It annoyed me how the judges didn't do any portfolio judgement.. you know how they show each of the two girls' photos from throughout the series. I think Raina's photos were much, much, much stronger in the first half, but then Krista's were better in the second half when they went to New Zealand.
im so sick of people hating on Krista! give her a break she completely deserved to win, if you guys think she didnt then you are saying Tyra made a mistake, which she did not, and im also sick of people always picking the White girls as favorites, everyone seems to hate when a Black girl wins, but a White girl could win 3 times in a row no one would say a thing.
i think that the face is undeniably beautifull' her lips are perfect and the bone structur + the skin is amazing/ BUT i don't see a cover girl at all here.. her face will not sell what covergirl expect to sell and she is an high fashion model not commersial at all/ better thanRaina though but for me Angelea or Jessica should have won !!!!!
i always thought that raina won. she has a looooot more photos here in this gallery. Krista is beautiful but raina looks more like a "Americas next top model"-winner and covergirl
I honestly don't care what ethnicity the winner is. What I care about is how good they are. Was Krista the best in her cycle? No. I do think that some people don't like many of the black girls because a) they slide into the stereotypical black bitch role, and b) Tyra picks girls (many girls, not just black girls) who aren't models, but gives them many chances over other who are better than they are. Not all white Americans are racist, just so you know. Are there racists? Yes. Not everyone is, though.
For me, this isn't about Krista's race but the fact that she IS too old to be starting a HF career and she doesn't photograph like the freshest girl around. Lots of models work in their late 20s but they are ESTABLISHED models with reputations. It is much harder to start at 25 especially in HF.