Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real ANTM Review

Minneapolis-based drag queens Sissy Tops and The Other Jeannie Retelle review every episode of the classic queer juggernaut, America's Next Top Model, starting with Cycle 1.

"The Girl Who Wins It All" 05/20/2021

"The Girl Who Wins It All" CYCLE 3 FINALE! This one is a doozy. Not because of the episode. We cover the plot for about 20 full minutes! The rest is just mess and laughing our asses off. Sorry not sorry. This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/19166231

"The Girl Who Didn't Hug Goodbye" 05/13/2021

"The Girl Who Didn't Hug Goodbye" It's Harajuku week and the girls are on a style journey they are most certainly not into. From the confusion in the styling challenge, to Ann's shitty attitude we are one episode away from wrapping up this Tokyo adventure. This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/19080872

"The Girl the Lionesses are Hunting" 05/06/2021

"The Girl the Lionesses are Hunting" All Tea. No. Seriously. The models learn how to participate in a traditional tea ceremony and according to Norelle, "opening a sliding door in Japan takes five minutes". They also do a shoot for T Mobile with guidance from Tyra. One learns, the rest fumble. We'll let you guess who. This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/18961973

"The Girl Meets Taye Diggs" 04/29/2021

"The Girl Meets Taye Diggs" THE GIRLS MEET TAYE DIGGS. Do we need to say a whole lot more? I mean, they go to Japan which is cute. But Taye.....Diggs.....ugh. This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/18902099

"The Girl Who is Panic Stricken" 04/22/2021

"The Girl Who is Panic Stricken" Do you know what a go see is? It's where you GO and SEE the designers who will potentially hire you. And if you don't remember, don't worry. Tyra and the rest of the ANTM fam will remind you during this whole episode. This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/18782627

"The Girl Who Forgot Her Shoes" 04/15/2021

"The Girl Who Forgot Her Shoes" Do you know what a go see is? It's where you GO and SEE the designers who will potentially hire you. And if you don't remember, don't worry. Tyra and the rest of the ANTM fam will remind you during this whole episode. This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/18697859

"The Girl Who Mutilated the Precious Brownies" 04/08/2021

"The Girl Who Mutilated the Precious Brownies" Not her precious brownies! Anne leaves Cassie a note in her food, but we can't decide what is more nasty...low carb brownies, or Anne's attitude. This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/18631940

"The Girl Who Cries When She Looks In the Mirror" 04/01/2021

"The Girl Who Cries When She Looks In the Mirror" We finally get a light hearted episode y'all! Well, light hearted in comparison to the heavy shit in every other episodes so far this cycle. Come play with us! And remember, the order is inhale, shot, exhale. This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/18554375

"The Girl Who Sets A Trap" 03/25/2021

"The Girl Who Sets A Trap" Does Amanda really set a trap? Or does she trap herself into looking like a fool? Let's get messy and talk some shit about Cycle 3 Epidsode 5. This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/18442352

"The Girl Everyone Thinks Is A Backstabber 03/18/2021

"The Girl Everyone Thinks Is A Backstabber This week we join the models as they have THEIR MAKEOVERS AHHH!!! That's right, it's makeover week. Tears, laughs, attitudes, and diva-licious attitudes all around! This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/18339968

"The Girl Who is Codependent" 03/11/2021

"The Girl Who is Codependent" We made it through casting of Cycle 3 and now it's time to dive in to the competition. Get ready folks. We have a stage 5 clinger on our hands. This is Standards of Beauty: A Fiercely Real America's Next Top Model Review. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/18257996

"The Girl With A Secret" 03/04/2021

"The Girl With A Secret" We are back, y'all... and since we're kicking off a new cycle, we have a fiercely real-sized episode! /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/18185111

"The Girl Who is America's Next Top Model" 02/12/2021

"The Girl Who is America's Next Top Model" This week's drag tips include: how to get into your favorite celebrity's DMs. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/17923061

"The Girl Who Cheated" 02/04/2021

"The Girl Who Cheated" This week, we get one of the most memorable moments from ANTM, of all time. While in Milan, Shandi cheats on her boyfriend and the phone call that results is... a glass case of emotion. The models pair off in a nude photo shoot, styled by Nolé Marin, but one of the girls oversteps her bounds. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/17815640

"The Girl With the Signature Walk" 01/28/2021

"The Girl With the Signature Walk" CW: eating disorders. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/17722925

"The Girl Who Is Dripping With Hypocrisy" 01/21/2021

"The Girl Who Is Dripping With Hypocrisy" This week, the girls take a dancing class, while Sissy & Jeannie entertain themselves for the better part of the episode. Then, the models' choreography is put to the test while they perform as background dancers for Tyra Banks's world premiere of her first single, "Shake Ya Body". /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/17632997

"The Girl Whose Lips Puffed Up" 01/14/2021

"The Girl Whose Lips Puffed Up" This week, Camille suffers from an allergic reaction, meanwhile the only thing Sissy & The Other Jeannie are suffering from is being too high. The models get some acting training from Tasha Smith, which they put to the test in an high-flying action commercial for Rollitos (RIP). At least no one on this cycle is terrified of heights, right? /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/17544572

"The Girl Who Is a Visual Orgasm" 01/07/2021

"The Girl Who Is a Visual Orgasm" We're back like poltergeist, y'all! This week, the models open up about their personal backstories and they learn all about charisma. Then, they pose underwater for Quench and we meet Nolé Marin, and his Pomeranian Minnie! In judging, the women have to be pretend to be spokesmodels and it's... something. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/17454506

"The Girl Who Needs Six Months of Modeling School" 12/24/2020

"The Girl Who Needs Six Months of Modeling School" Oofta, this week is a doozy. Some of it old hat: Catie is still crying and Jenascia is still short. The models meet Simon Doonan and Betsey Johnson, but at the photoshoot this week, the remaining nine impersonate famous celebrities, and Xiomara is given Grace Jones. So this is our first impasse of Blackface in ANTM, and it’s rough to say the least. But at least Janice is having a great time. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/17317340

"The Girl Who Can Cry At The Drop Of A Hat" 12/17/2020

"The Girl Who Can Cry At The Drop Of A Hat" A lot of tears are shed this episode, y'all. Not by Sissy or Jeannie, but by our Queen of Wilmar, Minnesota: Catie. This episode might as well be a Destiny's Child song, because it is a lot of emotions. First, she cries because it's the quintessential moment of every cycle: makeover week. And then, more tears because this week, the models are suspended hundreds of feet in the air, but it still doesn't make Jenascia tall, and she'll be the first one to point it out. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/17230499

"The Girl Who Floats Like a Butterfly and Stings Like a Bee" 12/10/2020

"The Girl Who Floats Like a Butterfly and Stings Like a Bee" The models get weighed in, while Sissy & Jeannie open up about their personal body journeys. Then, it's time for a lesson from Miss Jay on runway (featuring some particularly unflattering unitards), until half of the episode inexplicably becomes about Camille & Yoanna drama. The models pose for a Steve Madden ad, and we see who can walk the walk. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/17139017

"The Girl Who Overslept" 12/03/2020

"The Girl Who Overslept" Cue some CeCe Peniston, because we have FINALLY arrived at Cycle 2. We meet a new crop of models, but the cream of that crop is the photographer for the shoot, and new judge on the panel: Nigel Barker. The ladies pose nude in a Garden of Eden-themed photo for color contact lenses. Some rise to the challenge, some refuse to show their skin, and someone sleeps through the alarm. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/17045747

"The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model" 11/26/2020

"The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model" OMG y'all... we made it to the finale of Cycle 1. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/16964732

"The Girls Get Really Naked" 11/19/2020

"The Girls Get Really Naked" Jeannie and Sissy get so high that they can fly a kite to Paris. Meanwhile, the models explore the city and participate in the most revealing photoshoot yet, featuring an iconic moment with Robin. We also see Tyra behind the camera for the first time as she photographs the final four. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/16865132

"The Girl Who Deals With a Pervert" 11/12/2020

"The Girl Who Deals With a Pervert" CW: nonconsensual touching /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/16780880

"The Girl Who Everyone Thinks is Killing Herself" 11/05/2020

"The Girl Who Everyone Thinks is Killing Herself" CW: eating disorders, body image /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/16691858

"The Girl Who Drives Everyone Crazy" 10/29/2020

"The Girl Who Drives Everyone Crazy" This week, Sissy and The Other Jeannie wax poetic about Anchorman and not so casual homophobia, while the models shoot their first video commercial. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/16602575

"The Girl Who Gets Rushed to the Emergency Room" 10/22/2020

"The Girl Who Gets Rushed to the Emergency Room" This week, Sissy and Jeannie debate their strategies if they were on reality television, while the models receive the first makeover ever in ANTM herstory. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/16502216

"The Girl is Here to Win, Not Make Friends" 10/15/2020

"The Girl is Here to Win, Not Make Friends" The models walk in a mock fashion show, where we meet Miss Jay!!! And Wyclef Jean is there too? There's a prayer circle, which is a choice. And the girls model in bikinis again, meanwhile Sissy explains to Jeannie what Stuff magazine is. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/16412561

"The Girl Who Wants It Bad" 10/08/2020

"The Girl Who Wants It Bad" Minneapolis-based drag queens Sissy Tops and The Other Jeannie Retelle review every episode of the classic queer juggernaut, America's Next Top Model, starting with Cycle 1, Episode 1. /episode/index/show/standardsofbeautypod/id/16318115

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