Yesterday, we saw the season finale of America’s Most Smartest Model. It came down to Andre, the Russian and VJ the schemer. VJ was victorious.

Personally, I’m just glad that Andre didn’t win. He just seems like a violent, angry person and I hate to see someone like that win.

Now the the season is over, VJ was interviewed about his strategy in the game and what he’ll do with the money he won. Here’s a short excerpt:

Your scheming played a big role in your victory. Did you enter the house with such strategy in mind?

I didn’t have that in my mind. I didn’t say, “This is what I’m gonna do and this is how I’m gonna do it.” But what I always said is that I was the only person who had winning in his mind. I was the only person in there who believed I’m gonna go in there and I’m gonna win. And that’s the only thing I wanted to do. If someone wants to give me a b***j** while I’m at it, right on! But I never let that get away from me. It was an upper hand on everyone else in the house because they were busy being friends. It wasn’t a popularity contest. Not for me. I didn’t care about how they were gonna make me look. I knew that I wanted to go there, and I wanted to win $100,000 dollars. And I did it.

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According to the New York Post, Andre, the abrasive, quick-tempered contestant on America’s Most Smartest Model has a serious rap sheet and shady past.

Andre Birleanu, 25, of Manhattan - who has earned a reputation as a volatile hothead on the cable channel’s “America’s Most Smartest Model” - was charged with sexual misconduct and aggravated harassment on Oct. 10.

Birleanu, has served a half-dozen prison stints since 2000 on charges including assault, harassment, criminal contempt, criminal mischief and trespassing, law-enforcement sources said.

“He touched my genitalia, and I immediately moved away,” she said. “Then I looked over, and he looked really upset . . . I went up to him. And he was standing there with his head down. He said something along the lines of ‘no.’ “He then grabbed my boob.”

Following his arraignment last night, Birleanu said, “I didn’t molest anyone . . . I already slept with that girl, so it’s strange she would say I touched her inappropriately.”

Birleanu has a disturbing rap sheet. At the time of his arrest early yesterday morning, he was free on $3,500 bail for yet another bizarre incident involving a woman. On Oct. 17, Birleanu was charged with stalking, aggravated harassment and attempted assault on a model friend.

Birleanu’s longest stint behind bars was a six-month stay in Rikers in 2003 for harassment, contempt and assault.

Birleanu’s temper has put other show contestants on edge, and the Russian native has become known for going on anti-American rants.

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Here are the things people had to say after episode 5 of America’s Most Smartest Model ended:

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Here’s the spoiler video clip from the next episode of America’s Most Smartest Model:

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Here are some things you didn’t see on the first episode of America’s Most Smartest Model.

Surprise, surprise! The models are attracted to each other:

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In the latest addition to VH1’s reality lineup, America’s Most Smartest Model will attempt to find a model more intelligent than the Bozo who named the show…at least we can hope.

Here’s video from the first episode of the series. Part #1:

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Here are the contenders for the title of America’s most Smartest Model

• Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
• Age: 27
• Nickname is Cat
• Was in Maxim Halloween spread as a pirate
• Is also a dancer
• Says she was back up dancer for Paul McCartney

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Recently, a large controversey started around the question of who decides which shows go on VH1, and how do they decide? There are some real questions about who they are really targeting with their shows and why they choose to protray the cast members the way they do. MSNBC.com just published this article about two of VH1’s show creators that offers a bit of insight:

Meet Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin, the business partners and masterminds who have produced some of the channel’s most popular and most talked-about — or howled-about — shows, and who this year alone will flood VH1 with eight series.

October is a true Abrego-Cronin extravaganza. “I Love New York 2” debuts Monday, giving Tiffany “New York” Pollard a second shot at romance, or something like it. And there are two newcomers, “America’s Most Smartest Model,” about lookers who must also prove their intellect, or something like it, and “Gotti’s Way,” the comeback effort of hip-hop producer Irv Gotti.

VH1 programming executive Michael Hirschorn knows just who Cronin and Abrego are: a couple of hardworking creative whizzes who are “absolutely crucial to our success” and who understand what the channel’s target audience wants.

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To get you ready for VH1’s new series, America’s Most Smartest Model, here’s a video clip from the casting special for the show. Check it out:

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VH1 is finally allowing us to see the cast of the new upcoming season of America’s Most Smartest Model. It’s a strange title, but hopefully, the show will show itself to have humor instead. Here’s the show’s cast:

Here’s an excerpt from their site:

The shot above is your first look at the contestants of America’s Most Smartest Model, a new elimination-based reality show that’s set to premiere Sunday, October 7 at 9/8c on VH1. Hosted by Ben Stein and career fashionista Mary Alice Stephenson, the show will attempt to find brains behind the beauty in a series of challenges. It’s stimulation for the eyes and intellect. Sexy and sophisticated — imagine that! The winner will take away $100,000. More importantly, he or she will leave with the title of America’s Most Smartest Model. Do you have the mental capacity to understand the glory involved in that?

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