The ANTM ladies are getting less, which means we actually have an opportunity to tell who’s who. Oh and seriously please tell me when they come back next season they won’t keep up the everyone reads the ticker Tyra Mail, it’s painful, but maybe less painful as the girls are fewer, I hope. So what’s been going on?

First Miss Jay took the girls on a firehouse quick change runway tutorial. This was of course just a warm up for the real challenge a Tulah fashion show. Not only did the gals have to walk but they had to change to perfection in three minutes or the show would go on, without them. Lauren continued to be our least modely walking candidate this year, while Whitney flashed a boob, and Fatima misbuttoned her top. Katarzyna won the runway challenge and invited Marvita and Amis to join her on her Seventeen advertorial with Jaslene.

Then the girls hit the meat packing district for a meat shoot. Literally wearing pieces of meat, along with other items. And some girls were able to redeem themselves a bit, a little too perky pretty Stacy Ann was judged as having the best shot. Fatima was only able to come up with a single expression. Pretty isn’t always model pretty. But it was our random gal Amis who was so distracted and unengaged that she was let go.

Then our next challenge was with Tyra, she taught the ladies to focus on a little walk and then the three second pose at the end of the runway. Then after passing along a secret trick, pose as if you are in pain, they did a pose off. Albino Anya won, and won a one-on-one shoot with Nigel. This week’s shoot the girls were to embody a genre of music and some of the girls nailed it, Whitney had the best shot. Claire was unable to break the couture poses to match her country persona, but Aimee, the slightly prudish former Mormon, couldn’t bring forth the R&B vibe and was sent home.

The next challenge was a round of go-sees, which I always love because it’s so real. This time they did this early so they broke the group into two teams. And none of the gals were 100%, Lauren’s walk is still laughable and poor Whitney had issues with the fact that not everyone would book a plus size model (she’s a 10 and runway is mostly 2s, Fatima was too small for one gal as a 0). The team with Dominique, Whitney, Claire and Stacy Ann won with Stacy Ann booking the most.

Then on to a crazy no makeup, no hair product shoot where the girls were basically shot from underneath dropping onto a clear mylar sheet swishing with water. Katarzyna had an additional hair cut and after a few tears she said she embraced it. Fatima was called first for photos and Lauren and Claire were left in the bottom two. Though Lauren is still frankenstein-like in person it was Claire’s one note poses that sent her packing.

And who’s annoying me the most: Fatima is so holier than though, and I still can’t get past the Hawaiian albino girl’s weird accent. And yeah Whitney’s got attitude, but seriously Dominique calling a white girl racist because she doesn’t like you… I have to say that these people who think that people argue with them because they’re strong in the contest and not because they’re annoying, yes I mean you Dominique. So far I think she’s fought with everyone but she was happy to see Claire booted from the Claire, Lauren, Whitney hate club.

America’s Next Top Model is back and cranking through the episodes, are you ready for tonight’s? Well here’s where we’re at.

We started with thirty at the premiere and threw a top fourteen into the house. Apparently Tyra just couldn’t decide amongst such talented gals. I have to admit that other than a few amusing moments in the initial episode I sort of tuned out until the final gals were picked. And then I tuned out a little more.

Then with fourteen gals to choose from, one might think that the first elimination would be difficult. But easing that concern was our dumb blond Kimberly who like totally likes to model but so totally doesn’t believe in the fashion industry and really expensive clothes, which of course she shared with the panel. And when Tyra asked her if she wanted to leave, she did. Now there is nothing that pisses off the panel more than some loser who steals away a spot from some girl who ‘really wanted it’.

But the eliminations didn’t stop there… They were able to judge performances in the Badgley Mischa Time’s Square fashion show. Then a photo shoot where they were bringing light to homeless women’s issues (you know in the way a model does) by posing looking homeless, as a few homeless gals dressed more couture. Could they stand out? Awkward Amis was saved and they let go Atalya who just couldn’t put it together.

And then when the makeover episode came, always good for some tears,  but there were no real freak outs this year. The gals did their own makeup for a challenge and low key, fresh makeup Claire won. And then on to a lingerie shoot with Elle McPherson’s new line, and Elle herself. The gals didn’t all bring it, but who should go? The girl with the most experience, Allison (who seemed stiff and over posed), or Dominique? With a quote like ‘I kicked ass at my photo shoot, I’m not going home,’ one would think Allison would be too obvious as the eliminated, but no, we said goodbye.

So far I still don’t really have any favorites. I will keep my eye on weird Amis, or Claire, or totally awkward Lauren, or this year’s plus size gal Whitney. And as always, they may not be modelicious right off the bat but they sure can be annoying. As for rulings on Paulina, the new judge on the panel, so far she’s better than boring Twiggy, but she’s no Janice. But then again who is?

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