Liveblogging Make Me a Supermodel (Episode 1.04): Live Nude Art

Welcome to Week 4 of the Make Me a Supermodel liveblog! If we're to believe Bravo's out SVP Andy Cohen, tonight the show hits its stride and delivers their "best episode yet." From the video preview released earlier this week, I'm not sure about it being the best but it sure looks to be the most nude episode yet.

Last week Dominic was sent home, we learned that Prison Ben's stringing Ronnie and Aryn along, Perry and Casey took homoeroticism in reality television to new heights, and Holly's belief system was pushed to its limits.

Tonight we'll give a cordial elbow-elbow-wrist-wrist beauty pageant goodbye to Jay, Holly, or Aryn before the rest of the living dolls pose nekkid for an art class and then participate in kinky art exhibit that's sure to push the personal boundaries of each model. Who stays and who goes? Find out tonight on Make Me a Supermodel.

11:00PM EST: Prison Ben is given yet another reprieve which leaves Casey, Katy and Jay in the Bottom 3 this week. Katy and Jay should just leave their bags packed because they are obviously destined to go home sooner than later.

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I'd have to agree with the Judges this week. Casey just shut down after being removed from the photo shoot and it's a shame because he did so well last week. Katy is a stunning girl but she gets too stiff on the runway. Jay once again showed us that he is not cut out for this competition. On top of some bad photos, he bring zero personality to the show. Sometimes I forget he's even there... maybe next week he won't be.

Don't forget to vote for your favorites and we'll meet here again next Thursday night to see who was eliminated.

 

10:50PM EST: CATWALK ASSIGNMENT: FASHION AS SCULPTURE

Everyone is going to be working the runway in some crazy garments. Think LaCroix.

Frankie's in a dress and he does not look remotely masculine or even much like a model. Holly's outfit is stunning and she worked a killer pose. Katy's dress looks like its made out of trash bag drawstrings and her makeup is not working for me, yuck. Casey looks like Shakespearean actor that was attacked by an ostrich, what the hell is he wearing and what is that pose all about? Ronnie's coat was a mish-mash of Warhol and The Hulk... frakly its fugly. Jay's outfit is blousy, who knew he had such a large bust? Shannon and Stephanie had some killer outfits and put every other model to shame. Prison Ben, WTF? Jacki looked fierce! Perry was possibly at his weakest but his weakest is still better than everyone else in the competition.

Judging and deliberations were not as harsh as they were last week. Katy, Jay, and Casey got creamed. Perry and Stephanie received a good amount of praise but not as much as Holly! Tyson is so in love with Perry, I can't stand it!

Niki and Tyson are telling the models where they stand this week and it dawns on me that once again they don't show each model's standing. They announced the following: Shannon and Holly are safe and Stephanie is announced as the winner. Then they show 4 models left. Jay, Casey, Katy, and Prison Ben. Obviously Ronnie and the others are safe but I'd like to see their reactions, wouldn't you?

 

10:35PM EST: Judge Cory tells the models that they will become a living art installation. Basically they are getting painted head to toe to create a sculpture. One of the girls will be picked to headline the piece and Stephanie is chosen.

Everyone is being rubbed down with black paint and getting all bedazzled and bejeweled.

I'm sorry, I just fell over laughing at poor Jay wrapped in a huge floral arrangement. He kind of looks like the Trash Heap from Fraggle Rock. All you can see is his eyes in a sea of dead flowers.

This assignment is amazing! Everyone looks insane as they gather under Stephanie's huge cloak, it's like Scrooged. I'd like to see Top Model try this!

Back at the loft, Perry is working a drawn on pencil mustache and fake French accent as he announces a little schooling lesson. Did I miss something?  I have no idea what's going on right now.  There's a little bit of dress up fun but that sadly turns hideous when Frankie starts rapping. Why? Why?

This is the worst male bonding experience I've ever witnessed. Between the outfits and the cliched one liners I don't know that I can watch any longer. Thank god, a commercial!

 

10:25PM EST: Back from the commercial break and Prison Ben is talking about how hard it is on his wife back home. Apparently the poor girl has lost 15 pounds due to stress of watching her husband hit on a gay man on national television. Ugh, the horrors of watching semi-live reality television. Hang in there girl!

PHOTO ASSIGNMENT: PIECES OF A PORTRAIT

Niki tells them that they'll be working on movement and shape within a group. Instantly I was thinking of the famous Herb Ritts photo - hey now, Niki references it too! They'll be working in groups - male vs. female. Luckily each group gets to steal one member of the opposite sex to join their shot. The photographer warns everyone that if an individual model is not performing they will be removed.

The boys picked Shannon (who I'm adoring in this shoot) and the photo is slammin'. It's a gorgeous victorian house and the styling is very Flapper meets Prep School. Loving it. Too bad the photog's not loving Casey and Jay, they were removed from the final shot and that's going to haunt them come judging.

The girls pick Perry (really, who wouldn't?) and the shot is really classic. Perry does his best Hef impersonation and the photo is stunning. Katy was having some trouble and there was a moment of fear that she would be removed but thankfully she pulled it together because she was one of the best looking models tonight.

The final shots (I'll post them later) look amazing and are good enough to be in a magazine tomorrow! That's one of my favorite things about Make Me a Supermodel, the fact that each of the assignments are directly related to high fashion. Shows like Top Model miss the boat every single season with their photo shoots so I'm glad to see Supermodel do it right!

Back at the house they discover that a new wall of fame has been erected and we got another shot of Perry and Casey going all S&M on each other. Thank goodness there's a commercial break, I need a moment to pull myself together.

 

10:15PM EST: Is anyone else distracted by MMSM not starting the show with the elimination each week? I know there's only a minute or two of the gang at the loft before they head to see Niki, Tyson, Jennifer, and Cory but I want to know who's going home and I want it nooooow!

At the loft Holly is packing and Stephanie makes a joke, Casey and Ben predict Holly will take the walk of shame and Aryn says goodbye to Ronnie and Prison Ben.

In front of the Judges, Holly looks like she might pass out waiting for Niki to announce that she's safe. Tyson tells Jay and Aryn that one of them is going home tonight and Aryn is devastated to find out she's been eliminated. I'm devastated to just now notice her plump fake lips. Where have I been?

Oooh, Jacki and PB just got into it over Aryn. Jacki: "I don't sleep with her everyday" PB: "Well neither do I so shut your *&%$ mouth." Meow!

PB and Ronnie are feeling guilty for getting Aryn's hopes up but when PB tells Ronnie that all they have is each other I start to hear the theme song to Brokeback play in my mind. BROMANCE.

TRAINING ASSIGNMENT: NUDE MODELING

The models head to Parsons and I'm begging for a Tim Gunn sighting. "Make It Work!" Sadly all I see are a bunch of random people and Tyson Beckford. Each model has to do a 10 minute pose for a bunch of art students. Underwear shots, robes, panic on the faces, and then dropping trou!

Katy is first and she's incredibly charming. Holly is about to have a complete panic attack because not even her fiance has seen her completely naked before. Frankie Fawcett walks in and his normal cocky self. He annoys me so much.

I'm having a blast watching all the different ways they try to cover the goods on the male models. It's like an Ausin Powers montage.

How cute was Casey being all scaredy cat? Ronnie looks god like, Stephanie was in some unlady like porn pose but it was stellar and oh goodness, poor Jacki was a big ole nervous mess. Perry's last but not least... especially if you judge based on the drawings they showed. The boy is doing just fine for himself down below.

 

9:45PM EST: The show starts in a couple minutes so while I finish watching the season premiere of Lost, I thought it might be fun to actually share my thoughts on the remaining models. During the liveblog there's so little time to reflect on how each contestant is doing from week to week so why not take the time right now?

I've had many a debate over who I think has the look, the walk, and the versatility to become a real honest to goodness Supermodel and the beauty of it is that it's all subjective. Looks-wise I think that Perry and Holly have the most "model" image about them.

Perry has a jawline to die for, a machismo that makes you want to slap him, and a body that makes you want to... well you know where I'm going with this one. He's got the best male model swagger in the competition and a body that is toned but not bulky which in my eyes is the perfect physique for a modern male model.

Holly has that pale, waifish, awkward, almost heroin-chic look that just screams model! Her hair and eyes give her a very Twiggy-esque feel that I hope can carry her far enough to break through her obvious comfort issues within the competition. She's also the underdog, don't you think? She's already been attacked for her prudish beliefs and don't forget that hair hateration Judge Cory laid down in the premiere episode. The girls been schooled and I hope she rises above.

What about the rest?

Ronnie is my number two male. I think he's a little too broad chested and muscular to be the kind of model I like to watch but that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve a top slot on my list. His walk is manly, his attitude aplenty, and he's America's Gay Reality Sweetheart (sorry Marcellus from Big Brother, you've been dethroned from your self-proclaimed reality thrown). Casey needs another makeover because his hair is bothersome but he's still better than the remainder of the men. I heart Prison Ben but his walk is way too stiff and his expressions too limited to make it much farther on the show. At the bottom of the group are Jay and Frankie Fawcett. I barely remember Jay's there half the time and I'm always hoping Frankie just fades away.

Jacki wins my heart every time she steps out onto the runway, the girl is fierce! Katy's look is growing on me with every episode. That Joss Stone weave is working wonders for her and the red just adds a level of sex appeal I never expected from the girl that almost went home in the first two weeks. Shannon is another one that's blossoming before our eyes. Much like Holly her body just screams walking coat hanger but I don't know that she has enough personality to stand out week to week. Aryn and Stephanie sadly have left barely an impression on me so I'm placing them at the bottom of the list.

Those are my thoughts on the remaining contestants as we head into Week 4. Don't forget to share your thoughts in the comment section below... but not yet because it's time for the show!