She's still hot!
She's correct, though, that the blonde just wasn't her. She looks too washed out. They should have had a current picture of her in the article.
ANTM is just a scam. They make up situations and set up the girls to fail, all in the name of TV. Not even good TV at that. I usually just watch to see who the new girls are that season, and stop after they make them over ( ruin ) them.
Besides, models are hired for their looks. If their look isn't "in" this season, it may be next season. You would think that they would work with their look to help polish it, but they seem to be stuck with the idea that constant change is needed to be a top model. When was the last time Tyra changed her style? She's been wearing that wig forever! And Linda Evangelista and Kirsty Hume were hotter, to me, before they went short! ( Although to be fair, Linda didn't really become famous until she cut her hair and started changing her hair color every week. )