Only eight (8) remain in competition for Asia’s Next Top Model S3 (left to right): Monika, Amanda, Gani, Aimee, Melissa, Tahlia, Barbara and KB
Episode 6 of Asia’s Next Top Model Season 3 started to show signs of some good old reality TV drama finally creeping in. For starters, Monika of the Philippines got her confidence rattled after her best friend Franchesca was booted from the show. And then there is Barbara of Japan who is being hounded by a barrage of comments about her outdated poses and giving rise to her bout with age crisis. Best of all, Tahlia of Indonesia broke the ice of intrigue. After winning the styling challenge, she got an extra five (5) minutes of photoshoot time which was effectively chopped off from another competitor of her choice. Monika was her target and our bet was stressed even more. And this is just the tip of the iceberg, I reckon.
The styling challenge with Megh Mistry of Zalora
Now about that intrigue in the models’ house, something is definitely brewing between Monika and the Indonesians. Tahlia keeps on saying that she chose the former to get the ‘minus-five-minutes’ handicap for reasons of being threatened by her strong performance for two consecutive weeks. But in the dying minutes of the episode, she explained that she doesn’t click well with the Filipina, hence, the decision to “target” her.
And if the post-show sneak peek of this week’s installment is any indication, Monika is shown to be at odds with Gani. The former was seen saying “…but you lied to me!” and the latter blurting out a remark which went like “…you know what? you’re just a fake!”
Here’s the official teaser (with the Monika/Gani tiff edited out):
Oooohhh. I am loving it! 😉
Watch the whole thing unravel tonight (plus an exciting Subaru challenge) at 8:45PM on Star World.
Jodilly and Natalie from Season 2 take the lead in the Subaru Challenge
P.S. Just in case you missed last week’s episode, here’s the LINK.
Halos magkasing galing si Monika and Gani as models… lamang lang talaga si Monika sa ganda!.. LOL Hindi ko gets bakit insecure mga Indonesians sa Pilipina?! Lakas mang backstab!.. Kultura ba nila yun?… Daming reklamo kay Monika… pati ba naman yung pag gamit ng kutsara sa Crumpy pinagdiskitahan… Last year din si Janice unsecure kay Katarina.. buti nalang palaban itong si Kat… hahaha.. Bait kasi nitong si Monika e… kung ako yun papatulan ko talaga mga ingitera!
@closer2fame si tahlia nag umpisa nyan last week pero bat feeling ko may sulsol nung gani. yung gani may own merits naman sa pag momodel. anyare? parang bata…medyo naiirita lang ako (and not because indonesian sila) na bakit palaging kailangan i-baby mga contestants nila. I kno it’s a culture thing and medyo conservative sila pero gosh naman…naka ilang cycles na ba tayo ng top model asia man or america, understood naman na mag lingerie shoots and partial nudity shoots. bat parang apektado at gulat na gulat sila? di ko ma gets. kung mag aaudition ka sa show na ganya diba dapat expected mo na yun? pasaway…syempre ipapalabas sa tv hindi naman sila papabayaan ng buong production ko i expose mga sarili nila. kainis lang.
alam ko scripted yan pero parang hindi rin kase if ganyan ka nega kinalabasan mo sa isang reality program bat ka rin papayag? baka talaga may attitude lang tong si gani. anyway yung contestant nga sa antm na may skin condition nakaka bwisit nung cycle nya namamayagpag sa international stage baka yung gani rin despite her attitude mag tuloy tuloy din success as a model.
monika is really deserving for me lang. ganda ng katawan, pero sa cycle na to i’m getting tired na of amanda.
@Laila
Matagal ng insecure yang si Gani… nung unang episodes palang… maka comment sya sa mga confession vids halatang ang laki ng namumuong ingit nya kina Monika, Amanda & Cheska.. Feeling special daw si Monika, mas maganda daw pics nung natangal kesa kay Cheska tapos kung maka chuchu sya kay Joey Mead e parang napakadugyot ni Monika! Nasabihan lang si Gani ni Georgina na pang model sya e feeling na nya mananalo sya ng Asia’s Next Top Model! DREAM ON GIRL! buti kung kasing exotic breed nya si Sheena! Hindi naman!?! Mukha syang katulong dito! Ew!
Good I have stopped watching. I hate intrigues. 🙂
Huh?! Pinagtutulungn nila si Monika!?! Nung una palang halatang halata naman na insecure na tong si Gani at Thalia sa mga Filipina kasi f3eling nila Paborito sila ni Joey…. well, di nila alam, Century Superbods grand winner kalaban nila… Galing din gumawa ng challenge itong AsNTM para may conflict.. hmmmpff bakit kasi hindi tigisa or tig dalawa lahat ng bansa para fair!… Kinuha pa nilang host si Georgina! Kahit sino naman talaga iisipin na may pinapaboran… Ok lang… Kaya mo yan Monika… ikaw pa! Wag mo lang sila kakalbuhin.. hindi maganda sa TV… Joke! Hahaha..