Alasia - love her hair and look, but she grated on me the first day when she did that falling down thing when Tyra walked in. Her immaturity stands in the way. This week's pic was great.
Anslee - pretty, but not model material to me. She acts like she's "too old" for everyone. Sure, at 23, she is older than most of them, but you don't have to ACT like you're the mom. She doesn't have anything striking about her, which I think is important for a model. There needs to be something special about either your look or your walk/pose/movement. I'm not sure I've seen that yet.
Brenda was/is really stiff, though she did loosen up a bit after the new 'do. She needs to LET GO of the hair issue (if she wants to be a model). I know how terrifying it is to have your hair chopped, but in that line of work, your body/hair/face doesn't belong to you - it belongs to the client. It's not for the faint of heart.
I loved the outdoor challenge. I've done Improv before and it requires totally letting go of everything else and being in the moment. I thought that Tatiana was really open to the whole experience and she deserved to win. Funny, I didn't think too much of Tatiana in the beginning. It's like I'm just discovering her.
Simone is cute but so very, very careful. Her pageant experience doesn't allow her to let go.
Angelea - still don't like her. She takes some nice pictures, but I can't get past her attitude. Is it me or does her hair just look ratty (look at the photo of her on the Times Square Trinitron)? She seems to be acting less aggressive, though I think she needs to develop some self-awareness if she is to continue much further in the competition. This week's picture was weak. She looked so disengaged.
Alexandra takes some nice pics. Most of the time, I don't see the "plus size" (versus with Whitney from seasons past, it was evident and talked about in every shoot). However, she sometimes seems lost.
Krista - I'm still on the fence. When she gets it, SHE GETS IT. She just needs to be more consistent and follow through. But her cheekbones and her skin are AMAZING.
Sweet, sweet Jessica. Prom queen, yes. Catalog model? Definitely. High fashion? I haven't seen it yet.
My favorite this season is Raina. Once I got past the Denise Richards thing, I realized that she GETS IT. She's naturally gorgeous, but she doesn't rely on her looks (which she can easily do), and she takes risks. Loved her pic this week.
I think the Vampire shoot was a way to take the girls out of their comfort zone. Not being able to see forces you to rely on your other senses. I was disappointed that there wasn't a lot of touch/smell being used overall. A few of the girls did "inhale", something that viewers of any of the vampire stories over the past 15 years have taught us is "normal" (the heightened sense of smell). But they essentially were "feeling" their way around and only a few touched the male model or used the blood in the way one would expect a vampire to do. It's their life force; I can understand what the judges were hoping to elicit from the models.
I just spent way too much time dissecting this show.
