America's Next Top Diva

Ok, it's on! There's already tension in the Top Model house between eager wannabe's and would-be divas. Jade vs. Feronda!

This week, the women got their makeovers. Tyra, still upset about last cycle's mishap with Cassandra's hair (she didn't want it cut in the first place but the stylist didn't even do the super-short cut that Tyra had specified, a la Mia Farrow in "Rosemary's Baby" so when they wanted to do that to her, she up and quit!); decided to give Mollie Sue the pixie cut. Only Mollie Sue's a redhead, not a blonde. Still, it worked for her. I love it when women can pull off super-short hair and still look femenine and sexy.

Jade, on the other hand, was upset that instead of giving her the long flowing extensions she wanted to advance her modeling career, got her hair cut even shorter and dyed blonde. She did not feel she could work this look and was obsessed with Feronda becoming a diva (in Jade's opinion) since getting HER new long locks. Feronda got the long straight wig look that I think makes them look like Pocahontas.

Other notable makeovers were Nnenna's bald look (it's not totally bald but it's almost there) which brings out the regal African in her even more; and Sarah's new mohawk which she hates possibly because her boyfriend works for a conservatitve senator and now she can't go to the Christmas party. Lame! I think Sarah's very pretty and her haircut was very suitable to her and she needs to just shut up and work it. She said she didn't want to be "that girl crying in the salon over her makeover" but she did cry to her boyfriend on the phone later.

Next, the girls were ushered off to a fashion show where they were to pick an outfit that went with their "personal style" which was partly who they really are and mostly who they now are. Each style was given some kind of name, such as "urban sexy chic" or "hip hop glamour". They were all kind of lame inventions of Jay Manuel's. I must add here that Jay Manuel reminds me a lot of Walter- they have the same lips and nice teeth. Miss J doesn't remind of anyone I know because none of the gay men I've hung out with have ever been that queeny- not even Walter when he first came out and decided to flame out like he'd been fanned by the Santa Ana winds.

The girls then met with stylist to the stars Rachel Zoe, who rated their picks of clothes. I thought it was funny because during the fashion show they focused a shot on our Asian girl Gina and she was watching this model go down the runway and I noticed SHE was Asian and since Gina is totally clueless, wouldn't you know that's the outfit she picked? It had nothing to do with personal style, she just went with what the OTHER Asian was wearing! But Rachel Zoe didn't know that, she just commented that because of the length it was almost Mod. Which I saw right away when it was on the runway and expected the girl who looks like Bridget Bardot to pick it. But she didn't- she picked some blue halter dress with a YELLOW BELT. Egads!

The obvious winner was Nnenna, who had a pretty striped dress that totally screamed of her African Queen style. Indeed, Rachel Zoe saw it my way and declared Nnenna the winner of the challenge and a $5,000 shopping spree! Since she could share it with 2 friends, Nnenna picked her roommate Gina and diplomatically picked Jade, who was NOT getting along with Gina, for exactly that reason- so they could hang out and get to know each other. It was such a sweet gesture that I see her working for the United Nations but it didn't work. Jade was just on a rampage. When she got home she wanted Wendy off the phone 'cause she had NOT USED IT YET and poor Wendy is trying to talk to her displaced family who lost it all in Hurricane Katrina! So Feronda lets her have it and Jade says, "You're wearing a broke-down crown and that ain't no diamond" of Feronda's tiara that she's taken to wearing. By the way, Feronda distributed a list of "tips" for getting along with her to all the girls and no one really liked that but I'm thinking, at least it's a heads-up. One of the tips was, "I will treat you the same OR WORSE as you treat me." It's like the Golden Rule backwards.

The photo shoot finally came along and Nnenna, usually very together, was a little discombobulated by the concept: freezing cold. They had the girls in make-up that made them look like they had ice on their lashes and they had on very little clothing and posed over real blocks of ice. You can't expect this poor African girl to feel at home! I feel her, I hate the cold. But she pulled it off. Most of the girls did okay but some were accused of looking more Playboy than high fashion. That's a distinction that a lot of the girls have trouble with. Brittney had that problem two cycles ago. She was way slutty.

At judging it seemed pretty clear Jade was no one's favorite but Miss Jay wanted to break down her arrogance. So the one to go was Wendy, who can't take a decent picture quite possibly because her mind is on more important things than fashion: her lost home and displaced family in New Orleans.

Good-bye, Wendy. Who will go next? Bridget Bardot's twin looked less doll-like this week and more high fashion, while Sarah could not work her look 'cause she hates it. Meanwhile, Jade took a bad picture and no one likes her anyway. Is she this year's Jayla?


(Left) Nnenna- Beautiful Woman of Color and Deserving to Win

Or...Kari? Bridget Bardot-lookalike and Blonde. There hasn't been a blonde winner yet and there "needs to be", plus this year the Blondes are way gorgeous so why not?



















Next week it seems the girls will have to pose with some sort of insect. I think it might be a beetle but i better not be a hissing cockroach because I won't be able to watch. If there's one thing I cannot even DEAL WITH it is roaches. I would rather be thrown into a pit of snakes or rats than deal with even one roach.