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Mame and Nyle are both overrated, and had weaker portfolios than Lacey and Mikey. Lacey and Mikey should have been the final 2.

Hadassah's portfolio was actually really good, minus her wounded warriors photo. And height aside, I thought Hadassah had a stronger look than Mame.

Raelia >>>>>> Chantelle in every aspect. More interesting face, better body. I am not even sure why Chantelle gets so much work.

Adam should have won between him, keith and will.

Despite his horrendous personality, Romeo's photos were good.

Alex ( Cycle 20) deserved her comeback ( even though I was hoping Jiana would come back), I always thought Alex took good photos.

Marvin and Renee had the worst personalities in Cycle 20.

I dont get the love for Nastasia. I see no model in her, just a beautiful girl. And she was always praised for subpar photos.

Both Brittany and Allyssa deserved to go overseas in Cycle 19. Just going by the shoots, i would have replaced victoria and nastasia with brittany and allyssa. Brittany probably remains the most robbed girl ever. She could have easily won with her portolios and walk.


Annaliese>> Sophie and Laura

Angelea deserved her win out of the cycle 17 top 3. Its a shame that Tyra discredited her.

Molly over Brittani anyday. How could you let someone with an insanely good portfolio lose over someone with a soso portfolio.

Chelsey was extremely.overlooked in Cycle 15. There were about 3 or 4 times she should have gotten best photo. And she should have won.

Chris actually has my 2nd favorite portfolio in Cycle 15. Just by photos alone, she should have been in the top 2 with Chelsey.

The more I watch cycle 14, the more I do like Angelea. And I loved her photos. I do think she was misunderstood a lot. And Jessica and Raina seemed like bullies to me.

Top 4 in Cycle 13 should have been Nicole, Brittany, Jennifer and Rae. I love Erin, but she did start going downhill halfway through the show. She would be my 5th place.

Aminat was a huge bitch. Unfriendly, ungrateful and ghetto.

Samantha was a better model than McKey, even if she doesnt look like a model. And Analeigh had no business making the top 3.

Being European does not give you an excuse to treat people like *beep* ( cough Elina and Marjorie cough)

I dislike almost the entire group of cycle 10 girls. I dont see the potenial, and it was a weak cast.

I still, to this day, do not understand the Saleisha hate. Her photos werent bad, and she had a much better presence than Chantal. Chantal was a dud.

Jaeda was not that bad of a modek. I dont think i would have taken her further, but it isn't like it was a stretch for her to make top 6.

I preferred Amanda over Michelle.

Joanie wasnt that great of a model, and her krumping shot is horrific. If that picture had come out on a newer cycle, the judges would tear it to shreds.

I loved all of Gina's photos.

Keenyah was the strongest among the cycle 4 final 3. And i find brittany obnoxious and irritable. And I love Keenyah's aliens in Manhattan, despite the fact that most people hated it.

Yoanna had an obsession over Camille. She needed to get over herself. And she is a horrible winner, with only one great photo ( helmet photo)

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Why do you think that your opinion about Chantelle is controversial? I wasn't a fan, but it just seemed that she had so much drive, so I'm not surprised she's getting work.

For my unpopular opinions
cycle 1 Elyse had some good pictures, but I think that she's overrated. And I will never understand why people liked her rant. She didn't say anything to anyone's face. Anybody can talk about people behind their backs. I don't blame Robyn and Shannon for not posing nude. I don't think that anything was wrong with Gisele. She joined liked people praising her. I don't think that Robyn flashed Jay. And I don't like Jay Manuel. I think that he's unprofessional and biased.

cycle 2
Maybe Camille was a bad person, but Yoanna was the one that bugged me. She had a weird obsession with Camille. Mercedes wasn't that nice of a person.

cycle 3
Ann gets too much flack for being the strange one in that friendship. Eva was as bad as Ann. I don't think that Ann and Kelle were bad models.

cycle 4
Tiffany only got picked because she was a Cinderella story. Tyra didn't see the model in her. I'm glad that Naima won and thought that she was a good winner. I was on Keenyah's side in her fight with Brittaney.

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I agree with you, concerning Elyse's rant.

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What makes you say Mercedes wasn't a nice person?? I haven't seen that season in a while but I cannot recall any moment at all where she was mean or anywhere near as c u n t y as some of the other girls.

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Close towards the end, of the cycle, she tried instigating a fight between Camille and Yoanna who were finally getting along and she was making fun of April who was supposed to be her friend. She did that with Yoanna who April said was fake.

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Oh I do vaguely remember that! Yea she was a bit shady about some stuff. Everything that happened with Camille and yoanna was so tiring and tedious. I never really liked yoanna, she seemed exceptionally fake to me and, not to shame her for being thin or whatever but I just felt she had the worst body for modeling out of all of the girls.

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I didn't care for Yoanna either. Like I said, Camille might have been a bad person, but Yoanna was annoying. She seemed fixated on Camille and it was weird! I did like Mercedes at the beginning, but like I said not at the end.

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Aww I love Yoanna, she's my favorite winner. She was different and quirky and had an amazing face. Camille seemed just as obsessed with Yoanna. They were enemies. I think when you're living in that situation with someone that has been giving you problems, everything they do annoys you and you can't help but complain about them.
When I first watched cycle 2 I couldn't stand Camille. Every week I watched hoping she would be sent home. She was the person I loved to hate. As I'm now much older and recently watched cycle 2 over again, I realized Camille wasn't as bad as I thought she was back then. She was really just a very insecure and lonely girl who hid it all behind her diva facade. I actually felt kind of bad for her.

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It just bugged me how much Camille's name came out of her mouth. For someone that didn't like Camille she really talked about her a lot which I thought was weird.

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I felt the same way about Mercedes. She really turned into an annoying high school cliche by the end.

Jaslene was also someone I liked at the beginning but not at the end, and especially not when she appeared in Cycle 10.

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I said the same thing above about Mercedes. Towards the end she wasn't as nice as she pretended to be. She was making fun, of April, with Yoanna and April was supposed to be her friend. Also she instigated that fight with Yoanna and Camille. Jaslene is one of my favorite contestants, but I don't like how she talked to Lauren on cycle 10. If that were me, I would have told her that I respected her opinion, but you got your start the same way that I did, so don't talk down to me.

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For me with Jaslene, it was mainly how she (and the others) treated Natasha towards the end. They were clearly jealous of her even though they wouldn't admit to it (like anyone would in that situation).

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I didn't like that either. I met Jaslene after she won and she was very nice.

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Cycle Two: I did like Yoanna but she was super annoying about Camille and sometimes I do think Camille was very misunderstood and ganged up on.

Cycle Three: I didn't like any of Tocara's pictures. Ann was the most beautiful girl that cycle.

Cycle Four: Naima is my favorite winner, I loved her look and her quiet personality. Keenya's face annoyed me and Rebeca was sort of a jerk.

Cycle Five: Corynn should have stayed longer than she did. Lisa's pictures were terrible 90 percent of the time.

Cycle Six: Nenna's look wasn't all that.

Cycle Seven: I also preferred Amanda to Michelle, by far. The entire top three was annoying.

Cycle Eight: I thought Renee was really beautiful, despite her attitude. Didn't see it with Brittany or Natasha.

Cycle Ten: Agree with the other poster, this cycle SUCKED. No one was a standout and no one was very likable. And the photo shoots were beyond dull.

Cycle Eleven: Samantha didn't look like a model at all but I think it was due ot her dud of a makeover. I would have liked to see Lauren Bre stick around a little longer.

Cycle Twelve: I just all around hated this cycle.

Cycle 13: The short cycle is my favorite. Rae was eliminated too early, Erin hung on too long and Sundae should have left before Brittany. Kara was the worst girl personality wise.

Cycle 14: Krista was such a mean girl and her and her posse were a bunch of bullies.

Cycle 15: I couldn't stand Chelsey's look and I do not get the love for her. Her personality was also super irritating which made it worse.

The only thing constant in life is change

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I actually agree with a lot of these.

I'm not sure it's unpopular or controversial to agree that Molly should've won Cycle 16, and Chelsey should've won Cycle 15 (or at least been given more credit than she did!)
I'm not sure if Brittani (Cycle 16) is a popular winner or not, but I do think she was a decent winner and I think her and Molly were a very strong final two, but I think compared to Molly, Molly really deserved to win in my eyes.

I agree that Brittany and Allyssa (Cycle 19) deserved more credit than they got. Brittany was personally in my top 3.

I too don't think Saleisha (Cycle 9) was as bad as I originally thought. I think she probably had the strongest walk of the cycle and had star quality and for that alone I think she deserved to make it far.
I think what I had issue with is that I thought her portfolio overall was not strong at all. I think I remember her having a couple of good pictures, and that sort of irks me when contestants sort of coast through, and I think she was only in the bottom two once or twice. I think with the whole "Saleishagate" when it turned out she had past connections with Tyra and ANTM and the rules seemed to change to accommodate her, i.e. being allowed to be in a commercial and have media links. I think then I knew she'd win no matter how she did.

From what I saw of Yoanna and Camille (Cycle 2) I too thought Yoanna was harsh and seemed to have a vendetta against Camille. I'm not sure if there was more to it than what we saw, but I seem to remember the house meeting they had when it seemed Yoanna had already made up her mind about Camille and was gunning for her, and when Catie chose to share her challenge prize with Camille and Yoanna warned her not to.

I too liked Naima (Cycle 4) as a winner.

I personally thought Angelea improved a lot in Cycle 17 from Cycle 14 and was so much more beautiful with her makeover this time.
I think she deserved her spot in the top four at least.

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I loved Angelea, and would have taken her and Alexandra over Krista and Raina in cycle 14. I even loved angelea in cycle 17.

I've said it all along, but despite the final runway, I still think Chelsey has one of, if not, the best walks of everyone.

Azmarie has one of the most bullsh*t eliminations out of everyone.

I still don't get the love for Jane (cycle 15)....does she look great? yes...Did she do well on the show? NOPE

I know this isn't unpopular, but keeping Jaeda for as long as they did was just dumb.

I would have preferred Alexandria in the finale with Molly!

Teyona>Allison (still like her though)

I will think of more and post later

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Agree about Angelea and Alexandra. They were my final 2 out of that far.

Jane sucked during the cycle. Amazing potential, with 1 or 2 good photos. She should have gone earlier, and chris should have been in the top 4 instead.

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I never understood the love for the twins. They took good photos but were so boring.

I actually really like Romeo. I followed him on instagram when I still had one and he's actually a chill guy. Shows like these need a villain so they cast "vallains".

I think Kelly Cutrone is a good judge to have. There was never really anyone that harsh before and the fashion industry is full of them. She helped toughen the girls up.

I like having the male models to an extent. I feel like a lot of them are let downs but it gives a variety. It's more of reality show than a competition this way but I still like it. It's full on Jersey Shore or anything.

I like getting fan comments. It's important for them to see how they come across. The voting is an awful idea however.

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I like kelly cutrone as well.

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I kinda like Kelly too. I don't know if it's more because she's felt like part of the show in recent cycles and isn't new anymore.

I also feel she toned down quite a bit as opposed to in her beginning on ANTM when it did seem she was rude for the sake of it. But I think it's nice to have a judge like her as well.

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I like her because she actually favors the girls that are the best.

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I don't like any of the judges. I like J Alexander as a modeling coach, but that's about it. I always felt that Nigel was Tyra's puppet, I never got the big deal about Janice. Sometimes I think that she was mean just to be mean. I feel the same way about Kelly. I did like Twiggy(even though I think that she was a little biased and didn't see some of the girls potential) and also I liked Paulina.

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I'm currently (re)watching the series on Amazon Prime and am up to Season 4. Some thoughts:

Season 2 - 1st time watching this one and agree, Yoanna really did come across as a mean girl. The girls here were some of the strongest in the series. Any of the final 4 could have won.

Season 3 - 1st time watching, I've seen Eva in magazines and TV and thought she was stunning. However watching the show, I don't understand how Yaya didn't win. She dominated the competition in regards to challenges, photos and she was great on the runway. Also don't understand how Ann made it so far. Beautiful girl but her portfolio was weak. The judges excuse for eliminating Nicole was BS. Overall there's a mean spirit to this season.

Season 4 - I started watching ANTM when this season first aired. It's one of my favorites, but in retrospect this was a weak group of models. I don't get how Naima won cover girl of the week each time, she couldn't be more bland. Tiffany was better than I remembered. Keenyah probably was the best towards the end, but she resembles S6 Danielle who was much better.

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I'm so glad to see so many people seem to agree that Yoanna was just as much (if not more) to blame over the drama in the house as Camille was. She was definitely WAY too fixated on her. I remember April saying in a post show interview that Yoanna was very fake, and I believe another contestant on Cycle 3 backed that up too. Also, I love how someone commented on Mercedes not being nice. I always thought she was a major instigator (she said Camille made the claim that Yoanna had an eating disorder)

"Overall there's a mean spirit to this season."

If I remember correctly, Janice became a MUCH bigger bitch this cycle. In Cycle 1, she was pretty nice with some sass, and by cycle 2 she had some moments. I'm sure the producers told her to play it up more.

Cycle 4 to me was the most mean spirited. Janice was her worst here. It didn't help matters that the judging room in black and red colors seemed to resemble Hell, and who could forget the infamous Tyra/Tiffany moment.

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Janice was tougher on cycle 3, but it was the group of girls I think that had a catty quality to them. The cycle 4 girls had some cliques, but overall seemed much nicer and friendlier towards each other. I'm up to cycle 5 now and wow these girls are an especially mean group.

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Wait until you get to cycle 14

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That was the season Krista won? I don't remember them being too nasty but I'll get there. Anyway finishing up season 5 and these girls really do have bad attitudes. Other thoughts on the cycle, Lisa's elimination was BS - she wasn't my favorite, but there was really no reason to boot her. Also Jayla's last shoot (with the saris) seemed set up. She was the only model posed to the side of the crowd and the judges were upset she didn't stand out. Also I wasn't wowed by any of Nicole's photos, I believe Cover Girl or Elle must have picked her to win the show.

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Cycle 14 was like watching The Bad Girls Club. I wish that Naduah would have lasted longer.

Cycle 5 I think that Kim was only picked because she was gay and the 1st part of cycle 5, focused way too much on Kim, Sara, and Lisa. I am one of the few Nik fans that didn't mind Nicole winning.

Cycle 6 I'm not a fan of Leslie. Wendy, imo, got picked because she was a Katrina survivor. I don't care what anyone says Tyra wanted Joanie to win.

Cycle 7 I don't get what was so great about Eugena's matador picture, Caridee deserved her win, Jada lasted too long, but she was a decent model.

Cycle 8 Renee's final pic was the best out of the final 3. Jaslene was my favorite to ein, but only liked 4 of her pics, Jael was a good model

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Continuing my quest to rewatch all the seasons
6 - no complaints
7- AJ's elimination was BS, the girls were too hard on Melrose, Eugenia was the most beautiful model that season
8 - Felicia should have lasted longer, Diana should have gone sooner, better season than I remembered
9 - where do I begin.....Janet was cut too soon, Lisa was cut too soon, Ambreal really got beat up on throughout the show, Heather's portfolio was overrated, and Saleisha was a terrible pick for winner. Also Tyra should have showed more compassion towards Ebony - the girl was in tears when she left, it was clear something was really going on with her.

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Cycle 9 I couldn't get past episode 4. I did however keep up with the photos. I think that Jenah should have won. I saw how Saliesha and Chantal were talking about her and I know the judges asked them who should be eliminated, I wouldn't have hugged those 2 if I were Jenah because their critiques, on her, were very rude. Also I thought that Heather was a wonderful model, but I always wondered if people liked her because of her modeling or her condition. I say good, for Victoria, for telling Twiggy off.

Cycle 10 I think that I'm one of the few people that liked this cycle. I wish that Anya would have won, but I liked Whitney's runway walk more. I like Jaslene, but I don't like how she spoke to Lauren.

Cycle 11 I knew McKey was going to win from the 1st photo shoot, I don't think that Clarke was pretty. She looks like any girl on the street, Isis was only picked because she was transgender, I thought Nikeysha was a good model and wished that she would have lasted longer, Elena got on my nerves, and Marjorie, IMO, wasn't as innocent or nice as she pretended to be.

Cycle 12 I wasn't a fan, of Sandra, but I thought that she had a good model look, also I liked the picture that she got eliminated for, I wanted Nijah to win, I don't know if I really have any controversial opinions on this cycle. Oh, even though Aminat wasn't that popular she was one of my favorites. Only liked a couple of her pics, but that girl could walk a runway. Her pic was my favorite of the final 3. She made it too far though, and Tahlia was only picked because she was a burn victim.

Cycle 13 I thought that I would like this cycle more because I'm also a petite model, but it was just okay. CG, you're going to kill me, but I thought that your girl Jennifer made it too far, I really wish that they would have kept the weave that Sundae had on. I totally disagree the way that they chastised her about her asthma. There are different levels of asthma. I remember when I was watching that cycle and saw this. I had 2 workers, at the time, that had severe asthma. I have mild asthma, so if my co-workers and I were in the water like that, they would have had an attack. I probably would have been okay unless the wind or water hit me the wrong way. Lulu and Brittany should have made it further, Rachael was right to be eliminated. I know a lot of people think that she was put on the spot, when the agent asked her to sing, but if you have a talent you have to be prepared to bring it when an agent asks you.

Cycle 14 I really wish that Cybil Sheppard's God daughter would have made it. Not because I think that she had potential, but it would have been interesting to see her go up against Kristen or Angelea. Some of Angelea's pics were good, but I think that she made it too far, the week where they were on the subway Krista deserved FCO, Ren was the one that started with Alasia. Same with Anslee. Some people think that they can talk to people any way that they want and when people give it back to them, they get upset and act surprise. Alasia did have anger issues, but I think that those 2 started with her first, Brenda should have stayed longer. I liked her look. Alex should have been the first plus size model to win. Cycle 14 was very trashy. It was like watching The Bad Girls Club. Oh, one more thing. I think that Ren was a plant.

Cycle 15 Chelsey should have won, Kayla was overrated, Ann was a good model, but she didn't deserve all of her FCO. She was picked to win from the beginning, I felt sorry for Kacey, the judges were too harsh on Kendall about her Vera Wang picture.

Cycle 16 I liked Sara and wished that she would have lasted longer, this cycle is the only cycle that didn't have somebody that I was rooting for to win in the contestants that made it over seas and I don't remember some of them, Alex didn't look like a model to me. She actually reminded me of one of the contestants that would have been on Bret Michaels Rock of Love.

Cycle 17 Angelea again made it too far. I think that she was a Cinderella story. If she gets money, from Tyra, I say good for her. That's what she gets for picking a sob story over somebody that has potential. Angelea can take pictures, but for her to stay over Dominique was wrong, I didn't like the 1st 2 episodes b/c I liked the first 2 that got eliminated and they should have lasted longer. So should have Bre. Bre should have gotten FCO out, for Michael Jackson, not Laura. Allison, Laura, and Angelea were much better in their original cycles. I was hoping that Shannon would have won, but I liked Lisa. She should have had Bre's spot in cycle 5.

Cycle 18 I don't care what anybody says, I say good for Louise for telling Kelly off! The majority of the time I am on the judges side when they tell the girls something, but not then and not when Victoria was talking to Twiggy. Kelly thought that because she was a judge and publicist she could talk to people any way that she wanted. Now I know this industry and I know that people aren't nice, but I will NEVER have respect for those that think that they can be rude because of their position, I liked Azmarie, but at the same time I didn't get the huge love for her either, Catherine shouldn't have been one of the Brits that they picked to come, Analese was one of my favorites, but I don't see her as a model.

Cycle 19 I'm glad that Laura won(she was my pick from the get go), but I do think that who her parents were helped a little, Brian Boy bothered me to no end, I think that Victoria was an actress, Kristen was cute, but I have seen a lot of girls like her, I was on Darian's side and liked how she stood up for Destiny. I thought that Destiny would have been a better model, Leila was only voted off, so that she could come back.

Cycle 20 I think that Chris should have won, Jourdan was a good model, but I think that she was overrated and I didn't get the love for her, I'm glad that Alex came back and should have gone further, Mike was not a good model, I liked a lot of Phil's pictures and thought that he was a good model, Marvin made it too far(I don't think that this is controversial though)

Cycle 21 I hated this cycle, but I watched it until the end. I think that Will was a tattle tale and should have talked to Denzel when he asked instead of running to Tyra. He has to learn how to deal with things b/c Tyra isn't going to be there to talk to people for him. Denzel was very wrong for what he said though, I didn't get the big deal about Kari. If I saw her, on the street, I wouldn't look twice at her. By no means am I saying that she's ugly or unattractive. I just don't get why people went on and on about her. I thought that Marijana and Shai were prettier. Adam was only picked because he was a party boy and I'm no fan, but Romeo was a good model. I don't blame Matthew for correcting Yu Tsai on his name. I get my name and nickname pronounced all of the time and it's annoying especially when neither is that hard to say. I was rooting for Shei, but I must be one of the few that didn't mind that Keith won. He had some good pictures.

Cycle 22 I like Nyle and am glad that he won, but I wonder if some people like him because he's deaf, Mikey is overrated. I liked some of his pictures, but I wouldn't have kept him as long, Hadessah improved. Kelly was very unnecessarily rude to Devin.

That's all that I can think of. Oh, I liked Johnny as the art director.



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For some inexplicable reason I found the general vibe of Cycle 20 to be creepy af, it was really uncomfortable to watch. The guys are creeping on the girls and everyone's acting like they're having sex for the first time. What is this, a modeling competition or a small town high school where everyone's creepily dependent on each other because they're afraid of the bigger world? With her blonde hair and sweet face, Jourdan looked and acted like a vulnerable teen porn star and it made me uncomfortable. Her backstory was creepy. The fact that she was the 19-year-old golden girl and everyone was simultaneously jealous of her and in love with her just made it worse. Marvin was creepy, Corey was creepy (can't explain why), and Chris H. was definitely creepy (even though the show tries to explain why). Nina's relationship with the latter was also creepy. Phil was disturbing. Mike and Jeremy belonged in a different cycle (Mike would have fit right in with Cycle 22). Alex, Renee, Chlea, and Kanani should have been in an all-girls cycle (Kanani's elfin beauty deserved more coaching). Don't know what Jiana was doing on the show. Wish Don had had more personality. Even the non-creepy contestants grossed me out because the overall vibe of the show was so hard to stomach.

Yes, I know and I'm sorry I used the word "creepy" like twenty times. Overall, this season and group of contestants were just very hard to watch. Very weak contestants. Besides the trailer park one, the photoshoots were fugly and not memorable at all. Social media scores ruined the competition.

Cycle 22, on the other hand, was energetic, radiant, and many of the contestants came across as stars in their own right. They looked more grown-up and independent. Mame, Mikey, Lacey, and Nyle were all radiant. The photoshoots were also blessed with much, much better creative direction (Yu Tsai!!).

Justin's elimination = definition of unfair. He had the drive and focus to last at least a couple more weeks, and to think he was replaced by Dustin, who was basically a joke the next week and immediately got sent home!! Unbelievable. What a waste of a good contestant.

Lacey was absolutely beautiful but her temporarily highjacking Mame's Nylon photoshoot with a puppy was very rude and cocky.

Would love to see Lacey and Jourdan go head to head, since there are some similarities in their status as top runner.

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I found season 20 creepy too. And I found it confusing the way they judged the males models. Like, Marvin would do his twentieth photo using the same pose with his face straight forward and they wouldn't call him out on it. He was interesting to look at, but he did the same pose and face every time. And he hit on everyone all the time.
Don, although so good looking, also had the same face every picture as well.
Jourdan was just awful. She attacked the only person who tolerated her, and mistreated everyone else while obsessing over herself
I also wonder if Chris would have been as off putting if the others weren't constantly letting him know they hated him.
Phil, although not a great model, was that season's saving grace. He was entertaining, lol. A weird season overall

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