ANTM - Review of All Cycles

Cycle 1:
The Bitch: Robin Manning – a Bible-toting, hate-spewing, know it all
Top 2: Adrianne vs. Shannon
Winner: Adrianne. Very well-deserved!
Judges: Tyra, Janice, Kimora, and Beau Quillian (blah magazine fashion editor)

Cycle 2:
The Bitch: Camille – arrogant to a fault
Top 2: Yoanna vs. Mercedes
Winner: Yoanna, pretty face, but Mercedes should have won based on the catwalk.
Judges: Tyra, Janice, Nigel (handsome photog/former model joins the ranks), and Eric Nicholson (barely remember him)

Cycle 3:
The Bitch: Eva – just mean, but improved towards the end
Scandal: Shandi cheating on her boyfriend
Top 2: Eva vs. Yaya
Winner: Eva, but Yaya did much better throughout the competition and had a great look
Judges: Tyra, Janice, Nigel, and Nole Marin (stylist?)

Cycle 4:
The Bitch: Keenyah – whiny bitch
Top 2: Kahlen vs. Naima
Winner: Naima. Both were good, but I personally loved Naima’s look and was glad she won
Judges: Same as Cycle 3

Cycle 5:
The Bitch: Nicole – bratty, immature bitch
Top 2: Nik vs. Nicole
Winner: Nicole. Nik should have won hands down. She performed well through-out and Nicole sucked almost the whole way. So why did Nicole win? I think it was because of new judge Twiggy’s rampant support.
Judges: Tyra, Nigel, J. Alexander (runway coach), and Twiggy (famous model known for launching the mod look – horrible judge though. Lackluster supporter of horrible contenders)

Cycle 6:
The Bitch: Jade – picked on people, particularly on Gina, incredibly self-centered, very old looking
Top 2: Joanie vs. Danielle
Winner: Danielle. I liked Joanie’s personality and performance better though.
Judges: Same as Cycle 5

Cycle 7:
The Bitch: Melrose – fake and stuck-up, self-centered
Top 2: Melrose vs. CariDee
Winner: CariDee, despite a not-so-great runway, CariDee thankfully won
Judges: Same

Cycle 8:
The Bitch: Renee – mean and snide, but made improvements toward the end
Top 2: Natasha vs. Jaslene
Winner: Jaslene. Go Cha Cha!!!! I loved Jaslene for returning to win after she didn’t make it as a finalist in the last cycle. She took beautiful photos. I don’t even know why Natasha was runner-up, she sucked it up the first few pictures, had a bad “My Life as a Cover Girl” commercial, and a bad Aboriginal picture. She only started to stand out towards the end – Renee should have taken 2nd.
Judges: Same

ANTM

this week's adventure in australia consisted of the go-sees and photo shoots for both a men's and women's magazine. as you all probably well know, the most important elements of the go-sees are punctuality and personality. brittany showed neither and was the first model in antm history to not book even one job. this on top of being late led to her downfall. jaslene rocked it in both segments - she needs to win this whole damn thing!

both renee and natasha did well in their photo shoots. renee in particular has been doing really well lately. dionne and brittany were in the bottom 2. personally, of the 2, dionne deserved to get kicked off. brittany takes gorgeous photos (above example notwithstanding) week after week, but was surprisingly cut because of her go-see performance. a little harsh considering her track record. dionne has been a so-so performer all along, is reverting back to her "mall" look of sideswept bangs even though she was specifically told not to do that, and requires too much direction to achieve the right shot.

hopefully dionne will get cut next week. at this point, top 2 will probably be renee and jaslene, but who knows? natasha has been steadily climbing up as a judge favorite.

america's next top model

a loyal viewer since season 1, i can't turn away from this show. the cattiness and drama are way too addicting! cycle 8 has been interesting. i expected several girls to make it much farther than they did and several to get cut much earlier.

my first glance predictions:

who i thought would be first to go - whitney, renee, diana, & natasha

middle tier - sarah, jael, kathleen, samantha, & dionne

final four - jaslene, brittany, felicia, & cassandra

this week's cut was jael. she had a good personality, but she made it farther than i thought she would, so props to her. her pictures were hit and miss. she looked better blonde than brunette - it seemed to fit her better.

so who's left now? jaslene, natasha, dionne, brittany, and renee are the five left. i have to admit that i disliked renee immensely in the beginning for starting so much shit on the show, but now she's growing on me. my favorite is still jaslene. her photos are awesome, especially her earlier ones.