Jessica Simpson in 2045

]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/08/jessica-simpson-lip-plumping/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/08/jessica-simpson-lip-plumping/ Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:00:01 -0500 America's Next Top Model Cycle 7

New Models Galore

When The WB and UPN join forces this coming fall (September 18th to be exact) to form The CW Television Network, its first scheduled programming will be America's Next Top Model Cycle 7 (premiering on The CW on Wednesday, September 20 @ 8PM EST).

The show will be just like its other 6 cycle/season predecessors but of course with an all-new cast of 13 models who want to make it big. Cycle 7 will provide plenty of new surprises such as the show's first set of twins, Amanda and Michelle.

Tyra Banks comes back again to host and judge.

The competition gets fierce and feisty for the seventh cycle of the hit dramality "America's Next Top Model," now on The CW, as the 13 finalists fight to make their dreams of becoming a top model a reality. This season, an incredible transformation takes place as the finalists face tougher challenges and live the high life participating in glamorous photo shoots all while living under one roof in a posh Los Angeles mansion.

During this cycle, the 13 participants live together and ferociously vie for the grand prize, competing in a highly accelerated modeling boot camp. The participants abilities are tested each week as they strive to master the runway, fashion photo shoots, perfect publicity skills and learn the business aspects of becoming a supermodel, all under 24-hour-a-day surveillance of the "America's Next Top Model" cameras. Throughout the series, supermodel Tyra Banks, art director of photo shoots Jay Manuel, and runway guru J. Alexander mentor the participants. The new grand prize package for "America's Next Top Model" will be announced at a later date.

Banks leads the panel of "America's Next Top Model" judges, comprised of leading fashion industry experts, including supermodel Twiggy, photographer Nigel Barker and runway expert J. Alexander, who closely evaluate the progress of the models to narrow the field each week. In addition, special guest judges appear to critique within his or her area of expertise.

America's Next Top Model Cycle 7 should be as exciting and entertaining as all of the rest. Be sure to tune in! The complete list of the 13 new contestants after they jump!

- Doobybrain]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/08/americas-next-top-model-cycle-7/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/08/americas-next-top-model-cycle-7/ Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:00:07 -0500 Nigel Barker & Wife Cristen Chin

Nigel Barker's Baby Boy

America's sexiest reality TV judge Nigel Barker from America's Next Top Model was spotted in New York City over the July 4th weekend. "Noted fashion photographer" Nigel was with his wife Cristen Chin and son, Jack Barker (according to IMDB). Nigel and Cristen, both formerly of Q Model Management, have been married for five years. More pictures of Nigel, wife Cristen, and son Jack after in the gallery!

UPDATE :: Q Model Management dropped a line saying that Cristen Chin is still very much a model with them!]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/07/nigel-barker-wife-cristen-chin/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/07/nigel-barker-wife-cristen-chin/ Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:08:45 -0500 Danielle Evans Wins ANTM

The "Axcent" Cover Girl

It’s been a long and often bumpy ride to the top for ANTM finalists Jade, Joanie, and Danielle. There have been tears, catfights, painful dental procedures, hospitalization, copycats, delusions of grandeur, and the “axcent” to deal with. And on last night’s Cycle 6 season finale, the long-awaited event finally happened – Jade was sent home packing. Oh, and also Danielle wins.

As we’ve come to expect on ANTM, season finale consisted of the Cover Girl commercial and photo shoot elimination challenge, and the final runway walk-off between two lucky (and fierce) finalists. For their Cover Girl commercials, the girls were each asked to memorize a different set of lines promoting Cover Girl Lash Exact Mascara. Danielle struggled with the commercial, trying to remember the lines and simultaneously deliver them without her southern accent showing through. Joanie, meanwhile, breezed through and made it all look beautiful and effortless. Jade, who was looking for the chance to redeem herself after her last disastrous CG commercial, assumed that she would be able to “improvise” as she did last time. Though advised by shoot director Jay Manuel to learn the lines word for word, Jade still ends up with interesting lines and even more interesting ways to put the 3 little words “lash exact mascara” together. Finally, in desperation, Jay has cue cards held up for Jade, who still wasn’t able to deliver the lines, even with the words right in front of her nose. Eventually, after many, many tries, Jade gets through those lines, and the blood vessel in my forehead finally bursts.

(Continued after the jump)]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/05/danielle-evans-wins-antm/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/05/danielle-evans-wins-antm/ America's Next Top Model Thu, 18 May 2006 13:04:33 -0500 America's Next Top Model Beach Bikinis

SHE MADE IT TO THE FINAL THREE??!?!

Shihrah: Princess of Powertubing chimes in with a recap on last night's episode of America's Next Top Model ("The Girls Go To Phuket") -- For those of us who have been waiting around hopefully since day one to see the departure of The-Undiscovered-Supermodel-cum-Inventor-of-Strange-English-Words (hello … analystical?) Jade, this week’s elimination leads, once again, to bitter disappointment. Admittedly, there were a few times when we came pretty close to sending her packing – the second week, when she took the not-up-to-par magazine cover shot in profile and ended up in bottom two with Wendy; the fifth week, when her twirling drag queen Cover Girl commercial performance landed her in bottom two with Mollie Sue; the seventh week, when her fake tearing up at judging landed her in bottom two with Brooke; and then last week, when her constant I-know-better-than-you-Tyra/Nigel/Miss J/Twiggy attitude led to a spot in bottom two with Furonda. But what can we say? Despite the arrogance and the making up words and the bullying insecure Asian girls and the looking like a drag queen and all the rest, apparently THE GIRL CAN MODEL (Nigel’s words, not mine), and the Queen of Bottom Two is now in Final Three. (continued after the jump)]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/05/americas-next-top-model-beach-bikinis/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/05/americas-next-top-model-beach-bikinis/ America's Next Top Model Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:03 -0500 ANTM Elephants

Unfortunately, There’s No

Copyright On Posing

Shihrah: Princess of Powertubing checks in with a recap on last night's episode of America's Next Top Model ("The Girl Who Is Rushed To The Emergency Room") -- Clearly, with the departure of Nnenna last week and the sudden illness of a certain other strong competitor at this crucial point in the game, this week was Joanie’s week to shine on ANTM – and boy, did she ever. The golden girl just couldn’t seem to do anything wrong – and there’s nothing like one girl doing well in a competition to bring out the insecurities and cat’s claws in another girl. And of course, we can always count on our beloved ANTM producers to capitalize on any tensions in the house and magnify them to greatest advantage. Feud of the week belongs to Joanie and Jade, who trade barbed comments and witty putdowns in person and over the best-loved forum of the confessional (aka talking s*** behind each other’s backs). Best digs actually come within the first five minutes of the show opening, where Jade calls Joanie two-faced and speculates that if she were to go on model castings in New York, people would just laugh at her. We can only assume that Jade is talking from personal experience here. Joanie fires back, saying that “when I’m sitting next to [Jade] all I smell is b****.” Oh, how we love Joanie and that sparkling wit.

For the girls’ challenge this week, they are taught the art of traditional Thai dance, and judged how well they can perform their newly acquired skills in a showcase before a live audience. Instructor Patravadi Mejudhon tells the models that in Thai dance, a woman’s gesturing hands will rise no higher than her eyes, and a man’s no higher than the eyebrows, since anything higher denotes arrogance. Jade, via confessional, thanks the instructor for this little bit of advice, saying, “thank you for letting me know because I don’t have an ounce of arrogance in my body.” Forget traditional dance, the girl’s already got the art of irony down to a T. (continued after the jump)]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/05/antm-elephants/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/05/antm-elephants/ America's Next Top Model Thu, 04 May 2006 09:24:28 -0500 America's Next Top Model Mermaids

Where's The Fierce?

Shihrah: Princess of Powertubing is back with a recap of last night's episode of America's Next Top Model episode "The Girl Who is a Model, Not a Masseuse" -- Is it just me, or is there something a little lackluster about this season of ANTM? Sure there’s crazy Jade, and all her crazy “I’m so humble and so beautiful” talk. Sure, there are the obligatory catfights (Jade vs. Gina, Brooke vs. Nnenna), the dramatic fainting spells (good acting, Tyra), the pain and bloodshed (Joanie’s 4 pulled teeth, eek), the catty and derisive remarks (aka judging panel). Yes, there is all that, and yet, something still feels missing to me. Is it just that we all still miss Janice, even though she’s been gone a while? Is it the lack of even the slightest hint of anorexia/bulimia/alcoholism this time around? Is it absence of the lesbian love interest storyline that Kim so helpfully introduced last cycle? Or is it just that the endless parade of “haven’t we done this already” photo shoots and the inexhaustible product placement opportunities that the show is now made up of has really and truly failed to produce a Top Model contender that we can really root for? In other words, where is the fierce?

Well, that’s it for my philosophical ponderings on the fate of ANTM. Back to the nitty-gritty. For their how-to-be-a-top-model lesson this week, the girls receive media training from Vanity Fair columnist George Wayne, who interviews each girl and tries to push her buttons by asking the “tough questions”, which pretty much amounts to him saying mean things to each girl and seeing who gets ticked off. When he challenges Danielle to spell the word “cantankerous” I really hoped she would get cantankerous and deck him but she kept her cool and laughed it off. Despite this fabulous show of restraint on Danielle’s part, however, Nnenna takes home top honors from the challenge for her implacable calm in the face of Mr. Wayne repeatedly calling her “snobby”. (continued after the jump)]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/04/americas-next-top-model-mermaids/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/04/americas-next-top-model-mermaids/ America's Next Top Model Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:28:13 -0500 Alex Rankovic Model

Puppet Master Alex Rankovic

Joanie had the chance to sit on the lap of male model Alex Rankovic. "Yay!! I'm lucky!!" Alex modeled with Joanie as her ventriloquist, aka puppet master, in last night's America's Next Top Model episode "The Girl Who Has Surgery". More pictures in the gallery!

"Everyone's like dang, you get a model. I mean like, can you share?
He's a hottie with a body. He was nice eye candy for the day."
-- Danielle, America's Next Top Model :: Cycle 6

]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/04/alex-rankovic-model/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/04/alex-rankovic-model/ Alex Rankovic Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:25:58 -0500 ANTM Puppet Doll Photos

Teeth … the new Hair?

… or the new Nudity?

Shihrah: Princess of Powertubing weighs in on last night's episode of America's Next Top Model episode "The Girl Who Has Surgery" -- Every season on ANTM, there is a moment that I like to think of as the Uh-Oh moment. By this, I mean that there is usually a moment when one of the girls stands up and says, “No, I will not do it. I won’t and you can’t make me, Tyra.” That’s when you think, “Uh-Oh. She’s going home.” And she usually does. Remember cycle one when blond sweetheart Shannon and Bible-toting Robin both refused to strip down and get covered in axle grease for the diamonds photo shoot in the Paris Buddha Bar? Remember cycle five, when beauty queen Cassandra wouldn’t trade her long locks for the modern-day pixie Tyra envisioned on her? When you think about it, the Uh-Oh moment almost always happens in connection with cutting hair or taking off clothes, but this season, we have something new thrown into the mix. Here’s my question: are teeth the new hair? The new nudity?

This week, the girls engage in some good, clean fun at the dentist’s office. Most of the girls are there just for a routine whitening session so that they, too, can have unnaturally sparkling white teeth to go with their unnaturally long thin legs and unnaturally long shiny hair. Joanie and Danielle, however, are in for something slightly more drastic (and for our viewing pleasure) much, much more painful. Danielle is offered the chance to get rid of the big gap between her two front teeth, but takes a firm stand that The Gap stays. Danielle loves The Gap. The Gap is part of who she is. I don’t love The Gap and think that The Gap, when taken together with her hangin-in-the-hood accent, makes Danielle seem on first impression (and first impressions, we all know, is what really counts in modeling) like a much less classy girl than we all know she actually is. I don’t love The Gap, but I love that Danielle loves it, and if Danielle wants it to stay, then I want it to stay too. And quite frankly, this little incident kinda makes me love Danielle. (continued after the jump)

ANTM Cycle 3 winner Eva Pigford, Manhunt's Kevin Peake and former ANTM judge Janice Dickinson pose for a quick pic together. (Pictured in gallery :: Joanie as a ventriloquist's doll, Sara as a teen doll, Furonda as a rag doll, Jade as a mannequin, Brooke as a glamour doll, Nnenna as a baby doll and Danielle as a marionette.)

]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/04/antm-puppet-doll-photos/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/04/antm-puppet-doll-photos/ America's Next Top Model Thu, 20 Apr 2006 02:33:34 -0500 ANTM Krumping

The Girl Who Has A Temper

We have our very first contributor to JustJared.com! Please give a warm welcome to the darling SHIHRAH :: PRINCESS OF POWERTUBING. (She watches TV for days.) Shihrah will be giving weekly recaps of the remaining episodes for America's Next Top Model :: Cycle 6 (since I've been failing to do so as of late). Drum roll please!!!!!! [cue recap]

We open with a truly heartwarming and inspiring scene: Jade The Undiscovered Supermodel in absolute floods of tears. She starts blubbering about being in the bottom two at elimination (again) and my recently-warmed heart quickly freezes over with all-too-familiar hatred and irritation.

From Jade’s heartbreaking anguish, we quickly move to sweet, so-wrong-she’s-right (talk about the back-handed compliment) Brooke, who’s busily bad-mouthing Nnenna. Seems like Brooke is slightly less than pleased with the way Nnenna almost fell over laughing when they showed Brooke’s Cover Girl commercial at last week’s judging. ANTM producers kindly provide visual reminder of this little incident by flashing back to last week’s footage, where Nnenna is laughing indecently hard – though in her defense, I laughed pretty hard at Brooke’s commercial too (but I was sensitive enough to do it in the privacy of my own home). In addition to the mocking laughter, Brooke is also pissed that Nnenna is on the phone all the time with wussy boyfriend John, preventing all the other girls in the house from using the one phoneline. In fact, lots of the girls seem to be slightly peeved with Nnenna and her phone-hogging, challenge-winning, good-picture-taking ways. (Continue reading after the jump, pictures in the gallery)]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/04/antm-krumping/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/04/antm-krumping/ America's Next Top Model Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:15:04 -0500 ANTM The Girl With Two Bad Takes

The Girl With Two Bad Takes

THE GIRL WITH TWO BAD TAKES (Episode 606) :: The models learn improvisation at legendary LA comedy workshop The Groundlings, then have their skills put to the test by Nick Cannon. One model's attempts at comedy stir controversy. One model is selected to film a role on Veronica Mars, and some models appear in a public service announcement about HIV prevention. The girls are also challenged to successfully deliver a mostly-improvised CoverGirl commercial in only two takes. Commercial director Mike Rosenthal serves as guest judge, and special guests include improv coach Jeremy Rowley and HIV/AIDS educator Marvelyn Brown.

Jade takes things too far at an improv hosted by Nick Cannon in tonight's episode of America's Next Top Model. OUCH! She raps, "My name is Jade. The Ace of Spades. Furonda, my dear. I know is your skin is bumpy but my skin is flawless. And you look really lumpy." Ooooohhhhh. Joanie comments, 'But no one else took it there. No one else was like, "Yo Jade, you look like an 85-year-old woman.' " Ha ha ha. Watch American's Next Top Model :: Cycle 6 tomorrow night at 8PM ET/PT on UPN. Many more screen caps in the gallery!

SPOILER :: Word around town is that Ferocious Furonda will win this season's guest spot on UPN's Veronica Mars.

Mollie Sue rags on Nnenna rapping, "Your walk is good, you might not
fall. But your head's as shiny like a big rubber ball." Be sure to watch
Joanie git down wit it, definitely one of the highlights of the episode.

Sara serves up a drink alongside her Covergirl makeup while
Brooke has a little panic attack before her first shoot.

]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/04/antm-the-girl-with-two-bad-takes/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/04/antm-the-girl-with-two-bad-takes/ America's Next Top Model Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:49:45 -0500 Yaya DaCosta Interview Magazine

Spotlighting Yaya DaCosta

Interview Snippet :: As she anxiously struggled to get through her very first scene on her very first day on the set of her very first movie, Take the Lead, Yaya DaCosta was taken aside by the film's ever-smoldering star, Antonio Banderas, who, in his native Spanish, offered words of encouragement. "He said, 'You know, every actress who's ever had her first scene with me has gone on to become very, very successful,'" recalls the 23-year-old Harlem native.

From losing a contest on the catwalk to finding her footing with the foxtrot, she's bringing the heat to ballroom dancing's latest big-screen twirl. Interview Magazine spotlights actress/model Yaya DaCosta (runner-up from Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model) in their latest April 2006 issue. Full resolution image in the gallery and entire article after the jump!]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/03/yaya-dacosta-interview-magazine/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/03/yaya-dacosta-interview-magazine/ America's Next Top Model Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:21:35 -0500 ANTM Kisses The Cockroach

'Top Model' Roach Infestation

"The Girl Who Kissed The Roach" Synopsis :: Runway trainer J. Alexander critiques the models on their catwalk abilities, then unconventional fashion designer Jared Gold puts the girls to the test on their ability to handle the outrageous things the fashion industry can throw at a top model. As the competitors walk in his spring collection, they've got some wild accessories--live, giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches. While one model has a meltdown, another competitor demonstrates her runway confidence by kissing her roach. At the photo shoot, the models are made up as fairy tale characters, then are challenged to nail a perfect pose while falling in mid-air. Jared Gold serves as guest judge, and special guests include photographer Tracy Bayne.

Here's your exclusive sneak peek at tonight's episode with pictures aplenty from the Jared Gold runway show. Lots of freaky looks from all the contestants. America's Next Top Model episode "The Girl Who Kissed The Roach" airs tonight @ 8PM ET/PT on UPN. Many more pictures in the gallery!

Gina, Nnenna, Furonda and Mollie Sue model Jared Gold's
Spring 2006 collection on the runway in tonight's episode.

Danielle falls flat on her face (twice!) during the runway walk
challenge at judging. She crawls out of the room crying
"Ow, ow, ow." Gina freaks out when she finds out she
must model with a cockroach. EEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jay Manuel directs the girls in a fairy tale themed photo
shoot with Kari as "Goldilocks," Furonda as "Rupunzel,"
Mollie Sue as "Little Boy Blue," and Sara as "Gretel."

]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/03/antm-kisses-the-cockroach/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/03/antm-kisses-the-cockroach/ America's Next Top Model Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:14:08 -0500 Nicole Linkletter Elle

ELLE's Nicole Linkletter

Talk about milestones: Recent America's Next Top Model winner Nicole Linketter's first trip to France coincided with her first shoot for ELLE and also her first time wearing couture. Hardly one to let a few successes go to her head, Linkletter, 20, took breaks from the ELLE photo session to go be a small-town girl seeing the sights of Paris: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre -- "all the touristy stuff," as she puts it. Back on the set, she loved trying on the beautiful couture clothing, especially Chanel's pale pink gwn and Dior Haute Couture by John Galliano's outrageous pantsuit. ¶ The North Fork, North Dakota, native has been on the fast track ever since waiting in line outside the Mall of America for "hours" last April to try out for America's Next Top Model. She made the show and had a wonderful time on it, although she wishes more people would understand that "reality television is not reality." For instance, she admits that hte drama gets amped up by the video cameras, like when she had a fight with her younger sister on the telephone. There's clearly something about relaity TV that makes people more emotional, though she wouldn't define it as acting per se. "You are still yourself," she says, "but you're in a situation you would never be in in actual life." ¶ Having survived living in a house with 12 other aspiriing models and "being videotaped even when sleeping," Linkletter is now ready to concentrate on her career. In the future, the buddind star hopes to have the oportunity to be like one of her industry heroes, Tyra Banks -- who she describes as "not just a model, but a role model." We wish her all the luck.

Here is America's Next Top Model :: Cycle 5 winner Nicole Linkletter in her winning ELLE magazine photo shoot from the April 2006 issue. My two favorite outfits (pictured above) are the Christian Lacroix Haute Couture paillette-embroidered tulle and chiffon gown and the Dior Haute Couture embroidered linen jacket, hand-painted leather trousers by John Galliano. More ANTM's Nicole Linkletter pictures in the gallery!]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/03/nicole-linkletter-elle/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/03/nicole-linkletter-elle/ Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:05:07 -0500 ANTM Bald Heads

ANTM 6 :: Bald Heads

The premiere of last night's premiere episode of America's Next Top Model : Cycle 6 certainly didn't disappoint. This episode had the ladies pose for beauty shots while wearing bald caps and having their skin bejeweled. Rounding out my top picks of the week were Sara, Danielle (even though her personality is off-putting) and Brooke (even though the judges didn't like her shot). Eliminated this week? Southern girl Kathy who's seen as a "hillbilly with a philosophy…[that she] can win this competition by being sweet, southern and a bit different." When it came down to it, Kathy just didn't have enough of a model's face to win the competition. All the portfolio pictures and episode stills in the gallery! What were your thoughts on this episode and who are your favorites?]]> http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/03/antm-bald-heads/ http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/03/antm-bald-heads/ America's Next Top Model Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:11:32 -0500