So for the 10th, no 12th, no 13th--for the 15th time, America--or Tyra Banks-- crowned the next top model.
Nope, it wasn't Jane, the could be future Kate Moss of our generation, it wasn't Chris, the girl with the huge personality, and it definitely wasn't Chelsey, the all-American girl next door with the Madonna-esque gap between her teeth. In fact, it was Ann. The incredibly tall (standing at 6'2), freakishly thin, ears-sticking out girl with the deep voice that just about every viewer and top model contestant looked past... Up until she won best photo of the week numerous times in a row.
To the naked eye, Ann would never look like a model to anyone. She doesn't have much of a personality and although she has striking features, such as her high cheekbones and big eyes, no one would ever think she was a model. However, when Miss Banks slaps some makeup on that girl and puts her in front of a camera, she lights up. Although I was never a fan of Ann throughout the season, she did take some incredible photos.
The finale always has a final walk down the runway. This cycle's runway was for Roberto Cavalli's line, Just Cavalli. Chelsey, the runner-up, strutted her stuff down the runway and blended in well with the semi-professional models. Ann stood out, but it might have been for the crazy look she had in her eyes. Whatever it was, the judges loved it.
America's Next Top Model, and I use that term loosely, has never been about finding the next high fashion model. It has been about finding a television personality. The have booted contestants, such as Jane, for not having a personality. I have yet to spot a "Top Model" winner in a high fashion magazine or runway show. I'm sorry but gracing the cover of Seventeen magazine just doesn't cut it. I'm not sure how this show just survived its 15th cycle, but Tyra either needs to step up her game and throw some boys or another gimmick into the show (as she did one cycle with average height models) or she needs to pack up her stilettos and leave the reality show world to former model, Heidi Klum. I'm sorry Tyra, but this time, you were better off as the next wannabe Oprah.
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