It's black, it's white

There's one person at work who's as intrigued by America's Next Top Model as I am. Georgia and I would sometimes spend a few minutes just talking about the program and laughing at the "lessons" that Tyra gives the girls. She's actually gotten the "Four beautiful girls stand before me, but I have only 3 pictures in my hand. And these pictures represent the 3 ladies who have the chance to become America's... Next... Top... Model..." schtick down pat.

We were both disappointed by the 9th cycle and we're hoping that the 10th one will have a bit more oomph and character. Today she sent me a link to the next season's model wannabes, and thankfully there are a number of girls who aren't too cookie cutter and might give this competition some needed excitement. (Just like Jael did in the 8th installment.)



Among the girls is a Somalian who was subjected to female circumcision and her two sisters were murdered. I can almost imagine her being told: "You've had a very tragic life. But that's not enough. You need to take that tragedy and bring it in front of the camera..."

Another thing we noticed is that in the past 10 cycles, there hasn't been an Asian in the top 13. The winners are either all-American white girls or the "fierce" black girl. I'm not counting Jaslene who was Latina because she was Latina in an all-American kind of way. Makes me wonder if the producers think that Asians aren't as marketable in the U.S. Maybe they think Asians aren't as Easy, Breezy and Beautiful to be a Cover Girl.

Well, I heard that a Korean won Ford's top contact this year. That might prove to them that Asians can also be "fierce" and can "work it."