PHIL SULLIVAN: The bearded bad boy of the season will make for some good drama, especially considering he already hates Chris H.
NINA BURNS: Love this quirky 18-year-old blonde from Berkeley Heights, N.J., who also seemed to have a heart of gold after helping Chris H. MIKE SCOCOZZA: Tyra plucked this hottie from an ice-cream truck in L.A., but his lack of experience may end up working against him no matter how good his body is. MARVIN CORTES: Marvin kept on the waterworks all episode, talking about his tough upbringing. I’m biased but come on! Did you see those facial expressions and hear those one-liners?ĭON BENJAMIN: This aspiring rapper makes me weak in the knees! One thing I know for sure is boy is gonna be a fan favorite. His androgyny will either be the strength that sets him apart from every other contestant or the thing that brings him down. See some of my early-on faves below, and check back each Monday for my weekly recaps.ĬHRIS HERNANDEZ: This is the guy who punched people in the balls, but I think this gorgeous-eyed stud will end up being stiff competition.ĬORY HINDORFF: Our hometown boy made a great first impression in episode one. And you better hope they don’t put me in heels ’cause I’m gonna put some of your walks to shame.” (Told ya Tyra was crazy.)īEST SOUND BYTE: Cory: “OK girls, show me your stuff ’cause I am the one to beat. The episode ended with a tease that contestants would have to walk down the side of a building for the next runway challenge. When it was over, she asked producers to take her to Tyra’s trailer so she could drop out of the show.Īfter that, Tyra chopped another nine contestants out of the competition, leaving us with Cory (yay!) and a handful of other hot stuffs. Unfortunately, Virgg had a hard time in this challenge. Like last season, social-media scores gathered by BryanBoy are a big part of a model’s score each week. so passersby could see them and vote for his or her favorites. PHOTO CHALLENGE: Posing in predictable sexy-leather wear, the contestants’ photos were projected on a tall building in downtown L.A. And one male contestant, Chris H., made enemies right off the bat when he started running around punching male contestants in the balls. Virgg had a teary breakdown on Cory’s shoulder, saying her hormone therapy was making her sick and she worried that it would stand in the way of her being able to compete. Virgg tells Cory about the challenges that stem from being on hormones.ĭuring part two, the semifinalists moved into the Palatial Mansion in the Hollywood Hills, where nerves and sexual tension started to get the best of people. Another person of interest to our readers is Virgg, a stunning, 19-year-old M2F trans woman who was discovered by Tyra via an Instagram challenge. Last night’s episode started with 35 competitors, which included another contestant from the City of Brotherly Love: Ronald, who seemed to turn off the judges right off the bat with his arrogant claims that he’d been trained as a supermodel since he was a child.
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Before we get started, though, full disclosure: Cory and I have been friends since 2008. But come on, all of Philly’s a little biased about this guy doing well, right?
So to keep you up to date on how things are developing with our hometown supermodel, I’ll be recapping each episode every Monday morning. I’m sure you’ll agree that after all these years the show has worn out its welcome, but a few new twists are drawing us back in: (1) For the first time in the franchise’s American history, men will be competing for the top prize, and (2) one of those men is Philly’s own actor/singer/drag queen wunderkind Cory Wade Hindorff. Crazy-ass Tyra Banks is back with cycle 20 (yes, 20) of America’s Next Top Model.