And then there were three — female contestants remaining on "American Idol," that is.
With two more girls — Naima Adedapo, 25, and Thia Megia, 16 — culled from the "American Idol" herd by a series record 55 million votes on Thursday night's results show, you have to wonder if there really is something to the accusation that voters have a gender bias.
It started out so well, too: Seven of this season's 13 finalists were women. However, the first four voted off — Adedapo, Megia, Ashthon Jones and Karen Rodriguez — just so happened to be ladies, turning the initial female advantage into a quick and noticeable 6-to-3 deficit.