Yay, a real episode!
Okay, I'm gonna try and recap, so if you don't want to see that, close this thread now.
Uh, let's see...Paulina showed up and gave the girls instruction, complete with role-playing, on meeting and impressing important people and the art of thinking on your feet in a red carpet setting. Lauren was painful.
Whitney AGAIN re-iterated how much harder she has to work because of her size. Whitney decided to make latkes. Lauren joined in and tried to cut vegatables. Lauren circumcised her thumb due to inexperience in cutting onions. Lauren went to the ER. Fatima confessed she'd lost her travel papers in Atlanta, and didn't know if she'd be able to travel. A show producer passed along a message to Fatima from her lawyer stating her request was late and may not be expedited. Katarznya actually SPOKE! Lauren returned with the tip of her thumb stitched back on.
Girls were then invited to a 7Up party. Stylist for designer (sorry I have forgotten who he was..J Gregory??? I dunno) showed up with dresses selected for each girl by the designer. Many girls let out a sigh of relief. Girls went onto the 'green carpet' and fielded questions. Stacy-Ann was a little plastic. Dominique forgot the name of the designer (said she was wearing J. Giorgio), Lauren was aggressive (said she deserved to be ANTM because she could kick the **** out of all the other girls).
The mingled at the party. Lauren loosened up and looked to have a nice chat with Paulina's hubby, Ric O'Casek. Everyone hobnobbed and did their best to shine and sparkle.
Oops...it WAS a challenge. Anya won. Her prize was "the life of a supermodel". She did an "au naturel" shoot for 7Up's new campaign. She also received a check for 10,000 for doing that shoot.
Fatima got another phone call, she was granted a 9am appointment with the consulate to discuss her getting new travel papers. Tyra mail instructed girls to pack their bags and get ready for some jet setting. Lauren was skeptical. Dominique was SURE they were going abroad and stayed up all night packing her bags.
They get to the airport...to discover they are doing a group shoot of catching a plane. Fatima has to leave, but promises to do what she can to make the shoot. Jay warns her they only have the runway until 3pm.
Other 6 girls get made up and dressed. Shoot order switches, so each girl has a chance to be featured, all best shots will be cobbled together. Stacy-Ann struggles with wind in her eyes.
Fatima makes it to the consulate and is finishes by 12:30, with new travel papers in hand. She hops into a cab, trying to make it back.
BAM, directly following the shoot, the judges are waiting in a hangar, prepared to hold panel. Girls are told the six who move on will be immeadiately travelling to another location, as yet to be announced. Tyra notices Fatima still hasn't returned. Fatima walks in and apologizes. Tries to explain that since she's a refugee, her travel papers are different than other girls and she knew she needed replacement ones NOW.
Judges deliberate. Paulina notes Stacy-Ann looked as though "she was at a car show, trying to sell her dress" at the party. Judges discuss Fatima not making it for the photo shoot. Lauren in still so uncomfortable in person. Katarzyna needs to allow her personality to show through more. Whitney needs to tone down the Miss America vibe she's got going on. Dominique is on drag queen side, but Miss J loves that about her...
Anya's photo is called first.
Other girls get called...leaving Stacy-Ann and Fatima as the last two. Stacy-Ann is warned the judges aren't sure if she's plateaued in her modelling. Fatima disappointed the judges by not being responsible or prepeared and missing the shoot entirely. Tyra pulls out a blank sheet of photo paper, to represent Fatima's no photo. Her prior work has secured her another week, and we say a goodbye to Stacy-Ann.
Oh, and now...
The girls are off to Rome.