America's Next Top Model, Cycle 3

Tyra:
[to Yaya] Why did you choose the cowboy hat?

Yaya:
[to Tyra] It's more on the simple side compared to the other hats, so I can go crazy with accessories and express myself without being cliché.

Nigel:
[to Yaya] Yaya, I think you look beautiful. I think everyone probably pegged you as going for the typical African hat.

Nolé:
[to Yaya] You're I feel... half African, half cowgirl. Looks like you're about to ride a giraffe. I think... I'm not feeling it.

Rebecca Weinberg:
[to Yaya] You have this intensity to prove your, sort of, African-ness. And I think that sometimes it's overbearing. It's just too much, it's sort of a layer on top of a layer.

Yaya:
[to the judges] In response to trying to prove myself as an African, that's just where I come from. It's very natural to me... and [points at the African hat on the judges' panel] I did not chose that hat for the very specific reason that it's very cliché. The fabric that it's made from is very artificial, very cheap fake kente!

Nigel:
[to Yaya] Yaya.

Yaya:
[to Nigel] I didn't have the time–I know I'm running on.

Tyra:
[to Yaya] There's a different way of explaining yourself and being defensive. And you're being very defensive, and it's not attractive.

Yaya:
[to Tyra] Just because we had a talk about, you know, Afro-centricity before, and it's kind of... misunderstood.

Tyra:
[to Yaya] I'm all about, like, expressing yourself and your culture, but it's still done in a fashion way. You want your outfit to be, "Look at me!" and this outfit is, "Look over there!"