If you are wondering the girls dressed up as the following: Naima - Capricorn, Kahlen - Aries, Noelle - Leo, Keenya - Taurus, Britany - Saggitarius, Tiffany - Cancer, Christina - Libra, Tatiana - Gemni, Rebecca - Virgo, Michelle - Aquarius, Lluvy - Pisces, Brandi - Scorpio. And when they had to do their costumes and makeup, it was a simple matter of a background, they had a lot of stuff going on. Naima and Kahlen sported horns for their goat and ram, Lluvy and Brandi dealt with scales being attached to their faces for their fish and scorpion, but the craziest outfit had to be Tiffany. She had the biggest god awful crab claws to deal with, but she tried and made it work out OK, although you really still have to laugh about the whole thing.

Tiffany, who was going back and forth between ghetto and fabulous today, chose to defend Brandi against what she perceived were a bunch of girls ganging up on her. I know that they have a big sister/little sister thing going on and Tiffany has been the voice of reason for her friend, but Tiffany really has to pick her fights. Brandi has been unpleasant, and Tiffany might end up alienating herself further if she defends Brandi when Brandi shows no intention of trying to enjoy herself there.

When it came time for judging, the girls were surprised to hear that the judging would not be done on the professional shoot, but tennis shoot. Most of the girls were really awful in their pictures, looking as if they had been caught off guard. Noell and Lluvy were truly awful. Moving on to the zodiac pictures, the judges loved Keenya, Christina, and Michelle. Brittany also had a strong picture, and the difference between her when she has her makeup packed on and her natural face is amazing. She got rid of the pinup and let her natural beauty work, which is always a good idea. Tatiana and Kahlen also received good words for their work. My favorite picks for this week (I'm in love with Keenya and Naima BTW, so I hope you are all ready to see lots of their pictures this season):

The theme this week was growth, and the judges decided that Lluvy had more potential to grow - they just couldn't get past Brandi's demeanor. When she heard that she would be going home, Brandi didn't go crazy, didn't hug any of her roommates, but did leave a note saying how much she would miss Tiffany. Tiffany was crying because she lost her closest friend, and I am sure she feels like she failed protecting her "little sister". Hopefully Tiffany will bounce back, because she shouldn't go ballistic over this decision. Getting rid of Brandi was the right choice, and doing it now is better than having to explain how they let her and that damn gap through the competition so long.

Remember what I said about America's Next Top Model would find a hard time equalling last week's theatrics? Well, maybe I was wrong. As we got some of the previews for next week, the following phrase could be heard "flesh eating bacteria". Oh god Tyra, thank you ever so much for giving us this show.

Posted by J-Unit on March 24, 2005 12:24 AM