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CariDee English apparently could have used a cup of water.
The America's Next Top Model seventh-season champ was hospitalized and treated for dehydration last weekend, People reported Thursday.
"CariDee did go to the hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning to be treated for dehydration," her rep told People. "She called to be taken to the hospital."
English was partying on Saturday night at the grand opening of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Connecticut, where she was attending an event at Shrine, a restaurant/club, sources told People. She was reportedly taken from Foxwoods to an area hospital via ambulance.
"She is fine and back to work in Los Angeles," her rep told People.
The Fargo, ND native defeated Melrose Bickerstaff and Eugena Washington during Top Model's December 2006 seventh-season finale broadcast.
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 07:45 PM EST
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It looks like former The Brady Bunch star Christopher Knight isn't the only 40-something actor romantically involved with a former America's Next Top Model finalist.
Top Model 7 runner-up Melrose Bickerstaff and Entourage star Jeremy Piven reportedly spent the whole post-Golden Globes Awards party circuit together on Monday night, beginning at HBO's after-party and on through InStyle magazine's party, according to E! gossip columnist Kristin Veitch.
While Veitch said Piven's "official date" was his mother, she reportedly spent most of her night with Perrey Reeves, who plays Piven's wife on Entourage -- leaving the Old School and PCU actor free to party with Bickerstaff.
Veitch said Piven and Bickerstaff "spent the whole night canoodling and kissing," and added "the two were extremely close all night, holding hands, flirting, smooching and displaying all sorts of couple-like behavior."
Bickerstaff, a 23-year-old fashion designer from San Francisco, CA, isn't the first Top Model finalist to find herself in the arms of an older man (the 41-year-old Piven). Adrianne Curry, the 24-year-old winner of Top Model's original season, married the 48-year-old Knight last May and the couple has also appeared together on two seasons of VH1's My Fair Brady reality series. It's unknown if Bickerstaff and Piven have plans to star in their own cleverly-titled reality series.
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 04:00 PM EST
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It just came to Tyra Banks early one morning at her house while she was wearing undies and making tea -- the idea for America's Next Top Model, the reality competition series that has since become a The CW network ratings hit and rejuvenated the 33-year-old former supermodel's career.
"I walked past my dining room window and looked out and said, 'A show about models! Like American Idol, but modeling. Not in-front of an audience, but we follow them at home too, like the Real World. It just came to me,'" Banks told OK! Weekly in the magazine's January 15 issue.
With an eighth season of Top Model, The CW's highest rated series, scheduled to premiere in March, Banks said the success she has enjoyed as creator of it and judge on it has divested her interests. In September 2005, The Tyra Banks Show premiered on CBS, and the talk show has since been renewed for another two years, through the 2008-2009 season.
"I'm so proud of my talk show!" Banks told OK!. "With Top Model, there is a character I have to play and be stern, but with the talk show, I can be more just myself, so it's a little bit more relaxing for me."
The success of her talk show has people comparing Banks to Oprah Winfrey, who the supermodel said she's watched forever. "It was flattering for them to compare me, but at the same time, there was no way I could fill those shoes," Banks told OK!.
Banks' modeling career began in 1991 when she was about to begin her freshman year at Loyola Marymount University, but opted to sign with Elite Model Management. So instead of studying film and TV production, Banks said she found herself "on the other side of the camera."
"I got discovered at the last minute to go to Paris," she told OK!. "The first week there, I had a cover of a magazine, so I was very successful immediately."
Over the next 15 years, she appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, was one of the original Victoria's Secret angels, and has been featured in runway and/or print work for Cover Girl, Swatch, Pepsi, Nike, Inc., XOXO, LensCrafters, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Vogue, ELLE, Amica, ELLEgirl, L'Officiel, Harper's Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan, among others. While Banks said the life of a model can be a lonely one, she urges others just starting out in the biz, including Top Model contestants, to avoid the temptations that are everywhere.
"I do encourage girls to not party," she told OK!. "I went to work, and I went home."
Banks' success also hepled open the reality TV door for fellow Victoria's Secret model Heidi Klum, who is the host and a judge on Bravo's Project Runway.
"I think Heidi and I are very similar," Banks told OK!. "The reason I think we were so successful, and she still is modeling, is because of that extra something."
Recently described as a "supermogul" by Time, Banks is now more than just a star of magazines and runways.
"I think it's just natural for me to be a businesswoman," she told OK!.
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 04:01 AM EST
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From behind the camera to in front of it, CariDee English went from working as a photographer in Fargo, ND to winning the seventh season of America's Next Top Model on The CW. Now the 21-year-old is featured on the cover of the February issue of Seventeen magazine, a gig that was part of the prize package awarded to Top Model 7's winner.
As recently as a year ago, English had little reason to believe she'd be able to become a working model, never mind appearing on a major magazine cover. As she told Tyra Banks during one of their sit down chats on Top Model, English had been living with psoriasis, an immune-mediated disease that causes red scaly patches to appear on her skin.
"I had an agent who sent me to Miami [to try modeling] when I was 18. They took Polaroids of me before I went, but I put makeup on my legs and whatever - so I kept [my skin disease] secret," English told Seventeen. "I thought if I showed them I could take great photos, they could edit out my psoriasis. I was really naive."
Two weeks prior to the open casting call for the seventh installment of Top Model, she went to a dermatologist and began taking Reptiva, an injection she administers to herself once a week.
"I couldn't even take a picture in a swimsuit, let alone go on national TV," English told Seventeen. "Then two weeks before the open call, I started taking a new medication recently approved by the FDA, and it cleared me up completely."
For English, just appearing on the show was a victory of sorts. "I wanted to be on the show so bad, but I knew I couldn't because of my skin [condition, psoriasis]. I'd get so frustrated because I'd watch these girls on previous episodes giving up or complaining. I'd get so mad," English told Seventeen.
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CariDee English's Seventeen magazine cover. | </TBODY> English's Seventeen appearance features photos from the final Top Model photo shoot that she and Melrose Bickerstaff, a 23-year-old fashion designer from San Francisco, CA, shot before Banks declared English to be the show's seventh season winner.
But despite her Top Model victory and magazine cover appearance, English says she isn't letting her newfound success go to her head. "This is what I'm meant to do - it's a great feeling. But I don't see myself being a top supermodel," English told Seventeen. "I can say that so easily. I wanna see myself always chasing that dream - that high, I don't think I'll ever get. This industry is wicked. It's crazy. But I can handle it."
"You can't depend on other people. You can depend on them for support, but one thing I've always know is you gotta do it yourself," English told Seventeen. "There's no elevator to success. You gotta take the stairs."
While more than half of her competitors during the seventh season of Top Model were from California, English is from a small town in middle America, but she said the temptations in her life were still there growing up.
"I was dating someone and found out [later] he was doing drugs. I can't respect that," English told Seventeen. "I've had friends waste away due to drugs or alcohol - I've seen what addiction can do. But if you wanna make your life better, it's up to you and you only."
In addition to her Seventeen appearance, English received a contract with Elite Model Management, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl for winning Top Model 7. Her Seventeen appearance hit newsstands today.
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 11:35 AM EST
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CariDee English, a 21-year-old photographer from Fargo, ND, was crowned America's Next Top Model during last night's finale of the seventh cycle of the popular The CW reality series.
Top Model 7's finale began with the show's three remaining girls -- CariDee, Melrose Bickerstaff, and Eugena Washington -- participating in a national television commercial and photo shoot for CoverGirl Outlast Double LipShine. Before the shoots, Top Model 6 winner Danielle Evans -- now rechristened "Dani" by her modeling agency -- gave the girls some tips.
While CariDee and Eugena also struggled with the delivery of some of their lines, Melrose was the one who had the most difficulty with the commercial. "Just leave this all in here and give me a [great] photo," Jay Manuel urged an upset Melrose after her commercial shoot ended. But despite Jay's encouragement, the 23-year-old San Francisco fashion designer continued to fret about her disappointing commercial performance. "I couldn't even say the product name right," Melrose cried as a hairstylist prepared her for the print photo portion of the shoot. "Melrose needs to learn how to let it go and to stop self-evaluating," Jay explained to the cameras.
The next day, the three girls faced the judges for the Top Model 7's eleventh elimination. CariDee's photo was the first one revealed by Top Model host Tyra Banks, leaving Melrose and Eugena in the "bottom two." In the end, the judges decided that while Eugena had performed well in the Covergirl shoots, the judges still weren't sure that she really wanted to be a model.
"[You] started off so roughly but... about three weeks ago we started seeing beautiful pictures but the judges aren't sure if you really want to be here, if this is your passion," Tyra told Eugena before she revealed that the 21-year-old Palmdale, CA resident had been eliminated from the competition. "Look at this [photo], that's not great," Tyra told Melrose after revealing that she had made the competition's Final 2. "But you have a history with this competition of producing some fantastic pictures and right now something is happening and making you fall apart."
After Eugena's elimination, CariDee promised her that she'd defeat Melrose, their common rival. "It's okay baby, it's okay, I'll get this for you, I promise," CariDee whispered to Eugena as the pair shared a goodbye hug that Melrose briefly attempted to awkwardly join in on. "I just wished that my performance spoke for itself instead of actually telling them but sometimes you have to say what you mean and how you feel," Eugena told the cameras after her elimination. "If I didn't want to be here, I wouldn't have made it this far so I'm pretty disappointed. [I'm] disappointed in myself that I didn't explain myself better."
The day after Eugena's elimination, the "Battle of the Blondes" began with CariDee and Melrose shooting the Seventeen magazine cover photo that would be part of the prize package awarded to Top Model 7's eventual winner. Melrose seemed to recover from her previous shoot's struggles and both girls seemed to do well. "CariDee is more than just a pretty face, I feel like she's strong girl, she's a confident girl, she has come out... [however] Melrose has a a very unique look -- she doesn't look like just any girl -- and I think that could work to her advantage" now former Seventeen editor-in-chief Atoosa Rubenstein told the cameras.
After individual "brain picking" sessions with Tyra and life coach "Dr. Michelle," CariDee and Melrose met Jay Manuel at Park Güell, a grand Barcelonan municipal garden that would serve as the site of the girls' final runway show. Once there, they discovered that their final challenge would require them to pretend to be "ghostly brides." "As the show progresses, each walk will be more theatrical and for the last walk basically you guys are going to come tearing around the corner like mad women... this is all about craziness -- back and forth to the end, you're in your own cuckoo crazy world," Jay explained to the girls.
Other than some minor drama resulting from CariDee accidentally stepping on and tearing the train of one of Melrose's dresses, both girls got through the runway show without issue. But when it came time for Top Model 7's final elimination ceremony, the judges made it clear that they felt that Melrose had been the one who performed far better. "Melrose, you excelled, that is a model working on the runway, CariDee, your performance would never book a fashion show," Tyra told the girls before the judges began their final deliberations.
However in the end, the judges decided that CariDee's strong CoverGirl shoot performances and overall body of work more than made up for her poor final runway performance and "loose cannon" personality. "This is not easy, both of you have amazing strengths and both of you have some weaknesses," Tyra told the girls before announcing CariDee as America's Next Top Model 7's winner.
"Oh my god... where's my alarm clock, I need to wake up," a tearful CariDee sobbed after Tyra revealed her victory. "I won, I did it, I'm a CoverGirl model [and] I'm going to be on the cover of Seventeen magazine -- I'm so excited, my dream was always to always be a model... and having psoriasis always prohibited me," a more composed CariDee gushed later. "I'm America's Next Top Model baby, ya!"
"I need to be proud of yourself, you did really, really good," Tyra consoled Melrose after CariDee's win was announced. "I'm pissed, I put my heart and soul into this and it wasn't enough, and I got called a ***** the whole way through it," a crying Melrose later told the cameras. "It sucks, I feel really misunderstood and I'm sad... it's just 'Bum City' right now"
As the competition's winner, CariDee will receive a contract with Elite Model Management, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, and a fashion spread and cover in Seventeen magazine.
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Posted by: Admin on Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 01:16 PM EST
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"Battle Of The Leg Walkers," our episode summary for the twelfth and final episode of America's Next Top Model 7, the seventh edition of America's Next Top Model series, written by Belinda Trotter-James, is now available.
Check it out by clicking here.
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Posted by: Admin on Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 11:45 AM EST
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Is it just fate that the twins, Michelle and Amanda got eliminated back to back and lost the chance at winning the title of America’s Next Top Model? They had a 2-1 chance to win over the other girls and blew it. Don't feel sorry for the girls because they have a brilliant career ahead of them in editorial print modeling. Runway modeling for them is another story; they need hours of practice. In an exclusive interview, Amanda reveals how she managed to get along with 13 girls and one bathroom.
Q: What was the difference between living with 13 girls in the beginning of the competition and now being in the final four?
A: It’s definitely more space when you are in the house with three girls. It’s more relaxing, more space and more privacy. In the house there was one bathroom with four sinks and two toilets. When the house had all thirteen girls, there were a lot of girls taking late night showers to avoid the bathroom rush. There was always someone in the room with you so you never got any privacy.
Q: Who did you hang out with in the house?
A: Meg, then Jaeda. I got along with most of the girls in the house.
Q: The judges kept saying you were awkward. Did they give you any training to help you overcome your awkwardness?
A: I was not aware how many times the judges said that until I saw the show. We did not get much training. They would give us tips and advice at the shoot.
Q: What was your best and worst shoot?
A: I liked the swimming pool shoot even though it was a little challenging to stay afloat. It was really fun. I jumped around a lot to keep my body warm. The water was cold; it was 11 AM in the late summer so the sun did not have a chance to warm the water. I liked the celebrity couples shoot too. My worst shoot was the bull. I did not like the bull shoot because I could not get my flow going and I guess it was because Nigel would be the photographer.
Q: What advice would you give to other girls who want to be on the show?
A: Don't sound rehearsed; just be yourself and try not to wear much makeup.
Q: What will you do now?
A: I will continue to pursue a career in modeling. I live close to the LA area, so I will start there and see what happens.
I was really looking forward in seeing the first twin model winners on America’s Next Top Model. They would have been the twin super models. If only the training was better, maybe the girls would have had a very good chance at winning.
Amanda plans to have a My Space page up and running in the future.
Who will be the next to lose the chance of becoming America’s Next Top Model? Email me with your questions for the finale. What will we do with our Wednesday nights? Don't forget to sign up at Modeldigest@aol.com to get on my Model Material Online e-mail list for all your modeling news and training.
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Posted by: Belinda Trotter on Monday, December 04, 2006 - 11:20 AM EST
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The British are coming... to The CW.
In what is believed to be an American broadcast network first, The CW has announced that it will air two two-hour specials about Britian's Next Top Model, the U.K. adaptation of its popular America's Next Top Model reality series, later this month.
Essentially holiday season schedule filler (the network needs something to air in between this Wednesday's finale of America's Next Top Model's seventh edition and Beauty and the Geek 3's premiere on Wednesday, January 3) the two-hour specials will air at 8PM ET/PT on Wednesday, December 13 and Wednesday, December 20. Encore broadcasts will also air in Top Model's usual Sunday night encore slot on Sunday, December 17 and Sunday, December 24.
Dubbed Next Top Model: British Invasion and Next Top Model: British Invasion 2, each special will be a condensed two-hour recap of one of the first two seasons of Britian's Next Top Model, which, similar to Top Model's original American edition, rewards its winner with a contract with Model1, one of Europe's leading modeling agencies.
Unlike Top Model's Canadian adaptation -- which will now be hosted by Top Model's own Jay Manuel -- none of America's Next Top Model's cast are involved with Britian's Next Top Model. Hosted by former model Lisa Butcher, Britian's Next Top Model's first edition aired on the LIVINGtv network in Fall 2005. In addition to Butcher, model Marie Helvin and hair/make-up agency owner Jonathan Phang were also part of the competition's judging panel.
Butcher's performance was apparently as wooden as that of former Bravo Top Chef hostess Katie Lee Joel, causing model Lisa Snowdon to take over the hosting responsibilities of the show's Summer 2006 second edition. While Phang returned for "Cycle 2," Helvin was also replaced by model Paula Hamilton.
In addition to British and Canadian versions, local Top Model adaptations have also been produced in Australia, Germany, Russia, China, France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Holland, Philippines, Thailand, Norway, Turkey and Brazil.
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Posted by: Admin on Monday, December 04, 2006 - 10:58 AM EST
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Deemed to presently be "too awkward" to be a model, Amanda Babin, an 18-year-old bookstore sales associate from Anaheim, CA, became the tenth girl eliminated from the seventh edition of America's Next Top Model during last night's broadcast of The CW reality show.
Top Model 7's eleventh episode began with the five remaining girls returning back to the house after the elimination of Michelle Babin. The next day, Amanda, Michelle's twin and the other member of the elimination ceremony's bottom two, was still wondering if, had Michelle not told the judges that she felt she was the weaker model, the judges would still have made the same elimination decision. "I kinda felt like she made a sacrifice for me," Amanda explained to the cameras. "I'm happy to [still] be here [but] I'm sad to see her go, I'm not sure if I should have been the one to go."
The next day, the girls headed to a local dance studio to learn how to work with a partner. Each girl was paired with a male dancer and then taught some steps to a complicated Flamenco dance routine. Amanda had difficulty picking up the moves, and the instructor noted that she looked awkward. "The idea of dancing just makes me nervous because I'm not a very strong dancer... I definitely did not know what I was doing," Amanda explained. "Amanda looks like Amanda trying to dance.... Amanda looks awkward as usual," Eugena Washington joked.
Afterward, went the girl went to dinner, where much to the girls' delight, Top Model judge and runway trainer J. Alexander joined them as a surprise dinner guest. "I was excited to see Miss J. join us for dinner because he is on [the] panel and I felt like I just haven't really been able to have a little personal chit-chat with J.," Caridee English explained.
During the dinner, Miss J. recalled thinking that Michelle and Amanda were "the two goofiest, gumby girls." "Now that Michelle has gone, I think the competition has changed for me because I've never really done anything by myself," Amanda explained after the dinner. "I really want to be an individual."
Meanwhile, Melrose Bickerstaff's strong personality continued to gnaw at her competitors. "Melrose has three different personalities and she's really good at it, she's really convincing... it's creepy... maybe she should be medicated," Caridee later complained to the cameras. "Ya, I'd be pissed off if she won," Eugena, who had managed to keep her relationship with Melrose more amicable, remarked to Caridee the next morning. "I don't respect Melrose... if Melrose becomes America's Next Top Model I'm going to puke... all over," Melrose vented during a confessional. "I'll just puke."
Later that day, the girls competed in their next challenge, a dance competition in which each girl had to get into full costumes and make-up and then perform their new Flamenco dance routine with their partner in front of an audience. While each of the girls felt the strain of the competition, Amanda’s insecurity also added to her nervousness. "I didn't think I would be so nervous, sometimes when you want it, you don't get it because you psych yourself out," Amanda explained later. In the end, although the instructor noted that Amanda looked more relaxed than the previous day, Eugena was chosen as the challenge winner. As her reward, Eugena received a jacket and shirt from Custo Barcelona's fall collection. As the girl that Eugena picked to share in her win, Amanda, also received a Custo Barcelona jacket.
The following day, Tyra Banks and Jay Manuel were waiting for the girls when they arrived at their photo shoot. Having decided that she wanted the girls to continue to learn how to work with a partner, Tyra paired the girls up to float side-by-side on their backs in a cold in-ground pool.
While Melrose and Eugena both managed to remain professional during their pairing, only Melrose had a good shoot. "Today was a typical Eugena shoot -- flat, boring, and it looked like she was drowning in the water," Jay commented after the session. Shortly after Amanda and CariDee began their own photo shoot, CariDee’s body went into hypothermia due to the cold pool of water they were in, leaving Amanda to continue the shoot alone.
Afterward, Tyra, who earlier in the competition had cited that fact that a dehydrated Monique Calhoun had opted not to participate in the girls' third photo as evidence that she didn't "want this enough" and bragged how eventual Top Model 6 winner Danielle Evans had overridden her doctors' hospitalization recommendations to compete in one of her season's photo shoots, suddenly inexplicably took the opposite approach and chided CariDee for not quitting the shoot sooner. "You have to listen to your body and you have to tell us, OK, because all we know is 'Go, go, go, go,' but you have to tell us 'No,'" Tyra told CariDee as Tyra and medical staff attempted to warm CariDee back up.
During the elimination ceremony, Top Model judges Nigel Barker and Twiggy both commented that while Amanda has a unique, high fashion look, there is something about her that is just a little awkward. "She needs to know her body, but she is too young," guest judge and photographer David Ruiz commented.
In the end, the judges decided that while Amanda to have strong potential, there was just something a little too awkward and meek. "You stand before me with an edgy, high fashion look -- a look that excites the judges -- and the judges look at your pictures from week to week and say 'Wow, these are beautiful pictures but there's something a little awkward about them,'" Tyra explained Amanda just before she eliminated her from the running to become America’s Next Top Model's seventh winner. "They also look at personality and the judges say 'She's sweet and she's engaging but there's something that might be a little bit too soft, a little bit too meek maybe.'"
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Posted by: Admin on Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 06:26 PM EST
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"Frozen Ice Sickles," our episode summary for the eleventh episode of America's Next Top Model 7, the seventh edition of America's Next Top Model series, written by Belinda Trotter-James, is now available.
Check it out by clicking here.
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Posted by: Admin on Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 12:03 PM EST
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It’s such a waste of time and space when girls get on the show and then realize that they really don’t want the life as a model after all. This is the case with twin model Michelle. A few fans were really looking forward toward having the first twin winners of ANTM. Oh well, maybe in another life time. After being eliminated from the competition, she seems a little relieved that the pressure is off and she can relax in her normal world. Michelle reveals why she lost her confidence, the gay issue and competing with her sister. Read this and much more in our exclusive interview with the fallen twin...
Q: Whose idea was it to enter the competition?
A: It was Amanda’s idea. We had been doing some modeling prior to the competition. I’m more into basketball but, I thought it would be fun to meet new people and do new things.
Q: Did you guess that you would get this far?
A: I had no idea that we would get this far. I was just hoping for the best.
Q: Why did you start to lose your confidence in the middle of the competition? People are still talking about your brilliant portrayal of someone with an eating disorder photo shoot.
A: I did not lose my confidence. I just felt bad for the other girls who left the competition because they wanted it so badly. Modeling was never my dream and was never a life or death situation. I felt bad for Brooke who left the show crying. It was really hard to watch because she wanted this so badly. I felt I should not be there and that another girl should take my place.
Q: Why did you feel you had to reveal that you may be gay?
A: Actually we all did interviews with the director of the show. The question was asked of me and I tried to answer it honestly. I was sitting on the bed with the other girls and they asked me what happened when it was my turn to speak with the director. So, I told them what I said. Of course, that’s what they caught on camera. I really did not care if it got out or not. I think it was better that the girls hear it from me than letting it spread around the house like gossip.
Q: Did you find out who Michelle is or are you still searching?
A: I’m still searching. I’m young and I have my whole life ahead of me.
Q: Some people feel that you may have sabotaged yourself in order to give Amanda strength to move forward. What are your thoughts?
A: I did not consciously go into the elimination ceremony thinking that I want to be eliminated. I felt like being honest when they asked me the question.
Q: What were your best and worst shoots?
A: That’s easy… The best were the editorial shoots. I think they’re more interesting. The worst was the wobbling runway. Whoever thought of that was way off.
Q: What type of training did you get throughout the competition?
A: We never got any training. Our training was on set. They would show us different ways to extend your neck. I thought we would get a lot of training from Miss. J. It was weird that we did not see much of him.
Q: Why did it take so long for you and Amanda to get to your go sees?
A: The editing did not show it but we actually made it to six go sees. There was a guy giving us wrong directions. I wanted to go one way and Amanda wanted to go another. I ended up being right.
Q: What have you learned about yourself through the competition?
A: I now know that I have time to know myself. I can live life and have fun while getting to know me.
Q: What are you going to do now?
A: I am going to finish out the season with my team playing basketball and then I am going to pursue a career in modeling.
Wow! Good for her. I am glad she knows that the editorial market will be the best place for her. In time, hopefully she will have a better runway walk. Michelle definitely received valuable insight on knowing that she can take her time and live life to the fullest. It’s too bad that the girls who leave the show because their self confidence is not up to par are too late to win the competition. Thank goodness it’s never too late to pursue your dreams.
Who will be the next to be eliminated? Stay tuned and email me with your questions at modeldigest@aol.com
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Posted by: Belinda Trotter on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 01:27 PM EST
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"Sorry, Sorry, Sorry," our episode summary for the tenth episode of America's Next Top Model 7, the seventh edition of America's Next Top Model series, written by Belinda Trotter-James, is now available.
Check it out by clicking here.
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Posted by: Admin on Monday, November 27, 2006 - 10:23 AM EST
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We are weeding out the weakest links and getting down to the wire as Jaeda Young is the eighth girl to lose the chance at becoming America’s Next Top Model. In another exclusive interview, hear how Jaeda explains why she let the words of another send her home and why getting her hair cut was such a big issue.
Q: It seemed as though you always looked defeated at the elimination ceremony. What was going through your head?
A: The only time I felt defeated was when Brooke and I were in the bottom two. I thought for sure I was going home.
Q: Were you depressed after your hair cut?
A: It upset me very much but I got over it.
Q: Who do you think your hair cut resembles?
A: I was told later that the cut resembles Halle Berry. I did not see it until I got home.
Q: Who are the people in your life that said you were pretty?
A: My parents always told me I was pretty but parents are going to tell you that no matter what other may think. I used to get teased in school by the other kids. They yelled racial comments and called me ‘puffy hair’.
Q: On the show you said people called you ‘the pretty one’ all the time.
A: That was when I was in college. They always said I was pretty.
Q: Did you believe them?
A: I guess I did.
Q: If you believed the college kids, then why was it so hard for you to believe an industry expert like Tyra when she and the judges told you that your bone structure was amazing and that you had the perfect face to carry off a short haircut?
A: When my hair was cut, I fell out of my comfort zone. I also felt very uncomfortable being in a different environment. My hair was like… I can’t explain it but I felt exposed and vulnerable once my hair was off.
Q: Do you believe modeling is a job? (She answered “Yes”.) If kissing a stranger for a photo shoot is part of that job, why would you take it personal by saying that you did not want to do it because you are loyal to your boyfriend?
A: It was just girl talk between me and Eugena. He knows that it’s my decision not his. We are now broke up anyway.
Q: In the case of the male model’s negative comments to you, what would you do differently?
A: I would not have made a big deal of the whole thing. Eugena heard him as well and I was trying to get someone else to help me with my lines but everyone was helping their girls and there was no one for me because my partner walked out and did not come back for 20 minutes.
Q: Who did you get along with in the house and why was the focus of conversation always on Anchal?
A: I got along with Eugena and Brooke. I felt that Melrose was so focused on Anchal. I told Anchal to stop tripping on herself. Her body is so unique and she is so beautiful. I told her that so many times.
Q: How are you wearing your hair now?
A: Actually I am still wearing it short. It’s a little longer now but I got used to it. I think I will keep it like this for awhile.
Q: What will you do after the competition?
A: I will finish school. My major is elementary education and I do plan to also pursue a career in modeling.
It is so unbelievable that after seven weeks of training she finally got “it” after she was eliminated. Cutting her hair was actually a life changing experience because there is nothing to hide behind. By shedding her clothes and hair she became a stronger woman. She talked about Anchal not being ready for the world and then she admits that she was uncomfortable in a new environment. She said kids used to make racial comments to her at school yet she did not learn anything from it or she would have been able to handle the negative comments from the male model. That entire time period in school was preparing her for this moment and she failed miserably. She should have kissed the guy so hard that he would never forget her.
After Jaeda was eliminated the show did not send her home immediately. Therefore she had a chance to sightsee, shop and enjoy her free trip to Spain.
If you would like to get in touch with Jaeda she has a myspace.com page; just type in her name, Jaeda Young.
Don’t forget to send me your questions in advance for the eliminated contestants at modeldigest@aol.com
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Posted by: Belinda Trotter on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 11:01 AM EST
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Deemed to "need a little bit more time," Jaeda Young, an 18-year-old student from Parkersburg, Iowa, became the eighth girl eliminated from the seventh edition of America's Next Top Model during last night's broadcast of The CW reality show.
Top Model 7's ninth episode began with the six remaining girls returning back to the house after the elimination of Anchal Joseph. The next day, the girls traveled to the Los Angeles Repertory Company, where acting coach Tasha Smith gave them acting lessons. To get started, all of the girls participated in exercises designed to break down their physical boundaries. "You just have to let go of everything," Jaeda said. After the lessons were over, it was time of the week's challenge -- each girl, acting out the direction that Tasha gave them, would shoot her own silent film, with the girl who did the best winning a guest appearance on The CW’s One Tree Hill drama. All of the girls appeared to do fairly well, however once the challenge ended Tasha announced that they would have to wait a little longer to learn which girl won.
After returning back to the house, the girls received a Tyra Mail message that revealed that CariDee English had won the silent film challenge. Then, after the girls viewed CariDee's winning silent film, Tyra Banks entered the room and revealed that she had a big surprise for them -- they were all going to Barcelona, Spain!
Once the girls landed in Barcelona, they were pleasantly surprised to discover that, as they made the bus ride from the airport to their new Barcelona house, the bus made a few additional stops to pick up some male models who would be part of their next shoot. Later that evening, the girls joined the male models for dinner at a traditional Spanish restaurant.
While at dinner, the girls learned that not only would they be shooting a television commercial that would require the girls to kiss their assigned male counterpart the next day, but the commercial would also require them to memorize a script written in Catalan, a language spoken in eastern portions of Spain. Afterward, tensions rose between Jaeda and her male model Nacho when he told her that he did not like black women. "I was so excited to go to Spain, and now my first night, it’s kind of ruined," Jaeda said.
The next day the girls shot the commercial with their male model partners. While most of the girls struggled with their lines, Jaeda -- unable to remember her lines but also apparently still unable to get past her male model's earlier comment -- completely broke down crying. Despite his personal frustration, Jay Manuel tried to encourage her to continue. "Actions speak louder than words. If you look defeated, it reads as defeat," Jay told Jaeda. "I could not get it together," Jaeda later admitted.
During the elimination ceremony, Jaeda made a point to warn the judges about her poor performance before they even watched her commercial -- a point the judges appreciated. "You were right to warn us. It was like watching a car crash," Twiggy told Jaeda after viewing her commercial. In the end, the judges decided that although they all had an appreciation for Jaeda's beauty, they just couldn't continue to overlook the fact that she had been in the bottom two week after week any longer. "Some girls need a little bit more time," Tyra told Jaeda before eliminating her from the competition.
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Posted by: Admin on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 04:28 PM EST
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"Emotional Roller Coasters and Barf Bags," our episode summary for the ninth episode of America's Next Top Model 7, the seventh edition of America's Next Top Model series, written by Belinda Trotter-James, is now available.
Check it out by clicking here.
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Posted by: Admin on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 01:43 PM EST
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