ANTM - Cycle 11, Episode 4

It’s here, hurrah, makeover day! This is by far probably my favourite episode of every series and though I continue to berate Tyra Banks when it comes to the makeovers she sure knows what she’s talking about. Its often that she’ll give a model a radial new look that you think couldn’t have a cat in hell’s chance of working but when the camera starts snapping the new image is pure genius. Whilst most of the girls had the usual treatment of adding to their already luxurious locks and simply adding or changing colour a follicle there and wispy strand there were several that had radical new looks.

Favourite Elina went from her Angelina lookalike to a big, red, bushy hair – it works like a dream. Meanwhile McKey & Samantha had dramatic shortening of the their locks to crisp and short styles whilst Clark went from blonde to dark and Hannah had a glorious fringe put in with an edgy straight cut shoulder length background.

McKey, Eline and Samantha had dramatic reductions

The newly cropped girls were given a cover girl cosmetic challenge at Walmart. Using the makeup lines products they were to deliver a non scripted 30second piece to camera to sell the product – they’re starting the girls off early this season with their advert delivery. Hannah won by delivering a stunning, friendly and warm performance.

 At the photoshoot the girls were once again started off early in the season as J Manuel left them in the capable hands of Russell James, the photographer responsible for Tyra Banks famous Sports Illustrated bikini shot, and the designer of the bikini’s the girls were to wear, supermodel Susan Holmes. Whilst some excelled with the new looks others flopped as Analeigh clawed her way up a rock, Brittany was stiff even walking and Hannah had no clue where to place her body.

 At judging Elina, rocking her new red hair was called first whilst Lauren-Brie and another stunning photo became a close second. Though the challenge winner Hannah lagged in third place but it came down to Analeigh, the figure skater who had to bring more to her shoots and Brittany, the beautiful girl who simply looked vacant on set and in her photo’s. It was a pretty obvious choice and Brittany was sent packing.

The beach leaves Brittany feeling vacant.

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