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 Photo via Splash Did you see last night's America's Next Top Model? Did you? Did you? Because my girl Whitney? Totally delivered! I have to admit that I was nervous when I read Heather and Jessica's analysis of the top three, explaining their feeling that Anya would walk away with the coveted Cover Girl contract, but as soon as Whitney survived elimination against Fatima, I had a pretty good feeling about her chances. The panel seems to relish a redemption arc and it seems like getting called first in the Top 3 elimination seems like a death knell. After all, look at the last nine seasons: Adrienne, Yoanna, Eva, Nicole, Danielle, and Saleisha were all called out in that spot and went on to win the title, while only three of the winners out of the previous nine seasons (Naima, Caridee and Jaslene) were called first in the Top 3 elimination and also took home the prize. Odds are, you get called first before the Top 2, you're going to be drowning your sorrows with Kahlen and Joanie. Also, I would like to point out that I predicted this outcome two months ago. But like any cycle of the show, Season 10 is not without its controversy. Apparently, the girls were harder on that TriBeCa loft than a pack of feral monkeys, flinging food around and ruining floors, and how the production crew ruined the ceilings and also, didn't pay the electricity bill. And just hours ago, we found out that Whitney herself is awash in controversy as well. Leave it to my GBF Rich to have the major scoop:
He's got some pretty damaging evidence supporting this claim: pictures of a much slimmer Whitney rocking a bikini. No wonder she kept talking about being a plus-size model! She was trying to convince herself that it was true. And honestly, rumors start because they make sense. And doesn't it, given the potential drama and body issues we've seen this season? And Miss J's uncharacteristically sympathetic remark about Whitney's fakeness as a protective facade echoed almost exactly what Whitney tells the camera in her post-win confessional, which seemed a little contrived. Now, the Whitney in those photos is by no means Fatima-esque, and I doubt she could squeeze into the designer sample size 2s, but the whole controversy raises some questions. We don't know the back story on those photos--for instance, maybe Whitney had been yo-yo dieting and these photos were taken at a low weight? But if what Rich's insider friend says is true, then it's not really a small victory for size acceptance. It's just yet another girl was told that she had to change her body to fit an ideal. If she put on the weight for the competition (and therefore was needing to eat a lot of food to keep her automatic set-point from reverting back to her body's natural weight), then this isn't exactly a victory for the fat girls everywhere. It's just yet another situation where a very pretty girl was told that she wasn't quite good enough. What do you think? Is it okay for a model to gain weight to be considered full-figured? Is it as bad as being told to lose weight in order to model Versace? Was Donnatella not shown on camera because she couldn't stand the idea of a size 10 girl modeling her designs? The comments are stomping like they ain't ever stomped before. 7 CommentsLeave a comment |
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yay for plus size girls!!! (i was sooo happy she won!)
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Yeah I also don't know how to feel about this win. I saw the pics on ONTD yesterday and wondered why she was all "BIG GIRL PRIDE" all cycle, but then I thought about when I was that size at 13 and 14 I DID feel like a big girl. Having curves did make me different and even though I could see my collarbones and ribs if I sucked it in and wore a size 6, I was the fat girl compared to the other 2s and 4s I hung around with. So who knows. I felt like Anya was the more genuine person, but it's all edited to death and far from "reality" tv so I'm not gonna get worked up about it.
>>So who knows. I felt like Anya was the more genuine person, but it's all edited to death and far from "reality" tv so I'm not gonna get worked up about it.
Oh, that buitiful words!!
Seriouly guys, could you not have had a spoiler warning on this one??? Not everyone watches a program when it airs on tv!
But yay for Whitney - regardless of the potential controversy
I know, intellectually, that reality television is bullshit. However, there aren't enough buxom beauties in the world? We have to get some skinny chick to play the part? That's crap.
Whitney looks like she's been hittng the self-tanner kinda hard. Oompa-Loompa.
Ok. I went to middle school AND high school with Whitney. She was always thin, not to mention mean to anyone else who wasn't beautiful. As far as I could see, she never associated herself with people that couldn't do anything for her. I know she's been modeling for years, and hooray for her. I'm glad she's happy with it. However, being a plus-er sized girl (I wear 13's), I feel America is completely being lied to! What does it make us bigger girls if a size 6-8 is plus size? Yes, embrace the hips, breasts, and butt God gave you, but don't lie having them in the first place. Beautiful inside-out, my butt.