1106: Photos Ranked

Samantha the Tidal Wave: I love Sam, but looking at only the photo, I cannot tell if she is the one causing the waves. She could be just posing behind them, for all I know. Nothing in her expression indicates destruction, and her hands are out of sight.


Analeigh the Santa Ana Wind: Did Brian or Jay or whoever thought up this concept actually communicate with the stylist? Analeigh has the natural "wind in the hair" thing going on, but they decide on an updo for a shoot about wind? Bad choice and/or lack of communication.


McKey the Heat Wave: Not as awesome as I had expected given Mr. Jay's standing ovation, but Tyra did mention there were better photos--they just did not adhere to the theme. I have not seen the rest of McKey's film, but I must disagree with Tyra's interpretation of the theme. Since when does a heat wave collapse under its own heat? McKey is supposed to be the heat wave, not a model who succumbs to a heat wave. I want to see the other photos.


Elina the Earthquake: Not enough motion; presumably Elina's fist causes the earthquake and the car crash, but there is no punch to her fist. I have to blame this on the set designer. Elina could have done a lot more in a city setting.


Marjorie the Traffic Jam: Her lines are just beautiful. The judges seemed not to care too much that she only had 10 good frames and Mr. Jay posed her for those. If she keeps placing this high (relatively speaking), she needs to watch her self-deprecation in front of the other girls, though she may have irked others enough already. Also, are there any roundabouts in L.A. proper? Because that looks like a roundabout up front.


Lauren Brie the Snowstorm: She comes around so infrequently in L.A. that when she does--hell yes, she shows off how beautiful she is, angular poses and all. Natural as a snowstorm may be, this concept is much lamer than the "unnatural" traffic jam when set in the City of Angels.


Sheena the Sandstorm: The only negative thing I heard about Sheena was that Paulina thought she had the personality but not the looks. Placing so low must, then, be a punishment for wearing that shapeless pink lacey top at panel.


Joslyn the Rockslide: Yikes, sliding to the bottom she is. Some fans are happy she stayed, others point out it's a modeling competition, not a Miss Congeniality contest. I, for one, am happy she stayed. If you don't think personality is important, think of all the professionals who have said on the show that energy on the set can make all the difference. Miss Joslyn just needs to regain some of that confidence.


Clark the Blackout: At least she tried to find out what bureaucracy meant; this week, she blithely ignored her role as the blackout monster. She went home, deservingly, but also to prove an important reality show commandment--thou shalt not rest on thy laurels (or else the audience is deprived of surprises and twists and the joy of a contestant eating her own words). Still, in her defense, couldn't she have gotten a high voltage power line tower to work with? Oh, budgets!