Garden of Shadows: Of having fierce eyes

Being a slavish follower of America's Next Top Model means I have also developed a taste for reality-TV catfights. And let me tell you something, no one does catfights like models. Or wannabe models. Or modellettes, if you prefer.

For the last episode saw the departure of Isis King, ANTM's first transgendered contestant. She started out strong but continued to drop down the ranks week after week until finally Tyra sent her packing.

This week's judge's choice was Clark Gilmer, a 19-year old South Carolina native. Not to mention this cycle's Resident Skank.

This week's photoshoot concept saved her somewhat as she's been told that her jawline lacks finesse and she had difficulty controlling her lips to make them look soft.

My own personal choice would be the 19-year old loveable bundle of nerves named Marjorie Conrad. She displays a disarming awkwardness and skittish quality that translates beautifully into photos. Kinda reminds me of that psycho Lauren from Cycle 10. She is nothing like Lauren though, thank goodness!

Next week's episode should be interesting as the rest of the modellettes finally had enough of her self-effacing nature and confronted her about it. WTF???

Well, they let the genie out of the bottle cause what the teaser showed was a potty-mouthed Marjorie lashing back at them ... Air yang tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya ...

This cycle's Fey Princess is 20-year old Virginia native Lauren Brie Harding. Ethereal, graceful and quitely confident, Lauren Brie has consistently been at the top of the pack.

It would be interesting to see what the rest of the cycle has in store for our Miss Harding.

This week's episode saw the disappointing lackluster photo of Elina Ivanova from Washington. The 19-year old Seattle native was the top pick last week with her edgy, racially ambigous look but got stuck in one pose for her photo shoot and was deaf to the photographer's promptings.