Would you believe that America’s
Next Top Model 2.0 Guys & Girls is the 20th cycle? Yes! 2.0 is
actually 20 and it’s been 20 cycles since the very first ANTM.
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| the top 16 from poptower.com |
This season offers several
firsts. One of which include bringing in guys into the competition. PR maven
Kelly Cutrone and social media correspondent Brian Boy (a Pinoy fashion blogger)
returns to the show with of course Tyra Banks as host. Male supermodel Rob Evans
is introduced as a new judge along with mentor Johnny Wujek. This makes it an
even panel of 2 guys and 2 girls, complementing this cycle’s format.
Scores are tallied in the same
manner as the previous season, College Edition which includes scores from the
judges, challenge, and social media (audience). I missed the previous cycle.
The last time I watched was during All Stars and the British Invasion.
Episode Recap
The pilot episode is a two
hour special and featured the first 35 auditionee who were called back. They
walked down the runway with a chosen partner. This number was later trimmed
down to 26 at the hilltop top model home. But only 16 official contestants were
chosen. Their first task during episode 3 was to walk down the runway from the
building’s rooftop with only a harness to support them. The challenge winner
won a trip to a Guess (one of the cycle’s major sponsors) suite. Then there was
a photo shoot featuring different types of marriages as theme.
I have no idea whether it was
a coincidence that a male and a female contestant were eliminated but it appears
that two contestants will sent home every week.
Check out Wikipedia for a
complete list of the top 16 contestants – click here!
Who Stands Out
Most of the finalists actually
stand out due to their interesting personalities. Some of which include Bianca,
the flirty pretty, who was unfortunately one of the first two to be eliminated.
Chris S. despite being small at 5’10” was a good contender although he was the
other finalist who was also eliminated. Mike, a crooner, was in the bottom 3.
Bianca’s kiss the night before panel judging when he was quite drunk may have
been an unintentional farewell kiss. Too bad, even Hispanic Marvin who’s now
proud that his dad is janitor will miss her as well.
Virgg, who didn’t make it to top
26 is an inspiration for the third sex populace. She was undergoing hormonal
therapy in preparation for sex reassignment surgery before she quit for medical
reasons. The therapy took a toll on her body. Cory, is also gay and brings life
to the pack. So does quirky Nina. Chris H. tried too hard but was bullied for
wanting to belong. As for the serious types, there’s Jourdan who was married and
got divorced at 18 along with Christian virgin Jeremy who has the hots for Jourdan.
Alexandra also has an interesting story; from riches to rags. The rest all have
similarly fascinating stories to tell.
So who will be America’s Next
Top Model 2.0 Guys & Girls winner? Watch and see.
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