LoLoLove your recap! I'm fairly new to the 'Gaz but I promise to follow you anywhere.

So what's with the lazy makeovers? The illustrations were done with scribbly lines on computer, like when Perez Hilton draws devil horns on Brittany. You'd think the economy was affecting Tyra's empire. Either that or she's done pretending to care.

I'm heartbroken that the lovely Amber didn't last for a full day. And I'm afraid Bloody Eyeball will get really annoying after, well, now. However, before you leave honey could you pass me a few of whatever you're taking...

As for Bianca, winner of the I'm not here to make friends award, I'd like your opinion about something. By now these girls know that the "next top model" is going to be a spokesperson for Cover Girl. In theory. Even though most of them aren't good enough to do a real commercial, there's usually some video on the website. My Life as a Cover Girl. So they've gotta know that Cover Girl ain't hiring no be-yotch. Do you think the Biancas of the world realize that they don't stand a chance of winning, so they might as well get camera time? Everyone is well-versed in the golden rule of reality TV, as demonstrated on Flavor of, Rock of, and Real Chance at Love. The bigger the bitch the better the edit. So did Bianca just weigh her options and make an intelligent decision to go for broke? Not that she stands a chance to even win a bronze in the bitchstakes. She's mediocre at best.

I can't believe I watch this show. Or read about it. Or comment on it. Oh well.

Whoa...
What dickwad posted an ad in this comments section? Go away, dickwad. Please.

I hate the use of flats on the models during the judging panel. In no other season has that been allowed.

Also, if there is a market for short models, why have the models under 5'8" in previous years always been snubbed by the designers during Go-Sees?

Lulu in her photo looked like she was missing an arm...and Bianca has Grandma Jones's hump back. Not attractive.

Yuck: I do NOT like Tyra's new 'do. It looks like she lost some hair by the looks of the tufty bits at the center part.

My favourite model is, so far, believe it or not and I have no logical reason for it (except that in a vague way she reminds me of a friend from my teens) ~ Nicole.
She may not last long, she may be arrogant and weird, but I like her.

Anya from Cycle 10 got a much better blonde result than Erin did. Anya's looked really cool and exotic, whereas Erin's just looks like they forgot the toner.

I'm sorry Amber had to go. She was a kook, but funny and passionate. She honestly loves Jesus and while I'm not a holy roller, I also love Jesus. I'm glad she was there.

Well...according to some rumors (which I'm pretty sure I believe) Amber did NOT honestly love Jesus and was basically a plant to show us some crazy in the first episode. I can totally see that. The things she said seemed forced, like "Here's what a crazy person would say."

Nicole? HATE. If she had left it at "people made fun of me in high school and it sucked so I learned to just shut down and shut up" I would have felt for her and probably liked her. But here's where that breaks down: "I brought a wheelbarrow to school to carry my books in." Okay, right there, she's clearly trying to get attention by overdoing the weirdness. If you pretend your awkwardness is on purpose instead of just part of your personality, you can fool yourself into thinking that people make fun of you because they're not in on the joke.

and also, WTF was with the Always Sunny music slipped in there... I know it's public domain, but, really? there was NOTHING ELSE that would have fit? It was like my good TV/bad TV worlds collided and I couldn't handle it!

finally, can someone start some kind of petition to keep Tyra from butchering that French accent?

Of course, I was terribly disappointed that the jesus freak left the show. She was the perfect combination of idiocy, lunacy and hypocrisy that makes me love religious people.

You know I used to love Cap'n Crunch. In exactly the same way. Yep.

Anyway, you just know Amber was the girl giving out blowjobs under the bleachers after the game all through high school. And she was dropped from the show because they found out about all the phone vids of her on youporn dot com.

Speaking of crazy....Bloody Eye is exactly the type of girl I went for in college...so I'm going to root for her for old times' sake. I just hope she doesn't do the wrist-cutting, psycho-ward thing they used to...

Of course that was years before Prozac became as popular as aspirin.

Anyway, I'm going to give ol' Bloody Eye the benefit of the doubt and assume that the 'mature' comment was a producer set-up. My guess is she's probably the only intelligent one in the bunch, spends most of her time in her own thoughts and that's why she's inarticulate and she'll be the one to punk the annoying kvetchy one with less hair than me.

The only thing left to say is that I appreciate being given a crop of girls to ogle who are shorter than I am. Thanks lizard tongue lady! Man, I'd love to see Tyra get into a tongue battle with Gene Simmons.

Boy, Laura wasted a lot of time cutting the balls off of cows. The cows are female. (Some people do use it as a general term for cattle, to be fair.)

Poor little Erin looks like she has some disease with that weird hair and white eyebrows. Like on "Star Trek" when they all start aging rapidly.

To my knowledge, short models are in demand only to model Petites, and they have to be 5'3" and under, I believe. Also, if they have exceptionally pretty faces, they can do face work. I suppose they could also do lingerie and swimsuit modeling if they have the body for it.

The kitty is adorable, but even he looks fed up with Tyra.

LOLO! Sweetie-darling-sweetie-sweetie-sweetie, I am SO glad that you're back to tackle the Tyra-Nah-Sore-Ass-Isms for us all! Awesome job, I love how to the chase you cut with TyTy and her big bag of bullshit (i.e. let's cover up the model's neck completely and then blame her for not showing enough neck). There is no way that any of these girls will do anything other than hand modeling for the Harriet Carter and Miles Kimball Catalogs. Just nuts. I love you, though!

love, J-Mo :)

P.S. How weird is it that we've totally traded shows, LOL!

I don't understand how Tyra thinks that just because she's accepting short girls for this cycle that somehow these girls will automatically be accepted in the outside world. She may be idolized by the girls on this show but I don't think that fashion designers necessarily give a shit about what Tyra Banks opinion is. And I thought it was VERY ironic that when she narrowed down the girls to the final 14, she tells the losers to not give up hope, they can always find modeling work in other ways (face work, etc.). So even she is acknowledging that those girls still won't be able to get regular modeling work. So why is it any different for the girl who ultimately wins the show?? It doesn't make any sense to me.

I totally agree that the makeovers were completely lazy and all around lame. But Lolo- what's with all the slams on Rae for being a bad mom? I think she's one of the prettiest ones there and she certainly hasn't been the only model in all these millions of cycles to have a kid at home. Cut her some slack.

bloody eyed nichole is kind of a long nick name, cant you call her BEN?

and @cattyfan i know what you mean about the flats. at least once a season tyra gets on the shortest model for wearing flats "every other girl up there can wear flats, EXCEPT YOU". way to make short legs look stumpier!

Gee...maybe next season Ty-Ty can do short "plus-size" models...and they might actually resemble people who live in the real world.

I thought it was lame they made all the girls wear flats for panel. And, did you notice when each girl went to get her picture from Tyra, Tyra was standing on pedestal - even higher than the girls? Why are they trying to make these girls look shorter than they are? It seems pointless and dumb. Why do I even care!?

I am 5'2", so I'm already tired of hearing these gals gripe about how "short" they are. (aside from the one 5'3" chick) I would KILL to be 5'5"!! That is some heavenly heights to me. :D
So it really irked me as well when every girl was in flats at panel. Just because they aren't doing runway work, doesn't mean they don't wear heels!
Also, the chick that you said reminds you of Hilary Swank, (forgot her name), TOTALLY reminded me of Kelly Bensimone all episode. Drove me nutz!

awesome recap im usually just a lurker n dont actually leave comments

but just to clarify for the people who asked, i'm 5'1 (yes.. five foot ONE) and ive been modeling for about 8 years now.. the only thing i CANT do is runway..
face modeling, lingerie n swimsuit are the most popular for the smaller girls (i had difficulty when i did evening gowns bc they were so longgg =/ )but there are tons of things out there if someone really possesses talent or has a great face and works hard at it.. ive worked with a lot of short models over the last few years..
weight requirements are a little bit stricter tho because of the small stature..
since i'm 5'1 i have a weight limit of 115 lbs if i want to be hired for swimsuit.. 105-110 is the preferred weight

hope that helped

Lolo, you have had me laughing all day (which is how long it takes me to chip away at these recaps these days . . . ) so great to have you back. the clymidia--too funny!! And you're so right about Lisa--tho she had the energy of a slug. BEN may be quiet, but she rocked that shoot, and is kind of refreshing in her anti-attention getting silence. I think she'll be in the final rounds, along with Rae and Ashley. I also think Bambi will do well. I totally disagree on muscular arms--they are hot and so in. I love that these girls are all pretty good, no serious clumpers, no insecure wall-flowers and over all the pics were good.

The top three pics they chose, I agreed with, and would add broken foot too. I like broken foot . . . she does look the most anorexic, but those gymnast types always have weirdish, boyish frames, till they widen into college form (most, not all) and yes, I's a fan!

As to makeovers, I really thought less was more, even Bianca's brows I could see a difference. What they did to Erin is just wrong, and I can't believe no eyebrows can be an "in" thing . . . Madonna's worst faze was the no brow look, and that was so 1990 . . . is it me!?
Rae on the other hand came out perfect for that ice queen look. I usually don't go for blondes, but I kinda like her.

And lastly, call me crazy, but one of the 5'7" girls will win, and I wont be surprised if it ain't the plant from the trya show . . . it smacks of Toody from a few cycle's back--w that horrible-horrible make over . . . bleech.

Anyhoo, still enjoy the show, and this oughta be fun . . .

Loved the recap!! Laughed out loud several times! I love the HATE for Tyra! Hilarious!! She is too much. I saw the Soup from Friday where someone (sorry I forgot who) interviewed Tyra and asked why Paulina and Janice D both complained about Tyra after being on her show. Tyra wouldn't come out and say it, but insinuated that the women left her show and said negative things about her because they were jealous of her. *Insert Twilight Zone music*