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Who will fall flat on the runway?  Who will impress Ms. Jay?  Who will smile with their eyes?  And who will be eliminated next?

Other-cycle wannabes eliminated at this point (11th place): Amis c10, Victoria c9, Cassandra c8, Monique c7, Kari c6, Cassandra c5, Noelle c4, Kristi c3, Bethany c2
This seems to be the point where Tyra starts focusing less on girls’ photos and more on their personality (or apparent lack thereof).  Amis didn’t take it seriously, Victoria was too prickly, Monique had a lack of drive, and Cassandra (c5) hated her makeover.  This begs the question: will this week’s elimination be due to a poor shot, or due to a personality “flaw” that would make the girl unsuitable for the honor of being America’s Next Top Tyra Banks?

Quite likely -
Hannah seems to me to be the Victoria of this cycle — seemingly “different” from the other girls, perhaps a bit naive to the hard-knocks of the world and the biting, ripping, flesh-tearing competitiveness of a competition like this.  They’re also similar in that they have huge potential, and only need guidance in order to fulfill that potential.  Unfortunately, I doubt ANTM will be the place for them to receive that guiding hand, and since she has failed to deliver thus far, I could easily see dear, sweet Hannah on the chopping block this week.

Quite likely -
Though she survived the bottom two last week, Analeigh is not out of danger yet.  Her bottom-two last week on top of her lower-than-average call-outs the previous weeks don’t bode well.  For some reason, the judges just don’t seem impressed, and her makeover wasn’t really enough of a change to wow them last week.  Hopefully her aforementioned similarities to Katarzyna will extend to include a fierce Kata-like strut… at this point that may be necessary in order for her to move on to the next episode.

Quite possibly -
I keep forgetting about Clark, and frankly, she bores me.  She hasn’t given an impressive photo yet.  Her makeover seems to make her even more girl-next-door, and thus far her personality is next to nothing.  I have no idea how her runway walk looks, but with the photoshoot this week focusing on using your eyes, I can’t imagine her really standing out, as thus far her facial expressions have been less-than-impressive.
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Quite possibly -
I can see where the judges may have had high hopes for Isis.  After all, her homeless shots last cycle were phenomenal.  And with the potential to create controversy, she was the perfect contestant to add immediate drama to the house and start the cycle off with a bang.  At this point, however, she’s served her purpose, and hasn’t really delivered anything fantastic.  They may hang on to her for awhile yet, to avoid completely ridiculous racial proportions (4 black girls eliminated in a row?  Very un-Tyra-like.)

Unlikely -
Her personality flaws began emerging from below the surface this past episode.  She has mommy-issues, she feels she has an image to keep up, and she’s afraid of looking silly.  Will these flaws be the downfall of this seemingly flawless beauty?  (Or, should I say, formerly flawless beauty?  I really don’t know what they were thinking with that makeover.  Yikes.  It’s the Brittany c7 mop all over again.)  Personally, I believe that her impeccable photos thus far will pull her through despite her “issues,” but, then again, I’ve been wrong before.

Unlikely -
I don’t see her as a major contender yet, but with a third-place call out last week, she’s definitely working her way up there.  And if there’s anything the judges love, it’s a girl who comes in with no idea what to do whom they’re able to mold and shape and make into model material.  I think that this last shot has proved that she has potential, and as long as she keeps up the upward progress, she’ll be safe for at least a few more eliminations.
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Quite unlikely -
Ah, lovely, lovely Marjorie (definitely in my top three!)  Based solely on the quality of her photos, I’d say she makes it to the top three.  However, that mini-commercial at Walmart last week was atrocious.  Her confidence needs a jump start — fast.  Though endearing in person, the timidness and nervous demeanor makes me VERY nervous for the runway challenge elimination.  Can she pull of a fierce strut in front of a whole crowd of people?  For how long will gorgeous photos be enough to keep her in the running?

Quite unlikely -
My personal favorite… She has lovely photos, a sweet personality, a creative mind for poses… they’d be crazy to send McKey home at this point.  However, this is ANTM, and crazier things have happened.  We haven’t seen her walk yet, but I’m fairly confident that she’ll be able to pull it off.  Somehow, I see her potential future elimination being quite Claire c10-esque… a bunch of bogus reasons for eliminating someone who deserves to make it much further.  I do think she has a much better makeover than Claire did, which I feel will serve her well in the upcoming shoots.

Very unlikely -
At this point, Sheena is a “perfect” ANTM contestant.  She gets brownie points from Tyra for being a racial minority, for having an upbeat, peppy personality, for being accepting of the people in the house, for quickly overcoming an obstacle in her path (looking too provocative in photos), and for displaying just the right amount of brown-nosing to the judges.  So far her photos haven’t been great, but they haven’t been bad, either, which leaves just the perfect amount of wiggle room to suddenly improve mid-cycle and shoot up to a forerunner in the competition.

Very unlikely -
For me, Joslyn is the Dominique of this cycle.  Allow me to explain.  She’s the girl that I see as being FAR too old-looking to make it as a model.  She’s the girl that has a personality so positive and upbeat that it scares me.  She’s the girl that Tyra absolutely ADORES and I have no idea why.  I’ve been completely unimpressed with her photos thus far, yet somehow she’s currently ranked fourth in average call-out orders!  I have a feeling she will be the girl that will make it much farther and be given way more second chances than anyone else.  Why?  Oh, why?

Very unlikely -
This girl takes ridiculously good photos.  She received the Anya c10 bleach-blonde treatment, which – strangely enough – seems to work for her.  Though her personality at this point seems to be lacking any dimensions, with photos like these last two, I really don’t mind.  She seems to be highly praised by the judges as well, so unless she somehow makes a complete fool of herself on the runway, I think she’ll be around for quite awhile yet.
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