Americas Next Top Model Cycle 9

Bianca, a college student from Queens, NY, was eliminated from the competition of the ninth cycle of The CW's hit reality series America's Next Top Model, reducing the pool from four girls to the final three.
 
The girls packed their belongings and traveled from Shanghai to Beijing, China, where they were greeted by Twiggy and Miss J for a stage performance of the Chinese folklore story the Four Great Beauties. The next morning, the girls were each given a traditional Chinese gown and challenged to modernize the look for a runway showdown for Seventeen magazine editor Ann Shoket. Jenah was selected as the winner and received private runway lessons from Miss J in addition to a handmade Chinese dress.

Heather a student from Valparaiso, IN was the ninth girl eliminated from Americas Next Top Model. On Thursday we had the pleasure speaking with her and here's what she had to say:

Q. Jason (RealityWanted.com): So how did you end up being cast for the show?

A. Heather (Americas Next Top Model): I always wanted to do modeling. My friend made me watch the show a lot so I decided I would tryout.

Recently we had the pleasure speaking with Lisa from America's Next Top Model. She was the eighth girl eliminated from the show. Lisa is a 20-year-old dancer from Jersey City, NJ.

Q. Jason (RealityWanted.com): What made you want to be on the show? Had you watched prior seasons?

A. Lisa (America's Next Top Model 9): I have always wanted to be on the show. I attended an open casting call and ended up getting a call back and eventually they cast me for the show.

 
Ambreal Williams a 19 year old college student from Dallas, TX was the 7th girl eliminated from America's Next Top Model Season 9. The other day we had a chance to sit in on a conference call with her and here is what she had to say:
 
Q. Jason, RealityWanted.com: How did you get on the show? Did you attend an open casting call?
 
A. Ambreal, Top Model: I decided to send in a tape and ended up sending it in at the last minute. I received a call back and was ultimately cast for the show.

By Jackie Helm

Cycle 9 interviews are a collection of questions and answers from a conference call that I participate in with the models. Enjoy...

Q: Being eliminated first, do you feel that you didn't get a fair shake or a chance to really shine?

Mila: It all did happen very fast. I got the opportunity to do one photo shoot and one challenge. But it was the judges' opinion that I should have gone first then that's okay.

Q: From the short time that you were there, what do you feel was the one lesson that you learned?

Mila: During the photo shoot, it's very important to convey an emotion and not just concentrate on how you look on the outside. On the smoking photo shoot, it was important to convey the tragedy of what happened after smoking, and the emotion of glamour for the beauty shot.