Life offers two incredibly unique challenges: getting to know yourself and learning how to get along with others. Interviews bring out insecurity, and competition brings out craziness. The good news is that you can learn from both, grow from both and get to know yourself a little bit better from both.

Style is really important when you walk into a room full of strangers. Tanya, one of the strongest contestants in the competition, made an incredibly bad choice in clothing. Her three-piece lace ensemble harkened back to the ‘80s style of Crystal Carrington -- it was too much. So much, in fact, that it buried her.

 

Classic and simple is the way to go in any interview, especially in the world of modeling; the whole reason for a go-see is to allow a designer, editor or ad exec to see an honest, unaffected real beauty. The best thing to wear in an interview is confidence and a smile, and that's why Roxanne won the Leg Up Challenge.

 

What’s most surprising to me was how little these women knew themselves. My theory is, if you don't know what size you are, it’s indicative of how little you know who you are. While your measurements aren’t the truest measure of who you are, knowing them is important if you want to model.

Getting naked in front of a camera is a challenge any of us would find difficult.  Doing it in a group multiplies that feeling exponentially -- everyone comes with a different comfort level, a different insecurity about some physical feature, but ultimately, you have to play the hand you’re dealt.

Paula had a difficult time understanding why The Blue Team lost. She felt guilty, but it wasn't her fault -- it was the team's fault. They didn't communicate well. Instead they fell apart, leaving The Pink Team miles ahead of them. This challenge had nothing to do with prettiest face, best body or any other superficial quality. It was simply a test to reveal how well everyone could strategize and how much they were able to inspire their teammates. The Pink Team rose to the occasion and ultimately won the prize, leaving The Blue Team in a place where its members had to reflect on their part in the failure. Paula didn't lose the competition; the team did.

 

--Robert Verdi

June 11, 2008

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