How ANTM Cycle 8 Should’ve Gone

Like my previous write ups, I’m gonna post who should’ve been first call out, bottom two, and eliminated for each of the respective weeks. I will post the actual first call outs, bottom two, and eliminations on the real show, and how I thought those respective call outs/eliminations should’ve gone, and my reasons behind it. After this post, I’m gonna try to get the latest photoshoot from Cycle 24 posted. Also coming after this post will be the intermission, a list of how all the girls I’ve ranked so far on my site. This is a popular list among WordPress sites, and now that I have ranked enough cycles, I will rank the Top 40 girls from highest to lowest averages. And I will NOT be including the Cycle 24 girls on this list, since Cycle 24 is still airing and the girls’ average are naturally, constantly changing. But the highest ranked girls from Cycles 3, 4, 7, and 8 will definitely be on the list. As soon as I’m done posting both of those, then I will rank Cycle 10 next.

Now onto my personal elimination orders!

Week 1:

FCO: Jaslene

Bottom Two: Jael & Kathleen

Eliminated: Kathleen

My FCO: Brittany

My Bottom Two: Jael & Kathleen

My elimination: Kathleen

Reasons: Not much changed outside of Brittany getting first call out over Jaslene the first week. Besides that, the bottom two and elimination remain the same. Kathleen produced an atrocious picture and was absolutely clueless at the photoshoot. So thus, she still goes first.

Week 2:

FCO: Jaslene

Bottom Two: Samantha & Natasha

Eliminated: Samantha

My FCO: Felicia

New Bottom Two: Cassandra & Renee

My elimination: Cassandra

Reasons: There was no doubt Natasha churned out an utterly atrocious picture the second week. But I wouldn’t have necessarily put her in the bottom two for it. And I would NOT have eliminated Samantha just for being an introvert despite having TONS of potential. Who would be the new bottom two then? Renee and Cassandra. The former for taking an abysmal class clown picture, and looking like she has numerous missing limbs. And the latter for taking an utterly uninspiring cheerleader picture, and for taking a weak picture the week before. I will never understand how people could give her cheerleader picture first call out. So Cassandra will be the second one eliminated.

Week 3:

FCO: Brittany

Bottom Two: Cassandra & Diana

Eliminated: Cassandra

My FCO: Sarah

New Bottom Two: Diana & Jaslene

My elimination: Diana

Reasons: With Cassandra gone, the next weakest is Diana, as well as Jaslene’s way too scarily thin body in her picture. Diana and Jaslene are the new bottom two, with Diana getting eliminated next.

Week 4:

FCO: Renee

Bottom Two: Dionne & Felicia

Eliminated: Felicia

My FCO: Brittany

New Bottom Two: Whitney & Jael

My elimination: Whitney

Reasons: NO WAY would Felicia be eliminated, or anywhere near the bottom two this week. Her picture was just a little bland at the worst, it in no way warranted an elimination. And Dionne certainly would not have been in the bottom two either, despite having to be coached at the photoshoot. Thus, the bottom two changes, with Whitney and Jael being in the bottom instead. I feel bad for putting Jael in the bottom two considering this photoshoot came a week after her friend’s death. But lets face it, her picture this week was so blah. She wouldn’t get eliminated though, that honor would go to Whitney, who had by far the weakest portfolio thus far. Funny how my revised bottom two is the same bottom two and eliminated girl as Week 7 on the real show. Possible foreshadowing maybe?

Week 5:

FCO: Natasha

Bottom Two: Whitney & Diana

Eliminated: Diana

My FCO: Jaslene

New Bottom Two: Samantha & Jael

My elimination: Jael

Reasons: With Diana and Whitney gone, the next weakest link after both plus sizes of the cycle is Jael. Her picture was downright cringeworthy, if not nightmare fuel. Plus after coming off of last week with a not so great picture, it would be time to eliminate her here. As for Samantha being in the bottom two with her, I don’t think she’d have the confidence to pull off a cross dressing shot. And I can see her being uncomfortable with posing with drag queens. Thus her joining Jael in the bottom two, but getting spared.

Week 6:

FCO: Jael

Bottom Two: Whitney & Sarah

Eliminated: Sarah

My FCO: Brittany

New Bottom Two: Jaslene & Sarah

My elimination: Sarah

Reasons: Jaslene most definitely should’ve been in the bottom two for her four personalities picture. She had the same look in all four photos! She’d be spared though, and Sarah would still be eliminated, just like she was in the actual episode. She WAY overdid it in all four of her pictures, (even if it was a ridiculous photoshoot), and I don’t get the love for her. So Sarah can go next.

Week 7:

FCO: Dionne

Bottom Two: Whitney & Jael

Eliminated: Whitney

My FCO: Brittany

New Bottom Two: Renee & Samantha

My elimination: Samantha

Reasons: With no Jael or Whitney, the next weakest link would be Renee. While her picture was not terrible, I was not a fan of it either. But I wouldn’t have cut her either, as she still had loads of potential and took VERY strong photos in the weeks after this. My elimination for this week would go to Samantha. For some reason, I just don’t see her pulling off a campy shot like this. So I think 7^th place would be a good stopping point for her here.

Week 8:

FCO: Natasha

Bottom Two: Jael & Brittany

Eliminated: Jael

My FCO: Natasha

New Bottom Two: Felicia & Brittany

My elimination: Felicia

Reasons: Brittany sucked hard in her commercial, and no doubt deserved her bottom two appearance this week. But like the real show, I also would’ve kept her around another week. As for the elimination, I think this would’ve been the week I would’ve sent Felicia home. I can’t really picture her pulling off a CoverGirl commercial, in an Australian accent no less. Plus, the other five girls were a bit stronger than her, so 6^th place is where Felicia’s journey on the show would end.

Week 9:

FCO: Jaslene

Bottom Two: Dionne & Brittany

Eliminated: Brittany

My FCO: Renee

My Bottom Two: Dionne & Brittany

My elimination: Dionne

Reasons: So the bottom two here is the exact same one on the show. Only Dionne would get cut instead of Brittany. While I do realize Brittany was cut because of her meltdown at go sees, she still had a hell of a lot more to offer at the time of her elimination, and had a far stronger portfolio. Dionne on the other hand, had a far more mediocre portfolio, and STILL needed coaching in her photoshoots. Even this late in the competition. Thus my elimination for Dionne this week instead of Brittany.

Week 10:

FCO: Renee

Bottom Two: Dionne & Natasha

Eliminated: Dionne

My FCO: Renee

New Bottom Two: Jaslene & Natasha

My elimination: Natasha

Reasons: Funny how my revised bottom two is the final two on the actual show. Natasha’s picture this week was absolutely abysmal, and really should’ve been eliminated that week. And with Dionne already gone, she honestly would have been eliminated. As for Jaslene, I don’t actually consider her picture bottom two worthy. But with Renee and Brittany still in the competition, it would just push her down to that bottom position. And honestly, I don’t think Brittany would screw up a photoshoot like that of the Aboriginal. Jaslene would still be spared though, and Natasha would get the boot at fourth place.

Week 11:

FCO: Jaslene

Bottom Two: Natasha & Renee

Eliminated: Renee

My FCO: Jaslene

New Bottom Two: Brittany & Renee

My elimination: Renee

Reasons: Despite taking the only halfway decent CoverGirl picture this cycle, I’d still choose to eliminate Renee because I happened to prefer both Jaslene and Brittany more. The next strongest picture after Renee was Jaslene, who I would give first call out to. Besides that, only the bottom two has changed from my revised version to the actual show. Only difference is Brittany is in the final two with Jaslene instead of Natasha.

Final Two: Jaslene & Brittany

America’s Next Top Model is…. Jaslene!

So Jaslene wins here, just like she did on the actual show. I know she wasn’t always consistent, but she was a very strong competitor and I was glad that she won. Brittany would be my runner up, as her portfolio was nearly flawless. She could never cut it as a winner though, as she was highly unprofessional at times. Thus why Jaslene wins, and Brittany is the runner up for me.

Final Standings (Bottom twos):

1. Jaslene – (Winner) (3)

2. Brittany – (Runner Up) (3)

3. Renee (3)

4. Natasha (1)

5. Dionne (1)

6. Felicia (1)

7. Samantha (2)

8. Sarah (1)

9. Jael (3)

10. Whitney (1)

11. Diana (1)

12. Cassandra (1)

13. Kathleen (1)

ANTM Cycle 8 Top 10 Worst Photos

ANTM Cycle 8 Top 10 Best Photos

ANTM Cycle 8 Final Recap

I was not a huge fan of this cycle. While it did have some very entertaining contestants and moments, it was very lacking. I think maybe it was the photoshoots that dragged it down for me the most. Almost all of them were WAY too gimmicky and completely ridiculous. They were so cheap and tacky looking, and some of the editing done to the pictures seriously looked like it was edited on Microsoft Paint. These photoshoots were even more campy and gimmicky than Cycle 7’s photoshoots were. On top of that, three of the worst photoshoots in the history of the show, (drag queens, four personalities, memorable ANTM moments), happened three consecutive weeks in a row. No agency would ever take a girl seriously, let alone sign her with THAT in her portfolio. They would seriously be laughed right out an agency with photoshoots like the aforementioned three in their portfolios. If I were one of the models, I would be humiliated showing an agency these pictures. Not the best group of girls either. Some of the girls were VERY talented, and unfortunately some of those said talented girls were eliminated WAY too soon. Where as weaker girls made it way further than they should. There were some talented girls that did make it far though, and I was very satisfied with the winner. The final runway was kind of lame too. Like last cycle, it was far too cheesy for me to take seriously. Overall, Cycle 8 was a very dark and somewhat entertaining cycle, and I definitely don’t hate the cycle. But the atrocious photoshoots and not very strong cast kind of drag it down for me a bit.

Like the other seasons, I am going to rank the girls from highest to lowest call out average wise. The overseas group is ranked 1-6, the makeovers group from 7-11, and the rest at 12-13. Now off to the final rankings!

Overseas:

1. Brittany (3.0) 1/6/2/1/6/1/1/5/4

Brittany was no doubt the model of the cycle. I don’t recall her taking even one bad photo. Pre overseas, with the exception of two weeks, she was called within the top two, even securing four first call outs from me! That’s amazing for a fifth placer! There’s no way I’d let her win though, despite ranking #1 in my call out averages. This girl had absolutely no professionalism whatsoever, her meltdown at go sees was a perfect example of that. Despite that though, I don’t think I would’ve eliminated her when she was, even though go sees are part of the show. And even if she did blow it big time with her meltdown. She’d be my runner up.

2. Felicia (3.3) 2/1/3/7

Wow, talk about ranking high for someone who was eliminated fourth! This probably won’t be the only time this will happen, but this is very impressive. Felicia was robbed, BIG time. She spent the first three weeks being called within the Top 3, even earning a first call out the week she took that amazing jock photo. Her elimination is one of the most undeserved in the history of the show. Felicia only took ONE weak photo, that wasn’t even that bad, and gets sent home for it? Yet there were so many other girls who still had to take an impressive photo. Tyra only eliminated her because Felicia resembled her too much. And knowing Tyra, she can’t have anyone resembling her, so off she goes. I would definitely take Felicia overseas in a heartbeat. She’d probably go out Top 6 for me.

3. Natasha (3.8) 7/10/7/2/2/2/2/1/2/4/3

Oh Natasha, such a goofball. Easily the most entertaining contestant this cycle. And she certainly had a strong portfolio too. Natasha managed to get a whopping five second call outs from me, four of those five being consecutive. She even earned a first call out for that Australian CoverGirl commercial. Quite the contrast from the weak start she got off to the first three weeks, which includes her atrocious teachers pet photo. However, Natasha reverted right back to weak pictures the last two weeks of the competition, and took an abysmal CoverGirl picture. Quite possibly the worst CoverGirl picture in the history of the show. Despite ranking high with a greatly improving portfolio, I find Natasha heavily overrated. Cute personality, but I’m just not a huge fan of her. No way would she be runner up like she was on the show. She’d go out fourth place for me, the Aboriginal week.

4. Dionne (4.1) 8/3/6/4/3/4/3/2/5/3

I was never exactly sure how to feel about Dionne. I never loved her, but I never hated her either. She was kind of just there to me, though she did crack me up at times. Her portfolio was pretty good, but not excellent. She never took a stand out shot, despite ranking this high in my call out averages. I was never wowed by her. Plus, she had to be coached in a lot of her photos too, even overseas. Not good for a fourth placer. And I would not have taken her to fourth place either. She’d go out Top 5 for me, the swimsuit week.

5. Jaslene (4.2) 3/2/9/8/1/8/4/4/3/2/2

This may be an unpopular opinion, but Jaslene deserved to win. I realize she was not very consistent, (especially towards the middle of the competition), but she did fit the prizes more than Natasha, so I wasn’t mad at her winning. I’m kind of surprised Jaslene managed to rank only fifth in my averages. I thought for sure she’d rank at least in the Top 3. But I guess some of her lower call outs in the middle of the competition kind of brought her average down a little bit. Still, she managed to earn one first call out from me, for her drag queen shot. While I didn’t give her any of the first call outs she earned on the show, they were still strong pictures that ranked high in my call outs. Despite this rather low ranking of her in my averages, I’d still crown her the winner. And her and Natasha went on to have extremely successful post show careers anyways, so it doesn’t really make a difference at the end of the day.

6. Renee (4.2) 4/12/8/3/5/3/5/3/1/1/1

And here we have, the villain of the cycle. I could not stand Renee. At all. She always picked fights with people just for the sake of picking fights, and she could never be happy for anyone. Even when she did “change” after her intervention with Tyra, I didn’t believe it one bit. Methinks Renee only suppressed her bitchiness because she didn’t want to look too badly on TV. As for her portfolio, it was a pretty good one. She did take some strong pictures, but I wasn’t entirely wowed by her until overseas, where she managed to rack up three consecutive first call outs from me. She definitely earned her spot in the top three, which is where I’d also eliminate her on the show. I do feel bad about what happened to her post show, with her jail time and all. I hope she manages to find herself once she’s released from jail.

Makeovers:

7. Sarah (5.3) 9/7/1/5/4/6

I don’t get the love for this girl. I was only impressed with one picture of hers, (her nude candy picture, which I gave her first call out for), and she was incredibly irritating and bitchy. I don’t understand what people see in her. Unlike the rest of the fandom, I agreed with her elimination. While her final picture wasn’t that bad, it was still way overacted and forced, even for ridiculous photoshoot standards. She goes the same week she did on the show, with the atrocious four personalities photoshoot. I really don’t want to waste anymore time talking about her.

8. Samantha (7.0) 5/9

Another robbed contestant that was eliminated WAY too early. Neither of Samantha’s pictures were bad at all, and she should’ve been given another chance to prove herself. Her second photo was a bit bland, but not elimination worthy at all. Tyra only picked a bad photo on purpose just to justify sending her home. Since as usual, Tyra hates introverts and anyone who does not have a bubbly personality. Despite being eliminated second, Samantha went on to have a major career post show. Take that Tyra! She’d probably go out 7^th place for me, for the memorable moments photoshoot week. Samantha’s post show success just goes to show you don’t need to last long or have a major personality to have a successful career.

9. Jael (7.0) 11/4/4/10/9/5/7/6

Hoo boy, another big personality here. Jael seems like a fun person to hang out with…. in small doses. While she seemed like a nice girl, she could be quite irritating at times. And she really did not know when to back off either. Still, I liked Jael, and I still found her entertaining a lot of the time. However, I was not impressed with her portfolio. I only liked maybe two of her pictures, her bookworm and her nude candy picture. Both of which I called fourth, her highest call out position in her averages. The rest of her portfolio ranged from mediocre to absolutely terrible, and I eliminated her a whopping four times. By far the most out of all the girls. That’s not good for someone who makes it overseas. She was basically the Jaeda of the cycle, both ended up in sixth place with weak pictures, and multiple eliminations by me. The only difference is no incessant whining of her hair. She had no business going overseas either. I’d eliminate her drag queen week, for that utterly creepy picture of hers. *shudder* I did however feel bad for her when she fell into her meth addiction after the show. Very shocking and awful. By the looks of things, she seems to have gotten clean and is living a drug free life now. You go Jael!

10. Diana (7.2) 6/5/11/6/8

For a plus size contestant, I was expecting a lot from Diana, talent and personality wise. Sadly, she failed to impress in either category. She took mediocre pictures throughout her stay on the show, even though I did like her first two pictures. And she was super forgettable too. She didn’t seem to get a lot of camera time, and when she did, she appeared stuck up and gossipy. She goes out nude candy week for me, as her picture was absolutely atrocious. Nothing special about this plus size contestant.

11. Whitney (7.4) 10/8/5/9/7/7/6

Another plus size contestant that failed to impress. I’m honestly not sure how she got cast for the show, as her pictures were awful. While she wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought she would be when I ranked her pictures, she had no business making it all the way to the Top 7 on the show. I only liked one picture of hers, her nude candy picture, and even that one wasn’t what I’d call amazing. She’d leave the fourth week for me, the crime scene photoshoot week. I’ve got to say, both plus size models were very disappointing and under performed this cycle. This was not their cycle, that’s for sure.

The Rest:

12. Cassandra (11.0) 12/11/10

Cassandra seemed like such a sweet girl, probably one of the most likable contestants in the history of the show. Unfortunately, this girl could not model to save her life. All three weeks she was on the show she managed to rank in the double digits, and none of her pictures were good. I kind of liked her nude candy picture in a way, but even that photo was lacking. Methinks Tyra only dragged her to makeovers just to get rid of that glued in weave she had. And she certainly looked much better with that afro she received as a makeover. She’d probably go out the second week for me, as she really didn’t have a whole lot of talent at all.

13. Kathleen (13.0) 13

Not a model. While she seemed like a delight to be around and she was entertaining as hell, this girl didn’t have even a lick of potential. Her anti fur picture was absolutely terrible, one of the worst in the cycle, and her elimination was completely deserved. Not much to say about her as she was the first one cut. Oh well, her cluelessness did crack me up, which you don’t see often with a first eliminated girl. If only she had the talent to back it up.

CoverGirl Print Ad & Commercial

Oh wow, this has got to be the worst set of CoverGirl pictures in the history of the show. I didn’t mind the pink backdrop I guess, but the photos looked so damn cheap. I think that’s because I was not impressed with any of the photos. Only ONE of the three pictures came out great. The other two were either mediocre or terrible. I guess it’s fitting that the final photoshoot would suck so hard considering what a gimmicky cycle this was. Oh well, onto the last set of photos….

1. Renee

And for the third week in a row, Renee secures yet another first call out from me. For good reason too, as this CoverGirl picture is stunning. It’s literally the only good picture out of the three. She looks so young, so fresh, so natural. I love her head tilt and her smile is beautiful. Not many girls have ever posed that way in a CoverGirl picture before. Not sure what to think of her commercial though. She sounds like someone who’s actually literally on vacation. But like her Top 6 commercial, she’s talking way too fast and too rushed. Plus, why do I feel like her commercial was edited far too much? She literally doesn’t talk about the make up, (the whole point of the commercial), at all. I also don’t get why she was eliminated either. Too old looking? Did the judges even look at her picture? The judges knew from Day 1 she was old looking. And they’re just now gonna pull that out of their ass to justify sending her home? Methinks she was only sent home because the judges feared Jaslene would never beat Renee had she been in the final two instead.

2. Jaslene

This is a pretty good photo of Jaslene. She looks grogeous, but I feel this is far more senior yearbook portrait than it is a CoverGirl picture. Her commercial is okay too, nice touch speaking in Spanish. Her commercial performance was otherwise forgettable until she decided to pull out the Spanish. She sounded far more natural, and a lot more comfortable. Overall, I agreed with Jaslene’s win this cycle. While she wasn’t always the most consistent, she was still a very strong competitor and it was nice to see a Latina take the win.

3. Natasha

Worst. CoverGirl. Picture. Ever. How was this her best shot? This is terrible. Her smile is forced and she looks extremely haggard. Not fresh at all for a CoverGirl picture. Her commercial was even worse. She sounded way too rehearsed, and you could tell she had no idea what she was doing. I have no idea how Natasha became the runner up of the cycle. She was terrible last week, and she failed to perform this week too. I would’ve eliminated her this week, hell I would’ve eliminated her the week before even. She had by far the weakest performance this week.

AVERAGES

1. Brittany (3.0) 1/6/2/1/6/1/1/5/4 – (Eliminated Week 9)

2. Felicia (3.3) 2/1/3/7 – (Eliminated Week 4)

3. Natasha (3.8) 7/10/7/2/2/2/2/1/2/4/3 – (Runner Up)

4. Dionne (4.1) 8/3/6/4/3/4/3/2/5/3 – (Eliminated Week 10)

5. Jaslene (4.2) 3/2/9/8/1/8/4/4/3/2/2 – (Winner)

6. Renee (4.2) 4/12/8/3/5/3/5/3/1/1/1 – (Eliminated Week 11)

7. Sarah (5.3) 9/7/1/5/4/6 – (Eliminated Week 6)

8. Samantha (7.0) 5/9 – (Eliminated Week 2)

9. Jael (7.0) 11/4/4/10/9/5/7/6 – (Eliminated Week 8)

10. Diana (7.2) 6/5/11/6/8 – (Eliminated Week 5)

11. Whitney (7.4) 10/8/5/9/7/7/6 – (Eliminated Week 7)

12. Cassandra (11.0) 12/11/10 – (Eliminated Week 3)

13. Kathleen (13.0) 13 – (Eliminated Week 1)

ELIMINATIONS

Brittany: 0

Cassandra: 0

Diana: 1

Dionne: 1

Felicia: 0

Jael: 4

Jaslene: 1

Kathleen: 1

Natasha: 2

Renee: 1

Samantha: 0

Sarah: 0

Whitney: 0

Aboriginal Dances

I like this photoshoot a lot. I liked the concept of the girls acting out different aboriginal dances. It reminded me of the Cycle 4 photoshoot where the girls had to dance in a photoshoot. Coincidentally enough, that photoshoot also took place at the final four. I liked the backdrop and the photos colored in mostly brown too. I felt like it was a nice touch, and fitting considering the theme of the photoshoot. The photo performance however, was pretty sub par. Only one picture turned out truly excellent out of the four. Two were mediocre, and one was absolutely terrible. So it stopped me from getting into the photoshoot too much. Oh well, one more photoshoot to go for Cycle 8! Now onto the photos!

1. Renee

Renee is the only one that truly nailed it this week. Her pose is to die for, I love what she has done with her arms, and I love her profile shot too. Don’t care too much about cocked leg, but that’s just a minor nitpick as this picture is fabulous. I agreed with this getting first call out at panel wholeheartedly. Excellent job!

2. Jaslene

I consider this is a very strong photo of Jaslene. I like her arm position and her angry face. She looks as if she’s saying “Stop and look at me!” It’s as if she’s literally commanding attention in her own photo. My problem with this photo is the same problem I have with Renee’s photo, that cocked left leg. I don’t get what it is with these girls and their bent legs. It looks weird. Other than that though, I still like the photo.

3. Dionne

I was fine with Dionne being sent home this week. Her portfolio was miles behind the other girls, and compared to them, her photos just haven’t been impressive. This photo of her is alright. I do like what she’s doing with her pose, but the face is completely blank. She’s giving me nothing. And thus, it is not keeping my interested at all. If her face had been stronger, then this definitely would’ve ranked within the Top 2.

4. Natasha

This is abysmal. Absolutely terrible. What on earth is Natasha doing with her pose? Why is she hugging a tree? Don’t even get me started on her expressionless face. Natasha has reverted back to weak photos. When she was otherwise improving drastically from the first three weeks of the competition. And at this point in the competition, there is no excuse to be taking bad shots like this. Worst photo this week, and one of the worst photos of this cycle.

AVERAGES

1. Brittany (3.0) 1/6/2/1/6/1/1/5/4 – (Eliminated Week 9)

2. Felicia (3.3) 2/1/3/7 – (Eliminated Week 4)

3. Natasha (3.9) 7/10/7/2/2/2/2/1/2/4

4. Dionne (4.1) 8/3/6/4/3/4/3/2/5/3 – (Eliminated Week 10)

5. Jaslene (4.4) 3/2/9/8/1/8/4/4/3/2

6. Renee (4.5) 4/12/8/3/5/3/5/3/1/1

7. Sarah (5.3) 9/7/1/5/4/6 – (Eliminated Week 6)

8. Samantha (7.0) 5/9 – (Eliminated Week 2)

9. Jael (7.0) 11/4/4/10/9/5/7/6 – (Eliminated Week 8)

10. Diana (7.2) 6/5/11/6/8 – (Eliminated Week 5)

11. Whitney (7.4) 10/8/5/9/7/7/6 – (Eliminated Week 7)

12. Cassandra (11.0) 12/11/10 – (Eliminated Week 3)

13. Kathleen (13.0) 13 – (Eliminated Week 1)

ELIMINATIONS

Brittany: 0

Cassandra: 0

Diana: 1

Dionne: 1

Felicia: 0

Jael: 4

Jaslene: 1

Kathleen: 1

Natasha: 1

Renee: 1

Samantha: 0

Sarah: 0

Whitney: 0

Women’s & Men’s Swimsuit Magazine

Wow, these are some of the most amazing photoshoots in the shows history! This was a genius concept, probably the best utilization of girls modeling swimwear on a beach since the Jamaican swimsuit photoshoot from Cycle 3. I loved the black and white sepia pictures from the women’s magazine, with Tyra Banks as the photographer no less! Tyra did an excellent job photographing the girls. The men’s magazine pictures in color looked fabulous too. It almost looked like the paparazzi catching most of these girls in a private moment, without making the photos look cheap. With the exception of one girl, all the remaining girls did a magnificent job with one of if not both sets of their photos. Seriously, most of these pictures this week could easily run as an actual ad for a magazine. That’s how amazing these photos were. Which is really saying a lot considering the ridiculous photoshoots this cycle had. It’s about time this cycle finally go back to normal photoshoots and drop the gimmicky crap from the previous weeks.

And yes I will be grading both pictures together. I will rank the girls based on how well they did on both their photoshoots. It’s just easier that way, so I don’t have to make a whole new post for five more pictures. But, enough rambling, onto the photos!

1. Renee

Renee nailed both photoshoots this week. Both photos were absolute perfection. Her women’s magazine picture is to die for. I love the arch in her back, her arm position is genius, (my favorite part of the photo), and her face is just serene. Her interaction with the male model is perfect too. I could honestly see this being published as an ad in a magazine. Her men’s magazine picture is amazing too. I love her slight eye contact with the camera, almost as if the paparazzi was intruding on a private moment between lovers. Once again I love her interaction with the male model. Renee really knocked it out of the park this whole week.

2. Natasha

I adore Natasha’s women’s magazine picture. I love her laying in the sand, as well as her sexy face. It is oozing with sex appeal, and it’s not the kind of thing you’d expect out of Natasha. Like Renee’s women’s magazine picture, I could honestly see this being published as an actual magazine ad. Her men’s magazine picture is also a win. Like her other picture, I love her sitting in the sand and her face is gorgeous as well. Both Renee and Natasha did a fabulous job this week, I just happen to like Renee’s set of photos just a little bit more.

3. Jaslene

I’d say this is a strong set of photos of Jaslene this week. Her women’s magazine picture is lovely. I love her interaction with the male model and her peaceful face. It’s like she hasn’t a care in the world for anyone but her lover. Not sure what the deal is with her unnecessarily arched foot, but that’s only a minor nitpick. Her men’s magazine picture is perfection. It is the epitome of a photo you’d expect out of Jaslene. Her pose is fierce, I love the wind in the hair, and her face is divine. Everytime I think of Jaslene and of Cycle 8 in general, this is the picture that comes to mind. Jaslene took one nice picture this week, and one fierce one as well. Hence why she ranks third here.

4. Brittany

If Brittany hadn’t had that full blown meltdown at go sees, she probably wouldn’t have been eliminated this week. One of her pictures this week goes down as being one of the best pictures this cycle. Not a huge fan of her women’s magazine picture. Her pose is lazy, and the way she’s standing and slouching makes her thighs look huge. Plus, she has zero interaction with the male model either. Her men’s magazine picture however, is a completely different story. It’s a fantastic picture! I love her lying position, and unlike her other picture, she has a strong interaction with the male model. The face, the face though…. is magical. That stare, she stares right through you! It’s so possessed, yet so positively fierce at the same time. This might be the best Brittany has ever looked since her nude candy picture. I hated to see Brittany go this episode, and I would’ve given her another week to prove herself. But I understand why she had get cut due to her poor performance and meltdown at go sees.

5. Dionne

This is probably the only set of photos this week that I didn’t like. Neither are strong or in way impressive, when the rest of the girls slayed either one of or both their pictures. I do like Dionne’s women’s magazine picture though. I do like how she’s sitting on the sand, and her have looks lovely. It definitely goes with the brief that is swimsuit photoshoot while on a beach. Her men’s magazine picture however, is weak. She’s just standing there not doing anything even remotely interesting with her body. She looks like she was in the middle of moving her body between poses, and she is has zero interaction with the male model. Her face reads clueless too. She looks as if she hasn’t a clue what she’s doing here. Dionne would’ve been my choice for elimination this week. As she had to be once again coached on set, (which is inexcusable at this point), was the only one to not take a batch of strong pictures this week, and was miles behind the other girls portfolio wise at this point in the competition. Had Brittany not blown it this episode, Dionne for sure would’ve been the one sent packing.

AVERAGES

1. Brittany (3.0) 1/6/2/1/6/1/1/5/4 – (Eliminated Week 9)

2. Felicia (3.3) 2/1/3/7 – (Eliminated Week 4)

3. Natasha (3.9) 7/10/7/2/2/2/2/1/2

4. Dionne (4.2) 8/3/6/4/3/4/3/2/5

5. Jaslene (4.7) 3/2/9/8/1/8/4/4/3

6. Renee (4.9) 4/12/8/3/5/3/5/3/1

7. Sarah (5.3) 9/7/1/5/4/6 – (Eliminated Week 6)

8. Samantha (7.0) 5/9 – (Eliminated Week 2)

9. Jael (7.0) 11/4/4/10/9/5/7/6 – (Eliminated Week 8)

10. Diana (7.2) 6/5/11/6/8 – (Eliminated Week 5)

11. Whitney (7.4) 10/8/5/9/7/7/6 – (Eliminated Week 7)

12. Cassandra (11.0) 12/11/10 – (Eliminated Week 3)

13. Kathleen (13.0) 13 – (Eliminated Week 1)

ELIMINATIONS

Brittany: 0

Cassandra: 0

Diana: 1

Dionne: 1

Felicia: 0

Jael: 4

Jaslene: 1

Kathleen: 1

Natasha: 0

Renee: 1

Samantha: 0

Sarah: 0

Whitney: 0

CoverGirl Commercial in Australia

Don’t care about commercials, so this set of rankings are going to be as short as possible. Probably the shortest write up I’ll ever do here.

1. Natasha – Didn’t sound even remotely Australian, but her enthusiasm in the commercial more than made up for it.

2. Dionne – Didn’t sound Australian either, but still liked the commercial.

3. Renee – She was the only one to nail the accent to a T, but she talked WAY too fast and hyperactive the entire commercial. It was kind of a turn off.

4. Jaslene – She thought way too much and she squinted her eyes the entire commercial, which was distracting. She didn’t sound Australian either.

5. Brittany – On the verge of tears the entire commercial, and she was completely clueless. Pretty good accent, so she wasn’t a complete lost cause.

6. Jael – What a mess. She had no idea what she was doing. At all. She completely flopped, and she flopped hard. Her accent was okay, but that’s about the only positive thing I can say. She definitely deserved to be eliminated this week. It was way overdue.

AVERAGES

1. Brittany (2.9) 1/6/2/1/6/1/1/5

2. Felicia (3.3) 2/1/3/7 – (Eliminated Week 4)

3. Dionne (4.1) 8/3/6/4/3/4/3/2

4. Natasha (4.1) 7/10/7/2/2/2/2/1

5. Jaslene (4.9) 3/2/9/8/1/8/4/4

6. Sarah (5.3) 9/7/1/5/4/6 – (Eliminated Week 6)

7. Renee (5.4) 4/12/8/3/5/3/5/3

8. Samantha (7.0) 5/9 – (Eliminated Week 2)

9. Jael (7.0) 11/4/4/10/9/5/7/6 – (Eliminated Week 8)

10. Diana (7.2) 6/5/11/6/8 – (Eliminated Week 5)

11. Whitney (7.4) 10/8/5/9/7/7/6 – (Eliminated Week 7)

12. Cassandra (11.0) 12/11/10 – (Eliminated Week 3)

13. Kathleen (13.0) 13 – (Eliminated Week 1)

ELIMINATIONS

Brittany: 0

Cassandra: 0

Diana: 1

Dionne: 0

Felicia: 0

Jael: 4

Jaslene: 1

Kathleen: 1

Natasha: 0

Renee: 1

Samantha: 0

Sarah: 0

Whitney: 0

Memorable ANTM Moments

This photoshoot is the walking poster child for “excellent idea, terrible execution.” I mean, I did like the concept of the girls posing with past ANTM contestants reenacting the most epic moments from the show at the time. It was kind of like a big ‘ol Top Model reunion. The photoshoot itself…. completely ridiculous and extremely gimmicky. Comic book setting?! Seriously?! If one of the models walked in with a photo like this in their portfolio, they would be laughed right out of the agency. Talk about cheap as hell. Out of the seven photos taken, only three came out even remotely good. The rest were either completely average or absolutely terrible. I swear, the first two CW cycles really went for the gimmicky and campy photoshoots. Tyra and Co. must’ve thought when piecing together Cycles 7 and 8, “Oh hey, we’re on a new network now. Let’s overdo it with the silly photoshoots and stop taking ourselves seriously as a modeling competition. This isn’t a competition to look for the best model, this is just a reality TV show. Screw it, lets stop putting thought into these photoshoots. After all, entertainment is what’s more important, right?” Kind of a shame, I really liked the idea of the girls posing with past contestants. Only for a really good concept to be ruined with an idiotic photoshoot “theme.” But enough rambling, onto the photos….

1. Brittany

Brittany is the only girl to make this photoshoot as fashionable as possible. Which really says a lot considering this photoshoot was utter crap. She not only stands there looking tall, but she stands out even with both twins sandwiched between her. Brittany nailed yet another horrid photoshoot this week.

2. Natasha

Natasha just can’t get to that #1 spot, can she? XD;;; This is the fourth consecutive week in a row she’s gotten second call out. And this photo ranks high for a reason, this is an excellent photo of Natasha. I love the pose that she’s doing, elongating her legs in the process. I think she’s doing the best job selling the shoes, making them the forefront of the photo. Her face looks gorgeous as well. She looks like she’s in despair with the flesh eating bacteria all over her face. For the second week in a row, (and third week overall), both Brittany and Natasha are my top two favorite photos. But I just happened to like Brittany’s photo just a little more.

3. Dionne

This is a pretty good picture of Dionne, but I wouldn’t have given this first call out. I like her pose, and her legs look nice, but I’m not a huge fan of the face. Her eyes are too squinty, and she looks tired. Which really doesn’t set the scene for the limo kiss. If her eyes had more life in it, then I would’ve called this higher.

4. Jaslene

I’d say this is an alright shot of Jaslene. I do like her face, and the way she’s holding the purse. She looks like she’s mocking Bre with the granola bars. Not a huge fan of the body though. She looks too short and she’s not doing any interesting poses either. Not a fan of the cocked leg either. It looks weird. Either way, still a decent photo.

5. Renee

This is way too campy. Renee is way overacting here, (especially with her facial expression), and it’s distracting. And why is she grabbing her ankle? What is the point of that? If Renee had relaxed more, both with her pose and her face, then this photo could’ve been a whole lot better.

6. Whitney

I was fine with Whitney being eliminated in this episode, as she had been producing bad photo after bad photo for weeks now, and was way overdue to be sent home. But this isn’t necessarily the worst photo in the bunch. It’s bland, and it’s mad boring, but not too heinous. Her face is a bit dead, but I do see some insecurity regarding having to pose nude. So it does set the scene a little bit. At least Whitney gave me something, even if that something wasn’t all that great. The girl I did rank last couldn’t even do that.

7. Jael

Terrible photo. Jael is just laying there looking exhausted. Her completely dead eyes and open mouth is way too awkward, and she doesn’t look even remotely like a model. She didn’t do one single thing with this photo, she looks absolutely clueless. Worst photo in the bunch by a mile. If it wasn’t Whitney still being in the competition, Jael would’ve been my choice for elimination.

AVERAGES

1. Brittany (2.6) 1/6/2/1/6/1/1

2. Felicia (3.3) 2/1/3/7 – (Eliminated Week 4)

3. Dionne (4.4) 8/3/6/4/3/4/3

4. Natasha (4.6) 7/10/7/2/2/2/2

5. Jaslene (5.0) 3/2/9/8/1/8/4

6. Sarah (5.3) 9/7/1/5/4/6 – (Eliminated Week 6)

7. Renee (5.7) 4/12/8/3/5/3/5

8. Samantha (7.0) 5/9 – (Eliminated Week 2)

9. Jael (7.1) 11/4/4/10/9/5/7

10. Diana (7.2) 6/5/11/6/8 – (Eliminated Week 5)

11. Whitney (7.4) 10/8/5/9/7/7/6 – (Eliminated Week 7)

12. Cassandra (11.0) 12/11/10 – (Eliminated Week 3)

13. Kathleen (13.0) 13 – (Eliminated Week 1)

ELIMINATIONS

Brittany: 0

Cassandra: 0

Diana: 1

Dionne: 0

Felicia: 0

Jael: 3

Jaslene: 1

Kathleen: 1

Natasha: 0

Renee: 1

Samantha: 0

Sarah: 0

Whitney: 0

Four Personalities

Remember when I said the “CoverGirls in Space” photoshoot from Cycle 7 was the worst photoshoot ever? I lied. THIS is the worst photoshoot in the history of the show. This is terrible. In what way does this relate to fashion? In what way would an agency want to see something like this in a models portfolio? What was with the nicknames too? I don’t understand the point of that. Two of the girls didn’t even change their name either. I don’t blame them. I wouldn’t have either. Don’t even get me started on the photoshopping of the photos either. Cheap as hell text? Ugly borders around all of the photos? It looks like this was edited and photoshopped on Microsoft Paint. Terrible concept and terrible photoshoot. I only liked maybe three of the pictures from the girls too. The rest sucked, and I could not be dammed to look at them for more than a few more seconds. This photoshoot is the most extreme example of gimmicky and over the top campy I have ever seen. That and the photoshoot they had for next week. Worst. Photoshoot. Ever.

PS, I’m also gonna be posting the “memorable ANTM moments” photoshoot back to back tonight. I’ll post that one as soon as I publish this. Just so I don’t have to suffer through multiple days of crap photoshoots. Tomorrow I’ll post the latest photoshoot from Cycle 24. After that, off to the overseas weeks of Cycle 8, which will of course be far less work and less to write up. But enough rambling, onto the photos….

1. Brittany

For such a horrible photoshoot, (and a ridiculous looking weave), Brittany nailed the brief this week. Her innocent is cute and kid like, her spacey cracks me up, (she looks like she’s rolling her eyes), and her goofy is hilariously campy, but in a good way. I like her secret evil too, I love the face she’s giving, but her head is lowered a little too much. If she had lifted her head more, then it would be a solid shot. Overall, Brittany had the best set of photos this week. Mostly because of that god awful weave she got taken off her head later in the episode.

2. Natasha

Natasha did a great job with most of her photos this week. Her happy is approachable, and her surprised and her sexy sets are strong too. Her sad doesn’t looks too sad, but it’s still a usable shot. She did by far the best with the happy shot. Like Brittany, Natasha made almost all of her photos work. Which really says a lot about this photoshoot.

3. Renee

I’d say this is a pretty good set of photos of Renee. Her dark side looks pretty dark, she looks like someone you don’t want to mess with. Her motherly is my favorite, so friendly and approachable. This might be the softest and the youngest I have ever seen Renee photograph. She usually looks so much older than she does. Not a fan of her sexual or sorrow pictures though. Her sexual looks like a preteen trying too hard to be sexy, and her sorrow just looks like she has a headache. Still a decent set of photos nonetheless.

4. Dionne

This is a decent set of photos of Dionne. She did the best job with her friendly shot, very kind and approachable, and her hood shot is solid too. Her evil one is alright, but like with Brittany’s evil shot, she could’ve lifted her head more. Her eyes are a little too squinty too. Not a fan of her sensitive shot. She looks like she’s sleeping, that or has a headache. The rest of her pictures are fine though.

5. Jael

I like these pictures of Jael, but all of her words mean nearly the same thing. I do like her pose in her anarchist, as well as her pose in her dominator. Her face is too blank in her revolutionary, (though I do like her pose in that one as well), and her sexy beast is just cringeworthy. Her eyes are dead and I hate the open mouth. It’s a pretty good set of photos, but I wouldn’t have given this first call out like it got at panel.

6. Sarah

Unpopular opinion: I hate this picture of Sarah. I really, really do. I know this photoshoot was never about looking fashionable, but this is bad even for these already low standards. I can’t believe the fandom loves the photo. Positives first, I do like her innocent and her sad shots. But what drags this photo waaaaay down are her angry and happy shots. Talk about forced! Campiness is one thing, but it’s just so overacted it’s far too painful to look at. She 100% deserved her elimination in this episode. The only reason I didn’t rank this last is because there were two other girls who just happened to do worse than her.

7. Whitney

This is just a really weak set of photos. Only Whitney’s thinker shot is good, the rest are just bland. Her eyes are dead in her secretive photo, her peaceful looks like she’s sleeping, and her comedian picture is sooooo forced and creepy it’s ridiculous. I really have nothing more to say about this set of photos. It’s just super, super boring.

8. Jaslene

Awful. There’s no other way to describe these set of photos but awful. Jaslene not only looks exactly the same in every single shot, but she looks downright draggish and masculine in all her photos too. This is by far the worst set of photos this week. All the other girls made at least one or more of their photos work. Jaslene didn’t make any of them work. Not very good, especially for the future winner of this cycle.

AVERAGES

1. Brittany (2.8) 1/6/2/1/6/1

2. Felicia (3.3) 2/1/3/7 – (Eliminated Week 4)

3. Dionne (4.7) 8/3/6/4/3/4

4. Natasha (5.0) 7/10/7/2/2/2

5. Jaslene (5.2) 3/2/9/8/1/8

6. Sarah (5.3) 9/7/1/5/4/6 – (Eliminated Week 6)

7. Renee (5.8) 4/12/8/3/5/3

8. Samantha (7.0) 5/9 – (Eliminated Week 2)

9. Diana (7.2) 6/5/11/6/8 – (Eliminated Week 5)

10. Jael (7.2) 11/4/4/10/9/5

11. Whitney (7.7) 10/8/5/9/7/7

12. Cassandra (11.0) 12/11/10 – (Eliminated Week 3)

13. Kathleen (13.0) 13 – (Eliminated Week 1)

ELIMINATIONS

Brittany: 0

Cassandra: 0

Diana: 1

Dionne: 0

Felicia: 0

Jael: 2

Jaslene: 1

Kathleen: 1

Natasha: 0

Renee: 1

Samantha: 0

Sarah: 0

Whitney: 0