Fancast: Inside TV

The models were again accosted by Benny Ninja’s bad fashion sense, and he did his best Tim Gunn impression dressed like a joker from a 1991 Jean Paul Gaultier runway show. The girls were each teamed up with a newbie fashion student who had to create dresses inspired by the models themselves. Most of the dresses were gnarsty (Project Runway this is not), and Heather stumbled out of the gate as she tried to describe her “sea nymph” inspired mess. She is losing confidence and traction, but somehow the judges have chosen to overlook her regression. She threw a fit in the shower and boo-hooed about her bad day, but her crocodile tears did little to perk up sympathetic ears. Most girls in the house have received far greater wrath and don’t have a lot of sympathy for Mrs. Freaky Perfect’s minor bump in the road.

The photo shoot had the girls posing in front of a burning car in a desert wasteland, and once again lucky-to-be-alive Ambreal accomplished shat with her shots. She’s a beautiful girl, but she certainly is not a model and her reprieve from execution was destined to be short lived. While the judges loved Chantal, Jenah and Bianca, they had no love for Ambreal. She was cut loose just before the China trip but left with a dance and a smile knowing the benefit of the exposure from 2 extra weeks on the show. I was happy to see her leave with such a great attitude, sometimes this show can break the best spirits but Ambreal really seemed grateful and unphased by the whole thing.

by Kennedy, host of Reality Remix

With Bianca’s surprising exit last week (and Heather before her) I had run out of someone to root for on a show I’ve grown to love again. Saleisha shared the final spotlight with Jenah and Chantal, and I assumed that perky pimento would get lost sandwiched between two leggy blondes.

The trio’s challenge was to record a commercial for Cover Girl lip gloss (something about fruit and spritzers) and all three stumbled with the script and needed take after take (and threats of cue cards) to finally get it right. I wasn’t bowled over by any of them, but I think tough and cold Jenah had the hardest time. The judges have called her on her steel and sarcastic exterior in the past, and this challenge was no place to show what a badass you are. As expected Jenah caught a raft of crap from the judges who wouldn’t let down until she cried and showed the “real” Jenah. How about a nervous Jenah who was harangued and humiliated into talking about her hard childhood giving up her own youth to raise her sisters? Good job Jenah, now leave. Jenah was swiftly eliminated midshow which set up the final showdown between Saleisha and Chantal, the firecracker and the cricket.

The girls were invited to participate in a fashion show with Chinese designer Qi Gang whose beautiful dresses were brought to life by eager muses set against a mysterious backdrop, Beijing’s Forbidden City. Saleisha ruled the runway and her body, staying in control of her fierce walk, while Chantal stiffly stumbled with tiny baby steps and almost killed a guy on stilts when her dress got caught up in his peg legs. She recovered, kind of, but it was obvious from the formal walk off that Saleisha had mastered the high fashion art of the runway walk to compliment her already stellar catalogue prowess. Tyra and the panel pretended to debate but the choice was obvious. Saleisha nailed it in the commercial and photo shoot, and with her new command of couture she was undeniable and her coronation as America’s Next Top Model was a foregone conclusion. Of course Chantal was sad and had tears for a very different reason, but her interchangeability with every other blonde in the world was not enough to set her apart from bubbly modeling aficionado Saleisha. Viva Saleisha!

Wednesday night marks the season 10 premiere of the CW's irresistible wannabe-model series ANTM. Catch a sneak peak with this new hopelessly hilarious clip of Miss Jay teaching the fresh-faced girls the perfect runway walk in high heels. Seems some could use a little help...