We recently posted two hometown interviews with ANTM Cycle 13 contestants Rae and Laura, and now we get to hear about the experiences of four more aspiring shorties who will all make their national TV debut TOMORROW night!

Get the inside scoop from Sundai, Nicole, Lisa, and Lulu, and then decide just in time for the first round of our BuddyTV Fantasy TV League... does one of the girls sound like she didn't have what it takes to survive the premiere? (Wed Sep 9, 8-10 PM, CW) Guess we'll find out tomorrow...

Sundai Love, Bakersfield.com:

Have you always wanted to be a model?
Sundai: I have always wanted to be a model even as a small child and having an older sister that wanted to be a model too really help. I've done small acting and modeling roles before the show. Some print work, a hair runway show, and a few music videos.

What was the audition process like?

Sundai: I auditioned in Los Angeles and it was a very stressful process. The room was filled with beautiful girls that were much taller than me. ... "I was so nervous, I was the only one that messed up saying my own name! ... Then out of all the girls that were there she only called out about five numbers and mine was one. I was so excited I couldn't believe it. My sister actually didn't make it past that cut. After that, I had a call-back where the audition process was even longer with triple as many girls as the first.

What are your hobbies?

Sundai: I like to pogo stick even though everyone thinks I'm crazy for pogo-sticking. I love cartoons and sadly that's where a lot of my time goes, if I'm not wrapped up in BYS (Black Young Stars) a group I'm in on campus.

How did you find out that this cycle of ANTM would feature shorter models?
Sundai: My sister has been trying out every year even though she's not 5'9" and this year she found out they were casting models 5'7" and under. She told me I should come and try out and they might like me because of my unique features, but I thought they would pick my prettier sister over me. I'm more of a tomboy but I still wanted to model as much as her. So we both drove down to L.A. to try out.

How were you notified you had been selected?
Sundai: I got a phone call in the middle of my class by a guy and he said you have made it to casting week. I tend to day dream and I didn't really hear him. The next day he called asking me many questions about myself and I said "Why are you asking me all this? Did I make it to the show?" He told me, "YES, silly,I told you this yesterday. No wonder you didn't sound excited."

What did you do to celebrate?
Sundai: Sadly, I couldn't tell many people at all so I only told my sister and mother. They acted more excited than me when I told them. We didn't celebrate but my mom did make me spaghetti -- my favorite -- before I left and my sister took me to get sushi, my other favorite.

What did you think of Tyra when you met her?
Sundai: It was amazing seeing Tyra. I had been waiting for so long to meet her and she's much taller and even more beautiful in person than she is on TV. I felt so small seeing her.

Can a short model make it in the modeling industry?
Sundai: I always believed in one saying "You can be and have whatever you want on this earth if you try hard enough," and getting onto the show really proves it. Anyone of any height can be a model if they really apply themselves and make sure they're one of the best.

Nicole Fox, DailyCamera.com:

The 18-year-old Louisville resident says she's "just the girl next door," and a former Monarch High School teacher describes her as "a quiet person."

Fox said she's gone through awkward phases, been "none too popular with the in-crowd" and driven her mom's car into the garage door.

Nicole: I represent a lot of American girls out there. One aim of 'Top Model' is to show that models are actually just real, regular girls who struggle with the same problems any other girl might.

What interests you about the fashion industry?
Nicole: I admire the artistry involved in the fashion industry. From designers to photographers to stylists, the industry is filled with creative, passionate people -- a world I would love to be a part of. Models get to embody an emotion and to use their bodies to convey that feeling for the camera. In doing so, you become a work of art yourself.

What does it take to be a successful model?
Nicole:Either you have it or you don't. If you don't, it won`t take long to find that out -- and by find that out, I mean be informed bluntly and to your face numerous times.

Fox said she bought concert tickets for the night of the premiere because "I really don't relish the idea of watching myself on TV."

"I'm well aware that most episodes are filled with the most embarrassing footage of the contestants," she said.

Instead, she said, she's hoping her two sisters will tape the show for her to watch later.

"That way they can brace me for anything ahead of time," she said.

Lulu Braithwaite and Lisa Ramos, NY Daily News:

How do you feel about being a short model?
Lulu: I feel like this show is going to open so many doors for us girls who are on the shorter side. We just have to believe in ourselves because you can be 5-foot-2 but have 6-foot-2 confidence.

Lisa: Tyra told us it didn't matter if we were short. If we really wanted to model, we just had to keep at it.

What was it like seeing Tyra in person?
Lulu: It was insane. I felt like I was looking at the television screen, even though she was sitting right in front of me. She is so gorgeous.

What do you think about the drama of living with 13 other girls under one roof?
Lulu: I'm very outspoken and need to think before I speak sometimes. I can see how that would annoy some people, so I tried to censor myself in those kind of situations. It made me go nuts a little because I wasn't really being myself.

Lisa: There have been a few contestants in the past who made me think about how I was going to act. I didn't want to act a fool, but I knew I wasn't going to disrespect anyone's privacy or anything like that. I understand boundaries.

What did you learn from being on ANTM?
Lulu: This show gave me hope. I'm not going to let the height issue stop me anymore.
Lisa: I learned so much about the modeling industry and how competitive you have to be. I'm definitely going to keep at it.

-Meghan Carlson, BuddyTV Staff Writer

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