This week’s Top Model in Action was Cycle 10 top-three finisher Fatima Siad. Fatima was a competitive and controversial contestant while on the show, but took amazing photographs. Since appearing on America’s Next Top Model, Fatima has worked constantly, appearing in Elle, working for Betsey Johnston and walking in several shows in New York Fashion Week.

I love Fatima and am so glad to see she’s getting so much work! She was a great choice for the final Top Model in Action segment.

Fatima Siad, who competed in Cycle 10 of America’s Next Top Model recently signed a contract to be a spokesperson and model for Arbonne skn care line. She’s appeared in a few print ads for the company over the past few months. Most recently, Fatima filmed a commercial for the company, which you can watch below.
The commercial is for Arbonne’s new line of FC5 cosmetics. FC stands for “fresh cell” and Arbonne promises this new technology will make you skin the most radiant it’s ever been. The premise of the commercial is very new age-y, with light music and shots …read more

Fatima Siad, second runner-up on Cycle 10, and Joanie Dodds, runner-up on Cycle 6 appeared on an episode of The Tyra Banks Show earlier this week.
The girls came on the show to pay it forward and become the top models they know they can be by giving back to their community. Tyra looks back at each girls’ powerful story and how it propels them to go forward. They look at Fatima’s female circumcision story, and talk about how ANTM changed her life. Joanie looks back at ho Tyra gave her a brand new smile
Here’s Fatima’s part:

Here’s Joanie’s part:

You can …read more

Yesterday was the finale of Modelville, Tyra Banks’s show-within-the-show for former contestants from America’s Next Top Model. Fatima Siad, Bianca Golden, Renee Alway, Lauren Utter and Dominique Reighard were living together and competing for a Carol’s Daughter contract-very much like ANTM.
The winner was crown yesterday and I won’t spoil it for you! Videos are below!

Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

What did you think of Modelville? Do you think it’s a project Tyra should try again? What do you think of Carol’s choice of the winner?

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The second episode of Modelville, Tyra Banks’ show within-a-show on The Tyra Banks Show aired yesterday. The models started work on their commercial for the Carol’s Daughter contract.
I’m excited to see their commercials–I think it’s hilarious they are expected to write, shoot, produce and star in their own commercial. This is Modelville, not Project Greenlight!
The girls have only lived in the house for a short while, but the drama is already sky high and some of the girls do some really dumb things that could affect their careers.
The entire episode is available on Youtube. Here’s the first part:

Part 2 …read more

This Wednesday marked the premiere of Modelville on The Tyra Banks Show.
Cycle 10’sFatima Siad, Lauren Utter and Dominique Reighard, Cycle 8’s Renee Alway, and Cycle 9’s Bianca Golden are competing for a $50,000 modeling contract. Tyra claims these girls were chosen specially because they “touched her in a very special way.”
Each model has to keep a blog while they are in the Modelville house. You can read each of their blogs here: Bianca, Fatima, Lauren, Dominique, and Renee.
In this video, Tyra introduces each contestant and the show itself. Lauren looks really polished. Bianca talks about her airport fight. It …read more

Tyra Banks is expanded the Top Model franchise to include her own daytime talk show The Tyra Banks Show. Modelville, a show-within-a-show will premiere on the October 8 episode.
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Modelville will follow former America’s Next Top Model contestants Fatima Siad, Renee Alway, Lauren Utter, Bianca Golden and Dominique Reighard as they continue to pursue their modeling dreams.
Al the girls will live in a house together and complete a series of challenges. The winner will receive a $50,000 modeling contract.
You can see a preview video here. It looks like the drama heats up quickly!
While I think this …read more

Fatima Siad finally settled on a modeling agency. The second-runner-up from Cycle 10 of America’s Next Top Model has officially signed with New York Model Management. She’s in the NYM-2 Women division.
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They have her listed as 5′9.5″, with measurements of 32”-22.5”-37” and a shoe size of 8.5. She’s a small, small girl.
Her test shots aren’t anything spectacular, but that’s definitely due to the lack of concept/set-up than to Fatima. I’m still loving her short hair, but it’s grown out a bit.
See her test shots and New York Model Management portfolio here. Congrats …read more

Fatima Siad, the second-runner up from Cycle 10 of America’s Next Top Model made an appearance at the Boston Fitness Expo over the weekend. She talks about Boston, choosing between Wilhelmina, Ford and Elite and more.

I love that she and Anya are getting an apartment together and that she returned to college after the show. She’s really grown on me since ANTM ended and I hope she has a successful career!