Analeigh was discovered online. She’s looking forward to participating in the photo shoots and getting a makeover. She thinks her personality will make her stand out from all of the other girls and her plan is to stay positive throughout the whole competition.

I think Analeigh is really cute and will be fun to watch on the show. She moves her hands a lot when she talks!

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I can only think of three—Tyra Banks herself, Lisa D’Amato, and Sarah Vonderhaar. Can you think of any more?

first up, we have Tyra and her infamous “Shake Ya Body” video. Tyra completely financed this project herself and one of the challenges in the second season of ANTM was starring in this video. While I appreciate Tyra’s attempt at music, I’m glad she found her true calling in the talk show world.

More great videos–and a poll–after the jump!

Next up, we have Lisa D’Amato from Cycle 5 and her brilliant video “Ace of Spades.” She made this video about a year ago. There’s several other songs on her MySpace page, if you want to go check them out.

Finally, we have Sarah Vonderhaar from Cycle 8. She revealed on ANTM that she had many passions, including photography and music. Since appearing on the show, she recorded an album and has been promoting it since its April 22 2008 release. You can check out her website for more details. Below isn’t a music video, but rather her playing live in a small bar.

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Image details: The CW Network’s Upfront served by picapp.com

America and Australia both crowned controversial winners this year. America’s Whitney Thompson is thought to have only won because Tyra has an agenda and it “was time” for a plus-sized model to win. Australia’s Demelza Reveley was called a bully throughout the show, and her win is thought to send a bad message to young viewers.

The latest winner, Britain’s Alex Evans definitely had a quieter climb to the top, but a lot of internet fans are reeling over the win–claiming that she was too short, too whiny and not “model material” enough to have a truly successful career.

So, all that being said, who do you think will have the most successful career? Who was the most worthy winner? If there was an International Top Model Showdown, who would come out on top?

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The season I liked the least was Cycle 8. As hilarious as Natasha was (she saved the season for me), she wasn’t top model material. And the very fact Jaslene Gonzalez was cut the previous cycle, only to come back and win really demonstrated the lack of talent and potential in the Cycle 8 girls. I think the top three was the weakest top three of any cycle.

I like Jaslene, but I think she epitomized the shift away from any “high fashion” focus ANTM pretended to have. It became a show where the winners were role models with messages to spread. This is not a bad thing, but I just wish it’s something Tyra and co. would admit.

But that’s just my opinion. What season was the worst to you? And why?

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There have been 10 winners of America’s Next Top Model. Some, like Yoanna House and Eva Pigford have gone on to achieve moderate levels of fame. Some, like CariDee English are parlaying their fame into being a spokesperson for a cause. Others are pretty much nobodies, popping up a low-caliber events and random modeling shoots.

There have been some really close races too. Runners-up like Nik Pace and Melrose Bickerstaff has a strong shot going into the finals and were narrowly beat. A close race like that can make or break a winner. Do fans like them more because they had to work for their win? Or do they like them less because they beat out another equally-deserving girl?

Another factor to consider is how they behaved throughout the entire show. Were they grateful and gracious? Were they fierce on camera and on the catwalk? How did the treat Tyra? And the other competitors?

Whatever you use to gage the ANTM winners, I’m sure everyone has a winner they hate. A winner they are so angry at Tyra for choosing. Mine is Nicole Linkletter.

I think Nicole is gorgeous and was a decent model, but I couldn’t stand the way she carried herself throughout the competition. She was weak and whiny and unappreciative. I also thought Nik has a really unique look and was gorgeous, but will admit her runway walk needed some work.

What about you? Who do you hate? And why?

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There’s been short winners, like Eva Pigford, tall winners, like Yoanna House and Dani Evans. Some winners, like Yoanna and Eva, have turned their winner into moderately successful television and film careers, others, like Nicole Linkletter and Naima Mora faded into modeling obscurity.

Regardless of where they are now, I’m sure everyone has a favorite winner, a girl they rooted for from the beginning and cheered for when she was named “America’s next top model” by Tyra.

My fave was Yoanna. She was gorgeous, quirky, gracious and loved fashion.

Who was your favorite? And why?

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Some beautiful photos were produced that season and it was before the show got tons of production money so it was more true-to-life than lots of the past seasons have been. And it did give us one of the most dramatic moments in ANTM history–Shandi cheating on her boyfriend. Some of my favorite photos ever on ANTM appeared in this season–Yoanna’s motorcycle shot and Shandi’s sunglasses shot are just two examples.

However, there were some classic moments and unforgettable contestants in the other cycles of Top Model too! Which Cycle was your favorite? and why?

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A few suggestions:

Iman: She’ll make hilarious jokes about Fatima and critique everyone in a totally awesome way.

Giselle Bundchen: She’d be super bored and do nothing productive, except maybe roll her eyes occasionally.

Linda Evangelista: They need her on the makeover episode! She changes her hair every day!

Naomi Campbell: On panel. With Tyra. I think I’ve said enough.

Who do you want to see? Who wouldn’t you want to see? Share your thoughts!

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