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And Alina impresses once again, to no surprise. She’s the only girl yet to fall out of the top 5 call-out in 4 weeks - pretty impressive. Anyways, this shot is probably my favorite of hers yet, half because of the concept and photography, but also because she’s doing everything right here. She made what would seem like a bit of a cliché pose (the hand on the forehead) look very chique and fashionable here. It definitely tells a story as well, even though it’s basically the same story as most other girls told this week. The main thing I love here is her face, though. This is a great angle for her bone structure, and the expression is amazing. I also love the way her eyes look here; the hooded eyes are a little less prominent than last week. Next to all of that, she looks really tall as well. Her proportions look great, especially for the leaning/sitting pose, and the clothes photographed wonderfully. I also LOVE how the camel is sitting there all goofy, it just adds some quirky element to the shot - though that is not something Alina did of course. There’s really nothing wrong with this shot, there was just no comparison to the top 2 shots this week.

This girl really does have something special. She’s very hit or miss, admittedly, but when she gets it right, I love her work! This is another one of the more simple, fashionable images from this week, and it’s probably my favorite one out of those. However, the simple shots just aren’t as exciting as the shots that have more going on - thus giving Goyokhon the 4th call-out this week. She’s the only girl this week to pose in full profile, and it totally works for me. The light is hitting her face perfectly, and it looks as if she’s just gazing into the distance. Definitely her best angle from what I’ve seen of her. The clothes also look pretty fantastic on her here. The garment is in the forefront and there’s no distractions, + she’s also selling the earrings here. The earrings are actually the first thing I notice here, so good job on that! This photo makes me doubt if the other girls posing with the standing camel were just extremely short or Goyokhon is really really tall, or at least she looks it here! The only thing I wish she’d changed was her disappearing arm that’s hugging the camel, but even that is not too big of a problem for me.

Beligma has been consistently impressing me these past couple of weeks! This shot is such a quintessential ANTM shot and I love how dramatically fierce it is! This could’ve easily been my FCO as well, if it wasn’t for her looking about 5 feet tall... I will say that there were a lot of things working against here though; the camel standing upright naturally takes away from the height of anyone standing next to it, and the split she’s doing makes her look a little shorter as well. It’s still something that bothers me though. The pose is SO fierce though! It’s definitely the most dynamic one this week, and even if it’s not the most fashionable, I think it makes for a great image. The clothes look great on her as well. Facially, I don’t think this is her best showing, but she’s still smizing the camera down. Had she turned her head up just a little bit, I think the shadows under her eyes would’ve been less apparent and her neck would’ve looked longer, so that might’ve been something she could’ve done. I also like the way she’s interacting with the camel, it almost looks like she’s a shepherd or something.

Aesthetically, this is one of my favorite shots this week. I adore the walking motion, and the way the camel is posing in the background. It’s definitely one of the best shots overall, however, modeling-wise it leaves some things to be desired. The only thing, actually, is the face. She looks absolutely disgusted for some reason, and I had this problem with her last week already. She has chubby cheeks, and in some angles those don’t photograph well at all. The slight frown also doesn’t help her case. Obviously she didn’t think about her face while shooting this at all. I do actually like the degree to which the head is turned down with the walking pose though. About the pose; it’s pretty fantastic. The walking motion looks natural, and the clothes have photographed amazingly. She looks really, really tall as well! The arm positioning is especially great, as I feel like swinging arms could’ve been too much. If only her face had been as good as Suvda’s below her, this would’ve probably been my FCO this week.

This is definitely my favorite shot of Suvda in the competition yet, which is honestly not that big of a feat considering her portfolio. Technically, this shot has way more issues than the two ranked below it, but this face is just incredible. Her bone structure has photographed amazingly, and those eyes are just PIERCING! I would definitely say this it’s the best face served this week. My problem lies with the pose. She has photographed very short, and pretty chubby. That’s not a problem for me, but she entered the competition with amazing proportions, and the legs are just obviously thicker in this shot. Next to photographing short, the leaning back against the camel doesn’t work here like it did with Batkhand. This honestly looks like she’s about to faint, especially with the limp arm just hanging there looking like she’s trying to hold on to anything to try not to fall. At least the dress looks good in this position!

I’m pretty dissapointed in Jerri this week as well. Just like Chamia, I was expecting more of this girl who has been continuously great. I just know she can do better than this. I have two problems with this shot; the snarl and her height. Let’s start with the face, the snarl is very distracting. She almost looks mad or disgusted, and it definitely takes me out. It’s the exact same problem I had with her last week actually! The other problem, her height, is not something she could’ve fixed in this shot. The camel was standing upright, thus drowning out any model standing in front of it with its height. It just takes away from the overal quality of the image. What I do like about this shot is the way the garment looks on her - it looks great in the angles she’s making with her arms and legs. Her face is also stunning minus the mouth. Her eyes are just fierce here, and her natural potential is very much apparent face-on. The interaction with the camel is nice as well, though not very creative. It’s a pretty good shot of Jerri, just not the best she can do.

I have to say that I think this shot is heavily underrated. She still deserved to get the chop this week based on past performance, don’t get me wrong, but it’s actually a pretty good shot of Batkhand. The only problem I have with it is her face, and I still think that it’s the best she’s photographed in this competition. The eyes are definitely a bit wonky though, and together with the open mouth, it just reads as confused/bored/tired. This shot would’ve definitely been bumped a couple spots higher if her face was on point. She looks SO good without eyebrows though! There’s no denying she has a stunning high fashion face, she just doesn’t know how to use it. The main thing I love about this shot is how tall she looks! The clothes look amazing on her, and she’s doing a great job at showcasing them. It’s a very editorial image actually; very simple and effortless. I love the way her hands are in her pockets here as well, as it showcases the function of the clothes without making it look obvious. I would say she did a pretty good job, just not enough to recover from her bad past 2 weeks.

I’m pretty dissapointed in Chamia this week honestly. After being amongst the best for the past weeks, this is the first time she’s actually faultered in my eyes. This pose is traumatically reminiscent of Heather’s shoe ad in ANTM 2, and that’s never a good thing. However, here Chamia actually has somewhat of a reason to be sitting like that. It looks like she just got off of her camel and sitting there navigating or something. Anyways, at least it tells some sort of story, and I kind of dig that. I wish I could see her right hand though, it looks like it’s dissapearing into the camel. Maybe that could’ve been posed a little more gracefully. I really like the way her face has photographed here though, she’s caught the light beautifully and she looks very regal. She’s also extending her neck to the max, which always looks good.