This part should be a walk in the park, yet time and time again girls whine, cry, and scream over losing a few inches of hair or taking out their weaves. The only person I have ever seen on ANTM with a legitimate reason to complain was Jael in Cycle Eight after she let them sew hair extensions into her head for eight hours (not a pretty or painless process, mind you), only to be told that the look wasn’t working so the extensions would be removed and they would refine her already short haircut. That deserves a few teardrops for the pain factor alone. To the rest of you, if you want to win, you need to suck it up and shut up.
“Good Personality” Doesn’t Always Mean “She’s Ugly”
Even the strongest of competitors may end up in the bottom two at some point in the ANTM judging process. More often than not, the judges will find themselves torn between a girl with a flawless face and not much else going on upstairs or inside, and a girl with less consistent photos who is so bubbly, fun, and passionate about modeling that they want to eat her up with a spoon.
Now I don’t know if this is how it works in the real world of modeling, but in Tyra’s world, nine times out of ten an irresistible personality will beat out a perfectly pretty girl. Those are the unofficial stats this former English major has arrived at anyway. Make sure you take a cue from Bonnie Raitt and give those judges something to talk about other than your tight tummy.
America’s Next Top Model makes me think modeling might not be the oldest profession in the world but it sure could be the hardest. Hopefully, this cheat sheet from an ANTM marathon addict will give aspiring contestants out there the inner track to success.
By Kara Rozansky
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