Boston Gal Gets Her ANTM Moment

The following contains spoilers about last night's episode of America's Next Top Model. Stop reading if you TiVoed it and haven't yet watched.

Yes, we watch it. We've watched all eight previous cycles. We have a soft spot in our hearts for the crazy Tyra Banks. We're America's Next Top Model Fans.

Because we're so wise in the way of reality fashion television, Bostonist knew that Boston girl Mila, 20, wasn't long for the show. The pretty blonde had a quirky (borderline annoying or weird, in a cheerleader on antidepressants sort of way) personality working for her, something that producers tend to look for to keep the house full of drama spice up the competition. The judges seemed to like her general "look." And she had to have something going for her, because her profile on the ANTM website says she's 20 years old and already a college graduate (that said, we wish we could pay the bills with an occupation of "college graduate").

But what sealed her fate? The fact that the gal was positioned in the upper left-hand corner of the group shot used at the end of every episode. After a girl has been told to return to the house, pack up her belongings and go home, her image is ceremoniously erased from the group montage. One after another until the last model stands alone at the end of the season.

Any ANTM scholar should be able to tell you that it's all about location, location, location in that group shot. The girls on the outer spots are always kicked off - the farther out, the sooner eliminated. We've always been surprised that people who chronicle the seasons online (Michael Slezak, we love your work, but we're talkin' to you) have never pointed this out.

Unfortunately, we were so busy debating last night about what was going on behind Mila's pageant smile during elimination that we didn't get to see exactly where our other local, Sarah, was positioned. Did anyone see her in the shot? And if so, where was she placed?

Mila, ladies and gentlemen. We hardly knew ye, but judging from this season's crop of girls, it looks as if you might have gotten out at just the right time. Shoot us an email, girl - Bostonist would love to know all about your experience.

Image of Mila from the ANTM website