We Were All Rooting For You! (Well, I Wasn’t)

America's Next Top Model

By admin | Thursday, April 14, 2005 | 12:14 am | 73 Comments

tyra_speech_frontSo, I know what you have all came for, and yes, we have it. At the end of last week’s America’s Next Top Model, we were given a preview of Tyra tearing into somebody. There was a lot of speculation as to who it would be, and let’s be honest there are plenty of candidates. I am not going to spoil the surprise, but I will tell you that it was well worth the wait. Tyra has solidified herself near the top of the reality speech hall of fame. She was so mad at the way everybody performed this week, she showed not one, but two girls the door.Lluvy was eliminated last week, and in sort of surprise, Rebecca was second to last. She clearly wants to do better, but just doesn’t know how to vamp it up. Let’s all admit it, she is quite bland. The only person who may have less personality is Kahlen, and no surprise, they are best friends.

We really jumped into the recreational portion of the episode when the girls went out to dinner at Dolce. If you didn’t know that is Aston Kutcher’s (part-owned)restaurant, and if you are going to be in Los Angeles, it is on Melrose and Sweetzer in West Hollywood. Dolce is a medium-nice restaurant, and they were shuttled off to the VIP section, but Tiffany had no clue what she was doing. Whenever you are in a situation you can’t control, it is best to roll with the punches. For Tiffany, those punches did not include tuna tartar or calamari (if you go, try the carpaccio, and the penne). But come on, enjoy the moment. What is the worst that can happen? You get sick and throw up all over the place? You already did that, why so gun shy?

Our instructional portion of the episode centered around acting. As much fun as it was to watch the girls pretend to be sick last year, this year’s challenge was going to be even better. The girls had to learn cockney accents, and if you want to know the meaning of hilarious, it is watching these models as they try and perfect that cockney accent. It’s also fun because everybody out there has tried to pull off the cockney accent, and it’s a particular affliction among guys when there is some sort of English or Irish beer around.

After a quick refresher course, the girls were tasked with learning not just a cockney accent, but a whole set of lines that they were going to act out in a scene the next day. And you know what happens when the girls have to act out a scene – they get a gorgeous male actor to do it with them. Last year, it was Taye Diggs(cool guy, B-side introduced me to him at the Ghost Bar in Vegas), and this year it was Boris Kodjoe, best known for his role on Soul Food. Soul Food was on Showtime, and was the place to find high quality dramatic acting among black actors. Well, at least it was until HBO came out with The Wire.

Predictably, the girls went crazy over Boris. I am actually surprised that Tiffany didn’t pass out like Rebecca did a few weeks ago. The excitement was so contagious that even Kahlen looked like she had a pulse. Her eyes were bugging out more than Christina’s:

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Kahlen: “Once you go Boris…..”

But this is not a game, this is “ACTING” and things had to get serious. Our contestants were whisked away backstage of this little Shakespeare theater that is on Kings, also in West Hollywood. If you are forced to watch one of your struggling actor friends perform there, make sure and try the margaritas at Marix, just a few block away. If it’s breakfast you crave, try Hugo’s, which is right next door. It’s, uhhh, slightly dainty for me, but some may like the potato pancakes. But enough with my citysearch.com impression. The girls had to get dressed as a peasant and do their own makeup, which included blacking out one tooth to make it look like it was missing. Somewhere out there, Brandi is cursing herself for getting kicked out early. This would have been the perfect challenge for her.

If you didn’t see the show, the acting was hilarious. Most people forgot their lines, and the accents were interesting to say the least. Brittany had a good accent, and Naima had a great performance. But it was actually Michelle who seemed to have locked this one in the bag, or at least she was telling us that it was going to be easy at ever chance she got. Michelle actually had four years of stage training, and let’s not forget that she is a wrestler, which does take athleticism, but also requires you to act in character. Michelle did OK, but she was overacting more than a scene with Ryan and Marissa on The OC.

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Naima was chosen the winner, and she picked Michelle and Tatiana to go with her for the grand prize, which had them splitting $10,000 worth of diamonds. You have heard me say Naima is very sweet, but you could tell she has as sense of who she was living with when she picked the people to come with her. Part of the reason was surely because she doesn’t want to seem like she is playing favorites, but I think she could also tell how devastated Michelle was at not being picked first, and knew it would do wonders for her confidence to have her performance validated. She’s gorgeous, seems smart, is a complete individual, and is a good person. I bet she even does her own taxes.

Tiffany has been slowly breaking down over the last few weeks. She feels more and more out of place each week, and since Brandi left, it seems as she doesn’t really have anybody she can talk to in the house. It looked like she tried to reach out to Keenya, who is from Compton, and may be able to understand Tiffany, but it doesn’t seem like it is working. The girls were trying to explain what cockney was and said it was sort of like a white, ghetto slang. Tiffany took offense to the use of the term ghetto as a negative, and thought everybody was trying to make it sound like people in the ghetto aren’t intelligent. I don’t think her roommate’s were trying to be that malicious, they just weren’t linguists. They really didn’t know how to explain their theory that well. I guess Noam Chomsky only comes around once in a lifetime.

The main photo shoot was nothing too exotic, but continued with the theme of acting a role. The girls were whisked away into the hills for a photo shoot for Wonderbra. They also were given probably their most enjoyable prop of the year – this model named Rib. No, I didn’t leave off any letters there, his name is Rib. I am sure it is short for something else, but I don’t want to look it up because it is really cracking me up thinking about calling a guy Rib. Imagine if you were listening to one of his friends talk to him on their cell phone. What a strange one-sided conversattion. “Rib, yo.” “Nawww Rib” “Rib, I don’t care what you say, I like her” “Sure, I’ll pick you up at the airport Rib” What is that?

So, we have Wonderbra and a male model. If you think that sounds like a recipe for a sexy photo shoot, you were right. Everybody got to frolic on the bed with Rib (ha! I’m still luaghing) while Jay used a fan to blow a bunch of down feathers in the air, adding a little bit of action to the faux pillow fight the girls were having with Rib.

This sort of shoot was completely made for Brittany. That girl could look slutty making french toast in a mumu, but throw her and her ample assets into a push-up bra, and it is all over. Asking her to pretend to be having fun with a guy, and that’s just too easy. It’s all so natural. It was also very natural for Tatiana. In fact, most of the girls could relate to the little round of foreplay, except for Kahlen. Somebody please go check the boys in Oklahoma. Perhaps they have been drinking too much Mountain Dew or watched that vasectomy episode of Seinfeld, but apparently Kahlen has never had a boyfriend. I guess she is only twenty, and it’s not so terrible strange. It definitely wasn’t an act, as she literally covered her eyes when Rib walked in wearing only boxer briefs. During the shoot, it looked like she was worried she would get pregnant if they were too close or moving too fast.

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Kahlen: “I’m too young to have a baby!”

TIffany also had trouble with the photo shoot. She is slowly becoming more and more detached from everybody else. We already had the “i am so homesick, let me call my grandmother who raised me moment” this episode, and she admitted to not being mentally focused during the shoot. Rebecca had an entirely different problem. She has a fiancée, and was going to get married soon after she got back from the competition. Girl was not looking forward to getting all hot and bothered with Rib. Eventually, she sucked it up, pretended it was her fiancée on the bed with her, and then had her fun.

Judging day arrived, and just when I thought that it couldn’t get any funnier than watching the girls fumble lines with their cockney accents, we had something even better. For the mini-challenge, the girls had to read from a TelePrompTer, pretending they were from ANTMTV reporting from a fashion show.

Admittedly, reading from a prompter, not having practiced the lines is difficult, but not impossible. As long as you know how to pronounce most of the words, you won’t have too big of a problem. So when you saw that words like chartreuse were up there, you knew it was going to be funny. What you didn’t expect was so many girls having trouble butchering other words, like “magenta”. You also might have thought that some of these girls would know how to pronounce some of the names famous models and designers.

Last, but not least, you never expect anybody to read any of the non-vocal prompts. Kahlen proved us wrong when she spoke some of the words in parentheses, which in prompter speak is non-verbal and perhaps a direction clue. So when Kahlen saw “(looks to the left)” she just spoke “Looks to the left”. She caught herself, but it was still funny.

Once again, having a very difficult time was Tiffany. She wanted to quit in the middle of her performance, but the judges convinced her to go on. She kind of went through the motions, but pulled it off. When she left, she said “this is embarassing”, which really upset the judges.

When the comments started coming, the judges became even more upset. They were generally happy with the way Brittany handled herself in the picture, and although she was a disaster as a correspondent, she was a fun disaster. When they discussed her picture, Nolé said it was a “slam dunk in the face”. Oh, so that’s what the kids are calling it now? I am pretty sure it was a compliment. A lot of people don’t like Michelle, but I have to agree with the judges when they say there is something about her that the camera loves. She doesn’t know anything she is actually doing with her body, but she has great shots.

A big turnoff for most of the judges was the way the models used the light. Many of the photos were great, but most of them you could not see the face, or their were shadows. “Know where your light is!” says Janice, and she even straddled Nigel to give a little demonstration. I think they were going to have Nolé demonstrate with guest judge Boris, but where would they put the dog? Anyway, I thought the best two shots were of Brittany and Michelle, and added Naima and Keenya, because I am a biased bastard and you will all love them by the time I am done with this show:

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After the deliberations, Tyra decided to give them a little bit of a pep talk to breathe some life into her wannabes. The judges were all upset at the lack of energy and spark, so Bankable herself gave them a few words as they returned. She then cut most of the crap and started reading names. Brittany was first, and Tyra said that the girls should watch her, because she is growing on and off the camera. She is the “it” girl now, but how long before the judges notice that huge cleft in her chin? Michelle, Naima, and Keenya were the next off the board. Throw in Kahlen or Rebecca, and I think that is a pretty solid top 5, don’t you?

Well, think again. Rebecca and Tiffany were the last in the group. Rebecca was once again picked because she is safe and boring. Last week, some of the folks in the comments section didn’t understand what the fuss was with Rebecca and the criticism that she is safe. Rebecca may be the prettiest, but she is boring. You don’t have to be in a gang bang video to know how to look sexy in front of the camera. She’s the kind of woman who you marry and think you are going to have wonderful sex the rest of your life, but start cheating because she only bangs in the mish with the lights off. Tiffany was picked because her attitude has only grown worse. The jusdges believes she is gorgeous, and would be great couture, but Tiffany basically doesn’t care anymore.

The judges were so sick of them both, that Tyra pulled out a blank photo instead of reading off another name. That’s right, both girls had to go home. Rebecca was truly devastated, and so were the other girls. Everybody was crying and hugging, and sad to see her have to go. Tiffany, on the other hand, was joking around, and laughing, like it was almost a relief. Tyra called them back right away.

Our host immediately told Rebecca she respected her emotions, and could tell this whole thing was important to her. Tyra then scolded Tiffany for taking it as a joke. Tiffany tried to say she was just not cut out for this, she felt strange, yada yada, and you don’t know what I’ve been through. Enough was enough. Tyra wasn’t going to take anymore. I would like to describe it for you, but why don’t you just watch the video. I always accused Tyra’s of having rehearsed comments when it came time to eliminate a model, but this looks like the real deal:


Click on Tyra to hear a piece of her mind. (You need quicktime to see the video)

Honestly, what can you say after that? Isn’t it always awkward to have to be in the room when somebody gets chewed out? The girls who made it were all crying, and didn’t know what to do. Both girls seemed happy to be going home. Rebecca will be going back to get married and will find great success doing underwear ads for Wal*Mart or as the 6 o’clock news weather girl in Duluth, or wherever she’s from. She can also tell everybody that she is “drop dead” gorgeous. Tiffany gets to go back, and, well, she was happy that Tyra cared so much to yell at her. I am not saying that Tiffany had to be gentrified, or that she had to change herself at all. She is quite happy being ghetto-fab, but one of the reasons why they picked her was because she had changed so much from last year, and they believed she could eventually learn what it takes to be a model. I thought she was too skinny and her tattoos were gross, so I am not going to complain.

As for the rest, Tyra’s words certainly had an effect on them, and it will be interesting to see if that sparks some great performances in the future, or if people will crumble under the pressure.

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73 Comments

  1. 1
    jen
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 3:27 am

    tyra was ridiculous, wasn’t she? it was sort of like when they have “martha stewart” on conan and all of a sudden she flips out like she’s the devil.

    and yeah, i see your point about rebecca (kind of), but who cares if ugly people can take good pictures.

    i am so profound…

  2. 2
    laska
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 5:21 am

    Every time I watch Michelle, I can’t understand why she’s still in the running, but then they show her photo and I’m impressed.
    I was expecting the words “I SPEAK FACTS!” to come shooting out of Tyra’s mouth at any second. Someone has been watching too much of the competition.
    I think Tiffany was playing her ouster like it was no big deal to keep up her proud from the ghetto image and to keep from crying in front of the others. I don’t think Tyra needed to go quite that postal on her.

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    Jane
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 5:58 am

    Did anyone hear Janice yell “au revoir bitches”? Hilarious!

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    Jez
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 6:12 am

    I love michelle.

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    America's Next Top Fan
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 6:41 am

    Loved that Naima picked Michelle because she was so heartbroken she lost. Naima is so sweet…this girl shits gold. Or as cockneys would say “zzhitz gode”.

    Why is it that people think because you live in the ghetto you have a ghetto mentality? So Tiffany can’t get rid of her ghetto guilt she expect Kenya from Compton to sympathize but was shot down when Kenya told her to get over it. Tiffany, girlfriend, you got a problem. This girl definitely took the best pictures consistently but you can always fuck it up with a bad attitude. You’d think she’d learn from Brandi.

    J-Unit. I’m suprised you didn’t screencapture Brittany & Rib flirting before the shoot. It looked like Rib had a complete hard on and Brittany kept falling into it. Hilarious. But Michelle rocked that shoot.

    Ms. Bankable laid it down last night proving that she still has her ghetto roots and could still be cultured. Tiffany needs to learn a thing or two from her but I don’t think she will. What a way to let down your grandmother.

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    Meg
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 6:48 am

    I though Tyra’s little flip out was ridiculous. I believe that Tiffany was only showing her remaining friends a little humor, basically her way of saying, I’m fine, don’t cry! And Tyra took that as disrespect? And this woman wants to be a talk show host?? Ridiculous!! My honest opinion, Tyra acted out because Boris was there. She wanted took bad in front of him. Because she has a little crush on him, maybe?? Don’t tell his wife!

    I love Brittany! She is fabulous!!

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    America's Next Top Fan
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 6:49 am

    Junit. Instead of Tiffany it would be funny to see Ms. Bankable angry face on the main page. Plus it doesn’t give away who lost.

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    America's Next Top Fan
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 7:15 am

    J-Unit you rock!!

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    Ashes
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 7:28 am

    I couldn’t view the video of the Tyra-Tantrum. Can anyone give me the gist of what she said?

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    Bob
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 7:29 am

    I can’t understand why women that have tatoos are picked to be on this show in the first place. The judges always make sly comments about why they shouldn’t have them. Tiffany needed to go on her attitude alone. Rebecca, for being such a goody-goody girl and very cute in my opinion, was smoking cigs with Kahlen in the first couple of minutes of the show in case you missed it. Totally changed my way of looking at her.

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    Leah3t
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 7:37 am

    Yeah Tyra was out of line. Though I was impressed they didn’t edit her freak attack out. I thought Tiffany was just trying to not cry as she left. So weird.

    And you all know you tried a Brittish accent yourself as you watched that show.

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    joslyn
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 7:59 am

    Me neither, J-Unit. I wasn’t rooting for her, either. I don’t think I am really rooting for any of them; they are all kind of ho-hum this year. The second grade reading skills on display- a perfect example of how how cute + dumb= a hot mess. Tyra’s smack down was the best ever! More kids need to have someone put it on ‘em like that.

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    Nels
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 8:16 am

    I developed a lot more respect for Tyra after this. I often wrote her often for her rehearsed comments and such, but this was sincere and seemed to be from the right place. And Tiffany got it, she understood the point, at least from what she said in her closing comments. Go, Tyra! This is not a game.

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    yourmom
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 8:35 am

    I thought Tiffany needed it. She was just giving up on reading the teleprompter. But I could see how that would be nerve-racking for her. I hate having to read in front of people(like a hot model/actor) especially weird words like magenta (haha) dumbasses.

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    Kate
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 8:39 am

    This was my favorite episode by far…not just for the Tyra tantrum, but also for Michelle repeatedly saying how great she is at acting, but couldn’t do a cockney accent to save her life .

    Oh, and Rib is also an actor…years back, he was in the original cast of Port Charles, then they started killing people off and he was the first to go (I believe he was hanged and strung up by the cables above the stage at the Nurses’ Ball).

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    couchpotato
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 10:27 am

    That was a goooood episode of ANTM. Tyra’s outrage was touching and emotional to watch. It was obvious that Tiffany didn’t want to hear it; like her grandma was giving her yet another lecture or something. I’m sure it went in one ear and out the other… such ashamed. P.S. I wasn’t rooting for her either.

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    G.P.
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 10:28 am

    I guess we can call what we saw a “TYRAde”? Hahaha, admit it, I was first, I was first!!!! I’m a guy who thinks Tyra’s H-O-T. That vein-popping, neck-snaking, finger-waggin’, tongue-lashing she gave to Tiffany only made me want to marry her even more. Imagine getting yelled at by that gorgeous rock for the next ten years…? I’m salivating.

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    corona kid
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 10:40 am

    I was rooting for Tifanny, I must admit, rooting for someone to throw a beer at her so she could repeat the most famous ANTM lines “Bitch threw beer on my weave!” If only Miss Tyra had a beer, that would’ve priceless! Love Janice calling them all bitches, can’t wait for the surreal life! I’m sorry, but good pictures or not, Michelle is not attractive at all. Tyra has blasted people before for taking good pictures but not looking like a top model, why not her. Maybe Tyra is a lesbian and in love with her! That’d be hot!

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    Ashes
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 10:52 am

    G.P. why only the next ten years? Are you assuming the marriage wouldn’t last longer than that or are you assuming that she won’t be gorgeous for longer than that?

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    couchpotato
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 11:05 am

    For Ashes who didn’t view the Tyra Tantrum – Check out this site. They actually have a transcipt! http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/top_model_4/2005_Apr_14_tyra_yells

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    G.P.
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 11:07 am

    Ashes, I was thinking that she wouldn’t be as gorgeous after ten years, but, you know what? After reconsidering, I’ve decided that I wouldn’t mind growing old with Tyra even if her face (and other appealing parts) begin to fall. She’s got a “realness” about her that’s quite magnetic. The question is, would she still want a grub like myself after ten years? Of course, she would! You KNOW I’m gonna make it worth her while! :-)

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    Leah3t
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 11:23 am

    Though I do not want to marry Tyra, (as I want to marry a man) I do wish she was my big sister. She does have a “realness”- my friends and I were saying she’s like one of those cool camp counselors you worshipped when you were 14.

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    snazzybangs
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 11:35 am

    what the hell is wrong with michelle’s teeth? does she have clear braces or just some nasty unbrushed teeth?

    has anyone else noticed this?

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    yourmom
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 11:39 am

    I totaly agree Leah. Did anyone see her on Punk’d? I thought she handled it so well and on top of that she was lookin hella scroungy(but still beautiful like always).

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    America's Next Top Fan
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 11:51 am

    Corona Kid you are sooooo right. I forgot about Tiffany’s beer thing. This girl is reality TV gold. If Ms. Bankable want another reality breaking scene she’d be smart to bring Tiffany back for Cycle 5 or 6.

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    Eddiebosox
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 11:59 am

    its amazing how quickly Tyra can turn on the ghetto. She was snapping up and down, neck was gyrating. you go guuuuurl!

    Just hurry up adn let golden child Naima win. We all know shes going to.

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    B-Side
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 12:14 pm

    You know, anytime one of these girls calls a parent or boyfriend for inspiration, they pretty much get kicked off. The lesson: DON’T PICK UP THE PHONE!

    Tyra’s Tyrade (like that?) was pretty awesome, but you know it’s always strange watching someone lecture someone else. I felt awkward just watching it. It was almost as awkward as the time I tried to introduce J-Unit to Taye Diggs.

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    Ashes
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 12:54 pm

    Couchpotato, thanks for posting that link. I’m at work and can’t get the video link to play, so I’ve been curious about the details of what Tyra said. I particularly like how the editorial comments label the comments from other judges “Two male judges trying desperately to assert their masculinity:” before the text of what they said. Too funny! It sounds like Tyra had some good points but may have gone over the top in her delivery. I’m sorry I missed last night’s episode!

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    vinnie
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 2:22 pm

    You can still catch it on Friday. It sucks that Tiffany lost confidence in herself, I WAS ROOTING FOR HER. Oh well, maybe this will teach her to be less GHETTO and more DIVERSE.

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    Cindy C
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 5:30 pm

    People please, I noticed that a lot of your comments had a sarcastic tone to them; I also noticed a lot of second-guessing of the judges. Please lets not fall into any second-guessing and let the professionals do their job.

    I remind that the winner of this contest will have the eyes and ears of the world upon them for the next year as s/he is sky rocketed to supper model fame. They will be dictating the styles and trends that we will be wearing and will be looked upon as cultural royalty. I again stress that we should stand back and participate in this contest from afar and LET THE PROFESIONALS DO THEIR JOB. TOO MUCH IS AT STAKE.

    Cindy C

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    Leah3t
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 5:39 pm

    Cindy C you are totally right! Like how the first one is now on the surreal life! And the second one is…..well, somewhere that cultural royalty hangs out!

  32. 32
    curlypacks
    Posted April 14, 2005 at 10:06 pm

    Leah3T I notice that your post has a sarcastic tone….

    I liked Tiffany, but serisouly they gave her a second chance and thats what she did with it? She needed to go.
    Kahlen is hilarious, she’s like this seasons Norelle- total rock

  33. 33
    _
    Posted April 15, 2005 at 1:13 am

    I remind that the winner of this contest will have the eyes and ears of the world upon them for the next year as s/he is sky rocketed to supper model fame. They will be dictating the styles and trends that we will be wearing and will be looked upon as cultural royalty. *snip* TOO MUCH IS AT STAKE.

    Cindy C

    That has to be a prime example of sarcasm, right? Cultural royalty? Too much is at stake? Eyes and ears of the world?

    I think you’ll find a very small percentage of the world’s population cares about who wins ANTM, people have rather more important things on their mind. Furthermore, anyone who considers them cultural royalty is a cretin, to continue with the analogy, models are more like court jesters; not without influence but hardly royalty.

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    antifoil
    Posted April 15, 2005 at 6:13 am

    i’d hit it

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    Marie
    Posted April 15, 2005 at 7:05 am

    It was obvious that Tyra wanted one of the ghetto chicks to win — Brandy and Tiffany. Brandy, if she were white, would never have even made it on the show. That hair. Those buck teeth. That “yo ass would be to’ up” attitude… Ay yi yi. And was Tiffany pretty enough to warrant a 2nd chance on the show? I don’t think so. That plus-sized model that didn’t make it on the show was MUCH better looking than either of them.

    But I don’t think Tyra’s biased in the sense that she wanted ANY black girl to win. After all, she doesn’t seem to care at all about Kendra. Tyra just seems to have really pushed and given chance after chance to Brandy and Tiffany. Hmm, now that I think about it, Tyra didn’t seem to really like Ya-Ya last season either. And Ya-Ya was much more educated and classier than Eve, who was fighting with everyone.

    I’m glad they’re both finally gone. Naima is my pony.

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    America's Next Top Fan
    Posted April 15, 2005 at 7:56 am

    Love the new ANTM header. Tyra is so hot.

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    The Hammer
    Posted April 15, 2005 at 8:55 am

    That’s the loudest talking vagina I’ve ever heard.

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    The Player
    Posted April 15, 2005 at 10:57 am

    “s/he sky rocketed to supper model fame”

    wait a minute, does this mean that one of the winners is a) a trannie and b) modeling at a supper club?

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    ER
    Posted April 15, 2005 at 12:05 pm

    This link is not working….There is no Tyra though I trya.

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    daniel
    Posted April 15, 2005 at 2:26 pm

    i can’t stop watching that clip.

    SHIIVVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Ogre
    Posted April 15, 2005 at 11:41 pm

    I finally saw the episode tonight. If I were in Tiffany’s place, I definitely would’ve poured beer in Tyrant’s ugly weave. She had no right to scream at someone who she had just eliminated.

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    curlypacks
    Posted April 16, 2005 at 8:24 am

    wait a minute, does this mean that one of the winners is a) a trannie and b) modeling at a supper club?

    yes, I heard its the same dinner theatre that Constantine Moralis got his first taste of hard rock playing Jesus Christ superstar.
    Incidently they also have a great shrimp bisque on the menu

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    TyraSupporter
    Posted April 16, 2005 at 8:53 am

    I feel that Tyra let her emotions get the best of her. Tiffany was not focused because she did not want to be there, and she could not relax into all those strange new enviroments.
    Maybe Tyra was riding her wave…but Tiffany really needed to hear those words. She’s 22, you’re not an adult at that age…regardless of what legal rights you may have. Being an adult means maintaining your responsibilities,and it takes time to develop this skill.
    I believe that Tiffany will be able to have a good life on her own terms.

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    Nony
    Posted April 16, 2005 at 4:38 pm

    I’m sorry for being such an idiot, but what’s “in the mish”? :(

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    Mandy / ny
    Posted April 16, 2005 at 4:54 pm

    So glad Tiffany gone

    -The more i see michelle The more i love her
    i think she’s very beautyful and have firm healthy body.
    -i don’t know why lots of people don’t like her

    -now rooting Kahlen Chris Michelle

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    J-Unit
    Posted April 16, 2005 at 5:52 pm

    Nony,

    “in the mish” = “in the missionary position”

  47. 47
    catlin
    Posted April 16, 2005 at 7:02 pm

    haha that video clip was hallarious….

  48. 48
    catlin
    Posted April 16, 2005 at 7:02 pm

    haha that video clip was hallarious….

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    Miss K
    Posted April 17, 2005 at 11:33 am

    …DANG.

    Tyra was rolling her neck so much I thought it might snap off. She’s like the beautiful woman down the street who won’t hesitate to kick your butt if you step outta line.

    <3 Tyra.

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    TinkerbellAPixie TinkerbellAPixie
    Posted April 17, 2005 at 4:53 pm

    Gotta confess I read this entire recap with a bad Cockney Accent and it made it even funnier.

    Jolly good recawp J-Unit, rawghty then, A’m awrf now.

  51. 51
    Heathers
    Posted April 18, 2005 at 4:13 pm

    Hey J-Unit, do you live in LA? Do you go out in Hollywood? Do you run into famous people? Seriously, I think all the TVGASM writers are suffering from a little Amazing Race Ron-Repeat syndrome. We get it…moving on…

  52. 52
    joslyn
    Posted April 18, 2005 at 8:35 pm

    Heathers-
    I like J-Unit’s LA insights, thank you very much!J, keep doing your thug-thizzle.

  53. 53
    B-Side
    Posted April 18, 2005 at 11:47 pm

    Heathers – until someone writes a blog that makes running into the hostess of Applebees funny and interesting, we’ll stick with our superficial celeb stories.

  54. 54
    Garrey
    Posted April 19, 2005 at 7:38 am

    After watching that last week, it was sorta scary…I mean, seeing Tyra yell like that when she’s usually so calm was weird. She didn’t even yell like that when Yaya spit out that Japanese food thing. Needless to say, I was turned on!

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    Old faitful of ANTM
    Posted April 19, 2005 at 1:37 pm

    I think that last weeks episode was far out. I really did want Tiffany to win. She was flawless. She was a natural beauty. As for Rebecca, I’m glad she was eliminated. Her attitude (smelled horrible).

  56. 56
    Tweety2202
    Posted April 19, 2005 at 4:50 pm

    I thought Tiffany deserved EVERYTHING that she got from Tyra. Tiffany not only had one chance but she had two opportunities to become a top model and did not take it seriously. The rude comments she made about the challenges were totally out of line, when you are trying to make it, you should be nothing but humble and Tiffany was not. Tyra believed in her to let her come back after season 1 and Tiffany took it lightly. She did not go after it with any kind of tenacity whatsoever. Tyra needed to put her foot in Tiffany’s ass. Go Tyra!!

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    hannah
    Posted April 20, 2005 at 6:44 am

    no i think tiffany deserved that that bitch i love tyra!!

  58. 58
    jane
    Posted April 20, 2005 at 1:55 pm

    KaYLEN IS SOOO PRETTY!!

  59. 59
    minelli
    Posted April 20, 2005 at 5:25 pm

    does anyone know where i can go to see the clip online?!? i missed that episode ;(

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    Maggie
    Posted April 20, 2005 at 11:52 pm

    Why does it count to have these young ladies do the 7 deadly sins in a coffin?? I sure that when I am extremely hungry I don’t look for a gravesite?
    Thanks, Maggie

  61. 61
    c. t
    Posted April 21, 2005 at 5:47 pm

    I wonder if Tyra would have yelled the same way at Tiffany if she wasn’t on the set, but on the streets of Miami???????? Makes you say ummmmmm…
    And I believe she was showing off for Boris.

  62. 62
    Jas
    Posted April 22, 2005 at 12:33 am

    Hello jellos, the clip does work, however you need to install quicktime.

    http://www.apple.com.au/quicktime/download/

    Go through the installation and refresh your browser, if that still doesn’t work you might need to reset internet defaults or install a newer version of Internet Explorer. I have recent versions of both, and it works fine. =)

  63. 63
    Kt
    Posted April 22, 2005 at 9:26 pm

    tyra seems like a fake ass bitch… the show complains about the girls wearing too much make up while trya’s face is loaded with it. I bet if she took all that off she’d look like shit. Her nose, cheeks and chin are plastic…

  64. 64
    Star
    Posted April 22, 2005 at 9:34 pm

    Trya should;ve listened to tiff… she just kept talkin without hearing Tiff’s side of the story

    Tyra: Rebecca, I admire your emotion right now. It shows to me that this was something that’s very important to you. Tiffany, I’m extremely disappointed in you. This is a joke to you. You’ve been through anger management, you’ve been through your grandmother getting her lights turned off to buy you a swimsuit for this competition, and you go over there and you joke and you laugh? This is serious to these girls, and this should be serious to you.

    Tiffany: Looks can be deceiving. I’m hurt, I am. But I can’t change it, Tyra, I’ve been…

    Tyra: You can’t change what?

    Tiffany: I’m sick of crying about stuff that I cannot change. I’m sick of being disappointed, I’m sick of all of it. I’m not…

    Tyra: You’re not sick of being disappointed, Tiffany…

    Tiffany: Obviously I am…Tyra: No, you’re not. If you were sick of being disappointed, you would stand up and you would take control of your destiny. Did you know that you had a possibility to win? Did you know that all of America is rooting for you? Do you know that? And then you come here and treat that like a joke? You come and here and look at that and say, ‘I can’t read that’? You read 10 times better than half of those girls over there.

    Two male judges trying desperately to assert their masculinity: You did. You did.

    Tyra: And you come in here with a defeatist attitude.

    Tiffany [finally looks and sounds upset]: I don’t have a bad attitude. Maybe I am angry inside, I’ve been through stuff, so I’m angry.

    Tyra [screaming so loud that even we're scared]: Be quiet, Tiffany! Be quiet! [so loud the sound engineer can't compensate] Stop it! I have never in my life yelled at a girl like this. When my mother yells like this it’s because she loves me. I was rooting for you, we were all rooting for you! How dare you! Learn something from this! When you go to bed at night, you lay there and you take responsibility for yourself, because nobody’s going to take responsibility for you. You rolling your eyes and you act like it’s because you’ve heard it all before — you’ve heard it all before — you don’t know where the hell I come from, you have no idea what I’ve been through. But I’m not a victim; I grow from it and I learn. Take responsibility for yourself.

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    jrock
    Posted April 22, 2005 at 10:18 pm

    Cindy C said: People please, I noticed that a lot of your comments had a sarcastic tone to them

    Then she said something which read more sarcastically than anything on the whole site:
    They will be dictating the styles and trends that we will be wearing and will be looked upon as cultural royalty.

    now that’s funny

  66. 66
    Anna
    Posted April 23, 2005 at 8:20 am

    i think Tyra is amazing…i love her! she wants the best for the models. she says things and tries to understand each of them and care for all of them. she knows what they are going through because she had experienced the responsibility to be a model. they should know that!

  67. 67
    Petra
    Posted April 23, 2005 at 2:22 pm

    trya shudnt have gone off likeeee PUSSY

  68. 68
    SL
    Posted April 23, 2005 at 6:28 pm

    tyra nee d to shut up! she didnt have to get a hisy fit! tyra need to get slapped!!!!!!!!!!! i liked tiffany!!

  69. 69
    Candycane
    Posted April 26, 2005 at 1:54 am

    lets be honest and step into reality. I like tiffany because she kept it real but i dont believe she is americasnextopmodel material. I think tyra did go a little over board with her speech. I guess shes trying to get a leading role in a movie or something, who knows??? As for michelle, i dont even understand how she even made the show. She is very masculine looking with a big ass chin and that blonde hair color they hooked her up with makes her look even worse. She shoulda got eliminated before lv or whatever her name is.Atlest lv had a good walk. aint nobody got nothing on eva though. she is one of the most preetiest girls i have ever seen.

  70. 70
    miA
    Posted April 29, 2005 at 7:42 am

    I’m just glad tiffany is gone cuz her attitude was absolutely unbearable and Tyra yelling at her is understandable…it hurts when you believe in someone so much and that person doesn’t even believe in themself…it’s hard and it hurts to see them like that and just give up when you haven’t even given up on them yet

  71. 71
    CJ
    Posted May 2, 2005 at 7:42 am

    tyra was FAKE! i thing she just did that for rating’s sake. and besides does anyone remember during their confrense tyra suggested that they need to do something to wake the girls up. personally i think that the whole this is staged… and as much as i love the show i can’t stand tyra because she just seems fake she doesn’t have any real sincearity towards anyone except for making the mula. oh yah and janice babe… you were NOT the world FIRST top model…anyone hear of twiggy?
    CJ

  72. 72
    Lady
    Posted May 4, 2005 at 11:39 am

    I think the way Tyra acted on that show was ridiculous. I agree with the other poster that she was just showing out in front of Boris. Tiffany was a little careless and she gave up too easily, but that was just uncalled for.

  73. 73
    TONY T
    Posted May 4, 2005 at 3:40 pm

    lONG TIME FAN OF ANTM LOVE WHAT YALL DO, BUT YOU MADE ONE MISTAKE MERCEDES SHOULD HAVE WON OVER YVONNE OR WHO EVER SHE WAS.
    OH TWO MISTAKES EVA IS THE SECOND
    BUT I STILL LOVE TYR

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