over the course of america's next top
models many seasons
hopeful models to be go through photo
shoots modeling lessons and
lots of tissues but if there's one
aspect per season that stands out it's
the makeover
here are the best and worst makeovers in
america's next top model history
america's next top model's bianca golden
took a seat in the ken pavis salon chair
ready to fulfill tyra banks's vision of
her as a beyonce-like blonde
only to be told that her natural hair
was fully damaged
despite the long locks she was supposed
to have golden's hair had to be
completely shaved
this is emotional like this is really
hurting me
i feel defeated golden was told that her
short buzz cut would make wearing wigs
easy which would allow versatility in
her modeling career but when she put on
a wig for the first time she didn't feel
good about it
instead of the luscious locks that banks
had envisioned for this model golden
took to her post-makeover photo shoot
rocking her short hair
golden stated it's a nice wig but it
just doesn't make me feel like myself
so for now i'm just getting used to this
look was it the easiest makeover process
no but golden looked stunning after her
transformation and she made it all the
way to the final four
cassandra whitehead was not the first
america's next top model contestant to
receive a pixie cut
but her flat-out rejection of the look
resulted in her departure from the show
after her makeover white had found
herself on a photoshoot set faced with a
request from jay manuel the shoot's art
director to cut another inch of hair off
whitehead would not budge white had said
in a cycle 5 episode
it wasn't just cutting an inch and a
half of hair for me it was the last
straw of them completely trying to
change who i was
the choice got her kicked off set and
she eventually left the competition
she told tv guide that she saw her long
hair as a form of self-expression
she went on to say i think long hair is
classic and feminine and has a lot more
versatility you can do just about
anything with it whereas right now i'm
stuck with hair that's difficult to do
anything with her negative makeover
experience and projection of the looks
solidified her as one of top model's
least successful transformations but
despite leaving the show whitehead went
on to become one of the most successful
america's next top model contestants
ever model kayla farrell came to
america's next top model with bouncy
blonde curls and strict makeover orders
from her girlfriend
come home with red hair and don't come
home bald
so i may be single after this her
makeover turned her from an everyday
blonde to a bold redhead with bangs
unlike some of her fellow contestants
and former top model hopefuls
farrell was convinced that the
show-stopping transformation was worth
it
she said during her makeover as her hair
was dyed and her eyebrows bleached this
is what's gonna take you to the next
level i don't understand why people cry
i don't understand why people get upset
farrell's transformation was one of the
boldest and most daring of the season
and her post-makeover photo shoot stood
out from the crowd
she said personally i love my hair i
think that the boldness the brightness
meshes perfectly with who i am farrell
made it far in the competition and she
tied for third place with contestant
jane randall
unlike her fellow contestants who
received the entirety of their makeovers
in a beauty salon
cycle 15 competitor chelsea hersley
began hers
at a dentist's office tyrobank saw
hersley not only as an icy blonde but as
a model with an intentional gap between
her two front teeth
pursley came to the competition with a
slight gap between her teeth
already but banks decided to go all in
and make hersley's teeth more distinct
she ultimately had a quarter of a
millimeter shaved off of
each front tooth widening the small gap
she already had
hersley said of the decision in the
season's makeover episode i will do
anything that she thinks looks good the
competition is so big and intense and
the stakes are so high that i take it
really seriously but banks's choice to
permanently alter a contestant's
dentistry has remained one of the most
controversial
choices in america's next top model
history a pixie cut will grow back and a
weave can come off or be redone
but a widened tooth gap is forever
unlike some girls who experienced subtle
changes or downright awful makeovers
brittany klein received one of america's
next top model's most iconic
transformations
right now i'm just kind of playing jane
and i blend in with everybody and
they know what it takes to make someone
stand out and look like a model so i
fully trust them
klein went from small town girl to
runway ready with an angular bold
cropped cut
and bangs she worked with the angle of
her new haircut while posing for her
photoshoot after a makeover making a
serious impression she said i definitely
don't feel like myself anymore
i'm a whole new person klein went on to
win top model that year
scoring a photo shoot with italian vogue
and making it on the cover of the
publication's beauty and vogue
supplement
it's no secret that the recipient of a
weave needs to have a pain-tolerant
scalp and hair ready to withstand
the process but america's next top mild
contestant molly o'connell
didn't fit the bill tyra banks wanted to
create the what if diana ross was a
blonde look she had envisioned
o'connell went along with it but her
slippery fine hair was not ideal for a
successful weave
in light of the situation the stylist
created a specific net for o'connell's
hair and went ahead with the look
o'connell said during the process i'm
realizing that this is kind of looking a
little weird it was just not looking
like what a weave should look like
o'connell revealed that she loved the
idea of big blonde hair but the
realities were not living up to her
expectations
my hair is disgusting my whole head
hurts despite the hair disaster
o'connell didn't let it get her down
she was the runner-up of her cycle
coming in second to brittany klein
before her america's next top model
makeover shandy sullivan looked like an
awkward high school student adorned with
ill-fitting glasses a thick headband and
mousy brown hair
sullivan didn't look like she had what
it took to make it far in the top model
competition but a daring makeover can
change everything and sullivan
experienced the works everything just
looks so good everything's come together
and i feel so pretty
with the help of tyra banks sullivan
went from your average girl next door to
a bouncy blonde bombshell
and with the help of contacts sullivan
really transformed in front of the eyes
of fellow contestants
gone was any semblance of awkwardness
and sullivan emerged as a gorgeous model
and
a real contender for the title she
eventually came in third in her season
but has since left the modeling business
the 18th cycle of america's next top
model pitted american and british models
against each other with each team
vying for international domination while
some models received makeovers with
cotton candy pink hair
and or cuts us contestant laura lafrett
was in for a hair disaster that took
patriotism
too far unlike her fellow competitors
who managed to come out of the salon
looking fashion forward
lefratt was the recipient of chunky
clippin red and blue highlights
all but making her hair an american flag
her frizzy brown hair was dyed blonde
and the richly pigmented clip in colors
resembled hair pieces preteens bought at
claire's rather than
a professional look although the top
model panelists said that lefrat's look
made her look like a rock star bride the
makeover hasn't aged well
and is the pinnacle of a mid-2000s hair
faux pas
despite the hair catastrophe lefratt
went on in the competition
and eventually placed second a short
pixie cut quickly became one of
tyrobank's go-to
looks for models who could bring the
extra edge to the runway and contestant
mckee sullivan was no exception
her run-of-the-mill red hair was tired
and not working in her favor
banks said in the cycle 11 makeover
episode mckee
our little rough girl with the red hair
she can have any hair in the world let's
give her black
short hair her wishes were met and
sullivan's already short red locks were
chopped and transformed into a shiny
black pixie cut
that quickly elevated her from everyday
girl to drop dead gorgeous model
banks clearly knew what she was doing
with sullivan's look the model wore her
short hair all the way to the cycle's
finale and became the winner
she left the competition with a stunning
portfolio of work and went on to
participate in new york fashion week
the dramatic choice to give contestant
denzel wells facial hair
not only resulted in one of the worst
makeovers in america's next top model
history but the dramatics around the
decision
took over the 21st cycle's makeover
episode the guy who gets a beard weave
wells was already known for having a
thing for drama
as he had clashed with creative
consultant you sai
on set the previous day but hoping to
put the past behind him wells embraced
his makeover
i'm sitting here and i'm nervous because
everybody wants to know what is this
going to look like
he embraced his new full facial hair
fairly quickly but the beard's obvious
adhesion lines and overall fake quality
made the look pretty cringe-worthy
tyra banks later admitted that the beard
was not the right shape for welles's
face which resulted in a do-over
whitney thompson made history on
america's next top model by being one of
the only plus-size models to ever
compete
and her bombshell look was made whole
when her shoulder-length brown hair was
transformed
using a weave thompson was given
luscious bold blonde locks with a lot of
volume
boosting her on-camera confidence she
expressed her love for the show-stopping
transformation
saying this new look fits my personality
inside i'm super bubbly and girly
without a doubt thompson's change was
one of the most incredible
transformations from america's next top
model makeovers
thompson ultimately became the first
plus size winner of top model
she told huffpost in 2018 when i won
tyra cried and i remember this was maybe
a year after her swimsuit photos
surfaced and she was fat shamed thinking
that my win
personally affected her when the cycle
20 contestants rolled up to the salon on
america's next top model the models were
curious as to what their makeovers would
entail
some got hair color changes one received
a completely shaved head and some
even endured leg waxing but phil
sullivan's look took the
cake when the top model team decided to
give him extensions
they decided they would add hair and go
with the jesus look
not good anxiously awaiting he said what
are they doing to me
things were not looking good during the
transformation and sullivan was told to
be patient
and breathe through the makeover process
although he was ultimately pleased with
the quote
jesus surfer tarzan hairstyle by the end
the look quickly solidified itself
as one of the worst top model makeovers
due to its fake quality and unflattering
shape
sullivan went on to have a successful
modeling career after leaving top model
and he traded his long locks for a now
iconic bushy beard
sullivan told the boston globe i stand
out everywhere i go
people look at me funny they say dude i
love your beard straight guys have man
crushes and always want to touch my
beard
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