That headline is just about all the excitement I can muster up for America’s Next Top Model cycle 12, which ended last night with whatever is a greasy runway’s aural equivalent of a "bang." I won’t spoil the winner here, but I will admit that when her name popped up on the You’re A Cover Girl: It’s All Downhill From Here screen, I realized with amazement that I’d never noticed exactly how it was spelled. That pretty much sums up the season.
It wouldn’t be too spoiler-y to revel in the Allison vs. Teyona (pictured, bottom) runway-show ridiculata, though. The hair people totally sabotaged Teyona’s weave on purpose so she’d have to whip all three feet of it around and around (pictured, top) like the fabulous paint-wrestler she’d dreamed of being since she was a little girl. That was the best part of the runway spectacle; the non-competing models flailing lifelessly in a heap with "We don’t have to play Showgirls too, right?" faces ran a close second. This was almost as fierce a challenge as the "real. live. ANIMAL BLOOD!" photo shoot on EW.com’s famed America’s Next Top Doll.
Thoughts on the finale, PopWatchers? They better be fierce. We need to see more of your personality.
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Let’s see, Allison had the better commercial, the better picture, and was more comfortable on the runway, so let’s give it to Teyona. Makes perfect sense to me.
ALLISON WAS THE WINNER
Tyra hates her becasue she is too white
It was obvious they fast forwarded to picking the winner before seeing the commercials. In past cycles when someone has botched a go see, runway, or commercial that badly, they are immediately sent home. But instead they sent away Amainat (sp?). Then at final judging when they said what a tight race it was for both runway and pictures, I knew Allison would win because of the commercial. But no, the commercial was ignored and instead they chose who they thought wanted it the most. If that is the criteria for picking, they should have given it to Celia because no one wanted it as badly as her. Not giving it to Allison was a joke. At least she took the news like the class act that she is.
Allison was clearly robbed. She had better pictures throughout, a much better final commerical, did 1000 times better on the runway, and she grew the most from the beginning of the season! WTF!?
This show is a joke; the judging is almost as bad as on American Idol; Allison was robbed.
My mouth dropped open during the runway grease fest. And what was Miss J doing, dancing on the runway? How is that allowed? This show gets crazier and crazier… and yet, I can’t help watching and doing recaps.
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Boy, was that a crock of BS. Teyona, while pretty, was wholly unmemorable…and Allison has “it factor” written all over her. She was TOTALLY robbed. I’d love to find ONE person that thinks that Teyona should have won.
Whats so absurd (other than Miss J) is even pretending this show is a competition. Lets just call it, “Who Tyra has Decided Will Win During Casting” and leave it at that.
You have got to be kidding me. Allison was a one look manakin. The same expression in every single shot. All you haters need to look back at the show and stop being so “If you’re white, then you’re right” The most impressive, most professional, deserving young lady won. Allison always looked like if you say boo, she’d just through her skin. The industry would have chewed her up and spit her out. She should have went home a long time ago. She had no versatility whatsoever. It should have been between Aminia and Teynoa. Aminia had the best body and she will go far. For you haters TOO BAD, SO SAD HATERS.
It was a sham, and a joke. Allison is clearly the star. Teyona or whatever her name is will be on 17, then we will never see her again, whereas I’m expecting to see Allison in the next Vanity Fair in a high end ad very soon. Her face is stunning, and beautiful, and her humility just adds to it. I almost feel like Tyra gave it to Teyona out of pity, because she knows Allison will have a huge future as an actual model. Allison is one of the few that will go on to be a success, unlike most who are just leftovers, like that chick hosting that new Oxygen loser show, etc.
Allison was robbed. Their comments were all positive towards her and yet she lost. It was the same when Dani won over Joanie. Dani refused to have her teeth fixed, couldn’t speak clearly and Joanie performed week after week yet Dani won. This is one show that I will not watch next cycle. Allison will get a contract and as you see with others will be more popular and successful than the winner.
Thanks for bringing race into this – that’s sweet. Shouldn’t you be in school?
i agree with many people here…allison was robbed! she had a better commercial, runway and she looks both high fashion and surprisingly commercial. DAMNIT i don’t know why i keep watching the show…they hardly ever pick the right girl….
To be honest, with a look like Allison’s, she’s better off starting high fashion and then moving into more commercial work. If she started off in Wal-Mart, her face would be too unusual for more commercial stuff afterwards and high fashion designers wouldn’t touch her with a 10 ft barge pole.
I found interesting how the cover girl photo, which is usually a big factor, was left out entirely at the end. no reference in the final photo judging at all. that’s because allison’s photo was incredible, and t’s only had one eye. (that’s what happens when you only do a sideways pose e-v-e-r-y s-i-n-g-l-e shot.)
it was obvious throughout the show who tyra was pulling for…thus the winner. but cudos to allison…who definitely has a big future in the biz.
and thumbs down to tyra who kept berating allison and insulting her throughout the show…how much more rude could you have been?
Let’s get real here – what ANTM winner has actually gone on to be a “top model” – not many. For all her “connections” in the industry tyra hasn’t even been able to get her winner in the SI swimsuit issue. Sorry, Teyona (I ahd to actually re-read the recap to see how it was spelled – I actually thought it was Keyana, but whatever) will “star” in those horrid “My Life” commercials next season (which I wont be watching) and will disappear. I liked seeing Fatima last night – she looked fierce in her pics (too bad she has such a crappy attitude).