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Seattle’s reality TV lovers are loving life right now. Along with Blayne on Project Runway, we can add a hopeful on America's Next Top Model to our cadre of locals to root for (or laugh at, depending on your feelings for Blayne): Elina.
We agree with Seattlest Katelyn's first blush reaction to Elina. She's "weird and pretty enough to have made it through the first double-episode, and Elina smiles with her eyes!". We'd like to add a few thoughts of our own about her too. Because she's only 18, Elina’s got free rein to be as ridiculous as possible, something most of the Seattleites on ANTM have lacked. To wit: This one is a vegan animal-liberation activist, who prefers to wear pants at all times because they are not gender-specific.
She also wouldn't affirm or deny that she's a lesbian, opting instead to say that she just likes who she likes, sex be damned. Whatever happens on ANTM, we think this girl has a future ahead of her on reality TV. Too bad her plan to meet someone on the show is not going to do much for her chances. At least it improves our chances for some cheap titillation when she does get to play some tonsil hockey with the smokin' hot (though deplorably closed-minded) Clark.
We agree with Seattlest Katelyn that Elina does look more like Bjork than Angelina Jolie—a positive in our mind—and she takes pretty damn good pictures, so we think she is going to stick around for awhile. We're not convinced she'll make it to the world-traveling part of the cycle, but she’s top-seven material for sure, and with a bit of experience and improved communication, we could have a top five on our hands, folks.
Promotional shot of Tyra Banks Courtesy CW.
The rest of the girls are your typical mixed lot with a few exceptions.
At 23, Transgender Isis, though she's not the prettiest of the bunch, is one of the oldest girls and is obviously more mature than her years. She has already lived quite a bit and knows how to hold herself. She'll go far, especially if she can continue to remain as strong as she did last night in the face of some of the girls taunting her about her sexual identity during her shoot. (Look for a mid-season talking-to from Tyra if those antics keep up.)
We're wanting to see Sheena knocked down a lot of pegs, even though we'd love to see an Asian Top Model. She ain't it, though, and judging from the preview for next week, she won’t be around long at all (good riddance, we say).
Right now Marjorie is our dark horse favorite (along with Elina, who could have a surprise or two up her non-gender-specific pants) but she's got to get some confidence right quick. If pressed though, Brittany (the one of the three girls with the name who didn't have to change her name for the show) is our odds-on favorite, if she improves on her appearances at panel.
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Clark is going to have a lot of work ahead of her to make me like her. Isis is clearly the star of this season!
I believe the words "I am just a sexual person" are Reality TV Gold. Thus, you knew Elina was going to be in the house.