Reality TV World: What was more difficult for you — the finales runway show or CoverGirl commercial?
Nicole: (laughing) Actually the CoverGirl commercial was probably the worst, although my walk wasn’t the best on the runway. But I felt like it wasn’t nearly as difficult as that commercial because while I was filming — even from Take 1 — [Top Model photo shoot director Jay Manuel] was really hard on me. Rightly so. He just said, “You sound like a snob. I would never buy this mascara from you.” So it was really disheartening. I know he was just being critical in order for the commercial to be really good, but it was definitely a really difficult challenge to overcome. Reality TV World: Were you confident right before the final panel? Did you think you had done enough to win? Nicole: Not at all. I was afraid that I let Laura outshine me in those last final challenges. As soon as Laura’s name was announced to be in the Top 2 with me I knew immediately that it would be a really difficult battle because she had endeared herself so much to the judges by that point. She has a great story b
