Fatima falters in 'Top Model'
Guest blogger John-John IV Williams reports:
Fatima, who is not a U.S. citizen, was stressing because she lost her travel documents and was afraid that she would be eliminated from the competition when the contestants packed up and headed abroad for the remainder of the season.
The travel documents wound up being the least of Fatima’s troubles this episode. I’ll get back to that a little later.
Judge Paulina Porizkova made a quick house call and talked to the girls about the best ways to showcase themselves. This totally foreshadowed to what was going to happen a little later in the episode.
Lauren cut her finger when she was chopping onions while attempting to make potato pancakes. She cut off a small piece of her finger. (Maybe next time she’ll realize that models don’t eat, and she won’t have that problem next time.)
The girls took to the “green carpet” for an event sponsored by 7Up. The party was the perfect place for the girls to demonstrate their communication skills.
Dominique did not know the name of the designer who made her dress. (FYI Dominique, it’s Jay Godfrey.) “Finger-less” Lauren said she should win because she could kick the [deleted] out of the rest of the girls. The girls had the challenge of mingling with guests.
And guess what? Anya won! Guess that Hawaiian surfer girl accent didn’t get in the way of her wowing people. As a reward, she was given a photo shoot with 7Up. She also got a $10,000 check from 7Up.
While Fatima was chasing after her travel documents, she missed this week’s photo shoot, which required the girls to pose while trying to board a private jet. Tyra informed Fatima that she would be evaluated on her body of work. The rest of the girls would be judged on their photo shoot.
Katarzyna: The girl was fabulous. With her new hairstyle she totally reminded me of Helena Christensen. Tyra said there was definitely some poise and some conceit in Katarzyna’s photo, which was great for the jet-setting model shoot.
Lauren: Nigel said she looked stunning. “It was a great shoot for you,” he added.
Dominique: The judges also raved about her picture. “I think you nailed it for the first time,” Nigel said.
Stacy-Ann: She didn’t have a great photo shoot. She also got ripped for her “fake” behavior at the mix-and-mingle party. “It seemed like you were presenting,” Nigel told her.
Whitney: Mr. Jay said her shot was “so pageanty.” (That’s not a good thing.) Nigel also said Whitney was fake during the mixer.
Anya: “You stole the show,” Mr. Jay said about her photo.
In the end the judges sent Stacy-Ann home. It was so sad. She was one of the sweetest girls on the show. But her body of work was much weaker than Fatima’s, according to Tyra.
The top six were immediately whisked off to Italy, where they will likely spend the remainder of the season.
All right, fashionista fans, who are your picks? We’re down to six contestants, and no one has emerged as the clear cut winner.
Stacy-Ann did the best in the Go Sees a couple episodes back. But, she was given the boot. Anya has taken wonderful pictures. But I still can’t picture her as the winner. Fatima has the look, but can she get her act together? First unshaven underarms during a photo shoot. Now this travel document mix-up. Are the judges sick of her excuses?
And where do I begin with Dominique? Her pictures are getting stronger. But, so is her personality. (Not a good thing. She’s way too confrontational.) Lauren looked really good this week. She did a good job schmoozing with the crowd at the 7UP party. Maybe there is top model potential hidden under all that awkwardness.
Katarzyna “baby Helena” is a force. This last photo shoot was pretty darn good.
I think Whitney is going to falter. I’m sick of her talking about being a plus-sized model. She’s not the prettiest plus-sized model the show has ever had. Toccara from Cycle 3 would have put her to shame. Plus, Whitney’s attitude stinks.
Who do you think will win this thing?
Categories: America's Next Top Model
Comments
I was actually annoyed that they kept Fatima. She knew going into the show that travel outside the US was a possibility and should have planned accordingly. That's just irresponsible. I do agree that overall her photos were better than Stacy Ann's, but I would think in the real world, the "being prepared" factor would be slightly more important.
I liked Whitney in the first few episodes. I do think she has gotten a little "pageant girl" in the last few episodes. I didn't find her personality as fake as Nigel did. I found it very much like most of the women with whom I spend my childhood (I'm from Florida, too).
Lauren can't walk. Anya will have problems with the commercial, although she has a sweet personality. Dominique makes Jade look like a nice person. I think I'll go with Katarzyna as my choice for winner. That new haircut is stunning and she has yet to annoy anyone.
Posted by: Alyssa K | April 20, 2008 7:46 PM
I've really liked Katarzyna best from the beginning and I'd really LOVE to see her win. She's gorgeous, comes across as pretty smart and seems much more down to earth than most aspiring models. I like Anya quite a bit too - her speech is kind of weird, but as they said about Holly on "Make Me A Supermodel," that's why voice choices exist :)
I've been ready for Dominique to leave anytime now. I'm SO tired of people thinking others don't like them because they're "intimidated" - Dom needs to remember she's on the show because she tied for 13th, not first! She's not that good looking, really - as has been said, she doesn't look fresh - and she's just an ugly person on the inside. Not so big on Fatima, either.
Posted by: kriselda | April 24, 2008 12:17 PM