The clock ticks down to
5. Drones race to the parking
lot. The clock ticks down.

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Maybe the key to
survival isn’t toughness
but some perspective.

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Virginia College student selected as part of online contest

Kendal Brown of Northport is one of 14 contestants
competing this fall for the title of “America’s Next Top Model.”

Does Alabama have the look? We’ll see on Wednesday, as the 15th season of “America’s Next Top Model” begins.

Fourteen women will compete in the CW reality TV show, including Kendal Brown, 24, of Northport. A student at Virginia College in Birmingham, Brown graduated from Tuscaloosa County High School in 2004. (During taping, Brown was still 23.)

The winner, who will be crowned in late November, will receive a contract with IMG Models, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl Cosmetics and appearances in Vogue Italia and Beauty in Vogue.

Brown and fellow contestant Jane Randall landed their spots in the competition thanks to a photo contest on Tyra.com, official website of “Top Model” host Tyra Banks. Brown’s winning photo is shown at right.

Brown’s contestant bio lists a few of her favorites:

• Height: 5-foot-11
• Occupation: unemployed
• Favorite designer: Versace
• Favorite shoe: a comfortable one
• Must-have photo shoot accessory: my man
• Would never wear: animal print
• If trapped on an island, would bring: cell phone

Brown isn’t the first Alabamian to compete on “America’s Next Top Model.” In 2007, Samantha Francis of Pinson and Dionne Walters of Montgomery fought it out in season 8.

Video: “People think that no models are from Alabama,
and I’m here to prove that there are a a lot of them.”

Also:

• Kendal Brown’s Facebook profile.
• Meet the 14 contestants.
• Need more “America’s Next Top Model”?
  • The official DVDs, book and video game. [aff. link]
  • Purchase episodes from all seasons on iTunes. [aff. link]

Brown visits the CW21 station in Birmingham.

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Do you have what it takes … to recap the show for us?
Contact us to apply to be our official recapper.

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“America’s Next Top Model” will air at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on CW21.

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On the runway: more on “America’s Next Top Model.”

Messiness can be
overcome with scrubbing and
stacking and fussing.

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With the 2010 college football season under way as of Thursday night, it’s time to focus on the home teams. (Although UAB started with a home opener loss Thursday to Florida Atlantic, 32-31.)

Check out the full schedules for Alabama’s Division I-A teams …

[Note: Bold – home game; * – conference game]

Alabama
[detailed schedule]

• Saturday: San Jose State
  
• Sept. 11: Penn State
• Sept. 18: Duke
• Sept. 25: Arkansas*
• Oct. 2: Florida*
• Oct. 9: South Carolina*
• Oct. 16: Mississippi*
• Oct. 23: Tennessee*
• Nov. 6: LSU*
• Nov. 13: Mississippi State*
• Nov. 18: Georgia State
• Nov. 26: Auburn*

Auburn
[detailed schedule]

• Saturday: Arkansas State
• Sept. 9: Mississippi State*
• Sept. 18: Clemson
• Sept. 25: South Carolina*
• Oct. 2: Louisiana-Monroe
• Oct. 9: Kentucky*
• Oct. 16: Arkansas*
• Oct. 23: LSU*
• Oct. 30: Mississippi*
• Nov. 6: Chattanooga
• Nov. 13: Georgia*
• Nov. 26: Alabama*

Troy
[detailed schedule]

• Saturday: Bowling Green
  
• Sept. 11: Oklahoma State
• Sept. 18: UAB
• Sept. 25: Arkansas State*
• Oct. 5: Middle Tennessee State*
• Oct. 16: Louisiana–Lafayette*
• Oct. 30: Louisiana–Monroe*
• Nov. 6: North Texas*
• Nov. 13: Florida International*
• Nov. 20: South Carolina
• Nov. 27: Western Kentucky*
• Dec. 4: Florida Atlantic*

UAB
[detailed schedule]

• Thursday: Florida Atlantic
• Sept. 11: SMU*
• Sept. 18: Troy
• Sept. 25: Tennessee
• Oct. 6: UCF*
• Oct. 16: UTEP*
• Oct. 23: Mississippi State
• Oct. 30: Southern Miss*
• Nov. 6: Marshall*
• Nov. 11: East Carolina*
• Nov. 20: Memphis*
• Nov. 27: Rice*

Also:

• Tailgating, the Magic City way

Photo: justjennifer, Creative Commons 2.0

Persistence sometimes
pays off, when it comes to love
and nonstop tweeting.

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The heart keeps racing
long after the terror has
subsided. Fear wins.

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One breath means yes, two
breaths mean no. But ongoing
breaths mean confusion.

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