Well, that was a first for me (if not for the show).Although last night wasn't the first time a girl quit "Top Model" (my research tells me someone named Cassandra in Cycle 5 quit because they were going to cut her hair shorter), it was the first time since I've started watching this show.
Obviously, I haven't seen that (and I couldn't find it on youtube), but I can't imagine it being as simultaneously lame, stunning and spectacularly disastrous as Ebony's exit.
I mean, it was no big secret that the no-smile zone known as Ebony (pictured, left) was itching to go home. And, if you paid attention to the editing, the bottom two was going to come down to Ambreal, who is trying WAY too hard, and Ebony, who had yet to try hard and started babbling about how much she missed her family. What is it about reality-show contestants that turns them into wrecks if they don't see their families for a few weeks? Phone calls are allowed, so what's the problem?
Anyway, we got a much needed infusion of real star power (as much as I enjoy Benny Ninja and don't enjoy the Twirly Twin, they are NOT stars) when male model/John Ceballos contemporary Tyson Beckford visited the house, even putting a smile on Ebony's face (temporarily). He taught the girls how to sell ordinary products (what a shocker that Chantal would pick a popsicle) before leading them to shoot an anti-AIDS PSA for the week's challenge. What better preparation to film an anti-AIDS PSA than trying to sell a banana while Tyson Beckford semi-creepily hovers by, right?
The girls split into teams and the ill-prepared Ambreal, Heather and Jenah, who dropped her poster boards to the ground with an unintentionally funny thud, (unfairly) beat out Saleisha, Sarah and Ebony. The reward was a gift basket for Ambreal and Chantal, and a photo shoot for Heather directed by Mary J. Blige(?!) a REALLY, real star because, let's be honest — not THAT many people know who Tyson Beckford is. Not as many as people who know who Mary J. Blige is, at least.
Anyway, the big development was Heather finally deciding to stare the camera down and striking up an unlikely friendship with Bianca (or as Erica calls her — Cueball). Heather's straight-on shots are just as good as her profile pics, and I can't possibly imagine her being a bigger front-runner. With eight girls left, I hope she's not peaking too early.
In case you forgot that "Top Model" was going green, the girls posed as recyclable items (that's hot!) with Heather, Saleisha (both VERY fierce) and Sarah (working that trash bag!) as my favorites, Ambreal (wake up!) and Ebony (so snarly) as the very worst, Chantal (the wind machine made it look cooler than it was) and Jenah (I think her head/neck are at a weird angle) being the ones which I didn't understand the judges praise of, and Bianca and Lisa being the two contestants Tyra is CLEARLY trying to sabotage by picking unflattering shots to display.
Speaking of Tyra, I was slightly disappointed she didn't rip into Ebony more after selecting her to advance to the next round and having her refuse that unparalleled honor. Seriously though, why did she go through the photo shoot and the challenge if she knew she was going to quit? Also, could it have been more awkward for Ambreal, who had been eliminated and was asked back almost as an afterthought. ("We don't like you enough to choose you to stay — but you can stay.")
So what'd you think of this episode? Am I the only one who thinks Jenah is just kinda ugly (when she's not all dolled up for a photo shoot)? She looks like Gwen Stefani, if Gwen Stefani were really ugly. What is the point of Sarah being the "plus-size" model, if she's going to continue to lose weight? Could Jaslene's "My Life as a Cover Girl" commercials be more annoying? Finally, do you think Ambreal can make a run for the title with her second life?
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