Aminat is the first to face the judges critique. Nigel says he doesn't think that Aminat's photo is anything spectacular. Tyra and Miss J say that Aminat did Black Girl Model 101 pose, and they then demonstrate how she did said pose. Aminat interrupts the judges, always a no no, and says "In my defense, I did move around." Tyra stops that argument right in it's track by saying, "Actually, you didn't." I wish she added an "oh no you didn't" to the end of it, but instead Tyra lectures Aminat about how she thinks she's working it in a shot, but she's not. Paulina chimes in, "You are beautiful, but you are boring." To this, Aminat yells "I'm not boring!" Definitely in the bottom two for that one Aminat.

Natalie is next and while she took a good photo, it's basically the same 1/2 sexy, 1/2 sour pose she's done on all season. Unfortunately, Natalie seems to have gotten some ideas from Aminat's talking back to the judges and says that her boring pose was all Mister Jay's fault. She says that she tried to change the pose but Mister Jay said it was perfect and forced her to do the exact same pose 50 times. Tyra's eyes may actually roll in to the back of her head when Natalie says this.

The judges aren't sold on Celia's photo, she says it's sultry, but they think it lacks the sparkle of Carmen Miranda. I have to agree, it's not a great photo of Celia and there's no joy in it. Tyra tells Celia the photo was the weakest of the competition and Celia says she agrees.
Allison is next and the judges are in love with her photo. And I can see why, it's adorable, flirty, and fun. Nigel says she looks active, alive, and sexy. Call me crazy, but I bet Allison wins this week's top spot.

It's Fo's turn for critique. While the judges like the final photo, they think the fashion is missing from the shot. Tyra says if Fo "pulled a little more model out, it would have been a great shot." Last up is Teyona, and as always, the judges go wild for her. Nigel says, "it's not Carmen Miranda, but it's amazing." The judges agree it's a sassy photo and one of the strongest of the bunch, even with 25 less frames than anyone else.

It's time for the judges to deliberate. As expected, they dog on Natalie and her predictable look. The judges are crazy for Allison's photo and impressed she really brought up her performance a notch this week. Nigel says Allison got what the epitome of the photo was about. The judges are worried Fo gives more personality than fashion, but Miss J loves the shot. Everyone is confused by Aminat's lack luster performance. Tyra says that Aminat, is "the noun not the verb," when it comes to modeling. (She looks it, but doesn't do it.) The judges are harsh about Celia and her age finally comes up, in a big way. Tyra says when she's editing Celia's photo, that Celia doesn't look 25, but rather Tyra's age. Ouch. Next is the judges sweetheart, Teyona. While Teyona "isn't pretty" she's a model, which gets Tyra talking about the different between pretty and model pretty. We know Tyra, we've heard it all before. Miss J squashes the conversation by saying, "At least she took a nice picture for a change." Apparently Miss J is not on Team Teyona like the rest of the judges.

It's time for the judges decision, who took the strongest photo this week? Allison! Hooray Creepy Chan is back and with a vengeance. Next is the judges darling, Teyona. Teyona is followed by Fo and Celia. Just as suspected, the bottom two tonight are Aminat and Natalie. It's strange that they're in the bottom two together. They're both the tallest and leanest of the bunch, the most obvious models of the bunch.

Tyra tells Natalie that while she's one of the prettiest girls in the competition, she is completely uninspiring. True Tyra, very true. As for Aminat, Tyra says she has the best body of the bunch, but that her fierceness is stuck in her head. Wow, Tyra is really bringing the Paula Abdul to the table tonight. So who stays and who goes? Aminat stays, with Natalie being eliminated.

Natalie looks crestfallen, but also completely disinterested in what Tyra has to say to her. Basically Tyra says that if modeling were just about pretty pictures, Natalie would already be a supermodel. In her post-elimination confessional Natalie says she's confused as to why she's going home, but the she plans on going home and starting over. Hopefully, with a new attitude.


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