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1st - Cycle 3 (2004)



Obviously its no secret, Cycle 3 has taken the top spot, purely for being the the cycle that truly kick-started ANTMs iconic legacy. Cycle 1 & 2 were great, but cycle 3 is when the drama began.



First of all, the casting ep from this cycle was iconic. We had Eva making a name for herself and causing drama on the first day, that one girl who just decided she didnt wanna be there and stomped out, Toccara giving us one of the most iconic entrances ever (miss J was truly shook), that other plus size model Mary who looked basic af idk why she even came back in c4.... and thats just the start..

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of course we also met Tiffany for the first time during casting where she got into the iconic bar fight (back in the days when the girls were allowed to go out!). After having a dance off, some local poured her beer all over Tiffany leading them to have a full on glass throwing fight. Tiffany said the iconic line...



Tiffany got sent home but obviously came back for cycle 4 (where she was part of an even more infamous moment ). Also sent home was plus size Mary who spent the entire episode comparing herself to Toccara. Anorexic Amy of whom Eva spent the entire ep calling gross NNNN. Then there was that one girl with the bleach blonde emo hair who went crying on the bathroom floor and Tyra had to go comfort her you'd NEVER catch Tyra being that nice in later cycles.

Then there was that completely random moment when the first bunch of girls had been cut when Amanda decided to announce she was legally blind

The final 14 then went straight to Jamaica for a swimsuit photoshoot on some really awkward looking rocks. It was announced that one girl would be eliminated the next morning based on her performance in the photoshoot. Leah was convinced it would be here and made sure she was the one to read the letter telling who the girl leaving was. That girl was Magdalena.. however at panel, Leah got sent home too



When the girls go to their house in NYC, Ann is upset when she cant share a room with Eva and they have that weird moment where shes crying like "YOU'RE GONNA BE AT MY WEDDING!" (fun fact: she wasn't).

The girls had their makeovers and many people commented on how Amanda changed her personality once she got given he platinum blonde hair. Ann was crying because they cut like an inch off her hair, meanwhile Jennipher who had hair down to her knees got all of hers hacked off and was given some horrible aunty box job golden hair.

At panel that week, Tyra asked Julie why she wanted to be a model. When Julie replied it was to get her into the manufacturing business, she was sent home sksksk



When Eva wins a challenge at the house she cries "in your tall bitches faces", which causes fumes when a couple of others think she says "in your fat bitches faces" nnnn



While Eva and Ann are out enjoying Evas prize win. Amanda thinks Eva has stolen her crystals and decides to set a trap for her. Later that day when Eva returns, Amanda bumps past her without apologizing, causing one of the most iconic fights in antm history. Eva and Amanda start going at it in the hallway and somehow Jennipher and Ann get involved before Jennipher asks why Ann is always up Evas butt. Meanwhile Kristi is on the phone asking them to keep the noise does "as my boyfriend can hear everything you're saying" nnn. Jennipher eventually gets tired and pushes Ann out the way, leaving Ann stood shook.

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Turns out blind Amanda had just misplaced her crystals

Then there was stripper Cassie and her bulimia. She had made it no secret that she had an eating disorder and didnt like to eat much. Which is weird considering her one big fight came from her food being tampered with.. Ann and Eva were tired of Cassie leaving her mess all around the kitchen so Ann decided to get a knife and write "clean your s**t" in Cassies freshly baked brownies This obviously caused a huge drama when the girls went out for dinner. Yaya had her 'respeito' top on and Ann couldn't resist asking her what it meant. Yaya replied "it means respect, there seems to be a lack of it in the house". This went on to Ann admitting to writing in Cassies food, to which Cassie shouted "DONT TOUCH MY S**T"



Tyra then held this very half-arsed intervention with Cassie and told her she thinks she should see a therapist for her bulimia. Cassie refuses and she gets sent home. In the next ep, Tyra and her mum have a heart to heart where Tyra says she feels 'really bad' for sending Cassie home, her mum reassures Tyra that shes a good person and tried to help




Another scream was Kelle, who described herself as 'a white girl with a really good tan' All the other girls started to get tired of her and her pompous attitude and constant bragging about the things she had. She delivered some classic one-liners, like this...



and of course when Tyra asked her what her insecurity was, she replied "I think I have a face like a monkey"



There were also some great photoshoot this cycle, like the one on a trampoline, the kimono one and the iconic tarantula one where Mr Jay introduced a 'special guest' and some ranger woman walked in holding a tarantula to which Eva asked "do you mean her or the spider?" nnnnn

After getting clipped with the industrial clippers in the last ep, Toccara was starting to feel the pressure of the competition and was eliminated, something that Tyra said many years later that she regretted.



The girls went abroad to Tokyo, Japan. Their first task when arriving was to do a campbells soup commercial in Japanese language. Needless to say they were all terrible

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Norelle seemed to have the biggest culture shock, she didnt even know what Japanese people ate..



Eva, Ann and Norelle who had called themselves 'pink positive' due to them sharing the pink room in NYC had started to crumble. Ann was starting to get tired of Eva and after Eva throws Norelle under the bus saying she should go home, Ann and Eva have their breakup.



One of the biggest screams from overseas came when the girls had to do a traditional Japanese tea drinking challenge. Everything was so precise and had to be immaculate, and the girls were so messy, especially Norelle.

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and of course the iconic ANTM Umeboshi challenge, where Yaya spat hers out

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In the end, the final 2 came down to Eva and Yaya with Eva taking the win. Imo the right decision, Eva could take some amazing photos and had a personality for the entertainment industry. Yaya went on to have a successful acting career.

I've probably missed so many iconic moments from this cycle its hard to think of them all, you'll have to remind me

Cycle ranking: 10/10