ANTM 13.12 “America’s Next Top Model is…” Winner Photos
November 19, 2009 by Erin Balser
Every winner of America’s Next Top Model does an instant photo shoot with Tyra herself. They need to recover from winning and turn the model on! Below are Nicole’s two winning photos and I think she looks gorgeous!
Photos: Nigel Barker/The CW Network ©2009
i knew she’d win from the beginning
i hope she goes far and becomes really successful
! <3
one of the best tyra and winner pictures.
kind of has a nicole-esque look, and by nicole, i mean cycle 5 nicole. i like it. (but i prefer laura)
I think Nicole might be stealing the photo from Tyra here!
She’s the best. I felt sad for Laura, she’s so cute. Erin in the top 3. Loved this cycle.
I think the reason this cycle is fan favorite is because the order in which the models were “cast off” were in line with what we as the viewer deemed. All the editing and footage that we don’t see goes into consideration for the winner of ANTM, unfortunately we don’t see it. This season, in each episode we would SEE the breakdown of a competitor and we were able to formulate our own decisions based on what the panel of judges have used in the past. For example, the judges warned Erin about how she was starting to lose her edge above the competition…and that she might need to step up her game. We saw that she didn’t and the result was her leaving. Past episodes hardly made it easy for us to judge at home because the writers would lead us in one direction but then the cast off would be completely contradictory.
This cycle seemed more cohesive and viewer friendly. The editors did their work according to how panel judged and it worked.
Congrats, Nicole. This was hard. I could’ve seen either one of these ladies winning. But i will have to agree with the judges that Laura, behind the camera, just wasn’t up to par with Nicole. It seemed Nicole has model turned on 24/7. I really thought Laura produced some incredibly gorgeous photos…especially her Pele photo on the rocks in Hawaii…stunning.
As far as the photos above with Tyra…I dunno’…a big yawn-fest if you ask me. I don’t think the “fresh off the 4 seasons runway show” benefited Nicole at all.
And thanks, Erin, for the great blog…ooking forward to seeing you next cycle.
For a second, I thought Nicole is bald, like there was that wig above it. LOL.
Def my fave contestant. Fierce!
shes goregous, good luck to ya nicole
i really love Nicole!she is soooo sweet!!!!!!!!!!
Where’s the other hand of Nicole in the second pic?