PV 'Top Model' won't make cut

This is "America's Next Top Model" contestant Natalie Pack after she got her makeover in last night's episode. If some of you readers recognize Natalie, that's because the 19-year-old apparently grew up in Palos Verdes.

And she might not look that different to you post-makeover because while all the other candidates were bleached and buzzed, permed and woven, Natalie's hair was left untouched.

Every season, one of the gals invariably refuses to cut her hair on the show's makeover episode. She'll cry and throw a tantrum that makes for great TV, but overall obnoxiousness. And Natalie earned that distinction last night.

Recoiling like her arm was about to be chopped off, she tearfully refused to let John Barrett of the esteemed eponymous salon snip her long brown locks, prompting le Barrett to turn away, say something along the lines of "I can't work with this" and snap his fingers dismissively.

Well, turns out, the joke was on all of us. After going through a big show about cutting Natalie's hair, the stylists stopped, decreeing her hair perfect as is. Despite their best efforts, this made for not-so-great TV.

The judges apparently didn't mind Natalie's meltdown too much because she made it through the elimination process. Here's her picture of from the week's photo shoot.

As a side note, the South Bay holds a prominent place in Top Model's rich history. First-season winner Adrienne Curry makes her home in Manhattan Beach with husband Christopher Knight, formerly Peter Brady. And last season's third-place finisher Analeigh Tripton is a student at Marymount College up on the hill.

So, yeah I watch "America's Next Top Model." I can also "smile with my eyes," as host Tyra Banks says. And other Daily Breeze reporters watch shows like "American Idol," "The Hills" and "Dancing with the Stars." All with no sense of irony. You want to make something of it?