The girls go back to the house and see Ann's winning picture, which makes Kacey start complaining about how it is time for Ann to topple. To make amends with the rest of the house, she decides to get to know the girls by making them write questions down on a piece of paper and answer them. Cue sob stories. Except for Jane, who had money growing up. There is also a saltine eating contest that only Lexie competes in.
Inside a tunnel, the girls are told they'll wear Herve Leroux bandage dresses on a little stage... with some guys. Kacey is worried that she won't be able to control her flirt. Turns out that the challenge is on a conveyer belt that goes in two different directions. Liz gets a dress with a train and starts complaining. Shocker. There is an audience watching them... honestly, this didn't need to close down a tunnel. Chelsey starts off first and starts stumbling... but doesn't fall. Liz stumbles and spews profanity. Others trip and there are lost shoes and some fall getting off the runway, but no double-pendulum disasters. Kacey wins and screams like she's being murdered.
ALT makes a visit to the model house, and brings Karolina Kurkova over for a visit. ALT calls Ann out for cooking fried Oreos (delicious!) and Karolina makes healthy smoothies. Once she leaves, there's more Kacey and Lexie drama.
The models have to face off in a ring against luchadores. My favorite is Shamu, Jr.... but only because the subtitles inform us that he's not really a whale. Thanks, editors. Kacey gets to wear some rockin' boots. Ann breaks down when she gets some bad feedback.
Kendal is pretty, but doesn't understand ugly-pretty. Lexie doesn't look like a model. Ester looks good, but the wrestler has more facial expression, even with a mask. Chesley gets a lesson on pointing from Tyra. Ann gives her sob story, but ALT and Nigel go gaga for it. Jane's picture looks a little too porny. Chris jumps in the air and looks awesome. Kayla's judging outfit gets called dreckitude, but her photo gets compliments. Liz looks possessed and evil, so naturally Tyra likes it. Kacey's picture is safe, but she looks like she's older than Tyra. Best picture is Ann... again. She made history by getting it four times in a row. Too bad, I liked Chris's better. She comes in second. The bottom two are Lexie and Jane. Lexie goes home... Kacey will likely have a lot of thoughts on that matter week. -- Angel Cohn
Previously on America's Top Model: Lexie told Kacey that nobody likes her, and then Kacey asked if anybody likes her, and as it turned out nobody likes her. Just like Lexie said in the first place! Some of the girls worked it in a photo shoot with famed photographer Matthew Rolston, while others got bogged down by slimy sea creatures and irritated contact lenses. And unlike another Rhianna, the show's Rhianna ended up being one note. And that note wasn't a pretty one, and often wore hideous hats. She was sent home. Ten bitches remain!
The girls return home to find Ann's latest picture displayed as digital art. It has praise written in horrible fonts along the lines of, "It sings!" "You're so alive!" "Star quality!" I don't know that "you're so alive" is actually a huge compliment. "You avoided looking like a floating corpse!" "You breathe automatically!" "Zombie no more!" Ann has had three top photos in a row, which is not very common. In a half-alive fashion, she pumps her fists and says that people will remember her and be so proud of her. Until the backlash begins, that is. Nobody is immune to this kind of backlash-worthy situation, except for Betty White. Kacey tells us that Ann is cool, but she needs to release her bony claw-like grasp on first place. Kacey tells us that some girls in the house might label her a bitch. What she means is, "All girls in the house do label me a bitch," as we see in sepia-toned flashback. She tells us that it's hard to stand up by yourself to a group of bitches who clearly don't like you. Well put! And true. This is part of Kacey's "It Gets Better" message.
Kacey takes matters into her own hands and calls a meeting to order. She acknowledges that they've had some rough times, and says that she wants the other girls to get to know her better. To wit, she invites them to write down questions on a piece of paper and says she will answer them. This is the weirdest, most artificial relationship-building method that I have ever seen. But, just like Chris, I'm willing to give her a chance and involve her in the reindeer games. Oh, wait, the questions are for everyone. This seems even weirder, especially without the "dare" aspect of the game. We first see Kendal answer that no, she has never been in trouble with the law. Then Liz gets a question about what her life was like growing up. Liz says that she wanted to die. When you're pregnant, alone, and in a homeless shelter three days before you're due to give birth, she says, wanting to die is a common reaction. She asked herself how she could manage to raise a baby when she couldn't even buy food for herself. Winning this competition could significantly change Liz's life and her daughter's life, and she says that being in the bottom two really sucked. We are reminded that Liz is a big complainer, though as she complains about her hair in a confessional about the terrible thought of going home, we are left to wonder if she actually learned the important lesson of shutting your maw. Methinks not.
Jane gets asked what her parents do for a living, and says that her dad is a lung doctor. The proper term for this is pulmonologist, which Jane didn't say initially because she thinks all the other girls are idiots. I'm not saying that she's wrong, but it does show certain Ivy League assumptions. Growing up, Jane was very fortunate. This is embarrassing when you're in a household of girls with very rich sob stories and very empty pockets. Jane tells us that this experience has allowed her to meet a lot of girls she wouldn't have otherwise. Liz gets asked who in the house she'd trade backgrounds with. Liz picks Jane solely because of the silver spoon factor, while she's in a recession and shit. Jane points out, for the record, that the rest of the world is also in a recession. Except probably for the pulmonologists.
Tyra Mail! "Sometimes you have to go backwards to move forward. Love, Tyra." Kayla predicts that they're going to have a motion-packed photo shoot. We cut to Lexie stating that she's going to eat six Saltines in a minute. See, this is what happens when people have no TV or magazines for weeks on end. Ann cracks up. I guess you had to be there. Lexie interviews that she's really strange. It may seem like she's there for fun and games, but in fact she's serious. Serious enough to have a crusty dry mouth full of Saltine paste. The judges told Lexie that they want to see more of her personality, and so she's going to try to show it. Full of personality and salty crackers, that one is. Fascinating!
The girls head off to their challenge, and wind up at a tunnel that's been blocked off. Lexie didn't know that you could shut down tunnels. Me either, especially for such a stupid reason. Miss J. and his creepy topknot and Joan Crawford brows welcome the girls to the Second Street tunnel, otherwise known as the location for their runway show. They'll be wearing bandage dresses by Herve Leroux, formerly known as Herve Leger. I'm always tempted to get a bandage dress, but then have a vision of what a lumpy sausage I'd look like and refrain. The girls will be walking on a stage, and will be accompanied by their male model friends from the fallen angel shoot. Kacey sort of dreads this scenario, because she wants to jump Shaw's bones and the phrase "flirt till it hurts" is becoming literal for her. Lee the male model demonstrates their walk/pose pattern. It seems easy enough, until Miss J. reveals that they'll be walking on a moving conveyor belt. Why did they have to shut down a tunnel for this crap? They seriously could have set this up in a warehouse. The male models get to wear sneakers, but the girls of course will wear heels. Whoever can walk the moving runway and work the bandage dress with composure and confidence will get some fierce jewelry by Miss Lisa Freede. Liz is excited, because she wants to hawk that shit.
The girls get their hair and makeup done, and Shaw shows Kacey his muscles. Lexie tells us that she's going to try to focus on herself, and not what everyone else is doing. J. tells the girls to keep it together when they step on the conveyor belt, even if there's a bit of a jolt. Liz asks him if there's a risk that the train of her dress will get caught in the conveyor belt. With an evil glint in his eye, J. says, "Girl, fashion is a risk." Translated, this means, "We sure hope so." Liz tells us that her dress was gorgeous, but was the only one with a train. She automatically thinks of all the bad things that could happen and hurt her. She's a "glass half empty and I'll tell you about it" personality. Kacey thinks her runway walk is exceptional, and doesn't seem worried at all.
An audience has collected in the tunnel to watch this monstrosity. Chelsey, looking like an aged drag queen this time, is first on the conveyor belt runway. She steps out and stumbles instantly, but manages not to fall. She characterizes her walk as "Gumby on a conveyor belt," which is fairly accurate. Chelsey focuses on keeping her model composure, which is pretty difficult to do when you're being set up to look a fool. Liz sees a shaken Chelsey come backstage, and tells us that she was about to shit herself. That will give her further opportunity to complain about her poopy diaper. Commercials.
When we return, Liz continues to worry that the conveyor belt will suck her up by her dress's train and kill her. It would be pretty awesome if that happened and she came out as a pancake on the other side, like Wile E. Coyote. Then an anvil would drop on Kacey's head and we'd all be satisfied. Liz steps out on the conveyor belt, stumbles a bit, and exclaims, "Shit!" Twice! Her conveyor belt walk is not much improved. Liz tells us that she's never felt more embarrassed at one time in her life, and would rather go through natural labor again than do this. And she gave birth in a cardboard box with Burger King wrappers for a blanket, so you know it's bad.
Jane is up , and tells us that runway isn't her forte in the first place. However, having played lacrosse since she was three, she has a very competitive side. Jane seems to stumble less than the other girls, but looks super stiff. Miss J. tells us that Jane is all academics in the face, and isn't yet fully comfortable or confident with who she is and what she can deliver. Ann is , and notes that she got totally psyched out back in hair and makeup because she knew this would be difficult. Also, her head is grazing the top of the tunnel and it hurts a little. Ann has a bad walk generally, and once she begins to overthink the situation she almost goes flying off of the conveyor belt. She stops before her face hits the pavement, which I guess is some sort of victory. Kayla is and totally gets stuck going from the conveyor belt to the first platform. She has one leg on the platform, but the other one keeps moving back and back and back. It's a metaphor! For how stupid this show is.
We don't see Kendal's walk on the conveyor belt coming to the end of the platform, but she has lots of trouble on the way back, when she's supposed to glide. She loses a shoe, but tries to maintain her fierce face throughout the entire debacle. Lexie is . She says that she's a runner, so has spent a lot of time on treadmills. Her challenge is to put some expression and meaning into her typically dead face. She does a pretty good job comparatively, and says that the crowd seemed to cheer extra for her because they were finally happy to see someone who didn't look like she was breaking an ankle. Kacey comes out with a confident attitude, and also manages to do a really good job. Miss J. tells us that she feeds off the audience. Also, babies' blood. Kacey winks at the end of the runway and glides perfectly back. She tells us that she's being strong and independent, and at the end of the day there's only one person who's going to win. And it's not going to be her. But, you know, eyes on the prize.
Esther is up , and manages to wow the audience with her utter lack of grace and elegance. She's charmingly self-effacing about it, though, giving a little nod and smile at the end of the runway. And then she falls when stepping down from the platform! The audience is too horrified even to laugh. It takes Esther a minute to get up, and Chris actually steps over her to get on the runway. Now that's the winning attitude. Chris starts off okay, though she does exclaim, "Oh Jesus!" when she finally makes it onto the first platform. She stumbles a bit on the glide back, and then sort of sails off the runway and onto a big puffy cushion placed exactly for this situation. It's like Chuck E. Cheese for skinny grown ladies. they'll have to work it in a big glass cage full of plastic balls.
The girls debrief backstage, and Chris is less than thrilled that, as the last person to walk, the memory of her looking goofy will be imprinted in the audience's mind. Miss J. gives critiques. It was fiercely scary when Chelsey first stumbled onto the runway, but she went right back into model face. Kacey did her thing, and has a smile that wears Miss J. out. I don't know if he means that in a good way or a bad way. Lexie was great, and couldn't even be bothered with the nonsense. The winner of the challenge is Kacey. She screams really loud, and of course they're in a tunnel and so it echoes and nearly deafens everyone. Liz tells us she sounded like her foot had been cut off. That actually might happen sooner or later, so hopefully we'll have a basis of comparison. Kacey shows off her new jewels to the others, and a teardrop of drool slides down the corner of Liz's mouth. Kacey tells us how awesome she is, and Lexie tells us that this situation sucks.
Back at the house, the girls get a visit from ALT! He's wearing an NAACP t-shirt and jeans, and looks absolutely massive. Even more massive than when he's wearing his wizard judging cloak, oddly. He's there to introduce the girls to a good friend of his, who actually graced the cover of American Vogue when she was only sixteen. It's Karolina Kurkova, who is perfect and gorgeous looking and manages to be appropriate for Vogue and the Victoria's Secret catalog all at once The girls are thrilled. ALT calls Ann out for her specialty recipe of fried Oreos. I hope he's calling her out for her appreciation of deliciousness, but this is probably some health lecture. Ann tells us she's from the south, where people eat crap all the time. She supposes she should try to watch what she eats. In Ann's case, she should eat all the fried Oreos and spoonfuls of Crisco that she can handle to try to put on a pound.
ALT tells the girls that Karolina Kurkova's skin looks so flawless because she minds what she eats. Also, because she won the genetic lottery. The girls get to spend an afternoon with Karolina and will "learn from the master." Karolina has giant baskets of fruits and veggies with her, and shows the girls how to make smoothies. She says, "Better than cookies." Smoothies are indeed delicious. I don't think it's a really fair comparison, though. Karolina tells the girls that to be successful and have big careers, they really have to start taking care of themselves and being good to their bodies. It's true that she looks 20 years younger than every one of them, so I guess there might be something to that smoothie philosophy after all.
The girls then get to sit with Karolina and talk about modeling. She tells them that pictures are about feeling, and not about how perfectly you position your arms and how beautiful your face is. Well, it's at least a little about how beautiful your face is. She says that the modeling industry is all about personality. However did Tyra make it so big, then? I guess she didn't say that the personality has to be a good one. The girls appreciate the pep talk, as well as Karolina's advice. Chris tells us very sincerely that it was wonderful. Karolina bids the girls adieu, leaving Ann to squirrel away her fried Oreo stash in shame.
Tyra Mail! "Don't let the competition throw you. Love, Tyra." Liz thinks they might be thrown from a helicopter. And we all know that parachutes add ten pounds to a model's frame, so maybe they'll go without! Meanwhile, Kacey wonders whose nasty fork and bobby pins are on the counter. This seems like an excellent question, so I don't know why the other girls get annoyed. Lexie says to some other girls that Kacey needs some sort of dog collar that will shock her every time she speaks. Ann explains to us that Kacey was complaining about the bobby pins when she herself had three-day old fold that she left on the counter. It's the hypocrisy that bothers everyone. Liz tells us that Kacey is the single messiest person she's ever met, and also an idiot. That she would scoff at the misplaced bobby pins of others is laughable.
Kacey interviews that Lexie can't talk to her without a cadre of backup bitches, which really pisses her off. She confronts Lexie in bed, and Lexie points out that she of the seven-day old food has no cause to make a stink about Lexie's bobby pins. Kacey gets really pissy, and then says something about everybody's attitude and Kacey's attitude, then states that she's sick and tired of playing pattycake with the rest of them. Pattycake is very high in calories, so she should consider playing pattyfruitcup. Did they learn nothing from Karolina? Lexie screams that Kacey is crazy, and to leave her alone. Liz tells us that she's sick of watching people scream at each other. To remedy this situation, she decides to scream at Kacey. She points out that Kacey is the one who came up to their room, and she's sick of hearing Kacey's shit all damn day. She tells her to stay in the kitchen with the rest of her trashy shit. You do not mess with someone who gave birth in a sewer. Liz screams emphatically in Kacey's face, and spittle flies. Accidental spit, not a lugie. Liz ends the conversation, if you can call it that, by telling Kacey that none of them like her and she needs to stay away. Kacey asks if this is clear, and Liz asks if she would like her to write it on paper. She should write it on Kacey's arm as body art and then take a picture. Kacey tells us that it's her against the world, and she guesses she's getting used to it. She also says that Liz is bipolar, and Lexie can kiss her ass. As Liz screams, "Go away," Kacey flashes the peace sign and we head to commercials.
When we return, the girls head to a wrestling ring where a giant lizard and some other guys are fighting. Jay Manuel emerges and welcomes them to Lucha Va Voom, where you enter the world of Mexican masked wrestling. There's apparently a lot of flipping, flying and screaming involved. I guess this is cool, though I would rather see a Glamorous Ladies of Wrestling (G.L.O.W.) themed shoot. Jay introduces the lizard guy, who is actually Chupacabra, the goat eater. Then there's Crazy Chicken, the fast food entrepreneur. Finally we have galactic boy toy Zokre and Shamu, Jr. who we are told is not really a whale. Still, I think the Whale Wars guys should try to stink bomb this place. Kacey says that, considering all of the fighting going on in the house, this shoot is oddly appropriate. Jay says that the girls will be in high fashion editorial designs, but posing opposite the wrestling guys. The photographers for the day are father and son duo Eddie and Moshe Brakha, who are known as Brakha times two. Brakha the younger tells the models that the need to bring the same kind of beautiful madness as the wrestlers.
The girls head to hair and makeup, and they're dressed in some fierce rock n' roll gear. Liz has giant red patent leather shoes to go with her hardware-clad bodysuit, hole-filled tights, and Kate Gosselin wig. She has no problem looking aggressive, so this may finally be her moment. Her shoes are really high and her legs start shaking. She sits down, but doesn't seem to complain on set. Jay says one thing to Liz, and then the photographers scream something else, and it's a bit confusing. Although there was different creative direction coming at Liz, Jay says that it's the model's job to internalize everything that's been given to her and deliver a variety of shots. Jay isn't loving what he's seeing, and Liz saves her complaints (which, frankly, seem pretty legit) for backstage.
Kendal is , and as it happens her "Grrrrr" sounds come out a lot like baby elephant. Jay tells her not to restrain herself, but rather commit and just do it. Kendal tries again, and sounds like an absolute lunatic. Jay says she sounds like a shrieking hyena. Maybe this is why Kendal never does the nasty, because she knows this is exactly how it would go for her vocally. Jane is , and doesn't know how to point. She also has a hard time holding her arms like people tell her to. I think the problem is that she's naturally pretty non-aggressive, as you are when you're used to people serving things to you when you ask. She has no idea how to look tough. Jay tells her that she needs to find a way to connect with what she's doing.
Esther is up , and Brakha the younger tells us that she understood the wrestling character. She's very feminine and lovely, but also can be tough when called upon. Jay compliments her on her energy. Chelsey is , and Jay says, "That's better." I guess that means she probably did just fine. Backstage, Lexie tries to avoid Kacey, who gets the opportunity to wear some vintage Dolce gold sequined boots. We see our old friend, wardrobe stylist Charlie Altuna. Kayla is to pose, and reminds us that she's a lesbian and this is her bid for equality. Jay appreciates the intensity in her face. Kacey is , and will feel good about showing the other girls that she's on top. Ultimately, though she struggles, Jay seems to like what she does. Lexie frowns in response.
Chris is , and asks if she can jump. Jumping is indeed allowed, and Chris talks some smack to the Crazy Chicken to get herself in the mood. Those two are potentially distant relatives. Chris jumps and jumps and jumps, and Jay tells her that she gave a consistent effort, and he appreciates it. Ann's photo involves a de-masked Chicken, which apparently indicates an ultimate disgrace. She stands and holds the mask, and Jay tells her that she needs to do some different things. Brakha the younger tells her to be confident and not scared, and notes that he should be like, "Money, money, money." In other words: try not to be a person, since people are dumb and have feelings. Ann cries and tells us that she locked up due to bad feedback. She seems super fragile and shaken, and is quite upset that she may no longer be at the top. Chris tells us that Ann is a wonderful person and model and can go somewhere, but she's timid and cracks under pressure. Maybe once they took away her deep fried Oreos she lost her strength.
Finally there's Lexie. Talk about looking like a drag queen. She's not graceful, and Jay tells us that she has no idea how to relate an emotion that she's feeling and let it translate through her body. She does what she can with the goat eater, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be enough.
Back at home, the girls debrief their performances. Jane notes that Jay told her that she's not always fully committed. However, she thinks that she got at least one really good photo. Lexie tells us that Jay didn't see good shots until the end, but she tried hard and hopes she was able to pull through. Ann sadly says that she did bad. Kacey kind of feels bad for sad-sack Ann, but at the same time will be very happy if Ann does not get best photo for a fourth week. Ann is so teary in her interview that she can barely choke out her words. She says she wanted to show that she could be a good model, but just got so (sob...sob) uptight. As Ann eats a bowl of noodles and tells us that she doesn't want to screw up, we head to commercials.
We return to some pre-panel joking around, as Karolina pretends that she's a sassy contestant. Tyra gives her best fake laugh. The girls enter. There are prizes, there are judges. Karolina is of course the guest judge. Kendal is up first for critique, and is looking tres chic without an ounce of dreckitude. Her photo is pretty good too. The body language is dull, but Nigel says that her face looks stunning. Karolina says that the expression on her face doesn't really match her body. Tyra explains to Kendal what ugly-pretty is. So far Kendal takes pretty pictures because she's stunning, but there's no talent behind it. Lexie is . Nigel says that she doesn't look like a model in her photo, and ALT says that there's no edge or energy. Tyra notes that in looking at the film it was apparently that Lexie struggled, and it seemed that she wasn't invested. Lexie tells the panel that she was in the zone all day, but she struggled on set. Nigel says that they rely on her to keep her cool and do her best.
Esther is . Her best shot is pretty cool, and ALT loves it. However, Karolina points out that she's drawn more to the guy in the mask than to Esther. Tyra agrees that Esther needs to have more domination in her face, and that if she had done so the picture would have been great and not just good. Chelsey has a lot of tension in her hands, body and face, which is good. Karolina says that the picture tells a story. Tyra gives Chelsey some pointers on pointing for the camera, so it doesn't look like you have invisible mutant fingers. Ann is , and says that she didn't feel great about her shoot, since it seemed like she let Jay and the photographers down. Tyra asks if there's pressure in having the best picture three weeks in a row, and Ann totally starts crying again! She gets super sad-sacky and says that she didn't do her best in this shoot, and took it really hard. And then of course her picture is weird and amazing. ALT says that it's extraordinary, and tells her that she has to get some confidence up there in her skinny body. ALT and Nigel have a shouting match about whether Ann's eyes or her mouth are more brilliant. Karolina explains that sometimes you think you have a bad day, but it turns out to be a good day instead. Tyra tells Ann that she created magic.
Jane is up . ALT's suggestion for her is that she should have sat atop the pile of flesh with her legs crossed as if she were going to luncheon at the Plaza Hotel. That actually would have been pretty cool. Nigel tells her, complete with demonstration, that she's arching her back in a manner typical to porn. When you take that look but slump it forward, it becomes fashion. Tyra thinks Jane should have sat atop her two-man flesh mound and blown her nails like it was no big thing. Instead, Jane went for the easy hot girl pose, which is enjoyable for no one. Well, no one involved in this show. Chris is , and her jumping photo is totally great. Tyra screams, "J'adore!" and Karolina loves the energy. She could do a little better on the smizing end of things, but her body position is fantastic. Karolina points out that jump shots are not easy. Chris starts crying and fanning herself with happiness. She mentions that she asked Jay if she could jump, and Tyra credits her proactive ways for her great shot.
we have Kayla. The judges make fun of her head to toe dreckitude, including fuchsia cocktail dress, then have her take out her top-of-head hair pouf and watch it defy gravity with its own greasiness. The key to looking like a model, apparently, is poor hygiene. Kayla's photo is really great - she looks super tough and ferocious. ALT commends her for being a different person in the photograph, and being able to transform herself. Tyra says that when a model goes for it so strong in a photo, there are going to be a lot of ugly shots. But it's okay, because Kayla went for it and wasn't scared. And there was at least one awesome photo.
Liz is up , and also gets flak for her cocktail dress. Nigel tells her to think of panel as if it's a casting, and stop trying to look so fancy. Liz looks absolutely psychotic in her photo, and the judges both laugh at it and enjoy it. She kind of has the same expression as she did when she tore Kacey a new one. Karolina is totally afraid of Liz now. Kacey is up . Nigel deems her photo "interesting," and ALT says that it's very high fashion. Most of the credit goes to the vintage Versace boots. Nigel notes that her expression is a bit vacant, while Karolina thinks that it's safe and that Kacey's not owning it. Tyra says that Kacey looks mature, like someone who's modeled even longer than Tyra herself has. Lexie snickers, because she has so far outrun the crow's feet.
The judges deliberate. Kendal is beautiful in her picture, but it's not stunning. Karolina says that she doesn't own what she's doing. Lexie looked like a Palm Beach socialite having a fantasy party, and Nigel doesn't see any story in her. Tyra thinks that Lexie really has potential, and has one of the most interesting and unique faces in the bunch, but she's not bringing it. Esther is Karolina's favorite, and Nigel says that she's translating in pictures, which is what a model needs to do. Chris's picture is divine, and she made a jumping picture work. Nigel likes Chelsey's picture and thinks she has personality. She looks sexy, but also like an ass-kicker. Nigel thinks it's brilliant how Ann's awkwardness and freakish height plays so well into fashion. Karolina loves the body language and notes that Ann didn't need to do much because she's already so beautiful. Tyra appreciates the fact that Ann felt like she was disappointing people. She finds it to be business-related. It seems mysterious that they don't have concerns about her being too fragile and unable to handle criticism.
Jane doesn't know what modeling is about, and Nigel says that her photo is a disaster. Karolina doesn't love Jane's photo, and also thinks that she needs to work on her personality. ALT notes that Jane is a plain Jane in life, and then just says, "Dreckitude!" Kayla's picture is strong, and thankfully doesn't reflect the dreckitude of her panel ensemble. Liz looks crazy in her picture. Nigel laughs about it, but ALT sees light coming out of her and says she's got the magic. Kacey's photo is a little catalog according to Nigel, and Tyra says it looks like an online shoe ad. With that, the judges have reached a decision.
Ten beautiful ladies stand before Tyra, but she only has nine photos in her hands. The first of those photos, representing the best picture of the week, goes to Ann. Fourth time in a row! That's a Top Model record. Chris is called , and Tyra notes that she should be pissed at Ann for taking her top photo. Tyra is actually instigating Ann backlash! How mysterious. Chelsey is called , followed by Kayla, Liz, Esther, Kacey, and Kendal. This leaves Jane and Lexie in the bottom two. Both girls have stunning looks, and aren't cookie cutters. Lexie has a big, vivacious personality, but her film is so rotten that the judges wonder if she's invested. Then there's Jane. She has nice pictures, but the judges don't know who she is. She doesn't want to show who she is, and that makes her pictures so-so. So who stays in the competition? It's Jane. Lexie's been circling the drain for a while, so it seems right that she's leaving. Tyra tells her that genetically she's a model, but she's not putting it on the page.
Lexie tells us that she was given a chance, and wasn't able to take it and run with it. She wants to be there, but understands why she's leaving. Lexie says she wishes everybody but Kacey the best and takes her leave.
time: Beautiful, tall Ann comes up short at the Cover Girl present, and the girls hit Rodeo Drive for a shoot with Patrick Demarchelier!
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