Next is Shaya Ali who name drops that she's Muhammed Ali's niece. She's a fashion merchandising student and immediately gets trapped up when Mr. Jay asks her what's in style. She guesses potato sack dresses. Mr. Jay sneers that she's so last season.
"Try empire waistlines! I'll stuff YOU in a potato sack!"
Shaya continues to annoy the hell out of me by pulling a George Costanza and talking about herself in the third person. "Shaya is goofy, Shaya is sexy, Shaya is everybody's fantasy." She's all legs but not very pretty, and you can tell she's hoping her delusional overconfidence will bring the drama she needs to get cast.
The other girls all wait in a random sitting room and dance and sing. Amy reveals that it's her strategy to make sure everyone's having fun because that will put them more at ease. How does she do this? She breaks up a pleasant little conversation about who eats the most and who can see the others' ribcages with a little tidbit about her neither regions.
Yeah, that's sort of like the look I made. Do you have vomit in your mouth too?
Whitney's the token plus-size model. She's got a gorgeous face which unfortunately means she's probably not gonna make it to the end. Hopefully she can fight her way into the final rounds, since most of the plus-size models usually fall out around the halfway mark. She seems to have a pleasant, upbeat personality but is pissed that the other plus-size girls have lost. Whitney's got what it takes because she's sure of herself no matter what anyone else says. I think she's my favorite so far, but I fear that she's doomed.
Marguerite comes in and does a little rap about how much she loves Mr. Jay but he'll never know. Um, if you don't want him to know, maybe you shouldn't "White girl rap" (basically, just speaking in rhyme) about it right to his face? Just a thought.
Dominique enters... we've already seen her fierce ego at the homecoming show. The other girls have a pow wow about how her skin's too leathery from too much tanning and that she kind of looks like a transvestite. Obviously, she's gonna be cast as the requisite bitch-who-thinks-she's-got-it-all. She also looks exactly like British celebretard, Jordan.
Separated at birth?
Dominique tells Tyra and the Jays about how she used to be in a physically and emotionally abusive relationship. But don't you worry about her. Dominique resolved the situation because she showed him "that you can't put a price on all of this." Huh? Tyra echoes the sentiment, asking her what the hell she's talking about. "Pret-ty" she enunciates. Double Huh?? Then she tells us how she can use modeling as a platform to be a role model and "possibly save a life." De-lus-ion-al!
The girls in the waiting room have an impromptu booty shaking contest. When Shaya struts her stuff, Fatima calls her out on being too ghetto. "You can be black and smart and beautiful," Fatima explains to Shaya. Oh, no she didn't!
Shalynda decides to fight on Shaya's side, and launches into a diatribe about how she's accepted the fact that she's a bitch because she's been called every name in the book but she still knows who she is. "Can I call you bitch?" Fatima smarts. Shalynda goes off and declines the request, not because it's rude, but because "bitch" is not "her fucking government name!" I'm in hysterics over here.
More interviews. Lauren toddles up and admits that she's never worn a pair of heels before. I'm not sure if the girl's ever seen a hair brush either. Between that and her wardrobe, you can tell Tyra's itching to choose her just to keep her around long enough for the makeover episode. Lauren wants to represent the freaks out there, because she loves "ugly-beautiful." Tyra and the Jays practically laugh her out of the room. I vote Lauren to be the dark horse that manages to fly under the radar and stick around until the final few.
Stacy-Ann, bouncing in screeching at a pitch that only dogs can hear. Her voice pains me. Her deal? She got married at 17, not because she was pregnant but because they were so in love!!! Oh, honey. She then goes on to explain, in the voice of a confused four year old that she has a fantasy about "giving a lapdance?"
Miss Tyra is not pleased
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Comments (12)
I only got to - "While you were taking your fake school picture? I was f*cking Matt Damon!"
LOL
Now I must read on.
1 of 12 | Posted by sweetleaf | Posted on February 22, 2008 7:35 AM
Good recap! It's funny bc I think a few of the girls look like past ANTM models. One of the girls who got sent home looks just like Norelle, Dominique looks like that girl from the first season who was really into religion, and Atalya looks like Tiffany. I hope they bring some new twists this season bc the whole format is getting kinda old...I'll still watch of course though! Oh, and I hope Marvita goes home early...I can't stand her.
2 of 12 | Posted by yankeesfan | Posted on February 22, 2008 7:38 AM
I agree with yankeesfan, Marvita needs to go. I am thinking that she must take great pictures, because I cannot understand why they kept her. Her personality gets on my nerves, I am sure there is going to be alot of cat fights, especially if they keep her around. I can't remember exactly what the scenes from next week are, but if I remember correctly I think there is some sort of fight going on. Surprise, Surprise....
3 of 12 | Posted by featherhead | Posted on February 22, 2008 10:19 AM
And Stacy-Ann looks just like Danielle! Or Dani- I think cover girl changed her name after she won.
The little blonde- Kimberly, ew so ugly and annoying!
i like breastmilk claire and sarah silverman the best so far
4 of 12 | Posted by Errrica | Posted on February 22, 2008 10:36 AM
I can't believe you didn't comment on the ridiculous tears that Allison gave herself for the senior portrait shoot. I like Sarah Silverman, but Allison needs to go!
5 of 12 | Posted by jesusloveswinners | Posted on February 22, 2008 12:29 PM
Fatima is a beautiful young girl, which means she probably won't win (Like Nena from a prior season). Nice recap!
6 of 12 | Posted by 2funny2be4real | Posted on February 22, 2008 12:41 PM
I don't mind Marvita. I think that she has made some progress since last season.
I mean, she is the only other girl who as gone through such a horrifying and objectifying experience similar to Fatima's. I think that the question was genuine, but it was just the wrong place. I could see Fatima really helping Marvita.
I for the recap, I thought it was funny, but wish there was more about the latter half of the show... Fatima taking FOREVER on the photo shoot, the Asian tears, and how Kim just stood there when her picture got taken.
I would rather have a longer recap (especialyl because you had some good funny observations) which comes a few days later than a short which is posts a day or so after the show airs.
7 of 12 | Posted by fnllover | Posted on February 22, 2008 1:36 PM
i really cant stomach marvita.. she is absolutely hideous and her personality sucks .. for someone to say that she is the *only other one* to have gone thru something as awful as Fatima pisses me off because u dont kno everything about the other girls lives .. just cuz every other sentence is "im in therapy now", it doesnt mean she's had the worst life of all of them or deserves special treatment in a modeling competition
8 of 12 | Posted by angelbayyb | Posted on February 22, 2008 7:43 PM
Apparently being average, pretty, and bitchy are all you need to be a contestant on ANTM these days. I don't see a single girl this season that will make this show worth watching this time around. Time pack it in, Tyra, & find a new way to market yourself.
9 of 12 | Posted by kdiva97 | Posted on February 23, 2008 6:57 AM
the truth is i really do love this show but almost all the girls this time are FUGLY and really annoying, i cannot understand how Tyra in her right mind could choose that tactless dog faced gremlin marvita (lol on the nostrils comment but oh so true!) when evet girl left behind looked 10 times better than her? i'm sorry she had a rough life but she is by no means a model-oh lets hope she goes first- BTW GREAT recap-LOL looking forward to next week!
10 of 12 | Posted by yuds101 | Posted on February 24, 2008 12:14 AM
I can't believe you didn't have the gimmie on marvita's pic...
do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth???
So happy I got to see my twins again...yay!
And my fav is Ms. Silverman...erm, Allison. And btw, Sarah, if you are reading this, call me...
call me...
11 of 12 | Posted by pappy | Posted on February 25, 2008 7:49 AM
Wow! angelbayyb, you need to calm down a bit. We get that you don't like Marvita, but fnllover has a point. In reality TV if anyone has issues they air them. Marvita was trying to get to know Fatima. Yes it was bad timing, and a little tactless. Kind of like your post!
12 of 12 | Posted by neillfilm | Posted on February 27, 2008 2:52 PM