AimzsterAnd there were Five
June 17th 2008 00:55
Previously eliminated contestant, Alamela - why is it that everytime someone says her name, I find myself singing the jingle to Caramello Koala???
The eight episode of Australia’s Next Top Model Cycle 4 was all about high-end fashion and how much the remaining 5 girls know about what’s ‘vogue’. Of course, this meant meeting up with the ‘intimidating’ Vogue editor, Kirstie Clements who, I am now beginning to agree with Jodhi Meares, does look a bit like rejected contestant, Alamela – with that same plastic, vacant smile which, under the lights, sometimes read as ‘I’m going to kill you in your sleep’.
As the others fell flat, unable to name high-end fashion designs without looking at the ceiling as if the answers would be revealed there, self-confessed fashionista Alex shone. Usually, on reality TV, when one contestant boasts to the camera about how they’re going to kick the others’ asses in the upcoming segment, you see them falling on their asses. But not even fake-lipped Alex wowed the judges when each girl had to come up with a different outfit for 3 social occasions during a challenge from a pre-selected array of clothes on the racks. While Caris continued to be the annoyingly frightened and frazzled rabbit (at least no tears this time) we’ve come to know, it was Samantha who earned Jonathan’s wrath when she couldn’t identify most of the top international models on the covers of the magazines. Sam originally irked me because I thought she was boring, now I realise exactly why she decided to keep her mouth shut in the first few weeks.
Demelza won the challenge and took Alyce, still with that atrocious bee-hive hair that makes her face look longer, reminding me of what the wicked witch of the west looks like, to spend a whole day with Wayne Cooper on his million-dollar boat, rubbing shoulders with his friends on the red carpet in his own creations with hairstyles that made them look like poodles, and spending the night in a lush penthouse apartment.
The photo shoot, on Tamarama Beach, showcased the girls in high-fashion design, co-ordinated by Oyster magazine. Demelza seemed to have got the raw end of the deal when she had to pose in an awkward position on the cement, limiting her moves – a fact she never failed to point out time and time again, which makes me think she has no idea that the viewers do vote for the winner. Especially when she kept reiterating that Alex, with her fake lips, should go. Alex, meanwhile, embraced the shoot like a gothic caterpillar, impressing the Oyster editor and photographer while Caris surprised them as they didn’t think someone with such a bland personality and zero presence could produce some terrific photos. Sam redeemed herself by giving the camera that fierce look Tyra Banks is so obsessed with and I grudgingly admit, she looked every inch the international model. Now just give her a brain and she'd be good to go. Alyce continued to do her weird poses like she just realised she had joints, leading us to believe that the two girls who celebrated the challenge prize would be in the bottom 2.
For the judging panel, the girls each had $100 to spend on clothes that scream high-end fashion. The result was a bizarre array of bright colours – the girls seriously reminded me of anorexic circus tents. Take Alyce for example – she had a puff-sleeved, sheer Victorian blouse and a pink & white dress on top of it. As Charlotte said with bemusement, she looked like what Betty Crocker threw up.
The photos were shown and, surprisingly, Caris’ photo was the worst, leading me to conclude that the girl would definitely be in the bottom 2. And even though Alyce’s photo turned out great, the fact that she continued to pose in her shoots and she was in the bottom 2 in the last 2 weeks made me think her time was up. And lo and behold, just to show that I have come to know this show all too freakishly well, Alyce got voted out.
Quote of the week: ‘Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the dumbest of them all? Sammy!” – Jonathan when Sam revealed just how much she knew about fashion.
Next episode : methinks the girls are about to be put through the gruelling lesson of how to deal with the public’s probing questions.
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Great synopsis, Aimzster
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I also thought the weight gain was slight, not nearly as bad as they made out. They really do choose what areas to focus on and then they leave out others. This may sound mean, but can you have a model with braces? Cerys I mean...unless she will have them removed soon...
I haven't watched last night's ep yet, so that's my reward after some much-needed housework. What a life huh?!