winner Amanda
L: runner up Kelsey, R: second runner up Sophie
Ah next top model. Can't make it through one season without drama. Last year was Cassi's "boganista" antics, the season before that it was the horrible tall poppy syndrome regarding "real" model Alice. And this season, well, let's say it has been a cock up of epic proportions. That recurring dream where you read the wrong name out in competitions actually came true for host Sarah Murdoch last night, when she read out "Kelsey" as in the winner, when in fact it was "Amanda". After about 20 seconds of Kelsey's elation and thank you speech Sarah started murmuring "Oh no, Oh no". You could see on Kelsey's face the moment she realised she hadn't won, and it was crushing. But, as a credit to both Sarah and Kelsey, both handled the situation with grace and professionalism. Kelsey supported Sarah while she, i believe the technical term is, FREAKED OUT over this colossal mistake, and then Amanda while she disbelievingly received her crown. The whole thing was just ridiculous, and I'm not just saying this because I'm a Kelsey fan. Amanda was my second choice, and I didn't want her to win like this, and I didn't want Kelsey to lose like this either.
Foxtel agrees. They've dug deep into their pockets to find a prize for Kelsey too, $25 000 in cash and a trip to New York to meet with modelling agencies. It's the least they could do. It was just human error, but it was human error on a ben hur scale, and it was a potentially upsetting thing for all involved. There is even talk now of running both kelsey's and Amanda's harpers bazaar covers next week. I would actually want to buy Kelsey's i think it practically sings of November, but I am torn because I feel that it doesn't really make it fair to Amanda, who won (despite everything) and therefore deserves the spoils of her prize, including the Harpers cover. Here are all three of the finalist's covers. Which one would you buy?
With the election, the AFL grand final draw, and now this, it hasn't been a great month or so for Australian competitions, has it?
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