by Gina Scarpa and Michelle Spigner

 

We're just one episode away from the season finale of America's Next Top Model. This week, the final five girls posed in the vineyards of New Zealand with Tyra herself as their photographer. Jessica tried to pull off an edgy look but the judges felt it was too sweet and commercial. Commercial, on Top Model, is one of the worst things you can be called and Jessica was eliminated from the competition. Today, she spoke to RealityWanted in an exclusive interview about balancing modeling with her family life, what she learned from Tyra, and who she's rooting for to win.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What made you decide to try out for America's Next Top Model this cycle?
A. Jessica: A few years ago, I was scouted in the mall by Top Model. They were interested but I was too young so they told me to come back. I've been counting down the days until I was 18. I went and auditioned in L.A.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: You are a wife and a mother, as well as an aspiring model. How is it balancing the two?
A. Jessica: Family is always first with me. I keep in contact with my family all the time and my family is extremely supportive. I think that if they weren't, that would be my downfall. Since I have such a good support system, it all worked out.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: The judges mention that you are a great movement model. How did you come up with such great poses?
A. Jessica: Before photo shoots, I would stand in front of the mirror and look at what I was wearing and try to embody that into my poses. Practicing helped me a lot.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Tyra called looking commercial the "kiss of death" in the Top Model competition. How did you work to look edgier?
A. Jessica: Basically, I just tried to work on my facial expressions because that's what she meant whenever she said I wasn't editorial enough. I would just stand in front of the mirror and practice and try to focus on that.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What was your favorite photo shoot?
A. Jessica: My favorite was the fake photo shoot where we had fake hair, fake eyes, and all that good stuff. I think I liked it because I got to completely be somebody else. That was really cool and fun. You wouldn't even recognize me because it was almost like a mask you could put on and do anything you wanted. I think that helped me get out of the box.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Now that you are out of the competition, who would you like to see win?
A. Jessica: I am really rootng for my friend Raina. She's awesome and she's shown true dedication and that's really inspiring. When she sets her mind to something, she gives it her all. For example, she's the only girl that would practice for an hour every night, work out, and watched what she ate. Those are three things we all should've been doing. That shows a lot about her character. She also delivers a really good picture. I think she deserves it. But another person that I think is coming up is Alex. She's doing really good right now.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: How do you feel about your journey in the competition?
A. Jessica: I think I learned, honestly, a lot from watching Raina. I thought it would be so easy going in but it wasn't. You have to work really hard. You do have to watch what you eat, you do have to work out, you do have to practice. I also really realized how much I loved and missed my family.

 

America's Next Top Model airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on the CW.

 

(Image courtesy of the CW)

 

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