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#7 – Toccara Jones

After a series of girls purely on this list for their looks, we finally get to the personalities of the list. This isn’t saying that Toccara wasn’t a stunning girl, but she certainly held a more common look. But still, this girl was a star. Cycle 3 has always been one of my favourite cycles of the show, possibly the best in my opinion. This was in the most part due to a star cast. Toccara being one of the most vibrant, she just had such a joyful flare when we first met her. Everything she did was just bubbly, and in a conflicted house she seemed to be well liked enough. As the season progressed though I will admit I was saddened to see her fade, getting worn down by the competition. Despite believing she had the potential to go much further in the competition, I think she was cut at the right time, before she truly got beaten down.

With the previous plus size contestants either being awful or photographically non-existent, she really set the bar for plus size contestants on the show. She showed a great skill in the earlier shots of not only mastering her curvaceous body, but producing one hell of a face. Her first shot wasn’t amazing, but after that she nailed both the photoshoots. Her Nivea shot had a seductively sexual quality, really fitting her profile as a contestant, bringing her spin to the brand. But her truest peak was the Lee Jeans shot, utter perfection. The stunning body with the natural curves, and the alluring eyes. This was again where we saw a decline, similar to her personality. Her shots were never awful, but commonly lifeless. It was sad to see, and as I said her elimination made sense with the state of her portfolio, even if we knew she would amount to so much more.

#8 - Toccara’s Lee Jeans Shot

Un grand merci aux enfants pour leur lecture du texte de Robert Desnos lors de la cérémonie... Une implication nécessaire pour le devoir de mémoire !