After making it all the way to the final four, 18-year-old Erin Wagner was eliminated after being called “disingenuous” by the judges.

Following an episode that required the girls to learn hip-hop hula and pose like a volcano goddess, not one, but two girls were cut from the competition.

Jennifer An was also eliminated from the competition.

For this cycle of “America’s Next Top Model,” host Tyra Banks has selected only petite models in order to give them a chance in the modeling world. The winner will receive a management and representation deal with Wilhelmina Models, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl and a cover shoot for Seventeen Magazine.

CTV.ca chatted with Erin about why she thinks she was eliminated, and how she feels about her portrayal on the show.

How has it been going for you since the elimination?

It’s been cool. Doing interviews has been fun; I get to give my little take on everything.

How did your family react?

I didn’t tell anybody about it ahead of time. I could of my sisters read the spoiler boards, so they weren’t surprised by it, but I thought my parents were going to freak out. They were really invested in the show, which is funny but creepy at the same time, but they took it really well. They said “Oh, you’re the ‘America’s Next Top Model’ in our hearts.” I was like, “You are ridiculous.”

So what did you think of the final few challenges, did you find that you were getting overwhelmed?

I think at the beginning of the competition, I was putting in hardly any effort and I was just having fun with it. That worked out to my advantage, because in my photo shoots, I wasn’t as analytical. At the end, I wasn’t having fun, and they ended up being terrible shoots. In my last photo shoot, I decided I was going to have fun, and I got a good photo out of it… I loved my photo!

Sounds like you wouldn’t change anything!

No. I don’t think so. I wish I would have cried less in the whole season. I’m not a crier. I don’t really cry at all, but I got so frustrated on the show that I would break down in tears. It’s disgusting to watch, because I’m like, “Oh you’re pitiful, you’re pitiful.”

Did you keep your extreme makeover style?

I have kept my makeover, but to an extent. It’s still blonde, but it’s a darker blonde than it was before, which I think washes me out less. That was the main problem on show, is that I’d look like a haggard little creep. I was so pale, and my hair was so bright. I was like, “Oh crap.” I’m growing out my eyebrows because they’re weird, and I can’t express anything without them. It’s a look, but I don’t think I should keep it unless I get an agency who wants me to have them.

Because this cycle is all about short models, did this experience change your attitudes about your own height?

I don’t think I was ever ashamed of my height, and I don’t think I ever really noticed how much in the modeling industry it matters because a lot of agents will just close the door in your face if you don’t meet their height requirements. I think by doing the competition I gained self-confidence, because I realized I could still do this, even if I’m not what the industry is looking for.

What other hobbies do you have besides modeling?

I’m pretty boring. I hang out with my friends, I love reading. I brought a lot of books with me to the show, and I read them when we weren’t doing things on-camera. I take photos a lot. It’s not like professional photography, but I like taking photos of my friends and doing montages.

What are you reading?

I just read a handful of Charles Bukowski books, which were great, and I would recommend for anyone, unless you’re 13 then you won’t understand it. I’m reading “Slapstick” by Kurt Vonnegut right now, which I really enjoy. I’ve read most of Vonnegut’s books.

How do you feel about the way you were portrayed on the show?

I feel like I have to defend myself; I’m a nice person and I’m not like how they showed on TV. I’m not a bad person. Like, even when they showed us celebrating Laura’s birthday, which was a time we all had fun, we all got along. They still tried to make me out to be a brat. When I was making those cupcakes, I was kidding the whole time: I didn’t want the other girls to touch them because they had to be perfect for Laura, but they made it seem like I was freaking out over cupcakes. Who does that? Nobody freaks out about cupcakes. I really wanted that time to redeem myself.