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The Bones
Surprise, surprise: we open this week's "America's Next Top Model" with a rehash of elimination (come on, it's the most exciting thing that's happened all season). Tahlia is still complaining, only this time it's about how Celia humiliated her in front of the judges and she is so going to give her a piece of her mind ... you know, like, later.
Oh, unless Aminat -- who clearly does not see the irony -- wants to go and do her speaking for her.
Aminat is someone I really liked until tonight. But her vitriol for Allison and Natalie was just stupid. (Did you hear that, Aminat? STUPID. Stupidstupidstupid. S-T-U-P-I-D. Yeah, like that.)
What is awesome is Tahlia's impassioned Hallmark card speech about How She Really Belongs Here, Darn It. Allison refers to it as "Chicken Soup for the Teenaged Soul" and Natalie offers a golf clap. Brilliant, ladies.
Alas, they can't bitch at each other endlessly. There are modeling lessons to be learned. The girls work on giving good face, and have to match their expression to some of Tyra's poses. Tahlia skips around the studio because she's teacher's pet now and it's sort of annoying. Natalie wins.
Back at home Tahlia "confronts" Celia by sitting down next to her and chomping on food. This girl must be a card-carrying member of the passive aggressive society. However, the two actually have a mature conversation about the drama and Tahlia handles herself well. The camera lingers on her burn scars, which is unnecessary and stupid (just ask Aminat).
The photo shoot is cool: the girls are splashed with powder and bright makeup in a single color, then they must emote that color for the camera.
Check out the photos from the shoot.
Prepping for panel, Celia wears the outfit she would like to be buried in. Cute.
At elimination, Tyra asks Tahlia how she is feeling. Tahlia stumbles through an answer. If any model had been this wishy washy in previous seasons, Tyra would've sent her to the guillotine. Instead, she clucks and nods sympathetically.
No such luck for Celia. Whatever the opposite of smiling with your eyes is, that's what Tyra is giving Celia.
Fo is called first. Her color was red and she was on fy-uh: great photo. Teyona is a surprising second -- pretty photo, but her shoot was painful. Tahlia is third, then Aminat, Allison, Natalie and London. Which leaves Sandra and Celia.
Sandra gets called out for only knowing how to pose in profile. Tyra actually refers to her as a "lovely girl," which caused this recapper to do a double take.
Celia gets beaten with the Tyra stick, which we all saw coming, and in truth it could have been worse. Alas, the picture tells the final tale. It's Celia for the win. Bye bye, Sandra.
The Pretty
The photos were lovely, even the worst of them. Fo was fo-roshe. Tahlia was alluring. Aminat looked her best so far.
The Ugly
Aminat's freak out. Tacky and juvenile.
Honorable mention must go to Sandra. I had such high hopes for this one: she's gorgeous. But as soon as she opens her mouth she is exposed for the arrogant meanie she is. So as much as I will miss quotes such as her parting one -- "I'm the best out of all the girls, they're crazy to send me home" -- I will also say: good riddance.
The Pretty Ugly
Of London's photo, Paulina said "It looks like she vomited blue and then died." I love you, Paulina.
Oh, Tyra, Please.
In her speech to Celia, Tyra says that her throwing Tahlia under the bus was "one of the most non-beautiful things that they have ever seen in the history of America's Next Top Model."
Does Tyra even watch this show? Because: not by a long shot, honey.
The Poll
You all secretly wanted Celia to win that smackdown by 56%. If only you Tahlia supporters (26%) and Tyra supporters (18%) had combined forces....
Instead of me snarking on the gals, why don't you tell me who can't get off your TV screen fast enough. Write-in candidates welcome.
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Tyra and ANTM have set back gay men and black women terribly. Every gay man is a ridiculous limp-wristed fool and every black woman is a screaming, finger-wagging ghetto *****. Tyra is just a bad example for air-headed egomaniacs with alien foreheads.
I don't think what Celia did was bad in top model standards. If only Tyra could have seen Sandra in the house. They get nasty people on this show and Celia is not nasty. She is honest and sticks up for people who she sees being mistreated.
Jade gets my vote for Top Model bit*h of all time with Bianca a close second.
I think that Tyra was referring to her "fued" with Naomi Campbell when she was talking with Celia.
The season with the "stolen granola bars" was worse in my opinion.
The b*tchy one for me was Camille. Couldn't stand her.
I am just glad to finally see a model who can put together an outfit. What's up with the jeans and t-shirts, i know most of them are just out of high school, but if you want to model shouldn't you at least like fashion. Week after week Celia is awesomely put together. She should have kept quiet, but hopefully lesson learned.
finally sandra's gone!
I don't mind what Celia did, except she should have NEVER done it at panel especially after the judges thought that Tahlia had the BEST picture of the bunch. That was just DEAD WRONG. She should have used her common sense and approached Tyra privately. Now going forward she will not be judged fairly (like Nigel said last night, he can't even look at her the same way anymore) because she has labeled herself as the back-stabbing B** of Top Model. That's a shame, cuz I actually like Celia before this....now her days are numbered.
I agree with "E". What happens in the Top Model house happens there. Celia should have never brought that to panel. The fact that she plotted and then was dumb enough to step in the middle of eliminations tattling was absurd.
Her ignorance and high & mighty attitude was evident when she said she was proud of what she did. Yeah right! She hung her head like a spanked puppy after Tyra blasted her. I can't wait until she goes home.
Celia was a fool to tattle in that timing, but if Tahlia had been in the bottom two that week then the other loser SHOULD have tattled. Tyra's forgiven(ignored) much worse so Celia should get a clean slate (maybe after one more bit of abuse.)
And the recapper didn't mention that Talia was nearly as insane and embarr***ing as Aminat. I lost a lot of respect for both of them and they (I suspect temporarily) have taken over my next to go preferences.
Btw, Tahlia is not a model.
And finally.. I forgot about Bianca, but oh my yes, Jade was significantly worse. And the girl who refused to fly in China (as well as the unlamented careerless Saleisha) were horrible people... on camera. Yet Tyra forced that outcome.
I missed the drama at the beginning of the episode, which is a shame, because I really like Aminat, and I'm disappointed that she's taken to a life Drama. Her photo was my favorite this week. I would have bet money she would be called first. Fo's photo was good, but it was also kinda predictable.