Down To Three....

Hello ANTM Fanatics!

I can’t believe this cycle is almost over!  We are down to the top four ladies and it is anyone’s game to win!  The final four are Laura, Allison, Angelea and Lisa.

Back in Crete, we see the girls celebrate Angelea’s narrow escape from elimination.  Angelea is thrilled to see Dominique gone and reflects on how she felt betrayed by the other girls.  Lisa talks about going the distance and out surviving Angelea. 

The girls enter into the condo to see Laura’s winning photo from last week.  She talks about how she is an ‘itty bitty farm girl’ and that things like this don’t happen to people from her town.  Laura feels like she will be able to win and is very grateful for the opportunity.  Lisa talks about how she thinks Laura is her biggest competition at this stage in the game.

The girls meet Nigel in a local store.  He talks about the girls doing an audition for Franca Sozzani, the editor-in- chief for Vogue Italia.  He reminds the girls that the winner of All Stars will have a blog on Vogue IT and he asks them all to write a blog talking about the fashion and atmosphere in Crete. The girls have to pick an outfit, take pictures and then write their blog.  Nigel says the winner will be given a trip for two back to Greece.

Angelea is planning on going to school for broadcast journalism and really wants to succeed in this challenge.  Laura talks about how she doesn’t like to write because of her dyslexia, but wants to play on her photography skills for this challenge.  Lisa talks about how she wants to show everyone the hottest spots in Crete including the best club, the best place to eat, etc.

Laura pulls up at her location and sees Allison there.  She tries to get different angles from Allison.  Angelea goes to the most urban place she can find.  She says she thinks people can relate to her because of the tough things she has been through.  Allison is the last person to get back to the house and as the girls are writing, Nigel comes in and takes the girls’ blogs away to be judged by Franca.  He says the winner will be announced the next day.

The girls greet Mr. Jay in a small town and are on the set of Greece’s most popular television series, The Island.  Mr. Jay then tells the models that Tyra will be directing them in a fashion film motion editorial based on her best-selling book, Modelland.  Tyra tells the girls that the book is about an exclusive modelling school that is perched on top of a mountain and its feature character is named ‘Tookie’ and is based on Tyra and her life experiences as a teenager.  She says it is her journey through friendship and bullies and embracing her own unique beauty.  She tells the girls each one will represent a different version of Tookie.  She tells the models that they will be filmed over two days and the results will be split over two weeks of judging.  The girls get styled and are filmed wearing dresses by Michael Cinco and are shot racing against each other, screaming and doing fashion interpretations from the book.  Lisa is given a scene where she has to represent Tookie’s mother, who is obsessed with a baby doll named Bellisima.  Tyra instructs her to look a little crazy and deranged.  Tyra says she is super strong and focused and has the right intensity.



Lisa

Laura is depicted in a scene where she is looking for a button that the boy she is in love with wears and is shot going through garbage frantically searching for it.  Mr. Jay says that it didn’t really work for her and she ends up making it look comical.  Laura also shoots a scene where she represents Tookie’s love of whip cream and is wearing a flowing white dress while pumping whip cream into her mouth. 

Laura

Allison continues to have a hard time because of her difficulty opening her eyes in the sunlight.  Mr. Jay wonders if she can be effective with her eye issues.  Allison then gets to model with a cat in a scene where she depicts Catwalk Corrider, which is a place where all the bad models get turned into cats.  Allison is thrilled with this scene because she feels she can relate to all the bizarre and theme driven parts of the film.  Allison also gets to model in a red outfit holding a blood orange, which is what all of Modelland smells like and is also one of Tyra’s favourite scents.  Laura talks about how perfect these kinds of scenes are for Allison because she gets to model with blood and creepy things that parlay well with her persona. 

Allison

Angelea is given a scene where she has to really portray something very emotional relating to Tookie feeling unloved and unwanted and the pain associated with her father telling her that she is not good enough.  Tyra asks if Angelea can relate and she says not around issues with her dad but definitely in relation to everything else. She talks about how she feels Tyra gave her that scene for a reason and becomes very emotional and says if she wasn’t in this competition, she doesn’t know where she would be.  She says she is doubting herself because she has to fight harder than the other girls.  She does very well and brings all her emotion into it.  Lisa criticizes Angelea for being too weak.  Angelea talks about how she is not going to let anything get her down and will fight hard to win.

Nigel calls Franca Sozzani and asks her opinion about which girl she feels should win the blog writing challenge.  She loves Angelea’s blog and says that she likes the way she writes, but Nigel points out that Angelea is also very up and down and can be difficult.   Franca also likes Lisa’s comparison between Hollywood and Crete.  Nigel announces that Angelea is the winner of the challenge and she is thrilled.  The girls are stunned.

The girls arrive for day two of filming and Mr. Jay brings in the unbelievably handsome Tyson Beckford in to act with them and the girls are beyond happy to see him. Tyson is very friendly and easy going and talks with all of the girls. He notes that Allison is much more quiet then the rest of the contestants and finds it hard to get to know her.

Tyson Beckford

Tyra shoots a few scenes for the film and does a shot with Tyson where Tookie, who has never kissed a boy before ends up kissing his thumb!! 

The girls then shoot the beginning of the film where they are racing to get to Modelland.  The next shot is the reveal of America’s Next Top Model All Star and each of them are being shot as the potential winner since they don’t know who will come out on top. 

All the girls are nervous about panel.  The girls get mail saying that only three girls will go on to compete to become the ANTM All Star.  The judging panel includes Tyson Beckford.  Tyra reveals Part 1 of her fashion editorial film, it is very avant garde and in a music video style.  The girls all look beautiful and have done a good job.  The film is very impactful and cool.  Check it out!     http://watch.ctv.ca/americas-next-top-model/cycle-17/americas-next-top-model-ep-1712-tyson-beckford/#clip578265

The judges talk about the crying scene with Angelea and how amazing it was, but they also comment on the running scene as being hilarious because she runs very awkwardly.  When Laura faces the judges, they like the emotional scene she did.  Tyson says that she was too aware of the camera and Nigel says there were times that she stared directly to camera when she should not have.  Allison is up next and Tyra says that her eye problems are a major hurdle and she should get it looked at.  The judges love Lisa and think she did a great job all day and really committed.  Tyra advises her not to forget to model when she is acting.

The judges spend a long time deliberating and have a hard time deciding who to send home.  There are arguments and the producer steps in and demands that the judges make a decision.  Tyra tells the girls that the deliberation was not easy.  The winner of the challenge is announced as being Lisa and she is surprised and thrilled to be one of the final three.  The runner up is Angelea and she is relieved and happy.  Allison and Laura are announced as the bottom two.  Tyra says that Laura has the most bubbly and wonderful personality, but the judges are worried about if she can do high fashion and get past the ‘cuteness’.  Tyra says that Allison’s introverted and shy personality is a complete contrast.  She announces Allison as being safe and Laura is eliminated.  Tyra tells Allison that although she is safe,  she needs to push her personality.  Tyra gives Laura a hug and tells her that she is a good model and something just got a little but lost this time around.  Laura says she doesn’t have any regrets and feels she did really well throughout the competition.  She says now people know her name around the world. 

Can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow!

Until Next Time My Glamazons!

Cecilia J