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And today's Briefs are brought to you by... Submitted by on Wed, 2008-11-19 19:36. Modeling for Dummies, or How I Learned to Accept Psuedo-Celebrity Status and Rock the Runway
Considering that my two-episode stint on a VH1 reality show (I Want to Work for Diddy) leaves me at least ten huge notches from reaching the Z-list, I was pretty shocked when I was approached about modeling in the AM/NY Reality Runway fashion show here in New York City. I mean, seriously? Me, a model? Being the pessimist that I am, my mind could only think of the potential disasters at hand. What if nobody knows who I am? What if I fall? Also, and most importantly: what if the clothes are ugly? Confused about what answer to give, I approached one of my closest friends for advice. When I saw that she could barely contain her laughter, my mission was clear: I was going to rock the runway, and just maybe I'd be plucked directly off of the runway by a powerful modeling agent and this would be just the break I needed to jumpstart my career in international high-fashion modeling. Or maybe not.
Real World: Key West castmember Paula "Walnuts" Meronek gets a fitting backstage As the day approached, I was nervous, excited, and a little dumbfounded that I qualified as a celebrity. To me, celebrities have always been at least people who have done something besides submit themselves to the judgment of others on national TV, but then again we live in a world where tons of people are famous for absolutely nothing, so far be it for me to exclude myself from addition to that list.
America's Next Top Model vet Shandi Sullivan rocks the DJ Booth The event was held at a trendy club on the trendy Lower East Side of New York, an area I generally avoid like the zombie-like hipsters that frequent it avoid smiling. After taking my decidedly z-list transportation of the M103 New York City bus to the location, I began what would end up being about two hours of waiting for my fitting. I started to panic. What if I fell? What if I froze? What if, dear God, the clothes are ugly? (Yes, again.) As all of these different scenarios ran through my mind, I tried frantically to recall every piece of modeling info that I've learned from cycles 1-238 of America's Next Top Model: Smile with your eyes! Back straight! Don't stomp! OK, so this wasn't exactly the Dior show at Bryant Park, but if I was going to have a chance of getting discovered by a major agent and starting my new life as an international high-fashion model, I needed all the help I could get... Submitted by on Fri, 2008-09-12 13:32. And America's Next Top Model is...Well, boys and girls, this is it. The last recap of Cycle 8. One of these three girls will become America's Next Top Model. Only in title, of course. Once they win, we'll actually never see them again except for a couple appearance on the next cycle of ANTM. The good news is the show is definitely coming back, so we have at least two more cycles of anorexic skeletons and bitchery galore! How exciting! Will the winner be Natasha, the Russian trophy wife who started out weak but has steadily improved? Will it be Jaslene, the Latina stick figure who tried out for Cycle 7 but didn't make the cut? Or will it be Renee, the bitchy mommy who takes great photos but looks a little long in the tooth?
One of those smart and sexy readers Michael talks about in today's column wrote me and pointed out that in the history of ANTM, no winner has ever had children. (Thanks, Damian!) That's interesting since two of the final three are mothers this cycle. If that holds true, Jaslene is already the winner. Let's see how this plays out. They're changing things up a little this cycle. Instead of the traditional CoverGirl commercial and photo shoot, they're doing one of those godawful "My Life as a CoverGirl" commercials they make all the winners do. They're dreadful. They're still doing the CoverGirl photo shoot though.
Submitted by on Fri, 2007-05-18 17:06. ANTM: It's Make-Fun-Of-The-Local-Culture Week!It's the final four this week on America's Next Top Model, and you know what that means. Lots of bitchery! Will my prediction for final three (Natasha, Jaslene, and Renee) come true? Let's find out. Tyra Mail: It's another wordy one. "Some of you believe that you were born to be a top model, but I sense that only one will have the heart, soul, and spirit to make it to the top. --love, Tyra." Nobody has any idea what it means, least of all me. I don't even think Tyra knew what the heck that meant. Natasha is having phone sex with her mysterious husband again — right in the bedroom in front of the other girls. Ew! She's actually nuzzling the phone and making moaning noises. Double ew! Now, I think the others girls treat her horribly, but this is not the best way to win friends and influence people, ya know? Stop with the phone sex already, Lolita! At least where others can hear it. And see it. Triple ew!
ANTM: Some people have wars in their countriesThe theme for Wednesday night's reality shows was clearly insanity. There was Evangelin on Shear Genius (read about her hear), Davis on the Real World, and pretty much everybody on America's Next Top Model. The craziness starts early when Dionne points out that Brittany had no trouble memorizing her lines during the acting challenge two weeks ago, but then suddenly has short term memory loss for the commercial. Hmm. She has a point. That is a little fishy. In an interview, Dionne says she thinks she's lying and that she always has excuses for everything. Brittany had no trouble remembering her aria. Submitted by on Fri, 2007-05-04 16:16. ANTM: Kangaroo ChaosSame great recaps, new location! This week's episode of America's Next Top Model was all about how weird and different Jael is — as if we hadn't figured that out already. The editors really don't have to go out of their way to highlight Jael's kookiness. Just look at her outfit as she announces that a new Tyra Mail has arrived.
The Tyra Mail says, "Trust me. Talking to people every day isn't as easy as it looks. -- love Tyra." Well, who else are you going to talk to? For the love of God, people, hire writers for the next cycle! Submitted by on Fri, 2007-04-20 16:38. ANTM: Dionne tries a little girl-on-girl actionMuch to my delight, there was a new episode of America's Next Top Model this week. It wasn't as drama-packed as last week's pool tossing, smack-down laden affair, but hey, I'll take what I can get. We do get crying moms, bad acting, and a really strange photo shoot, though. The episode starts off with Whitney saying she didn't expect to be in the bottom two. Really? Cuz I saw that coming miles away. She promises to go into this week's challenge full-throttle. Uh huh. I've heard that before. I'll believe it when I see it. Renee says she never meant to offend the other girls. Liar. You don't say things like, "I can't wait to have a stimulating conversation," unless you're trying to offend. At any rate, now that she was called out in front of Tyra, she realizes she has to change if she wants a chance of winning. She doesn't come out and say that, but you just know it's what she's thinking. I see right through you, Renee! Read more and see more pictures after the break! Submitted by on Fri, 2007-04-13 10:55. Avatar of the Week: rpieket!It's Wednesday, folks -- and you know what that means. It's elimination time. I hold one photo in my hands -- the photo of the reader who will still be in the running toward becoming America's ... Next ... Top ... Avatar. But which reader will it be? Will it be the reader who has a super-cute picture but who misspells everything in his comments? Or will it be the reader whose picture might not be "all that", but who has proven comment after comment that he wants to be here? Congratulations. You're still in the running toward becoming America's Next Top Avatar. We picked rpieket's avatar because we've honestly never seen a man have that much fun with a porpoise. We are of course assuming that rpieket is the man, not the porpoise. Come to think of it, the porpoise looks like he's having far more fun than the man is having. Why so glum, rpieket? Take a tip from your rubbery, surf-loving friend and enjoy yourself! Submitted by on Wed, 2007-04-11 15:04. ANTM: 50 cent throws Jael in the pool
This week's episode of America's Next Top Model was the best in weeks. Maybe the best of the cycle so far. No, really. So many awesome things happened I don't know how I'm going to fit them all into one recap. My wrist is still sore from all the notes I had to take. Jael lays a verbal smackdown on Renee, 50 Cent throws someone in a pool, Nicole Richie starts drama, and Dread Pirate Tyra makes a cameo. What more could you ask for? Well, maybe some sexy half-naked men, but no show is perfect. The theme song on this show, which Tyra "sings," by the way, is so suggestive. Do I wanna be on top? Well. That's a rather personal question, isn't it? Click Read More to read more and see the photos Submitted by on Fri, 2007-04-06 10:23. |
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