on episode 7 of america’s next top model 10 & other shows
Aww, Claire got eliminated. She was my favorite so I was rooting for her to win or at least make it to the top three, and I thought she’d at least make it to wherever this cycle’s overseas destination is going to be. But I didn’t find her elimination unreasonable; her Fuerza Bruta photo and overall performance in the episode were truly unimpressive and I totally understood what the judges meant by her being “one note.” With that and the fact that she was also in the bottom two in Episode 6, she obviously had become a weak contender.
After watching the show, I realized that I actually predicted this to happen, that it’s possible Claire would turn out to be like Lisa of Cycle 9 who started out strong but got eliminated in the middle of the competition. Though unlike my predicted reason and Lisa’s case (Lisa got eliminated because she was cracking under pressure and eventually fell into a pattern of mediocre poses), Claire became too confident and lax with herself that she became stale instead of getting increasingly outstanding and versatile.
Now I’m rooting for Lauren to win because I’d like to see an awkward artsy rocker girl finally win ANTM. She just needs to start getting really serious about the competition, push herself so much more to improve on her shortcomings right away, because I sense a commercial shoot looming nearby and based on previous cycles, the awkward girl usually messes that up and gets eliminated.
I’d also like Stacy-Ann to go far in the show. She makes me laugh (the show should include more of her funny sound bites), and I love her runway walk and presence (she should’ve won the Tuleh runway challenge in Episode 4, IMO). I just wish she had better photos. Plus, she does resemble Cycle 6 winner Danielle/Dani and that can work against her.
As for the rest of the girls, I don’t think much of them. Whitney’s good, she has a gorgeous face, and it’s refreshing to see she’s not falling into ANTM’s clichés for plus-size contestants. But I just don’t like her. Fatima, too, I really don’t see anything special about her and I honestly don’t want her to go further. I don’t think she’s naturally talented as a model and this was all the more evident during Episode 7’s panel when Nigel Barker asked her to pose on the spot and she gave this really blah, corny, WTF pose. Then there’s Dominique who I generally think is okay even with all her narcissism and sometimes irrational behavior, but I’m sure she’ll get eliminated a la Lisa of Cycle 5. That is, even if she and her pictures get better and better, the judges will ultimately decide she doesn’t have a fresh, young face.
Overall, especially now that Claire’s gone, this cycle is boring. No one stands out as extremely fierce, as in, FIERCE. Compared to this, Cycle 9 was better in terms of contestants having really mad posing skills or interesting looks (e.g. Jenah and Heather). Hopefully, though, Cycle 10 won’t end with a catastrophic outcome like Cycle 9...
Yeah, I’m one of the many people who thought and still believe Saleisha didn’t deserve to win Cycle 9. Not only because she “cheated” -- her having an already considerable modeling/acting background and ties with Tyra Banks -- but mainly because she clearly wasn’t the best and the judges seemed to go below their standards during the cycle that they didn’t see that.
Speaking of which, I caught Episode 3 of Cycle 9 playing on TV late Sunday night, including Bianca and Saleisha’s “You’re borderline plus-size!” fight and Saleisha’s incessant bragging of her modeling experience, and so I got annoyed about the cycle’s end results all over again.
I’ve also been catching the US version of Make Me A Supermodel, which I think is classier than ANTM and I guess for that reason, Make Me A Supermodel’s contestants are a lot more modelly looking. But both shows are basically the same and the only difference between them is that Make Me A Supermodel has male contestants and an American Idol type of elimination.
And in other, non-fashion/reality TV happenings, Season 3 of Supernatural premiered on AXN Beyond last night and I thought it was a great freaky episode. I only started watching Supernatural recently because of the channel’s reruns and I’m glad the new season didn’t take so long after they ended. Though Supernatural coincides with House reruns on AXN (House, BTW, is another show I just recently started watching), but because both shows have replays throughout the week, that’s okay.
After watching the show, I realized that I actually predicted this to happen, that it’s possible Claire would turn out to be like Lisa of Cycle 9 who started out strong but got eliminated in the middle of the competition. Though unlike my predicted reason and Lisa’s case (Lisa got eliminated because she was cracking under pressure and eventually fell into a pattern of mediocre poses), Claire became too confident and lax with herself that she became stale instead of getting increasingly outstanding and versatile.
Now I’m rooting for Lauren to win because I’d like to see an awkward artsy rocker girl finally win ANTM. She just needs to start getting really serious about the competition, push herself so much more to improve on her shortcomings right away, because I sense a commercial shoot looming nearby and based on previous cycles, the awkward girl usually messes that up and gets eliminated.
I’d also like Stacy-Ann to go far in the show. She makes me laugh (the show should include more of her funny sound bites), and I love her runway walk and presence (she should’ve won the Tuleh runway challenge in Episode 4, IMO). I just wish she had better photos. Plus, she does resemble Cycle 6 winner Danielle/Dani and that can work against her.
As for the rest of the girls, I don’t think much of them. Whitney’s good, she has a gorgeous face, and it’s refreshing to see she’s not falling into ANTM’s clichés for plus-size contestants. But I just don’t like her. Fatima, too, I really don’t see anything special about her and I honestly don’t want her to go further. I don’t think she’s naturally talented as a model and this was all the more evident during Episode 7’s panel when Nigel Barker asked her to pose on the spot and she gave this really blah, corny, WTF pose. Then there’s Dominique who I generally think is okay even with all her narcissism and sometimes irrational behavior, but I’m sure she’ll get eliminated a la Lisa of Cycle 5. That is, even if she and her pictures get better and better, the judges will ultimately decide she doesn’t have a fresh, young face.
Overall, especially now that Claire’s gone, this cycle is boring. No one stands out as extremely fierce, as in, FIERCE. Compared to this, Cycle 9 was better in terms of contestants having really mad posing skills or interesting looks (e.g. Jenah and Heather). Hopefully, though, Cycle 10 won’t end with a catastrophic outcome like Cycle 9...
Yeah, I’m one of the many people who thought and still believe Saleisha didn’t deserve to win Cycle 9. Not only because she “cheated” -- her having an already considerable modeling/acting background and ties with Tyra Banks -- but mainly because she clearly wasn’t the best and the judges seemed to go below their standards during the cycle that they didn’t see that.
Speaking of which, I caught Episode 3 of Cycle 9 playing on TV late Sunday night, including Bianca and Saleisha’s “You’re borderline plus-size!” fight and Saleisha’s incessant bragging of her modeling experience, and so I got annoyed about the cycle’s end results all over again.
I’ve also been catching the US version of Make Me A Supermodel, which I think is classier than ANTM and I guess for that reason, Make Me A Supermodel’s contestants are a lot more modelly looking. But both shows are basically the same and the only difference between them is that Make Me A Supermodel has male contestants and an American Idol type of elimination.
And in other, non-fashion/reality TV happenings, Season 3 of Supernatural premiered on AXN Beyond last night and I thought it was a great freaky episode. I only started watching Supernatural recently because of the channel’s reruns and I’m glad the new season didn’t take so long after they ended. Though Supernatural coincides with House reruns on AXN (House, BTW, is another show I just recently started watching), but because both shows have replays throughout the week, that’s okay.