S23: Contestants

[milkyaqua]

Interview with CoryAnne.  She's signed with L.A. Models under Runway and Fauve Models in Bali.

[milkyaqua]

Justine's elim interview

[milkyaqua]

Cherish's elim interview

[sleepyjean]

On 12/20/2016 at 0:56 PM, milkyaqua said:

Justine's elim interview

Let me get this straight. She's bummed because she wanted to represent Asian models. And even though that's sooooo important to her, she can't name even one? I mean damn. Even I know Liu Wen and Sui He.

So interesting that she thinks people are intimidated by her in real life.

I have to say, I was dubious about a candidate being interviewed by one of the judges who cut her, but that was interesting.

[sleepyjean]

On 12/27/2016 at 0:38 PM, milkyaqua said:

Cherish's elim interview

Cherish: "I'm the second photo there was so much light on me you couldn't even tell what ethnicity I was." Whaaat? If there is anyone in the group less likely to be mistaken for a different ethnicity, I'd like to know who.

Then 5 second later after throwing shade about the poor lighting she's talking about her great the photographer was. Or rather, how great the photographer thought Cherish was.

She is an interesting personality.  Very...ahem..."confident."

[milkyaqua]

Tash's elim interview

[milkyaqua]

I decided to post this here instead of in the epi thread.  I know some are annoyed by the focus on social media but as stated by others, it's a fact of life for models nowadays.  The girls' IG accounts are being tracked week-to-week (courtesy RTVG).  While some of the girls' positions change weekly their places seem pretty consistent.  Binta has been at the bottom from the start and the top three have also been consistent:

1. Krislian - @misskrislian - 65.5k (+4.4k) (7.2% Growth)
2. Justine - @justinemaebiticon - 50.1k (+4.1k) (8.9% Growth)
3. Courtney - @courtneypaigenelson - 41.8k (+8.2k) (24.4% Growth)
4. Tatiana - @tatianaelizabethh - 25.7k (+2.8k) (12.2% Growth)
5. Paige - @paigemobley - 24.8k (+3.7k) (17.5% Growth)
↑ 6. Marissa- @marissa_hopkins - 23.9k (+4.4k) (22.6% Growth)
↓ 7. Cherish - @icherishwaters - 23.4k (+2.8k) (13.5% Growth)
↑ ↑ 8. Kyle- @smile4kyle - 21.2k (+6.2k) (41.3% Growth)
↓ 9. CoryAnne - @corylovesyou - 20.5k (+3.5k) (20.6% Growth)
↓ 10. Tash & Cody - @tashandcody - 17.4k (+2k) (13% Growth)
↑ 12. India - @indiak8 - 17k (+7.4k) (77.1% Growth)
↓ 12. Giah - @just_giah - 15.2k (+3.3k) (27.7% Growth)
13. Binta - @babybinta - 7,768 (+1,735) (28.8% Growth)
 

[milkyaqua]

Giah's elim interview

[milkyaqua]

Latest social media numbers (courtesy RTVG):

1. Krislian - @misskrislian - 68.9k (+3.4k) (5.2% Growth)
2. Justine - @justinemaebiticon - 53.4k (+3.3k) (6.6% Growth)
3. Courtney - @courtneypaigenelson - 46.3k (+4.5k) (10.8% Growth)
↑ 4. Paige - @paigemobley - 28.3k (+3.5k) (14.1% Growth)
↓ 5. Tatiana - @tatianaelizabethh - 28.1k (+2.4k) (9.3% Growth)
6. Marissa- @marissa_hopkins - 26.7k (+2.8k) (11.7% Growth)
↑ 7. Kyle- @smile4kyle - 25.4k (+4.2k) (19.8% Growth)
↓ 8. Cherish - @icherishwaters - 24.7k (+1.3k) (5.5% Growth)
9. CoryAnne - @corylovesyou - 22.9k (+2.4k) (11.7% Growth)
↑ 10. India - @indiak8 - 21.7k (+4.7k) (27.6% Growth)
↓ 11. Tash & Cody - @tashandcody - 18.1k (+0.7k) (4% Growth)
12. Giah - @just_giah - 17.7k (+2.5k) (16.4% Growth)
13. Binta - @babybinta - 8,975 (+1.2k) (15.5% Growth)

Most growth: India with +4.7k
Least growth: Tash/Cody with +0.7k
 

[Watermelon]

I tend to think Tash and Code are doing themselves a huge disservice with the shared Instagram.  Especially with the one still in the competition so happy to be separate, and yet, there they go, marketing themselves together.

[milkyaqua]

Courtney's challenge win prize walking for Tezenis at Milan FW S/S '17

[milkyaqua]

Krislian's elim interview

[milkyaqua]

Social media tallies (courtesy RTVG).  Stats are mostly the same:

Instagram; After Episode 6

1. Krislian - @misskrislian - 72.4k (+3.5k) (5.1% Growth)
2. Justine - @justinemaebiticon - 60.4k (+7k) (13.1% Growth)
3. Courtney - @courtneypaigenelson - 52.1k (+5.8k) (12.5% Growth)
↑ 4. Tatiana - @tatianaelizabethh - 31.7k (+3.6k) (12.8% Growth)
↓ 5. Paige - @paigemobley - 31.5k (+3.2k) (11.1% Growth)
6. Marissa- @marissa_hopkins - 30.3k (+3.6k) (13.4% Growth)
7. Kyle- @smile4kyle - 29.7k (+4.3k) (16.9% Growth)
↑↑ 8. India - @indiak8 - 27.1k (+5.1k) (23.2% Growth)
9. CoryAnne - @corylovesyou - 26.1k (+3.2k) (14% Growth)
↓↓ 10. Cherish - @icherishwaters - 25.9k (+1.2k) (4.9% Growth)
↑ 11. Giah - @just_giah - 20.2k (+2.5k) (14.1% Growth)
↓ 12. Tash & Cody - @tashandcody - 19k (+0.9k) (5% Growth)
13. Binta - @babybinta - 10.2k (+1.3k) (14.6% Growth)

Most growth: Justine with +7k
Least growth: Tash/Cody with +0.9k

[milkyaqua]

Kyle's elim interview

[Jobiska]

1 hour ago, milkyaqua said:

Kyle's elim interview

Well, that was kind of cute; I liked how she asked him about his career path.  

[milkyaqua]

Social media tallies (courtesy RTVG).  Stats are mostly the same except that Kyle and India have flipped:

Instagram; After Episode 7

1. Krislian - @misskrislian - 75.3k (+2.9k) (4% Growth)
2. Justine - @justinemaebiticon - 64.2k (+3.8k) (6.3% Growth)
3. Courtney - @courtneypaigenelson - 56.2k (+4.1k) (7.9% Growth)
4. Tatiana - @tatianaelizabethh - 34.8k (+3.1k) (9.8% Growth)
↑ 4. Paige - @paigemobley - 34.8k (+3.3k) (10.5% Growth)
6. Marissa- @marissa_hopkins - 33.2k (+2.9k) (8.2% Growth)
↑ 7. India - @indiak8 - 32.3k (+5.2k) (19.2% Growth)
↓ 8. Kyle- @smile4kyle - 32.1k (+2.4k) (8.1% Growth)
9. CoryAnne - @corylovesyou - 29k (+2.9k) (11.1% Growth)
10. Cherish - @icherishwaters - 26.8k (+0.9k) (3.5% Growth)
11. Giah - @just_giah - 21.4k (+1.2k) (5.9% Growth)
12. Tash & Cody - @tashandcody - 19.9k (+0.9k) (4.7% Growth)
13. Binta - @babybinta - 11.2k (+1k) (9.9% Growth)

Most growth: India with +5.2k
Least growth: Tash/Cody and Cherish with +0.9k

[Watermelon]

Justine having more followers than everybody but Krislian is so amazing to me.

[niklj]

This Instagram post is the first time I really saw Courtney's major potential as a high-fashion model: 

[Saintz]

Screaming at the Marissa/Kyle fight on twitter.

A damn mess.

[Mabinogia]

Thank you for that. Now I'm much happier with Kyle being booted before Marissa. What a fucking moron she is. Not for her opinion in that argument, I'm not even going to get into that because I go back and forth on that issue, but for the way she personally attacked Marissa, not Binta who was the one whose opinion Kyle was actually disagreeing with. No, she went after Marissa and it sure seemed like bitterness at being rejected because that was a personal attack there. Get over it! I worry for our future sometimes.

[milkyaqua]

Binta's elim interview

Edited January 31, 2017 by milkyaqua

[Saintz]

Binta's interview is hilarious.

- "I'd kill her" *stares at Law*

-"What's her name?" "Rita? She's the host of the show" lmao.

[milkyaqua]

Social media tallies (courtesy RTVG).  Stats are mostly the same except Paige had a burst due to some appearance on a popular IG user and video:

13. Binta - @babybinta - 11.2k (+1k) (9.9% Growth)

Instagram; After Episode 8
1. Krislian - @misskrislian - 77.5k (+2.2k) (2.9% Growth)
2. Justine - @justinemaebiticon - 67.2k (+3k) (4.7% Growth)
3. Courtney - @courtneypaigenelson - 60.7k (+4.5k) (8% Growth)
4. Paige - @paigemobley - 40.2k (+5.4k) (15.5% Growth)
↑↑ 5. India - @indiak8 - 38.2k (+5.9k) (18.3% Growth)
↓↓ 6. Tatiana - @tatianaelizabethh - 37.9k (+3.1k) (8.9% Growth)
↓ 7. Marissa- @marissa_hopkins - 35.4k (+2.2k) (7.3% Growth)
8. Kyle- @smile4kyle - 34k (+1.9k) (5.9% Growth)
9. CoryAnne - @corylovesyou - 31.7k (+2.7k) (9.3% Growth)
10. Cherish - @icherishwaters - 27.4k (+0.6k) (2.2% Growth)
11. Giah - @just_giah - 22.1k (+0.7k) (3.3% Growth)
12. Tash & Cody - @tashandcody - 20.3k (+0.4k) (2% Growth)
13. Binta - @babybinta - 12k (+0.8k) (7.1% Growth)

Most growth: India with +5.9k
Least growth: Tash/Cody with +0.4k

[milkyaqua]

CoryAnne at People's Choice Awards as awards trophy presenter.

[NowVoyager]

On Sat Jan 28 2017 at 0:27 AM, Saintz said:

Screaming at the Marissa/Kyle fight on twitter.

A damn mess.

Wait. Whut? I don't understand what I just read--- random people talking about what Kyle & Marissa & Binta supposedly said. But what did they actually say? I must say I am alarmed by the topic of rape! What is going on?!?

[Jobiska]

6 hours ago, NowVoyager said:

Wait. Whut? I don't understand what I just read--- random people talking about what Kyle & Marissa & Binta supposedly said. But what did they actually say? I must say I am alarmed by the topic of rape! What is going on?!?

As far as I can tell, with a back-and-forth on Twitter which is hard for old me to follow (but I'm learning!), Binta (perhaps having seen the news that Emmett Till's accuser has recanted, which is indeed disgusting and saddening--I mean not that she recanted, but lied in the first place)--reacted to the idea of false rape accusations being horrible.  Kyle, who is aware enough to know how infinitesimal the number of rape accusations that turn out to be false is, objected, then Marissa very incoherently agreed with Binta that the lying is reprehensible, but instead of sticking to facts Kyle just ruined her whole point by name calling most likely fueled by hurt over being rejected or jerked around by Marissa.  Then a livejournal site devoted to noting things celebrities do recapped it.

[EVS]

9 hours ago, NowVoyager said:

Wait. Whut? I don't understand what I just read--- random people talking about what Kyle & Marissa & Binta supposedly said. But what did they actually say? I must say I am alarmed by the topic of rape! What is going on?!?

Did you scroll to the top of the linked page?  That's where the original conversation appears to be. I missed it at first.

Edited February 2, 2017 by EVS
Clarity

[milkyaqua]

Marissa's elim interview

[milkyaqua]

Justine is signed with Ford Models L.A.

[Watermelon]

Justine holds her head in pictures an awful lot.

[milkyaqua]

Binta for Tristen Mickelson Collection and Promo mag (NYC), Issue #39, Havoc ed, photos by Garrett Born

Edited February 4, 2017 by milkyaqua

[NowVoyager]

On Thu Feb 02 2017 at 2:31 PM, EVS said:

Did you scroll to the top of the linked page?  That's where the original conversation appears to be. I missed it at first.

Ohhhh! Got it now, thanks!

So, Marissa confirmed she & Kyle had sex.

[sleepyjean]

On 2/3/2017 at 6:41 PM, milkyaqua said:

Binta for Tristen Mickelson Collection and Promo mag (NYC), Issue #39, Havoc ed, photos by Garrett Born

Those photos did nothing to change my opinion of her as a model. As usual, no energy, no emotion, no intensity in her face whatsoever.

[Mabinogia]

I think I saw Paige on a commercial for something to do with teeth, it looked like invisaline but a different brand. She has the post makeover hairstyle Paige has and the same smile.

Wow, Binta is stunning but she sucks as a model. She has an amazing face but no idea how to bring life to it.

Edited February 5, 2017 by Mabinogia

[RealReality]

12 hours ago, sleepyjean said:

Those photos did nothing to change my opinion of her as a model. As usual, no energy, no emotion, no intensity in her face whatsoever.

Why the hell did she look so busted on the show if she could look like those pictures!

Agreed she isn't great at modelling, but she looks so amazing.

[milkyaqua]

Social media tallies (courtesy RTVG).   Stats are mainly the same except that Justine overtook Krislian for first place:

Instagram; After Episode 9

↑ 1. Justine - @justinemaebiticon - 80.6k (+13.4k) (19.9% Growth)
↓ 2. Krislian - @misskrislian - 79.8k (+2.3k) (3% Growth)
3. Courtney - @courtneypaigenelson - 66k (+5.3k) (8.7% Growth)
↑ 4. India - @indiak8 - 38.2k (+9.4k) (24.6% Growth)
↓ 5. Paige - @paigemobley - 47k (+6.8k) (16.9% Growth)
6. Tatiana - @tatianaelizabethh - 43k (+4.4k) (11.6% Growth)
7. Marissa- @marissa_hopkins - 35.4k (+3.6k) (10.2% Growth)
8. Kyle- @smile4kyle - 36.1k (+2.1k) (+6.2% Growth)
9. CoryAnne - @corylovesyou - 35.3k (+3.6k) (11.3% Growth)
10. Cherish - @icherishwaters - 28.3k (+0.9k) (3.3% Growth)
11. Giah - @just_giah - 24.1k (+2k) (8% Growth)
12. Tash & Cody - @tashandcody - 21.7k (+1.4k) (6.9% Growth)
13. Binta - @babybinta - 13.3k (+1.3k) (10.8% Growth)

Most growth: Justine with +13.4k
Least growth: Cherish with +0.9k

[milkyaqua]

Paige's elim interview

[milkyaqua]

Tatiana at Gypsy Sport NYFW F/W '17

[Saintz]

Krislian exposes Rita Ora:

Quote

'America's Next Top Model' Rita Ora 86'd Me Cause We Both Dated Calvin Harris

 

Rita Ora was out to get one of the contestants on "America's Next Top Model," because they both banged Calvin Harris ... so claims the chick who was booted.

Krislian Rodriguez got her walking papers quickly on season 23, after Rita slammed her for "oozing sex" ... a weird comment given that's what models generally do.  

There was also this ... at one point during the competition, Rita whispered to a fellow judge, "I just think we're making a mistake." Some people on the set felt Rita was talking about Krislian.

Rita and Calvin dated in 2013 and 2014 ... we're told Calvin ended it. A short time later he started dating Krislian after meeting her in his music video.

I'm SCREAMING at Cherish's faces in the video. She's the gift that keeps on giving, when will other second eliminated contestants?

[milkyaqua]

Tash's second elim interview

[proserpina65]

On ‎02‎/‎13‎/‎2017 at 4:17 PM, milkyaqua said:

Tatiana at Gypsy Sport NYFW F/W '17

Oh man, that's one ugly ass outfit.

On ‎02‎/‎14‎/‎2017 at 4:33 PM, Saintz said:

Krislian exposes Rita Ora:

I'm SCREAMING at Cherish's faces in the video. She's the gift that keeps on giving, when will other second eliminated contestants?

I think Krislian is a bit delusional.  She was booted because she sucked at modeling.

[milkyaqua]

Social media tallies (courtesy RTVG):

Instagram; After Episode 11

1. Justine - @justinemaebiticon - 88.7k (+3.8k) (4.5% Growth)
2. Krislian - @misskrislian - 83.2k (+1.1k) (1.3% Growth)
3. Courtney - @courtneypaigenelson – 77.1k (+6.3k) (8.9% Growth)
4. India - @indiak8 - 67.4k (+10.4k) (18.2% Growth)
5. Paige - @paigemobley – 55.4k (+2.5k) (4.7% Growth)
6. Tatiana - @tatianaelizabethh - 48.1k (+3.1k) (6.9% Growth)
7. Marissa- @marissa_hopkins – 41.3k (+0.8k) (1.9% Growth)
↑ 8. CoryAnne - @corylovesyou – 39.8k (+2.1k) (5.6% Growth)
↓ 9. Kyle- @smile4kyle – 39.6k (+1.6k) (+3.7% Growth)
10. Cherish - @icherishwaters - 29.6k (+0.5k) (1.7% Growth)
11. Giah - @just_giah - 26.2k (+0.8k) (3.1% Growth)
12. Tash & Cody - @tashandcody – 23.6k (+0.8k) (3.5% Growth)
13. Binta - @babybinta - 14.5k (+0.4k) (2.8% Growth)

Most growth: India with +10.4k
Least growth: Binta with +0.4k

[milkyaqua]

Cody's elim interview

[waving feather]

India's portfolio at SMG Models. She looks amazing in most of her photos. I don't think she really needs this show as a learning experience but it's good exposure.

[Diane Mars]

1 hour ago, waving feather said:

India's portfolio at SMG Models. She looks amazing in most of her photos. I don't think she really needs this show as a learning experience but it's good exposure.

The "Paper" cover + the private jet shooting are in it............ ^_^

[milkyaqua]

Binta is also with SMG

[milkyaqua]

[Mabinogia]

And I thought I couldn't love India any more than I already did. This girl needs to win because she isn't just a stunning model, she is a great role model. This is the kind of person I would want my children to look up to.

[milkyaqua]

Courtney's elim interview

How ANTM eliminee Courtney Nelson captured hearts in a unicorn onesie

Edited March 3, 2017 by milkyaqua

[milkyaqua]

Krislian short film shot by Garrett Stone...NSFW