I feel like if I had that same amount of personality, I would have been staying. So I figure, whatever, Seymone has the personality so they kept her. So it seemed like I was running away from the cameras, which wasn't true at all. That's why I believe they kept her, and for me, in Week 1 and Week 2, they didn't show a lot. She's much more bubbly and her personality's just over the top. I felt maybe they kept her in because of her personality. So did that bother you? Because I'm sure you were kind of the same way and thought you needed more time to get better in the competition as well, but they denied you that opportunity.Ĭandace Smith: Definitely, and they positioned me and Seymone definitely in the same category, or the same boat. Reality TV World: It was made pretty clear during this week's episode that the judges disliked both your and Seymone's photos but they kept Seymone in the competition because they thought she didn't know what she was doing and needed more time to grow and learn as a model. The judges see my potential and they tell me that, 'Wow you have amazing potential.' I figured, 'Okay, you guys know what I'm capable of, so why not keep me in longer so I can prove to you guys and also myself that I am worthy of being there.' You get what I'm saying? So the fact that they eliminated me so early on was just - woof. Reality TV World: It sounds like you were pretty upset the judges didn't give you a second chance based on how much potential you thought you had in the competition, right? Did you feel like you got robbed a little bit?Ĭandace Smith: Correct.

So I figure, 'Okay, Nigel Barker is a judge at panel, so he will vouch for me and have my back and look out for me.' But then when we got to panel, he flipped it and said he was disappointed and things like that, which was shocking to me and I got eliminated. Reality TV World: Were you shocked to be eliminated, or based on how you rated your own performance during the photo shoot, did you somewhat see it coming beforehand?Ĭandace Smith: I was actually pretty like shocked that I was going home, considering the fact that during the photo shoot, Nigel Barker was telling me, 'Oh, you're doing amazing.

On Friday, Candace talked to Reality TV World about her experience on America's Next Top Model: British Invasion - including who she was surprised to see talk badly about the girls when she watched the show back, whether she was shocked the judges didn't give her a second chance, why she felt Nigel Barker and Jay Manuel weren't honest with her while she competed on Top Model and how she was convinced that affected her chances of surviving in the competition, and who she believed people were either going to 'love or hate.'

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