TV Talk Discussion Group -- The finale of America's Next Top Model. Who saw it?

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Topic: The finale of America's Next Top Model. Who saw it?

Topic Posted by: shar from Canada
Date Posted: Thu Nov 19 17:37:00 2009
Additional Comments: Last night I believe the judges really got it wrong when the picked Nicole over Laura to win. What a mistake! I remember when the girls went on the "go-sees", not one of the designers would sign Nicole to model their line, but Laura was a hit with every designer she saw and they would definitely book her. They loved Laura and were very impressed with her sunny disposition and infectious smile. What were the judges thinking of? Nicole is just a wet blanket with the personality of a door knob! Her walk on the runway was ridiculous too. Clomp, clomp, clomp! lol

Posted by: JT
Date posted: Fri Nov 20 16:29:22 2009
Message:
I chose Nicole from the first episode; so I suppose I'm happy she won, simply as some kind of self-validation... lol! Although, truly, I wouldn't have been unhappy, if Laura had won. They clearly were the two best. I think overall, Nicole had a better portfolio, just by a tad. As for the video commercial, I didn't really see either girl winning it; and that actually is one thing that people can improve on through training and practice over time.

Posted by: Helena
Date posted: Fri Nov 20 12:15:44 2009
Message:

I agree with Mimi. Nicole to me was the most deserving win on ANTM. She's only 18 and looks to have lived a sheltered life up until now. Look how far she's come from the first episode? That shows she learns fast. Also, for me I love that she's a nature lover and doesn't kill bugs. Shows she's evolved. Plus she appears intelligent, speaks articulately and has a vocabualry, unlike Laura, who I hate to say has a speech empedament, to boot. I loved that Nicole is so innocent the other girls felt the need to teach her to be mean and it was Laura who coached her on how to say "go f#ck yourself". It was also Laura who swore during one of the shoots. Just saying. I think Tyra tried to pick the most authentic person in addtition to who has the most potential.

Laura has sex appeal, no doubting, and she took some beautiful pictures. If Nicole wasn't a contestant I would have wanted Laura to win, but Nicole is strikingly beautiful, angular and her eyes are breathtaking. She stomped on the runway but it was more of a walk than you'd remember than Laura's which was fine but not noticable. The winner from last year may very well be the least deserving of all ANTM winners and her walk was ''nothing''. Very boring.

Nicole's a dork but she's real, she's stunning and she deserved to win and she's going to just keep getting better and better.

Posted by: psychdiva
Date posted: Fri Nov 20 10:53:16 2009
Message:
I totally agree with you, I didn't watch the show too much after little Sunday was voted off, and I haven't been too impressed with the last few seasons. My sister called me during the runway show, she asked me what the heck kind of walk was that girl doing? I turned to it and could not believe what I was seeing. That girl looked like she was stomping roaches or something. I think Nicole photographs well, but when they show her talking, her head looks waaay too big for her body. I think Laura photographs well also, her Covergirl photo was really beautiful. She looks like a totally different person when she is talking to the camera. But I do feel that she would have made a better winner, she was a person most young girls could relate to. I also think she was a much more likeable person as well as a better model.

Posted by: Mimi
Date posted: Thu Nov 19 21:15:31 2009
Message:

Most deserving winner ever! I'm thrilled that Nicole won! I never thought they'd actually make the right decision. Her portfolio was definitely the strongest.

I love Laura and thinks she's hilarious and sweet ("what are you thinking?" "milkshakes.") but I didn't think she was competition for Nicole at all, who I find stunning whenever she is made up. Laura's face is chubby and not even model interesting, and her poses are always awkward or boring. She does have a megawatt, sunny smile though. I just see her as a catalog model.

I felt bad for Laura, but she really didn't stack up against Nicole's modeling prowess. The only reason I really thought Laura might've had a chance in hell was that I thought Tyra might feel reluctant to crown a winner who shared a name with a past winner (cycle five's winner was also named Nicole).

Neither girl did really well on their commercial but I think Nicole did a better job than Laura. Was I the only one who thought Laura looked like was about to break down and cry during the commercial? The Covergirl photos were a huge 'meh' but when aren't they? Laura's photo wasn't very good at all, the airbrushing on her face made her look terrible. Nicole's photo was better but it still wasn't anything great either. The runway show actually looked pretty awesome, I loved the whole wind thing that was going on. Nicole's walk was awful. Laura's walk was pretty good and she definitely outshone Nicole on the runway but like so many articles I have read, pointed out, neither girl will be walking the runway anytime soon unless they grow a few inches.

I love Nicole's awkwardness. Usually Tyra and co. always want the perky type, which grate on my nerves.

Neither Nicole or Laura looked good at final judging. Nicole's dress made me think it might be something Loretta Lynn would wear if she did a duet with Adam Lambert.

I can't believe I forgot to mention Teyona. When she came out of the "woods" of Hawaii, I kept thinking some hunter would shoot her with a dart gun and contact The Globe for his prize money.