#auscycle9bottom10

I have no nice words to say about this, Ayieda failed miserable. Her attitude was awful on set, and she seriously butchered a gorgeous dress. It had such a beautiful drape, and was so dramatic, but it falls flat here. I honestly don’t know how someone can ruin it so bad. Similarly she made herself honestly look unattractive. Ayieda was a stunning girl, so I am just confused as to how this is her. She looks like she has just had an allergic reaction to something. I try to be nice, but honestly this shot is one of the worst NTM has ever seen.

Another example of Zahra just failing to meet her potential. Her body wasn’t awful, but somehow she has made it look bad. Swimwear is unforgiving, but I am still shocked at how bad her body looks. She really needed to work on her posture, which was probably tied to her lack of confidence. I am still in shock that the judges ranked this higher than Phoebe and Tanahya’s shots, while neither were amazing, both at least could function. This, most certainly, would never see the light of day in a magazine.

Jess was easily the most consistent contestant in the competition. Out of the 9 photos she took, she only left the top 4 twice, both for sixth. This was why this photo was so unexpected. It was just plain bad, and unflattering. She had proven she was an adept model, so this came as unacceptable. It was warrantable of elimination given the scoring system, but I definitely was glad she wasn’t cut. She deserved to continue on, despite a really rocky photo.

This is just so uninspiring, and to come from the final week is disgraceful. I’ll use this time to fully explain my thoughts on Lucy, as she was probably the most controversial contestant of the cycle for me. The top 7, along with Phoebe, were the clear strong contestants. I thought all of them were incredibly close, all beautiful and all had produced strong photos. Lucy then came along and produced the clear worst shot, but then was saved. After that it seemed the judges would overrate everything she did, as evidenced best by this photo. There is no way this was better than Alex or Jess’ from that week. Lucy was a good contestant, and had she been eliminated in 7th place, or even possibly 4th I would be less annoyed at her. But in saying all this, I know it is not her fault, and as a person I really liked her.

I keep wondering how models can go from gorgeous to awkward in the space of a photoshoot. Cassie’s first shot was amazing, but then suddenly she produced this. It really made me think it was a complete fluke, and given her performance on set, it probably was. I don’t know how her jaw has appeared so unattractive, and how someone can get so perpetually stuck on a shoot. Her concept was one of the best, was totally hoping for an ethereal shot, similar to Jess’ from the same shoot. But this...this just makes it clear her elimination was completely warranted.

This is a pretty unflattering photo, Jordan earned her elimination. Her ass looks massive here, which I don’t think is the best trait given she had a pretty good body. I also wish she hadn’t looked at the camera, it allows us to see the doubt in her eyes. Coming off two first call-outs from me, I really expected far more from her.

I feel like Zahra had so much potential, but her heart just wasn’t in the competition. She seemed way too timid, and never truly owned her look. This photo proves this, while the shot doesn’t necessarily scream insecurity, it certainly looks amateur. She took a really pretty dress, and honestly made it slightly cheap. There is no way you could ever see this in a magazine, nothing looks good.

I still stand by saying Lucy definitely should have been eliminated for this photograph. Like Brittany, this shot isn’t awful, but just screams cluelessness. Lucy looks completely amateur, and honestly not like herself. Her face is no where near as pretty as in other photos, she hasn’t taken the makeup well. Izi was robbed being cut over this girl.