And The Winner Is . . .
Sorry about the lateness of this recap post for the finale of America’s Next Top Model. My laptop is refusing to turn on and is therefore being repaired. In the meantime, my computer access is somewhat limited.
So instead of my usual play-by-play recap, I’m just going to babble a little about what happened. Since this was the finale ep, one person was eliminated half-way through, after the CoverGirl commercial and photo shoot. It suddenly dawned on me that the grand prize there was having your picture in Walmart stores across the country. Yoo Hoo! But not really. Honestly, I’m happy for my picture to stay out of Walmart.
Even though Aminat clearly had the best commercial, she did not photograph well and she was sent home first. At this point, it became pretty clear to me who was going to win, mostly just because they kept giving her passes, and that was Teyona. She had the worst commercial by a mile, but they made excuses for her, saying she let her nerves get the best of her.
Teyona and Allison, who managed to produce both a good pic and a good commercial, went on to the final challenge, a fashion show. Allison really surprised me when she stepped up to the plate and delivered. Her walk has never been her strongest asset, but she did a great job, even if she looked a bit like she was hurrying at first. Teyona, however, has a strong walk, but I didn’t feel like she had much connection to the audience.
The final segment of the show, where they were all covered in grease and rolling around on the floor with about a dozen other people was just weird for me. But then I really don’t get high fashion, I guess. Unless its supposed to mean that they’ve all been smoking something.
In the final elimination, Allison was sent home and Teyona was crowned America’s Next Top Model for cycle 12.
One last little bit of interesting news. I just heard that Paula Porizkova was fired from the show and won’t be back for the next cycle. And here I was just starting to like her. Oh, I also read that Thalia was pregnant!! Remember her, with all the burn scars? It’s crazy, cause she had been told she would not be able to have children. I guess it’s good news, but its too bad she’s only 18.
