#cycle11top10

While the unparalleled legs still annoy me, I cannot deny this is one of my favourite shots from my favourite shoots. Her eyes are just stunning, she is piercing through and it is just beautiful. This was where Analeigh began to become one of my favourite contestants from this cycle.

I am just in love with this photo, Lauren Brie was robbed, I mean you would never think just 3 weeks after this photo was taken (and remember she took another top 5 worthy photo the following week) she was eliminated for having no-personality. Why? Just why? She was the alienesque beauty Tyra had always wanted. She had one of the most unique faces we have ever seen, yet somehow she did everything. Stunningly sexy shots such as this one, and high fashion artistic shoots like the fierce eyes. This is just such an ethereally beautiful photo, I am in love with his beautiful Lauren Brie’s eyes look. This is honestly a contender for one of my favourite photos to come from ANTM, and the true hidden gem in Lauren Brie’s portfolio.

It was a really close call for first place, and while I adore this shot, it just fell to second because…well, I am not 100% sure why. Analeigh certainly works far better when she is using her ice skating background. There is a movement in this energy, it seems almost like she is in a dance. I love the way she is staring off into the distance, and the arch created with her body. It is just absolutely divine. This photo alone should have taken her to the finale, I still can’t believe she was eliminated  over McKey.

Samantha just looks like a complete and utter natural stunner here, she is effortlessly cool and gorgeous. This cycle had some seriously great photoshoots, and this is another strong fashion shot, that I could see shipping as it is. But side-note, I find it sort of hilarious that Samantha of all people had the most photos in this top 10. Say what you will about her consistency and personality, but when she got it right, boy did she get it right.

Honestly the top 4 from this list are among my favourite photos from the shows history, so any of them really could be in any place. Marjorie was probably the most consistent model in the entire competition, she had such an editorial vibe, but this was definitely where she struck me as the strongest. I am just in love with the dark, almost childlike creepiness this photo has. Her facial expression is perfection, it isn’t over the top but it still draws you in. To me this remains one of the strongest fashion shots in the cycle, and possibly so far in the show. Marjorie is selling me everything in the shot, the dress looks adorable, and the bracelets stand out. The shoes though look fantastic, they just look so elevated, and I want them immediately.

I will admit, despite being my favourite photoshoot from the cycle, a lot of the photos had a slightly hockey quality, and while I liked them, I never saw them as truly artistic. This though, everything remains completely gorgeously artistic. The pose is striking, the symmetry is simple yet so intricate. The makeup isn’t over the top, and the smoke looks eerie yet still isn’t cheesy. Lauren Brie has made this simple, yet you can see that she is controlled as anything. I could truly see this hanging on someone’s wall, it is just gorgeous.

While in her other photo, Samantha stood strong and powerful, here there is just a beautiful softness that I am in love with. Her makeover has to be one of the strongest in ANTM history, as it elevated her to new levels. I just love how beautiful she looks here, Samantha is seriously killing this, it is gorgeously serene and still sexy shot. There is just a glimmer in her eyes that I am in love with.

And here we have one of the most fiercely underrated photos from this cycle. I feel like this always get overshadowed by Lauren Brie’s shot from that week, but I personally think it is by far the stronger shot. Elina is just oozing confidence, it is dramatic, it is fashionable and it is just amazing. Elina definitely looks like Angelina Jolie here, and this is by far my favourite photo of Elina. I think long hair like this would have suited her far better for a makeover.