Americas Next Top Model :: Season 5 :: Episode 8
(Information Copied From The UPN Website)
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"WE'RE GOING TO LONDON!"
This week brings more complex challenges to the girls, encouraging them to interact with an entourage and step up their versatility and confidence in uncertain situations. In the end, Jayla and Nicole are the two who stand before the judges, but Tyra shocks them all by announcing that not only is no one going home, but everyone will be heading to their international destination: London, England.
EVA THE DIVA
Following Kyle's elimination, the girls return home, and Kim takes Kyle's loss extremely hard. Bre is just as upset, but for different reasons: she's reeling over the fact that she's been put up for elimination a second time. But those thoughts are set aside when Tyra Mail arrives, and a play on words reveals to the girls that the next day, they will be meeting Eva, winner of ANTM's cycle 3. Bre is jazzed to meet the object of her admiration, and she's determined to look her best.
The next day, the group arrives at an ELLEgirl magazine shoot, where Eva is modeling some bohemian chic DKNY fashions. Eva explains that she's there to help them understand that if they win, it's important that they get along with all types of people, and that they surround themselves with the best talent they can find. During a break in the shoot, the girls have a gabfest with Eva, asking questions about her experiences. Eva emphasizes that their time on the show is a huge opportunity, and that they're each in charge of their own destinies.
LISA VS. EVERYONE ELSE
After the talk, Lisa makes a beeline toward some of Eva's entourage, talking the talk and making connections. The other girls don't feel her motivation, instead sitting around in a circle together, passing the time. Lisa believes "time's a-wastin', [and] this whole fantasy is going to end pretty soon," but her attitude isn't making her any friends.
Once the group arrives home, "the air in the house is just too intense," so Lisa decides to dress up in some seriously whacked out ensembles. Big lipstick, big shades, and bigger fake teeth turn Lisa into… something weird enough to freak the other girls out. Bre says simply, "Lisa is crazy and has lost her damn mind."
The next morning, Tyra Mail arrives, asking, "Have you ever fantasized about being the head bitch in charge?" The girls head out to a downtown LA studio filled with makeup, clothes and people. BJ Gillian, a CoverGirl makeup pro, announces that each girl will get her own hair, makeup and wardrobe staff to put together a killer image for a private meeting with a big talent manager. For the meeting, they'll also have to create a collage that describes what's unique about them. Finally, BJ reveals that they'll only have an hour to complete their task, and with that, the girls take off to get started.
Bre hopes she isn't being too bossy with her entourage, while Kim feels that her group is extremely helpful. Lisa isn't crazy about her group's choices, and she lets them know her true feelings in no uncertain terms. As the challenge progresses, Nik realizes how important having an entourage is: "These are the people who are going to make you look good."
Once the time is up, the girls pile into the limo and head to a new location to meet with Benny Medina, the high-powered talent agent/manager who heads up Handprint Entertainment, and Benny's partner, Jean Kwolek. The prize for the person who exudes the most star power: a guest-starring role on that week's VERONICA MARS.
THE PRESENTATION (OF NERVES)
Nik is up first, and she's unnerved when Benny interrupts her almost as soon as she walks in the door. While Benny thinks she's beautiful, he isn't interested in what she had to say. Nicole's collage doesn't reveal much about her artistic streak, and Benny doesn't see that she has much to offer in the way of talent. Benny thinks Bre is passionate, even though her self-confidence wavers in the midst of her delivery. Jayla's presentation goes on for quite some time, and unfortunately for her, Benny feels that she had no personal resonance. Kim has had experience in modeling and acting in the past, and her angst and passion appeals to Benny. Lisa's emotions get the better of her in her meeting and she tears up. Later, Benny's partner, Jean, thinks Lisa was overwhelmed by the situation. After the deliberations, Jean announces that Kim is the winner, and she is thrilled. Lisa is stung by the loss.
When Kim arrives on the VERONICA MARS set, she's confident going in. She meets with Kristen Bell, who graciously offers to rehearse, but soon they get started with the shoot. At first, Kim is intimidated by the cameras getting right in her face, but soon finds her focus and gets through the scene well. That night, Kim unwinds with the girls outside on the deck, and Lisa's passive-aggressive kudos piss Kim off. Kim sees Lisa as jealous, especially when Lisa brings up her own two wins and the fact that Kim "deserved to win--one."
The next day, it's time for the photo shoot, and the girls head to a house in the Hollywood Hills to do a wild and crazy "high-fashion mad" shoot. Nadia Pandolfo is the photographer, and after hair and makeup, the girls meet the second element of the shoot: MTV's Wild Boyz, formerly of the series "Jackass." Jayla says it all: "You think Lisa's bad? These guys are ridiculous." Bre isn't happy to be working with the guys; she is disgusted by their behavior.
THE WILD BOYZ WREAK HAVOC
Lisa goes whole hog during her shoot, engaging the guys physically, and she kills during her experience. Bre is already over it when she walks in; she vents her frustration by screaming her head off during the shoot as Steve-O throws panties in her face. Though Nicole is supposed to be angry during her shoot (scenario: she discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her with, of all people, Kim), she keeps laughing so much that Nadia feels she comes off a little fake. Jayla shows confidence, but she's unable to give a wide range of expressions. Nik is lucky she faces forward as she screams in her shot, because the guys behind her end up flashing the rest of the room, sans underwear. For her shoot, Kim screams incessantly, nearly passing out a few times from lack of breath, until Steve-O drags her into the pool.
WATER SPORTS
At the end of the shoot, Steve-O dotes on Nicole, rubbing her feet and flirting with her, and Lisa tries to steal the center of attention by bounding into the room wearing a diaper. Steve-O calls Lisa "a little 'Fatal Attraction,'" and none of the other girls are impressed either. It gets worse when Lisa announces she's going to pee into her diaper, which she proceeds to do. The rest of the girls are freaked out and embarrassed by her actions, which are even more shocking than the crazy antics of the Boyz.
Tyra Mail later arrives to announce there will be an elimination the following day, and tensions explode in the house. When the time arrives for judging, the group is introduced to the judges, including guest judge, photographer Nadia Pandolfo. Since the theme of the week was learning about being a versatile star who can adapt to all sorts of situations, the challenge will reflect just that. Each girl will have to pose with two items, and then do a one-minute commercial for the third. First up: toothpaste. Posing with the toothpaste in original ways doesn't come too naturally for most of the girls, but the second item, sunglasses, seems a bit easier. Nik stumbles a bit, however, and Lisa loses her shades in an exuberant leap across the floor. During the commercial for chocolate, while most of the girls sell it well, Kim hands out chocolate to pass time, and Bre's sexy delivery makes Nigel wish the minute could go on and on.
TAKING IT ON THE CHIN
Evaluations come next, and Jayla is up first. Twiggy sensed her embarrassment during the chocolate commercial, and Nigel stresses, "Don't be afraid!" After her photo is revealed, Jayla looks shocked when Tyra says it looks like it could be on the box of a blow-up doll. Nadia recommends that Jayla learn to use her body more, because "sex sells." Nik follows, and though she didn't connect too well with the products, Twiggy felt she did well on her chocolate commercial. Nik did the best of everyone for her photo shoot; Tyra says that she put on many different faces and expressions, all pretty. Though Kim gave up on her chocolate commercial, her photo is one of her best. J. thinks it was because she felt comfortable as "one of the boys" (though by her reaction, Kim doesn't appear to agree with him). Lisa is next, and though she went a little crazy with her sunglasses-selling leap, it worked for Tyra. Unfortunately, her photo shoot went too far, and her face was too wild to be pretty. During Bre's commercial, Nigel noticed that she was attempting to be more posh than she really is. Bre is afraid to sound unsophisticated, but Twiggy mentions that she experienced the same thing as the first working class model. She recommends that Bre hang on to her roots, because if she can, she'll stay natural. Nigel likes Bre's photo--it shows she's getting into it, and it's one of her better photos. Last is Nicole, who put on a little song and dance in her commercial, and Nadia comments, "If you can't take yourself seriously, you're never going to be anything more than a catalogue model, even if that." Her photo garners laughs from the judges because of the subject, but Nadia mentions that Nicole seemed stiff in the shoot. When Nicole reveals she felt uncomfortable with so many people around, Nadia impresses upon her that she must gain confidence in herself.
THE BIG TEASE
It's time for deliberations. Twiggy loves Nik's photo, and Nigel feels that she's really starting to come into her own. Nigel also feels that the judges love Lisa's individuality, but Nadia doesn't think that Lisa can get to the top level, even with her face and personality. Nigel doesn't care for Jayla's picture, though Twiggy does, and Nadia feels she's just boring. Twiggy really wants Bre to get over her desire to be more posh, and Tyra agrees that what Bre is plenty good enough the way she is. Kim's girly picture goes over well, and Nigel seems relieved that she's finally taking good shots. When Nicole's picture comes up, Nadia reveals that she never loosened up in front of the camera; she was unable to let go of her self-consciousness.
Once the girls return, Tyra announces that while there are front-runners in the game, others have not progressed very much. The first name called for the night: Bre, who cries when she gets her photo. Tyra assures her that she doesn't need to be perfect; she just needs to be real. Kim, Nik and Lisa are called next, leaving Jayla and Nicole behind. They step forward, and Tyra says that both of them take great pictures, but when they opened their mouths during the challenge, they made no impression. They were unprepared, so Tyra shocks everyone by announcing that they must both pack their bags. A stunned moment of silence ensues, until Tyra shouts, "Because you're all going to London!" Confetti drops from the ceiling, and both Nicole and Jayla break down into confused tears as Tyra hugs them both. Everyone is freaked, and once the news sets in, they're overjoyed. To celebrate, the girls do a little sashay down the runway, dancing with the judges in anticipation of their London adventure. Things are getting down to the wire, and in Kim's words, they're all "going to have to step it up" to make it to the end.
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