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I TURN MY CAMERA ON

On last night's episode of America's Next Top Model, the girls were asked to go behind the camera and take photos of Paulina. Fatima won the challenge for knowing exactly how she wanted Paulina to pose while being very polite at the same time. Whitney came in at a close second for being straightforward and decisive. Anya, on the other hand, was all over the place not sure of what she wanted Paulina to do. Same with Dominique whose photos ended up depicting Paulina wearing various "cactus hats" because she kept shooting her in front of cactai.

Fatima won 50 extra frames on her photo shoot this week, which was "starlet being caught by the paparazzi with mystery man." Despite her challenge win, Fatima needed those extra frames because she had trouble following direction on the shoot. Her best shot did look pretty, but not at all "surprised" by the paps. Anya looked stunning in her shot and a lot like a movie star thus she was called first this week. Whitney did well also and was called second. Again, she was criticized for being a little to "posey" and not using enough of her "va va va voom." Wasn't she cricized last week for using too much of her va va va voom?


It was Fatima and Dominique who ended up in the bottom two this week. Nigel pointed out that due to her deep angles and not being the softest of the bunch Dominique might not be the best candidate to promote Cover Girl makeup. This prompted Miss J. to say, "that's why it's called Cover Girl because it covers up the man in you." So it was Dominique who was sent packing. I must say that despite all her "blah blah blah" this season, she left with poise and dignity.

So that's it. One down, three two go. Put your bets in now: Who will be "on top"?

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MAMA MIA (MEEEEE MEEEEE MEEEEE-AAAAAA)

Tonight the girls of ANTM got a lesson in gladiator fighting and then were photographed in gladiator gear slapping swords with a big he-man. Whitney won the challenge, which earned her 1000 Euro to go shopping in Rome. She had a choice to keep it and use it all on herself or to split it with a friend. She chose to divvy it up with Anya and the two went to the shops together. I have to say I was surprised. I never thought Whitney would share it. She gets points from me for that. And Anya has been making out lately on the challenges, si?

The girls when they went on the road as an opening act for Gwar

During the challenge, Fatima was visibly confused and it showed in her shots. Despite that, she was her usual cocky self and finally relaxed during the final photo shoot which resulted in some amazing photos.

Tyra was the photographer for this week's photo shoot, which was a renaissance-woman-with-a -modern-twist theme. The girls were fitted with multi-colored, geometrically shaped wigs and wildly beautiful outfits. The whole shoot took place in a gorgeous Roman castle with big columns and dark hallways. Tyra called herself "MaMa" and shot her girlies from the stone floor as they posed in a foyer.

Did I mention it's all about meeeeee?


Katarshyna channels Nick Rhodes circa 1980.

Tyra's photographs were amazing, I must say, but when it came time to judging, she took full credit when Nigel said that the shot of Anya looked as if it came out of Italian Vogue. It was as if she didn't think Anya's amazing modeling had anything to do with it.

Anya's lovely photo all thanks to Tyra.

Whitney was criticized in this shoot for having too many curves and looking to "hoochie". During the shoot, Tyra kept telling her to stop sticking her butt and boobs out. For once, I think Whitney was at an unfair disadvantage and earned her "I'm a plus model and it's so much harder for me" complaint.

I'm sure it's a lot easier if you have no ass or tits to work the high-fashion avant-garde look they were shooting. Even if Whitney did scrunch her chest inward as Tyra suggested, I'm quite sure she would still be too busty for the judges. Thus, she wound up in the bottom two this week along with Katarzhyna. But it was Katarzhyna that was sent packing for having to little "oomph." I did think that she looked a bit dead in the eyes in her final photo, but I think she was just a shy girl who wasn't into the whole "I want to be a TV reality star" thing. Of all the girls, I think she's the most stunning and she'll go far in modeling.

"Could you just pretend you're a size 0, Whitney?"

For some interesting ANTM news, check out what happens when friends get together to watch the show and things get wayyy out of hand.

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GET READY FOR TAKE-OFF

During last night's episode of ANTM, Fatima was almost booted from the competition because she didn't have a "travel document" she needed. The girls are getting ready to go abroad and she realizes this just now? The last-minute crunch at the consulate almost cost her the competition because it caused her to miss this week's photo shoot.

Meanwhile Lauren almost lost her thumb while cutting an onion. This prompted both Whitney and Tyra to seriously question Lauren's intelligence. Whitney, oh queen of snotty comments, made some bitchy remark like, "Who doesn't know how to cut an onion?" Later, Tyra gave Lauren a condescending lesson on how to hold your hand when you cut.

The girls had to work a party for 7-Up (which was stressed as being all-natural now) and schmooze it up with a bunch of industry people. Lauren proved to be quite social and even chatted up Paulina's hubby, Ric O'casick, about music. But Anya was the winner of the competition and won a cool ten grand and a shoot in the nude again - this time for 7-Up.

The girls then went on my favorite photo shoot of the season so far. They had to run to catch a plane parked on the tarmac, holding retro-looking luggage and dressed in old-school glam outfits. Anya worked it, looking like a 1940s pin-up girl. And Lauren looked stunning - all legs and gorgeous pout. Whitney was criticized for looking too much like a pageant queen and almost found herself in the bottom two.

But alas, it was Fatima and Stacey Ann who found themselves in the bottom of the barrel. Fatima was criticized for not having her shit together and missing the shoot, and Stacey Ann was told she generally wasn't cutting the mustard. The judges felt she had "plateaued" and didn't have much model mojo left in her so she was sent packing. This left Fatima and the rest packed up and boarding to Rome.