Amiciness is going to live blog Asia’s Next Top Model Cycle 4 Episode 11. It’s the top four! The girls will be having their photo shoot for Harper’s Bazaar magazine. And AsNTM resident creative director Yu Tsai himself will photograph the girls’ magazine covers. Who will make it to this cycle’s Top 3? Who will still be in the running towards becoming Asia’s. Next. Top. Model?
Watch with me at 9 p.m. Philippine time on Star World as I recap the episode live as it airs. 🙂
Last time on Asia’s Next Top Model, the girls underwent a mega-challenge: a photo shoot and challenge combined. Julian finally won her very first best performance this cycle. Unfortunately we had to lose another girl. Angie got the lowest score and has been eliminated from the competition. We’re just two weeks away from the finale. Only the top 4 girls remain… who will become Asia’s. Next. Top. Model.
🎶 I’m never gonna stop til I reach the top
I’ll give it all I’ve got ’cause I’m gonna be on top
Want it, take it, make it to the top 🎶
OMG they call Julian by her nickname Ja! Awww BFF goals: Sang In and Julian. “I wanna be the first Filipina to win Asia’s Next Top Model” and her confidence is back. I didn’t know Patricia has been wearing contact lenses all this time.
Challenge: Sentosa Branding
Cindy Mail! It’s all about influence and branding. Yu Tsai introduces the girls to digital influencer Nicole Warne (going by the brand @garypeppergirl) for a lesson about branding themselves. Nicole goes through the girls’ Instagram account one-by-one.
Nicole likes that Julian included her test shots so that her followers have an idea about her model journey and that she works as a model. But she needs to bring more of her modelling work at the top of the feed, as users don’t usually scroll too far down. Sang In has too much modelling work photos on her feed and not a lot about her personality, which is important in social media. Patricia has a lot of personality and it shows in her feed, funny faces included. Nicole scrolls through Tawan’s feed and Tawan immediately misses her long hair.
I saw my Instagram and I missed my hair. I want to cry.
After the social media branding lesson, and Yu Tsai brings out Brand and Communications Director of Sentosa Development Corporation, Tay Cheng Cheng. The girls have to work with one of the biggest tourism brands in the world: Sentosa. The girls need to represent the Sentosa brand on social media through photos and videos.
Challenge Winner: Sang In
- Sang In – 8.3
- Julian – 7.8
- Patricia – 7.7
- Tawan – 7.5
Cindy Mail! Every week, I tell you about it. What’s third on that list?
The girls don’t seem to understand it, but it’s obviously the prizes. Which means… it’s the Harper’s Bazaar Singapore cover shoot.
Photo Shoot: Harper’s Bazaar Singapore Cover
Harper’s Bazaar Singapore EIC Kenneth Goh and Yu Tsai meet the girls in the studio. They’re going to shoot their very first Harper’s Bazaar Singapore magazine cover. The girls each have a different theme for their covers given by Kenneth:
- Sang In – fashion
- Patricia – beauty
- Julian – modern Asia
- Tawan – power
Oh and BTW: Yu Tsai is the photographer for this shoot. Good luck girls! And a short sweet video message from Kate Upton. Off to hair and makeup… and a commercial break.
Prada is the thinking woman’s fashion brand. — Kenneth
Sang In had a rough start, but with direction from Yu Tsai (even coming up to her and placing her body in the right position) she was able to take good photos. Tawan is up next. She couldn’t believe that she is part of the Top 4; she thought she would only last a week! Silly goose! The judges always wants her to not be too shy, and she wants to show that she can be the tiger. And she does!
Patricia is up next, and it’s the same problem from her previous shoots. Her mouth is too tense. We get a montage of past shoots where the photographer or creative director calls out her tense mouth. Uh-oh! And last but not least, it’s Julian’s turn. She’s silent again, in front of Yu Tsai. “It’s not working” says Yu Tsai. Double uh-oh. Is this the last we’ll see of Julian? After the break…
Cindy Mail! The girls get rewards for being the Top 4. There are two rewards, and the girls have to pair up. (Side note: Did they really have to let Tawan read the longest Cindy Mail yet? LOL!)
Patricia and Tawan are fetched by Yu Tsai to go to ZoukOut! OMG! And they got to meet Tiesto! OMG JEALOUS!!! Sang In and Julian go on a water adventure in Sentosa. Wow, these rewards are super fun. I’m envious.
Deliberation
Cindy, Nicole, Kenneth and Yu Tsai are thus week’s judging panel.
Why are the girls (digitally) holding letters? Is this part of the Harper’s Bazaar brand? I don’t know. *shrug*
Call Out Order
The girl with the best performance gets a spread in the Harper’s Bazaar Singapore magazine. Patricia is called 1st. Cindy says that Kenneth has made an “editorial call.” He chose two winners. Sang In is called 2nd. Their scores actually tied.
- Patricia & Sang In
Bottom Two: Julian and Tawan
Eliminated: TO BE CONTINUED
UGH. AsNTM is using that cheap trick again so we, viewers, are forced to watch the recap episode. UGH.
Next Week
It’s a frigging recap episode. The judges have intimate interviews with the girls. And we find out the answer to the all important question: Who will be the Asia’s Next Top Model Cycle 4 Top 3 girls?
What did you think of Asia’s Next Top Model Cycle 4 Episode 11? Who between Tawan and Julian do you think made it to the Top 3?
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