Underappreciated on the show?

[ebmich.livejournal.com]

Ok, so I am making some icons of my favorite girls from both seasons (I'll be postin' them soon!).  And I got to thinking that two of them went relatively unnoticed by the judges and fans:

- Sahara. I thought she was the second prettiest of season 2. But more than that, I thought she was a really good performer. I think her Whitney Houston, outside of Tati's Britney, was incredible. I wonder why the judges didn't even mention it. I also enjoyed her fashion choices as they were all different. Her Diana Ross blue dress aaaammmmaaaazzzziinnnnggg.

- Jade. I thought she was the prettiest of season 1. She managed to create such a realistic look without caking on make up. She might really like that biniki bottom/flowing top combo, but I wish we could've seen more of her on the show. I didn't understand why she was in the bottom too because her commerical was good.


Do you guys (and gals for the PC people) have anyone you felt should've gotten more recognition on the show?

On a side note, I was re-watching one of the Untucked! episodes online. I really don't get why the other girls were criticizing Sahara for having a dance background. Aren't drag queens suppose to be performers?

eep!

[anansie-s.livejournal.com]

I've seen a few rumours suggesting that Ru recently got sick while filming season 3 and that they've had to put off production until he recovers -- Here, here and here (warning: the 2nd and 3rd links also contain spoilers for the supposed cast of season 3). Hopefully they're all lies! And if not, please send him healing vibes or whatever superstition works for you.
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