America’s Next Top Model said g’day mate to Australia. The gals, prior to their fantastic voyage, got a lesson in interviewing people from April (Cycle 2). As soon as they got off the plane, they were greeted by Erika Heynatz, who was the original host of Australia’s Top Model, currently airing in the States on VH-1.

Their challenge was to interview Australians using Aussie slang. Poor Natasha! She can barely speak American English, and now she’s gotta work it out with some Aussie slang.

Later on, they had a photo shoot in which they had to deliver a Cover Girl commercial in an Australian accent. Besides the fact that this made for entertaining television, I’m not sure why they couldn’t have just done the commercial in their own speaking voices.

Brittany cried ‘cuz she had a car accident when she was a teenager and got eight stitches in her head and has short-term memory loss like Dory, the blue fish in Finding Nemo, which also featured bad Australian accents. Connection, perhaps, but that’s just me. Natasha delivered a cute commercial, but her accent was not Australian. I’m not sure if it was of Earth, but hey, she tried and was a trooper.

I like her.

Nata, as Natasha likes to be called, was given her pic first. She also won a gig as a recurring correspondent on The Tyra Banks Show. (Is it me or is this season nothing but a cross-promotion for all of Tyra’s side projects?) Renee, Dionne and Jaslene were all safe. However, Jaslene’s drag-queen imitation of Janice Dickinson is beginning to get on my nerves, y’all. I really don’t see her as a model.

Brittany and Jael were in the bottom two. Brittany cried again. Does she ever stop? Maybe a Kleenex commercial would be easier for her to handle. Jael was sent packing but handled it in stride as she always does. She was grateful for the opportunity to create a bond with all of the gals and honestly assessed that she’s the only contestant to have done so.

Jael’s got a great spirit and she’s going to be missed. She’s quirky, wacky and edgy. These are all things Tyra says she wants…but we know that ANTM isn’t about quirky, wacky and edgy. It’s about commercialism and finding a gal who can make some money, not a personal, professional or political statement.

Good luck, Jael!

Jael talks with the cameras here: