'America's Next Top Model': Down To Three
Guest blogger John-John Williams IV reports on this week's America's Next Top Model:
A week after the girls went on go-sees in Brazil, the remaining four contestants learned to samba to help them move their bodies with confidence.
Judge Paulina Porizkova met with the girls and gave them a little feedback and pointers. She was especially hard on Celia, which was a sign of things to come. Paulina told Celia that she was extremely old to start a career in modeling and that she appeared desperate. (Ouch!)
Paulina was very impressed with Aminat during the practice. Allison was terrible. And Teyona danced like she had two left feet.
The next day, the girls went to a rooftop to compete in a samba challenge. The winner was awarded $7,000 worth of jewels.
It appeared that Aminat would continue the momentum she built from the practice. But Celia came through and won the challenge. Aminat was disappointed that she lost and that Celia chose to take Allison along with her to reap the jewelry prize.
The next morning, the girls went into the jungle for their photo shoot with Tyra Banks, who was their photographer. The girls were dressed like birds, and they posed while perched in nests. All four girls appeared to have fairly strong shoots. They all vibed well with Tyra and didn't show that many nerves. (I knew that it would be tight during judging. I was right.)
The judges essentially gushed over all the contestants. There really weren't many negative points that the judges could find with the remaining four's photographs. (And of course none of the judges were going to attack the photographs because Queen Tyra took each of them.)
Anyhoo, Allison was picked to have the strongest photograph. An emotional Teyona was next. The bottom two was composed of Celia and Aminat.
Tyra said that Aminat struggled to pose in the light. She said that Celia's age was an issue. (I knew Celia was in trouble when Judge Miss Jay Alexander called her "America's Next Top Mother." Ouch!!!) In the end, Celia was picked to leave. Tyra told her that she could be a fashion editor or a stylist for Paulina. (Gee thanks. That's a nice slap in the face if I've ever seen one.)
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