Oh and re: Tyra letting herself go -
She officially retired from modelling last year, so yeah she is putting on a bit more weight, but I still think she looks fabulous
I'm a bit on the fence about Melrose. There's something about her I've never seen in any other girls on ANTM before (maybe it's the control-freak nature), or maybe just not for a really long time (we've had an influx of 'young' girls on ANTM last few seasons). she's taking nice photos but I don't really see her going too far... she's got the same makeover 'look' as Amanda in Cycle 3, except without the pizazz and slightly annoying. There's just nothing special there.
My picks to go to the top:
Caridee (only one so far with good photos + good walk + good personality...)
AJ
Amanda (needs to learn how to walk)
Michelle (also NEEDS to learn how to walk, I don't think I've ever seen a bad walker in the top 3)
People who I'm waiting for a spark from:
Eugena
Brooke
Anchal
Melrose
Interesting thing I've noticed: This will be the first season where there might be no people of colour in the top three, or even five...