Last week: 32 girls flew out to Cali. After revealing their gimmicks…I mean tragic back stories…8 were quickly sent packing. Tyra then narrowed down the remaining 20 to…12. They couldn’t find a thirteenth wannabe so they scoured the country for someone else. While they did that, the girls went to New York, met Perez Hilton, met 13th wannabe Ren and moved into their loft. Angelea managed to alienate everyone but Krista but none so much as Alasia. When we left the wannabes, they were told they would be doing a nude photoshoot. At the end, someone will get the honor of being the first eliminated and retain the greatest chance of having a career.
Wanna be on top?
We see Mr. Jay and the girls from last time. Once again, this is a NUDE photoshoot. Jessica is having a heart attack. Mr. Jay tells the girls they have to sell their one item. The girls attack the mannequin as 14 cycles taught Mr. Jay how to duck quickly. Jonathan Mannion is the photographer. Alexandra is first with a necklace. Mr. Jay loved her facials. Angelea is next with shoes. She worked it and knows it. We see some of the other girls follow in quick succession. Gabrielle goes next with her gold leggings. Mr. Jay wants her to fix her face and she says she can take criticism. But she doesn’t really learn. Jessica comes to set and is worried about what her grandmother would say. But she rocks it. Brenda is still upset about her hair but she sells her watch. I think Krista says it best about Alasia—“She’s a mess.” Meanwhile, Ren bonds with the hair and make-up people and says she isn’t going to try to impress the girls and make friends. But the girls see her good photoshoot and realize she is competition. Krista’s face doesn’t really work.
Skull and Crossbones. Tomorrow you will have your first meeting with the judges. Only 12 will remain. Someone’s going so soon? The girls debate over who will go. Brenda has money on Krista but hopes it isn’t her.
Foreshadowing?
Another Free Willy movie? Seriously? Starring Bindi Irwin?
NEW YORK! PANEL! Tyra greets the Cycle 14 girls and starts with the judges. HI NIGEL! I missed you! Makeover stylist Sally Hirschberger is the guest judge. Tyra then introduces Andre Leon Tailey, who replaces Ms. J. There are prizes: a contract with Wilhelmina Models, a cover and six-page spread in Seventeen Magazine and a contract with Cover Girl. Ren is up first. Nigel loves her eyes. Tyra says the secret challenge wasn’t to look too sexy. Angelea follows. Andre loves her makeover and her pose. She sells the shoes. Alexandra is next. Andre isn’t too impressed. Raina follows. It does look nice and Andre compares her to a courtesan. Used to jewelry, used to the good life. Tyra praises her boots but then makes her lose her jacket. Nigel thinks she didn’t do it all the way. Simone is told to smile with her eyes. Gabrielle gets silence. And they aren’t stunned from how good it is. They don’t like her pose and Tyra tells her not to lose her neck.
The judges tell Jessica to take her skirt and necklace off. Andre thinks she is high fashion. Tyra thinks she has a gift—a chameleon. Jessica is happy. Sally doesn’t like the pose. Tyra calls it old school but then goes about Krista’s hair. She does know why she got it. Naduah is mixed reviews. Andre doesn’t like Brenda’s leg position but Nigel loves her eyes. Sally tells Brenda she needed the makeover to make her pop. Tatianna is told to vary her poses. The others don’t like Alasia’s photo but Andre loves it. Alasia cries that she doesn’t want to go. Andre says not to cry, he would hang her picture in his salon. Okay. Anyway, someone’s gotta go.
NEW YORK! The judges deliberate. Sally compares Ren to Kate Moss. Andre calls Gabrielle “boring.” Tyra would buy Naduah’s shades. You know, in that shot, Brenda looks like McKey. They’ve reached a decision. Once again, the best photo will be displayed in the loft. But wait, there’s more! The first girl called will get to participate in the challenge prize no matter what. First called: Jessica. She is followed by: Angelea, Ren, Brenda, Simone, Tatianna, Anslee, Raina, Naduah, Alexandra, and Krista. That leaves our first bottom two as Gabrielle and Alasia. Okay, girls, duke it out! Gabrielle: Lovely girl in person, but there was silence when her photo came up. Alasia: Judges were uncomfortable with her picture (except for Andre). So who stays? Alasia. Really? Who knew Andre held so much weight. Sorry, Gabrielle. Tyra tells her she has potential and to work it. Gabrielle goes home to pack. She cries and says she wanted to be the one but she’s not. But she’ll be somebody. Especially now that she’s off this show!
America’s Next Top Model:
Alasia
Alexandra
Angelea
Anslee
Brenda
Gabrielle
Jessica
Krista
Naduah
Raina
Ren
Simone
Tatianna
In the Top Model Limo, Alasia is still reeling from her near-elimination. Jessica goes home to admire her picture. Ren goes straight for the wine and says the girls are giving her a headache. Ren thinks she’s far too intelligent for the house.
TYRA MAIL! “Why did the model cross the road? Guess you’ll have to find out tomorrow.” By the way, I deplore text speak, so I’m writing out the words. English is important, Tyra! Anyway, Naduah talks about growing up in a cult. She says she wouldn’t change it because it made her who she was. She mention she has a husband whom she did a photoshoot with, got offered to do Playboy (turned Hef down) and did some international fashion weeks. Raina thinks she must’ve gotten a lot of money from that but Naduah says the pay isn’t too good and she’s broke. The girls doubt Naduah’s story. Anslee and Raina wonder about her lack of a wedding ring (not everyone wears a ring, girls) and dub her a pathological liar.
NEW YORK! The girls go to meet Ms. J for runway practice. S/He even has a metronome and a thousand watches. He talks about pacing and how to take off their coats on the runway. Alexandra thinks that doing sports has made her more apt to take criticism. Ms. J sees potential in Ren. Ms. J is open-mouthed at Alasia’s walk. He moves on to part two: The girls will be walking a crosswalk. While talking off their jackets. In a New York winter? As frigid as the one we just had? Jessica goes first. She gets some praise from people on the streets. Angelea follows. Ms. J likes her pace. And wants to see some New York jaywalking. And girls to stop traffic. Naduah loves it but one guy calls her faces “weird.” Back inside, Ms. J reminds them about timing and then lets them go.
TYRA MAIL! “Tomorrow you will need to be in the swing of things.” Alasia: We’re going to be on swings!
The girls meet Ms. J and will be walking in a Rachel Roy runway. The girl who walks the best will get to keep the outfit and get to be on Rachel Roy’s website. But, the runway has pendulums! dun dun dun.
We go back to the Top Model Lounge. Bianca and Laura think this runway is going to be trouble for the girls.
We go back to the runway. Raina says everyone is thinking the worse as they hit wardrobe and makeup. Simone goes first. She gets hit but recovers. Brenda follows. Ms. J likes her. Angelea, Krista and Jessica barely survive. Let’s see how Alasia fares. She survives. Ren’s tattoos are on full display but I love her dress. Can I have it? Anslee, Tatianna, and Raina all get past the pendulums. Naduah praises her walk. She thinks Ms. J was impressed—he doesn’t look it. Alexandra falls down the stairs. She decides to go fierce and you can read it as “mad” on her face. A pendulum takes her off the runway. Alasia is scared for her as they watch. Everyone applauds when she gets back up.
Alexandra: Needs to get back up and work it out. Alasia: Face is great, stride not so much. Rachel loved Raina and Brenda. Ms. J tells Naduah to smile. The winner is Brenda. She gets to keep her dress, which she loves. Jessica, as first picture, gets to keep her outfit as well. I still want Ren’s dress.
At the house, Alasia is loud. Ren tells her to be quiet and Alasia explodes. Did the censors realize they let “fuck” fly through not once, but twice. Ren regrets living in this house as Alasia threatens she knows where Ren sleeps. Alasia did pass the psych tests, right, producers?
In the loft, things are tense! Ren says she went from being poor and happy to drama. She doesn’t know how long she can last. She doesn’t think it’s worth it!
TYRA MAIL! “Make your mark before you disappear” The girls go to Brooklyn and Krista is already on the defensive. Mr. Jay tells the girls they will be doing a beauty shot for a fragrance that sprays a color. But there will be wind and rain but model through it. Alasia is up first and meets Brian Edwards, the photographer. Mr. Jay says she needs to stop analyzing. Alexandra needs to make sure this rocks. She starts vogueing but then gets compared to Cindy Crawford. Angelea rocks her profile. The other girls don’t think Naduah should fix her make-up and that she knows too much. Mr. Jay tells her to go back to the basics and not to overthink. She doesn’t please Mr. Jay. Krista still needs to work her eyes. Brenda got thrown by the water and wind. Anslee rocks it. As does Raina. Ren just wants to get her shoot over with. And that’s a wrap!
Naduah doesn’t think she’ll go. Foreshadowing?
SKULL AND CROSSBONES! Another elimination? Two girls get Tyra’s Prada boot? Ren continues crying about her sanity and her happiness. Then leave. Just…leave, Ren. Alasia thinks she’ll probably go (and by “she” I mean Alasia).
PANEL! There are prizes. Again. There are judges. Double the Nigel! Andre Leon Talley, Alasia’s #1 fan. And the guest judge is Rachel Roy, whose dress Tyra was wearing when she won her Emmy. Alasia is first. Tyra and Andre (surprise, surprise) love it. Rachel wants to see more of her eyes. Anslee is next. She looks like Madonna a bit. They love her profile. Ren is third. She lists her complaints. Nigel says her picture is for H1N1 vaccine. Krista is called “stunning.” Naduah doesn’t wow Andre, he doesn’t feel there is magic. Tyra tells her to stop being so “advertisement” and then makes her take off her make up. Andre calls Tatianna “romantic.”
Brenda gets applause as the challenge winner. But her picture would be rejected at Vogue. She can’t turn. Jessica’s energy didn’t translate to the picture. Angelea is “a mess” according to Andre and Nigel tells her to open her mouth a bit. Alexandra is okay as an ad but Nigel isn’t sure about what it is for. Rachel loves her face. Tyra tells her to keep her reactions inside on the runway. The judges love Simone’s pose. Raina finishes up the photos and looks beautiful. Her eyes are great, I agree with Rachel Roy.
Someone’s going home.
NEW YORK! The judges deliberate. Again. Andre calls Ren a “train wreck.” Krista is classic. Andre calls Naduah “Dreckitude.” He coined his own word. Cute. Rachel Roy is worried about Brenda’s photos on her website. Nigel liked Angelea’s shot and Tyra is amazed by her femininity. Tyra needs to shake the edge out of Simone. Tyra also thinks Anslee looks like Madonna. ELIMINATION! AGAIN! The first girl called, who gets to stare at her picture and win the challenge: Raina. She is joined by: Krista, Anslee, Tatianna, Simone, Alexandra, Angelea, Alasia, Brenda, and Jessica. The bottom two are Naduah and Ren. They hold hands as they approach Tyra. Sadly, one will be kicked off in the next four minutes. Naduah: Judges see edge but posing is classic, wasting the edge. Ren: Edgy, cool with an amazing picture last week but this week’s wasn’t so great. She’s unpredictable. So, who gets to stay? Ren. Because we need more drama. Tyra tells her to fight through the elemenets. Tyra tells Naduah not to water herself down. She’s either classical or she’s edgy. Naduah says good-bye to the girls and then leads. She feels cheated. She wished for a greater opportunity and she has such a great desire. She will continue.
America’s Next Top Model:
Alasia
Alexandra
Angelea
Anslee
Brenda
Gabrielle
Jessica
Krista
Naduah
Raina
Ren
Simone
Tatianna
Top Model’s now casting Cycle 15!
Next week: Toccara comes back for a wild ride. Anslee versus Brenda.
Okay, well, now, I’m a bit lost as two of my favorites from last week were eliminated in one episode. But right now, I’m loving Raina. She’s absolutely gorgeous and a great model. Krista is surprising me as well. I think I like Andre as a judge, he seems knowledgeable and he’ll know what a magazine would and wouldn’t publish. But one thing, show: Can we knock it off with the 90 minute episodes? Please?
What did you think? Do you think someone else deserved to go?
Moment of the Episode:
The models strutting across a New York crosswalk.
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