Ishan Wilson and Sheda Bryan went home the winners of the Graydon Sealy Secondary School Model Search, which took place last Saturday, April 1st at the school. Wilson was the clear winner of the night and had virtually no competition. The only contestant who came close to challenging him was Jalen Batson. Wilson also took home a special award for the “contestant who made it against the odds.” His mother received a special award as well. As for the girls, it was pretty much a toss up; none of them really stood out as a front runner. The first runners up were Tara-Ann Clarke and Kiros Graham. The second runners up were Janiya Hart and Jalen Batson.
Another winner of the night was Neesha Welch, who beat out Rachel Walcott and Anika Lewis Crawford in the Icon Queens of Song competition.
To say that this year’s Graydon Sealy Secondary School Model Search was underwhelming would be an understatement. The contestants – fifteen of them; ten girls and five boys – were stiff and lifeless in their dancing during the opening number. When it came to their introductory statements, almost all of them stumbled and forgot what they were meant to say, many of them not recovering well and one student altogether giving up and walking away from the microphone. It was a very rough start and the students seemed unprepared.
The theme of the night was “Icons” and the fifteen contestants represented various persons of note, such as Michael Jackson, Rihanna, DJ Puffy, Queen Nefertiti, Kobe Bryant, Josephine Baker, Maya Angelou, Michelle Obama and Malcolm X. The contestants competed in three sections: School Pride, Icons Costume and Haute Couture/Avant Garde.
The fashion on display during the show was, for the most part, very good and the contestants were stylish indeed. However, some of the contestants missed the mark in the Icons Costume and Haute Couture/Avant Garde section.
In the Haute Couture/Avant Garde section they dressed up as the icons they were representing and most of them were not immediately recognisable. Only four of them were; Naomi Norville as Billie Holiday, Kelly-Ann Byer as Michael Jackson, Sheda Bryan as Naomi Campbell and and Tara-Ann Clarke as Queen Nefertiti. Arguably, Ishan Wilson and Jalen Batson were identifiable as Kobe Bryan and Stephan Curry, respectively, but only because the players’ names were on the backs of their jerseys. Despite the contestants stating who their icons were in the beginning, by the time this section rolled around, that had been forgotten.
As with the Lodge School Model Search 2017, in the Haute Couture/Avant Garde section the contestants wore clothing made from recycled materials; newspaper, bubble wrap, bottle caps, CD’s, garbage bags, foil etc. Britney Gunning’s bottle cap dress, Tara-Ann Clarke’s garbage bag dress, Kaneil Cummins and Sheda Bryan’s CD dresses and Kaisha Wilkinson’s soda can dress were all in the spirit of haute couture fashion, but none of the contestants came close to avant garde. Although fashionable, the silhouettes and styles were safe and not out of the box (which is the essence of avant garde fashion).
The lowest point of the pageant was the entertainment portion when the judges went off to tabulate their scores. Not only was it clear that the organisers did not have much of a plan as to what to fill that time with, but the energetic dance performance by dance group Inside Outt deteriorated into what was essentially a skin out competition, which featured two young girls who could not have even been ten years old. Another low point was when contestant Hakeem Maynard halted his entrance during the Icons Costume section and, in an undignified move, took up a microphone and admonished the audience for their silence and demanded he be applauded as he graced the stage.
There was also a slight hick up at the start of the prize giving ceremony; the contestants of the Icon Queens of Song competition were not ready to go on stage. The proceedings were halted in order for them to take their places. Other than that, it went off smoothly and given the good job she did as M.C. here, it’s a wonder why Stephanie F. Chase did not M.C. the entire event.
Here is the full list of winners:
Most Punctual (Male): Hackeem Maynard
Most Punctual (Female): Naomi Norville
Most Improved (Male): Hackeem Maynard
Most Improved (Female): Kaisha Wilkinson
People’s Choice (Male): Ishan Wilson
People’s Choice (Female): Britney Gunning
Most Photogenic (Male): Ishan Wilson
Most Photogentc (Female): Britney Gunning
Best African Wear (Male): Kiros Graham
Best African Wear (Female): Tara-Ann Clarke
Best Street Style (Male): Jalen Batson
Best Street Style (Female): Kaisha Wilkinson
Best School Pride (Male): Kiros Graham
Best School Pride (Female): Sharese Clarke
Best Iconic Depiction (Male): Ishan Wilson
Best Iconic Depiction (Female): Sheda Bryan
Best Haute Couture (Male): Ishan Wilson
Best Haute Couture (Female): Tara-Ann Clarke
2nd Runner Up (Male): Jalen Batson
2nd Runner Up (Female): Janiya Hart
1st Runner Up (Male): Kiros Graham
1st Runner Up (Female): Tara-Ann Clarke
Mr. Graydon Sealy Secondary School Model Search 2017: Ishan Wilson
Ms. Graydon Sealy Secondary School Model Search 2017: Sheda Bryan
Congratulations to all of the night’s winners. Visit our Facebook page for a full album of photos from this event.
I was taken aback by Adam announcing to Jessa that he wanted to go back to Hannah and raise her baby with her. It kind of came out of nowhere and given what transpired between him, Jessa and Hannah, he had some nerve to want to get back into her life that way. I was surprised that Hannah didn’t react terribly to his suggestion and just went along with it; easily settling back into the swing of things. They even had sex! Which struck me as outrageous when it happened. It was like the second Adam went to Hannah, he forgot Jessa. Until Hannah brought her up when she asked what sex with her was like.
As was made clear at the beginning of the episode in her conversation with Elijah, Hannah was still reeling from her phone call with Paul-Louis and the fact that he didn’t want to be involved in the rearing of their child. She was at an emotional low. Then in swept Adam and he was perfectly ready and willing to take on the duties and responsibilities of fatherhood. He himself likely being in an emotional state because he had just finished recreating his relationship with Hannah on film. They were both in a place where the idea of something was very attractive to them.
The two of them got swept up in old feelings and the familiarity of their relationship. It was evident from the beginning that they’d come to realise that it wasn’t what they really wanted. It must have been especially hard for Hannah since she got a taste of what life could be like if she had a real partner in this. Now she knows she’s well and truly alone (although she does have Elijah but he doesn’t fit the role very well).
It was nice to see Shoshanna for once. She’s been notably absent from the series so far this season and then very quickly disappeared once again during this episode. When we see her it’s very brief and only ever with Ray. Speaking of, I like that he’s moving on from Marnie to someone who is more suited to him. As annoying as Abigail was when she first appeared in the episode, the chemistry between her and Ray was magnetic and it was adorable seeing the two of them get along so well. She really brightened up his life.![Grimm S06E13 [SERIES FINALE] Recap](https://www.zgemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Grimm-613-Header.png "Grimm S06E13 [SERIES FINALE] Recap")
Everybody died. Absolutely everyone. After Monroe and Rosalee went down, I very nearly stopped watching despite knowing that everyone would come back to life by the end. There was never any doubt about that. It’s a testament to how amazing this episode was that even though I knew they wouldn’t stay dead, I had such powerful reactions to their deaths. I was still outraged and upset and cursing the writers for killing them off.
And he couldn’t. Because he needed Nick to give it to him willingly. Hence the death of every character we loved – well, except Renard. By taking away everything from Nick and promising to give them back, Zerstörer created the conditions for Nick to hand over the stick. Which, I understand that he was emotional and grieving and not thinking straight, but if he’d handed it over everyone would still end up dead anyway. It’s called “The End of the World.” No one’s going to survive that.
The finale battle was a tad anticlimactic. Nick, Trubel, Kelly Sr. and Aunt Marie got rid of Zerstörer pretty quickly, but it was four against one. I was waiting for Nick to get up and use the completed staff to heal everyone. It took him so long to realise that he could. When the portal opened and he got sucked in I was very confused – and thought for a moment that maybe everyone really was dead – and I was even more confused when he came out of the mirror with Eve again. I thought that perhaps he time travelled, but as it turned out, he never left “the other place” to begin with.
The relationship between Mary and Darnley had been going so well and it looked like the two of them could truly find happiness in it. I didn’t want Keira to mess that up, even though I knew that she would. When he had the conversation with his mother and spoke of his love for Keira in the past tense I was overjoyed. He was obviously conflicted, but the way he spoke about her was a good sign. He even went to Keira and told her that he had no intentions of breaking off his engagement with Mary. All signs pointed to Keira not coming between Darnley and Mary…until she begged him for a kiss.
If only James hadn’t caught them. The second that he and Mary showed up at the tavern I knew that Darnley and Keira would have been found out. With James catching him in the act and promising to keep it a secret, there was still some hope of Mary and Darnley’s relationship thriving. Except, the Loyal Watchman had other plans.
I would have liked it if Charles had a choice in staying at the farm Catherine and Narcisse found him at. That was the first time in a long time that he was truly happy and fulfilled. Unfortunately, he’s a king whose throne was under threat and he needed to return to court. Then he only made things worse by declaring himself a Protestant to Leeza. I did appreciate how he exerted his power as king in that moment, though, and put her in her place. It was time that someone did. If he plans to continue down this path, he needs to find a way for the crown to make money and fast.
I’m with both Narcisse and Catherine on how to deal with Nicole; she needs to be gotten rid of but they need to get as much use out of her as they can first. She has Charles’ ear and they need her for the time being. Hopefully that means that she can convince him to go back to being a Catholic. If she doesn’t, that won’t bode well for Charles, Henry, the rest of the Valois family and especially for France.
I knew that Agatha was going to die in this episode from the moment that Elizabeth made her queen. That was a very sweet thing for her to do and it was funny and cute to see Agatha make Gideon obey her orders. I also liked the moment when she answered Agatha’s question about what it would be like to die. She’s been a great help to Gideon throughout Agatha’s illness. I really wanted Agatha to get that blueberry pie.
It wasn’t like with Papa Pope. They didn’t trap her the same way that they did him. She was lured into it with sweet, little promises of power and the presidency. She fell for their con. Given her background with Pope & Associates and her current position as Chief of Staff in the White House, she should know so much better. When random people from an organisation you’ve never heard of come to you, offering you $300 million dollars for a vague idea of what your future could be, that’s suspicious and you should turn it down.
I’m sure that Abby’s acceptance had little to do with her being upset about Vermont and everything to do with what “Marjorie” (the woman in the red dress) said about her being in service of someone else’s vision and never being heard, but still. If we didn’t know who those people were it was still obviously a trap. Even so, Cyrus thinks that Abby has what it takes to be president so who knows?
Not as suspicious, but close enough, was when she handed the secretary the red folder. Her instructions were so shady; hand it to another secretary and tell her to hand it to Fitz in fifteen minutes and if she asks say it’s confidential? Maybe manipulating the information the president gets, how and when is so common that no one bats an eye at that and Abby didn’t need to worry.
That’s what she was trying to do, albeit under different circumstances than I had imagined and she did try to tell someone, David, but failed because “Marjorie” had wormed her way into his life and was posing as his girlfriend. And she’s still trying to save Cyrus; she went to them and gave up Jennifer in exchange for his freedom. She redeemed herself quite a bit there.