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Olivia makes a splash in Tokyo as season two comes to a close. By Amy Wilkinson Whitney Port in “The City” on Tuesday No-nonsense People’s Revolution founder Kelly Cutrone has been one of Whitney’s strongest allies in the fight to make her fashion line, Whitney Eve, a success. But during Tuesday night’s season finale of “The City,” Whitney had to decide whether she would remain loyal to Kelly or be lured away by a peppy, pink-wearing PR practitioner. Even though Kelly doesn’t actually work for Whitney, the young designer didn’t want to offend or blindside her mentor by accepting help from another agency, so she had a chat with Kelly to discuss her wooer, Alison Brod. “She does mostly beauty, right?” Kelly sniffed. “And she wears pink all the time.” Fashion choices aside, Kelly didn’t think the timing was right for Whitney to hire a full-time PR rep. “I think it’s early for you to do this,” Kelly advised. “You’re still at a place where you’re in very low production numbers. … I want the best for you.” Rather ironically, Kelly had these parting words for Whitney: “Watch out. Every fifth word from PR people should be scrutinized.” Meanwhile, with Olivia on assignment in Tokyo, Louise Roe stepped in to film Web videos of Elle ‘s 25th anniversary photo shoot. And while Keith, the editorial director for Elle.com, liked Louise’s style, he wasn’t quite sure she was the perfect fit to be the new face of Elle.com. “I think Louise is really good, but she is kind of announcing,” he observed. “I think it’s good for this, but we don’t need that treatment for everything. I just wonder, is Olivia more like the Elle girl? Olivia was certainly putting her best foot forward in Japan at the Tibi launch party. She gamely fielded questions at a Q&A session with a poise and eloquence we rarely see in her dealings at Elle (especially with Erin). Yet, Erin and Robbie’s assistant Seth didn’t think anyone back in the States had high hopes for Olivia’s Japan visit. “I mean, Olivia in Japan seems a little bit lost in translation,” Seth joked. “Olivia in America is lost in translation,” Erin replied with a laugh. Whitney decided to meet with Alison Brod in her pink office to discuss the possibility of working together. After scolding Whitney for not wearing one of her own designs to the meeting, Alison said that if she represented Whitney Eve, Whitney would have to swear in blood that she’d do everything she could to support the line. Though Whitney said she’d think about it, Alison began spreading the news that Whitney had dumped People’s Revolution, riling the already perturbed Kelly. “I don’t need to defend my agency against a girl who wears pink,” Kelly chided before kicking Whitney out of her office. Joe had some big news for the Elle staff upon Olivia’s return. Largely due to her spectacular success in Tokyo, Olivia was made the new face of Elle.com (garnering a hard-to-miss eye roll from Erin). But what’s to become of Louise? Don’t worry about her; she’s already got a hosting gig lined up in L.A. But will Erin remain at Elle, knowing she has to work even more closely with Olivia? Still undecided about her PR representation, Whitney asked embattled friend Roxy to meet her for a chit-chat, their first in quite a while. Roxy reminded Whitney that her loyalty was to Kelly, but Whitney didn’t seem entirely convinced. “I’ve been struggling with it,” she said. “I’ve been making a list of pros and cons. I don’t know what to do.” It looks like we’ll have to wait for the next season of “The City” to find out what she decides. What did you think of the season finale of “The City”? Share your reviews in the comments. Related Videos The City (Season 2) | Ep. 12 | ‘Lost In Translation’ Related Photos The City (Season 2): Ep. 12 ‘Lost In Translation’

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