AusNTM 5.11 “Live Finale” Recap
July 7, 2009 by Erin Balser
It’s the finale of Australia’s Next Top Model. Who is going to take home the final prize – hot-headed Cassi or sex-kitten Tahnee? While I’m not the biggest fan of the live finale, I love seeing how everyone votes. I have no idea who it’s going to be! Do you? If you can’t wait any longer, find out below!
Full recap below the jump!
Original Air Date: July 7th, 2009
Viewer’s Choice: Clare
Jonathan’s vote: Tahnee
Russell James’s vote: Cassi
Harper’s Bazaaar vote: Cassi
Sarah’s vote: Tahnee
Priscilla’s vote: Cassi
Charlotte’s vote: Tahnee
Alex’s vote: Cassi
Audience vote:Tahnee
WINNER: Tahnee
We are immediately greeted with the panel of judges and it includes Priscilla, photographer Russell James and the editor of Harper’s Bazaar, Claudia. I love that AusNTM incorporates these votes in the final. Imagine how different ANTM would be if Elite and CoverGirl got direct votes for the winner?!
Sarah Murdoch comes on stage and she’s introduced as a supermodel, which is a bit surprising. Is she considered a supermodel Down Under? I’d only vaguely heard of her until she agreed to host this show. But I’m in Canada, so it’s possible she just slipped past my radar. While she’s better than Jodhi, she’s kinda bland and awkward, don’t you think? Her personality needs to come across as more natural. Hopefully she loosens up as the show goes one?
The eliminated girls come out one by one in the outfits from the photo shoot that eliminated them. While the premise is cute, poor Laura is going to have to spend the rest of the episode in a bikini! I’s much rather see the girls personal style (mostly so I can judge them!). Oh well.
While they’re reviewing Tahnee and Cassi’s runway journey, they flash to Alice Burdeu and boy does she ever look bored. I wonder if Demelza is there as well.
We also get a montage of Charlotte and Alex going at it. I think they either hate each other or are best friends, it’s hard to tell. While this is fun, all I can think it wow, they’re really pushing to fill the two hours.
Two catwalks in and all I can think is wow, first Laura who was eliminated can really walk. She’s by far the best. Most of them are as stiff and awkward as ever.
When Tahnee comes out in that black dress, she kills it. I’m finally getting the Tahnee love, but I still don’t see her working as a true “top model.” Definitely commercials and definitely niche markets, but not much else. The judges keep talking about lingerie and Victoria’s Secret but the girl is still to short and too curvy for even them. Stand her next to Miranda Kerr, you’ll see what I mean.
All this being said, I’ve decided I want Tahnee to win. She needs it for her career more than Cassi does and Cassi’s attitude throughout the entire show completely stunk.
We finally get to the fun part, where they make the girls relive some of the more awkward moments in the house. Charlotte is kind of awful in this segment, demanding Leah apologize to Clare (even though she said she already did) and forcing Tahnee to say thank you to Mikarla, who I am convinced is still evil.
Clare wins the viewer’s choice and I’m glad. I figured it was between her and Tahnee, so it’s nice she gets to walk away with something.
We get to see their photos and get some judges’s votes. Then their moms come out and it’s so sweet to see Cassi run to her mom like that.
The best part of the vote casting? Tahnee’s nosebleed! Sarah casts her vote for Tahnee, which isn’t surprising. While she’s been a champion of Cassi the entire series, Tahnee was her clear favorite from the beginning. Tahnee also gets Charlotte’s vote, for the simple fact she doesn’t trust Cassi. Alex votes for Cassi, which is really surprising. It’s not 4-3 for Cassi, so I’m wondering how the audience vote works. Is it worth 2 judges’ votes? It must be.
It is, because Tahnee comes from behind and takes it all! I’m happy, but still think Clare deserved to win.
Omg wtf tahnee won she’s commercial victorias secret wtf she’s to big for victorias secret she so nice and oh well but cassi is the true winner like they said cassi has that kate moss edge I’m so dissapointed its antm 12 all over again ugh cassi I just see her and I think model top model she has that it factor she is the ne next kate moss but I agree only if she pushes herself I think that’s why tahnee won because she’s more profesional more like boring cassi should of win I hope I see allot from her now I’m gonna go watch canadas next top model I love this blog I get all the top model I can get thank you
OMG! No way! That is so unfair! AusNTM has so much cred each cycle, but ever since cycle four there winners defeat that purpose. Clearly Cass or Clare and Caris or Alex should have won their cycles respectively. I truly hope Cass doesn’t take this as a push backwards and realizes that the fashion insiders, think she should have won, only the TV Judges didn’t like her. Such bullshit.
I don’t like or hate Tahnee. I think she has a really great body and face, but not for modeling. As for Cassi, I relly dont understand how everyone was against Demelza last year, and now Cassi, whose behavior is even worse is not the bad one. Ironic! Cassi is pretty (except for her smile), but she has a terrible walk and she is anything but ready to start modeling. She is unresponsible, rude and immature. It’s amazing how photogenic she is, but that is not enough. For me Clare should have won. She was profesional, had a great walk and she took some pretty good pictures. She was a little bit weird, but she was the best model there. I think that the wrong girls were in the final.
Cassi is supposedly already signed with Priscilla and Elite NY. She’s going to NY in September and will probably be put up for the RTW shows in September. Cassi is her own worst enemy though so it’ll be interesting to see how she handles this opportunity. She’s also already booked some print work. As for Tahnee she’s a pretty girl and can do commercial work which does pay. She is too big to do VI or SI but that doesn’t mean she can’t work. The final two should have probably been Clare and Adele but I think all four girls will work. The public vote sent Tahnee over the top. She got over 85%.