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Out of My Comfort Zone

Salome talks about her two wins and her fight with Laury.

April 22, 2009

Gabriel the humorist is gone.
We get to a club/bar in the Lower East Side. It's empty except the four of us.
Tyson and Nicole tell us we are doing a shoot inspired by the '60s. the Killers, etc. I'm trying to remember what I know about that time. I think it was the hippie experimental time of drugs? I'm not exactly sure. Oh wait. I see that comp card box. We are gonna be in pairs! Everybody is not excited at all. Because we aren't judged individually I feel people get benefits from the judges they don't deserve. Like Kerryn winning immunity only in group photos. I don't know if she deserves it. Also you don't get your best photo; it is the best group photo and you may look weak and get put in the bottom four like in the sport shoot. Moving on. I pray I get a good partner. Branden picks Sandhurst, Jonathan - Jordan, Collin - Kerryn, that means I will work with Mountaha, Laury, or Amanda. Mountaha and I are praying to work together. I want the twins to work in a team! She is the next to pick. She picks me! Laury and Amanda work together. Laury can't stand Amanda. Going down! Oh yea there is a catch: double elimination this week.

We meet our photographer Roxanne. She is very calm and soft spoken with sparkling eyes and a sweet smile. I'm excited to work with her. She tells us she likes to capture moments. She thinks life is a party and she wants us to have fun with the shoot and not be "posey."
We go back to get styled by a lady Rebecca who's styled Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton, and Sex and the City. Mountaha is so awesome! She is describing the '60s lifestyle so I can imagine it and we can be the two hot confident high party girls that are going to steal the show! I am a hair nervous because two are going home. I have a quarter of a chance I could go home. NO way!

My makeup makes me look like Twiggy and Mountaha looks like Agnes B. I watch the other shoot before me. Jordan and Jonathan do so well I don't know if we an top it. I start getting in my head. Mountaha tries to teach me a couple steps to disco dancing it's kinda like weird jumping jacks!

It's our turn. We go out. Roxanne shows us a picture of two guys making goofy faces chilling on the ground. W are in the '60s hanging in a bar. We get a cigarette and holder for Mountaha and a drink for me.

As the shoot goes along I get nervous because EVERYONE wants more energy and I feel like I'm giving as much as I can sitting on the ground with a drink in my hand and looking natural. I don't know exactly the vision. So Mountaha and I pretend to be flirting and checking out guys.
Roxanne's assistant comes out and says we took 200 something shots. That many. Mountaha asks, "Did we get it?" She says, "Oh yea, we had it at 150 shots." So either we did really well and she didn't want to stop, or we were not giving her what she was looking for and she kept going.

I still have a cold and don't feel great so I nap until the rest are done. Tyson comes and sits down and starts talking to us. There is so much I don't know I could listen to him talk for hours! I get the feeling he thinks Sandhurst is gonna win. I want to prove him wrong!  Tonight I feel really blessed to be here and really down about my day! Weird combination.

Nicole brings our books. I see Jonathan and Jordan's picture. It is very '60s and great. My heart sinks when I see my picture. Mountaha is connecting with the camera amazingly. I am sitting there looking off a little buzzed. My body looks good but my face is low energy! Uh-oh! Judges please like it!

Phone rings I answer and put on my speaker. Cory asks to speak tooo ... Salome!!! I am so shocked, I put the phone on speaker to my ear. I can't talk and my mouth hangs open. Because Mountaha was my partner and great friend I pick her to go with me to Elie Tahari. I'm gonna get this I have to! Goes well. They think I'm beautiful but too tall and premature for the campaign. I will make them change their minds, someday soon!

Cory comes right before we get home to measure us. I lose 1.5" inches on my boobs and half an inch on my butt. Fat moves soo slowly. I work out and practice my walk till 11:45 because tomorrow two people are going. I get up and work out. Tyson and Nicole tell us today's runway is based on fashion that takes any object and turns it into couture in less than four minutes. It is a fashion war today. We will be walking in teams but compete with our partner from the photo shoot. Like any modeling job we are to be the best. We are each assigned a designer. Mine is Kelly, very calm and cool.

We get slicked back hair. Cecilia, the hair dresser, tells Kerryn she can't go outside because it will f**k up her hair. So she cries and whines. The poor makeup artist now has to be a psychiatrist! I believe Kerryn is perhaps losing her stamina and her brain and that means ... How well can she do competing? I have no clue who will be going home. Kerryn has f**ked so she is going home.

Laury's runway was awful and she didn't stand out to them so she is going home.
I win immunity.

When Laury comes to the back I go to hug her as she walks in she brushes me off sort of bitchy-like. I figure she is upset because she is going home. So I give her space. She is hugging everyone. I stand up to hug her and she says "Salome I will hug you but I don't really want to." I'm shocked. Don't do anything you don't want to. She goes on to tell me I'm fooling people in the house. I'm fooling the judges but I'm not fooling her. I'm confused and I get heated for a minute. I figure she is just angry because I won immunity and she is going home. She believes she has more potential, she even believes she is going to be the next Victoria's Secret model. LOL. She's got a great body but not that great. I liked Laury but I guess the feeling isn't mutual.

The whole cultural difference thing makes this living in such close quarters thing difficult. She apparently things I'm fake because I am nice to somebody but when they get on my nerves sometimes I will talk about it. I get over it and when I see them I want to get to know them better to try to see where and what I can learn. Give them another chance and see where they or I need to grow. She sees it as fake that I want critique from judges even though yes it is painful. How else am I to grow or know what they are thinking?

I'm here to learn and I'm definitely learning how to relate to people or leaning how other people react to situations.

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Comments

36 Comments

Salome,
Congrats! You are a very interesting person and it is nice to see you prevail. I wanted to add that I think people are just jealous of your bottom and they want to make you feel uncertain or unsure of your overall package. I appears to be a subject of much focus. I don't blame them, I would be focusing on it to.

Laury would've turned on anyone and basically did at some point during the show. Watch your back with Mountaha or however you spell it. She got mad when you won and she would turn on you also. I'd definitely watch the talking trash about people, though. It's too easy to try to blow it off like everyone does it and it is just normal. That's a lousy excuse.

Salome,

You are doing a great job. I admire the heck out of you because despite of your strict upbringing and your parents' religious beliefs you are pursuing your dream. I like your fresh personality and how you are so direct. This might be annoying to some of the other competitors, but it is that they do not understand your upbringing. At times, you might come off as naive because you don't know much about popular culture, but who cares, you can catch up on that as you go. What counts is that you know what you want.

Another thing, stop saying that your name rhymes with salami. Stop this immediately! You have a beautiful name...quit comparing it to a greasy coldcut/sausage.

Good luck!
Signed,
An old fart that is just fascinated with this show!

Sara you walk!... can you?
Salome go girl! ;)
<3

I feel like you more than the other models have really stepped up each week and improved each time you have another walk or competition. You have learned aspects quickly and can do those things unknown to you with amazing courage and optimism. I really think you would deserve winning the show, bc after all it is MAKE Me a Supermodel...as in not already at that level and could already be getting jobs initially. The judges did the best with you, I think, to help you along your way to this tremendous goal. Adaptability is your strength, hope to see you win this!

I think that you are amazing! I wish the best for you, but I'm sure you don't need it! You are amazing and I'm sure you are an inspriration to others, which is the best reward of all.

Keep up the good work, the Pritchard's are watching you every time it shows we are proud of you.

Love

Jessica
Parks Crossroads

I'm an "older" lady but think you more than deserve to win the competition....Keep up the good work

Salome Love your attitude, Love your looks.... You are a winner already, I hope you are THE winner.

To the one who says Salome needs to learn how to walk.... I think she's proved she can! Duh! When was the last time you were 6' tall and beautiful? I seriously doubt ever! Lome! You Rock it every time! XOXO

Wow! You totally amaze me! I bout screamed after you won the shoot AND immunity! You go, girl! I hope you go all the way to the top! You know you can! Anybody thats never been a mennonite has no clue how sheltered we are from the world and everything, but I know you are not faking about being naive! *muuaah!*

Salome, you are a beautiful girl, and photograph well! I felt Laury took her frustration, ineptness & jealousy out on you, but good for you, for not stooping down to that same level of ugliness. As for the Go-See's- maybe you need to add a little more sass or style to your walks, and a kick ass great end pose. Confidence needs to show more during those walks to. If you act the part, you'll get the part!! Alo, hate to say it, but eat-less, i.e., supermodels are super thin...unfortunately... and exercise, exercise, exercise.

I get what Laury's talking about. Go home already.

Salome,

Have you ever considered a no carbohydrate diet? This particular diet basically requires that you consume vegetables with a source of protein for about four weeks maximum. I purchased the George Foreman grill, which is small and can be used in the kitchen to cook protein in a low fat manner and a short time frame. I lost 30 pounds in four weeks. I’m not suggesting you need to lose 30 pounds but I do think a 10-20 pound weight lost would give you more of a competitive edge. I really want you to win!

girl,you need to learn how to walk

Salome
You have been a favorite of mine since the begging. I would not worry about lory she is no longer in the house by the way i am glad about that. you did awsome last week and the judges saw that otherwise you would have never won. so good luck and i hope you are made into a supermodel.

Salome, i just adore you to death, your pictures are stunning and so is your beautiful face, just keep on doing what your doing, i think you will make it all the way!. Last season a female won, maybe you can carry it to the end as well, screw everyone in the house lol, your tall, your gorgeous and your personality rocks, best of luck. :]

Hey Salome, I just wanted to say how proud we are of you for supporting Altamont

Salome, you are my favorite girl on the show. You are beautiful, and although you are trying to lose inches I sincerely hope you don't lose too much weight. I also love your personality. I hope you never lose your low-drama, joyous personality in such a critical profession.

I'm SOOOO proud of you. And stay classy, don't let any of the negativity get to you.

Salome I also am the daughter of a preacher and for you to be so brave and to go after your dreams is great and don't feel too sad God always will love you I really hope your the winner

Salome, you have been my favorite since the first episode! Your picture was so stunning, I knew then that you would be a supermodel someday.
You really need to work on your walk, though. Watch videos of your walk in the tight red dress a couple weeks ago, and remember Perou's comments. You have kind of a jerky hip shake going on, and you need to make your walk more fluid.
But you are gorgeous, and very talented, and your look is AMAZING. I REALLY hope you win!

Salome,
You were awesome in the show last week. You showed real class when Laury lashed out at you and you held your ground with calm, grace and a little bit of spitfire! There are so many people in this world who are not only ugly from the outside in but also from the inside out. Don't let them trample on your inner beauty, sweetness and elegance. Jealousy is a poison. Its like an octopus trying to entrap you in all eight arms. Glide away from the venom like a mermaid and you'll be acclaimed as the world's most beautiful model(and the sweetest).Next week I'll celebrate my birthday cheering you on. Love ya!

Hi Salome!

I'm really glad you won this week. I think you take the best pictures. I think if you had walked the way you did in front of the judges at the go-see, you would have gotten the job. Your walk was great, many of the judges liked it. Confidence darling, will take you a long way.
I'm rooting for you and Jonathan.

Don't worry what other people say about you and don't talk bad about anyone else. You're just stooping to their level. Whenever someone says anything bad about your performance chances are they are just jealous! Good luck...

you need to learn how to walk the runway

Salome, I couldn't understand why Laury just went off on you.... You handle Laury well. Let her walk in your shoes growing up. You are an adult now, not a child. I'm glad to see you go after your dream. Practice that walk .... You look and act like a supermodel in my eyes and I wish you the best. Your pictures are great. Your back ground is just so unreal today with not seeing the real world. Your out there and I hope to see you "ROCK" the house like you did last week... next week. Stay postive, you look great and it's nice to see your working hard at the gym. Keep up the great job.
Robin

Don't introduce yourself as "Salome," like "Salami, the food" to fashion designers at a go-see- it's a MAJOR turn-off.. just remember that. Other than that, I really like ya and hope you do well.

i love you. so charming and beautiful. and i love your attitude too. but try not to play the "oh i grew up mennonite" excuse all the time. but aside that, you are one of the best.

Salome! I am SO proud of you! I was practically jumping up and down last night when they announced you won!

Salome i love you!!
I really hope you win(: you deserve it, your beautiful, talented, and hell you grew up in, you said, like, Amish community! If you dont win, (which you will!) i know you will still go far! <3

I love u!Ur smile is really sweet。U deserve to win!

I like u!And I am very happy u can win this week!U definently a great model!

I think if she doesn't go all the way, she needs to re-visit her go-sees AFTER improving her walk and loosing 5-10 lbs immediately after leaving the show. She may find they will have work for her. She is improving every week on her minimal flaws that she is correcting. Just the same hard work will get her to a solid model career if not near or at the top. She takes great photos, is tall, has a "LOOK". So what else can you ask?

I love you, Salome!!! You did an awesome job this week. You definently did not deserve the ridicule that laury lashed out to you with. I was so overjoyed when the judges sent laury home this evening.what she did to you showed all of us just how unprofessional she really is.I am sure the tension in the house has been lifted quite a bit now that laury is gone. You just forget about what that awful woman said to and about you, she was completly in the wrong. YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!

you are amazing and I love you sooo much

Salome....try to learn from everyone and every new experience.....but keep the values you brought with you. Be who you are and don't let the haters take you down ;)

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