I actually thought this was a good idea for a shoot. It puts the girls all on the same playing field because they all have the same assignment: each girl's imagination determines the quality of her shoot, really.

Some of the girls came up with some lame personality traits, but, in the end, it's the photos that matter.

That and the nickname. Man, some of the nicks were dumb. But some of the judges' suggestions were even dumber ("Brown?" Really? Yikes).

As usual, each ranking will be accompanied by my own personal commentary on how wretched a person each contestant is. And on we go!

8. Sarah (BOOTED)

Moe? Come ON.

Oh, Sarah. This picture is BOOOOOOOOO-RING!!!! Usually, when the judges say crap like, "This is soooo posed," I say, "Whatever, judges, you're just trying to sound cool." But, this time, I could see what they were talking about and actually agreed.

Innocent? Nowhere near as good as Brittany's. Angry? Nowhere near as good as Jael's "anarchist" (pose was very cliched, IMO). Sad? More like "indigestion." Happy? Totally cheesy; very Mervyn's Spring Catalog 2004.

I mean, I've done pictures like this with my digital camera at home. Actually, I think mine were a little better.

Also, she should have remembered last week's tip and picked a blue shirt to complement her skin and hair. Bad call, Sarah.

Good riddance to you and your foul middle name, Sarah Moe.

7. Whitney

Whitelle? Come ON.

For once in my life, I agree with the bottom two. Don't get too comfy, judges; I doubt it'll ever happen again.

First the good: this white top looks great on her.

Now the bad: I think our girl Whit just overthought this shoot. I mean, "secretive?" "Peaceful?" How are you supposed to convey that without props?

Secretive? Sorry, but that raised arm is showing your Secret to all of us. Peaceful? A little better, but it really only serves as the missing link between "secretive" and "thinker." Thinker? Probably the best of the bunch, but even that's not great. Comedian? What is with that Gene Simmons tongue, girl?

"Secretive," "peaceful" and "thinker" all looked like variations on the same pose. I think she should've picked a few more basic ones. Thinker is good, but what about doing, like, a meditative pose for "peaceful?" How about a finger to the lips for "secretive?"

You'd think someone from Dartmouth would be able to come up with better ideas. But I guess that's what happens when you major in "Basketball" and not "Creativity and Imagination."

All the same, I'm still with audreystar in her prediction that Tyra's setting out to make a statement this cycle. If Whitney doesn't at least make it to the top four, I'll be very surprised. I bet she'll pick it up a significant bit tonight.

6. Renee

Naiyim? Come ON. NeNe? A li'l better, I suppose.

I don't know if it's Renee's foul personality that makes me rank her so low, but I just can't make myself like this picture. I feel like she just doesn't have it in her duplicitous snake of a self to exhibit four different sides of her personality. Far as I've seen so far, Renee only has two faces.

Sexual? Like a T-Bag from "Prison Break" sort, I guess. Dark side? Should I be disturbed that it looks so similar to "sexual?" Motherly? After the "dark side" pic, it looks a little like a serial killer trying to lure innocents into her web of lies to be killed and maybe eaten. Sorrow? Once again, looks rather fake. Looks more like, "I'm stretching before I go to bed."

And what the heck is up with her babuschka head wrap all the time? Is that supposed to look good instead of really, really odd and pretentious and obviously-trying-to-give-birth-to-a-new-trend-ish? I'm going to call that head wrap her "fetch" because, like "fetch," it is NOT going to happen.

And her top is okay, but her hair's terrible.

On top of all that, how foul a liar is she?? Let's run down the list of Renee's lies this episode, shall we?

"I never said that I hated you."
"Nicole Richie asked who the wild one was and I just said, 'Oh, Jael's the wild one.'"
"I am not a mean person."
"I'm sorry."

Yeah, let's see how this "revelation" changes ol' NeNe tonight (my bet: NOT AT ALL).

5. Jaslene
Jaslene. How very predictable.

Jaslene is always fierce -- this time, she was predictably so. All of her pictures could be depicting the exact same character trait. She knows how to take a good picture, but in a very general sort of way.

Sentimental? Only if that sentiment is "ferocity." Drag queen? Quite a fierce one. ChaCha diva? Feroz. Modelesque? What's the word I'm looking for? Oh, yes, there it is: fierce.

All these pictures look good, but they do all look the same. I think versatility was the point of this exercise and, if such is the case, Jaslene failed pretty miserably. Her hair and clothes look good, though.

4. Dionne

Wholahay? OSSOM!!!! Brown? What a let-down. You suck, Tyra.

I love me some Dionne; that's no secret. This pic is okay, I guess, but not brilliant.

Friendly? Cute, sassy, pretty. Very Cover Girl. Evil? Great pic; quite dark (and not in a Brown kind of a way). Hood? Ooh, worst of the set. You'd think Dionne would be able to do "hood" better than Natasha, but I guess I was wrong. Sensitive? More like a migraine headache.

Her top is pretty on her, but her hair mystifies me. It's almost as bad as Renee's if not worse.

That said, I was very happy that Dionne won the challenge this week.

3. Natasha

Nata? Meh. But I guess we didn't expect much from her in the first place, anyway.

These are actually great pix for Natasha. That's three excellent weeks in a row, now, I think.

Of course, her traits are a little weird ("surprised?" Like, "I'm a very surprised person?" Are you Russian or retahded?), but this is Natasha we're talking about, here, so I'm not surprised.

Happy? Beautiful! Surprised? This is actually a great pic. Sad? I get the face, but what's with the arms? They look exactly like "sexy." Sexy? Pretty good, but why do the arms look so "sad?"

I think she maybe should have chosen a brighter top -- pink, maybe -- to complement her skin and hair, but her hair looks great!

All in all, a solid performance.

2. Brittany

Brit? Come ON.

This is a great batch of pix for Brit. Each one is different and, given a list of the traits, I could match them to their respective pictures easily.

Innocent? So twee! Spacey? I can practically see the string of drool hanging off her bottom lip. Secret evil? I think this is the pic that really defined this set for me because "secret evil" really is secret in Brittany, as opposed to her innocence and spaciness, which we see all the time. Goofy? Super-cute.

My only question is: Where in this set is the picture for "uncontrollably crybaby?" We all know that side of Brittany, right?

Seriously, though, STOP CRYING.

On the plus side again, though, her wardrobe and hair are perfect. Great color choices, esp. given the traits she picked. The yellow and green lend a whimsical air to this pic.

1. Jael

Jael? I actually happen to think it's a cool name, too. But I liked it because of the biblical character, and this Jael actually kinda ruins it for me.

This set is head and shoulders above the rest. I think it's in large part due to Jael's excellent decision to pick traits that actually describe her. She really focused on things that make her unique and it paid off.

Sexy beast? Nice variation on "sexy," and suits her much better. Anarchist? That pose is genius. Revolutionary? Good pose again. Dominator? Does look dominatrixy, but, then again, this is Jael we're talking about, here.

Her wardrobe choice was great, too. If anyone should have been wearing black this week, it was Jael.

That said, she was making quite a fool of herself to 50 Cent, thus proving that she WAS scared of him by her desperate need to prove that she was NOT scared of him. If it'd be Suge Knight, she'd have been hanging out a window by her toes instead of just tossed into the pool.

And, as I've emphasized time and time again, girl is ROUGH in person!!! How is she still in this competition with skin like that??? Yikes!!

What do you guys think?