Someone Falls Out of the Nest

Last week on “America’s Next Top Model”: The girls went on go-sees around Sao Paolo. Teyona and Aminat impressed, Allison was dubbed better for pictures than runway, Celia was old and Fo was short. Celia and Fo were late getting back so they couldn’t ride in the helicopter to hear the news that Teyona won a much needed new wardrobe. At a shot with Nigel in some non-existent bikinis, Allison and Teyona rose to the top. Celia, Fo and Aminat were too blah, too Gollum-like and too stiff respectively. In the end, it was too old v. too short, with short losing out. Four girls remain…HOLY CRAP NEXT WEEK’S THE FINAL!

Wanna be on top?

SAO PAOLO! The remaining four girls return home to see Teyona’s picture. I call her the winner barring some surprise misstep. Celia liked her bad picture and talks about being in the bottom two. She likes the fact the panel has confidence in her. She talks about relaxing. Aminat isn’t thrilled that Celia is still around. Allison is happy since she and Celia are friends, but so are Teyona and Aminat. Aminat says she thinks she and Teyona are stronger…umm, not you, sweetie. I’m boggled as to why Tyra keeps you around. However, good job filling the bitch vacuum!

TYRA MAIL! It’s an indecipherable message. Perhaps some call to the mother ship?

The Brazil Bus takes the girls to a dance studio. Allison is not thrilled to be dancing—she doesn’t have the coordination. Paulina meets the girls and tells them they will be learning the samba to work their body and make it look easy. The girls then dance for Paulina, while being aware of the camera. Celia is up first and is stiff, no passion. She is called out for wanting it too much and called desperate. Paulina says to relax. Aminat is next. She is called a natural dancer and very expressive. Allison doesn’t do so well. Teyona finishes and is reminded “eyes up” and wasn’t so graceful. Even Aminat says she has “two left feet.”

Paulina says to fake confidence and tells the girls to go over their steps. Challenge time! Celia talks to Allison about being old. And we see Paulina from five minutes ago. Thanks, show. Celia devours a jar of peanut butter.

Amy Adams looks absolutely adorable as Amelia Earhardt in “Night at the Museum II.” My family’s already got that one planned.

TYRA MAIL! “Whatever you do, don’t look down.” Celia and Allison practice their sambas in the dresses Celia won in her pose-off challenge. The girls meet Eduardo Ramos, their partner for a samba. Paulina is there to judge who gets a lot of jewelry for faking it with flair. Aminat feels confidence. Allison is the first one up. I love her blue dress. She was a mess. Celia is reminded to relax and does. Aminat excels while Teyona is almost as big a mess as Allison.

Paulina says that while Allison wasn’t so great at the dancing, she would’ve gotten some great pictures. Celia was more for moving camera, Aminat was great and Teyona was just a mess. In the end, Celia wins. That was a surprise. Even I agree that Aminat should’ve won. Celia chooses Allison to share the prize and Paulina acts surprised. She said that the winner could pick a friend, why would she seem upset at the winner’s choice? What’s up with Allison’s hair?

TYRA MAIL! “At some point, the mama point needs to push her babies out of the nest.” Uh oh.

Aminat is still sore about losing the challenge. “I’m always second runner up and I’m never the winner.”

In SPEAK UP MCKEY, McKey doesn’t do much speaking. She just poses.

SAO PAOLO! Aminat and Teyona are in the bathroom. Sutan and Christian come to wake up Celia and Allison. Sutan even jumps into bed with them. I love Sutan, who cuddles Allison. He pulls Celia out of bed as Christian gets ready. Their hair is wild! They board the Brazil Bus and drive out into the country. They enter a jungle. Sutan spots a broken down jeep. He and Christian go to help the person…like they could fix a car. Tyra emerges from the smoke and says she’s late to photograph the girls. They board the bus and the girls are excited. They show some pictures of Brazilian models and the guy’s picture reminds me of another girl’s picture from another cycle. Anyone else?

Mr. Jay meets them in the middle of the jungle. While the jungles are filled with bugs, they are focusing on birds. And the girls get even wilder hair and feathers! Allison is up first and the hair works with the theme. It’s wild. Tyra says that Allison looks like she’s walking a jungle runway. Tyra tells her that she’s a mama bird protecting her un-hatched babies. They break out the crickets. Tyra loves Allison. Mr. Jay notes that it was the least nervous Allison’s ever been. She hugs Tyra and tells her she’s pretty. Tyra asks if she’s kissing up and Allison says she’s just saying what’s on her mind. In confession, she calls herself “square.”

Aminat is next. Tyra likes the movements, not the face. Mr. Jay says Aminat needs to wiggle her ears. Okay…Aminat feels amazing, she says. Celia says she’s psyched to be shooting with Tyra and says today’s buzz word: RELAX. Tyra wasn’t thrilled to shoot Celia but felt she worked. In confession, Tyra and Mr. Jay get attacked by a giant something. Mr. Jay says it’s a moth and Tyra says it’s a bat.  Celia says she’s really happy and felt at ease with Tyra.

Teyona enters the set and Mr. Jay says that she doesn’t bring energetic. Tyra is worried about the shoot. They were losing light, Tyra nearly fell off a log and overall was impressed with the shoot. Tyra models falling off a log as she calls a wrap.

TYRA MAIL! You know the drill. Someone’s going home. I can’t call it. I honestly can’t. I’ll have to wait for panel. Even the girls can’t call it. Teyona calls herself and Allison for the final three but can’t name the last person.

SAO PAOLO! No video? Okay. Tyra puts the girls back in their samba dresses. There are prizes, there are judges, there is Ms. J’s tie, and the guest judge is Ann Shoket. Okay…Allison is up first. Ms. J calls Allison a bird. The judges love it. Nigel is impressed that she isn’t overwhelmed by the makeup and hair. Ms. J talks bird. Overall, very promising. Teyona is next. Paulina loves her picture. Nigel says she needs to work her upper body. Paulina disagrees. Ann agrees with Nigel. Tyra agrees with her. She wishes she had worked Teyona harder. Celia is next and is applauded for being the challenge winner. Nigel likes her picture as does Ann. She uses the word “strength” a lot. Tyra compares Celia’s cheekbones to Paulina’s. Aminat is last. The judges love everyone today, don’t they? Oh, wait, Paulina isn’t that thrilled. Neither is Ms. J. Tyra calls her a surprise. I still can’t call it.

Top Models in Action! Ya-Ya from Cycle 3. She’s moved to acting.

SAO PAOLO! The judges deliberate. Allison is youthful and soft. They think that Teyona’s been doing well and is now complacent. Tyra says she didn’t have good energy on set. They love Celia’s wardrobe put iffy in pictures. Tyra loves her angles. They don’t like her face. Paulina wants Celia to be her stylist. Tyra doesn’t like how the light shines on Aminat’s face. Ann calls her “The Body.” 

ELIMINATION! Who makes it to the final three? The first one with the best picture is Allison. I’m so proud of her! She gets embarrassed when Tyra tells her she’s pretty. The next person safe is Teyona. Looks like Teyona and I were correct about two of the three. Teyona starts crying because she thought she was in the bottom two. Aminat and Celia are in the bottom two. Tyra loved shooting both of them. But they aren’t strong in the face. Aminat: The light doesn’t flatter her face when it hits it. Celia: Too mature for the modeling industry? Fashion loves youth and light. So, who stays? Aminat. Really?

Tyra tells Aminat to work on her light. She hugs Celia and tells her that Paulina wants her to be her stylist. Allison is heartbroken to lose her friend as Celia gives her a big hug. So, TV synopsis, Teyona’s crying was a “breakdown at panel”? Celia kisses us good-bye. Aww.

Still in the Running:

 

Celia

Aminat

Tahlia

Kortnie

Isabella

Nijah

Allison

London

Sandra

Natalie

Fo

Jessica

Teyona

Next week: THE FINALE! The girls have a Cover Girl commercial and the final two will walk the final catwalk in a bid to be crowned “America’s Next Top Model.”

Quotes of the Episode:

“Everytime you look down, I am subtracting a million points. Allison, got it?” –Paulina

“If I shut up, you won’t know.”—Paulina

Do you like the final three? Think I’m a very big optimist when I hope that Allison takes it all? Thrilled to be almost rid of SPEAK UP MCKEY!

Aminat? Really?