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Katrina Darrell didn’t possess the best voice of all American Idol hopefuls on last night’s season eight premiere.

But the bikini-clad model did leave the best impression… on Simon Cowell and numerous male viewers at least.

“I came dressed in my bathing suit to American idol because, first of all, I figured it would set me apart from the crowd, and secondly because I heard it was a crazy audition process and I figured, well, at least I’ll have a tan,” Darrell said, as Fox cut to a shot of the contestant lounging poolside.

Darrell also made no secret of her desire to make out with Ryan Seacrest, who replied that a game of tonsil hockey was likely against show rules, but “the thought of it is something I’m going to hang on to.”

What do you think of Katrina Darrell’s bikini-based audition?