On this week's America's Next Top Model, Sandra Nyanchoka was eliminated for only having one strong pose. While many ANTM fans are glad that the cycle's drama queen is gone, others lament the loss of one of the competitions most fashion forward models. This morning we had the chance to chat with Sandra about her time on America's Next Top Model, being portrayed as the cycle's bitch, and who she thinks will be America's Next Top Model.



Sandra said she still feels the judges made a mistake eliminating her, though it didn't completely surprise her. "I felt it coming before deliberation and after we saw the pictures. I figured based on their reaction (to the photo) they were going to make that decision and let me go."

However, the reason Sandra believes she was sent home will shock many ANTM fans. When asked why she was sent home Sandra said, "I feel like it was the drama thing. That I wasn't as dramatic as they wanted me to be. Or maybe I didn't talk enough, but I feel like it was more the drama part of it." While we were shocked Sandra thought she didn't bring plenty of drama, she nixed the idea that the drama was the only reason she'd stayed around as long as she did. "I think they'd kept me for my potential, If they kept me for drama, they must have eliminated me because I didn't bring enough."

Sandra also said, she's not really that evil in person. "I'm a really sweet girl and I'm really nice." On her less than warm and fuzzy personality, "I felt like it was the environment we were in. It was a competitive environment and that made me want to focus on why I was there. I also missed my family and having no close friends, so I wanted to stay focus and do everything I could to win." And to the haters who call Sandra a bitch (this writer included), Sandra said, "Don't take it so seriously. It is TV, everything is overly exaggerated. It is reality TV you know. People should not judge me based on that."

On her signature pose, the strong profile shot?

Sandra said she's never noticed that she was a profile only type of model. Much of her pre-ANTM modeling shots were straight-on face shots and turned out beautifully. She also said she thought it was a bit hypocritical for the judges to send her home for doing the same pose multiple times, when othe girls received the same critique. "Allison always had the same face in all her pictures, but I guess they just wanted me to go home."

I am happy to report that Sandra did not keep her awful Dennis Rodman blonde Top Model makeover. Sandra said she loves changing her hair and color, so she didn't really maintain her look. As for her makeover, Sandra didn't love it but felt she had to work with it. Ultimately, Sandra felt her makeover hurt her chances of winning, saying that during this week's beauty shot she realized her lack of hair was her downfall. "During the photo shoot I realized it was the downfall for me. Everyone else's hair was styled, and I didn't have anything to work with."

Sandra's closest friends in the house were Teyona and Tahlia, who she still speaks to. When asked about all the drama surrounding Tahlia, Sandra said while she felt like Celia was to blame for the drama, but she also understood Celia's point. While Sandra said she wouldn't have told Tyra about Tahlia's comments, she also believed that Celia shouldn't have been sent home for bringing it up at judges panel. "I don't think she should have gone home because of that, I think she was just expressing how she felt, but she shouldn't have done it the way she did."

Sandra's favorite photo shoot was her winning Upper East Side nanny photo with Celia. She really enjoyed the concept of the shoot, working with a partner, and portraying a fictional character. Her least favorite photo shoot was the Ellis Island photo shoot. Sandra realizes it's strange that as an immigrant herself, she would struggle with the photo shoot, but she claimed it had less to do with the theme and more about the styling. "It was because the clothes were really heavy. I know for me it was easy to portray being an immigrant, because I am an immigrant." But it was hard to move around and pose."

And what does Sandra have to say about her disastrous first (half) runway walk? Sandra said she only walked half way because she almost fell at the beginning of her walk and figured it was safer to walk half the runway.

As for what's next for Sandra, she'd like to continue in modeling, which she says is her passion. But she'd also like to continue to pursue a career in journalism. One day she would love to combine both of her passions and work as a fashion journalist. Since she prefers print modeling to runway, Sandra would love to do commercial and catalog modeling. But if a runway spot ever opened up for Marc Jacobs, she'd love to walk for him.

Now that Sandra is out of the competition, she thinks that Allison should be named America's Next Top Model. "She has a really unique beauty and I've never seen a girl with her look on the show. If she gets better on the runway, I think she'll take it."

Lastly Sandra would like us all to know she didn't walk around saying she was better than the rest of the other models constantly. "I think I said I was better than all of the other girls once, but they just kept replaying that part over and over again."

--Abbey Simmons, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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