First things first: Alexandria still sucks. Now that we've established that, let's move on to the challenge. The girls break into teams of three to film a Cover Girl webisode. Each team is comprised of one writer, one director, and one "talent," with the roles being picked randomly. While two of the teams work pretty well together, Molly, Monique and Alexandria have some problems. Problem number one is that Alexandria is a pain in the ass. Actually, that's the only problem. She once again exhibits her bossy ways, and then gets very dramatic when called on them. She also does not get any points for repeatedly saying, "I'm the talent." Monique shows a surprising amount of cool, calm, collectedness as director and gets special praise from Jay, but ultimately it's the team of Kasia, Brittani and Mikaela that wins.
Back at the house, Alexandria continues to freak out about weird stuff, like someone possibly taking her towel. The other girls wonder if she's bipolar or just a bitch. We learn that Alexandria has a somewhat tragic backstory. Her parents split, and abuse played a part. She had to grow up fast and take care of her siblings, and so developed into the control freak that she is today. She wishes that the other girls understood this about her. Well, then tell them! God. While Alexandria is on the phone with her boyfriend, Monique decides to take a peek in her diary to see if she's talking shit about everyone. Alexandria's diary seems very easy to find, which is a tremendous oversight when living in a house full of bitches. Monique finds that there's no smack talk in the diary -- just musings on how sad and alone she feels. This makes Monique feel like an ass, and rightfully so.
In this week's photo shoot, the girls are transformed into fashion animals at the old L.A. zoo. They're wearing pieces from Rachel Zoe's faux fur collection, and get to pose with an adorable and feisty jaguar cub. Hannah is amazing and gets the best photo of the week. Brittani and Jaclyn are also particularly great. Kasia and Monique are not so much cat people, but stay safe. Alexandria hisses at the cat and gets an interesting if not fashion-y picture. An uninspired and weave-traumatized Molly lands in the bottom two along with Dalya, who just hasn't been delivering. Molly is the true victor not only because she gets to stay, but because they're going to rip whack weave number two out of her head! Sorry, Dalya.
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Previously on Top Model: Dalya won a fiery challenge in which, despite all hopes and plans, no one got even the slightest bit maimed. Kasia worked her curves, attitude, and thespian prowess in a Mad Men style commercial for Fierce Roast Coffee, while Alexandria worked everyone's nerves by continuing to be such a control freak. Sara could not channel her vintage sex appeal and was sent back to being a poor, feminist creeper. Nine bitches remain!
The girls return to their house and see what appears to be a mall photo booth-generated painting representing Kasia's best-of-week commercial displayed as digital art. Kasia is thrilled that she's finally come in first, and reiterates some of the praise displayed on the digital art -- she milked every second, she says, which is what you have to do. Do we really have to have bovine implications when talking about the plus-sized girl? Dalya tells us that Kasia was amazing, but she has no doubt in her mind that she (meaning Dalya herself) can be one of the strongest competitors in the house. She's been modeling since she was 16, she says, and has also already experienced L.A. fashion week. Intriguing! Dalya always seemed particularly green to me. She should brag about that stuff more so we think she has a chance. Dalya doesn't think that some of the girls in the house appreciate the magnitude of the opportunity they have to be a Cover Girl, and to trim Andre Leon Talley's toenails, or whatever else they win.
While Monique soaks in the tub, Brittani and Alexandria chat. Brittani is hurt that she did her best, but then was told that she fucked it up. As we have all learned from one Mr. James Ingram, sometimes your best isn't good enough. And sometimes your all is too much. To make the magic last for more than just one night is a difficult task. For her part, Alexandria feels that she was misunderstood when Jay told her that she was trying to direct. We are reminded that Tyra said this was the last time she'd warn Alexandria about her stank attitude. Meaning, if you keep being so whack, you're going home. Alexandria interviews that all that legitimate criticism is a really heavy burden on her chest, because she's a positive, artistic California girl. You can be all of those things and still be really annoying. Alexandria doesn't like it when people don't "get" her. Oh girl, please.
There is Tyra Mail! "Every good lesson starts with a good foundation. Love, Tyra." Alexandria says that this is a challenge if she's ever heard one. All the girls give the same, "What are you even talking about?" look that the rest of us are giving to our TVs.
And then we check in with Molly and her weave of nightmares. You guys, this thing. If you haven't seen it, I can't even explain. Molly tells us that they took her former whack weave out, gave her a day or two to heal, and then gave her this second, equally hideous weave. Now she has a rash all over her scalp, and also looks like a total freak. She says she's pissed off all day long, and is in a constant state of itchy pain. She notes that she would never pay for this shit on her fucking head, and I think we can all stand behind her on that one. I'm going to start a charity called "Potes's Kids" so all of the white girls on this show who have gotten horrible weaves have a place to go for rehabilitation and support. We'll soon have a telethon to raise funds to buy head ointments and the like.
Suddenly, there is a shrill cry of, "Oh my God, that's my towel!" It's Alexandria, in the bathroom. I think that someone has taken her towel. She demands to know who picked it up. Hannah, who is wrapped in a towel, looks rather alarmed. Molly tells us that Alexandria is a total psycho and snaps at absolutely nothing. Alexandria goes on to say that she's not yelling and doesn't really give a fuck, and then argues that she hasn't said more than two words to anyone since they've gotten home. Hannah is all, "You just gave a monologue about your missing towel, you freak." And then Alexandria snaps back, "Great vocabulary." Alexandria is like the human incarnation of Molly's stank weave -- just foul from every angle. What a jerk. A whole bunch of the girls talk in the kitchen about what a nit Alexandria is. Mikaela points out that there was a whole conversation at panel in which she was instructed to stop being such a diva and to stop acting like she owns everything, and then she comes home and starts fighting over towels. Monique guarantees that everyone bitches about Alexandria in their confessionals, because she's getting on everyone's nerves.
To wit, we get a confessional montage! Brittani calls Alexandria obnoxious and controlling. Hannah thinks that she might be bipolar. Kasia says that she has severe psychological issues. Jaclyn simply says, "I'm kinda scared of her." Monique adds, "Etc., etc., etc." Basically, she has zero fans. Dalya says that Alexandria's attitude is going to defeat her, and Mikaela adds a quiet, "Let the ship sink." While everyone else is talking shit about her, Alexandria is in her bedroom with zit cream all over her face eating some Fritos. One really is the loneliest number.
The girls meet up with Mr. Jay, who talks up Cover Girl and the $100,000 contract that the winner will receive. Today, the girls will be doing a "Get the Look" online video to help Cover Girls everywhere take their look to the level. They'll be working with makeup artist Vincent Oquendo. He tells them that they'll be splitting up into three teams of three, and each team will be assigned one kind of look. They'll get a whole range of Cover Girl products to work with, but are supposed to emphasize Cover Girl's Nature Luxe silk foundation. They'll have one hour to consult with Vincent and work with each other to come up with a one-minute presentation. After that, they'll have ten minutes to get their best take. Jay will pick the winning team based on who has the most interesting and informative presentation. The video from the winning team will be posted on covergirl.com.
The girls must choose a card at random from a bowl, and will be designated as talent, director, or writer for the spot. Alexandria gets a "talent" card, and claims that she is psyched that she hasn't been designated as the director or the writer. She would prefer to co-opt those roles in the most irritating manner possible. Alexandria claims Monique and Molly as her teammates, and notes that they are also her roommates. She seems way more excited about this arrangement than either Monique or Molly. Monique explains to us that she's the director and Molly is the writer for their team, and their look is "day casual." Monique hasn't won anything, and would really like to. Sadly for her, Alexandria immediately starts being annoying. While Monique talks about focusing on Alexandria's lips, Alexandria dives into the makeup table and says, "I need to know my products. Because I'm the talent." Please note that this is not the last time you will hear her refer to herself as "the talent."
Monique knows immediately that this is going to be a pain in the ass. She tells us that Alexandria always comes off bitchy, but doesn't seem to realize it. Alexandria swears to us that she's not going to be bossy or anything, and then proceeds to edit the perfectly serviceable lines that Molly has written. Even worse, she wants to change the lines to stuff like, "I dash on a sheer, natural looking blush," and, "I feather my eyes." Very natural and conversational! I'm feathering my eyes right now, in fact, while I dash off this recap! Molly, whose itchy weave is causing her to suffer even fewer fools than normal, hands over the notepad and tells her that if she's going to write the whole thing anyway, she should just go for it. Alexandria protests that she's not the writer, and Molly wordlessly encapsulates the communal feeling about Alexandria by rolling her eyes all the way back in her heads so that only the whites are visible, pointing finger-guns at each side of her head, and pulling the thumb triggers.
Writer Kasia and director Brittani seem to work well together as Mikaela, who is the talent for their team, gets done up in a nighttime/red carpet look. Dalya, Jaclyn, and Hannah are a team, and in their concept Dalya, who is the talent, wants to impress a dude at a party. She has to impress him with her eyes. It's called smizing, my friend. Hannah is the director, and has a very serious conversation with Vincent about Smoky Shadow Blast. Jaclyn is the writer. Hannah says that her team is the best, however they're a little worried given Dalya's problems emoting during the Fierce Roast Coffee commercial. They've decided to keep it very casual and conversational by not having a script, but rather outlining some key points that Dalya needs to mention. Letting the models improv is a tried and true method for either hilarity or cringe-worthy failure. In this case, it seems like it will be the latter.
With fifteen minutes left, Monique tries to go over some notes with Alexandria. Alexandria snits back, "Can you just let me practice, please?" Monique is frustrated that she can't even direct Alexandria without getting the stankitude. Molly and Monique, obviously annoyed, sit on the floor while Alexandria implores them all to be a team. Molly tells her that they're trying, but she won't let them. Alexandria whines that she's just trying to learn her lines, and the others are supposed to be doing their jobs too. Molly notes that every time they try to ask Alexandria something or talk to her about the script she tells them to shut up because she's learning her lines. They really don't "get" her at all, do they? Alexandria's response is that the director and writer should be doing their jobs, and Monique is like, "Seriously, ho?" Jaclyn points out that Molly, Monique and Alexandria were fighting like dogs and cats. She is very glad not to be on that team. I think we're all glad that she's not on that team either. Any chip off of the super-sized sugar cube that is Jaclyn is a dark moment for humanity.
So, now Alexandria is very frustrated, especially given that the other girls have used words like "rude" and "attitude." In other words: she is frustrated by accuracy. She notes that panel also unfairly said the same thing to her, and now she really doesn't feel like doing the commercial. She is being so Jenna Maroney now, it isn't even funny. Monique can't even stand this bitch, and tells us that Alexandria is going to look like an idiot, and the commercial is going to be a huge mess. As Alexandria sighs dramatically and puts her hand to her head, we go to commercials.
When we return, Alexandria tells the others that she doesn't feel comfortable. Monique tells her that now is not the time to focus on their various frustrations and problems, because it's the time to do the commercial. Alexandria replies, "But I'm the talent." Molly wants to use her weave for good and choke Alexandria. Monique realizes that Alexandria is just being bitchy, but tries her best to ease the tension by suggesting a group hug or three-way kiss. Molly suggests an orgy. Alexandria reluctantly goes for the hug which, since she is sitting and the others are standing, results in her head being just exactly at boob-level. So really it's a precursor to an orgy. She rests her head on Monique's bosom as Monique tells us that if Alexandria is frazzled and "about to cry" when she's in front of Jay, she'll ruin their commercial. You've got to appreciate a girl who is willing to utilize the comforting power of her boobs to get the job done.
Mikaela, Brittani and Kasia are first to shoot. Director Brittani tells us that they have to get one flawless, continuous take. Mikaela looks gorgeous, but keeps messing up her lines and dropping f-bombs. Jay tells us that the copious use of the f-word is a bit much for his liking. Hannah notes that this group has a very defined script, which she doesn't think is what is actually called for. Her group is , and she looks adorable as she attempts to direct Dalya, who wears a top hat as she attempts to get through her talking points. She effs up the name of the product a whole bunch of times, and then says a lot of dumb things. Kasia tells us that this particular group seems like a disorganized trainwreck. Jay agrees, and tells us that there's nothing about this video that's interesting. Ouch. Time runs out while Dalya is still talking, which can't be good.
Finally, it's time for Monique, Molly and Alexandria to film their spot. Monique tells Alexandria that she's "a California surfer awesome rad chick totally awesome." That's generous. Monique calls for action, and then Alexandria messes up and calls action again herself. Brittani is like, "Really?" Alexandria continues to mess up and appears freaked out, but director Monique remains calm and tells her that she's doing awesome. Jay tells us that Monique has the exact right energy that you need, especially when you're dealing with difficult talent. Monique wishes that Alexandria could keep it together, so they still have a chance at winning the challenge. Alexandria eventually nails her lines, and everyone celebrates. Alexandria notes that she killed it, because she's always up for piling kudos on herself.
Jay calls all the girls together for their critique. He tells Mikaela that he's never heard a Cover Girl use the f-word that many times, but eventually she got it together and drew him in with her relatability. Hannah, Jaclyn and Dalya took the shoot out of the commercial realm with their conversational tone, however the spot wasn't super informative. Jay tells Alexandria that calling "action" is the director's job, and Alexandria retorts that she was merely saying "action" to herself. He does not buy this one bit. However, he was impressed by how calm, cool and collected Monique was. In the end, Brittani, Kasia and Mikaela did the best, and their spot will appear on covergirl.com. Monique tells us that if Alexandria hadn't been so freaking annoying, their team would have won. She's not wrong. Brittani hopes that Alexandria gets sent home for her bad attitude, since no one in the industry is going to want to work with her anyway. No one in ANY industry is going to want to work with her.
Back at home, there is more Tyra Mail: "Tomorrow get ready to take a walk on the wild side. Love, Tyra." The girls jump up and down and someone suggests that they might be working with wild animals. Kasia looks nervous. Dalya tells us that she takes the blame for her team losing the challenge. However, she's trying to stay calm because if she gets antsy and anxious that will only make things worse.
Meanwhile, Alexandria calls her boyfriend. She tells him that she's already being looked at differently, and she doesn't like it. This guy must be the most patient man on earth. He tells her that he loves her no matter what, and that she should stay strong. Alexandria tells us that her mom and dad split up because of abuse, and she's always felt the need to protect her younger siblings. Oooh, the sad Alexandria backstory is a curveball that, while not unexpected, certainly makes things a lot less fun for everyone. Alexandria tells us that she had to grow up fast and become wise beyond her years. She cries as she says that if the girls in the house understood her past, they might realize that she was only trying to fix and help things. Well then why doesn't she tell them? There's not a CW staff oracle there to clue other people in on your deep-rooted issues. Alexandria's boyfriend asks if the other girls are cool, and she sort of pauses before answering in the affirmative.
While Alexandria is talking on the phone, the other girls are talking shit about her. And again, you can't exactly blame them. I've been talking shit about Alexandria in every page of every recap, myself. Hannah asks if Alexandria's on any medication, and Molly answers that she should be. Monique cracks up, and then asks the others if they should look in her diary. There are some instant objections and someone notes that that's dirty. Indeed, it's actually the worst. Monique tells us that she only wanted to look in the diary to really see how Alexandria feels about the rest of them. Brittani, who focuses on logistics rather than morals in this situation, tells Monique that if she's going to do it she'd better hurry her ass up. Monique scampers off while Molly stands guard. When Monique takes a look at the diary, which appears to just be sitting on Alexandria's bed, she yells, "It's bad! It's bad!" Jaclyn does not want to be part of this particularly shenanigan, and tells us that it's going to be terrible. As we all write a silent memo to Alexandria to put her private stuff in a drawer for cripe's sake, we head to commercials.
When we return, Monique prepares to reveal the contents of Alexandria's diary. She reads aloud, "I don't even know how to feel like now. Sad smiley." Kasia correctly says that this is terrible. Monique says that Alexandria has no idea how she comes off to the others, and thus wonders why she's a loner. Monique thinks she should ask herself why she's such a raging bitch. Molly finds the whole thing confusing. Monique and Molly have a joint confessional in which they say that discovering that Alexandria wasn't talking shit about them makes them feel kind of bad. Monique wonders if she should tell Alexandria what she did, and Molly responds that that probably wouldn't be a good idea. Truth and reality show producers will out, my friends.
With this bit of drama over, the girls head to the old Los Angeles Zoo where Jay Manuel greets them. He says this is the perfect setting to let their wild sides come out as they are transformed into fashion versions of animals. Their photographer for the day is Baldomero Fernandez, who also implores them to let their wild side come out. Wild sides. Come out. Got it? The girls will be wearing pieces from Rachel Zoe's faux fur collection, and learn that Rachel will be their guest judge as well. Brittani is literally dying. The girls head back to hair and makeup, and Vincent Oquendo explains to Mikaela that he'll be using tape to pull up her eyes. He says this is what the drag queens do to create expression. She should take note and do this all the time. Molly, of course, still has her pain-in-the-ass hair that will have to be managed somehow.
The girls hear a roar and turn to see Jay walking toward them with a baby jaguar. His name is Murato, and he is gorgeous! For once I am jealous of something the models have to do. I would love that baby jaguar so hard if I got the chance. Alexandra is very excited, which in addition to the whole diary incident, makes me like her a bit more. Animal trainer Wendy Debbas tells the girls what to do with Murato if he goes for their faces. Awesome. Monique tells us that she's not really a cat person, and in fact hates cats in general. The cats can sense this and will always get you back, one way or another. Live it, learn it.
Hannah is up first, with giant big blonde hair. She doesn't look so much like an animal as like a fashion savage. She loves Murato, and Jay tells her that her shots are amazing. Brittani is , with a dark wardrobe and dark hair. Jay loves what she's doing, and she seems to be pretty comfortable with the cat. is Mikaela, who looks rather like Pat Benatar with her eyes pulled up like that. Jay tells her that she's just sitting there stroking the cat, and not really modeling. When it's Kasia's turn, she has a bit of trouble with Murato. He squirms around and lets out a very troubling noise, and Kasia can't get a good hold of him. You couldn't blame him for giving her a scratch or two right now. Kasia admits to Jay that she has never had any pets and is allergic to everything. She tells us that not being comfortable with the jaguar really threw her off, but Jay doesn't think that her poor performance had anything to do with Murato. He says that Kasia's photos went downhill fast. We then get a closeup of Murato prancing toward the camera, and it is the greatest thing ever.
Alexandria continues to be excited while, some distance away, Monique calls her a stupid bitch. Mikaela comforts Monique by telling her that Alexandria will be gone soon, and then admits that's probably not true. Jaclyn welcomes Murato to her arms, and gets super sexy with her lioness hair. Dalya is a bit of a disaster again, and Jay tells us that everything she did was remedial modeling. She puts a hand in her hair, and then another hand in her hair, and then a hand on her hip. He is not impressed, and tells her that she went back to Modeling 101 in an attempt to please. Dalya cries and tells us that she wants this more than anybody here. As the makeup artist takes off her head tape she mumbles with a tremor in her voice, "I know how to model." Just not well, apparently.
Monique is , and admits that it was cool to hold the baby jaguar and that she was comfortable with it. Luckily for her, she catches Murato at his sleepiest and he just kind of hangs out in her arms for a while. I bet he's soothed by the powers of her bosom, too. Baldomero was initially worried about Monique, who started off stiff, but he says she really turned it on as soon as he brought out the camera. Molly is , and things aren't going so well. She explains that she was second to last, per usual, and the jaguar was really cranky. He does seem to be all set with the snapshots. Jay tells us that Molly was very jarring to look at, because she was going for a tender and caring moment with the jaguar rather than being a crazy lioness. It didn't work. Alexandria is , and holds Murato like a baby. I hate to say it, but that's exactly what I would do. I hold my cat like that all the time and scratch her cheek until she starts to fall asleep, and then it's so cute that I can't help but crack up, which in turn jars her awake. It's a vicious cycle of extreme love. Jay tells Alexandria that Murato is neither her baby nor her lover. He may, however, be her only friend. Molly tells us that Alexandria is a brat, but she tries to pretend to be nice the second she gets in front of Jay. She gets a little hoochie, and then barks at Murato when he gets cranky. Molly thinks Alexandria is crazy, but Jay looks pretty amused. Alexandria and Murato hiss at each other, and we're out.
Back at the house, Dalya talks about her bad feedback. She wants to take Jay's criticism and turn it around for week, and thinks that the fact that he took the time to talk to her means that he knows she can do better. Or maybe it's because it's his job to give everyone a critique or some sort. Jaclyn asks Alexandria if she got any feedback, and she coyly says that she doesn't want to talk about it. She suspects that they want to hear something bad about her. That is true, I'm sure. She reiterates that she has a good attitude, and hopes that this is brought up at panel. You mean she may have been acting decent for once purely in hope that word of her not being a total pill would make it up the chain? I am shocked. Molly, who may be something of a complainer, tells us that the people who were at the end of the shoot really got the worst of it with the cat. She's generally depressed because of her hair, but says she's sure that she got some good shots. Molly reminds us that everyone would be totally fine if Alexandria went home, and we head to commercials.
When we return, it's panel time! Guest judge Rachel Zoe and Tyra embrace, and Tyra gives ALT a big kiss. Those two really do seem to like each other a lot. There are prizes, there are judges. ALT has gotten rid of that big makeup brush on the back of his hat, thank goodness.
Jaclyn is up first for her critique. The shot is great, and ALT loves the '80s vibe with the big hair and disco look. Rachel says that she would never guess that Jaclyn's baby voice would come out of the girl in the photo, because it's so strong. Tyra implies that Jaclyn is doing something freaky-deaky with her hidden hand in the photo. Jaclyn, who I'm sure was a beneficiary of abstinence-only education, has no idea what she's talking about. Mikaela is , and Rachel Zoe loves her shoes. That's gotta feel good. Her photo, however, does not get such unanimous praise. ALT says that it's flat, and her hand does not evoke power. However, Nigel loves that she's seducing the viewer. Tyra tells Mikaela that she needs to put tension in her body. Once in a while she does it, but mostly she looks like a limp noodle. Tyra tells her to grab on to the handlebars of fierceness and not let go.
Molly is , and Tyra promises that if she makes it another week, she'll get a weave reprieve. And if she gets eliminated she's going to have to live with that shit on her head? Cruel and unusual. In Molly's best shot, she looks totally cross-eyed. Nigel says that she misses the fashion, and that he doesn't really get it. Rachel notes that her hand is bigger than her face, which is not pretty anywhere, at any time. Tyra says that Molly wasn't present in her photos. She may have a bad weave, but Tyra knows from bad weaves and doesn't see it as an excuse. Monique pulls off her photo, but ALT notes that she lucked out with the cat, who is doing an insane and awesome yawn-roar. Tyra loves it, and says that Monique is not being outstaged by Tony the Jaguar.
Kasia's photo looks '80s as well, in a good way. Rachel thinks that it works. Tyra likes that Kasia is a fiercely real girl who is giving editorial energy. Mr. Jay said that Kasia was the most uncoordinated and tentative of the day, and Kasia explains her pets/allergy issues to the panel. Tyra tells her that she lucked out. Dalya is , and Nigel tells her that he can almost see tears in her eyes in her photo. She looks like she was at a point of desperation. ALT thinks that Dalya could have been extraordinary if she had opened her mouth and roared. Dalya gets the shaky voice again as she explains that she didn't know what to do with the animal. She adds that she wanted to give the panel a very powerful picture. Tyra tells her that this is her mistake. She should want to give HERSELF a very powerful picture. She adds that Dalya's bone structure wears her, so she can't just stand there and hope for the best.
Brittani is , and her photo is really spectacular. She looks totally sinister, in the best of ways. ALT says that she's a fabulous woman in control of her destiny with her pet jaguar. She is also a comtessa. Additionally, Brittani has achieved the feat of making everyone on panel -- including Nigel! -- want the faux fur coat she's wearing. That is very, very good. Alexandria is , and one of her mutual hissing shots was chosen. Nigel tells her that if they took the animal away, it wouldn't look genius. She's not emoting, but the animal has so much character that it's come alive. Rachel loves what she's giving to it, but has problems with one of her hands. Tyra thinks it's fun, even though it's not modelesque or high fashion. However, she says that Alexandria should keep on doing this once in a while, because it's at least interesting.
Hannah is , and ALT actually whoops. It's a really great picture. He says that the whole thing is so lush, and notes that the jaguar looks totally relaxed. Rachel loves it so much that she doesn't even care that you can't see the faux fur. Tyra likes that Hannah can do a soft commercial, and then also be a high fashion girl. Hannah has her so excited that she lapses into a Jamaican accent for a moment for no particular reason.
The judges deliberate. Jaclyn looked extraordinary and sexy, and Nigel thinks her photo is one of the best. Rachel agrees. If the cat hadn't been so great in Alexandria's photo, ALT says, it wouldn't be interesting at all. Rachel agrees that it's not her favorite. Tyra says that she's giving ugly-pretty face, but not in an editorial way. Nigel hasn't been wowed by Mikaela, but he enjoys her eyes in this photo. Tyra wants to shake Mikaela like a baby and tell her to start utilizing her potential. Rachel says that if this photo of Molly is her best, it's a problematic situation. Nigel wonders if the crossed eyes, big hands, or lack of visible product is the problematic part. The answer is clearly all of the above. ALT says that Monique looks like she's in the Vampire Diaries and is looking for her victim. Rachel loves Monique's confidence. Dalya's photo is not fashion, according to Nigel, and she's not taking any risks. Tyra says that a girl with bone structure like Dalya needs to move around the set like a bunny and create angles and interesting shapes. You know how bunnies do. Hannah's shot is extraordinary, Nigel says. Rachel agrees that it's an iconic photograph. ALT thinks that Kasia is fantastic and that her photo works. Rachel says that when she saw Kasia in front of them, she thought she'd go a little bit...inexpensive. This is a synonym for cheap. However, in the photo Rachel sees her crossing over into editorial. Leave it to Rachel Zoe to insult the fiercely real girl. Brittani does not look inexpensive. In fact, she looks awesome. With that, the judges have reached consensus.
Nine girls! Eight photos! Hannah gets the best photo of the week. Well-deserved. I still covet her hair. Runner-up for best photo is Brittani. She's followed by Jaclyn, Monique, Alexandria, Kasia, and Mikaela. This leaves Molly and Dalya in the bottom two. Molly has had hair trouble throughout the competition, but it's no excuse for a bad picture. She was disengaged and vacant this week. Then there's Dalya, with her gorgeous bone structure. She's stunning, and has more experience than some of the other girls. However, she seems totally desperate. That always ruins everything. So who stays? Molly does. And she will be released from the weave! Huzzah.
Dalya cries, and Tyra talks up her experience. She says that the strength has to come from inside, because the real world of modeling is even crazier than Top Model. Dalya tells us that she was thinking way too much and doubting herself as well. It's a terrible feeling to know that you won't be able to continue and show your potential, she says. She knows that she got in her own way. Though it's embarrassing to be booted this early, Dalya is still proud that she's made it to the top nine. She should also be happy that she made it out of the house without anyone going through her diary.
week: The models meet their fans! I'm sure something dastardly occurs.
Potes is totally mad at you for going through her diary. You can hash things out with her on Twitter (@traciepotes) or via email (potesypotes@gmail.com).