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SAO PAOLO! TYRA MAIL! “Be on point tomorrow or you can kiss this competition good-bye.” Aminat discovers scripts and the girls get excited for their Cover Girl commercial. Aminat says she’s nervous as she’s the underdog. She and Teyona practice, loudly,in the bathroom. Allison crawls under her covers and studies, looking lonely now that BFF Celia is gone.
The final three meet Mr. Jay. It’s the commercial/photoshoot standard! And the winner’s print ad will be in Wal-Mart. He introduces last cycle’s winner McKey, who mumbles about the lipstick they’ll be shilling. The girls hit hair and make-up. McKey talks more about the lipstick as Aminat is up first. She reminds us she has no room for mistakes. Mr. Jay tells her to be expressive. Mr. Jay and Elyssa watch her and give each other looks. I don’t think those were good looks. Aminat heads to her shoot with Jim de Yonker.
Allison is the second one up. She’s nervous because she bombed the last Cover Girl commercial. But to be fair…so did everyone else. She starts and forgets her lines. She just blanked in front of the camera. Mr. Jay calms her down and she gets through the commercial. Jim de Yonker loves Allison’s look.
Teyona is the last one. She trips over the script, unlike Allison who just blanked. Mr. Jay tries to slow her down and gets her to sing the song she made up to memorize the script. She forgets that too and has a near melt-down. Never mind, she has a meltdown as we head into commercials.
SAO PAOLO! Teyona cries as she knows it’s her nerves. She nails the shoot later and Mr. Jay sends her to Jim de Yonker for her photoshoot. He loved all the girls!
TYRA MAIL! Someone’s going home. Allison and Teyona, Allison and Teyona. Please, Tyra, I’m still not sure why Aminat is there! The girls are nervous. Teyona continues crying in confession while Allison hits the hay.
Morning comes to Sao Paolo and the girls report to panel. I love Allison’s outfit. Tyra informs them the final two will be walking in a Rosa Cha fashion show, with the creative director of said line as their guest judge. Holy crap, kill Ms. J’s tie! Teyona goes up first. At least they don’t show her crying, but they show her tripping over her lines. The judges note she was nervous and Tyra tells her how to cover it up. They love her picture. Allison follows Teyona and is much better than Teyona’s. The judges aren’t too thrilled with her pacing, but Paulina loves her voice. Tyra says that Allison is not just high fashion, but commercial. Aminat finishes this panel. Nigel golf claps and Tyra praises her commercial. But her film didn’t impress them. Tyra doesn’t think Aminat can harness her potential. Time for deliberation! Teyona and Allison, Teyona and Allison.
Time for SPEAK UP MCKEY! It’s her swan song. And she mumbles about living her dreams.
SAO PAOLO! The judges deliberate. Teyona: Love photoshoot, hate commercial. Paulina calls her one-dimensional. They talk about carrying oneself and proportions when it comes to Allison. Tyra thinks Aminat is still in her head. ELIMINATION! Allison is the first called and in the final two. Oh my god, for a girl I had to prep myself for every episode because I thought she’d go home, I’m so proud of her. Teyona and Aminat come forward. Aminat: “The Body,” but got stronger as the competition progressed. She had the strongest commercial. Teyona: “Edgy Beauty,” she had great pictures—she had three weeks of best picture (so did Allison, BTW). But the commercial was a disaster. And I called it! Final two: Allison and Teyona! Tyra tells Teyona that she worked hard and deserves to be there. Then she hugs Aminat and tells her to relax and be strong. Aminat says her good-byes.
She is grateful for her time on the show and promises to keep modeling.
Still in the Running:
Celia
Aminat
Tahlia
Kortnie
Isabella
Nijah
Allison
London
Sandra
Natalie
Fo
Jessica
Teyona
Teyona and Allison go to meet with Ann Shoket to take their possible front cover pictures for Seventeen Magazine. Allison says it feels insane she is in the top two. Teyona says it feels amazing. Ann calls the competition tight.
The Brazil Bus brings Allison and Teyona to meet Mr. Jay to prep for their runway. They go to a musical school/home of
Okay, I’m a little worried for Allison as the catwalk—not her strong suit.
SAO PAOLO! Say hi to Fernanda Motta, hot of
Tyra calls the girls “amazing.” She sends them to get clean and some more hair. And she says she’ll see them to crown
FINAL PANEL! They are still in their bikinis. Prizes: A contract with Elite Modeling, six page spread and cover of Seventeen Magazine, and a $100,000 contract with Cover Girl. Tyra starts with the fashion show and with Allison. They were surprised that Allison did so well as they thought the same I did. Teyona is next. They think she has a good walk but needs to work on her movements. Photoshoots! They start with week 2, self-lighting. Paulina thinks Allison’s was stronger. She is praised for knowing the lighting and her look. But Tyra likes Teyona’s pose. They go to the color shot—oh, Teyona was yellow not purple. Most of the panel prefers Teyona’s photo over Allison. In the Ciara shot, the girls get praised. They follow that with Carmen Miranda photoshoot. Tyra loves Teyona’s take on Carmen Miranda. Paulina calls Allison a “50’s pin up.” They finish with the bird photoshoot. Tyra loved shooting Allison. They think Teyona was good but it could’ve had more.
Ann Shoket was right, this is close. Someone call for a pizza, the panel’s going to need some time.
Top Models in Action! Cycle 10’s
We get back to panel. They were really surprised by Allison. Tyra loved Allison playing along with Ms. J, while Teyona gave Tyra chills during the mud-wrestling thing. Ms. J thinks Teyona wants it more but that Allison will go further. Paulina thinks that Allison has come the furthest. Paulina isn’t sure about Teyona’s personality but Nigel thinks she deserves to be there. She has been consistent.
It’s Judgment Day. Tyra calls them strong but that someone had a little something more.
Anyone surprised by the final two? The eventual winner? I must admit, though I was a huge fan of Allison, I’m not upset that Teyona won. We’ll see Allison again. I know it.
So, that was Cycle 12! See you all again for Cycle 13 coming this September. And keep an eye on my blog for other recaps and reviews!
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