ANTM Cycle 9 - Episode 8

The girl who was given a second chance, Ambreal, was eliminated from "America's Next Top Model," leaving six girls to remain in the competition.

The girls met with posing instructor Benny Ninja and Director of Elite Model Management Neal Hamil at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. Each girl was paired with a student designer to serve as their muse for a dress to be created with the intention of depicting each individual style and personality.

The girls later presented the dresses they inspired in a runway show. Ambreal’s overenthusiastic runway walk was not well received by Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen Anne Shoket. Shocket explained that there is a fine line before a model’s enthusiasm can become cheesy and Ambreal’s performance was unfortunatly so.

The next day, the girls were abandoned in the middle of the desert for a photo shoot. Jay Manuel came out of a mirage and brought the models to their photo shoot. The set included a burning car where they had to portray desperation at being lost in the desert. During Ambreal's shoot, she could not convey the desperation Manuel tried to evoke from her. He became frustrated that she continued to rely on posing instead of conveying desperation.

During judging panel, the girls were surprised when a Chinese dragon interrupted Tyra Banks to reveal that they were about to travel overseas to China for the remainder of the competition. Unfortunately, one of the girls would be going home before the anticipated trip would commence. During deliberations, the judges agreed that Ambreal failed to model her clothing during both the runway challenge and the photo shoot. They felt she was a beautiful girl but did not have enough modeling potential to make it in the industry.

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