Guys4Men's Next Top Model -- Cycle 1

Oh my God!! I'm so excited!! I'm the host of Guys4Men's Next Top Model!! I'm Tyra Banks!! YEHEY!! :-)

Ok. Some of you probably have no idea what I'm talking about, so let me break it down for y'all. I am OBSESSED with America's Next Top Model (a.k.a. ANTM)! Ever since I first saw Cycle 4 on ETC, I've loved how in each episode the models go through hell having to always pose in awkward situations, and yet still they somehow usually manage to pull off the most amazing photos. Some of my fave contestants are Kahlen from Cycle 4 (very model-ish looks), Nicole from Cycle 5 (the winner), and Dani from Cycle 6.

I'm so obsessed that I'm constantly persuading my friends to take ANTM-like shots. By some miracle sometimes the pics actually end up being pretty good. During the recognition day for all of the PS employees who made it to their 5th year anniversary, I was the only one who got a standing ovation, cuz I walked down the aisle and posed like I was a ramp model working the catwalk. Hehe.

So anyway. I recently joined the Guys4Men website. Never mind why I joined, but the point is that there are forums on the site, and in one of the threads there were a few members who were fans of ANTM. Not only were they fans, but some of them were asking if there could be a similar contest -- Guys4Men's Next Top Model.

At first it was pretty disorganized. Some people were posting their pics, asking the others to judge them, but it wasn't really an actual contest. Then I remembered the Survivor series of threads in the PinoyExchange website. PEx members joined a Survivor-like contest online, did challenges and voted each other off, just like the real Survivor show. I thought, if it worked there, maybe a similar contest would work in the G4M website, but based on America's Next Top Model instead. So one thing led to another, I suggested some rules, mechanics, etc., and since no one else volunteered to organize the contest (hehe), I became the de facto organizer. In short, I'm Tyra Banks!! And I'm having a blast!! :-)

OK, I'll admit, I kinda rushed the contest a bit, and not all the contestants are drop dead gorgeous, and the rules are a work in progress, but who gives a shit. The point is that the contest got started, I've got something to keep me busy, and the other members seem to be having fun anyway. Lots of people are interested in the thread, and there are some gorgeous (as in GORGEOUS!) men who've been posting saying that they're interested in becoming contestants for the next cycle. So I guess even if this cycle's just a trial, so speak, at least there seems to be enough buzz for the rest of the cycles to be just fine.

And that's all for now I guess. I'll keep you posted. You can check out all the photos here. :-)