Asia's Next Top Model Season 4 Episode 11 Recap: Get That Cover, Girl!
Here's what went down on this week's episode of Asia's Next Top Model Season 4
Episode 11 of Asia's Next Top Model saw the top four still in the running through some of the most exciting moments yet. Within the first minute of the show, Cindy Mail greeted the girls with another cryptic message, this time saying: "If you want to have influence, you'd better be on brand."
Questions were thrown across the table as to what it all meant, until—surprise, surprise!—model mentor Yu Tsai's entrance threw the model hopefuls off their seats. To double the surprise factor, he introduced - gasp! - leading digital influencer Nicole Warne of Gary Pepper Girl fame to the girls, who addressed the message with much poise. Now the note makes sense!
After Nicole browsed through the girls' Instagram feeds and shared tips on how to curate their social media platforms, Yu Tsai popped by again. This time, he introduced Tay Cheng Cheng, Branding and Communications Director of Sentosa to the girls and together, they dropped the first challenge: To create a social media campaign for Sentosa including a photo montage and a video snippet. Time to put all the social media tips to good use!
While the objective was fairly simple, it was easy to get distracted by the Sentosa's vibrant surroundings and clashing personalities. Patricia wasn't too pleased with Tawan's excitement, while Sang-In didn't sit too well with Julian's "Instagram OCD".
While all the girls fared well, it was Sang-In's personality and bright smile that charmed Yu Tsai and Nicole, getting her the top score of 8.3 for the challenge.
Just so you know, the challenge this week is MAJOR: The girls will be shooting the cover shot for Harper's BAZAAR Singapore! Furthermore, Harper's BAZAAR Singapore's Editor-In-Chief, Kenneth Goh, is on set to direct the shoot, and working the camera is none other than Yu Tsai. No pressure there! During the brief, supermodel and January cover girl Kate Upton made an appearance on-screen to wish the girls the best of luck, which livened up the mood a little.
When it's this far in the competition, there's no time to make mistakes. The girls had to bring their best foot forward, and Yu Tsai was pushing the girls hard to give it their all - the girls were wild in motion, kicking, swaying, jumping and smizing all in a bid to get that cover shot. While all they girls were pressured to bring out their best, Julian and Patricia seemed to be getting the hardest push among the four due to their stiffness on set.
Sang-In and Yu Tsai in discussion
Sang-In and Yu Tsai in discussion
Kenneth giving Tawan posing tips
Kenneth giving Tawan posing tips
After all that hard work, Cindy Mail came in. Nope, not another challenge, but a reward from Cindy for all their hard work. The girls were to pair up and each pair had a choice of either having fun in the sun or to dance all night long. Patricia and Tawan chose to dance all night long. And guess what? Not only did they get to enjoy the massive beach fest that is ZoukOut, they also managed to get around backstage to meet world-renowned DJ, Tiesto! On the other hand, Sang-In and Julian preferred to get wild and wet at Sentosa's Adventure Cove. The girls truly deserved it this moment of pleasure as it was time for elimination next.
During the elimination round, the panel had Cindy, Yu Tsai, Kenneth, and Nicole to judge the potential cover shots. It was nerve-wrecking having to witness the girls being judged despite all the hard work that they put in, but we know it's tough love. Patricia and Sang-In managed to win the judges favours with their striking shots, though it was brought to light that it took a little bit of effort to get Sang-In there.
Julian got a lukewarm response - judges liked the photo overall, but they felt like she could have given a little bit more to make the cover really pop.
Tawan received mixed responses from the judges - they either loved it or didn't feel for it because it either came off as really classy or really old-school.
After deliberation, Patricia snagged the title for the best photo, earning her a spot in the top three who will still be in the running to be Asia's Next Top Model. But a surprise ensued, with Sang-In ALSO bagging the title for best photo with Patricia.
This leaves Julian and Tawan tearfully at the bottom two. Both girls have immense potential, but only one can join Patricia and Sang-In in the finals. So who stays and who goes? We'll only find out next week!
Best Moment: When Yu Tsai and Nicole Warne made their appearance together within the first few moments of the show
Worst Moment: When the show ended with a cliffhanger. We want to know who's taking the last spot!
Challenge Winner: We have two! Sang-In to represent South Korea and Patricia to represent Indonesia in the final three
Who got kicked off: We're all still waiting! In the mean time, let us know who YOU think will make the cut!
By Syed Zulfadhli