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There's no doubt who the focal point was throughout last night's all-new America's Next Top Model episode: Natasha.

The other three remaining Top Model aspirants - Renee, Dionne, and Jaslene - left nothing in the bag, fueling the raging Natasha fire with remarks like:

• "She is this funny Russian girl, but now she's just annoying to me."
• "You guys better bring it at the photo shoot tomorrow....We need to send someone home. You know who I'm talking about."
• "I want to see Natasha go home. Right now, I'm over her."
• "I'm really curious as to how does she lives her life."
• "Natasha doesn't have a wedding ring, I've never seen a picture of her husband [or] her daughter."
• "We don't know anything about her husband, at all. I don't even know his name."
• "'Her story has changed so many times. It's like, if you're going to lie, at least be good at it."

Is she manipulative and fake â€" or even leading a double life? And did Tyra Banks and company keep her around for another week? Follow the link to continue reading our recap of America's Next Top Model...

The five remaining runway wannabes competing on the 8th season of America's Next Top Model continued to learn aspects of the modeling industry beyond the catwalk during Wednesday night's broadcast of The CW reality TV show.

In the end, Brittany Hatch, a 21-year-old bartender from Savannah, Ga., got bounced as she realized a pretty face and fabulous frames does not a model make.

"I'm going to miss the whole experience. I mean, I'm just happy that I got it," said Brittany.

"There's a lot of girls out there that wish they could have this experience and it's a great opportunity and it's been a lot of fun."

Top Model 8's newest episode found the five girls in Sydney, Australia as they returned to their apartment following the elimination of Jael Strauss, a 22-year-old band manager from Detroit, Mich., at the last judging panel.

Renee Alway, 20, a stay-at-home-mom from Maui, thought it'd be "so strange" without Jael and said she thought it was unfair that Jael Strauss was eliminated instead of Brittany, who were both the previous panel's bottom two.

"Brittany used her short-term memory as a crutch in panel," said Renee. "I feel like it was unfair that Jael goes home." While Brittany agreed "it sucks" Jael went home, she also boasted how she knew she was safe because she seemed to "be doing a lot better at the photo shoots" then Jael.

"I really wanted Brittany to go home because when we did that skit with [Tia Mowry], Brittany was all excited about acting. She knew every line word for word," said Dionne Walters, a 20-year-old college student from Montgomery, Ala., remembering how Brittany's supposed lack of short-term memory wasn't a hindrance during a previous challenge.

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Enough about Tyra Banks and Isiah Thomas.

Today, we're all about business. Top Model business.

In lieu of the America's Next Top Model clip show that ran last week, there should have been a public service announcement for the benefit of the remaining contestants proclaiming:

"This. Is. Not. The. Time. To. Flake. Out."

Of the five who were still in it as this episode began, Brittany, at least, had certainly lost it.

But was it her who got the ax in the end? Or was it Renee, Dionne (pictured) or Natasha? As the drama unfolded, our staff couldn't believe the developments.

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We love any reality show. Maybe you noticed.

If you don't believe us, try this on for size: we've even gone so far as to recap a recap episode of America's Next Top Model.

Don't you love (hate) that these recap shows are inexplicably thrown in mid-season to get everyone caught up and tease you with "bonus" footage? It's worthless, and yet you have to watch.

Hey, at least we got to see clips of the vanquished Jael Strauss again... and there's always Tyra Banks' fine booty.

But we disgress. We've summed up the current season of Top Model and you can catch up on all the action - as well as our surprise favorite to win the competition - by clicking here...

 
Kristine Lefebvre, she's not. But she left her mark on the reality TV landscape just the same.

Whether you liked laughing with or at America's Next Top Model contestant Jael Strauss, TV Guide believes (and we concur) that the show is going to be less interesting now that the trippy hippie has been sent back to her home planet â€" Detroit.

Whether the self-proclaimed "spreader of light," who was booted off on last week's show, was vowing to protect the innocent from "the evil ducks of the universe," doffing her bra for a voluntary girl-on-girl photo shoot, or delivering a David Lynchian monologue in her trademark marble-mouthed way ... she was something else. That's for sure.

Naturally, her reaction to her ouster was equally unique. So, as you brace yourself for tonight's episode, perhaps you'll enjoy spending a few more moments with the 22-year-old America's Next Top Model wannabe who remains weird beyond her years.

TVGuide.com: Well, in all honesty, I'm not sure how I'm going to continue watching the show without you on it!
Jael: Oh, really? Well, one day I'm going to have my own show, and you'll be able to watch me on that! I really want to do a show that uncovers all the unsigned bands and underground artists. I really want to expose all those great groups, like the Burning Man community.

TVGuide.com: That's perfect for you! There's definitely some rock 'n' roll in you.
Jael: Yeah... and some hip-hop!

TVGuide.com: Speaking of hip-hop, let's go back to the night of that infamous Smart Water party. What was going on with you and 50 Cent? Why did you keep getting in his face until he finally pushed you in the pool?
Jael: Everything you see is not everything that happened. Actually, the girls kept coming over to me and saying, "50 wants to talk to you," because he would send them over. And then I'd go back over and talk to him, and then he'd be like, "Didn't I tell you to leave me alone?" I guess he was intimidated. My personality was too much for him.

TVGuide.com: I would have expected you two to have a lot of fun together.
Jael: It was fun. I poured Smart Water all over his head!

TVGuide.com: Were you irritated that Sanjaya Malakar kind of stole your thunder by getting eliminated from American Idol on the same night as you?
Jael: No way! No one steals my thunder. I relate to Sanjaya, actually. I think he was there because of his energy and not so much his talent, and I can relate to that. You know, I did my best and I gave it all the energy I could possibly give, but at the same time...

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Last week's episode saw us bid farewell to Whitney.

This week's America's Next Top Model proved equally dramatic.

According to Entertainment Weekly's recap, all began with a visitor: April, from cycle two. She's been working as a travel correspondent, it seems, and had come to relay the message that she is way smarter than the cycle 8 girls.

Okay, so she didn't actually say that, but her togetherness (minus the nasty purple sequined number) spoke volumes as she tried to teach the girls how to conduct interviews.

This America's Next Top Model veteran's advice? Shoot for a vibe that falls between being a chatterbox and curling up into a ball. But the girls, as April might've said, looked like deer caught in headlights.

When the girls gave the interview tactics a try on each other, the fun almost turned into a major brouhaha over who's going to win Top Model.

As Natasha said of Dionne and Jael, "When I look at them, I imagine two cats ready to jump on each other."

Apparently, April taught them all she knows about being a correspondent â€" except for the important stuff, like "Don't be combative."

All of the girls still think looking pretty is their ticket to win.

Communicating with others is last on their list of priorities â€" even though Jael, using her trademark punctuated speech, claimed otherwise.

"I. Think. I'm. Really. Good. At Speaking. With. Other. Human. Beings."

She sounds like freaking Napoleon Dynamite.

After a night of playing around in the pool (ooooooga), the girls were greeted the following day by a bouncing Tyra Banks - decked out in a cute kangaroo costume no less.

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She's a hot model. A top model, even.

Not to mention the host of America's Next Top Model. She's a famous and busy gal, but that does not mean Tyra Banks can't make time for fun. Check out the pictures below, in which Banks attended the New York Knicks-New Jersey Nets game the other night at Madison Square Garden. 

Banks, an NBA fan long before she was a reality TV star, was animated as always... as were her pals - Kimora Lee Simmons, Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z - seen in these pics.

Tyra and her Top Model cohorts return for an all-new episode tomorrow.

Size does matter.

That's the take of the Los Angeles Times, on America's Next Top Model, which has bid farewell to both plus-sized models on its current cycle.

Tyra Banks and her judgin' cronies decided several weeks ago that Diana, whose heart never seemed fully in the contest, should get whacked.

Last night, Whitney was dismissed after landing in the bottom two three weeks in a row.

It was a tough road for Whitney (pictured, right) - who is stunning in person and extremely charismatic - but her photos never seemed to reveal her full personality and almost always made her look like a Sears catalog reject.

It didn't help that the America's Next Top Model photo shoot fates were stacked against her - last night she was required to pose in a bath towel and high-heeled shoes - a look that's really not flattering for anyone (seriously, try it).

The judges were consistently harsh toward Whitney, with Twiggy in particular, being hugely dismissive, referring to her week after week as a mere "pretty girl," but not a model.

In the end, Whitney pondered if modeling was the right career path for her (um, she goes to Dartmouth - why isn't she wondering if being a Supreme Court Justice is the right career path?) and decided that maybe she would try her hand... at acting.

Because Hollywood, after all, is far, far more accepting of women who don't fit into the elfin mold. Come on. Even the stereotypical rail-thin blonde, The Hills' Heidi Montag, just got a boob job.