America’s Next Top Model 7, The Finale: Scare Your Way To The Top!

Okay, excuse me, I’m already giddy! This season, we saw 13 girls take the competition to new levels, shaky grounds, and somewhere in all that mess is Fabio! Three girls are left, but only one can win. Will it be Eugena, the sassy siren from Southern California? We remember how cocky she was during the semi-finals, telling her the girls from last season were boring, and for all her boasting, she started out at the bottom of the pack. However, after being in the bottom two twice, she began to show life, but the judges still doubted her passion. Can she muster up the attitude when it matters most?

Will it be Melrose, the hyper confident designer? She showed that she knows about the business, and won the first challenge, but went all diva on Jay Manuel during the first shoot. However, she escaped being eliminated first and made the most of her second chance, winning challenge after challenge and delivering great photos. She has impressed the judges but pissed off her competition. Melrose will need to show a soft side if she wants to win this.

Could it be MY CariDee, the stunner from South Dakota who wants this more than anything? With her psoriasis behind her, MY CariDee’s humor and personality has helped her most challenges and has impressed the panel, until she took it too far and insulted Nigel. MY CariDee’s biggest asset became her biggest weakness. Will someone be able to pull the reins on her personality?

We jump right into things with the three girls standing with one another. Jay Manuel welcomes them and says that they will be doing a commercial and print ad for Cover Girl. Jay will be directing the commercial and the photos will be shot by Jim De Yonker, who did the Cover Girl photos last season as well. The winner of the competition will have their ad run nationally! Also, there is a real Cover Girl there to give them some advice, and it’s the winner from last season, Danielle, who now goes by simply Dani, according to her agency! Dani tells the girls to remember that they are a role model and have fun with what they do. Jay agrees and tells them to be grounded like Dani – he doesn’t need another diva walking around. Yeah Jay, aren’t you enough?

The girls head to hair and makeup and MY CariDee says she won’t over study and when Melrose is studying loudly and MY CariDee tells her she doesn’t want to listen, Melrose calls her a ho! Eugena talks trash on Melrose, saying that she and MY CariDee want to be the final two together. Melrose knows she wants this and has wanted it for a long time, yet has not heard Eugena say once that she wants to win.

MY CariDee goes first for her commercial, and messes up in the beginning. She’s thinking too much into it and Jay knows she is getting nervous, but once she loosens up she’s a bit hard to pull back in. That being said though, when she finally does get the commercial out, it looks and sounds great. I love it!

Eugena is up next. Jay tells her not to come off like a used car salesman. She does come off as a bit flat and boring at first, and even Eugena admits that she has to smile more and be herself. She looks great in the commercial when she finally does get it down and even Jay says that she did a good job. Finally, there’s Melrose. She’s a bit nervous and you can tell. Jay says that she is a perfectionist, as we see her continue to mess up. Jay gives her one more chance and she finally gets it down. Although, when she steps to the side to get ready for her photo, she begins to cry. Honestly, I don’t feel bad.

Jay says that Melrose really needs to let it go and stop evaluating the past. During her photo shoot, Melrose is a bit too technical and she knows she has to do very well. She’s happy overall that she got the job done though. MY CariDee does her photo shoot and she looks amazing! She’s trying to be blissful and relaxed and not to sexy and I’d say she’s succeeding! Eugena goes in worrying about her eyes and doesn’t want the judges to say she looks dead in the eyes. She looks great too! Finally the girls do a group commercial shot and they laugh like best friends, but Eugena admits that it’s funny because they don’t care for one another.

That night, the girls get Tyra mail. Tomorrow they will meet with the judges and only two girls will move on. Melrose says that it’s weird going before the panel with only three of them left. She just knows that she wants to hear her name called. Eugena says that you just have to hope that the judges like you and they want to see you move on, while MY CariDee admits several times that she is so nervous. I’m nervous FOR her!

The three girls walk into panel and meet the judges as usual. Also at panel is Victori and Lucchino, who will be designing their dresses in the final runway show. We see the girls’ commercials as a whole and let me just say that MY CariDee looks the best, followed by Eugena, and as usual, I’m not loving Melrose. It’s a great commercial though, and the judges love it!

Melrose is first up for individual evaluations. Her best commercial take is shown and Nigel likes that she can talk and smile at the same time. They feel she is a great speaker, but when her photo is shown, Ms. J. wanted more from her lips. Tyra says that she was disappointed from Melrose’s film and maybe she’s just not a beauty shot girl.

Eugena is up next and they look at her commercial and see personality from her. Nigel likes that she’s smiling in the commercial, but when he has her in front of him, it’s like her smile and expression disappears. They love her Cover Girl photo too. They feel she is smiling with her eyes and Twiggy says that Eugena pulled it out in the 11th hour. They ask her if she wants to win though, and don’t seem satisfied with her enthusiasm.

MY CariDee is told that she modeled while side did the commercial, but every now and then, she actually did a little frown with her face. They tell her that she has to slow it down and she will be there. However, all the judges love her photo and feel it’s very sophisticated. Ms. J. says that he likes her most this way. Tyra feels that her film was the best of all the girls and Nigel agrees. Now, it’s time to deliberate!