“I HAVE VERY GOOD POSTURE AND A VERY BIG HEAD…”

ANNOUNCING AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL LIVE 2012!!  TORONTO’S NEWEST CONSUMER FASHION AND SHOPPING EVENT FOR THE FUN, FIERCE AND FABULOUS!!!!

It’s official!!!  America’s Next Top Model Live is coming to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on May 4 – 6, 2012!!!!  Get ready for the ultimate fashion, beauty, modelling and shopping event of the year!  I am your inside ticket to the creation of what is sure to be a fixture on your social calendar! 

For those of you who are already fans of America’s Next Top Model, the fabulous Miss Tyra Banks and all things fashion, this will be the place for you to rest your heels and contemplate the television fixture that is ANTM.  You will surely know all about looking good H2T (Head to Toe), putting on your best SMIZE (Smiling With Your Eyes) and being as FIERCE as you possibly can!  As for the rest of you, jump right in, the water is warm and you do not have to watch the show to be interested in immersing yourself in a wonderful weekend of retail therapy, beauty advice and the Top Model experience!

Hello faithful watchers of ANTM!!!

Two weeks till the finale of Cycle 16, can you stand it?  Wednesday’s foray into Marrakech, Morocco brings us to the girls’ apartment and Hannah’s assessment of each of the remaining four models.  She describes Alexandria as a California surfer girl with spice and believe me when I tell you that if looks could kill, Hannah would be toast!  Clearly Alexandria didn’t want to be lumped into that category!  Hannah then says that Brittani breaks boundaries because of her trailer park background and that Molly is scary (she seems to agree on this point) and that she herself is the girl next door. 

Miss J breezes in wearing ravishing red and takes the girls to tea with none other than the editor-in-chief of Italian Vogue, Franca Sozzani.  Franca looks at all the model portfolios and advises the girls to use their personalities and whatever attributes they feel insecure about to fuel their negatives into a positive.  She tells them that even if they don’t win, they should not be intimidated to start their journey now.

After meeting with Franca, the girls are introduced to a stunning dancer named Noor Talbi who seductively comes into the room with a tea tray on top of her head.  She talks about how this exercise takes great balance and dexterity and that the girls must roll their hips while teetering the tray up above.  The girls all take their tea trays and try to make it work, but Brittani and Hannah have some trouble getting into the groove.  Alexandria then states that she has very good posture and a very big head, so she feels super confident that she will be able to win the challenge.  After practicing, the girls are informed that they will be demonstrating their skills that night in front of a live audience.  Back at the apartment, Hannah tries to practice balancing a tray while changing her clothes!  Don’t try this at home…it seriously doesn’t work! 

At the restaurant, Miss J informs them that they will not only be balancing tea sets, but also lit candles!!!  I foresee a MAJOR hairspray fire coming on here!  Luckily, nothing came of it, just a few fallen candles and broken egos.  Hannah tries to ‘maybe do the wave’ but it ends up coming across as an awkward movement and doesn’t look good.  Molly naturally swears up a storm as she trips on her skirt and everything falls. Alexandria manages well until the last moment when she drops the tray.  Alexandria labels herself as being very memorable and thinks that even with the drop, she has nailed it.  Brittani is stunning and elegant and comes out on top of the pack.  Brittani wins a catwalk coaching session with Miss J and chooses Hannah to go along with her.

The catwalk coaching session shows Hannah’s weak walk and Brittani’s fierce abilities. 

Miss J really has his whole runway walk down….he has major attitude when he struts and it really works!

ANTM Live Buzz:  Get runway coaching at America’s Next Top Model Live!!  Head backstage and get trained from runway professionals before going out on the open catwalk to show us what you’ve got!

After the session, all the girls head into the market to eat and find themselves at a local restaurant that specializes in goat.  Now, I have had goat before, but not quite in this fashion.  The girls bravely chow down on goat brain, while Brittani immediately spits out hers, describing it as squishy, gooey and yucky.  Unfortunately, even the slight taste of goat seems to make Brittani feel sick and she goes into the following day’s challenge feeling slightly under the weather. 

The next day brings the girls to Medina, the largest outdoor market in Morocco and there they meet Mr. Jay and Daniella Issa Helayel, who dresses Scarlett Johansson and Kate Middleton.  Daniella informs the girls she will be styling them for the shoot.  Mr. Jay then introduces famed photographer, Friedemann Hauss, who will be taking their photos. 

Hannah is first up in a stunning purple gown. She is almost unrecognizable in a twisted braid piled on top of her head and dark eyeliner.  She has a hard time getting her expressions just right and Friedemann comments that he finds her ‘too posy’.  Molly does well and is described by the photographer as being modern and good for editorials.  Alexandria comes across as too controlled and keeps sporting what can only be described as an angry look.  Brittani tries her best despite feeling sick and has to model in the rain.  She is really fierce and able to manipulate her body into some very interesting angles.

At elimination, Molly wins best pic and Brittani comes in a close second.  Hannah and Alexandria are left waiting to hear who gets to move on.  In the end, Alexandria comes up short and the model who brought a lot of drama and fantastic photo shoots gets sent home.  Hannah breathes a sigh of relief and gets to see another day in the modelling jungle.

I’m calling it now, let’s see if I’m right, I think Molly is going to take the whole thing, but I am rooting for Brittani.  I just love her cat-like qualities and being a brunette myself, perhaps I am a little bit bias!

Well there you have it my lovelies…another girl down and two more to go!  Soon we will crown America’s Next Top Model!!!  

Till next time my Glamazons!

Cecilia J