I will be the first to admit that I was wrong. I have to admit it, because if you scroll down to my old posts you'll see that I predicted Destiny to be the winner of Charm School. However, if you look carefully you'll see that I felt Brandi M. deserved to win, but I thought Destiny would take the cake. When the two ladies were giving their speeches about why they should win, I thought Destiny had it in the bag when she mentioned her father's death changing her life. Apparently, ripping up your speech and "speaking from the heart" (i.e. repeating the same cheesy sentiment in different ways) trumps the death of a parent, and Brandi M. wins Charm School!
The show was pretty forgettable. The finales usually are, with the two or three finalists spending a lot of time lying to the camera about how much they have learned, when really they're just so close to the money they can smell it.
The last challenge of the show revolved around raising money for charity. Each of the three finalists were paired with their "arch enemy," though if this were really the case Lacey would've been paired with Dallas and not Heather. But Heather is more interesting and wears more revealing clothing, so she was brought back. Destiny was matched with Brandi C., which made sense thanks to a goobery spit ball that Brandi C. launched at Destiny. Brandi M. was of course matched with Megan. All three returning ladies were wearing awesome outfits, but Megan's is the one that really takes the cake. I have no idea how that thing even stays up. Frankly, it doesn't do Megan's chest any favors, as it looks like they are being smooshed, pushed and pulled. It would seem her I Love Money bikinis would be more comfy.
The girls set off to Hollywood Blvd. to collect items for charity. Each item was worth a certain amount of money that would be calculated at the end. Brandi C. and Destiny worked well together, but Desinty seemed a bit shy about requesting items from strangers. Lacey and Heather put their differences aside, but Lacey starts yelling at everyone that won't contribute to the cause. Brandi M. did well, despite Megan's attempts to sabotage her. Megan spent time collecting the cheapest items possible and posing for pictures with tourists. I have championed Megan's cause for about three reality shows, but she's made it tougher and tougher. Though I do see how helping Brandi is rather unattractive to Megan, since she is the reason Megan was booted. Sadly charity alone was not motivation enough for Megan to succeed. The donations were tallied and to everyone's surprise Brandi M. was the winner. You can see on this clip Megan's surprise and anger at Brandi winning.
Destiny and Lacey are up for elimination, and Lacey gets ripped for returning to her old ways and yelling at passers by for not giving her a donation. Then, Sharon says something about Destiny not being excited during the challenge, but really she was just shy. Lacey smelled defeat and started yelling that Destiny wasn't into the challenge because it didn't benefit her in any way. Basically she just took what Sharon said and yelled it at Destiny, sealing her expulsion. FINALLY. Lacey sucks and was on the show about two months too long. They just said something to make it less obvious that Lacey was finally getting her butt kicked to the curb like she deserves. Goodbye and good riddance.
Now it's down to Destiny and Brandi M. While there is a lot of tears and cheese balls a'flying, it is nice to see that these girls actually like each other. Oftentimes when we get to the final two there is angry name calling and shouting, but Brandi and Destiny are happy to be the ones in the final two together, and would be happy for their counterpart to be crowned winner.
The ladies write their speech and prepare for their last panel. They both look lovely, though Destiny should tone down the eye makeup. It's too bad Brandi got that horrible tattoo across her chest, because otherwise she'd look really pretty on the day of her big win. Sharon starts crying after the speeches and claims this is a tough decision. In the end, Brandi M. is handed the diploma, which is just the way it should have gone. Based on the made up premise of the show that it barely follows, Brandi M. was the right person to pick. She learned and changed (or was a better actress) and now she is a lady with a huge weird tattoo across her chest that dips into her boobs. Guess she can't show too much cleavage anymore if she wants to maintain her new fancy reputation.
Really all that matters to me is that LACEY DID NOT WIN!
Congrats Brandi M! I've always been a fan, aside from the tattoo.
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