Top Model Recap!

Wednesday nights are exciting again! For those of you who missed it Wednesday night, America's Next Top Model premiered its 12th cycle (can you believe there have been that many?!). And the new batch of models is... interesting.

We've seen a lot of bizarre personality traits on the show before (remember when Lisa from Cycle 5 put on a diaper and peed in it?!), but this season has its fair share of wackos, as well.

Show Stoppers:

London:
The way Top Model is edited, as with many reality shows, not every model has equal airtime. Wednesday night's star was London, the street preaching Texas-native whose outfit was a little racy and headbands were a little over the top. She made her mark on the judges by reenacting her preachy monologue and later explaining to the cameras that she is a "Model with a Mission." If not just for her attitude, she's going places on this show. I see her def making it at least to the top 5.

Allison:
The "winner" of the school girl photo shoot this week was big/bright-eyed Allison. Tyra pushed this model through the cuts, and thank goodness she did, because this girl is going to wow us with more great pics and hopefully more creepy stories about her blood fetish. Probs my fave line of the night was when Tyra said she used to get nosebleeds all the time, and Allison looked all vampire-y and said, "Jealous!" PLUS! Bonus points for Allison for forgetting what to do after her name was called first at panel! She totally turned around after receiving her winning photo and walked right back to the bunch of loser girls. Tyra asked, "Where you goin', girl? Don't you watch Top Model?" To which Allison replied, "So embarrassing!" while covering her face with her picture. Charming, Al. Jeez, Tyra! We probs wouldn't have remembered where to walk either!

Aminat:
Talk about a show stopper! Aminat is the gorgeous fro-tastic girl who is impossible to miss. She's tall, down-to-earth, and claims to have "verbal diarrhea," which is a requirement for contestants on the show. Bring it on, Aminat! Can't wait to see you in the top 3.

That's London doin' her thing.

Playin' It Safe:

Kortnie:
The requisite plus-sized model, Kortnie immediately won my heart when she walked into panel and exclaimed, "Your body is a temple and my temple wants cheesecake!" Exactly, Kort. She's gorgeous, seems pretty down-to-earth (likes Wet Hot American Summer), and once dated race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.. (Minus points on that last fun fact, because what girl enjoys chillin' at the race track?) I hope Kortnie sticks around for a while, at least, but she won't be making it into the top 5 in my book.

Jessica:
This Puerto Rican pretty girl said she's never been called ugly a day in her life, to which Miss Jay appropriately chimed in, "Not to your face!" Thanks, Miss Jay, for always saying what we wish we could. Bottom line: this girl is PRETTY!!! Not sure if she can model, though. Her pic of her playing jacks looked like she was posing for French Elle, not the playground. Stick to the challenge, Jess, you'll get further in the competition.

Natalie:
She might not have been the standout in last night's eppie, and yeah, she might be a little boooring, but Natalie's pretty enough to make it pretty far in this competition. She annoyed me a lot when she said she's never worked a day in her life because of her fam's wealth, but not Gossip Girl rich, Tyra confirmed, more like 90210 rich. To her credit, she was probs the only one of the models who really rocked that giant bow in the photo shoot. Bring it on, Natalie.

That's Natalie looking pretty all bowed up.

Minus Points

I was def disappointed by the theme of the first elimination: Greek goddesses? Really? Overdone, much? And Tyra, I'm sure you know, (ie I hope you know) that calling yourself "Goddess of Fierce" is basically just making fun of yourself at this point. I will admit that, as Jay said, the girls did look pretty cute in those white dresses with the gold trim, but the goddess photo shoot was a disaster. They all had the same awkward pose and the whole thing looked odd.

Minus points go to Celia for saying she got out of Kentucky because the women there are all just housewives. Celia moved to NYC to work at Bergdorf's in the men's department. She is not performing brain surgery. Her hoity-toity attitude is not appreciated.

Minus points go to Miss Jay's hair. Is the bowl/mushroom cut coming back from the 90s? If so, we were not informed, nor do we support its comeback.

What are your thoughts on this season's bunch? Do you agree with my rankings? Tell us below! And don't forget to tune in next week for more updated stats!

Posted on: Fri Mar 6, 2009