Testimonials

So, now we have twenty women and they're off to NYC for a final casting call. We're shown a quick montage of ecstatic women as they spew quick soundbites expressing their excitement. Kim Alexis greets them and of course, they ooh and aw over the Kimsicle. I can't help wishing that Kim Alexis had been a little less carefully coached in the delivery of her over articulated lines as she reminds the women that the winner will get a lucrative contract with Wilhelmina and photospread in Self magazine. Then, she delivers the bad news; by nightfall half of the women will be going home and, oh yeah, by the way, the competition begins now. Curtains open behind Kim, displaying a setup for a photography studio. The women are about to have their first shoot of the competition right then and there. They have thirty minutes to put together their own best look from the clothes in their luggage and based on the outcome of their photos the judges will decide which women will be sent home.

The women are all kinds of stressed as they rush around grabbing their clothes and applying makeup. And, we get a montage of women posing for the camera, dressing and chatting; some are confident, some are nervous, and some are whining. Sharon (I love Sharon) tells us that it's the first time in her life that she's ever had this kind of attention.

And, now, it's time for the judging table. The General, Bev, and Robbie are seated at the judging table, while the Kimsicle stands to greet the women. I'm a little curious about how she and Bev are going to interact. After all, Bev is a judge and the Kimsicle is the host, but they're both models and I can see them being all kinds of diva competitive. Our contestants come out as a group and Kim reintroduces the judges and reminds the women that ten of them will be leaving.

Roxanne, the belly dancer, is up first and Robert, the stylist, notes that she wore the same outfit at her audition. The General's concern is that Roxanne is almost too poised and she needs to make sure to show the real Roxanne not the "actery" Roxanne. Then he turns it over to Kim Alexis to give the final decision of whether to stay or go. Kim delivers the catch phrase for this show, "She's on the board."

Segal is up next and, since we've never seen her before, I'm guessing she's toast. Sure enough, Kim gets the first critique and tells her that she has an inner beauty that didn't show up in the photo. Segal says that she photographs better than her pictures showed. But, the General vouches for their awesome photographer and Segal is gone.

Celeste, the former model, chose a bizarre outfit to wear for her photo and the General is not happy. He wants to know her inspiration for the outfit and Robbie quips, "MC Hammer and Beau Arthur." The General isn't appreciating the humor and points out to Robbie that if Celeste was one of his models and showed up dressed like that for a shoot he'd be dead in the water. But, Celeste gets lucky and despite the outfit she's on the board.

Bev takes a moment to share some mentor like wisdom and tells the women that the key is to success as a model is to make the photog see their beauty. They have to MAKE the photographer see something in them. I'm thinking this is kind of interesting because, even after seasons of ANTM, I still tend to think of modeling as passively moving or not in front of the camera. Holy crap, Bev just summed up everything Tyra's been trying to say in ten seasons and we haven't even gotten past the semifinals. The Kimsicle agrees and kind of nastily uses Bev's advice to segue to the next contestants saying, "with that in mind..." Pictures of two women we've never seen before, Alura and Christina, flash on the screen and Kim finishes, "You're not on the board."

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