Finally I'm here! ANTM Cycle 11 final episode

Finally, I'm reviewing the final episode of America's Next Top Model cycle 11. I can almost hear some of you say "Thank God!". I know, I know, I'm a bit late but I was so caught up with work and personal things that I can't really post much. Anyway, back to business.

At last, the final 3 had their final photo shoot in the competition; the Cover Girl shoot! I must say that all three of them did really well but the picture that I like most was from McKey. The judges had to eliminate another girl before they can move on to the fashion show. And the girl who was eliminated was...Analeigh! I was screaming "NOOOOO!!!" when the judges announced that but nobody heard me of course 'coz I was only screaming in my head. I was so sad to see Analeigh being sent home.

McKey

Analeigh

Samantha

Then, the fashion show. The runway was a bit weird though, it was wavy and...bumpy. The models had to literally run to go up then slowly walk down the stairs. Odd.

I think both Samantha and McKey did good during the runway show but I like McKey more. I know she's gonna win this. And she did. McKey was the winner for America's Next Top Model cycle 11. Her pictures were always great and she can walk. She truly deserved it.


Cycle 12 is still airing in the US. So I guess I had nothing else to do other than wait for the next cycle to premiere in Asia. That would be a long wait....

Windmills!

From all the photo shoots the girls had in Amsterdam, this one is my favourite.

For episode 12 in America's Next Top Model cycle 11, the girls had a photo shoot at a farm, a Dutch farm to be exact, complete with windmills. There were 4 girls left; Marjorie, Samantha, McKey and Analeigh.

For this photo shoot, my favourite has to be from Analeigh. She looks gorgeous and her jumping pose was perfect! I like her photo a lot. Some girls (Elina and Lauren Brie were some that I remembered) said that she doesn't have what it takes to be a model and I had to disagree with them, she DOES! This shot proved that she can model. She was called first to received her photo during the judging. Yay!

Analeigh

The judges didn't like with Marjorie's photo but I kinda like it. I don't know, it kinda works for me. McKey did quite good too. Well, she always take great pictures, so I know she would be fine in this photo shoot.

McKey

Marjorie

My least favourite is from Samantha. She looks dull. Sorry....

Anyway, like I said, the judges didn't like Marjorie's picture. She was placed in the bottom 2 together with Samantha...and Marjorie was eliminated. Poor Marjorie. She tried to gain more confidence but ultimately that was the cause of her elimination.

Do you prefer soft and gentle or over-the-top?

In episode 11 of America's Next Top Model Cycle 11, the girls went on go-sees in Amsterdam with small boats and hunks as a guide. Wow, that's pretty unique. McKey would have won the go-sees challenge (as I expected) for being booked in all of her 4 go-sees but she was disqualified for being late and so Analeigh won it instead (yay!).

For this episode, the girls had a double photo shoots; 1 in heavy make-up and fancy clothes while another one with a natural look and no make-up.

In my opinion, all of the girls did quite good for the photo shoot with no make-up with Samantha and McKey producing the best pics. I love Analeigh and I really want her to win but I have to be honest, her pic along with Elina's are my least fave from this photo shoot. Sorry Analeigh, I still love you though.

Samantha- Gorgeous!

McKey- Wow!

Marjorie- Odd but pretty.

Analeigh- Not so strong this time.

Elina- Average.

For the photo shoot with heavy make-up and fancy clothes, I have only 2 pics that I love; Samantha and Marjorie. Both girls look stunning especially Samantha with her posing.

Samantha- LOVE THIS!

Marjorie- Fierce!

Elina and Marjorie were in the bottom 2 and Elina was eliminated. Well, like the rest of us, I think she saw it coming.

The girls in Amsterdam!

Let's continue on to episode 10 of America's Next Top Model Cycle 11. I skipped 2 episodes because episode 8 is a recap while episode 9 has no photo shoot but only commercial shoot. Joslyn was eliminated in episode 9 by the way, and this left us with 6 girls.

Joslyn

The girls went to Amsterdam for this cycle and they sure were excited. For this episode, they had a photo shoot in a couture gown on a boat. Two girls really stood out for me and they were Analeigh (I always love her!) and McKey. I think showing some legs really helps a lot. ;-)

McKey

Analeigh

I think Samantha did quite good too, although not as good as Analeigh and McKey.

Samantha

Sheena and Elina (again) landed in the bottom 2 and Sheena was eliminated for not being consistent enough. I kinda agree with that although she did have some photographs which were quite good. Sadly, she was not good enough for the competition.

Sheena

One funny thing that happened during this episode was when Elina totally ignored Jay during her photo shoot. Focusing too much? Sometimes I was like that too when I'm concentrating too much. Hopefully I didn't annoy anybody like Elina annoyed Jay.

By the way, Cycle 12 had recently premiered in the US. So I think it will take some time for it to be aired on television in other part of the world. I'll be waiting....

Analeigh rules! The awards show funny moments

For episode 7, the girls had a photo shoot inspired from the Tyra's Fiercee Awards on The Tyra Banks Show. The girls potrayed several funny moments in an awards show like someone stepping on your gown, tripping up the stairs, wearing the same gown with another star, and several others.

I have to admit, there were not many pics that I like from this episode. The only one that I think nailed it was Analeigh. She was portraying an interviewer with an attitude.

"You were saying..." Analeigh.

However, she was not being called first this week. Instead, she was called 2nd after Marjorie. Well, I think that's fine because Marjorie did quite well too. But I really wish she was called 1st coz I think her pic was great.

Sheena and Lauren Brie ended up in the bottom 2, and Lauren Brie was eliminated. They were both criticised for their bad pics but Sheena outgoing personality saved her. It was the 2nd week that got a girl saved by personality. The previous week, Joslyn was saved because of her cheerful personality even though she had a bad pic.

"Oops! Hope nobody saw me" Lauren Brie

It's sad to see Lauren Brie being eliminated, At least it's sad for me. I wanted to see more from her coz I think she got huge potential. In fact, her pic from episode 4 (the swimwear shot) is my favourite pic for this cycle. It's a shame, really.

Anyway, I guess that's all for this episode review. Sorry for a short post. Like I said, I don't really like the pics from this episode (except for Analeigh of course). That's why I went for a shorter post with fewer photos. I hope you guys won't mind. Anyway, see you in the next review. Just a few more to go....

Disaster or beauty?

I think I should continue my review of America's Next Top Model Cycle 11, it's already been too long since my last post. So here's what I think of the contestants' performances in the photo shoot of episode 6.

In this episode, the models had to portray different types of LA disasters. Analeigh was Santa Ana winds, Clark was blackout, Elina was earthquake, Joslyn was rockslide, Lauren Brie was snowstorm, Marjorie was traffic jam, McKey was heat wave, Samantha was tidal wave and Sheena was sandstorm.

My favourite pics for this episode are from McKey and Elina. McKey was super-hot (she was portraying heat wave so that's kinda suit her) and Elina was gorgoeus, a little stiff but gorgeous. I like the intensity in her eyes.

'Heat Wave' McKey

'Earthquake' Elina

I think these girls were doing okay too; Analeigh, Samantha and Sheena. Samantha was highly praised by the judges for her pic and she was called first after almost being eliminated the previous week.

'Tidal Wave' Samantha

'Santa Ana Winds' Analeigh

'Sandstorm' Sheena

Clark and Joslyn were in the bottom two and Clark was eliminated. I always knew Clark couldn't win this competition (sorry for all Clark fans). Although she was called first in the previous week for that fierce pic of her (I must admit, she really deserved it for such a stunning photo) but the rest of her pics were kinda mediocre. I didn't expect her to be eliminated this week though because I think Joslyn's pic was worse than her, so it was kinda shocking to me.

'Blackout' Clark

You'll never know who will be eliminated next. Like Clark for instance, the previous week she was on top of the pack, the next week she was sent home. I bet she didn't see that coming. Poor Clark. But hey, at least she got her pic displayed in the house once.

McKey is America's Next Top Model!

At last! Channel V had finished airing the 11th cycle of America's Next Top Model and McKey is the winner. Congratulations McKey! You are totally a star! I'd been holding myself back from visiting ANTM website or any ANTM-related site to avoid any spoilers and I did it. This is the 1st time I had watch an ANTM cycle without knowing the winner. Congratz to me too! LOL.

Anyway, I kinda knew that McKey would win this cycle because the judges always love her pictures and she had never been in the bottom 2 (not even when they were only 3 of them!). Plus, the judges always said that she already looks like a model and never (if not rarely) say the same thing to the other girls. I was rooting for Analeigh actually but I knew she couldn't win against McKey, she's too...perfect! But I'm glad that Analeigh reached the Top 3. I'm gonna miss you girl!

So now I can continue my review and give my personal comments on this cycle. The last review was at episode 5. Hence, for the next ANTM post, it would be episode 6, the LA disasters photoshoot. See you then!

Smile with your eyes ladies!

This will be my last review for America's Next Top Model Cycle 11. I will wait until they announce the winner for this cycle before I resume my review. Well, I know by now they should have already crowned the winner but the latest episode aired in Malaysia was when there were Top 7. So to avoid any spoilers, I've decided that I will stop visiting their site until the last episode air in Malaysia.

This is actually my first time watching the reality show without knowing who's going to win it. In previous cycles, I always checked who'll win for that cycle first through their website. I know it's not fun that way but I was too curious. So this time I want to be in the dark. It's kinda fun not knowing who's going to be eliminated next, it's kinda bring the suspense to the show.

So let's continue from where I left off. Here are some of the photos that I like from episode 5.

Clark

Analeigh

To be honest, I didn't quite know how to judge this episode's photos. Of course the obvious one are easy like Clark (beautiful!), Isis (dead eyes) & Joslyn (same dead eyes) but the rest...mmm...I don't know. I mean, they all look nice. So I picked 2 that I think I like most, Clark & Analeigh. Although I didn't like Clark previous pics, but this one just blown me away. She can take good pics afterall! Good job girl. Analeigh was in the bottom 2 in previous episode but she step up her game and finally impressed the judges this week. I always like this girl. She's beautiful, nice, soft-spoken. I hope she can go far, I mean post-ANTM.

There are double elimination in this episode. Hannah was eliminated after the challenge while Isis was eliminated during panel judging. In this week challenge, the girls had to do a runway show blindfolded. Hannah can't really walk so it was even more difficult for her to walk blindfolded. I think her elimination was kinda cruel because it was so quick and Tyra weren't even there to console her. I hope she was alright.

Isis elimination was expected because her pics were getting bad to worse. I know she can model but it was bad luck that the first few episodes they had to shoot pics in swimsuits and pool. If not, I think she can go far. Well, you gotta be comfortable in your own skin to be a model. Maybe she's not ready yet.

Anyway, I'm rooting for Analeigh now. I like her. Really hope she can go far.

Hannah

Isis

Awesome makeover &... swimwear photoshoot!

I missed episode 3 of ANTM cycle 11. Shoot! Never mind. Nikeysha was eliminated in episode 3. I think her pic was not so bad. Maybe her attitude turned off the judges.

Nikeysha

Anyway, let's just skipped on to episode 4. The girls went through makeover! Some of the girls looked really good and stunning than before. Tyra and her team really knows how to bring out the best in these girls. However, I'm not so impressed with Elina makeover. She looked more like an RnB singer than a model. That's what I think. Even Elina didn't like it at first. But she managed to pull it through and rocked it in the photoshoot. As time went on, she's beginning to like her transformation. She's really professional.

Hannah won the challenge this week (surprise, surprise!). The girls need to do a short commercial without script. I'm impressed with Hannah, her photos are just average but she can really talk well. Well done girl! Samantha did well too. It looks like the girls with stunning photos struggle when talking in front of the camera. Too bad, this might just be a disadventage to them. Better work hard before the CoverGirl commercial.

This week, the girls had a swimwear photoshoot. Some of the girls improved a lot after the makeover while some still struggles. Here are my top 5. Bear in mind that this top 5 are solely based on my personal taste and had nothing to do in fashion whatsoever. I'm not knowledgable in fashion anyway. So here goes;

1. Lauren Brie

2. Marjorie

3. McKey

4. Samantha

5. Sheena

Lauren Brie looks so gorgeous! She looks like she's a model already and not a contestant. Very high fashion. Marjorie is gorgeous too. She looked even more stunning in brown hair. Lovely! Samantha improved a lot. The makeover really helped her. Same with McKey, she looks a little bit like Jennifer Garner though...I think. I love Sheena's photo, her expression, her body language. So graceful.

Elina's photo was good too but I didn't personally like it. But the judges like it very much and she was called 1st this week to receive her photo. Well done girl! Eventually, it came down to Analeigh and Brittany in the bottom 2, and Brittany was eliminated. Again, I don't think her pic was bad but the judges thought that she was too commercial (just pretty, not high fashion enough). I think some of the girls did worst than her. Mmm...maybe the judges saw some potentials in them rather than in Brittany.

Brittany

I wonder who will be eliminated next? I think Elina, Marjorie and Lauren Brie can go far in this competition, they have huge potential. Maybe a little bit trouble in speech (for Elina & Marjorie), I hope they had practice.

Vote with style

Sharaun

This week on America's Next Top Model, the girls had a photo shoot that revolves around political issues. Some of the issues were military, security, illegal immigrants, bureaucracy and privacy. Some girls did good while some of them struggled.

There are some girls that I like and they are Sheena, Elina, Analeigh the skater, Brittany and McKey the boxer. But based on this photo shoot, my favorite are Elina, Brittany and Isis the
transgender.

I'm really impressed with Isis. She's very determined and she looks like she knows how to model. She didn't care about the nasty things that the other girls said about her, she just want to win this competition, and I think she has a chance.

Marjorie is funny. She always seem nervous and insecure. But I kinda like her, she seems like a nice person. According to Tyra, the first girl to be called each week will have her picture displayed in the house as digital art and Marjorie was the lucky girl this week. I thought Elina or Isis will be called first because I personally think they're pictures are good. Looks like Marjorie has a hidden talent here. All she needs now is self-confidence. Way to go girl!

Marjorie

Elina

Brittany

Isis

First to be eliminated is Sharaun. I know she's kinda annoying with her I'm-the-America's-Next-Top-Model comment but I don't think her picture is the worst one this week. I think Clark has a dead impression in her picture. But I'm no expert so Sharaun was sent home. Maybe the judges think she doesn't have what it takes to be America's Next Top Model, looks and behaviour wise. Or maybe it just bad karma for saying nasty things to Isis. ;-P

Who's next?

So I guess you guys know already that America's Next Top Model Cycle 11 premiered on Channel V last Sunday on 9 p.m. Hong Kong & 10 p.m. Malaysia. While I'm happy that we get to watch a cycle that doesn't even end it's run yet in the US (because previously we always like 1 cycle behind here in Malaysia) but I was also disappointed that they skip Cycle 10. I know they want to catch up with the latest cycle but it doesn't feel right. We don't know the girls from Cycle 10 (except those who had Internet TV or Singapore cable) so it would be frustrating when they mention the girls from Cycle 10 because we don't know who they are!

I really hope they would air Cycle 10 eventually, maybe after this Cycle 11 ends. Then I wouldn't feel so left out. :-(

Who will be on top?

They are ready to crown the next top model of Cycle 10 this week but we are still crawling our way through the Cycle 9. How sad is that? But better late than never right? So here goes....

Tonight, yes tonight girls (and guys too, I know you're there. Stop hiding please...) we will see who will be on top and become the Cycle 9 winner. The 3 finalists are Saleisha, Chantal and Jenah. Tune in to Channel V (Channel 714, Astro Malaysia) at 8 p.m. to find out. I'm sure most of the population of the world already knew who, so just pretend you don't know okay.

My top 3 for this season are Jenah (love her!), Lisa (hot!), and Heather (mysterious girl!). Unfortunately Heather have difficulty when communicating, and Lisa just lost her confidence. Lucky for me I still have Jenah in there. But then the judges suddenly don't like her much for her lack of personality and for being sarcastic! Sigh.... I think all three of them are great, and given the opportunity, they will be great models.

But then again, Saleisha and Chantal are great too. I don't mind they being the top 2. Either one of them are great for the winner.

Wait a minute, did I just give the spoiler for the finale? Ah well, like you didn't already know that....

Thanx to CW for the great pictures. There are awesome!