ANTM Heads to Amsterdam

by Ruth Anne Boulet

The girls hit Amsterdam, and of course the challenges begin. The host of Holland’s Top Model tells the girls that they have to find their own way to the model house. They have to work in teams, and Sam and Elina end up as a team, and end up winning 50 extra frames.

Sheena is surprised that Amsterdam isn’t all dirty sex and pot, but actually a nice town. Then Marjorie, Elina and Analeigh decide to have a bath & shave their privates together. Welcome to Amsterdam.

And we get to see more of Amsterdam — the red light district. Miss Jay is there to talk about Red Light Fashion Amsterdam where fashion houses take over brothels for a design show. The girls have to work in pairs with a particular designer to bring that designer’s vision to life.

So we get posing in windows, with Miss Jay and the designers ‘critiquing’ them outside. Marjorie gets high props, and Sheena is damned by being too pretty. Really did Sheena have a chance with this challenge? Sheena the too sexy? Can she possibly NOT be sexy in a brothel window? Isn’t that asking the impossible? The winner gets to walk in several European fashion shows. Miss Jay was right, it’s a great prize.

And then, of course, Sam and Elina have to get into an argument about prostitution. Again, not shocking.

But then it’s time to meet Mr. Jay on the water. He gives them a lesson about Holland’s shipping industry to introduce them to this photo shoot. The shoot is set on a very cool boat with whacked out old-modern clothes. McKey starts off strong, working the ropes & sails. Samantha does ok, but she gets extra frames, so she should do well. Sheena thinks straddling a beam on the boat is the way to go. Oh, poor Sheena. Elina gets a bit too into the shoot & doesn’t listen to Mr. Jay. That’s not a good thing. Analeigh decides to start using some of her skating skills to a photo shoot. Marjorie takes feedback & doesn’t fall into a wad of goo.

And it’s time to continue the ‘I can’t stand Elina’ rag. See, ANTM, you haven’t made Elina into an actual villain this time. I don’t hate her like I have other ‘evil’ girls on ANTM. I just see the same 3 girls rag on Elina & I’m thinking she’s not that bad. Except that she tends to repeat the same story over & over, but who doesn’t do that on occasion.

Time for panel! McKey decides that coming dressed as a Ren Faire to panel is appropriate. The judges like it, though. Nigel likes a little bit of the freak. We’re at the point in the competition where each girl gets good and bad points. Samantha’s panel outfit is so bad Miss Jay takes his pants off to give them to her. Tyra tries to make her outfit better. It didn’t work either, thus, Miss Jay’s pants.

So let’s send one of these girls back to the USA. McKey reached her goal of getting called first. Then Analeigh, Marjorie and Samantha, leaving Sheena and Elina in the bottom two. They’re holding hands. See, Sheena doesn’t hate Elina that much. Tyra rips them both, and this time it’s Sheena that goes home. She’s a good sport about going home. The yellow fever is gone.

Next week it’s the Tyra shoot and the go-sees. That means, there’s a lot of embarrassment to go around.