. Katarzyna (and Tyra STILL mispronounces her name…)
10. Amis

Which leaves Dominique and Allison in the bottom two, and Allison is sent home for being conceited… and she gets a nice speech from Tyra about it. Awww

Episode 2 Recap

February 28, 2008 at 2:50 pm | In Aimee, Allison, Amis, Anya, Atalya, Claire, Dominique, Fatima, Katarzyna, Kimberly, Lauren, Marvita, StacyAnn, Whitney, episode recap, judges, news, spoilers | 1 Comment
Tags: America's Next Top Model, ANTM, cycle 10, episode 2, recap

New York, Here We Come
It was another exciting episode of ANTM last night, complete with ‘the most shocking elimination in ANTM history’ which I pretty much called (see my Episode 2 predictions post).

A quick note about the opening… up until this point, the opening has always featured past ANTM winners… however, I think that Tyra realized that with excluding Adrienne and Scandaleisha, people may notice, and so she decided to make it all about her. You’re so clever, Tyra. For those of you conspiracy theorists, here’s the order:

Anya, Atalya, Whitney, Fatima, Kimberly, Dominique, Marvita, Amis, Aimee, Allison, Stacy-Ann, Claire, Katarzyna, Lauren

So, the girls arrive in New York, and we get a few touristy glances around the city. They have breakfast(?) and a discussion about how awesome it is to be on ANTM. Blah, blah. One funny note… Amis says she changed her name to that because it’s in the Bible, and it took me the whole rest of the episode to figure out what on earth she was talking about. It’s AMOS – a minor Old Testament prophet, who was a man and spelled his name with an “O,” not an “I.” Just clearing that up.

They get a note, head to their loft, and more screaming ensues (for how many more episodes do we have to put up with the screaming?)

I’m not horribly impressed with the loft. There are bunk beds and one huge bed (is that supposed to be more economical? or is it really that low-budget this cycle that they can’t afford more beds?) There are posters of former ANTMers, including one of Robin C1 that is quoted as saying:

If you stand for – nothing – you’ll fall for anything.

Besides the atrocious punctuation that was obviously just put there to puzzle and confuse English majors, Robin wasn’t exactly the first one to ever say that, so I think they’re giving her rather undue credit. Ever heard of Aaron Tippin? John Mellencamp? ALEXANDER HAMILTON???Kim gets scolded for going outside to smoke, which she doesn’t think will make her any less of a model… silly girl, doesn’t she realize she’s not auditioning to be just any old model… she’s auditioning to be a Tyra Banks model.The Jays arrive, there is more screaming, and their wisked off to Times Square for their Badgley Mischka fashion show. Hoorah. We didn’t get to see much of it, but we saw enough to know that Marvita and Lauren bombed it, and Claire, Katarzyna, and Dominique rocked it (just as I predicted).

I almost forgot to mention the catfights in this episode:

Fatima vs. Amis
Amis is running her mouth, Fatima tells her she acts like a clown, and then later goes on to say “I didn’t know I could actually make people feel upset. It’s interesting,” as she smiles her manipulative little smirk.

Fatima vs. Marvita
Sensing a pattern here? Fatima flings her arm out and hits Marvita, Marvita says that she’s never met a mean African except for her, and then when Marvita tells her story, Fatima breaks down and apologizes, claiming she had no idea. Because obviously, it’s okay to act like a complete jerk to people who haven’t been homeless, abused, and raped.

So, then it’s time for Tyra mail (as I once again plug my ears to muffle the screaming). They read it off of a scrolling machine, which drives me absolutely nuts… it sounds like a classroom full of kindergarteners when you take it one… word… at… a .. time.

It’s critical for a new face to make a great first impression.

And the silly girls think that Tyra’s talking about them. Obviously, though, the message is referring to Paulina, whom the girls meet. No big surprises there (at least not if you’ve seen the previews). And when Paulina is through ripping the girls apart, there’s a taxi limo waiting for them (because that’s SOOOOOO eco-friendly).

Homeless Youth Photo Shoot
A spokesperson for the Reciprocity Foundation was there, which was good, but I wish they would have given her more screen time to explain her organization… it really seemed to be somewhat of an afterthought. They posed as homeless people among others dressed in high fashion couture clothing, which made absolutely no sense to me. The whole concept seemed rather contrived and thrown together at the last minute, and I’m not exactly sure what message they were trying to get across… you can still be fierce even if you’re the worst-dressed person in the alley?

Oh, and Tyra of course brings it up in panel that she was homeless for (wait for it…) a whole day. With video cameras following her around. For her talk show.

Judging Panel
On to the judging panel, where I’m going to get this “shocking elimination” out of the way right away. Kimberly quits. She quits because she isn’t into high fashion, isn’t interested in designers, and thinks it’s stupid to pay $2000 for an outfit. While I can see where she’s coming from… the show’s been on for nine cycle now… and you’re telling me you didn’t know what it was all about? Whatever. I’m just glad she quit now instead of hanging in there like Ebony C9, when she had no desire to be ANTM anyways.

Now that’s out of the way… here’s what the judges and I thought of each photo (in order from my favorite to my least favorite photos):

CLAIRE

Okay, so maybe I’m a bit biased because she’s my fave, but she totally rocked this shot. She looks homeless, edgy, and a bit harsh, but also – as Mr Jay said – is selling the clothing in every frame. Yes, her hand was awkwardly placed in that particular shot, but Tyra even mentioned that the rest of her film was also just stunning.

WHITNEY

She managed to pull off homelessness and still looked like a model in the process. I was rather impressed. The judges were as well, and said she looked like she had a wind machine on her.

ANYA

She looked like a dancer to me here, very graceful and self-aware. The judges raved about her bone structure, and Tyra claimed that she would be harder on Anya because she was already good. Right, Tyra… that’s what you said last cycle to Scandaleisha… and we all know how that turned out.

KATARZYNA

And Tyra had to ask how to pronounce it… again. Very lame.
But on to the photo… she blends in more than I’d like, but she looks both homeless and modelesque. Her arms are a bit awkward, but her face looks good.

LAUREN

I thought it had an interesting awkwardness about it, and an alright face. MsJay raved about the lighting, but I guess I credit that more to the photographer, photoshopper, and set crew than to the model. Nigel also mentioned that her nerves would terrify any photographer, which caused a short, somewhat heated dialogue between him and Paulina, which Tyra seemed to enjoy a bit too much.

AIMEE

Although she seemed to blend in a bit more than I’d like, her face is awesome (oh, and Tyra agreed with me.)

MARVITA

She had pluses and negatives… she did look homeless, and did have a nice-looking face, but she also looked like a man. Tyra called her glam, but I would have to disagree.

DOMINIQUE

I thought it looked over-exaggerated, but I did like that she tried to use props. So, a few points for creativity. The judges had a few critiques… basically saying that she looks “dragilicious” and shorter than she actually is.

STACY-ANN

Initially, I was surprised at the pose, which seemed a bit daring, but then Tyra mentioned that she used the same five poses the whole time, and I ceased being impressed. By the way, are they going to start singing her audition music EVERY time they mention her? It was funny the first time.

FATIMA

I thought she really got lost in this shot, and her crying looks completely contrived. Plus, she’s doing that staring-up-at-the-light thing that they scolded Amis for doing. Unfortunately, the judges didn’t agree with me, and thought it was awesome… although, they admitted, the ONLY awesome shot of her entire film.

ATALYA

To me, this photo was boring. I really had nothing to say about it at all… it wasn’t horrible, but I didn’t really get anything out of it either. Apparently the judges felt the same way.

ALLISON

She looked to me like she was dancing at a rave, and not in a good way. She looked like she had an idea of what she thought a model should look like, but had no idea how to pull it off. Mr. Jay also had no positive things to say about this shot and blamed her pilates, which I think was kind of ridiculous… pilates give you BETTER posture and self-awareness, not worse. I do love, love, LOVE how they compare her to an upper-east-side princess-wannabe. Hilarious, because it’s totally true.

AMIS

This shot reminded me of a cheesy musical. It made me laugh, which I’m fairly certain wasn’t the desired effect. Tyra calls her a beauty without a clue. Very true.

So, here’s the call-out order for you statistic-obsessed folks:

Anya, Claire (I echoed her “yay” as she was called out second), Whitney, Lauren, Aimee, Fatima, Marvita, Katarzyna, StacyAnn, Dominique, Allison, and the bottom two: Amis and Atalya (eliminated).

Episode 1: Welcome to Top Model Prep

February 21, 2008 at 3:37 pm | In Aimee, Allison, Amis, Anya, Atalya, Claire, Dominique, Fatima, Katarzyna, Kimberly, Lauren, Marvita, StacyAnn, Whitney, episode recap, speculation | Leave a Comment
Tags: America's Next Top Model, ANTM, cycle 10, episode, recap, review, Top Model

Here’s my first episode review for your reading pleasure. If you haven’t gotten a chance to watch it yet, you can find it on YouTube here.

Episode Summary:

This episode was all about screaming, shrieking, and — oh yeah — determining the final 14 to enter the house. The fun began on a bus… singing, screaming, shrieking… instant headache.

The Jays show up; screaming ensues.
Mr Jay announces that school is in session; screaming ensues.
Ms Jay announces that they’re going to have their photo IDs taken; screaming ensues
(Side note: I’ve never seen anyone so excited to get photo IDs taken… seriously. Don’t most people try to be “sick” that day?)

During the photo ID shoot, we finally get a bit of humor here, at the expense of Kimberly, who obviously has no idea what she was doing, and had a full five seconds of awkward silence before asking “Do you want me to pose?” Wow.

Back to screaming… Ms Jay enters the classroom; screaming ensues.
He announces that they’ll be practicing runway; screaming ensues.
(Side note: Those backpacks they had to carry were rather hideous. Whose idea was that?!?)

Highlight of the runway walking was Lauren, who had no idea what she was doing and was walking (in the words of Ms Jay) as if she had no circulation in her feet. He then went on to imitate her walk, which we all know is never a good sign.

Oh, and Dominique screamed while just talking about practicing runway. Yikes.
Runway practice was over; screaming ensued.
They ran out to a football field; screaming ensued.
(Side note: Some former ANTM girls were “cheerleaders” during this “pep rally”… I really would have liked to have seen more of them, since some of them were some of my favorites… oh well.)

Mr Jay announced that ANTM will be in NYC this season; screaming ensues.
They announce the homecoming queen… it’s Tyra (big surprise)… and screaming ensues.
(Side note: I wonder how many of these girls lost their voices from all of this screaming? At least we know they have healthy lungs.)Tyra goes on a homecoming queen-esque tirade which basically just served to annoy me. (Nothing like promoting another stereotype there, Tyra.) She mentioned that she slept with all their boyfriends, and Allison chooses that moment to make herself stand out by telling Tyra that she slept with hers. (Thanks so much, Allison, for playing in to the absurdity of it all… it makes it about ten times more ridiculous that way.)

Auditions are next… I’ll cover the highlights when I focus on each girl, but basically, same old, same old. We hear the same “I’m a victim of my past” stories, and the same “I have a pet cause that I’m here to promote” stories, and the same “OMG I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, TYRA.” Yawn.

While auditions are going on, the girls are already getting into catfights. Here are the main ones:

Fatima vs. Shaya – Fatima calls Shaya “ghetto,” Shaya takes offense and gets in her face about it. Fatima goes on and on about how educated she is and what great manners she has. Blah, blah, blah. As with most catfights, there’s no real winner.

Fatima vs Shalynda – Shalynda decides to defend her ghettoness by telling Fatima that “Everyone got ghettoness in them!” Sorry, but no. Most people know how to properly use the verbs “got” and “has.”

These disputes break up as soon as Fatima starts talking about her circumcision and crying over it, which is when all the other girls decide to be nice and comfort her. Manipulative, anyone?

This brings up the third catfight…
Marvita vs. Allison – Marvita makes an insensitive (but probably not intentionally hurtful) comment to Fatima about her circumcision, and Allison jumps on her. Hands start flying in slapping movements and the two of them bicker.

After the auditions, the Jays enter; screaming ensues.
They announce that their report cards are in the hallway; screaming ensues.
We’re left with our twenty semi-finalists. Hoorah. And the others cry. Boohoo.

The photo shoot that follows is a “Senior portrait” with a tube top, their own hair and makeup done by them, and a tacky-looking fur; screaming ensues. Highlights of the shoot… Allison decides to give herself makeup tears because “it’s a hip trend in Asia.” Mmmmkay. Lauren gives herself a makeup black eye because she has no idea what she’s doing. (Anyone else think this is maybe kind of a joke to her?) And Fatima the perfectionist takes the longest on her shoot and is way high-maintenance.

The judges take the photos into their judging room, and — surprise, surprise — decide on the fourteen finalists that we’ve seen on the CW website for the past month or so.

They have the final call-out… there are more tears… and Tyra announces that since there was so much talent and 13 is an unlucky number, they’re allowing one more girl in (Dominique). Awww, aren’t you nice, Tyra? Everyone’s screaming, they pretend they’re on a runway, and we get a short sneak peek into next week’s episode, when they all move to New York. Hoorah.

So… here’s my recap on each individual girl (this is also my new favorites line-up… some of my opinions changed a bit after watching this episode):1 Clarie -

She actually wasn’t shown much in this episode, and I’m not sure if that should worry me or not. In her audition, she declared herself a crusader for the environment (which I think is totally awesome), but it also made Mr Jay think that she may find the industry a bit shallow and vain. Mr Jay did complement her on her photo shoot, and Ms Jay said that she has something different, but exciting.

2 Katarzyna -

Again, she wasn’t really shown much – at least not as much as some of the girls – but what I did see of her really impressed me. She went to Cornell, has a good job, and Tyra likes her look: “Sweet, but not boring.” She was also compared to Paulina, which may bode well since we all know that Paulina is one of the judges this cycle.

3 Aimee -

My opinion of Aimee also went up this episode. I must say, I don’t think that her promo pictures did her justice at all. My only concern with her is that her family are very strict Mormons, who had concerns about her being in the modeling industry. Tyra also said that she looks like a model — definitely a good sign!

4 Whitney -

My opinion of Whitney actually decreased a bit. As you can see, she’s no longer in my top three. I appreciate her stand on “real-sized” women, and perhaps it’s just the editing, but it seems like that’s all they’re focusing on with her, which makes her personality really one-dimensional. I do agree with what she said about previous plussies — they get in, stuff happens, and they lose their cool.

5 Anya -

I’m with Mr Jay on this one… love her look, but her personality is a little much. She’s funny, alright, but a bit intense. She was also one of the criers during the final call-out, which lost her a point or two with me… the ones that cry all the time tend to drive me nuts. She is VERY pretty, though.

6 Amis -

I think we have Jael part II on our hands here. Amis is crazy, nuts, and not afraid to say or do anything. In a way, it’s rather refreshing, but in a way, it more than just a little bit awkward. Mr Jay also noted that she has a bit of a “dated” look, but in my opinion, that’s nothing a makeover can’t fix.

7 Marvita –

Despite her pulling out the “victim of my past” card, my opinion of Marvita is still rather lukewarm. Mr Jay thinks that she may be trying to conform to what they want her to be, but – hey – it worked for Jaslene!

8 Atalya -

She wasn’t really featured much either. Ms Jay picked on her lisp, which I thought was a bit mean, but hopefully they’ll just close that gap (a la Danielle C6) and make it all better.

9 Lauren -

I’m still very undecided on Lauren. There are times when I like her, and think that she is being genuine — such as when she was talking about how she likes watching zombie movies (yay!), and her comment about the catfighting, when she said, “screaming doesn’t get the point across.” I definitely was impressed with her at those points. However, in other parts — such as the black eye for makeup, or just how she did her hair (or, didn’t) for the audition, makes me think that she’s either seeing this as a huge joke, or is manipulating it so that she undergoes this “huge transformation” and thereby wins the approval of the judges and viewers… it seems at this point like she’s not even trying.

10 Dominique -

She also played the “victim of my past” card, which Tyra always manages to eat up like chocolate. She was highly criticized by some of the other girls, but Tyra and the Jays thought she was gorgeous. Oh, and she cried during the call-outs. How many emotional girls can you fit into one house?

11 Stacy-Ann -

Stacy-Ann was last in my previous line-up, and she earned points not by anything great that she did, but just by not being as awful as the ones that follow. She was married at 17, and when she told Tyra and the Jays that, they asked if it was because she was pregnant. Let me tell you, that girl handled that accusation a LOT better than I would have! I thought it was rather appalling that they would assume that was the reason, but Stacy-Ann just kind of laughed it off and said that it was because they were “in love.” Real specific, there, SA.

12 Kimberly -

This girl either got the worst edit ever or is Mila Part II, only blonder. Besides the “Oh, do you want me to pose?” episode, she also looked like a complete idiot in panel, and seemed like she needed to have everything repeated twice. Overall, the judges didn’t seem to have anything positive to say about her, so I’m thinking she might not make it far.

13 Allison -

I have a real issue with this girl. Yes, I know, some of it may be editing… but to say that Waunakee, WI is the “smallest hick town in Wisconsin” either means that you are clueless as to the geography of Wisconsin or you just think it’ll make you sound cool to come from “nowheresville.” Here’s a quick geography lesson for you. I looked it up: Waunakee, WI is 5 miles from Madison. Yes, Madison, as in… the state capitol. Hardly hicksville if you can drive 5 miles and be in one of the largest cities in the state. Waunakee itself has a population of 12,000, which is FAR more than about a zillion “unincorporated” townships and villages elsewhere in the state. And I get that Madison isn’t a fashion capital, but to say that there are no opportunities (for anything at all?) where you live is a huge insult to the 41,500 students enrolled at UW-Madison, a mere 5 miles from your doorstep. Yes, Wisconsin is rural. But get over yourself… you don’t have it that bad.

Another Allison gripe I had was a statement that she made later on in an interview: “Compared to the other girls, I have much more experience.” Like I said before, Madison’s not exactly a fashion capital… and having seen some pre-ANTM pics (see each girl’s tab on the top of the page), it seems to me that Claire and Whitney (and possibly some others) have a WHOLE lot more experience than Miss I-Come-From-Such-A-Hick-Town-Where-There-Are-No-Opportunities. Puke.
Oh, and she’s the first to make an obsessive statement about body image: “Let’s see some rib cages if you suck in!” to which everyone else replied, no, let’s not.

#14 Fatima -

This girl wins for the biggest crybaby of this episode, with a total of three separate incidences where she broke out into tears. And she somehow managed to get into two catfights already. Here’s a few Fatima quotes to give you an idea of her personality:
“these other girls are intimidated by me” (undiscovered supermodel, are you?)
“I’m giving 100% and even more” (go back to math class, please)
And, she doesn’t care that she wasted everyone else’s time on her photo shoot. Can we say diva?
And speaking of quotes…
Here are my top 10 quotes of episode I (in no particular order):

Shaya – “I like to create beauty, because I’m beautiful”
Amis – “A lot of my friends think I’m weird… but in a positive way.”
Allison – “I’m the silent predator… they won’t know what hit them.”
Lauren – “My runway walk? I don’t think I’ve discovered it yet.” (This one also wins the UNDERSTATMENT of the week award)
Anya – “When I go to sleep, I have to take an hour just to breathe. Not an hour… but, you know what I mean.”
Shaya – “Shaya is everyone’s fantasy.”
Amis – “My thoughts in my head spew out… there’s not much of a filter.”
Shalynda – “Everyone got ghettoness in them!”
Claire – “It tastes kind of like light soy milk”
Anya – “Like, just the food alone… like, the food that they’re feeding us… I just love it so much!”

Next week, I’m looking forward to seeing the first photo shoots – yay! And we’ll see how they do on a New York runway!

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