Cycle 3, Episode 6: "The Girl Who Mutilated the Precious Brownies"
Kelle is still getting terrible photos and still crying about it.
Cassie’s fine both with being a loner and talking about her disordered eating. But she doesn’t think she has an eating disorder.
Tyra brings in plus size model Kate Dillon to speak about size limitations in the modeling industry and the importance of having a positive relationship with your body.
I really love this pic of Kate modeling.
Also present at this Tyra lesson is a super thin woman who is supposed to teach the models about being healthy.
Cassie talks to the trio about how she’s made herself throw up in the past. Then she freaks out to her boyfriend that now Tyra knows she has an eating disorder. So why did you bring it up, Cassie? I hate that Cassie struggles with her body image, but I also hate her being on the show. IMHO Tyra should have eliminated Cassie upon finding this out to set the example that she won’t condone unhealthy habits to stay thin. It’s 2004 though, so the producers make every serious issue a fun storyline!
Ann and Eva are tired of the dirty house. The straw that breaks the camel’s back is Cassie’s dirty brownie pan. This gives them the idea to carve the words “CLEAN YOUR SHIT” into the brownies.
All the contestants go to dinner together, and a verbal altercation breaks out. Mother Yaya is wearing a shirt that says “Respect” in Portuguese. She says there’s a lack of respect in the house because someone wrote in Cassie’s brownies. Ann fesses up claiming it was done as a joke. Cassie doesn’t think it’s funny. Ann gets defensive and yells about Cassie’s problematic eating. I’m over it.
The next day they meet with Captain Leif Wade, a former Marine.
He looks about 5’6” compared to the models.
Captain Leif leads them in a bootcamp workout and of course they have to wear camo.
Cassie hates it and wants to go back to Oklahoma.
Straight after their workout, they head to another location where they have to race up 14 flights of stairs and do a surprise photoshoot at the top.
This was before yoga pants were all the rage so a lot of sweatpants and regular cotton tank tops.
Now people run in this. WTF?
Yaya gets the fastest time winning the challenge. Her prize is a facial and she shares it with Toccara.
The rest of the contestants have to walk home. Everyone’s playing their role during the walk. Kelle’s leading the way because she’s from New York (don’t forget). And Amanda’s going blind, thus the walking stick, which Kelle eventually trips over.
Their photoshoot this week is in an airplane hangar for an energy drink no one’s ever heard of. They have to jump on a trampoline.
Mr. Jay’s over Kelle.
And I think I am too. The judges all see absolutely nothing in her, so why is she even in the competition at this point? Just put her out of her misery.
On the trampoline, Ann is super athletic and tries to do the most physically.
It’s not good and she scrapes her chin.
Yaya has been told by the judges she’s too “dancerly” in her modeling, so she avoids anything that could give off that vibe. It leads her to have a boring shoot and she’s a Bitter Betty when anyone else (Amanda) gets praise for her photos.
At panel, Tyra’s hair is insane.
No one’s photos from the top of the building turned out good. Look at that disgusting filter.
Yaya’s are decent though.
I only really liked Amanda’s photo this week.
The rest had their bodies too scrunched up or crazily splayed out.
I don’t think she had the worst photo this week, but Kelle finally gets let go.
Thank god she doesn’t have to cry in the mirror anymore or get torn apart by the judges.
After the show, she did a little modeling including this steamy photo.
Now she’s a “Master Health & Mindset Coach”.
She looks beautiful and seems to have figured out how to work her face. The solution appears to be just smiling!
Thanks for reading and I hope to see you back here for Cycle 3, Episode 7. This cycle is now only on Hulu (I hate commercials too). If you’re not already, be sure to subscribe to get added to my newsletter.
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Thank you for the work you put into these! It's such a lovely walk down memory lane for me, and I enjoy your smart commentary. The updates on where the women are now are chef's kiss.