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You voted. Holly Kiser won. Make Me A Supermodel ended tonight with the crowning of Holly, who beat out the other three finalists — Ronnie, Ben and Perry.

Holly was awarded a $100,000 prize and a contract with New York Model Management.

“All my dreams have came true,” Holly said at the end of the show. “… It finally happened for me. I can’t believe it.”

Honestly, I thought Ben should have won. And when it came down to Ronnie and Holly, I was certain Ronnie would take the prize. But I was wrong. Holly really was the last contestant I figured would win the top prize. But she probably deserved it, despite her rough attitude and often negative talk about the other contestants. They, too, were none to pleasant with her.

It appears America didn’t see that negativity — or at least they saw beyond it. The people who didn’t seem surprised with the judges, including supermodel Tyson Beckford.

“You’re strong, you’re here,” Beckford told Holly as silver confetti fell onto her at the end of the catwalk.

Now we just have to wait — and hope — for a second season. Because, the way I see it, you never can have too many model-based reality shows.

Make Me A Supermodel, Holly Kiser, Tyson Beckford

Ben DiChiara

Even though his statistics — four times in the bottom three and only one win — would suggest otherwise, there’s no doubt Ben DiChiara should be crowned the winner of Make Me A Supermodel.

The first reason? America has saved him four times, which also is how many times they have saved fellow finalist Ronnie Kroell. Even if he hasn’t been at the very top of the first 11 challenges, he certainly has enough fans to put him in front of Ronnie (or at least even with), as well as Perry Ullmann and Holly Kiser, the show’s other two finalists. While the judges only put Perry and Holly in the bottom three one time each, that also means America only has had one chance each to eliminate those contestants.

The rest of the reasons? Ben has a great story. He’s a 22-year-old from Nashville, Tenn., who left his job of two years as a prison security guard to pursue his chance on Supermodel. He’s improved throughout the season. And, most important to this contest, he has a look that actually works for a variety of modeling platforms — runway, print and other campaigns.

This Thursday the contestants gather for a Supermodel reunion. Then, the next week, we’ll see what happens. So, who do you think should win?

Make Me A Supermodel, Perry Ullmann, Holly Kiser, Ronnie Kroell, Ben DiChiara

In case you’ve been a reader of this blog before, let me catch you up on a few things:
1. I’m new to realityonbravo.com. But I’m old to watchingamericanidol.com.
2. I know far too much about reality TV, because I watch far too much reality TV. This should be my claim to shame.
3. At this site, you can expect to read all kinds of things about all kinds of reality shows that appear on Bravo. I guess that’s pretty obvious, considering the title of the blog.

Anyway, I have plenty to say about Project Runway, Make Me a Supermodel and Real Housewives of NYC. Plus, I’ll be sure to say a few things about the other shows on Bravo, too. It’s all coming soon, I promise. So, stay tuned.

Oh, I also have a really good story or three about my failed attempts to interview that crazy Kathy Griffin. She’s amazing, and so not D-list. Otherwise, I would have interviewed her. That’s my theory, anyway.

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