'America's Next Top Model' Cycle 14 - 'Welcome to New Zealand' episode 8 recap - National America's Next Top Model

Raina chats with Mr. Jay at the photo shoot. (c) The CW

Raina chats with Mr. Jay during the "sheep" photo shoot.
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Last week on America's Next Top Model, the girls get a lesson from Pat Cleveland on how to show their personalities in their runway walks. They meet reality star and designer Whitney Port, who tells the girls that they will be having a night out, and she's letting them each wear one of her new designs from her Whitney Eve collection while they're out on the town. They also have a glam squad come to the loft to style them.

It turns out the girls are taken to a drag club called Lucky Cheng's where they meet several drag stars and Miss J, who gives them a runway challenge. They will have to walk the runway, earning applause from the patrons of the club to determine the winner. Krista wins the challenge, and 6 of Whitney's designs as her prize. Angelea, as the winner of last week's best photo wins 5 of Whitney's designs.

The photo shoot involved wearing huge hair designs and hair clothing as well. Some girls struggled, while Krista once again shined, winning best photo. Anslee was not so lucky, and she was sent home. The top 6 girls that remained got the exciting news that they would be heading to New Zealand. Who will shine and who will fall this week? Read on to find out.

On their way back to the loft after last week's panel, the girls realize how lucky they are to be the top 6, and to be going to New Zealand. Alexandra interviews about being in the bottom two, and being told that the judges aren't seeing her drive. Now that she's on her way to New Zealand, she feels like it's a new beginning. Angelea and Krista are bragging about how they get to fly to New Zealand in first class. Angelea interviews that Krista is her girl, but she knows she has to watch out for her because there can only be one.

As they enter the loft, Krista admires her winning photo from last week, and remarks that it was hard to get that number one picture, and it's going to be even harder to keep it. At that, everyone heads into their rooms and starts packing. Alasia interviews that she didn't think she'd get this far, and she thinks the other girls are underestimating her.

As the girls board the plane, we see scenes of Krista and Angelea lounging in their first class luxury, while the other girls are looking into the first class section longingly, and someone says, "Get to coach!"

New Zealand is definitely beautiful, and as the girls are about to land, we see views of the countryside. In the bus from the airport, Jessica interviews that she never knew that New Zealand was so far away. She thought it was right above Canada. Huh? Where was she during geography class? Krista says that she is never leaving New Zealand. EVER!

The Top 6 arrive in New Zealand. (c) The CW

The Top 6 arrive in New Zealand
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The girls disembark from their airport bus onto a volcano, and are greated by tribal men, who give them a traditional Maori greeting. Miss J walks up and welcomes the girls to New Zealand, and introduces Colin Mathura-Jeffree, who is a judge from New Zealand's Next Top Model. Colin explains that this volcano is sacred to the Maori people, and that the performance was a representation of their ancestery and the power of the Maori people. Miss J tells the girls that they didn't come to New Zealand only because of its beautiful people and scenery. Air New Zealand is the sponsor of New Zealand's fashion week, which is in its 8th year now, and getting bigger all the time. He points to a line of taxis at the top of the mountain, and tells the girls that each taxi contains the girl's portfolios, which Tyra has prepared for them, as well as a map. They will be going on go-sees. Colin tells them they should *always* be ready to go on go-sees.

The girls are shocked that they just landed after their 22 hour flight and now they have to go on go-sees. Krista says they smell like yesterday, and it's just nasty. If she feels like that, can you imagine what the girls that traveled in coach the whole time feel like? Colin continues telling them that they will have 4 1/2 hours to visit 6 designers. The girls must are instructed to be back to 62 Model Management before the time is up. And the time starts now!

The girls run for their cars, and all of a sudden it's raining. Fun! Angelea interviews that she is well-rested, and that she's so a lot smarter than the other girls. She believes everyone's going to start with the closest designer on the list, so she decides to start with the furthest location first, and work her way back. Wow, I've never heard of anyone doing that before! *sarcasm mode*

Raina arrives at the same location as Alexandra, and seeing Alex there, she zooms past her and rushes into the building. Alex decides that instead of waiting, she'll just go to another location. At Raina's go-see, the designer isn't impressed with Raina's slow runway walk, but says she has a beautiful face, and they think she'd be great for campaigns.

Alasia arrives at a swimsuit designer and introduces herself to the designer. She seems very outgoing, and not at all like how she was at the cocktail party where they had to talk to Tinsley Mortimer. The designers have her walk, and are impressed that she has a curvy figure that is perfect for swimsuit modeling.

Just outside, Alexandra is waiting to go in next, and Krista comes up and asks her how long Alasia has been inside, and Alex mumbles something I couldn't make out, but apparently, Krista decided not to wait, as we see her in back in the cab in the next scene, heading to another location. Raina is also in her cab, and is perturbed when the light turns green and the cab isn't moving.

Angelea is not happy with how her hair looks, but insists that she is going to wow the designers with her personality. At her first go-see, the designer is hugely impressed with her and says they would definitely book her. Jessica is sitting on the steps waiting to go into a designer when Raina arrives and is exasperated that she has someone ahead of her again. Jessica interviews that she is nervous, and admits that she tends to be a perfectionist, and having had a baby at such a young age, she's had people look down on her, and she's still trying to break out of her shell. She goes into her go-see, and walks for the client who interviews that she feels Jessica is a little soft on the commercial side, and she doesn't think she would book her.

Next, we see Krista walking for a designer, who loves her look, and says she reminds her of a teenaged Bambi. Huh?

Time is ticking down, with only 2 hours and 39 minutes remaining, and Alasia and Raina have gone on 3 go-sees, while Alexandra is just arriving at her second one. The designer interviews that he likes her personality, but thinks she is a bit casual in her Ugg boots and stuff. (Oh oh. That doesn't sound good.) Krista has also done 3 go-sees, and Jessica is on her second one, where the designer interviews that they feel she's too commercial, and they wouldn't book her. Angelea is on her second go-see, and they book her. She confidently interviews, "Second go-see, booked!"

With under 2 hours to go, Krista is on her fourth go-see. It's the swimwear designer. As Krista comes out of the dressing room to walk for the designer, she notices Raina sitting on the couch watching and waiting her turn, so Krista decides to give her a good show. The designers say they would book Krista. When Raina finally gets to walk for them, they comment that they think she has a great face, but her body and personality aren't what they're looking for, so they wouldn't book her.

Angelea is on her fifth go-see, and she books that one too. Alexandra is shown at a go-see, and the designer mentions her wearing Ugg boots and that her skin was really bad, and they wouldn't book her. Alasia is on her fifth go-see, and as she walks for the designer, Krista comes in. Instead of leaving, she decides to stay, and peeks at Alasia walking for the designer. Krista interviews that "Alasia has a bad, stinkin' walk." She isn't impressed, and says, "Why is she still here? Can anyone answer that?"

Jessica is walking for a designer who actually likes her, and would book her. After her go-see, she decides that because there is most likely going to be traffic around 5:30, which is when they need to arrive, she is going to go back to the agency now, so she won't be late. She is the first girl to arrive, right at 5:00 pm.

Angelea meets with her sixth designer, who like the others, loves her, and says they would book her. Wow, she did great! With 23 minutes left, she hops in her cab and heads back to the agency. Raina decides at this time not to chance going to the sixth designer, and heads back as well. Krista is also shown in the cab, worried that she won't get back in time. Angelea strolls into 62 Model Management at 5:10 pm, and sits in the room with Jessica, who asks her how she did. Angelea tells her she had a blast and went to all of the designers. Jessica is amazed that Angelea saw them all. Alexandra walks into the agency at 20 after 5, and we see poor Raina freaking out in her taxi. She asks her driver if he thought she might be get there faster if she got out and walked, and he says that might be a good idea. She decides to take his advice, and is suddenly caught in a downpour without a coat and only 2 minutes to get to the agency. Looks like Raina is going to be late anyway, not to mention very wet.

Poor Alasia is shown in her cab, where she notices that she forgot her map at her previous go-see, so she has to have the taxi go back to get it. Krista arrives at the agency 3 minutes late, and she is so mad at herself for that. Raina finally arrives, 15 minutes late, and looking like a drowned rat. "Anybody want a map?" she says, as she holds out this waterlogged piece of paper. Everyone wonders where Alasia is, and Raina says, "We all knew she would be late." Alasia finally arrives 45 minutes late.

Sara Tetro, the owner of the agency comes in with Colin, who the models met way back at the beginning of the day on the volcano, and he introduces her to them. She tells Krista, Alasia and Raina that they are disqualified for being late. She also gives the girls feedback from the designers they saw. Krista, even though she was late, had the best photograph last week, so she still will win a garment from each designer she saw today. The 3 late girls are then asked to leave the room.

Colin tells Jessica that the designers loved her personality and that she was a real natural beauty, however, she's too commercial. She booked 1 of 4 jobs. Alexandra is told that the designers thought she had a strong walk, but they commented on her lack of makeup. Colin tells her that you always have to be prepared to cover up any flaws on your face. She booked 0 of 4 jobs. Angelea is told that the designers loved her confidence, and she booked 6 of 6 jobs. She is today's winner! She will find her prizes at the new house.

The girls get back in their bus and head to their new penthouse suite on the 29th floor of the tallest building in New Zealand. They explore the different rooms, and look at the beautiful views from the floor-to-ceiling windows. The tables are set up with the clothes for Krista and Angelea, and soon, everyone just falls into bed, exhausted.

The next morning the girls go up on the rooftop, and are greated by the most gorgeous rainbow ever. Wow! The girls receive their first Tyra mail in New Zealand, which reads:

"All we need is one, the rest is just fluff. Luv, Tyra"

Mr. Jay and Nigel at the photo shoot. (c) The CW

Mr. Jay and Nigel at the photo shoot.
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They all hop into their bus and go to a field, where they see a tractor heading their way with Mr. Jay and Nigel Barker. Nigel tells the girls that in this field, all the sheep look the same, but as models, they need to stand out. They will all be wearing the exact same dress, and they will need to stand out. They will also be posing with a sheep. Krista looks horrified, saying she is really, really scared, as she has this thing about animals. No time to be afraid now, though. It's off to hair and makeup.

Alexandra is first up, and she is energized, feeling like she is getting a whole new start. She loves the environment. Nigel loves her shoot. He says, "There was fire and passion" in Alexandra's shoot. Mr. Jay says she found her spark.

Jessica is next, and she promptly falls down, and seems lost, and says she is not feeling it. She's looking the wrong way when Nigel snaps a shot off, and she says, "Oh, was that a shot?" Nigel is disappointed. Mr. Jay says she looks like she's second guessing things.

Alasia comes out and Nigel asks her what she is thinking. She tells him she's thinking of the scenery, and he tells her that he doesn't believe her. He says she really has to commit to it. He said Alasia looked amazing in the gown, but she just is giving him the same poses over and over.

Behind the scenes with Raina on the photo shoot. (c) The CW

Behind the scenes with Raina
on the photo shoot. © The CW

Raina is next, and she tries a bunch of different poses. Mr. Jay says that Raina thinks about all her shots. Nigel is also really impressed with everything Raina is doing.

Angelea comes out next, still high from her earlier success at the go-sees, and interviews that she isn't worried, she's just going to do her thing. The first thing she asks is if she can sit on the sheep. What? Nigel tells her that it's a sheep, not a rock. Mr. Jay says that Angelea thought about things too much. Nigel said that Angelea didn't model herself, but worried too much about what the gown could do.

Krista is the last shoot of the day, and she remarks that she is terrified that the sheep is going to bite her. Nigel assures her that the sheep won't bite her. As she begins her photo shoot, you can tell that she has put the sheep biting her out of her mind, and her poses are stunning. Mr. Jay says that Krista put her fears aside, and made it work. Nigel said that she was brilliant.

Back at the house, it's time for the Tyra mail with the death skull on it.

"Tomorrow you will meet with the judges. Only 5 will continue on in the hope of becoming America's Next Top Model."

The next day at panel, the 6 girls enter the judging room, where Tyra talks about the prizes, and then introduces the judges, Nigel Barker, who shot them in this week's photo shoot, André Leon Talley, and guest judge, Sara Tetro, the owner of 62 Model Management, who they met earlier at the go-sees.

Tyra calls the girls out one by one and they view their photo from the week.

Raina - She tells us that the sheep's name is "Prince." Nigel says, "You had shot after shot after shot. You went for it, and you tried so many different poses. ALT thinks she has an old-world romanticism when it comes to her face and eyes.

Nigel and Sandra Tetro at panel. (c) The CW

Alasia - Nigel says that there is a lot of dramaticism in the photo, but so much of it comes from the dramatic landscape. He said she wasn't inspirational. ALT is more intrigued by the sheep. Oh oh, that's not good, since he has often been her strongest supporter. Sara likes the composition of the photo, but that is mostly because of Nigel's skill, and if it was in a magazine, she would flip past it.
Alexandra - ALT says that she did interact with the prince, and it looks like you are desperately waiting for him to turn back into Prince Charming. Nigel calls it "dressitude," not "dreckatude." He said she had a lot of great shots, and she just went for it. Sara says she sees a really committed model, and that's a very positive attribute. Tyra praised Alexandra for getting that close to the sheep, as she can only imagine what he smelled like, and that is trait of a model.
Jessica - Nigel said that she had great body language, but she lacked in the eyes. He says there is no passion or story. Tyra says that because Jessica has such a soft and pretty face, it comes out very commercial.
Krista - Nigel calls her magical. Sara loves the shot, saying she showcased the dress perfectly. Tyra said the shot was "the tornado of loveliness to me."
Angelea - Nigel doesn't like the dress that she is wearing to panel. Angelea says that the dress is from Emma Ford, and she won it on one of her go-sees, so she wanted to try to be all fashionista. Tyra says that it's cool, but it's more of a dress you'd wear to the clubs. Angelea then gets spacey, saying she's glad that Tyra mentioned clubs, and she goes on to demonstrate her club walk, where she portrays arriving at a club in slow motion, and waving at people on the left and right as she walks in. Very strange. The judges are equally baffled. When they look at her photo, Nigel says that she didn't try very hard. Sara says that any girl that books 6 out of 6 go-sees is going to make an agent stop and listen, but that she hated the picture. Tyra said she's sad because Nigel gave her a dramatic composition, but she didn't give anything back with her pose.

The judges will deliberate and decide who will be going home. Angelea looks totally dejected.

The final call-outs were as follows:

Krista
Alexandra
Raina
Angelea

The bottom two are Jessica and Alasia. The judges think that Alasia lacks focus. They feel like her body is at a photo shoot, but her brain isn't. The judges think that Jessica is so pretty, and takes some good pictures, but other pictures she's taken are too commerical, and her face isn't selling it. Who stays? Jessica. Alasia is going to be the first girl heading back to the U.S.

Next week, Angelea loses an ally in Krista, and the girls have a photo shoot with Tyra.