#melrose bickerstaff

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Saying goodbye to my bestie

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Remember that time Melrose posed as Melania and Donald Trump on America’s Next Top Model? Man, 2006 feels so long ago.

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2. Melrose

My call-out average: 3.18

Panel call-out average: 3.36

Whether or not you liked her, you have to admit that Melrose was a pretty terrific model. She had a super interesting look and she pulled off the blonde makeover quite well too. While I think she was more suited for editorial modeling, she also did well with commercial modeling throughout the competition as well. Melrose was one of the best walkers of the cycle. It was cool to see her have a signature while still being able to adapt her walk to different concepts (just compare her walks in the first challenge, the dinner table show, go sees, and the final runway). When it came to photos, Melrose was one of the most consistent girls of Cycle 7. She sucked in the first shoot, but otherwise performed well in every single week until the finale. In fact, she rarely landed outside of my top 3. While she was a strong competitor, I can’t say that I found many of her photos to be super memorable. The only ones that come to mind are her nymph picture and her hair wars picture, the latter still being overshadowed by a few other shots. One issue I had is that I thought her style of modeling was over-the-top and too posey at times, but since her pictures were almost always strong I can’t complain too much.

Melrose was definitely a love her or hate her type of contestant. It was unfortunate that she got a villain edit because I never thought she did anything that bad, plus the other girls seemed to gang up on her (props to Melrose for handling that session with Tyra where she was singled out; she just chose to focus on herself). Honestly, I read Melrose’s attitude on her “diva of the day” reward during the first shoot as her being sarcastic/joking with Jay, but she stopped when he brought it up. After her first bottom 2 appearance she was nothing but professional on set and in panel. However, while Melrose wasn’t a bad person I still thought she was super annoying. She was not a gracious loser when it came to a lot of the challenges and her little tantrums got old really fast. I wouldn’t have been mad if Melrose had won, but I felt like she wasn’t as natural of a model as CariDee. Still, I appreciated her intelligence, competitiveness, and knowledge of the fashion industry. 

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Melrose Bickerstaff for FRV Travel 9.2 

~ America (7) ~

by Skas

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Creepy ANTM Shoots: Circus Freaks from Cycle 7.

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#7 – Melrose’s Runway Shot

This was definitely my favourite individual photo of Melrose in the competition (her nymph photo is possibly better, but Eugena drags that one down), and I am glad she took a risk here. This photo could have been boring like almost all the other ones on this shoot, but Melrose took it to a level which made it almost seem editorial. Melrose makes the dress look gorgeous, while selling herself at the same time.

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My ACOTAR headcanons: who I picture in my head when reading the books

Nicole Fox as Feyre

Melrose Bickerstaff as Mor

Michelle Trachtenburg as Elain

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Happy Boxing Day, y’all!

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1. Melrose

While Amanda and CariDee had my overall favorite photo, Melrose had the best individual performance by far. The only flaw I see is how her leg is cut off awkwardly by how the shot is framed and it looks a little cumbersome. I adore the angles she’s creating with her torso and arms, plus she’s creating a connection with Eugena. She also was the best at floating and it shows here. She set herself apart from the other girls by gazing off into the distance instead of at the camera. Her ethereal expression is so stunning, and  love her neck extension and how her hair is flowing in the water as well. Melrose definitely deserved the FCO this week.

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Melrose Bickerstaff for Wolf & Badger 

~ America (7) ~

by Nick Delaney