FINAL THOUGHTS
Wow, this season went by very quick. Well, I was actually having a lot of fun updating, which resulted in me doing more posts each day. I think it also helped that I really enjoyed covering the first season of ANTM. It may not have been much, considering it was the very first cycle, but it was still kind of fun. I thought the first season had some pretty strong models, and there were also pretty good photoshoots in the competition, like the snake and nude shoot. Overall, I like the winner a lot. I don’t think I’d give her the win, but I’m fine with her winning, because she was one of the strongest models of the cycle.
1) Elyse (2.5) 7/1/1/3/1/1/4/2
Before I ever watched ANTM, I kind of disliked Elyse. From what I heard about her, I thought she was a complete and utter bitch, but after watching the first cycle, she became my absolute favorite. I love her now. Her personality was awesome; I loved how bitchy she was, and how she thought she was better than everyone. Let’s be honest though – not only was she the smartest girl there, but she was also the best model of the season, so I guess I would have to agree with her being the best. Her portfolio was amazing, and she received a whopping four first call-outs from me, which is really good. I love this girl a lot, and I’d give her the win.
2) Giselle (2.6) 1/3/5/1/3
Giselle was such a beautiful girl. Just look at this picture – she looks absolutely stunning! Her beauty definitely shined through in pictures, as she was one of the most photogenic girls of the season. Her snake shot was probably my least favorite picture of her, but even then, it wasn’t bad. I don’t even think she’d be capable of taking a bad picture with a face as stunning as that. Her features were just so stunning and beautiful. I’d take her to the final two with Elyse, but I think she’d lose it because she doesn’t have the best confidence in the world. I still don’t get why she was eliminated before girls like Kesse and Robin though.
3) Adrianne (2.8) 3/2/3/6/2/3/3/1/2
Another girl who I really like. Adrianne was never my favorite girl of the season. I actually kind of thought she was annoying in the first and second episode, but I really started to love her when she got severe food poisoning, and forced herself to stay in the competition. That was probably one of my favorite moments of the cycle, and it did prove that she wanted this a lot. Her portfolio was one of the best of the season. She had a beautiful face and an amazing body, so while I wouldn’t give her the win (she gets third for me), I’m not at all upset by her winning. She was amazing.
4) Shannon (3.7) 10/6/2/4/4/2/1/3/1
Shannon was a pretty good model, and I think, had it not been for that picture in week one, she’d have an average as good as the three above. She did do quite poorly in the beginning of the competition though. She was just so skinny, and it was pretty unflattering. But, I think, as the competition went by, she worked on her body more and more, which I applaud her for doing, because afterwards, her portfolio started to improve drastically. I’d take her to the final four. Not because she didn’t do the nude photoshoot (I kind of think if Robin weren’t there, she would have done it), but because she wasn’t up to par with Adrianne, Elyse and Giselle.
5) Katie (4.5) 4/5
Between Giselle and Katie, I think those two girls had the most stunning faces of the season. With that being said, I found Katie’s elimination to be complete bullshit. I never got how she was eliminated for being too sexy, especially when the first two shoots were for swimwear. Between her two pictures on the show though, I definitely prefer the shot for JLO Swimwear. Her other picture was also good, and certainly should not have resulted in an elimination. She goes to the top five for me, because I thought she had a lot of potential.
6) Kesse (5.0) 5/8/4/2/6/5
Kesse disappointed me quite a bit in the competition. She had by no means my favorite look of the season, but she did have a bit of potential. Her snake shot and shot for JLO swimwear were easily her best pictures. She also performed well in the contact commercial. Her last two pictures, however, were pretty bad. Her face was alright, and I didn’t really care for her body all too much. I’d probably end up cutting her the week prior she was actually eliminated. I didn’t mind her going as far as she did though.
7) Robin (5.0) 6/9/6/5/5/4/2/3
Ugh, Robin. She was just so old, and her proportions were awful. To this day, I don’t even understand how she even got in the house. More so, I don’t understand how she made it to the final four. I’m sure that the reason Robin stayed so long was so that Tyra could make a statement about plus sized models; to show that they have a chance in the fashion industry as well. And honestly, they do, but Robin was a terrible example of one. Her first picture and B&W beauty shot were really the only two pictures I liked. The rest of her pictures were pretty damn awful. She should have been eliminated in week two for that terrible, terrible picture.
8) Nicole (5.3) 2/7/7
Eh. I didn’t really care about Nicole – both in personality and modeling skills. She did have one of the better bodies of the season, although her boobs were rather huge. Her face, however, never impressed me. She had the tendency to either look draggish and/or unsure of herself. I doubt Nicole would have improved her expressions if she were to stay in the competition any longer. I’d still take her a week further either way. I have a feeling she would have wrecked the commercial, so that’s where I’d eliminate her.
9) Ebony (6.8) 8/4/8/7
I really liked Ebony. She was extremely hilarious. She was really the only one of the season to entertain me, but looking at just her portfolio, she really let me down. None of her pictures were great. Her best picture (swimwear for Stuff) wasn’t even that amazing. She also had a rather harsh look, and her skin was pretty bad. I’ll say it for the third and final time: Ebony’s not a model at all. So for that, I’d cut her a week earlier than she was on the show.
10) Tessa (9.0) 9
I’m not too sure how I feel about Tessa. Looking at this picture, she seemed to have had tons of potential, but then looking at her picture in week one, she looks like two different people. I am very curious as to what she would have brought to the competition if she stayed, because her face is pretty gorgeous. I think her body was pretty good too, but I still probably would have cut her first, because I do prefer Shannon over her. Still though, I think she’s one of the best first eliminees in ANTM history.