BREAKING NEWS THAT PEOPLE WHO CRAVE SUBSTANCE WILL FIND ABSOLUTELY IRRELEVANT:

“america’s next top model”, the UPN reality show that has almost made erstwhile supermodel tyra banks relevant again, has, for the first time in the show’s history, a brown contestant in the mix.

Julie Ann Titus is 19 years old, pulchritudinous, and a whopping 5’10”. acccording to the official “america’s next top model” website, she “…wants to create a new image for Indian women.”

judging from the extended-commercial for the “ANTM” season premiere that i just saw, which featured soundbites from all 14 contestants, our girl is SASSY!

yes, i am well aware that editing often renders our perceptions of reality tv contestants meaningless, but if what i caught a glimpse of tonight is any indication of who Julie is, she has enough attitude to make vin diesel incontinent.

i applaud her poised confidence as well as her unyielding, “anti-drama” stance, and i look forward to wasting an hour each week cheering her on this fall. go on with your bad self, jules. :) oh, and did i mention that she’s malayalee? and that this fact doesn’t make me biased towards her at all? ;)