Saleisha - Cycle 9

[guii]

Originally Posted by aga

Twiggy would say that some girls were not to her cup of tea - Jade looked too harsh, Nik's walk was too bouncy, but they were still modelesque, versus the girls who she did not think were models - Cycle 9's Janet and Ambreal.

But Twiggy only said that about Nik because she loved Nicole to die...

Originally Posted by LedZepForever

People don't hate her because she's more suited to commercial modeling. People hate her because girl can't model period. Whether it's commercial, high fashion, or anything, girl can't model to save her life. Even if she may look commercial, she's a horrible commercial model. Both of her Cover Girl pictures looked forced and unattractive and that was supposed to be right down her alley. Meanwhile, Jenah, who every one complains is only suited toward high fashion and could supposedly never be a Cover Girl, knocks it right out of the park. It just shows how Jenah's a better model than Saleisha could ever even dream of being.

I agree. and I think to be a commercial model, you have to be attractive, and she definately isn't.

Other example of her amazing potential:

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[LedZepForever]

Originally Posted by mayukhers112

She can clearly model. Photogenics, along with LA Models, is the best agency in LA, and she was signed there before the show. She's booked a few shows in LA before the show, and, after ANTM, she's booked Tibi, a show for Peter Som, and a few other (reputable, may I add) runway jobs. I'm pretty sure that's a good indicator of the fact that she knows how to model.

If her pre-show career were such an indicator of model potential, then she wouldn't need ANTM. Period.

And her post-show work isn't that impressive either. The fact is regardless of names and numbers and what not, out of all of the pictures and footage of her trying to model, she can't. She's a horrible model. It doesn't necessarily take a Gemma Ward to take a better picture than her horrid tulip picture. All of the pictures and fooitage of her pathetically trying to model on the show as well as her "portfolio" clearly indicate that she is a horrible model. And there is very little to prove otherwise.

And Wiest made a good point about how people still debate if Mollie Sue can really model despite the amount of work she has gotten. But the difference is Mollie Sue can put less effort into modeling because she looks like a model. Saleisha doesn't. For me, she's proven she's a horrid commercial model with her two terrible Cover Girl pictures, and as a high fashion model, ummm, do we even need to go there? IMO, if Saleisha can model to the slightest extent, then Jaeda must be the next Agyness Deyn.

[ClrDeLun]

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9435/bscap1811vd7.jpg

This picture is horrid.
One of the main reasons I've disliked her is because Tyra built her up as the "commercial girl-next-door who can be edgy" when really, commercial girls next door look amazingly better than this. For example, Target is commercial modeling to the T and I've seen waaay better models than her in their promos and instore displays.

Saleisha as a high fashion model? Fail.
Saleisha as a commercial model? Double Fail.

[Wiest]

Originally Posted by ClrDeLun

For example, Target is commercial modeling to the T and I've seen waaay better models than her in their promos and instore displays.

Ugh. I know exactly what you mean. Last week I went to Target to get some movies and as I was walking past the women's clothing section I was looking at the models pictured on the displays and thought to myself, "Holy crap. These girls are ten times the model Saleisha could ever be."

[ClrDeLun]

I know! They're stunning! Borderline perfect!

And if that's what Saleisha was being sold to us as, then we've been taken for idiots!

[Ohmygosh]

I love Saleisha so much. She's a great model and beautiful.

[ClrDeLun]

I don't think she's that beautiful. Even by classical standards.

Pretty, maybe.
Cute, sorta.
Beautiful, I'd reserve for girls I'd want to stare at all day.
Stunning, forget it.

[bucwild]

And her post-show work isn't that impressive either. The fact is regardless of names and numbers and what not, out of all of the pictures and footage of her trying to model, she can't. She's a horrible model. It doesn't necessarily take a Gemma Ward to take a better picture than her horrid tulip picture. All of the pictures and fooitage of her pathetically trying to model on the show as well as her "portfolio" clearly indicate that she is a horrible model. And there is very little to prove otherwise.

And Wiest made a good point about how people still debate if Mollie Sue can really model despite the amount of work she has gotten. But the difference is Mollie Sue can put less effort into modeling because she looks like a model. Saleisha doesn't. For me, she's proven she's a horrid commercial model with her two terrible Cover Girl pictures, and as a high fashion model, ummm, do we even need to go there? IMO, if Saleisha can model to the slightest extent, then Jaeda must be the next Agyness Deyn.

I hate to go through this Groundhog Day/Deja Vu stuff again but here's goes.
Everything you stated was an opinion not a fact. You have some people that like her and think's she can model and you have others that hate her and don't think she can't model. Even if the majority think she's isn't a model it's still an opinion not fact and the same goes for those that love her.

[Ohmygosh]

Its okay if she doesnt fit your standard of beauty. She doesn't need to be beautiful to you, to be successful. Saleisha is going to do great in the future, you'll see.

[ClrDeLun]

And that's fine if you somehow find beauty in her.

As for a successful future, we'll see.