by Kylene Hamulak

 

Just one episode before the finale of America's Next Top Model: College Edition, fans said goodbye to Nastasia Scott. Reality Wanted recently talked to Nastasia about how she managed to avoid the drama in the house, the best advice she got from the show, and who she's pulling for to win the title.

 

Q. Kylene, Reality Wanted: What in your background led you to Top Model?
A. Nastasia: I always wanted to be on the show, it was just a matter of when I could audition and when it would be convenient, with me having school and everything like that.

 

Q. Kylene, Reality Wanted: What was your favorite shoot of the competition?
A. Nastasia: Ummm...the picture that came out the best to me and the most fun shoot to me was the waterfall shoot.

 

Q. Kylene, Reality Wanted: During some of the panels, the judges seemed to have conflicting advice for you guys in terms of what they were expecting, particularly in this last shoot. How did you react to that - were the mixed messages frustrating?

A. Nastasia: It was definitely confusing as it was going on because their opinions were so different, but we have to take into consideration that they are different people and we can't expect them to have the same expectations. It kind of got a little bit confusing - it wasn't really frustrating, but I just tried to please everybody, really.

 

Q. Kylene, Reality Wanted: From what we saw, you did a great job staying out of the drama that so often came up in the house with the other girls. How did you avoid getting caught up in it?
A. Nastasia: I kind of tend to be more neutral, so I don't want to get involved with things, I don't want to choose sides. There are girls I was closer to because I was around them a little bit more, so there's definitely girls I was closer to, but I didn't want to get involved. When somebody was arguing, I tried to stay out of it because that argument is between them, and I didn't want to add on to it.

 

Q. Kylene, Reality Wanted: Is there any advice or experience from the show for you that really stuck out for you?
A. Nastasia: The judges basically told me, even when I was eliminated, that I was going to do well and just to keep on pursuing it no matter what. And also, the modeling, in terms of modeling, how not to look as short, as I tend to come off in pictures. That was a really good thing to take away.

 

Q. Kylene, Reality Wanted: Of the final three, who do you think has the best chance to win this cycle of Top Model? Are you pulling for any of the girls in particular?
A. Nastasia: I'm closest with Kiara, so I really hope that she wins. In terms of who I think will win, it's kind of difficult to say because all of them are so talented. They're just really, really go models, so I can't really say who I think will win.

 

Q. Kylene, Reality Wanted: What's next for you - are you back in school?
A. Nastasia: Yes, I'm still in school, I plan on signing with an agency very soon. I am definitely going to model, I just have to stay focused on school because that's my priority, and model as much as I can.

 

America's Next Top Model: College Edition airs Fridays at 8/7c on the CW.

 

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