America’s Next Top Model 8
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Samantha Francis and Dionne Walters compete as
the first Alabamians on “America’s Next Top Model.”
Young, hot and fabulous — the girls of “America’s Next Top Model” have the look, but who has what it takes? Among the 13 contestants are Samantha Francis from the Birmingham suburb of Pinson and Dionne Walters from Montgomery, the first two from Alabama in show history. Each week, the players fight it out on the runway and in the house to remain in the running for a modeling contract and more.
Wade on Birmingham provides weekly recaps of the reality competition, which debuted Feb. 28, 2007.
Features
- Feb. 2 | Dixie divas vie for ‘Top Model’
Get a first look at Dionne and Samantha, the ’Bama girls who would be models - March 9 | The girl who won’t quit modeling
In this exclusive interview, Samantha talks about her career aspirations and how she ended up on television
- May 15 | The girl who played it straight
Dionne discusses her troubles with the judging panel and her two months away from family
Episode recaps
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- Feb. 28 | Soldier on
In the two-hour season premiere, Dionne and Samantha head to boot camp, then to the Final 13 [buy this episode] - March 7 | Don’t you forget about me
The girls head back to school for some hard lessons in strutting and showing off [buy this episode] - March 14 | Sundae booty sundae
It’s a sticky situation when the girls strip for an ice cream theme shoot [buy this episode]
- March 21 | Face off
Pose! Sit up! Make catty remarks! Now play dead! Who’s a good model? Yes you are, yes you are [buy this episode]
- March 28 | TyraMale!
Time to “man up” for this all-male revue [buy this episode]
- April 4 | The naming of cattiness
The models make up names and faces [buy this episode]
- April 11 | Inside the bad actors’ studio
Acting meets modeling, but only one survives. Plus, surprise family visits. [buy this episode]
- April 18 | Where women glow, men plunder
Escape from L.A. to Sydney, Australia. [buy this episode]
- April 25 | Re-pose off
What does it take to make the final five? Well, besides new and recycled clips?! [buy this episode]
- May 2 | The shore thing
Life’s a beach, then you cry. [buy this episode] - May 9 | A tribe called fetch
The final four go native with the aborigines. [buy this episode]
Buy season 1 on DVD; buy a season 8 pass for downloading. [aff. links]
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