America's Next Top Model-Cycle 8

[BabyPiNK_FL]

UgH! She looks to much like Janice Dickinson! And why does she have such a bad accent? Isn't she from Chicgo or something? Whatever, she did deserve it, she has always done everything they asked of her. I really did like Natasha though...most of the time.

[KSUViolet06]

Jaslene was my favorite, so I'm glad she won. I think she was the safe bet also. She has a very unique look that will do good with couture campaigns.

[ASUADPi]

I didn't even finish watching the episode, after they dumped Renee I was like "forget this crap, I'll check greekchat to see who won"

Seriously, sometimes these judges need their faces smacked and say "wtf"!!!!

Renee is right, she had the best pictures and best commercial and they still picked the two women who can barely talk. What?!?

I'm sure it didn't help that Renee's haircut didn't help her in any way. I bet if they had left it shorter, she wouldn't have looked so old. Some women just can't pull of short hair cuts and I think Renee is one of them.

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I am just glad Renee did not win. I never liked her. She was too irritating. I was so glad to see her go. I failed to see her beauty when she had the ugliest attitude.

[33girl]

Wow, Natasha and Melinda from Idol gone in the same night. It must have been "get rid of everyone with no neck" day.

WTH was Natasha wearing at panel?? Her dress was fug, and her hair...yipes. It made the neck issue even worse. Jaslene, by contrast, looked stunning.

CG wants the Latin market...it's just a tad-bit larger than the Russian mail order bride market. I did kind of clutch at the end last night, but really on the whole, this was a no-brainer.

[OneTimeSBX]

Originally Posted by 33girl

CG wants the Latin market...it's just a tad-bit larger than the Russian mail order bride market...

lmao! soo true, Natasha freaked me out from day 1, cooing on the phone with that old-geezer husband of hers lol. and yes, Jaslene is probably really Janice's daughter from another life, there is no other explanation

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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

lmao! soo true, Natasha freaked me out from day 1, cooing on the phone with that old-geezer husband of hers lol.

How does 40 yrs old make you an old geezer? Yeah she may be 20 yrs old, but so what? A 20 year age difference does freak me out just a bit, but what do I know? Age does not matter to some people. I dated someone and our age difference was not much smaller than that.
Natasha was actually my favorite from this season. She has this personality that I just love. I thought she did a great job on the show. I did think Jaslene was better than her, but Natasha just seemed like a great girl with a lot of potential.

And why are picking on the Russian mail order bride thing? It is really not that different from the online dating sites. My dad has gone on the Russian bride sites and it is just like Match.com.

Originally Posted by smiley21

How does 40 yrs old make you an old geezer? Yeah she may be 20 yrs old, but so what? A 20 year age difference does freak me out just a bit, but what do I know? Age does not matter to some people. I dated someone and our age difference was not much smaller than that.
Natasha was actually my favorite from this season. She has this personality that I just love. I thought she did a great job on the show. I did think Jaslene was better than her, but Natasha just seemed like a great girl with a lot of potential.

And why are picking on the Russian mail order bride thing? It is really not that different from the online dating sites. My dad has gone on the Russian bride sites and it is just like Match.com.

Geez, sensitive much?

If people want to make fun of Russian mail order brides, they can. Some people just don't agree with women having to whore themselves out just to leave their country for "a better life". Natasha got lucky and found a man to save her, but let's face it -- it doesn't really carry the greatest reputation, especially when you've got dirty old men taking advantage of these young women. It's not limited to Russia, either. A man in my neighborhood was arrested for locking up his wife he brought over from the Philippines. If your "dad" went on those Russian bride sites...woohoo for him! But there are far more shady things going on, and no, IT'S NOT LIKE MATCH.COM.

After seeing Natasha's husband's photo, I can breathe a sigh of relief. He may be in his 40s, but he sure doesn't look like it. I was expecting no hair and a beer belly.

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Originally Posted by OTW

Geez, sensitive much?

If people want to make fun of Russian mail order brides, they can. Some people just don't agree with women having to whore themselves out just to leave their country for "a better life". Natasha got lucky and found a man to save her, but let's face it -- it doesn't really carry the greatest reputation, especially when you've got dirty old men taking advantage of these young women. It's not limited to Russia, either. A man in my neighborhood was arrested for locking up his wife he brought over from the Philippines. If your "dad" went on those Russian bride sites...woohoo for him! But there are far more shady things going on, and no, IT'S NOT LIKE MATCH.COM.

After seeing Natasha's husband's photo, I can breathe a sigh of relief. He may be in his 40s, but he sure doesn't look like it. I was expecting no hair and a beer belly.

No I am not trying to be defensive. And I know better than to think that I can tell people who and who not to make fun of. Furthermore, it does not matter what the website is, whether it be Russian/Asian mail order brides OR match/yahoo personals, you are always going to deal with psychos. It may be more prevalent with mail order brides.
My point is, we don't know the whole story behind Natasha. You could be totally wrong about her relationship or I could be totally wrong.

I never liked the whole "mail order brides" thing. Then, I saw Natasha and it gave me a different perspective. She seems to have a good head on her shoulders. Maybe it is not all shady.

And again, my whole thing with the Match.com comparison. They all provide serivices to help people find relationships. Now mail orders brides have a more "gold digger, i just want to be in America" or "i want a submissive young girl who i can slap around" stigma attached to it. Still, it is just another personals company.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by 33girl

CG wants the Latin market...it's just a tad-bit larger than the Russian mail order bride market.

I soooo agree with you!!! In the end I was not surprised that Jaslene won. I think they wanted a Latina for that very reason - marketing. Not that Jaslene did not deserve it. I am glad she won. So, it would not surprise me that maybe within the next few seasons an Asian will win. Then after that a full figured woman will win.

I also did not like the Renee looks to old comment. I really did not like Renee, but to let her get that far then drop her for such a lame reason is lame.

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

I soooo agree with you!!! In the end I was not surprised that Jaslene won. I think they wanted a Latina for that very reason - marketing. Not that Jaslene did not deserve it. I am glad she won. So, it would not surprise me that maybe within the next few seasons an Asian will win. Then after that a full figured woman will win.

I'm soooo ready for a plus size model to win.

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

I also did not like the Renee looks to old comment. I really did not like Renee, but to let her get that far then drop her for such a lame reason is lame.

I agree, totally a lame reason for her not to make the final two.


I just hope they make Jaslene see a speech coach because her speech could drive any person insane. I find it stupid that in Season 1 they totally got on Adrienne from day one about her speech but yet Jaslene talks, how should I put this, ghetto, and it's okay. I could barely understand half of what came out of her mouth because her speech is so bad.


The good thing for Renee though is that usually the top 3 still end up with a modeling contract, so I'm sure Renee has a contract by now.

[SSS1365]

I agree that Renee had a more mature look, but I noticed something the other night when she was kicked off and they showed all her photos from the season: They MADE her look "old" when they gave her the makeover and cut her hair off! She looked much younger in all of her photos in which she had longer hair or extensions. That was lame to kick her off at the end for that reason. As much as I didn't like her personality, she was the only one of those girls that took an amazing photo every time.

[OneTimeSBX]

i, too, am ready for a plus sized model to take it home...and yeah, an asian girl too. lets not forget the indians (american or not). i am glad though, that there has been a mix of races winning. otherwise id be a tad bit suspicious lol...!