NZNTM 1.04 "Fish" Recap

Last time on New Zealand’s Next Top Model, the girls learned some hip hop moves and lots experienced snow for the first time. Teryl-Leigh continued to shine and lots of girls stepped up their game. Olivia fell flat, but it was Sarah, who quit both the hip hop lesson and the photo shoot, who was sent home.

Who will go this time around? Tune in to find out!

You can see the photo shoot here.

Full recap is below the jump!

Original Air Date: April 3, 2009
Challenge: Conveyor catwalk
Challenge Winner: Christobelle
Photo Shoot: Fish faces
Guest Judge: Kirrily Johnston
Called First: Rebecca Rose
Eliminated: Olivia

We open with the girls talking about Sarah’s elimination. No one is really sad because she wanted to go home and she was fierce competition for the other girls. some of the girls, Ruby included, are concerned about Ruby’s weight. So they banded together to work out Olivia Newton-John style. Teryl-Leigh and Hosanna stayed out of it ’cause they’re just too cool.

It’s makeover time! I’m really excited, but I find that the makeovers in international NTMs are always less dramatic. Sure’s there’s screaming and tears, but I’ve hardly seen a pure WTF? makeover from Britain, Canada or New Zealand. Sara even takes it a step further and tells the girls what they’re getting before they chop it!

Laura: Agyness Denn inspired blonde crop
Rebecca Rose: shoulder length hair, redder color
Lucy: chocolate brown locks
Christobelle: Gisele Bundchen inspired locks
Olivia: touching up her blonde
Hosanna: highlights and layers
Victoria: Katie Holmes bob
Rhiannon: shoulder length cut, chocolate brown color
Ajoh: super short cropped cut
Teryl-Leigh: red color
Ruby: blonder

Ajoh really struggles with her cut, because in Sudan, you only shave your head when someone passes away. It’s a sign of respect and mourning. I do think she just missed her long hair a lot and was milking her tears, but it’s one of the more fair reasons someone has broken down over a haircut. She gets over it once the makeover is complete and decides to use it as an opportunity to stand out.

Teryl-Leigh keeps whining “it’s orange, it’s orange!” and refuses to acknowledge that it’s an improvement. Remember when Alice Burdeu went red? It’s pretty much the reason her career skyrocketed. Get over it, Teryl-Leigh.

Christobelle was originally really excited by her makeover, but was upset over the final color. Hosanna’s makeover turns out great and she’s really happy with it. So are Victoria, Olivia and Rhiannon. Rebecca Rose and Ruby shocked by the change, but just need to get used to it. Rebecca Rose looks stunning, the red color really opens her face.

Lucy continues to whine, because it wouldn’t be an NZNTM episode without her whining about something. I do think Lucy came into this show with the strongest sense of personal style, but that style didn’t scream model. Her makeover turns out great, but she doesn’t care. She misses her old hair.

Laura breaks down during her makeover and is terrified she’s going to look like a boy. To her credit, she says once the cut it over, she’s going to suck it up and get past how she feels about her hair. Once the transformation is complete, she understands it and why they chose it for her. I love it, it’s amazing.

The challenge is a Kirrily Johnson fashion show. They are walking on a conveyor belt under an aquarium filled with sharks. It’s pretty amazing.

Teryl-Leigh, Olivia, Lucy and Victoria all bomb. Rebecca Rose, Ruby and Laura fall somewhere in the middle and it’s Hosanna, Rhiannon, Ajoh and Christobelle who impress. Christobelle walks home with the prize, despite never having done catwalk before.

This week’s photo shoot is an avant garde close-up. All the girls get different edgy facepaint that compliments their new looks. They’re each supposed to be a fish!

At the shoot, Victoria, Lucy, Laura, Hosanna and Rebecca Rose impress Chris and the photographer; Christobelle struggles; Teryl-Leigh bores; Ruby and Rhiannon didn’t give enough; and Ajoh was too angry, but pulled it out in the last few shots.

However, having a great performance doesn’t always mean great photos. Victoria, Hosanna, Laura, Lucy, Rebecca Rose, and Ruby, get high praise; Christobelle, Ajoh, and Rhiannon split the judges; and Olivia and Teryl-Leigh fall flat. I think the bottom two is pretty obvious, but we have to wait and see who gets eliminated. In the end, it’s between Teryl-Leigh and Olivia. Teryl-Leigh’s strong performance up to now and Olivia’s weak one made the judges’ decision easy. Olivia is gone.

Next week: the girls have a makeup challenge, Sara visits the house and the drama is amped up!