America's Next Top Model

This week, the girls learned about interviewing and being a good correspondent. April (from cycle 2) shows up and with actor/comedian Gary Riotto, shows them how to do it. They gave the girls examples of what not to do, like talk to much or not talk enough. I hate when people do that. My boss right now does that sometimes. She talks and talks and I can't get anything in until she's finished...but honestly, I think I'd rather have that than talk to someone who answers in one word, two if you're lucky. Anyways, the girls test it out on each other. The winner of the challenge this week wouldn't be revealed until paneling time with Tyra. The winner gets to be a correspondent on The Tyra Show. Well, the next day they meet with April again to talk about said challenge and what bounces into the room, literally? Tyra in a kangaroo outfit and a real kangaroo! That's what I love about Tyra Banks, she's very fun and not afraid to show that she has a silly personality, and she knows when to be serious too. I really think she's a fantastic role model. Well, she tells the girls they're going to Australia! I was so jealous when she hopped in the room, Australia is on my top list of places where I want to go in my life. Granted, I want to travel ALOT, but all the same, it's on my top list.

So the girls land in Australia and are greeted my supermodel and host of Australia's Next Top Model, Erika Heynatz, and are told they cannot even rest after that long flight and have to get right to work. I think the girls were kind of shocked that they couldn't have a break, but I still don't know why they are not figuring out that the fashion industry does not and never will have any sympathy. It's a cruel field and you have to be the best to get ahead. If it means working you tush off those extra hours then so be it, you want it right? Anyways, the girls are given a list of Aussie slang and are sent to interview the locals using that slang. We find out at panel, that Natasha, who continues to surprise me every week, won that challenge. She used the most slang and did the best job of interviewing. She's really stepping up and I like to see that. Jael on the other hand, while I think has the best personality, I was beginning to see that she doesn't really know what it means to be a model. She said she didn't want to be done because she wasn't done spreading joy to the world. That's a great ambition, but it's not what modeling is about. There are much better ways to get messages across, although perhaps she thought that with that title, it would be easier for her to do so, I don't know. So the girls had to do a commercial instead of a shoot. They had to memorize lines and say them with an aussie accent. Natasha did very well, Brittney's accent was good, but she didn't say them well and started giving up. She tried to blame it on her short term memory. I feel for her, but like I said, this industry doesn't care, so she has to suck it up and deal with it somehow. They had cue cards for her, so I agreed that she was being a bit dramatic about it. Renee photos old sometimes and I think that happened in the commercial as well. She also was sounding a bit like a man, which the judges pointed out. Dionne couldn't get the accent down, but she put out a good commercial nonetheless. Jael, however, had a decent accent but gave up on herself, which was really disappointing. I just don't think this is her calling, though. The judges didn't think so either, and my girl from Detroit was sent home.