Showing posts with label ANTM craze.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ANTM craze.. Show all posts

Friday, May 16, 2008

ANTM 10 Episode 13 [Finale] Quickie

The remaining three girls are put to the test when they have to shoot a commercial and have a photo shoot for CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara. It is revealed that the winner of the cycle will have her ad on a billboard in Times Square. During the commercial, all of the girls struggle with their lines, but still manage to look like real CoverGirls.

During judging, the judges commented that Whitney's commercial was average but deemed her photo stellar, while they were not impressed by Fatima's robotic performance in her commercial. Anya's commercial is described as a "trainwreck", but that is overlooked by her personality on film and her stellar look in the commercial. However, her beauty shot is deemed "stupid" by Paulina.

Anya is called first, leaving Fatima and Whitney in the bottom two, both for the fourth time. Tyra is still not clear who Whitney actually is and whether she is not as beautiful as she seems to be and act. They also criticize Fatima for not emulating her beauty into her pictures and modeling. So, the judges decide to send Fatima home.

Nigel shoots the final two's Seventeen magazine cover for the July edition, where they both do a good job.

Anya and Whitney compete against each other in Versace gowns, with their outfits handpicked by Donatella Versace. During the final deliberation, Whitney was told she did a very good job except that she forgot to pose at the end of the runway. Anya was told she didn't walk as strong as she could have but she still looked stunning.

In the end, Whitney is crowned America's Next Top Model, making her the first full-figured winner. She is also the second winner from Florida, with the other being Yoanna House from Cycle 2. [source]


Call-Out Order (prior to Runway)

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Anya.

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Whitney.

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Eliminated: Fatima.

Friday, May 9, 2008

ANTM 10 Episode 12 Quickie

In order to better understand their role in front of the camera, the girls are given a lesson in photography. This is followed by a challenge in which they must direct and shoot Paulina Porizkova, as Seventeen editor Ann Shoket looks on. Dominique's lack of focus and Anya's over-enthusiasm gets critiqued, while Fatima and Whitney's professionalism gets praised. Fatima is chosen as the winner, with a reward of 50 extra frames at the upcoming photo shoot.

At the photo shoot with Nigel Barker as the photographer, the girls portray Italian movie stars being pursued by the paparazzi. Mr. Jay and Nigel experience difficulty getting the girls into character, leaving all feeling vulnerable. At panel, Anya is commended for a stunning photo, though it is noted that it was essentially an accident and that she required continual coaching from Jay. Whitney is told by Paulina that she at last produced a photo that does her beauty justice. Dominique is once again criticized for her dress and appearance in person, and for looking too "drag" in her photo. The judges express disappointment in Fatima as she didn't listen, therefore she did not capture the correct theme, even with 50 extra frames.

Dominique and Fatima are left in the bottom two, with Dominique ultimately being eliminated. [source]


Call-Out Order
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Anya. She has been called first for so many times. High chances are that she's the winner...

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Fatima. She stands a chance too, since she has improved a lot.

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In danger: Whitney. Still hanging on there after appearing in the bottom two for a couple of times now.

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Eliminated: Dominique. Seriously, it's about time.

Friday, May 2, 2008

ANTM 10 Episode 11 Quickie

The girls are brought to a gladiator fighting school, where fighting instructor, Alex Mariotti, teaches them the basics of gladiator fighting. After donning gladiator costumes, Mr. Jay and Miss J. explain that the teach was supposed to help them bring out more versatility and power in their photos, before revealing the photo challenge, using the moves that they have just learned but still keep grace and composure. Whitney wins the challenge and is given a €1000 shopping spree, and chooses Anya to accompany her.

The girls are taken to a Roman castle for their photo shoot dressed in modern Renaissance fashion, where Tyra shoots them. All of the girls but Katarzyna and Whitney receive praise. At panel, Dominique and Fatima's poses and body language gets the thumbs up, though Dominique is criticized for looking too "gameshow-ish". Anya's photograph receives universal praise, though the judges voice concern over her generic personality. Katarzyna is criticized for having dead eyes in her photograph and for her seemingly flat personality, while Whitney is criticized for her overly-sexy poses.

Katarzyna and Whitney land in the bottom two. Whitney for her inability to live up to her full modeling potential, despite previous strong photos, and Katarzyna because the judges felt that she was rather coasting than really making an impression. Katarzyna is ultimately eliminated in her first bottom two appearance, also the fourth contestant to be eliminated when being the Covergirl of the week. [source]


Call-Out Order

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Fatima. Wow, being called the first for two consecutive weeks.

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Dominique. She redeemed herself this week.

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Anya.

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In danger: Whitney.

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Eliminated: Katarzyna.

Friday, April 25, 2008

ANTM 10 Episode 10 Quickie

The girls arrive in Rome, where they tour the city before going to their new home. Not long after, Fatima comes down with a fever and Anya helps her by bringing her dinner while Dominique gossips about her.

Claudio Brassini gives the girls a fashion tour on Segways. Then they go to their challenge, where Gai Mattiolo judges their walks and how they look in his clothing. Anya wins the challenge and her prize is a long, white, red carpet dress, designed by Gai Mattiolo.

The girls film a CoverGirl commercial in Italian. Fatima, Katarzyna and Whitney are the only ones able to get their lines out fully. Jay calls out Whitney for acting too fake, Katarzyna for being too flat, while naming Fatima the best of the day. Anya's lines are unintelligible, Dominique overacts and doesn't get many words right, while Lauren gives up, saying that she is not a CoverGirl.

At judging, only Tyra likes Whitney's commercial; the other judges thought it was too pretentious. Katarzyna is given credit for showing more personality, Anya and Dominique's commercials are laughed at, but Anya's flirtatiousness and Dominique's energy are praised. Lauren is criticized for showing no desire.

Lauren and Whitney are in the bottom two, Whitney for her fake personality, and Lauren for her lack of confidence and tenacity. Whitney is told to "get real", and Lauren is eliminated. [source]


Call-Out Order

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Fatima.

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Katarzyna.

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Anya.

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Dominique.

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In danger: Whitney.

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Eliminated: Lauren.

Friday, April 18, 2008

ANTM 10 Episode 9 Quickie

The girls learn about interview skills from Paulina Porizkova. Lauren cuts the tip of her thumb while chopping onions and needs stitches.

This week's challenge required the girls to work a "green" carpet at a 7 Up party and handle themselves well at the party. Anya is praised for her ability to connect with others, and wins another nude photo shoot for 7 Up and $10,000 as payment.

Tyra Mail hints to the girls that they are going abroad, and the girls pack their belongings. They are taken to an airplane-themed photo shoot where Jay tells them that they will be portraying a group of jet-setters boarding the airplane, using their suitcases as props. Fatima runs into trouble regarding her travel document and misses the photo shoot because of an appointment she had made to fix the issue at the consulate.

After the shoot, the girls are surprised that judging will take place immediately - at the tarmac hangar. Most of the girls are praised while Whitney is criticized for being too pageantry and Stacy Ann for not knowing her angles.

In the end, Fatima lands in the bottom two with Stacy Ann. Fatima is called out for missing the photoshoot, and Stacy Ann just can't deliver. Fatima is ultimately saved by her past performance. This makes Fatima only the second girl in ANTM history to miss a photo shoot and not get eliminated, after Shannon Stewart of Cycle 1. Fatima is also the first girl ever in ANTM history to miss a photo shoot and was kept over someone who had taken a shoot.

After elimination, Tyra announces that the remaining six girls will go to Rome, Italy for the rest of the competition. [source]


Call-Out Order

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#1: Anya.
#2: Lauren.
#3: Dominique. For the first time, I acualyl liked her picture :)
#4: Katarzyna.
#5: Whitney. Climb back up, girl!
In danger: Fatima. She wasn't cut?!
Eliminated: Stacy-Ann. Um, I feel bad for her, but even if she had lasted, she wouldn't win the competition.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

ANTM 10 Episode 8 Quickie

This was the cycle's recap episode. It reviewed the first seven episodes and showed some never-before-seen footage, including Stacy Ann singing to the judges during casting, Claire's breastmilk-pumping antics, Marvita parading around the house naked as well as annoying the other girls by playing badly on a guitar, the New York firefighters' mock runway show, Anya photographing the other girls, a playful wrestling fight between some girls and a fun night out at "Libation", a New York pub, where Stacy Ann takes a bottle of "complimentary" vodka back home. [source]

Friday, April 4, 2008

ANTM 10 Episode 7 Quickie

Tension brews when Lauren accidentally dumps away Fatima's unfinished coffee. While Fatima remains calm, Lauren starts swearing at Fatima.

The girls arrive at the Elite building for their go-sees challenge, and are split into two groups of four. The models walk for three designers, where they all receive rather positive reviews but the designers criticize Lauren's walk. There is concern that Whitney and Dominique's dislike of each other would impede their team's progress, but their team nevertheless wins the challenge, with Stacy Ann receiving the most bookings in the winning team. The entire team wins a shoot for the June issue of Seventeen magazine.

At the photo shoot, the girls have to pose over a mylar sheet in water from the off-Broadway show Fuerzabruta. Claire hurts her neck after falling straight down on the sheet, causing her to struggle with her shoot. Despite the advantage of her awkward look in her past photos, Lauren receives negative critique from Jay during the photo shoot. Katarzyna also receives her new haircut, which she takes great delight in despite tearing up a bit at first.

At panel, Fatima, Anya, Katarzyna and Whitney receive universal praise. Stacy Ann is congratulated for her challenge win but her film is criticized. Lauren's awkward personality and weak presence in the judging room lands her in the bottom two together with Claire, who is criticized for her lack of versatility. Despite a stellar portfolio, Claire is sent packing. [source]


Call-Out Order

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Fatima. An Eqyption sculpture?

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Anya. A nymph alive.

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Katarzyna.

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Whitney.

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Stacy-Ann.

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Dominique.

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In danger: Lauren.

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Eliminated: Claire.

Friday, March 28, 2008

ANTM 10 Episode 6 Quickie

This episode starts with Dominique's alarm clock going off sporadically throughout the night, irritating her roommates. Tension mounts when Lauren, Claire, and Whitney accuse Dominique of being a negative person, bringing Dominique to tears.

Tyra teaches the girls how to pose at the end of the runway and how to pose while looking pained. She then declares a pose-off, in which Anya impresses Tyra the most. The teach was actually a secret challenge, and Anya wins a chance to shoot timeless nude photographs taken by Nigel Barker.

The photo shoot this week was embodying different genres of music as follows:

1. Aimee - R&B
2. Anya - Punk Rock
3. Claire - Country
4. Dominique - Folk
5. Fatima - Heavy Metal
6. Katarzyna - Emo
7. Lauren - Pop
8. Stacy Ann - House
9. Whitney - Grunge

Whitney is commended for her photo, while Fatima is finally given approval for her range of poses, but is criticized on holding back. Katarzyna produces a good photograph while sporting a wig, which inspires Tyra to give her a second makeover. Lauren does good portraying Pop, and gets comments on looking like Britney Spears The other girls do fair - Dominique continues to improve while Stacy Ann is again criticized for being too "Model 101".

In the end, it is Aimee and Claire who land in the bottom two. Tyra commented that both girls have produced equally good photos in the competition, but both produced equally bad photos this week. Aimee was criticized for not portraying her theme well, while Claire's poses and expressions were considered too couture and not sufficiently comical for her theme. In the end, Claire is spared, and Aimee is sent home. [source]



Call-Out Order

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Whitney. The first time a plus-size is called first.

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Katarzyna.

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Fatima. I wouldn't have picked this picture.

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Lauren. Taking on Britney?

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Anya.

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Dominique.

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Stacy-Ann.

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In danger: Claire.

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Eliminated: Aimee. Quite an injustified choice.

Friday, March 21, 2008

ANTM 10 Episode 5 Quickie

The girls meet posing instructor Benny Ninja, who teams up with supermodel Vendela Kirsebom to teach the girls the different poses for catalogue, commercial and couture shoots in an abandoned warehouse. Back at the house, Whitney creates a phone list which is a schedule that assigns each girl a limited amount of time to call home. When Dominique misses her phone time, she causes a row with Whitney, escalating to the point where Dominique accuses Whitney of being a racist, of which the latter denies.

For their challenge, Benny and Vendela test their knowledge of the three types of poses by pitting them against each other in a posing challenge. Team B, consisting of Claire, Katarzyna, Marvita, Stacy Ann and Whitney, ultimately wins a trip to a swag tent. Claire is deemed the best overall and wins an additional prize - a trip to Bora Bora.

The week's photo shoot required the girls to do an extreme beauty shot with paint as their main makeup. Most girls deliver once again but Fatima, Marvita and Whitney all struggle with their shoots.

At panel, most of the girls are praised for strong shots, but Marvita and Whitney's pictures are deemed unsatisfactory. The judges think Fatima's picture is beautiful but she is heavily criticized for not shaving her armpit, which shows in her picture.

In the end, Whitney and Marvita landed in the bottom two, both for their bad photos and questionable passion for the competition. Marvita is eliminated because the judges felt that Whitney had more desire. [source]


Call-out Order

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Stacy-Ann!

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Dominique.

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Claire.

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Anya.

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Lauren.

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Aimee.

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Katarzyna.

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Fatima. She could use some shaving cream here.

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In danger: Whitney.

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Eliminated: Marvita. A right decision.

Friday, March 14, 2008

ANTM 10 Episode 4 Quickie

The girls are taken to the New York City Fire Department where they meet Miss J. for a runway teach. They have 90 seconds to change into proper outfits, but Fatima fails to change shoes. The mock runway is performed in front of the firefighters.

Tension brews in the house when Aimee calls a shower all to herself, being uncomfortable nude in front of others. When Whitney defends Aimee's conservative views, Fatima and Marvita instead vent their frustrations on Whitney.

The girls are then taken to a runway show where they have to walk for fashion label "Tuleh", and they meet Cycle 8 winner Jaslene Gonzalez, who critiques them after the show. Fatima and Whitney's wardrobe malfunctions don't go unnoticed, and Lauren's speedy walk is heavily criticized. Katarzyna wins the challenge, and picks Amis and Marvita to join in her prize - a Lot 29 photo shoot in Seventeen magazine with Jaslene.

For the week's photo shoot, the girls are taken to the Meat Packing District, posing with and wearing meat. Aimee, Amis and Fatima all struggle in the strange environment.

Twenty minutes before panel, Amis is still sleeping, and she only has time to don a headband and sweater. Unsurprisingly, she is criticized for not dressing like a model. While Anya and Whitney shine, Tyra tells Lauren that she would have been called first if not for her bad walk.

The bottom two are revealed as Amis, for her lack of focus, and Fatima, for her poor facial expressions and lack of variety in modeling waist up. Amis is eliminated with her desire to win being questioned. [source]


Call-Out Order

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Anya was called first for the second time already!

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Whitney's doing great.

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Katarzyna.

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Claire.

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Dominique.

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Stacy-Ann.

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Lauren.

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Marvita.

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Aimee. This looks like a subway train scene where one is holding the handle...

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In danger: Fatima.

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Eliminated: Amis, for taking a profile pic.