>I actually liked Nicole more than
>the other TOP's, except for
>maybe Jamie. I think
>Nicole handled the criticism from
>the other guests with a
>lot more grace than any
>of the others would have.
> I believe that a
>lot of the dislike for
>Nicole came from Eric's campaigning
>against her. He had
>been trying to get her
>out since the beginning, and
>he admitted that he was
>doing his best to turn
>the Alts against her.
>I know that if people
>treated me the way that
>the others treated Nicole, I
>would have had a total
>meltdown. Nicole may be
>fake, but she was no
>more fake than any of
>the other guests that were
>left near the end.
>Even Jamie had her moments,
>like when she would be
>nice to Nicole, then run
>and talk bad about her
>behind her back. I
>think Nicole got a bad
>deal because of Eric and
>his nasty atitude.

I agree nerovh. I liked Nicole. And I do think Eric was one of the main reasons she was disliked. Eric had an immediate problem with her and saw her as his greatest competition for the win. So he went all out to spread evil gossip about her and get her booted. He had several of the others convinced they could never beat Nicole. She was good at challenges. But what bothered me more than anything was how he manipulated Fiona to see things his way. How Nicole stayed calm so often is beyond me. She deserved the win just for putting on such a brave face when she was treated so mean.