(S09E11) I don't even feel like it's a modeling competition anymore. I feel like it's a personality competition and that pisses me off cause it's like, I'm killing it. - Jenah
Has Jenah been popping obnoxious pills when the cameras aren't filming? Have countless days without nicotine finally gotten the best of her brain? Where did this cocky little person come from? I'm really not sure, but I do know she not acting like the same relatively well-mannered girl I came to know and love this cycle and that's a real shame because she was a shoe in to make it to the finals of this thing.
Her interaction with Nigel was irritating, her quote from above was grating, and her comment later in the show about how well she would do if she had Heather's dress made me want to strangle her.
What's the deal with my Top Model picks anyways? I was wrong with Renee last season and I was way off the mark with mama Janet this season. Now it looks as though my secondary pick for cycle 9 is going to sabotage herself in the home stretch.
I've finally come to realize that I couldn't pick the winner of this show if she came up to me, punched me square in my boys, and said "I'm the winner of America's Next Top Model!" I'm really terrible at this.
Does that mean I'm going to stop guessing the winner whenever a cycle begins? Not a chance, but I am going to stop picking the girl that I would most like to make out with (should my wife be agreeable) and go with something a bit more scientific. That's right. I'm letting my toddler pick a name out of a hat when cycle 10 rolls around. It couldn't be any worse than what I'm doing now.
It was Go-See time tonight on Top Model and while this episode is never quite as good as the makeover show, the CoverGirl commercial, or the prized nude shoot, it's usually a pretty entertaining affair.
Tonight the girls had six hours to make their way around the streets of Shanghai to meet with various members of the Chinese designing community. As usual, they were attempting to make a good impression in the hopes that they'd be booked for a photo shoot or better yet, a runway show.
It was pretty interesting to hearing designers assessments of the girls
Lu Kum:
- Found Saleisha's to be a very pretty girl, but a bit on the dull side.
- Thought that Chantal needed to wear some skin toned underwear. (Didn't J. Alexander say that at the beginning of the season?)
- Thought that Jenah looked like Christy Turlington. (I personally don't see the resemblance. Do you? Could it be because Jenah looks like Poison Ivy from that crappy Batman movie, and Christy Turlington looks like Jenny from the Block? Could they have chosen a stranger comparison shot?)
Stephen Peng:
- Thought Bianca had good character and was very tall and friendly. (I'll give him 2 out of those 3)
- Would book Chantal perfect for print work but not so much for the catwalk.
- Loved Heather's look but thought her runway walk needed some work.
- Flat out told Jenah that her walk was terrible. She also thought Jenah had a different kind of personality that needed some work. (I'm guessing "different" was a euphemism for "sh*tty" in that sentence.)
- Thought Saleisha was very nice and already wanted to book her as a model for next show.
I also found it incredibly amusing watching Chantal criticize Saleisha for being way to complimentary and brown-nosy to the designers, and then pulling the exact same moves when she got in with the same designers. I bet she cringed watching that sequence play out on the television while watching at home.
Finally, there was Heather.
We were a long ways into the competition and Heather still hadn't made it to a single Go-See because she seems to lack any sense of direction. She walked around dazed and confused for I don't know how long, and only managed to make it to one designer over the course of the entire six hours. I don't think Heather can blame this one on her Asperger's Syndrome. I think her inner compass is busted.
Here were the arrival times for the Go-See challenge:
Saleisha - 15 minutes early
Bianca - 5 minutes early
Jenah - Disqualified - 15 minutes late
Chantal - Disqualified 20 minutes late
Heather - Disqualified - Still on the streets of Shanghai searching for the agency.
I was shocked that three of the five girls were disqualified from the competition. That's completely unacceptable if you ask me. I realize the girls were in a totally foreign city, but how in the world could they bear to drop the ball during a competition of this magnitude? It just seemed like they should have alloted at least an hour and a half to make their way back to the agency just to be on the safe side. Well, everyone except for Heather. She'd have been better off never leaving the agency in the first place.
Bianca ended up booking the most shoots and received the highest accolades from the designers. As a result, she won a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympic advertising campaign which is kind of a big deal.
In tonight's photoshoot, the girls found themselves trying their best to stand out against a busy backdrop. Nigel Barker was the photographer. I don't really have anything else interesting to say about the photoshoot so I'll just stick up this picture because I captured it and don't really have anywhere to put it.
That is one giant afro. I wonder if he has to walk sideways to get through doors? Does he have to put on his shirt like a pair of pants? If King Kong used Q-tips is this what they'd look like? I have more, but this is getting to be too long...
The order of the photos:
Saleisha
Bianca
Chantal
That left Heather and Jenah. I was torn. On one hand, I had my secondary pick for the winner of cycle 9 - a girl who has taken gorgeous photos all season but who showed an unpleasant side tonight that really turned me off.
On the other hand, I had the underdog who has grown on me like no other contestant in Top Model history despite the fact that deep down I don't think she was cut out to be a model. She took amazing photos though, so who am I to judge.
Anyhow, Heather ended up going home tonight and a huge part of me has a problem with the judges decision. Strangely, I probably would have felt the same way had they sent home Jenah.
Oh well, that's what I get for getting to attached to reality show contestants. Bye Heather. It was fun rooting for you while it lasted.
For some reason America's Next Top Model is being preempted by Big 12 basketball in my part of the country next week. The show isn't set to air here until December 8th. This pisses me immensely. Despite that, there will probably still be a review up next week, only it may not be me writing it. Just a heads up.
The gallery will be updated as soon as the new pics make it online.
Update: The gallery is updated.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
11-29-2007 @ 10:17AM
jessie said...
Both of my picks are gone, Lisa and Heather. The rest of the girls don't do anything for me. I still don't like Bianca. Chantal is annoying and boring. She sealed my dislike for her after kissing butt as much as Saleisha after bitching about it (JJ, I cringed while watching.) Saleisha is fake and I don't like her hair. I do like Jenah. Her sarcasm is a bit misplaced. One thing I don't like and I believe will hold her back from winning - her bottom teeth are crazy crooked and not in a unique way. They look like a jumbled mess. Jenah would have been my third pick to win if her teeth weren't so messed up. Other than her, I don't have a vested interested in anyone else.
One more thing, JJ - Janet was one of my favs too. I don't know what it is, but the girls with the knock out bodies - Janet has a great body and killer legs - they don't make it very far. A girl from the Caridee season - she was booted after the crazy hair photo shoot - she had the super short blond hair - she had a killer bod too and was booted.
Anyway, this season was a bit disappointing for me.
Why China? Why go there? Because they make lead tainted toys, vitamin supplements with bad ingredients, because they are the leading greenhouse gas emitting country, because it is a communistic country, because they are big human rights violators? Oh, they are hosting the Olympics - big deal.
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11-29-2007 @ 6:45PM
katie said...
President Bush, is that you?
11-29-2007 @ 10:23AM
Bas said...
I was sorry to see Heather go - she has been my favorite contestant out of all the cycles, but I think we all knew that the go-sees would totally be her downfall. It's unfortunate, because she takes fabulous pictures. I hope something good comes out of this for her.
As to the girls who are left - I don't care who wins, with the exception of Bianca. I just can't root for anyone that's been as catty as her all season. "Pretty is as pretty does" - so that just makes her ugly to me.
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11-29-2007 @ 12:03PM
Jamie said...
Did anyone else think that Tyra's comments to Heather both during her critique and right before she eliminated her about only making it to one go see were looped in? The sound during those comments was completely different than the rest of the time.
Go back and watch, I think you'll hear what I'm talking about.
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11-29-2007 @ 12:38PM
Peanuts said...
This was a reallllly boring episode. The photos were boring, the story lines were boring. The ending sucked. Heather who was voted "favorite" every week was booted off? How is that "Americas" Best Top Model? Everyone loves her yet she is gone and Jenna who is looking dirtier and dirtier stays??? Her teeth are just gross! I loved it when Tyra said one of the go sees said her appearance was "messy". Thats an understatement.
I am not going to watch anymore. I did this the season whats-her-name won too. Just not interested anymore. I cant sit through another disgusting ignorant time with Bianca and Siesha. Both of them should be off. (I too HATE Sieshas hair)
I think the show can be hypocritical so many times.
*As for the "ad campaign" I think that was it. The one billboard floating by. Just like the so called video guest spots they did for Enrique. I am sorry but I dont think a head shot linking nothing to the olympics, let alone an african american, linking nothing to the olympics in Japan is going to be part of their ad campaign.
OH and please God give us fresh judges. Twiggie is as usless as Paula (AI)-her comments are stupid, Miss J is so tired-I am shocked to know that she is supposed to be a runway walk coach. She is so tired, and so done with her stupid ruffles one year, this year the fro. Give me a break! Nigel I love. Even Tyra is getting on my nerves but I guess she will never leave. I loved it when Janice was on, and the other guy. They had attitude, they were fresh, and fun.
Heather should never have left.
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11-29-2007 @ 12:34PM
Blaine said...
I am really glad Heather was eliminated. The entire episode made it seem like Jenah was going home and it was making me really mad. i was actually shocked when Heather went home. But she deserved to. Not only was she fed her lines last week, but she only made it to one go-see and was the most late. I'm still hoping Jenah wins. I like her personality actually. Nigel needs a reality check. He's not all that.
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11-29-2007 @ 1:24PM
Divalicious said...
I am EXTREMELY happy that Heather went home. Let me say it again just too stress how strongly I feel about it, I am EXTREMELY Happy that Heather went home. She fumbled hard the week the girls were suppose to be muses and she fumbled even harder on the Covergirl Shoot. Yes she took good pictures and yes she came off as sweet but she couldn't talk worth a damn and her walk was horrible. It's been obbvious for a long time that she can't communicate. She could be a print model, but not America's Next Top Model. As for the ladies that are left, I like all of them but I hope Bianca wins. I think she is striking and I like the hair cut. This is the first time someone's hair got chopped off and they didn't have a damn fit. I like her pictures and her confidence. I even like the fact that she is not super friendly with the other girls. It's a damn competition! As for the top three, I hope it's Bianca, Chantal and Saleisha.
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11-29-2007 @ 1:57PM
Bach said...
I thought Jennah was gone for sure when I saw the bottom two. The judges just seemed to love Heather even though she's incompetent when doing anything other than taking pictures. That was a close one.
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11-29-2007 @ 2:48PM
r.r.r. said...
i am also glad that heather got eliminated. she takes great photos, but that's it. she had no personality and she was annoying.
i would like to see bianca to win antm cause i feel she's the most fluid. she can take high fashion, commercial, etc. but it seems like she's getting a big ego and a nasty attitude. i hope she snaps out of it, cause it might cause her the competition. d'oh.
r.r.r.
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11-29-2007 @ 3:02PM
Sorceressss said...
I am sorry Heather went home, I was rooting for her, but she really fell apart these past weeks. I DO NOT want Bianca or Saleisha to win. Bianca is just plain unattractive, she is not pretty at all, she has a huge mouth and she cannot speak properly. I hate Saleisha's hair, her head looks like it has a coconut husk on it. Jenah was irritating this week, I guess I would like Chantal to win just because I cannot see any of the other three as America's Next Top Model.
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11-29-2007 @ 3:11PM
Navstar said...
Why are your screenshots always stretched? ANTM isn't in widescreen. Your captures should be multiples of 4:3 ratio -- like 640x480 or 720x540. Whatever preset you are using, it's wrong!
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11-29-2007 @ 3:31PM
Ellen said...
Jessie is such a racist I can't even believe it!! Your precioius ipod, coach purse and pretty much EVERYTHING, is made in CHINA. And peanuts...the olympics will be in China, not Japan.
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11-29-2007 @ 3:38PM
JJ said...
I'll take a look at it when I get home Navstar. Thanks for pointing this out.
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11-29-2007 @ 4:09PM
Jacklyne Better said...
I was sorry to see heather leave but some jobs are not good when you have a problem and she will find that out as time goes on. She is still beautiful inside and out and no one can take that from he, time will show her the way. Now about Jenah she should have left but she will and so will Bicana I hope because she is a bithch and a half. Some people say Salisha is a fake I don't think so but she knows the art of how to talk to people and getting along to make her way in society and that is not called kissing up. I hope that Salisha is the winner.
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12-11-2007 @ 8:57AM
Eileen said...
My best friend has Asperger's and he would probably have done the exact thing as during at the Go See. The situation Heather was put was much more challenging for her than anyone might think. Shame on Tyra for creating a challenge that would be nearly impossible for anyone with Aspergers, for not knowing more about Asperger's before broadcasting video's of Heather to the world, and for not realizing how anyone with Asperger's would react to the Go See, then eliminating Heather because of it. TYRA BANKS...DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT TOTALLLY INSENSITIVE EPISODE...MAKE AMENDS AND CALL HEATHER BACK!~
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11-30-2007 @ 9:40AM
LB said...
Just one small comment. Heather's inner compass is busted and that is a very typical of people with Asperger's. Kudos to her for trying and making it as far as she did.
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11-29-2007 @ 5:47PM
Margaret said...
Jaime,
Those comments did sound obviously looped in. Makes me want to know what she REALLY said. I bet it wasn't flattering to Ms. Tyra.
What was a nice change on these go sees was that even though Heather was totally screwed, she didn't have a completely embarassing meltdown.
Kudos Heather - may she have much success at whatever she wants to do.
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11-29-2007 @ 7:41PM
d.SqUaReD said...
This is my opinion on all of the girls:
Saleisha-Takes decent photos.Mostly commercial and not edgy at all.Terrible haircut.Two-faced butt kisser.Always covered by a false front.
Jenah-Takes amazing photos.Kinda commercial,and she can be edgy.Very sarcastic(could be her doownfall)I don't think they should've changed her hair. Very honest(even when it hurts)Cynical.
Bianca-Takes okay photos .Edgy look,but obviously no inner beauty,but she could possibly change,but I doubt .Brutally honest and very judgmental.Needs to work on her face.
Chantal-Takes pretty good photos.She has a very bubbly personality.Kind of a two-faced hipocrit.Not too edgy,but very commercial.
please feel free to agree or disagree,either way I'm happy!!!
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11-29-2007 @ 7:47PM
suppressedmadness said...
so sad to see Heather go.
the only girl in all the cycles with a legit shot at a career.
anyone else notice that the winners stall after the Wal-Mart tour and Wal-Mart runway shows? so it's entorely a bad thing to not win.
and you guys REALLY need to read this interview with Victoria
http://www.ivygateblog.com/blog/2007/10/tory_tells_all_in_exclusive_interview_im_not_sexy_and_tyra_feared_me.html
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11-30-2007 @ 4:35PM
heatherette said...
scandalous!
Saliesha has a history with TYRA!
http://jezebel.com/gossip/you-wanna-be-on-top/antms-saleisha-has-a-long-history-with-tyra-328182.php
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