TMSS Round One: Tatiana (4-7) vs. Ebony (1-7)
May 29, 2008 by Erin Balser
This match-up features one of the strongest personalities Top Model has seen and one of the quietest!
Cycle 1’s Ebony Haith and Cycle 4’s Tatiana Dante face-off below the jump!
Tatiana Dante
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Tatiana was a sweet, quiet 18-year-old from Hawaii, whose interesting heritage led to her exotic good looks. Her demure personality meant she never really fit in in the house and while she always delivered solid photographs, she never really stood out from the pack. That’s why, in the eighth episode she was eliminated. That and the judges thought the other girl in the bottom two (Michelle Deighton) wanted it more. After the show, Tatiana moved to New York to try modeling but saw little success.
Here is her audition video:
Ebony Haith
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Ebony might have been my favorite girl in the first cycle. She was very opinionated, strong-willed and just a little bit crazy. Ebony came into the house a 24-year-old from Harlem and had already tried and failed in the modeling world. She wanted this show to act as a platform to invigorate her career. She was the first openly gay contestant the show had, and she butted heads with a lot of girls in the house. While she was a strong contestant in the beginning, she stumbled on the commercial. That poor performance and her attitude caused the judges to send her home in episode four.
Here is her audition video:
Honestly, I didn’t like either of them while watching Top Model but between the two Tatiana wins hands down. Ebony was hideous and I don’t think anyone would hire someone like her especially when she complained so much.
Ha, I don’t even remember Tatiana! I voted for Ebony because she was a crazy ass bitch, but in a funny way. I loved how she rolled her eyes when Robin did the group prayer. She totally cracked me up.