Ms. J's Charm School for Broke-Down Models

Last week on America’s Next Top Model: Makeovers and Fo threatened to become Jaeda 2.0. Next, the girls had a Cover Girl make up challenge, Sandra continued to piss off Aminat and the girls had to light themselves for a photoshoot with Nigel Barker. Tyra smacked the Jaeda out of Fo and sent Jessica home for being “pretty.” Eleven model wannabes are still in the running. Who gets the Gucci boot tonight? 

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Teyona celebrates her picture and says she isn’t too sad her friends go home because she’s still there. Nijah says she has to work on her eyes. Tahlia is told not to take herself out of the competition until Tyra takes her out. Amen! But Tahlia feels defeated. 

TYRA MAIL! “Mind your P’s and Q’s. And J.” The girls can figure that one out—runway with Ms. J. Natalie says she has a good walk and was with another modeling agency, so she has some experience. She helps some of the girls with their walk, but Aminat says she’s getting cocky. Uh oh, do I smell another Melrose? Allison is nervous because her runway isn’t so great. Hey, she’s still better than Hannah the Moose Girl from last cycle.

And the girls go to Ms. J’s Charm School for Broke-Down Models. That is going to be this title. She/He channels a stuffy British headmistress and sends the girls to change into their “uniforms.” Celia is impressed with Ms. J’s walking style and then goes on about the signature walk. Auntie Tyra must be so proud. Fo goes too fast as some classical musical plays with a techno beat. Ms. J makes fun of Sandra’s shoulder wiggle as a selection from West Side Story plays (PLUG! A revival opens on Broadway). Ms. J works extra hard with Allison, which includes the classic book-on-head. Natalie impresses Ms. J. And then Ms. J calls out Bianca and Chantal from Cycle 9—two who lost to Saleisha “Rules Shmules” Towers. They look great and help the girls. 

The girls go home and play “Truth and Dare.” Someone licks another’s nose while another has to do the Carlton Dance from “Fresh Prince.” Everyone I know can do that dance. Natalie gets asked who had the worst picture last week beside Fo and Jessica. She answers Tahlia. Tahlia storms out, but Natalie has a good point. It wasn’t the greatest. Tahlia says that she knows Natalie’s confidence will work against her in the end.

TYRA MAIL! “Take it from me, the runway is the worst place for excess baggage.” Allison is horrified as they know it is a runway challenge. The girls think someone will get eliminated. I highly doubt it—there were only thirteen original girls. They help Allison with her walk.

Teyona goes to get her weave fixed. We see the Barbie Top Model Bus. They go to a runway show for Jill Stuart. And they will be working with bags, picked up from Saks, I’m guessing. Tahlia wants to do her walk right while Natalie wonders why they keep practicing. Those…Are pretty dresses. And then Ann Shoket shows up for her contractual appearance. She and Ms. J wish the girls luck then leave. The runway kicks off with the old-fashioned traffic lights reading “WALK”. 

Celia rocks her walk, followed by Natalie who gives a little twirl. Ann Shoket likes her. Tahlia is next, trying not to fall. London bops down to the music as Kortnie follows. She had a good end pose. Nijah is next but Ms. J doesn’t look thrilled. Allison is still nervous as Teyana and Sandra take the runway. And Sandra goes down the full length this time. Allison then busts out, professional breezing past Aminat. Fo follows and rocks out the runway, while the girls return to the final walk.

Jill, Ann and Ms. J deliver their comments. Allison gets good comments and is happy. Natalie’s twirl wasn’t appreciated…except by the Aswirl Twins. Tahlia needs confidence, which bothers Ms. J. She isn’t comfortable, she confesses. Uh oh. She’s going to psyche herself out of the competition. The winner of the runway challenge is Natalie, despite the twirl. She wins pieces from Jill Stuart’s collection. Ms. J leaves as Natalie realizes the girls aren’t going to like her when they get home.

Tahlia goes home and calls her sister, Marquis. She starts crying as her sister tries to give her a pep talk, but Tahlia still isn’t happy.

McKey’s on the radio, talking about Make-a-Wish foundation.

Tyra v. Hannah Montana. A must see, if you ask me. But now what will Disney run in place of Hannah Montana.

NEW YORK! TYRA MAIL! “Give it your all tomorrow or you might get thrown under the bus.” Ooh, do we get to choose who goes under? Tahlia says she feels more confident now.

The Barbie Top Model Bus meets up with a red double decker bus carrying Mr. Jay. They are doing a photo tour of New York. Mike Rosenthal is brought back to shoot this session, in which the girls have to be able to show the judges where they are and who they are. First stop: WALL STREET! Fo and Aminat are Wall Street Brokers. The girls banter through their shoot, impressing Jay. Next stop: SoHo. Kortnie and Nijah are SoHo artists. Nijah struggles a bit while Kortnie works it. She draws Nijah out. Next stop: Posh aparment? Celia and Sandra are nannies who would get reported to ACS. Next stop: Fifth Avenue. Allison and London get to be 5^th Avenue Socialites. London works the bitch angle well but Allison struggles. She feels she was thinking too much. Last stop: Times Square! Natalie, Teyona and Tahlia play tourists. Tahlia does well but Natalie isn’t. Natalie tries to pretend to be happy for Tahlia.

TYRA MAIL! Oh, you know. Someone’s going home! London’s way too excited about it. Allison is scared about panel. They say they will be surprised no matter who goes home.

NEW YORK! Now Tyra has two children in her pictures! The girls enter panel. There are prizes, there are judges, there is Ms. J’s bow, and there is guest judge—Jill Stuart. Tyra praises her shirt. Tyra gets a little aggressive but calls Kortnie and Nijah up first. The judges are pretty confused. Nigel doesn’t like Nijah, no one else does either. Fo and Aminat are up next. The judges like the shot. Tyra praises Aminat while Nigel praises Fo. Celia and Sandra are up next and Ms. J makes a comment about Sandra’s knees. The girls get praised as editorial models, but not so much as nannies. Sandra gets praised. She’s doing the bitch properly—is hated but has to be good! The tourist trio are next—Tahlia, Natalie and Teyona. The judges like it—Tahlia’s enthusiasm, Teyona’s teeth but Natalie falls flat. London and Allison are last. Judges aren’t thrilled. Tyra feels they had more popular culture references: Paris Hilton, Gossip Girl (PLUG!) London gets the better reviews than Allison.

Top Models in Action! This time it is Bianca from Cycle 9. She is the face of Virgin Islands’ Fashion Week. She works runway shows…and starts fights with the stars of “Hairspray.”

One Tree Hill done in Sims? Can anyone say “Jumped the Shark?”

NEW YORK! The judges deliberate. Now Nijah is the “just pretty” model. They love Sandra’s blonde hair. They don’t like Teyona’s poise. Ms. J continues to make fun of Allison’s eyes.

ELIMINATION! The first name called and the picture will be cropped to just show: Sandra. She is followed by Aminat, Tahlia, Fo, Celia, Kortnie, London, Teyona (whose hair does look better), and last is Natalie. The bottom two are Nijah and Allison. Not Allison, please not Allison! Allison: She looks interesting and special, but it didn’t translate. Was it a fluke? Nijah: Beautiful girl but they want back the girl from week one. Allison gets to stay. YAY! Nijah doesn’t break down and Tyra tells her to push past relying on prettiness. She hugs the girls and waves good-bye to everyone.

She writes the girls a good-bye note. Nijah lists what she needs to work on and that the competition helped her, blah blah blah.

Still in the Running:

Celia

Aminat

Tahlia

Kortnie

Isabella

Nijah

Allison

London

Sandra

Natalie

Fo

Jessica

Teyona

Next week: The girls meet Benny Ninja and perform for New York’s drag queen community. Oh boy. And Celia mobilizes the girls against someone who doesn’t want to be there but my DVR cut off so I don’t know who.

Do you think it’s Tahlia? Sandra? Someone else?