Another Top 10 America's Next Top Model Makeover Meltdowns

She may have come runner-up in the 2006 season of the show, but don’t let that second-place finish fool you: she throws a first-rate tantrum when she doesn’t get what she wants. Melrose was known for her stunning dark-brown locks, so when she was forced to go blonde during makeovers… well… she had a bit of a breakdown. It didn’t go unnoticed either, with Jay calling her a serious control freak and implying that – in order for her career to take off – she’d have to give up her rigid nature and trust the professionals. We think she still looks great with blonde hair; but, Mel? No…Not so much.

We have a feeling that if we asked Elina what her favorite color was after this makeover that it wouldn’t have been red! And, honestly, we can’t blame her… It’s not her best look to be sure. But was it so bad that it took her identity away, as she claimed? Absolutely not… Adding mounds and mounds of curly, fluffy red hair on her slim figure didn’t really work that well; but, thankfully it was only hair extensions and not a dye job – now that WOULD have been a crying shame. Oh well… At least she made the top five finalists that season…

If you’re an aspiring model and you’re known for your long brunette locks, we could totally see losing your cool if someone wanted to chop all your hair off. But, luckily, for Season 12’s Natalie, it was all just a joke on Jay’s part to teach her a lesson about trust. The only problem was, Natalie wasn’t in on the joke… and she didn’t trust him. So… she… lost it! Refusing to let the hairdresser close enough to her hair, she tucked her head in her hands – started to cry – and flat out refused. And, she looked pretty embarrassed after learning it was all just a joke.

Sometimes the anticipation to an event can be worse than the actual event itself… Take going to your in-laws for example. And, this was exactly the case with Season 3’s Eva when she was asked to make her already short hair a little shorter. She didn’t take the news very well, crying and saying she didn’t want to “look like a boy.” Despite being comforted by Tyra, Eva begrudgingly went through with the process and… guess what? She actually liked it in the end! Well, well… All those tears and all that stress for nothing. She ended up winning the season too!

Kari didn’t make it that far into the 21st season of the show, finishing 11th overall, and we can’t help but feel that this makeover didn’t do her any favors. As a natural brunette, Kari’s look just worked for her and her unique features. But, after an intense bleach-blonde dye job (yup, eyebrows too), she came out the other end looking… well… interesting. Sure, the fact that her face is flushed and red from crying didn’t help the new look, but we honestly can’t blame her. She is totally justified for losing her cool and we don’t know what the stylists were thinking here.

This makeover is yet another example of “we really can’t blame the model for being upset with her new look.” Brittany’s short brown hair and cute face were a match made in heaven. Brittany with a puffy, red weave, however? Well… even Jay admitted it was a mistake (and we totally agree). Add to it the fact that the – now infamous – weave was too tight and had to be removed later… and this makeover has to go down as one of the worst ever. It’s not like we’ve never seen Brittany cry during Season 8 (remember the epic cab meltdown??), but at least this time she was justified.

Let’s face it: for Bianca to make it to the Top 4 spot after being forced to shave her head due to her hair being damaged from perms and dyes… well… that’s one hell of an accomplishment! And, we totally felt for her while she had to watch all the other girls get incredible makeovers while she sat – crying – and had her head buzzed. To be honest, she handled the entire situation extremely well and this meltdown is yet another one that’s totally justified in the end. And, hair or no hair, Bianca still rocked her look!

With her bright red hair as her defining feature, and eight years of modeling under her belt, Cherish felt her look was solidified. So, when stylists wanted her to dye her naturally red hair even redder, she wasn’t too happy. Nor was she happy that she was booted off the show at the end of the episode – finishing a disappointing 13th overall – when she didn’t even want to do the makeover to begin with. So, she told the judges just that in a sit-down interview after being eliminated, telling them that they were foolish for letting her go as she was obviously the best contestant and should be America’s next top model.

Unlike most contestants on this list, Brenda approached her upcoming makeover with confidence and hope – trusting in Tyra to make the right stylistic choice. But, that confident attitude certainly didn’t last long once those lovely red locks started falling to the floor. Seeing her hair get shorter and shorter, Brenda completely broke down and drew the stares of her fellow competitors (some in sympathy and some not). She literally looked like she had lost a loved one to a tragic accident during her haircut; but, luckily, she tried to make the most of it and eventually finished 8th.

Sometimes the stylist’s makeovers are hard to come to grips with for these models, and then there’s an instance like this one where an underlying condition causes tremendous emotional upheaval for a contestant. Jeana was hiding the fact that she suffers from alopecia and wears a wig when she models. The stylists wanted to remove the wig to show off her true beauty – which couldn’t have been an easy move for Jeana – and it resulted in tears all around. Jeana’s crying, Law and Drew are crying, everyone is crying! This is actually quite a touching, human moment on the show, and if any of these entries deserved a meltdown, it’s this one!