#cycle23bottom10

Tash may not have been a bad model, but both of her elimination shots were easily the worst of the week. From the looks of things Tash’s social media game has improved since this cycle, but I guess there is nowhere but up when you are producing something that looks like a storyboard for a cheap comedy sketch.  None of the shots impress me, and given how stunning she actually looked there was real potential. This is massively disappointing from start to finish.

The girls this cycle were surprisingly photogenic, which meant there was very few awful shots. Fortunately for the sake of this list, there were definitely a few people who weren’t so telegenic. Binta never seemed that natural in her videos, and it showed off here. The first and last scenes were cringe-worthy, and it just felt like Binta was trying too hard. When she went for strength it definitely worked better for her. Still, the overall performance is definitely the time I questioned her modelling abilities the most on the cycle.

This is just one of those things I wish I’d never seen. Kyle is not a natural dancer, and it is unfortunate she happened to be on the cycle with multiple dance challenges. She was never going to be the comeback, but she somehow managed to come out of the process even worse off. Bad movements, awkward facial expressions, and absolutely no energy. No one in their right mind could say anything but negatives about this take.

It a cycle famous for having too many video shoots, it seems fitting to end this list with two videos. Marissa was one of my favourites when the casts were announced, but at the end of her run I couldn’t wait to see her go. Not only had her work suffered, but her personality had soured, and her attitude inflated. She seemed not to care at the end, and this take shows that. Her movements are limp and lifeless, and her face is so blank, even if it is still slightly pretty. She really is the epitome of wasted potential in this video.

Cheap, tacky and juvenile. Marissa started strong, but hit a major snag after this week. She didn’t exactly how the most incredible dress, but even I’d know the front was the part to show. Even if there was anyone who thought Marissa’s body and face looked flattering here, she failed at selling the clothes. It is the stand out this week for all the wrong reasons, and is definitely the worst photo of the cycle.

It says a lot about the first half of Kyle’s performance that she still sits so high, even with a few good takes in her clip. She is giving can’t be assed realness throughout, and I’m glad the judges finally overcame their obsession with her. How she managed to last so long with such a mediocre performance is beyond me, and is definitely one of the key reasons this cycle will not be remembered fondly.

While not awful, Kyle just looks so pedestrian. A comp card is never going to succeed if you don’t have the right face, and Kyle certainly didn’t. The body positioning feels awkward, and hunched, and then the angle of the face is making her nose look so much larger. Kyle didn’t exactly have an incredibly portfolio, but at least none of her other official shots were as bad as this. I do feel like I need to give a shoutout to her trampoline shot. While not an actual shoot, that photo was easily the worst of the cycle. While it won’t end up on this list, I definitely felt it couldn’t go without a mention.

Tash never seemed to recover fully after her make-over, but this was the worst she ever looked in a photograph. Her overly round features just don’t mesh with the Grace Jones inspired haircut. The whole shot just feels confused. Watching Tash on set was hard, but looking at the end result is somehow even harder. For a girl with such a strong face she really flubbed a challenge she could have nailed.