Do NOT Piss Off the Designer

Last week: One weird version of Snow White followed by makeovers, a Cover Girl challenge and a swimsuit shoot. Analeigh and Brittany end up in the bottom two and Brittany is sent home. Who’s next?

The girls go home to see Elina’s picture. She has a surreal moment. Analeigh talks with Hannah and Marjorie about how she feels she is next on the chopping block as she landed in the bottom two. She says if she ends up there again, she will go home. Not necessarily. Whitney kept landing in the bottom two and she won! Hannah can’t stand the pity party and in the confessional says that you can’t focus on the negative things. “You pick up your beans and keep going.”

TYRA MAIL! Your top model dream could end up in the gutter. Analeigh correctly guesses this means runway time! Or she’s really studied past seasons and realizes the runway generally comes right after makeovers. The girls go to a bowling alley where Ms. J gives them stiletto shoes designed as those funky bowling shoes. He then makes the girls walk down a lane. Isis slips but recovers. Analeigh needs to speed up and listen to Ms. J when he/she/it is yelling instructions at her. Hannah gets Ms. J’s vote as Worst There and he/she/it begs the other girls to help Hannah when they get home. Montage of the okay and then Ms. J informs Samantha she is bow-legged, demonstrating the proper way to walk. He/She/It also bowls between her legs. Sam, though, doesn’t let this get her down. She says she’ll work at it and make it her signature. Now there’s the talk Tyra likes!

The girls go home and start to help Hannah.

TYRA MAIL! “You think you have this competition in the bank? You may be walking right out of it.” The girls put two and two together and realize it’s a runway challenge. Some girls practice while Lauren Brie and some others talk about their competition: Cage Girl and Elina get mentions.

The girls met with Ms. J and introduces Jeremy Scott. They will be modeling his designs. Blindfolded. Seventeen Magazine Editor-in-Chief Ann Shoket makes her first appearance as a judge with Jay Manuel. Shoket says that the winner will get to do a shoot with two friends for Seventeen magazine wearing the designs of Kira Plastinina, 15 years-old designer from Poland, according to Sheena. She says that shows you what you can do anything at any age. So there may be hope for my employment future after all! I WILL get hired.

Jay brings the girls down when he reveals that for one girl, this will be their last runway. The girls will be judged and someone will be eliminated.. And Elina starts the thing off well. Samantha did well until she got to the end of the runway and hit the pose the designer told her not to do. Sheena, Joslyn and Analeigh did well, Isis did fantastic, Marjorie and Hannah were awkward. Shoket reveals the winner is…Joslyn! Jay reveals the next eliminated girl…already? We haven’t hit 8:30! And Hannah is eliminated. She takes it pretty well, getting a hug. She cries and says she’s learned so much. Bye, Hannah!

Joslyn goes to her shoot with Isis and Sheena. They all look awesome. And Kira is absolutely cute.

Tyra Mail! “This competition is deep. Some will rise above and some will go under!” Sheena guesses it’s a photo shoot. A double elimination!

Whitney is seen biking around…an empty New York street? She talks about being seen as a Cover Girl as she takes a picture with a young fan.

The girls meet Mr. Jay next to a pool with smoke coming off it. He tells them they will be focusing on the eyes. He introduces their photographer—NIGEL BARKER. I have to agree with Analeigh—he is sexy in a wetsuit. No wonder Mrs. Barker was clearly pregnant last week. Mr. Jay thinks Clark was flirting with Nigel…well, duh! Marjorie gets praise. Isis is worried about her tape slipping and it is clear. Analeigh hopes to impress Nigel and she’s getting praise. Sheena and Lauren Brie rock it while Elina gets stuck. Nigel is glad she admitted it but wished she used it to work, think outside the box. She doesn’t, but Samantha does.

TYRA MAIL! “Tomorrow you will meet with the judges. Only nine will continue on in the hopes of becoming America’s Next Top Model.” Elina’s picture pops up and the girls say good-bye to it. She’s not amused. She and Sheena talk. Elina sees it wasn’t her best photo shoot and that she didn’t like having to ask for help. Sheena gives her a pep talk. Next, Isis calls her godfather who gives her a pep talk. He tells her that only she can make it happen.

PANEL! We get some home video of Tyra taking her picture. Sam looks absolutely terrified as Tyra recaps that Hannah got sent home. The prizes, the judges, Ms. J’s bling, the guest judge—Jeremy Scott. Apparently this photo shoot came out of Tyra and her friend goofing off in a pool on vacation. Tyra advises the “smile with your eyes.” That’s usually popular advice, but this is now once an episode. Paulina compares Marjorie to the headless horseman but Tyra and Nigel defend it. It is funny watching Nigel try not to say Isis was too worried about her penis. I really wish they would let McKey go back to Brittany. Jeremy praises McKey for rocking his most difficult piece—clearly inspired by Carol Burnett’s Gone with the Wind sketch. Samantha gets praised for the picture but Jeremy gets to rip into Sam about her performance on the runway. Tyra thanks him for that to show the girls what the runway is all about.

Top Models in Action! Nigel tells us about Chantal post losing to Saleisha “TYRA! I WENT TO YOUR CAMP!” Towers. And actually, she’s the only Top Model I’ve seen after the show ended. I was watching an E! True Hollywood Story about the Pussycat Dolls and they showed a show featuring the Dolls’ lingerie line. And there was Chantal. Bravo, Chantal!

The judges deliberate. Ms. J continues to make fun of Joslyn and Paulina keeps insisting Marjorie is the headless horseman. Tyra disagrees and gives our Frenchwoman a “FIERCE!” However, she does agree when Paulina says that Isis is too worried trying to fit in. Tyra says the girl needs to stand out. Jeremy Scott is still hung up about Sam’s runway.

ELIMINATION! First name called and the girl who gets to see her face for the next week: Clark. Followed by: Analeigh, Lauren Brie, Sheena, Cage Girl, Marjorie, Joslyn, and Elina. Samantha and Isis land in the bottom two. At this moment, before judgment is issued, I fear for both. Isis is unique but Sam takes exquisite pictures. Tyra mentions how Isis was able to stand out last cycle and now she seems afraid to do so. Samantha takes great pictures but the designer was disgusted by what she did. Tyra tells her not to do it again and lets Samantha stay. Isis is eliminated…my sister is going to be pissed. Tyra tells Isis she is already an inspiration but that she needs to stand out. Isis gets a group hug. She wears the crown Tyra gave her last week and some huge earrings as she thanks Tyra for the opportunity. And will take all of the notes. Tyra is eating this up.

Hannah and Isis are faded out.

Next week: Marjorie’s insecurities get on the house’s nerves. I guess now that they can’t pick on racist Hannah, they’ll attack my Frenchwoman. LEAVE MARJORIE ALONE! Also, they pose with a monster.

I must say, this is the hardest cycle for me so far because they are all so good. And there is no clear bitch yet, so no one to really hate. Where’s the Jade? Heck, even the Dominique? Also, as my friends and some people on the Television Without Pity forums said, Ms. J lied when she said Elina’s hair style was a Top Model first. It’s just like Brittany’s back in Cycle 8. Hopefully though, Elina’s won’t have to be taken out.