We find out Ben is our first manorexic! Having lost 20lbs since the casting special (how long ago WAS that?), Cory says he went too far, but he looks good. Ah, mixed messages. Ben says he did it healthy and the right way. So I guess that means sticking your finger down your throat is doing it the right way now. Great.
Cory calls Beautiful Frankie "Mr. Frankie with the Farrah Fawcett haircut." We are so on the same page today, Cory! BF flips his hair for effect, and Cory calls him out for being cocky.
We get robbed of Shannon footage again! We see her standing on the pedestal for a split second when they announce Jacki is next! WTF, Bravo? We can handle it. Her mangina is the most interesting thing about this show.
Cory congratulates Jacki for doing some fierce stomping up to the measurements pedestal. Then takes her down a peg by asking her if she's self-conscious about her ears. He then encourages her to cover ears during any go-sees or casting. Awww. Cory forgot the other piece of bread in the compliment sandwich.
Sarah is delicately asked if anyone has ever mentioned her body proportion. She says she has a tiny waist, but Cory says her torso is too long for her legs. Niki says there are trick poses to elongate yourself. Katy's cup size is a problem. There is no room in couture for her 34Bs. Niki tells us that Armani gives models a boob smusher. The judges tell the models their measurements will be taken on a weekly basis. Then Tyson tells them to be healthy about it. Just ask Ben how to do it.
They go back to the house with Niki, who announces that they'll be attending a GQ party that night. They only have 20 minutes to get ready, even after they already burned all their best duds this morning. Beautiful Frankie has chosen a lame-o hat and checkered suspenders. To wear to a GQ party. He looks like Johnny Depp in Benny and Joon.
"You want a grilled cheese? Let me just go get my iron."
They get to the party, which is packed. Niki says its good for them to mingle and get comfortable with the glitterati. Jackie, who wisely left her hair down, says she can have a conversation with anyone, but there are some models that can't. Then they cut to a shot of Holly. Oh snap, editors! Cory says the client was impressed with what they saw. Well, that makes one of us.
The models get a wakeup call at 8:30 the next morning. Perry says he dreamt he was on a show called Make Me a Supermodel, but America didn't like him. Psychic. Hot.
By 9:00am (WHEN DO THEY SHOWER?), the models are back in the studio, being introduced to Jennifer Star, the forth panelist, and premier casting director of the United States. She covers her mouth like she just won Miss America while Tyson lists her credentials. Jennifer brought top model Debbie Dietering with her. Debbie was Galliano's muse. Seriously? It must not have taken much back then. Debbie talks about modeling basics, including walking. And once again, someone really needs to see their bodies, and Debbie unfurls a...leotard? Unitard? What exactly do you call that item?
I think "tard" is definitely somewhere in the name...
Ronnie's pecs are named Madonna and Cher. He says he always keeps the girls with him. Especially for a "runway shoot." Sounds like someone's a little confused. Debbie and Jennifer do some dishing about everyone's walks. They say they see Sarah on a shampoo commercial, but not on the catwalk. They call Katy forgettable. Shannon has potential, but isn't there yet. And of course, our teacher's pet Jacki is one of the best, yet again. But they haven't seen her in a ponytail yet.
Jennifer says Casey is very noticeable, but his walk was so poor, she thought he was joking. Ouch. And next we hear about the only exciting thing that happens in this episode - Perry hurt his foot playing basketball in between the casting call and the first episode. We don't see him walk, so he may have skipped the challenge, which is never good news for contestants.
When the models get home, and there are portfolios of their shoots with the imp waiting for them. Beautiful Frankie, predictably, "freaking loves it." Jay was amazed by his shot, and his humbleness is very endearing.
I'm sorry I semi-accused you of exploiting your poor mother for sympathy earlier. You're a sweetheart. Never change.
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Comments (7)
Shannon is not REALLY a man. Her comment was just delivered poorly. EW.com said that after her comment she paused and commented that she's the most tomboyish girl ever or somthing to that effect...She was commenting that she's such a huge tomboy, not really a guy.
Enough with the "where are shannons twig and berries?" comments.
1 of 7 | Posted by serjen | Posted on January 15, 2008 6:38 AM
Agree with ^^^, Shannon is a woman. It was a passing comment that doesn't really deserve all the time your devoting in the recaps.
Please show all the final photos of the models, if you can. With a modeling show, the more screengrabs, the better.
Just some tips to keep these recaps interesting.
2 of 7 | Posted by margottenenbaum | Posted on January 15, 2008 7:55 AM
Thanks for the feedback, guys. I've been waivering back and forth on the Shannon thing for a while (obviously). I realize what she actually said during casting makes her sound more like a girl, as does her myspace page, but a colleague of mine insists she has an adams apple...so let's do a poll! What does everyone think, once and for all? And then I promise I'll never mention it again.
And Margot T - good idea on the photoshoot screengrabs. Consider it done (in the future).
3 of 7 | Posted by sparkles | Posted on January 15, 2008 10:52 AM
I love your girl boy confusion . . . don't people realize how these things go!?
I'm with you on BF too, I'm not buying that shit, and when you keep talking about how beautiful you are, aren't you inviting us to scrutinize this harshly, and possibly come up short in the hair off the face department . . . I'm just sayin'
Katy and hippy chick will be in the bottom until they go . . . and the tool with the heavy necklace can just go now . . . talk about lame!!!
Broken foot looks like a model that's already out there, is it my macy's catalouge . . .
Anyhoo, thanks for the snark, sparkles, and keep up the good work.
Seriously, I like your nicknames etc, it's still hard to remember who they all are, I was halfway thru before I remembered who Holly was . . . but I'm glad she won--and frankly Bravo, if her hairs that fug, give her some extentions!
4 of 7 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on January 15, 2008 1:21 PM
Great Recap, Sparkles! And I appreciated all of your Shannon comments -- I really thought she was a he and if that really was/is the case, I would expect a good portion of the recap to address this & have some fun with it!!
Just the possibility of having a man, dressed as a woman, compete in a reality show, as a woman, to become a Supermodel is too fantastic to pass up!! And I still think I saw a hint of an adam's apple though...oh, and he/she has no hips...AT ALL...which doesn't help!
Sneaky little editors -- they sure know how to keep us watching! Oh, and this comment is dedicated to Shannon, whatever you are!
5 of 7 | Posted by smolls | Posted on January 15, 2008 1:45 PM
Sparkles, I loved the half-loop ponytail comment! You are so right about that being huge in '97. I'd love to see more screencaps too, but overall I really liked your recap and look forward to reading more!
6 of 7 | Posted by BRaps | Posted on January 15, 2008 2:08 PM
smolls: This almost happened on ANTM. Claudia Charriez made it to the semi-finals, but they disqualified her. She came back and was on Janice's modeling agency show for a while during the first season.
7 of 7 | Posted by snootchy bootches | Posted on January 20, 2008 5:56 AM