America’s Next Top Model 3, Episode 5: The Girl with the Snout

It’s now night, and the girls are back at the loft. Tyra mail tells them that they will face the judges tomorrow. Yaya says they know that it’s coming, but a weight falls on the house when that Tyra mail comes in. Amanda hopes that Kelle isn’t the one to go, but feels that it will probably be Kelle or Ann.

Ann is on the phone with her mom, who is telling Ann to calm down and just let things happen. Ann worries that if Kelle or Jenn has a good shot, she might be the one to leave. Kelle says that she tried to make an effort this time, while Jenn says she isn’t sure who is going home. Toccara is on the phone with her dad and tells him that she dedicated her day to him. She then tells the camera that she isn’t going home; someone else is. She’s so sassy – I love it!

The girls walk into the elimination room, and Tyra tells them they are one step closer to becoming America’s next top model. She reminds them of the prizes and introduces them to the judges, along with special guest judge for the week, Mathew Jordan Smith, the photographer from the last shoot. Janice tells them their test this week will be to pose with their male model, Lanny. They will have to pose with him and will be judged on the poses they make.

Toccara goes first and has fun. Ann moves him all around, while Norelle, Yaya, and Eva do the same thing. Jenn has some issues with the model, and Amanda gets seductive. Cassie has some fun, and Nicole plays around. Kelle tries to play around, but confuses the model who has no idea what she wants from him.

Toccara is the first to face the judges. They feel her shoot with the model wasn’t that great, and Janice says she looks like a cavewoman. They look at her skating photo and find no sex appeal, but Tyra loves it. Norelle doesn’t look so great with the model either, but they love her shot this week.

Jenn is up. The judges feel no intensity with the model and are scared by her photo this week. Mathew says he felt she gave the least of all the girls. Janice asks her why she wants to be a model, and Jenn tells her “they went through this last week.” Tyra doesn’t look happy. Eva steps up. They like her with Lanny, but aren’t sure how they feel about her makeup this week in her shoot. Instead of blaming, she defends the makeup artist. Tyra respects that. Nicole goes next and they basically love everything about her, and call her strong.

The judges love Yaya with the model, and feel her shot was great this week, but that she’s starting to look too much like a dancer. Ann is next, and Nole’ says she keeps letting him down. Her skating shot isn’t the best this week, and she’s told she needs more energy. Amanda steps up and they love her posing with the model and adore her on skates. The judges feel Cassie was okay with the model, and empty of emotion on skates. Kelle looks bossy with the model and very tired. They look at her shot this week and feel she has the same face in every photo. Time for deliberations!

The judges feel Ann is beautiful, but not in her photo this week. Norelle looks dynamite, but has only one look. Yaya rocks, but is “too dancer.” I’m still not sure what that means. Cassie is looking like a cold fish, but sellable. Toccara fills up a room in person, but is dead on camera. Janice wants her gone. Eva has a great face and star power, but not much in the pictures. Everyone loves Nicole, but Jenn scares them all. They love her face, but it all stops there.

Nole’ admits that Amanda has stolen his heart, and he loves her in all her shots. Kelle has the same look in all her pictures, and Nole’ thinks that in her latest, she looks a little like J. Alexander. Tyra says that ranking her with herself, she looks good, but with the other girls, she looks bad. They finally come to a decision.

The girls come in. Tyra says there are nine photos, and those are the girls that will move on. The first girl called is Amanda. She is followed by Yaya, Norelle, Eva, Nicole, and then Toccara, who is told she was beginning to look like she was giving up. Ann is called up next and Tyra tells her it wasn’t her best shot, and she needs to work harder. The next girl called, is Cassie.

Kelle and Jenn step up. Both start to tear up. The one girl not called will have to pack her belongings and leave. Jenn is told that from week to week, it looks like she doesn’t want to be there, and as much as she says she does, they don’t feel it. Kelle has had some of the worst photos, and some of the judges are beginning to wonder why she is still there. They see a model when they look at her, but not at her pictures.

The girl called… is Kelle! Jennipher gives hugs to some of the other girls and leaves. She packs her bags and tells the camera that if she didn’t want to be there, she wouldn’t have come this far. Eventually, she feels she will be a model, but now is not the time.

Next week, Cassie fesses up about a dark secret, which I think involves her eating habits. Kelle locks horns with Jay Manuel, culminating with him telling her that he can’t baby her. A practical joke that Ann performs leaves a sour taste in Cassie’s mouth. Looks like Cassie’s claws are coming out again! I can’t wait to witness it, but until them, here’s how I’m liking the girls:

Like: Yaya, Cassie, Toccara, Kelle

Not Sure:Norelle, Nicole, Amanda

Dislike: Eva, Ann

Phil Kural is a recent graduate from Temple University, with a degree in journalism. You can reach him at pkural@gmail.com with any feedback that you may have.

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