America’s Next Top Model 7, Episode 6: The Fine Line Between Sexy and Sleazy

The girls are assigned as follows:

• Jaeda – A Dracula scene
• Eugena – A secret lover caught in the act
• Michelle – The woman with a secret love child
• MY CariDee – The humble peasant in love with a rich man
• Melrose – A madam of a burlesque house
• Amanda – Leaving her man for another woman
• Anchal – Cleopatra (seriously, that’s all we get)
• Brooke – The desperate woman

The girls meet up with their photographer and find out that they will have a co-star in this photo as well. As they are getting ready in hair and makeup, Jay drags the girls out to meet their co-star. Now, I’m sure you’re thinking that this can’t get any cheesier, since they are on the cover of romance novels, but it has. Here comes Fabio to “help” the girls. That dashes Brooke’s high hopes of a “young, hot guy” coming on set. Eugena even comments that when she was little, she remembers seeing Fabio on all the covers of her mom’s romance novels.

MY CariDee goes first this week as the peasant, and Fabio really seems to like her. Even Jay comments that her shoot was “beyond orgasmic.” Amanda has some issues figuring out what she wants to do, and Fabio senses it, too, saying that she was fair, but he knows she was nervous.

Michelle tries to work with the baby that she has as her prop, but admits to being uncomfortable since she has never laid in a bed with a guy before. Anchal isn’t very engaging either, but even though she is being shy, she is working the body. Jay seems pleased and Fabio likes her, so I guess that’s all that matters!

Eugena, before her shoot, tells Jay that she has been a secret lover before. However, she doesn’t seem to draw on that since Jay feels she is only giving three quarters of a tank of gas. Jaeda struggles as well, seeming pretty limp during most of her shots, until Jay lights a fire beneath her and finally gets her to give some life.

Brooke is nervous and needs a good amount of direction. She feels like she is being forced to grow up. Fabio comments that she needs some time to mature and grow into being a model. Finally, we see Melrose be very mature as she basically jumps onto Fabio’s lap and begins her shoot. He doesn’t seem to mind, though, and when she’s finished, Jay says that he needs some cold water. Please, like that turned him on.

When the girls get home from their long day, Tyra Mail is waiting. They will meet with the judges tomorrow, and someone is going home. Brooke says that panel the next evening will be taking place the exact time her high school graduation is taking place, so it would suck if she was sent home. Meanwhile, Anchal says that she’s just hoping Cathy Gould isn’t the guest judge, since she knows that Cathy doesn’t like her body and will be rallying against her. Oh, Anchal – always the pessimist.

The girls strut into panel. Tyra welcomes them as usual, then reminds them of the prizes and introduces them to the judges, including Ms. J. and his “bird of paradise” hair that she’s sporting this week, and Cathy Gould. You know – Anchal’s best friend. First they will have their individual evaluations, and ironically, Anchal is up first!

The judges look at Anchal’s black-and-white photo that Tyra took first, and feel that it’s scary, but she rested on the makeup. For her photo with Fabio, she looks in control, but showed too much booty, according to Tyra. It’s borderline hoochie! I love it. Amanda steps up next and Twiggy loves her black-and-white photo. They judges don’t say much about her Fabio picture, so I’ll assume they didn’t have a problem with it.

MY CariDee is up next and they believe that she really is committing herself to the whole thing. They feel she looks great with Fabio and is showing a soft side that they had never seen from her before. Brooke steps forward and they feel her black-and-white photo is interesting – she really went for it. However, they feel she is dead in the eyes in her Fabio picture. Tyra says that Brooke has two personalities, and you can see them when comparing her photos this week.

Ms. J. says that Michelle’s black-and-white photo makes her look like a “man-eater,” and I’m instantly humming the Nelly Furtado song. If you haven’t heard it yet, you better download it! Tyra says that her Fabio picture was just okay, and really strayed from what they are used to seeing from her. Eugena is up next and the judges feel her eyes were great in the black-and-white photo. However, they don’t feel she is coming off very likeable and she’s showing that she doesn’t want to be there, like A.J. However, she worked her body in her shoot with Fabio, but once again, her face was dead.

Melrose won the challenge this week and the judges congratulate her. They like her black-and-white photo but know she is capable of more. However, her photo with Fabio is called the best of the week by Nigel. Finally, we have Jaeda. Her black-and-white photo is great, and she looks scary as hell. She knew she needed to step it up, but the judges feel that her photo with Fabio doesn’t show any character. They do feel she is trying, but she has to show them more.