This week on America’s Next Top Model, the girls went cliff-diving and did a gorgeous underwater photo shoot. Hawaii is such a beautiful and colorful backdrop.

Here are some candids from the episode. I really like the underwater candids!

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Tonight on America’s Next Top Model, the remaining girls take a scary plunge into the Pacific and take part in an underwater photo shoot! Who will float to the top? Find out below!

Original Air Date: November 4, 2009
Challenge: Cliff jumping photo
Challenge Winner: Nicole
Photo Shoot: Underwater
Guest Judge: Marisa Miller
Called First: Jennifer
Bottom Two: Sundai and Erin
Eliminated: Sundai

This is the first episode where I’ve watched the introduction super closely and I must say it’s the most high-fashion introduction we’ve had in a long time. I love the simplicity of the tightly pulled back hair and dark eye makeup.

After some promos for This is It (Which I want to see!) we open with Erin freaking out about being in the bottom two twice and everyone hating how strong a competitor Nicole has been throughout the competition. We get a bit of Sundai’s backstory and she promises that if she makes the final four, the girls will hear her whole story.

The next morning it’s Laura’s birthday. She’s so adorable, I love Laura! The girls make her breakfast, which is sweet. But Laura’s still gotta work! The girls head to the beach where they are greeted by Marisa Miller. She’s there to “teach the girls how to be hot but not over the top.” She walks them through some different postures and understanding your audience as a model. Marisa demands they all get wet and roll in the sand. Sundai doesn’t want to get her hair wet. Strike one! Laura, despite having the worst sunburn in the world, rolls around like a pro. Nicole is too adorable during this whole process. “I don’t think it was sexy, but I think it was cute.”

Nigel shows up and the girls learn they have a new photo shoot challenge! The girls have to jump off the cliff and Nigel will take their photo. Everyone is freaking out, but the cliff is like three feet high. Calm down! The prize is ridiculously awesome. The winner gets extra frames and picks a friend to get some extra frames, who in turn picks a friend who gets extra frames and so on until one girl remains and she doesn’t get any extra frames! Way to pick the girls against each other, Tyra!! Nicole wins! She picks Sundai who picks Laura who picks Jen, which leaves Erin out of the loop.

This week’s photo shoot is going to take place underwater! I love underwater photo shoots – remember the one in the tank in Cycle 2?

During the photo shoot, Laura and Nicole shine. Sundai claims asthma problems. I love how Jay calls Sundai out on that excuse, but as far as Top Model excuses go, it’s pretty lame.

At panel, Marisa gets active as the guest judge, which is pretty cool. Nicole’s photo is stunning, Laura’s and Jen’s are good and Erin’s and Sundai’s are meh. Jennifer gets the first call out, followed by Nicole and Laura. This leaves Sundai and Erin in the bottom two. Amazingly, Erin gets saved again and Sundai is sent home.

I’m over girls being saved on potential. How many times did Aminat and Whitney get passes? However, I was never a Sundai fan, and I’m glad to see her go. However, watching her break down when Erin’s name was called is heartbreaking. I actually feel bad for her. Erin better get aufed soon.

Questions

Who was hot, but not over the top?
Was anyone over the top?
Is dying in front of Nigel Barker and Marisa Miller really that bad?
Whose cliff-jumping photo was the best? The worst?
If you got extra frames, who would you pick?
Why did they focus so much on Laura’s birthday when other birthdays in past cycles were glossed over?
How was Marisa Miller?
What do you think of the photo shoot?
Whose photo shoot was the best? The worst?
Why was Erin saved three times in a row?
Did Sundai deserve to be eliminated?

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Last week on America’s Next Top Model, the girls headed to Hawaii where they learned to surf from the pros and payed homage to Hawaii’s history by representing various hapas in their photo shoot.

Below are the bonus clips that didn’t make it into the episode!

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Everyone’s favorite ex-America’s Next Top Model judge Paulina Porizkova is taking her career in a new direction: acting! The former supermodel will have a guest role on the CBS soap As the World Turns. Paulina will be playing Clarissa, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Not much is known about the role or the character, but she’ll start appearing on the show on January 5th and her character has a mysterious past with Simon Frazier.

This isn’t the first time Paulina’s dabbled in acting. She’s had roles in movies and television shows for years. Her last acting gig was the little-known 2004 movie Knots, which co-starred John Stamos.

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Rebecca Hardy, the leggy brunette who won the second cycle of Canada’s Next Top Model, has been a busy girl since taking the crown two years ago. She spared a minute during Toronto Fashion week to talk to Dose.ca.

Rebecca talks about how much her life has changed since the big win, how she feels about Meaghan Waller, the winner of Cycle 3,and what surprises her most about the fashion world. While Rebecca was repeatedly told about the long hours she’d have to put in as a working model, it didn’t hit home until she was traveling all over the world:

I would have to go back to the long hours, especially when travelling. People don’t understand that you’re on a plane to Milan, you get off your plane and you’re given a map and you have to go to 12 castings and figure it out. People don’t understand how difficult that can be, especially when there’s language barriers. It’s very difficult and that’s one of the things I found extremely, extremely hard. But diet and exercise really help with that.

I really liked Rebecca and am glad to see she’s having a busy and successful career. You can read the entire interview at Dose.ca!

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Tyra Banks was recently profiled in Ocean Drive magazine. In the interview, she talks about how her talk show is growing, her love of make-up and showhouses, her new fitness regime and more.

She explains why the ANTM makeovers are now called Ty-overs (which I think is seriously stupid). “For America’s Next Top Model we’re now calling makeovers “Ty-overs” because they are my vision of what the girls should look like,” she said.

You can read the entire interview here. There’s also a slideshow with some new photos of Tyra. She looks good!

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Bored with causing drama in her own life, supermodel Naomi Campbell is now looking for the next great things in fashion. A web series with Talenthouse.com will follow the supermodel as she searches for a photographer and two models, one male, one female, who will pose for a major fashion magazine.

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If it sounds a little America’s Next Top Model, you’re on the right track as the media is reporting that a TV network in the UK will quickly snap up the series. While Naomi’s personality is questionable, I think she would be a great mentor to aspiring photographers and models as she knows the business inside and out. There’s little chance of the show (should it be aired on television) being shown in North America, so Tyra Banks will have nothing to worry about when it comes to ratings.

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In a recent episode America’s Next Top Model, the girls got interview lessons and did their first-ever CoverGirl commercial. Erin had a complete meltdown, but it was Kara who got the boot.

Check out everything that didn’t make the episode in the bonus clips below!

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Tyra Banks dressed up as reality star and recent America’s Next Top Model judge Kim Kardashian for Halloween. The costume is hilarious, as Tyra attached oversized cardboard versions of Khloe and Kourtney to her back and tried to best to talk just like Kim. I’m impressed Tyra.

What were you for Halloween?

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Nest week on America’s Next Top Model, the girls go cliff diving and look death in the face. I do think the preview make the photo shoot overly dramatic, but I’m hoping it’s going to bring us some drama!

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