Paulina's jealous of Fatima's shot for the second week in a row.l. Fatima explains how nervous she was because she's never had a boyfriend and... and Mizz Jay and Tyra cut her off. Girl, modeling's all about being what your not! Tyra points out that she had never been a couturier in a castle but she was last week! Couturier in a castle, eh Tyra? That sounds a bit classier than Renaissance woman strolling down Sunset Strip like Vivian Ward. Nigel's disappointed because Fatima had an extra 50 frames but the shot looks like a Cover Girl outtake. Tyra claims Nigel had everything set up perfectly for the shot but Fatima didn't bring it to the next level. Jay says it's nothing more than a pretty picture.
Now, I normally skim over the judges deliberation since it's just a rehashing of what was already said to the girls, but there were a few fantastic revelations that I must discuss. Thank goodness Paulina points out that Fatima does not look caught in her picture and I am beyond thrilled that the judges are finally applying the theme of the shoot to the judging - they let other girls slide on stuff like this all the time and Fatima should definitely be penalized for not taking that to heart. Nigel pipes up and shares that Fatima was "quite snooty" (love those Brits) on set and ignored all the advice she was given. I'm over here doing a round of applause because again, FINALLY, Fatima's getting criticized for thd behavior that she's been exhibiting week after week. Ann of Seventeen thinks Whitney needs to be more va-va-voom and none of the other judges pipe up to say "Oh yeah, Tyra told her to dial down the sexy last week." Nigel thinks that Dominique isn't pretty enough to handle the Cover Girl contract that comes with the ANTM crown and Jay chips in, "That's why it's called Cover Girl, because it covers up the man in you!" LOL Jay, but wouldn't the product you're describing be called Cover Man?
Tyra calls Anya then Whitney, leaving Fatima and Dominique in the final two. It might just be the Nyquill kicking in, but I'm over the moon right now. Either way, it's a win-win in my book. Fatima should have had an amazing shot because she had 50 extra frames but she only produced something ho-hum. Oh and she's a shitty listener, too. Dominique couldn't master the strong face and the judges are questioning how much she's really improved. Fatima gets saved and Dominique goes home.
Ding-dong the witch is dead! Are you guys as excited to see Dominique go as I was - even though I agreed with her a lot in this episode? Am I allowed to just blame the allergy meds? How do you feel about the final three? As much as I'd love for Whitney to get to the end, I'd be happy with Anya. Still, I'm thinking that since it's another commercial, Fatima's (unfortunately) going to dominate that shoot. It was also hard to tell from the clip if they'll be speaking in English or Italian since Anya's equally difficult to understand in both languages. So, who are you rooting for?
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as appalled as I am of the fact that Dominique is still in the competition, i can't help but feel like they didn't pick a good picture of Dom just so they can have a reason to kick her off?
Also, can Cover Girl hire better make-up artist coz Saleshia looks HORRID in those commercials she does. She looked 10x better when she was on the show and Cover Girl didn't do her make-up. Looks like a drag queen.
1 of 13 | Posted by chibby | Posted on May 10, 2008 6:24 PM
I'm rooting for Fatima and Anya. Anya definately deserves it the most since she hasn't taken a crappy shot and has won so many challenges. But all the same, her speech is horrendous. Fatima is gorgeous and exotic, but her photos aren't the greatest. She seems to either be really good, or really horrible. I thought the judges went easy on her this week... her shoot was just awful and her picture was "pretty" but totally had nothing to do with being caught by the paps.
Whitney? I don't know. We saw from her last commercial that she can't act worth a crap. I think she's has a snotty attitude, and her pictures I'd put at the same level as Fatima. I'd say out of the 3 she's the only one I'd root against.
And good riddance to Dominique! She made it wayyy too far.
2 of 13 | Posted by shia0bundan | Posted on May 10, 2008 6:57 PM
They definitely wear the same clothese in the off camera interviews. I noticed that in Cycle 8 when Renee always wore that one brown shirt with the lacey thing at the top. She wore it all the time.
I didn't like Dominiuqe but I thought she made a pretty graceful exit (surprisingly). Then in watching the marathon rerun this weekend, she didn't seem so bad.
3 of 13 | Posted by KermitGirl_22 | Posted on May 11, 2008 9:06 AM
i can't stand whitney! not since C5 Nicole have i loathed a contestant so much. at least she Nicole took good pictures. this bitch always got her mouth open. since i hate her so much, this of course means whitney will win. sad panda :(
4 of 13 | Posted by Niecy | Posted on May 11, 2008 11:13 AM
I think I might have a little girl crush on Paulina - because she's the only judge (except sometimes Nigel and Miss Jay) that actually tells it like it is. The rest of them let their love for particular contestants get in the way of their judgement. Bloody annoying.
I am rooting for an Anya/Whitney final 2, Fatima can just burn.
Also, could it be that Anya has a speech impediment? Because my mother was watching with me(and she hasn't seen any of the episodes yet)and after Anya did one of her confessionals, I pointed out her atrocious accent and my mom, being a speech pathologist, said that she was pretty sure that Anya actually had some sort of speech problem, as opposed to just a stupid accent. Hmm...I wonder if that's why the judges haven't brought it up, as opposed to Danielle's, which they did ALL.THE.TIME.
But then, what's Jaslene's excuse?
5 of 13 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on May 12, 2008 1:59 AM
speaking of nicole. i have a nicole spotting. i spotted her modeling clothes on lauren conrad's, from the hills, website. ugh her clothes are horrible.
who says that these girls don't get work after antm?
6 of 13 | Posted by reckless_saturn_11 | Posted on May 12, 2008 8:03 AM
I fucking hate Fatima and her goddamn obviously fake crying! Every episode she forces up a few tears, scrunching her face up like she's trying to fart. Seriously, if there's someone who's fake in the bunch, it's Fatima!
I actually felt kinda bad for Dominique this episode - it just seems a little messed up that they'd let a girl who obviously isn't a model get this far. All the other girls know she isn't competition, so why let her get to the top four?
7 of 13 | Posted by VegasDarling | Posted on May 12, 2008 8:29 AM
I agree that Anya's brows looked scary in color, but the way that the picture was shot, sort of far away, and in black and white, they kinda had to do that to make them show up. Otherwise it might have looked like she didn't have any.
Great recap btw :)!!
8 of 13 | Posted by LNNC92 | Posted on May 12, 2008 10:54 AM
I don't understand Anya's face. She looks GREAT when she's sitting around the kitchen (with no makeup?) chopping it up with the other girls. But then when they put makeup on her for photo shoots, it's AAAAAHHHHH!
Fatima has a beautiful face, kinda weird body proportions. She's two steps forward 1.5 steps back on photo shoots.
Whitney's gotta pretty face, but looks too Anna Nicole-ish to me to be ANTM. She should be Lane Bryant's Next Top Model. I like her body, though. Curvy but not flabby or wide.
Bye bye, Dominique! No more annoying "I am wonderful" monologues from you.
As much as she annoys me, Anya's win will be stolen by Fatima - Tyra's favorite.
9 of 13 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 12, 2008 11:26 AM
I'm stickin w Fat to pull this one out, once again, she clearly had the cover girl look, with Whit pulling a good alternative. I do think Whit has the best voice over, and I'd love to see thinking outside the box and a CG campaign with a Plus size model, with the Queen Latifah tie in, maybe, just maybe it could happen. I hope they've thought ahead and had whoever's line they're modeling for the end walk keep some looks in mind for Whit.
Anya may deserve it tho, I agree, she's sweet and won challenges, and when have they let diction stand in the way, they don't even seem to harp on it as much as they have in the past. With some vocal coaching I think Anya could have a lovely accent, but it does sound nasaly and lispy a bit.
Really enjoying the recaps and feedback here!!! I could see the glaze happening w Dom's belief speech, she should have entered the AI song contest, "I have all this, I just have to believe I have it, and I have to convince others I have it, damn it! I do have it!!!"
Cover Man, bwa ha ha!!! Does anyone else have to rew to catch the Mizz Jay bon mots? He loves to growl "dragaliscous" or something . . . .
10 of 13 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on May 12, 2008 12:41 PM
I am not really a whiteney fan, but I have a feeling that she is going to win just because she is plus-size and they want a plus-size girl. I think anya definitely deserves the win the most though.
11 of 13 | Posted by kelseym13 | Posted on May 12, 2008 4:40 PM
WHY WHY does Tyra have to act so weird and try all these weird accents...just talk normal for GAWDs sake!
Fatima is too skinny...on a casting the designer even said that to her....and Whitney is a size 10 which in REAL life is not plus-size (Lane Bryant starts at a 14 or something)....I think Whitney will win. Oh, and Dominiques exit interview was so humble and nice, I was like "who is that?"
12 of 13 | Posted by melpladgett | Posted on May 14, 2008 5:55 AM
just wanted to note that anya does NOT have a speech impediment -- it's just that crazy hawaiian accent! haven't you heard hawaiians talk before?? holy crap! i know a lot of them and they all talk with that accent to varying degrees. i'd says hers is one of the worst i've heard, but not an impediment.
btw, that reminds me of my friend who was born in the UK. when she moved to a small town in the mid-west in elementary school she had a british accent and they thought it was a speech impediment. they made her get speech therapy. yeah.
13 of 13 | Posted by nyrlieht | Posted on May 14, 2008 8:45 PM