The girls were then asked to do a runway show in groups with Mr. Jay and Miss J Alexander looked on and gave advice. The groups that the girls were divided into were blondes, sexy, brunettes, quirky, and strong bone structure. The last group really interested me and there were only two girls included which I though was interesting. There are usually several girls that have really strong bone structure, but only two girls were divided into that group, . After that the girls the girls went into to talk to Tyra Banks, Miss J Alexander, and Mr. Jay individually to do swimsuits, show their runway walk, and asked questions so that the judges could learn more about each of the girls. This interview was were they, the judges, decided on the first round of cuts.
How they revealed who was cut was also different than ever. There was a Cynthia Rowley party going on and the girls had to go picked up their invitations for it, they would either say "Invited", which means they made the first round of cuts, or "Excused", which means they did not make it. This narrowed the girls down from 32 to 20. How they decided the second round of cuts, to get it down to 14, was that at this party the girls would be photographed in pairs according to who their personal competition was. The idea was to see who would stand out in these photos. Once all the girl's photos were taken, Tyra, Mr. Jay, and Miss J Alexander went through every picture and narrowed the field down to 14. The 14 girls who will be competing in ANTM Cycle 15 are: Anamaria, Ann, Chelsey, Chris, Esther, Jane, Sara, Kacey, Kayla, Kendal, Lexie, Liz, Rhianna, and Terra. Click on any of the girls names to learn more about them.
The prize is also different this year. The winner will receive not only a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl Cosmetics, a contract with the top international model agency, IMG Models, but also a fashion spread in Vogue Italia with an additional spread and cover of Beauty in Vogue. Italian Vogue is the bread and butter of the fashion industry so a spread in this magazine is HUGE.
My favorite right now is Rhianna. She is quirky and fun. She has a great sense of style, that I have seen so far. Also when she was modeling for the judges before the first cut she said that she got her inspiration from trees. So they gave her some examples of tree's to see how she would model. They included a cactus, willow, and tubleweed. All three poses were fantastic and if she can keep up the great poses for the rest of the season I think she can win. So my question is who is your favorite or who do you think will win this cycle?
To check out the entire episode click here.
America's Next Top Model is on every Wednesday on the CW at 8/7c.
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I'm really glad you included a link to the entire episode. I missed the episode on Wednesday, and I'm so sad! I always liked the models with stronger bone structures. They have the "different" look that is not what some people would typically consider pretty. The photos that come out of the end of that show are amazing.
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