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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Monday, December 05, 2005 - 8:06 pm
That's it, Beachcomber. Keenya. She was the one who kept eating and gaining weight so much that they had to airbrush her stomach in a few pictures (although I didn't think she looked fat, just healthy, whereas most of them look like skin and bones to me). 
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, December 05, 2005 - 8:06 pm
Ahh ok.
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Aahlife
Member
08-06-2005
| Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 7:12 pm
Don't care for the long black hair extensions, looks synthetic and does not match the rest of her hair.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 1:07 am
That is Keenya. I spelled Kenya in my prev post by mistake. If the final comp had not been bathingsuits I was sure that she was going to place final two. Instead Naima and Kayla(?) were final two. Personally I think Keenya looks too thin in that pic. I guess seeing herself on TV looking normal weight freaked her out and now she is borderline anorexic. Her arms are gaunt.
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Metoo
Member
02-22-2005
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 10:27 am
WooooHoooo...tonight's the finale. I'm hoping for a Nik win!
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 10:44 am
Agree, Metoo, Nik is stunning.
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Jhonise
Member
07-10-2003
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 7:03 pm
la la la . . . . Nicole is America's Next Top Model
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 7:29 pm
Well, that's OK, she is very pretty. Bre was my least favourite in the final three and I hated her attitude.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 7:30 pm
. . . . .booooo I was hoping Nik would win
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Metoo
Member
02-22-2005
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 8:24 am
All I can say is ....bummer.
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Frannie
Member
09-28-2005
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 8:54 am
Just a brief thought........Nik had far more class than any of the other contestants IMO. I am sure that this will be a stepping stone for her however, and I certainly wish all these women the very best of luck. It is kinda fun to peek inside a life I will never be able to live.........but isn't that what entertainment is all about anyway? Happy Holidays to All, Frannie
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Aahlife
Member
08-06-2005
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 12:38 pm
I have been noting all along that Nicole would win, as the judges have been favoring her. Throughout the competition they have ignored Nicole's whiny, immature behavior and most importantly, during the final round ignored the fact that Nik out performed her. We all have our own personal biases, and there are many tastes in beauty, but to me Nik hold much more interest. She has a unique exotic and at times, haunting beauty which the camera loves, and has more maturity and depth as a person. Nicole is pretty in a banal generic wholesome way, but is extremely forgettable, and she has lots of growing up to do. You know after a time that certain little facial features that could be viewed as flaws you can start to focus on? Well, for me, it is Nicole's mouth. The ends of her mouth are naturally downturned, which is not a good thing. And when she speaks and smiles, her mouth is often extremely lopsided, with the left side much higher. A personal theory of mine --one reason Nik was not chosen is that the last few seasons the finalists were between an exotic minority or a more anglo kind of young woman, and they have gone with the minority. Maybe they felt it was time to move in the other direction.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 12:52 pm
Ahh good for Nik and I'm sorry I missed it.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 1:04 pm
Nicole is pretty when she's made up. When she's not, she's just average to my eye. For modeling, though, she does present something of a blank slate -- given the right makeup, she can be made to look completely different, as we saw in the last runway show. Maybe they were looking for that. Nik has more of a continual beauty. I think she'll do very well in her career. Contrary to what the judges expressed, I think Nicole will be the one to have problems with the pressures inherent in her new career whereas I think Nik will adapt more easily. It's a maturity thing. Both of them will likely be successful on some level. 
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 1:29 pm
I thought they were both beautiful, and both could easily have won. When they were in the same room as Eva and Naima, I remarked (and dh agreed) that this cycle's finalists looked more like models than the last two winners... That said, I think Nicole is a model. I could see her on the pages of Vogue. I am happy she won, just as I would have been happy if it had been Nik.
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 3:03 pm
I think both Nik and Nichole are beautiful and could appeal to different markets. Nik would be for the more exotic, sophisticated appeal, and Nichole for sports or school clothes, maybe. Still love Nik's big, floaty hair.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 5:42 pm
Oh crap I thought it was Nik who won not Nicole. Well pfftttt.
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Aahlife
Member
08-06-2005
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 8:38 pm
I do agree with the comments that both of this years finalists look like real world models, as opposed to Eva and Naima.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:29 am
you know, I thought Nik had this WON until Tyra got the girls to sit down with her BEFORE that shoot. Nik seemed to crumple a bit, bawling in her makeup. Nicole seemed to tear up a bit but seemed more focused and controlled even when getting emotional. This is when I think Nik lost the contest. (well, and the bobblehead walk she did during the fashion show) At the final judging Nik seemed very emotional and delicate. I think that Nicole has the stronger personality and humor to win the Top prize. Anyone besides me think that Naima and Eva looked awful during that pseudo-fashion show?? The makeup was strange too.
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 11:17 am
Agree, Sunshine, they both looked awful. Naima is exotic but not classically beautiful, and she looks better when she doesn't smile. And Eva was made up badly, I also think she is just awful on the catwalk, prancing in a very strange way. She is just OK in her Cover Girl shots, but not great. But I liked those gauzy clothes in that fashion show, which I thought was a real show for a real designer.
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Laura11103
Member
08-13-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 10:18 pm
Was disappointed that Nicole beat out Nik and was also disappointed that Bre got voted off, I know I'm in the minority but I really liked Bre and thought she could easily have won (and I'd have been happy). My next fave was Nik and I think she's absolutely unbelievably gorgeous and should've won. Oh well, I wish Nicole luck, she won fair and square I suppose.
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Monday, December 12, 2005 - 4:34 pm
has anyone seen the radio shack commercial with yaya from the season that eva won? they played it during survivor last night...i was in the other room and thought it sounded like her, then later they played it again, and sure enough, it was yaya. searched for yaya on a radio shack commercial, and got results too. funny, imho. oh, and i was happy that nicole won. i liked both her and nic, so i was glad they were f2.
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Mags
Member
06-26-2001
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 12:56 pm
I saw that too, Jbean! Took a few times watching the commercial to place where I had seen her before.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 1:26 pm
Me, too. I recognized her voice, first and couldn't place it until I saw Jbean's post. 
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 11:00 pm
ok this may sound out of left field, but i think tyra had some jealousy issues with nik... and it was clear for some time that she favoring nicole.
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