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Originally posted by 33girl
They should change the name of this show to "Cover Girl's Next Spokesmodel, sponsored and controlled by Cover Girl" and be done with it.
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This is what I was thinking. I think the judges knew that Kahlen actually has more model potential than Naima. Kahlen's pictures were better and, as kddani points out, she was pegged as one of the best catwalkers from the start. She takes better pictures, has the walk, and Janice even insisted that Kahlen has a better proportioned body for the swimsuit modeling.
I have a feeling the whole CoverGirl sponsorship played a major part in deciding who won. If being a spokesmodel wasn't a part of the prize package, then Kahlen probably would have won. As it is, Naima did better on that account and thus they picked her so as to not upset the sponsor (by giving them a girl who has a hard time delivering her lines).
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Originally posted by LeslieAGD
Naima had half great pictures and half okay pictures, but she really stole the show last night. She's more confident and well spoken in person and her CoverGirl shot and runway were wonderful!
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I'm not sure I agree with you on the "more confident and well spoken" statement. I recall a few times where the judges commented that Naima's presentation was flat, boring and that "they didn't know who she was". I kind of got the impression that Naima was forcing herself to "open up" for the sake of winning during that last episode. She knew she had to "fix" her introspectiveness or else lose. I have a hard time believing that someone who was just sooo mysterious and closed off for weeks and weeks was all of a sudden peppy and outgoing. Kudos to her though for knowing how to meet their expectations.
With all of that said, I'm not completely disappointed that Naima won. I wanted Kahlen to win, but I think that Naima is very interesting and I hope she does great. I am certain that Kahlen will kick butt in the modeling world - *someone* is going to offer her a big, fat contract I'm sure! (and she won't have to jump around in CoverGirl commercials!)
.....Kelly
