America’s Next Top Model Hits the Wall

The tensions are as high as their heels this week, with four models left competing for the title of America’s Next Top Model.

By CC Staff

The girls arrive home to find a note from Tyra telling them that she is sending them to “the great mall of China.” C’mon, that’s pretty clever!

The girls head to the mall in the morning in search of an outfit to recreate the look of one of the four beauties they heard stories about—and this is where some eyebrow-raising model sabotage begins. After wasting time wandering off on the other side of the mall, Bianca runs into Jenah—and gleefully tells her that she just has to check out that area, knowing full well she won’t find much.

Jenah gets back in time to show off her outfit in a casual runway show and gets her sweet revenge by winning the challenge. In addition to getting a dress made especially for her and a friend (Chantal), she also gets one-on-one runway lessons from Miss Jay. We’ll see how those help her if she makes it to the final two!

The next morning, the models head to the Great Wall to be made over into warriors. And their photographer is, drumroll please—Tyra! Is there anything she can’t do? (Oh right: sing, act, make music videos…) Both Chantal and Jenah do well, though Tyra takes issue with Jenah not knowing who she is. “She’s a good model, but who is she?” asks Tyra.

Right, let’s pretend this is a soul searching competition. It’s barely even a modeling competition!

Bianca ends on a good note, after allegedly being painful to watch for 40 frames, according to Mr. Jay, and then Saleisha has her “best shoot ever.” After their individual photoshoots, the girls face a new challenge—posing all together. You could cut the tension with a (non-fat margarine) knife.

Judging is as brutal than usual, with Bianca being told that she’s awkward and that modeling doesn’t come naturally to her, and Jenah getting a counseling session from Tyra about being homesick. Saleisha’s photo, her leap captured in mid-air, is most striking. At the judges table, there’s fake discussion of whether or not Bianca, not being a natural, has time to learn to model—when in reality, they’re all about a decade too late.

Chantal, picked as the strongest model in the group folder, gets called up first, followed by Saleisha, and it’s Jenah and Bianca in the bottom two. In the end, the judges decide not to send Jenah home for being homesick, and Bianca tearfully says goodbye and packs her bags.

Don’t miss next week’s episode—the season finale!