finally, the finale...
I know it’s already pretty late to write about the finale episode of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 10 as it’s been more than week now since it aired and I’m sure the news about the winner has been everywhere. But because this will probably be my last post on anything ANTM for a while until maybe the next cycle, and because I already started writing it and it’d be such a waste not to, I might as well finish and post it.
And so, the winner is...Whitney, the first ever full-figured contestant to go as far as the finale and eventually win ANTM...! Even though Whitney was never my favorite and I was rooting for Anya, I think the judges still made a good choice, Whitney reasonably deserved it and like I said here, I totally welcome the very refreshing outcome. That said, I think ANTM has to some extent redeemed itself from the disastrous Cycle 9.
I already sensed Whitney was going to win when the judges’ final deliberation was taking longer than what’s been usual. It was so obvious by then that the show was setting up for a different and “surprising” ending. Besides, I also already knew the judges (specifically J. Alexander of course) would favor Whitney’s performance in the finale runway show and that would totally work to her advantage. Her walk may have been a bit exaggerated and quite inappropriate for high fashion, but it did make more of an impact. Anya generally looked nervous and stiff that she didn’t create as much wind in her hair and the world knows how important wind in the hair is in ANTM.
And I’m just so glad it’s not Fatima. During the first elimination of the episode when Whitney and Fatima were the bottom two and then Tyra called Whitney to be the second finalist instead of Fatima, I literally jumped off my seat screaming for joy. I was like, finally, finally, Fatima’s gone! So, yes, that rumor about Fatima winning was completely off, what a relief, and I guess that, yeah, I got scared and made quite a fuss over nothing. But then again, because the rumor pretty much just had the true results the other way around (i.e. Whitney comes in third and Fatima wins), I’ve been thinking that whoever first started the rumor may have switched the two to mislead people on purpose...?
Oh who cares anymore? The cycle’s done!
Incidentally, I caught a story about the finale on E! News Weekend last week and it was mainly questioning whether or not Whitney winning is just a publicity stunt. And I was like, Duh, yeah, of course it’s a publicity stunt! Do you even have to ask? I believe that almost everything that happens in ANTM (and in every other reality TV show for that matter) is a publicity stunt one way or another so what’s new? It was pretty evident that E! just couldn’t find a controversially fresh way to treat the story.
Also last week, I caught the episode of Tyra’s talk show with them Fiercee Awards and I honestly enjoyed it regardless of how corny it really was because I just love seeing past ANTM contestants again and a lot of them were present in the show, like Caridee, Nicole (who was a real surprise to see considering she’s been completely MIA after Cycle 5), Heather and Jenah. Even Jade was there. Joanie was there, too, which made me very happy that I was squeeing lots like I always do whenever I see Joanie. I think it’s about time I formally proclaim Joanie as my top all-time favorite ANTM alum.
The only one missing that I would’ve really loved to have seen was Kahlen, another all-time fave. Lately I’ve been really curious about whatever happened with Kahlen post-ANTM and what she’s currently up to because I kept seeing this Max Factor commercial plenty of times on TV and one of the models in it looks so much like Kahlen that it made me think it’s very possible that it is her. But that notion was quickly dispelled when I finally did some research on the matter and read Kahlen’s Wikipedia page. Even though I’m disappointed that it’s not Kahlen, I was amused and somewhat relieved to find the answer so fast, the resemblance has already been noticed and my imagination wasn’t just playing tricks on me.
More recently, I’ve been focusing on the US version of Make Me A Supermodel because I’ve developed a crush on Casey after that gay sexual chemistry photo shoot he had with Perry and well, I’m just really such a sucker for pretty boys. 8D I already finished the show yesterday. Naturally, I was pissed off when Casey got eliminated in Episode 10 and I totally agree that America voted wrong during that week, but the way the show turned out afterwards was enough to make up for the mistake. Plus, all in all, I was rooting more for Holly to win and I’m glad she did in the end. She was the first to stand out for me from the beginning of the season and she really proved herself worthy to win the competition.
And so, the winner is...Whitney, the first ever full-figured contestant to go as far as the finale and eventually win ANTM...! Even though Whitney was never my favorite and I was rooting for Anya, I think the judges still made a good choice, Whitney reasonably deserved it and like I said here, I totally welcome the very refreshing outcome. That said, I think ANTM has to some extent redeemed itself from the disastrous Cycle 9.
I already sensed Whitney was going to win when the judges’ final deliberation was taking longer than what’s been usual. It was so obvious by then that the show was setting up for a different and “surprising” ending. Besides, I also already knew the judges (specifically J. Alexander of course) would favor Whitney’s performance in the finale runway show and that would totally work to her advantage. Her walk may have been a bit exaggerated and quite inappropriate for high fashion, but it did make more of an impact. Anya generally looked nervous and stiff that she didn’t create as much wind in her hair and the world knows how important wind in the hair is in ANTM.
And I’m just so glad it’s not Fatima. During the first elimination of the episode when Whitney and Fatima were the bottom two and then Tyra called Whitney to be the second finalist instead of Fatima, I literally jumped off my seat screaming for joy. I was like, finally, finally, Fatima’s gone! So, yes, that rumor about Fatima winning was completely off, what a relief, and I guess that, yeah, I got scared and made quite a fuss over nothing. But then again, because the rumor pretty much just had the true results the other way around (i.e. Whitney comes in third and Fatima wins), I’ve been thinking that whoever first started the rumor may have switched the two to mislead people on purpose...?
Oh who cares anymore? The cycle’s done!
Incidentally, I caught a story about the finale on E! News Weekend last week and it was mainly questioning whether or not Whitney winning is just a publicity stunt. And I was like, Duh, yeah, of course it’s a publicity stunt! Do you even have to ask? I believe that almost everything that happens in ANTM (and in every other reality TV show for that matter) is a publicity stunt one way or another so what’s new? It was pretty evident that E! just couldn’t find a controversially fresh way to treat the story.
Also last week, I caught the episode of Tyra’s talk show with them Fiercee Awards and I honestly enjoyed it regardless of how corny it really was because I just love seeing past ANTM contestants again and a lot of them were present in the show, like Caridee, Nicole (who was a real surprise to see considering she’s been completely MIA after Cycle 5), Heather and Jenah. Even Jade was there. Joanie was there, too, which made me very happy that I was squeeing lots like I always do whenever I see Joanie. I think it’s about time I formally proclaim Joanie as my top all-time favorite ANTM alum.
The only one missing that I would’ve really loved to have seen was Kahlen, another all-time fave. Lately I’ve been really curious about whatever happened with Kahlen post-ANTM and what she’s currently up to because I kept seeing this Max Factor commercial plenty of times on TV and one of the models in it looks so much like Kahlen that it made me think it’s very possible that it is her. But that notion was quickly dispelled when I finally did some research on the matter and read Kahlen’s Wikipedia page. Even though I’m disappointed that it’s not Kahlen, I was amused and somewhat relieved to find the answer so fast, the resemblance has already been noticed and my imagination wasn’t just playing tricks on me.
More recently, I’ve been focusing on the US version of Make Me A Supermodel because I’ve developed a crush on Casey after that gay sexual chemistry photo shoot he had with Perry and well, I’m just really such a sucker for pretty boys. 8D I already finished the show yesterday. Naturally, I was pissed off when Casey got eliminated in Episode 10 and I totally agree that America voted wrong during that week, but the way the show turned out afterwards was enough to make up for the mistake. Plus, all in all, I was rooting more for Holly to win and I’m glad she did in the end. She was the first to stand out for me from the beginning of the season and she really proved herself worthy to win the competition.