Americas Next Top Model Season 17

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
It is quite fitting that a Brit won America's Next Top Model: British Invasion. In fact, Sophie Summer's victory marks the first time a non-American girl has won the competition. Besides her consistently strong photos each week, her bubbly and energetic personality also won the judges over.  After all, her superpower... or should I say, Intoxibella power name WAS Illuminata!  Tyra named her the winner this week, narrowly beating runner-up Laura LaFrate, and today we talked to her in

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
Laura definitely secured her spot as the frontrunner for the American girls early on this season on America's Next Top Model: British Invasion. Her edginess and creativity in her photos won the judges over week after week and was called first at panel three times. Up against Sophie for the grand prize, she worked hard, even fighting through a panic attack to finish her Cover Girl shoot. Laura may have come in second, but she won't soon be forgotten and today,

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
We're down to the final two, Laura and Sophie, on America's Next Top Model. Will it be an American or a Brit that takes home the grand prize? Only time will tell! The girls meet up with Jay Manuel to shoot their Cover Girl commercial except a lot of the footage for it has been filmed throughout the season - which is pretty cool! We'll get to see their journey in the competition but they're still going to need to nail their

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
Annaliese may have gotten far this season on America's Next Top Model thanks to her personality, but you can't take away the fact that she had some seriously amazing photos this season, too! This week, she booked three go-sees in Hong Kong, but struggled in the Dream Come True fragrance photo shoot. The panel decided to send Laura and Sophie on to the finals, and eliminated Annaliese who, not surprisingly, took it all in stride with a smile on her face. We

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
This season on America's Next Top Model, Tyra bestowed superpowers upon each of the girls that represented how she saw them in the fashion world. Eboni was given "30 Never" and asked to look and dress young each week, which seemed to really bother her, given that she felt she had to grow up fast. Still, her performance throughout the competition brought her all the way to final five, and she was eliminated last week in Hong Kong. We caught up with