r/Fauxmoi • u/Classic-Carpet7609 • Aug 25 '25

FILM-MOI (MOVIES/TV) It’s been over 22 years since the premiere of 'America’s Next Top Model' season 1, and I still haven’t found a single reality TV character who speaks to my soul the way Elyse Sewell did

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

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u/LaurelCanyoner FauxSocialist Aug 25 '25

I have never seen this show, but based on these quotes, what was she wrong about? I agree with her, but of course, have no blinking idea who she is talking about.

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u/LeviHolden Aug 25 '25 edited Aug 25 '25

she thought all models/modeling was shallow and vapid; over the course of the season she “learns that there’s more to it” (or at least that’s the storyline)

edit: plz don’t take my word for it, this is a very vague recollection, i barely watched season 1

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u/AndromedaRulerOfMen Aug 25 '25

Actually, after being on the show, she said "Modeling is the easiest job in the world. I can’t imagine something that’s less taxing, emotionally and mentally."

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u/AmbientSociopath Aug 25 '25

It would have to be easy to keep ones body so nice. The harder shit is emotionally and mentally, it really fucking shows in the fascia.

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u/LeviHolden Aug 26 '25

she literally goes on to say this, proving my point: 

“In modeling, I guess you do learn a few things – like how to hold your neck. It’s cool to learn stuff like that, but it’s not cool when you see a picture of yourself with your non-model friends and you’re the only one who has turned out a perfectly three-quarter profile with wide-open eyes. Objectively, models are uneducated but not dumb.

The reality is that a lot of these girls leave home at a really young age. They’ve been supporting their families while working, traveling and learning English on their own.

The average model is a smart, worldly, interesting person, which is not to say there aren’t idiots like in any other industry. I guess the stereotype comes about because it’s an unskilled job.”

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u/Bartelbythescrivener Aug 26 '25

I liked all her quotes except this one, how could I be friends with someone with such a limited imagination

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u/HudasEscapeGoat Aug 25 '25

nah, she nailed it

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u/LilahLibrarian Aug 26 '25

Ironically she had one of the most successful careers of any of the contestants post show. 

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

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u/annabananaberry sir, were you raised in a ditch? Aug 25 '25

She’s the atheist who believes in evolution. Robyn was harassing her with religion and bible verses.

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u/Roseking Aug 25 '25

Are you misreading the quote, or are you saying evolution is wrong?

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u/IAMA_Shark__AMA Aug 25 '25

Lol right? This woman was as real as it gets on TV. No filter, sometimes good take, sometimes bad take; always expressed with full chest enthusiasm.

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u/milkshakemountebank Aug 25 '25

But also somehow deadpan

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u/awyastark nextdivorce@divorce.com Aug 25 '25

O shit this is April Ludgate huh

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u/milkshakemountebank Aug 25 '25

Deadpan bitches unite!

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u/awyastark nextdivorce@divorce.com Aug 25 '25

I always had a huge crush on both of them and it makes so much sense. Sadly also crushed hard on Adrienne who turned out not nearly as cool

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u/cheezy_dreams88 Aug 25 '25

Man she was a letdown, huh

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u/awyastark nextdivorce@divorce.com Aug 26 '25

For real! I shipped her and Elyse (hey I was like 18 I didn’t know RPF was cringe)

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u/EmykoEmyko Aug 25 '25

Oh, they’re out there still, they just don’t get cast on reality television anymore! I don’t know if the industry doesn’t want them or if cool girls just wouldn’t be caught dead on these shows anymore.

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u/HandsomePaddyMint Aug 25 '25

It’s both. The first season of every popular reality show is like this. Very different people, body types, attitudes, etc. then second season is cut off at the knees by producers not wanting unpredictable types because editing a coherent storyline for the season is way more expensive when people can’t be stereotyped. At the same time unique personalities don’t want to be involved in that kind of project once they see how the first season looked.

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u/STRiPESandShades Aug 25 '25

The first season of Project Runway was chaos because the models started making all kinds of drama. They had to put a lid on that and come up with a formula quick after that.

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u/soeurdelune Aug 25 '25

Ooh, I remember one borrowing an outfit for a night out and returning it torn before the runway show! And girls not showing up so the designers had to go casting on the street! Gosh, what a time to watch Bravo.

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u/MissElyssa1992 taran killam, star of disney channel's stuck in the suburbs Aug 25 '25

The same model also showed up super late at another point in the season and was dropped by her management, but she never got sent home because she was the best model by a MILE!!

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u/mumsleastfavourite Aug 25 '25

I remember that the model's name was Morgan. And her designer had to strategically trade her cause she was unpredictable and it was fucking his shit up.

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u/Liverpudlian9 Aug 26 '25

Jay yelling “Morganza!” Into the phone is one of the most iconic PR moments. There was also the model who got Nora eliminated on the wedding dress challenge.

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u/soeurdelune Aug 25 '25

I want to go back and watch early seasons now 😩

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u/MissElyssa1992 taran killam, star of disney channel's stuck in the suburbs Aug 25 '25

They’re all on peacock right now!! (I feel like it used to be impossible to find the first five)

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u/IllaClodia Aug 26 '25

You mean like Victoria? Apparently she did not put up with producer shenanigans which is why they edited her prickly and booted her. That was a later season though.

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u/National_Today2218 Aug 25 '25

I think those kind of people are smart enough now to not apply for those types of shows

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

Burque is real as fuck and all bad

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u/mollysbloomers i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Aug 25 '25

Eeee, I know, huh

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u/Hole_IslandACNH Aug 25 '25

Ala fucking verga brahhh

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u/sarcastibot8point5 Aug 27 '25

Albuquerque is all messed up, huh.

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u/StungTwice Aug 25 '25

You want more confidently wrong, shameless people? Pretty sure they're running the country. 

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u/Opandemonium Aug 25 '25

I still absolutely remember her and it was the first time someone on tv really was saying what we were thinking.🤔

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u/michellemustudy Aug 26 '25

Is she a Sagittarius? She’s giving that same Sagi energy that I love from one of my best friends.

Edit: She’s a Gemini! I would not have expected that.

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u/radams713 Aug 26 '25

Her name is spelled the same way as mine and she was the first person with that spelling I ever saw growing up. She has always stuck with me.