#auscycle4

I'll start with the judges. Outside Charlotte Dawson, who was easily one of the best parts of any NTM franchise for me, the judges on AusNTM were always a bit either meh or frustrating, so choosing an All-Star worthy panel is difficult.

Honestly, all of the hosts can go, like none of them ever made an impact with me. I think Megan Gale would've been my choice to take over that position, she was enjoyable enough when she judged and I always enjoyed when she popped up in earlier cycles. Alex Perry of course has to be there, even if I can't say I was always his biggest fan, but he was part of what made the show great. Outside those 2, honestly none of the other judges were good enough to stand out for me. Just give me a rotating guest judge as the additional one

As for the cast, if I was given entirely free ranged, with the assumption of no winners and that everyone would accept, regardless of their post-season success, my choices would probably be:

Sam from Cycle 1, for the TV drama and having Cycle 1 be represented.

Simone and Madeleine from Cycle 2, Simone is one of my favourite early season models, give her a second chance, and Madeleine perfect combo of modelling potential and drama.

Paloma and Jordan from Cycle 3, again both great drama, vibrant personalities, and had their moments modelling wise.

Samantha and Caris from Cycle 4, Caris just deserves a chance to shine without that group hanging over her, and Samantha served some of my all time favourite shots so of course I'd have her back. Maybe also throw in Alamela for some early boot representation, and she deserved a second chance.

Cassi from Cycle 5, while I do think there were a lot of solid people from this Cycle, Cassi is the only one who screams All-Stars, maybe Clare too.

Joanna, Sophie and Kelsey from Cycle 6, Joanna is another personal favourite of mine, loved watching her, great look, so I'd have loved to see her back. Sophie is just an icon. And Kelsey of course would be brought back, and they'd show that finale moment over and over and over, probably even giving a All-Stars 5 Shea style story to the victory.

Simone and Neo from Cycle 7, Simone would be an obvious lock, and then I'd have one of the more underrated models from this cycle, went with Neo but any of her, Yolanda or Jess would work.

Shanali and Duckie from Cycle 8, incredible models, enjoyable people to watch, the best this cycle had to offer.

No one from Cycle 9, flop cycle, and while there were some solid models and good TV personalities, doesn't deserve to have anyone on All-Stars in my opinion. Alex would be the closest though.

Hm, good question. Right now my ranking of Aus winners would probably be:

1: Montana is a clear number 1 for me, killed every aspect of her season, even her worst shots were good, and I don't think I'd ever have her below the top half. Her post-show work really does speak for itself.

2 - Alice is only a slight step behind, still such a clear winner, especially on her season since at least Cycle 7 had a few other really strong potential models. Only slight thing holding her back was her confidence, but if she had been more confident then she would be on par with Montana.

3-4: Aleyna and Gemma, I think based on their seasons they are a step behind the top 2 only because they still had competition from other strong models on their seasons in a way Montana/Alice didn't really have. They did both feel like front-runners, but never to the same extent, always felt like others could still win.

5: Amanda I'd then have a step below those 2, brilliant model, but Cycle 6 was a masterclass pretty much all around, there was so much competiton and while Amanda was always a competent model, she really wasn't a clear winner at any point.

6-7: Brittany and Tahnee both were solid winners for me, but I personally perhaps would have chosen someone else, but was still very happy, and felt they deserved to make it as far as they did.

8-9: Eboni and Melissa would then be next for me, and both were winners I was a bit disappointed with. They were nice, and I do get their appeal and look, but both had really clear winners of their seasons for me (Shanali and Simone), and I am not even sure I would have had either make the end to be honest.

10 - Demelza is my choice for last, I am still confused as to how she won, let alone made the end. Plus the whole bullying issue...like yeah, I don't get it. Cycle 4 may have produced my favourite photo of all time, but yeah, was no where close to producing my favourite winner.

Contestant Commentary

Top 10 Favorite Photos

Call-out Orders

Week 1: Group Picture for Vogue Australia

Week 2: Misty Beauty Shots for Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics

Week 3: Wall Climbing for Mary-Kyri Shoes

Week 4: Alex Perry Lookbook

Week 5: U by Kotex Commercial

Week 6: Peter Alexander Sleepwear with Male Models

Week 7 Part 1: Fiji Resort

Week 7 Part 2: Tigerlily Swimwear on the Beach

Week 8: Oyster Magazine Editorial

Week 9: Eclectic Haute Couture

Week 10: New York City Taxi Editorial

That whole incident was insane to me, I totally think she should have been eliminated, but the fact it took so long to be eliminated was weird. I mean, didn’t she do an entire photoshoot before finally getting cut at panel. Maybe they wanted to wait to be dramatic, but I think they deliberately waited since the whole theme for the shoot was based on Thelma and Louise would have meant one person would have had to go solo.

I will admit I did love Taylah’s look, and kind of get her reaction. It is an awful thing to do, but I felt bad for her, since she had so much potential, and was one of the consistently strong models up to that point. But still, I feel physical violence, at least intentionally, needs to have harsh consequences on any show like that.

Cycle 4 had some of the most beautiful shoots AusNTM has ever done, and a few duds. But while my favourite shots belong to 3 shoots, there were sitll some beautiful shots in the Fiji tourist shoot and Alex Perry lookbook especially. But anyways, here are my instant favourites of Australia’s Next Top Model Cycle 4, in no particular order:

Samantha’s Tigerlily Shot

Samantha’s Oyster Magazine Shot

Alexandra’s Tigerlily Shot

Alexandra’s Oyster Magazine Shot

Caris’ Tigerlily Shot

Caris’ Haute Couture Shot