Americas Next Top Model :: Season 3 :: Episode 1
(Information Copied From The UPN Website)
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THE SEARCH BEGINS
Finalists arrive in Los Angeles for Cycle 3 of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL. More than 10,000 aspiring models auditioned, but only fourteen will go on to move into the house in New York.
MEET THE COMPETITORS
A diverse group of nearly forty girls descends on Los Angeles from all over the United States to meet, greet and get rolling in the search for AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL. As the girls check into Le Meridien Hotel in Beverly Hills, California we meet Amanda , the 25 year old from Hendersonville, North Carolina with stunning eyes and a two year old son waiting for her back home. We also get a look at Toccara who is 5'9 and 180 lbs. and dreams of being the world's first plus size supermodel.
The girls meet Jay Manuel , the Art Director who will be overseeing all the photo shoots. He greets them, telling them to have a good time and relax before the competition heats up. At dinner, Eva , a headstrong 19-year old from Los Angeles and 21-year old Ann from Erie, Pennsylvania strike up a fast friendship, recognizing each other as kindred spirits. As Eva says, "Ann and I, she's like a sister from another mother. She's white and I'm black." The new friends are so confident about their place in the competition, they toast each other and say, "here's to the top two." Meanwhile, at another table Yaya , a 21 year old from Brown University quietly surveys her competition, then is shocked when Tyra Banks suddenly enters the room.
At the sight of Tyra, all of the girls are ecstatic. Tyra says hi to the screaming group, and tells the girls she's happy the competition is beginning in LA, since it's her hometown. She also tells the girls she's ready to knock actresses off the cover of fashion magazines. "It's time to bring the supermodel to the magazine!" is her rallying cry.
After Tyra leaves dinner, the majority of the girls decide to go swimming. But the pool party spins out of control when some girls scream as they are nearly pushed in by Ann and Eva. Amanda feels "some of the girls were being disrespectful."
RISE AND SHINE
A new day begins and it is time to meet the judges for the casting phase of the competition. Joining Tyra Banks is Jay Manuel, or as Tyra calls him, "Mr. Jay" and then there's J. Alexander, the runway diva, who Tyra calls "Miss J". It's our first opportunity to see the girls strut their stuff in swimsuits, and they do not disappoint. Ann shows off her All-American athletic body, and says she quit swimming competitively because she wasn't winning anymore. Cassie , a 19-year old from Norman, Oklahoma shocks the judges by telling them she's a stripper because her dad won't give her any money and she wants to put herself through school.
As the other girls parade through, we see many diverse backgrounds from Julie out of Kent, Washington who wants to represent a new ideal for the Indian woman, to Tiffany, a high-school dropout who is trying to turn her life around.
BARFIGHT
The girls head out for a night on the town at a local watering hole. The girls are dancing the night away, when Tiffany dances in a manner some non-models at the bar find taunting. A dance-off is called and just as Tiffany starts breaking it down, one of the non-models pours a beer on her head, which sets her off. She calls out, "That girl poured beer on my weave," and suddenly glasses start flying. Cooler heads prevail before blows are thrown and Tiffany is left to deal with how anger and violence seem to follow her wherever she goes. In the van as they prepare to go back to the hotel she breaks down, saying, "I'm tired of fighting."
MEET THE GIRLS PART II
The judges meet Norelle , a 20-year old from Newport Beach, California, who wears braces or as she playfully calls them, " bling bling on my grill." Later, in front of the judges, Norelle admits, "in my room I play Paris Hilton." And J. Alexander believes she does. Then there's 19-year old Kelle from Seagate, New York who is black but says, "I'm a white girl with a tan," commenting on her gated community upbringing. Plus-size Tocarra walks in and the judges' jaws drop when they see her large breasts in her bathing suit. J. Alexander says, "When she released those puppies, they were full grown dogs." Next we meet Amy who is very tall and extremely thin, so thin that Tyra makes a comment about her weight, but Amy defends herself by saying she takes weight gainer shakes.
Other memorable moments in this opening round include when Jennipher from Pocatello, Idaho, who has unusually long hair, breaks down crying when she tells the judges how badly she wants to get out of Idaho. Leah , 24, is a farm girl from Oklahoma, who despite her religious upbringing tells the judges, "Nude me up."
Amy's skinniness becomes an issue when all the girls are hanging out and Eva confronts her for being too thin. Later, when Eva goes to meet the judges, Tyra tells her that 80 percent of the girls have something negative to say about her. Tyra asks, "Do you feel a need to be mean and nasty?" Eva tries to plead innocent but Tyra makes it clear she'll have none of it and asks Eva who used to say negative things to her. As Eva thinks about this she begins to cry and says, "My parents, my brothers." Tyra tells her, "Remember how it felt when your daddy said horrible things to you, you don't want to be doing that to somebody else." Tyra's message seems to resonate, and the emotional moment ends with Tyra offering Eva a hug.
Afterwards Eva makes a very public apology to all the girls saying, "I've been rude. I've said hurtful things and I don't want you to leave here with a negative impression of me."
Later Jay Manuel tells the girls the first cut will be posted in the morning and then the girls that make it will be doing a photo shoot with him.
THE CUTS BEGIN
The first cut is tough, and for every girl who's relieved like Amanda, "Words cannot describe the joy that I feel," there is a Tiffany, "I'm used to failing, and somebody's got to fail." It is at this juncture that Amanda chooses to share a very intimate and personal detail, telling all the girls that she is legally blind, and that when she is 30 she will be completely blind as she has retinitis pigmentosa . All the girls begin to cry, feeling Amanda's pain, but she tells them, "I've seen my son smile, and that's all I ever wanted."
Jay Manuel does a small photo shoot with the remaining girls with only his digital camera to get a sense of how the girls perform in a basic set-up. Later Jay, J. and Tyra meet and decide who will stay and who will go.
Tyra is the one to break the news as she gathers all the girls together and reads off the names one by one of those that made the cut. Ann, the 21-year old All American is first, then Leah, the 24-year old self-described "good Catholic girl" from Oklahoma is next, Kelle from New York, Cassie from Oklahoma, and then Tyra calls out, "Can I get a Yaya?" Then comes Kristi , the 20-year old Republican from St. Louis who made quite an impression with her red, white and blue prom dress. Next Tyra calls for the Indian beauty Julie, followed by nursing student Magdalena and Nicole from Minot, North Dakota and then Amanda. With 10 girls still standing there are only 4 spaces left. Norelle, the only girl with braces, makes it to the next round, as do Toccara and Jennipher. Pausing for effect, Tyra says, "I have one name left." And then she says, "Eva."
The girls that don't make it are crushed. Nargis, who went through the casting process the previous year, feels as if she has been played for a second time, and Rachael from Huntsville, Alabama is crestfallen. Tyra finds her curled up in the bathroom stall and does a good job of comforting her.
The remaining girls evaluate their chances. Toccara knows that it will be tough being the only plus size model, while Amanda thinks her disability will pose its own challenge. But everybody is very excited about going to New York, that is for sure.
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