So in the real fashion world this show is a joke, maybe not a big joke, but the winners aren't taken that seriously. Well The show, to me, is not for the "real" fashion world but for those of us in the regular world who want to be models but don't have the good luck to "make it". We have ANTM, the show that let's every little girl's dream seem possible.
Well last night, Cycle 15 of ANTM premiered and I was there to behold my wonderful addition...well, not so much. I won't lie Tyra lost me a few seasons ago. The magic was lost for me after cycle 8, really after cycle 6. I absolutely LOVED Danielle, the winner of that cycle. To me she was the most real, down-to-earth of the winners (with that deep-south accent). And the only winner that didn't attitude/stank her way to the top prize. So I loved her laid-back personality and her accent, Go Danielle!
But anyway, I digress. This post is about cycle 15, the newbies. So I had to ask myself a very important question at the beginning of the episode: Will I watch this season? Well let me tell you, you will find out later in the post. Tyra starts the show with her promises of jump-starting a career by changing the game a bit. This season the winner will get a cover on Italian Vogue. Wow! Maybe the fashion world is taking Tyra and ANTM seriously now. The winner also gets signed with IMG modeling agency now as opposed to Ford models. So the prizes are still juicy...wish I could apply. *sadface* But back to the show.
So the drama always starts early and I'm so over the drama and the playing the woman against each other. I understand that we (woman) don't always get along but I am over it. But personally I get along with my female friends and females in general. But back to the show.
What I did like was that they played to the woman's "type". For the first challenge, the runway challenge, they did direct competition for the different groups or "types" that the modeling world would put the women in. There were "quirky", "sexy", "strong bone structure", "blonds", and "brunettes". I think I would make a perfect addition to the "sexy" group. Just saying. But back to the show.
They then moved to the "individual" portion of the show. Where we get to meet the models individually. Of course milking the girls for their sad stories and "I'm the over-comer" moments. We learn that a couple of the girls have kids, one live in a sleeping bag, one had a bad relationship with her mother, one is super religious but will gladly let go of that for ANTM, a couple of them are sisters and more than one of them, if not all, has a lot of work to do in order to become a model.
We move to the first cut and moved from 32 hopefuls down to 20. They have the girls first photo shoot where there are a few stand outs that let me know who to keep your eye out for. Anamaria is beautiful but not strong in pictures. Unfortunately, Ann, who is becoming one of my favorites because she is tall and lanky and totally awkward, did a horrible job. The sisters, also 'sistas" did a pretty good job. I also like them.
So we move to the nail-biting portion of the show, the Elimination. There is only enough room for 14 girls. of course in the announcing of the name there is crying, screaming, shouting, even a girl cutting a step. So the 14 models are:
Anamaria
Kindle
Rhianna (not black)
Chris (sister #1)
Jane
Chelsey
Liz
Sara
Lexi
Esther
Casey
Kayla
Ann (my dorky fav)
Terra (sister #2)
So will I be watching this season? Was there a doubt, of course I will. I have to hone my craft by listening to Tyra and what she tells the to do in order to improve. I think this will be a good season, better than cycle 6? We will see.
Quote of the episode: "Go past the type and ride that hype"-Tyra banks (in a so serious face that you would think it was the most profound statement ever made)
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