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Tonight, the girls on America’s Next Top Model head to Hawaii. What sort of shenanigans will be in store for them there? Find out below!
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Original Air Date: October 28, 2009
Challenge: Surfing photo
Challenge Winner: Erin
Photo Shoot: two cultures
Guest Judge: Kirsty Hume
Called First: Nicole
Bottom Two: Brittany and Erin
Eliminated: Brittany
Erin is disappointed with her performance and Brittany feels older, but more confident and well-rounded. As the girls head back to the house, it’s covered in “Danger” tape and see Tyra condemning the house. Tyra claims this is the most disgusting house in Top Model history. I’m sure the house is gross, but the grossest ever? Not sure.
Once the girls get to Hawaii, I’m instantly jealous. It looks beautiful. Naturally, there’s lots of screaming and gushing about the amazing-ness of the house. The house is decked out with televisions everyone, all which have Jen’s commercial. Once the girls get settled, they get Tyra Mail and look like they are playing sleepover. Erin braids Laura’s hair and Brittany interviews about how annoying Erin is.
The next day, the girls get a surfing lesson. It’s not all fun and games, because as soon as all the girls can stand up on the board, Jay shows up. This week’s challenge is to take a photo on the surfboard. Erin wins her second challenge in a row and her prize is a helicopter tour of the island. She picks Brittany and Nicole, which is interesting considering how much Brittany has bitched about Erin this episode. After their tour, Jen gets in on the Erin-complaining and it makes me think about this whole thing a bit.
Laura is insanely red. Poor girl.
Tyra is today’s photographer and the photo shoot concept is this offensive ethnically ambiguous thing. Inspired by the hapa (half) people of Hawaii and Barack Obama. Each girl is assigned two different races and cultures to portray. I appreciate incorporating the traditional fashion elements into the dress, but did we really need to paint the girls? That was just too much. Why would Tyra think this is a good idea?
Since I spent most of the photo shoot horrified, I miss who does a good job and who falls short. At panel, Erin straight-up admits she knows nothing about Tibet and wasn’t thinking of anything when getting her picture taken. As she explains herself, she just digs herself a bigger and bigger hole.
Miss J finally calls Sundai out for taking the same photo over and over. Thank goodness. I want to see something different from her. Nigel loves it though. They call Brittany out for bring stoic and Laura for taking a while to get it. They love Nicole and Jen’s photo. I’m glad to see Nicole is finally getting some Tyra-love. She did so well that she gets the first call-out, followed by Jennifer, Laura and Sundai. This leaves Erin and Brittany in the bottom two. Brittany is sent home and I’m surprised. Erin got saved twice in a row? Brittany gets sent home for a mediocre performance? Not surprising, but still. I was fully expecting Erin to get the boot.
Why are they going to Hawaii?
What did you think of the surfing photo challenge?
What’ Brittany’s problem with Erin?
Why is Erin never happy?
What did you think of the photo shoot concept?
Whose photo was the best? The worst?
How was Kirsty Hume as a guest judge?
Did Brittany deserve to go home?
311 days ago
Whose photo was the best? The worst? LOVED ERINS the best. Nicole’s was good too.
How was Kirsty Hume as a guest judge? who? Oh that 4rth one?
Did Brittany deserve to go home? Yes, her body of work isn’t as strong as the others. MY favorites are Nicole and Laura. Jennifer and Erin are pretty good too. Sundai has, like nigel said, one great look. She’s going next week, I am sure, unless they are determined to keep the only african american model on a bit longer. I hope Nicole or Laura wins.
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311 days ago
i am STILL asking anyone who will answer “WHY IS JENNIFER STILL THERE?!” in fact, howd she get on the show in the first place? being 5′5 isnt bad enough, but she also has a lazy eye, buck teeth and even though the whole painting-a-different-race was offensive, all the girls looked pretty- except for bucky beaver (im sorry, i meant jennifer). she looked hideous, yet noone bothered to point that out- maybe theyre going blind from looking at one boring photo after another of girls standing there with there mouth slightly parted. that girl couldnt find work in this industry if she gave every agency a trillion dollars as a bribe. not only is she short and assymetrical, but her legs are short and stumpy, so out she goes. yet tyra sees potential- because shes an ex-model, not an agent!! i dont know why she cant get it in her head that the real fashion industry looks at everyone shes chosen as tainted goods. it blows my mind that people like jennifer and (im sorry) laura get chosen out f thousands of most likely gorgeous girls who actually LOOK like models- its just tyras way of forcing a girl to turn into a “model” when in reality she just looks like a random girl on a professional set. its a no-go. laura is sweet and very likeable, but im sorry, that doesnt matter in modeling. most models ive worked with are bitches and are tall, thin and stunning- thats all you need. seriously. ive actually experimented with this once, by accident. there was an open call for an agency and i felt like crap but showed up anyway, and i literally said like 5 words in monotone after i made it past the first cut to the people asking me questions, and they called me later in the week to ask if i would sign with them (i went with another agency). they dont care. really. laura is cute. thats it. her face is nothing special, and if she showed up to any commercial agency’s open call (i dont even know if they have those), theyd tell her to lose 20 pounds. IF she was 5′11 and came to any agency, theyd tell her the same thing. shes by no means fat in the real world, but in the modeling world? way larger than they book. as if being 5′6 wasnt obstacle enough, it kind of breaks my heart that this girl wants to be a model so badly and now thinks its possible since tyras falsely filling the contestants heads with crap like “i believe you all can be edgy high fashion models” (further proff she has no idea what the real industry thinks of her stupid ideas), and when she gets out there in the real industry, she will not be able to even SUBMIT to agencies at her height, let alone be signed. i honestly dont even think she can work in commercial. commercial, by the way, is not “face modeling” like tyra says- she implies models who work for cosmetic lines are commercial, but they are always fashion models: tall. commercial is cell phone ads with the family and bored-looking kid of average attractiveness- THATS what most of these girls may be booking in the future. sundai is of course never going to work either, and we know how i feel about jennifer. brittanys had tons of experience, so she should have stayed off the show because now she been tainted by tyras ridiculous reputation, and nicole is beautiful and will most likely be signed (shed better win or im boycotting this show in a big way). erin MIGHT work occasionally, but she seems to think shes going to be booking vogue covers and shoots all over the world: not gonna happen sweetie. wow this is a long one. anywho, this episode showed off how spoiled and worthless erin is, how talented nicole is (not that modeling takes that much talent; trust me, ive been modeling for years and the only hard part is not falling asleep while waiting for the set and lighting to be rearranged), how hideous jennifer is, and how ridiculous tyra is- she claims she shot them for a second time because “theyre beautiful and inspire HER” as if shes the only one in the world to ever think a girl under 5′9 is beautiful. newsflash: most of these girls have been told theyre gorgeous from the time they were in diapers. she acts like shes giving girls with terminal illnesses or disfigured faces a chance to model, as if being short is a disease. one more thing: why do they bother teaching them runway? runway shows never ever use short girls. ever. waste of time. im done now.
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311 days ago
oh one more thing; ill tell ya why theyre going to hawaii: because the girls are short and tyra doesnt give a crap about them because she knows the vast majority of them wont work when the show wraps anyhow. i mean, she hired amateur makeup artists in place of sutan and his minions, and some random hairdressers instead of the amazing christian. tyra even admitted a while ago that she is only doing this show because annoying, delusional short women (who dont look like models anyway, but somehow have convinced themselves they too are just as pretty as kate moss) hounded her constantly about giving short chicks a chance. NOW of course tyra acts like it was her idea and is a martyr for shorties. sorry ty, just another hair-brained idea that will generate no work for the girls involved- even less than usual since theyre clealry never going to work in high fashion
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311 days ago
@brittany stasiak
Wow, did Tyra really say something like this? That’s sad :/
I also have the feeling that the real name of the recession is “I don’t really give a damn about the midgets, they are all short and ugly anyway. We will dress and photoshop them to make them 5′10” and then they will look less short and ugly”.
But maybe it’s because I’m 5′4,5″ :):)
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310 days ago
@brittany stasiak: I tottaly agree, tyra does’nt give a crap about them, this cycle is another excuse to make HER look taller, more gracious and more of a “legend” super model, I can’t believe no one says anything about them not wearing heals for panel, or how the camera is always from the top so they look even shorter, and when tyra is near them without heels the camera does something funny so you dont notice that the difference in height is not that big actually!! that’s why when tyra is with the girls they are not shown togheter in the shot.
I can’t believe tyra has even fas, she’s such a faker
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310 days ago
Why are they going to Hawaii?
Ive heard about cost issues like everybody else, and I figure that Tyra was like “yay i always wanted them to go to hawaii and heres an excuse” but its not fair that this group of girls doesnt get to abroad experience like the other girls. Dani and Naima’s abroad experiences were so great, and these girls get a little surfing lesson….? oh, and a zillon-dollar-house. riiiight.
What did you think of the surfing photo challenge?
when jay said he was doing it, i thought… this aint gonna work. but it did. but i didnt think erin ought to have won. i think i recall liking jen & lauras photos more, but i dont remember really.. i dont even remember erin’s shot. see? its unmemorable. not good! haha
What’ Brittany’s problem with Erin?
i think they just showed that because they wanted to bash erin on screen for effect, but i bet brittany said that one night when she was extra annoyed. thats just what i think. erin seems kind of annoying, but they all do…
Why is Erin never happy?
i think someone called her out for single child syndrom or something along those lines. sounds right to me. i can understand being upset at having no prize to like wear or eat or sell on ebay for thousands of bucks, but it was inconsiderate to talk about it on tv when the judges & tyra can watch and be like.. WOW.
if she wins, tyras gonna see that footage and be appalled.
What did you think of the photo shoot concept?
I thought it was kind of weirdd, but some of the pictures looked great, i.e. laura!! she looked amazing, better than she does now, with darker skin and darker hair. its like, now she knows what she would have looked like if she was hapa, and i think shje said she wanted to know. so. it was alright.
Whose photo was the best? The worst?
best was laura. worst was erin.
How was Kirsty Hume as a guest judge?
again, i dont remember. why is tyra picking these guest judges that have nothing to do with the episode challenges? why never any of the photographers or maybe one of those hot surfer dudes?
Did Brittany deserve to go home?
no. erin should have. but the judges didnt see what we saw. so.
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308 days ago
Now that Brittany is eliminated, I believe Sundai will be next, followed by Laura.
The final 3 may be Nicole Erin and Jennifer
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306 days ago
Why are they going to Hawaii? I have NO FREAKING IDEA.
What did you think of the surfing photo challenge? Random, but whatever. Seriously could someone have given my girl Laura some sunscreen??
What’ Brittany’s problem with Erin? Um.. have you seen footage of Erin. I mean I’m sure she’s getting a nasty edit but still.
Why is Erin never happy? Her eyebrows
What did you think of the photo shoot concept? I was ok with it. Most of those girls look way better with dark skin/hair. I also learned that Erin REALLY needs to have brown hair/eyebrows.
Whose photo was the best? The worst? Nichole was best, I’m not sure who was worst.
How was Kirsty Hume as a guest judge? Boring
Did Brittany deserve to go home? Not really. I was prepared for a Sunday/Erin lineup, but whatever.
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