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Daniel Tracz

Place: 4th Place

Average: 3.8

Daniel having the highest average out of a cycle of inconsistent models just make sense to me. It’s odd but I don’t know who my final 3 would be in the cycle. All I know is that Daniel would obviously be in it but I don’t know who else would. Everyone was just so crazily inconsistent or bad (like Adam :)). Daniel stood out to me as a consistently good model despite his age and inexperience. At first I didn’t really notice Daniel but once he got the blonde makeover with the bleached eyebrows, my eyes were on him the entire time. He had a very strong personality in a good way, he was willing to defend himself and kept his ground up, especially to people like Adam who were actively attacking him (although he did come off as very strong in a bad way, always talking and speaking out of his mind, then again, he was 18). If I can describe Daniel during the shot, his low points can be considered good and his best shots are the ones where he uglies it up. His first 3 photos were pretty ok, they had room for improvement but they showed a major flaw of Daniel, he just didn’t look the best when he tried to look normal and pretty. He obviously looked hot but when he smiled or tried something flirty, he looked like a pornstar or actor rather than a model. This shows in his worst shots, like the nude and Masterchef shot, where both came off as unmemorable. However, the rest of his portfolio was quite stellar despite those downfalls. From police shoot onwards, he made some of the best shots of the cycle. I love his natural beauty, it’s a great showcase of how much he’s changed over the cycle and the dramatic is just as stellar. He did struggle a bit when in Madrid but he still did the best he could, especially in go-sees where he and Natalia were one of the worst. Daniel was able to improve a lot when it came to modeling skills. He struggled a lot with looking pretty and normal but as time went on, he figured out his niche about uglying things up and with that, he found his style pretty fast. However, it’s good to note that Daniel was able to adapt to the most pretty outcomes like the natural beauty and showed that he can nail commercial shots like that. It’s hard to place if I wanted Daniel as my winner or not. He was one of the most consistent models of the group alongside the one who was mostly improving. His walk got a lot better as time went on and despite his weak go-sees performance, he was one of the most successful models after the show alongside Natalia and Mat M (funny enough, they were the ones deemed with the least potential by the judges). However, he was really immature and as a winner, I would consider him as one of the weakest. Then again, he didn’t have much competition and he did get the most FCOs out of the group and never left my top 8. It’s odd, he would probably be my winner but he would be one of the weakest winners in Poland (still pretty strong obviously, it is Poland). It’s a love and hate relationship if that makes sense. However, after some thinking, Daniel would be the most reasonable choice to be the winner due to his consistent  performance in a cycle full of inconsistent performances. Still, I wish he made it to the finale alongside Natalia and he made some of my favorite shots of the series so good on him, he’s definitely robbed.

1. Daniel (3.8)

2. Ewa (4)

3. Mateusz M (4.375)

4. Daria (4.5)

5. Patryk (4.75)

6. Natalia (5.1)

7. Mateusz Z (5.2)

8. Ada (5.3)

9. Ola (5.5)

10. Mariusz (6.3)

11. Kamila (8.16)

12. Adam (8.75)

13. Zuza (12.5)

14. Sasza (12.67)

15. Kamil (13)

Patryk Grudowicz

Place: Winner

Average: 4.75

I feel like I say this a whole bunch but Patryk is truly an odd case for me to understand and one of the reasons why I somewhat stalled on posting besides my shit life. Obviously, the fact that he won is absurd and feels like favoritism on the judge’s part (which I will get to) but it’s mainly the fact that I don’t know who I would want to win in this cycle. Daniel has the highest average but I don’t know if he would be my winner and my personal favorites were either hated on by the judges or flopped a critical week or underrated by the fandom and often forgotten and ignored when it comes to those discussions. It’s crazy to me, I feel like an insane person trying to defend him but he isn’t the worst winner of the series, not by a long shot. But, I can see why people feel like he’s one of the weakest male winners. I’ll explain it but it’s also hard to explain at the same time because I know as soon as I defend this guy, I will get a wave of hate and ridiculed by my friends who mostly use their boners to talk. I love Patryk’s look, he had amazing hollow cheekbones and a high fashion body that could be veritable and fit anything given to him. I also love how endearing and adorable he was, his English was dogshit (him struggling to say “Hi, I am Patryk” is so funny to me) but he still had an amazing pressure to him that drew you in.

It’s not hard to look as good as Patryk but I do believe the first 6 weeks in the competition were overhyped and drained me from ranking. His first shots were not as hated as most would make it out to be but it was one of the many times Patryk was spoon-fed to a victory each week because the judges were just swooshing for him. His next 2 shots weren’t any better, especially the War shot, which I consider his worst shot in the competition, thanks in large part to his performance and lack of energy. However, he seem to somewhat snap after that because after that lackluster performance, he just shot up to the near top of the rankings (bar his natural beauty, which I do think is sabotage in hindsight). I loved his Police and the dramatic is one of the most underrated photos by the fandom, I love how fashionably awkward it is. He finally got a FCO out of me as well in the Windmill shot and made one of my favorite shots from PNTM, the couture shoot, which was his personal peak of his improvement and talents. Although I did like both of his finale shots, they were a far cry from his amazing performances overseas. My main issue with Patryk in the beginning was that he just didn’t know what he was doing. There was a lack of energy throughout his first few shots but because of how pretty he was, he got away with it according to the judges. However, after the light in his ass for the War shot, he seemed to understand that putting in some effort into each shoot could be afforded to be done (shocking). The rest of his shots had a lot of risks to it which I enjoy, the awkward movement of his dramatic, relaxed windmill, romantic couture, and badass cover are all different shots and emotions from Patryk that I can admire a lot, he clearly took the things the judges gave to him and used to to grow as a model. It’s admirable and really improved my view on him. But, lets get the elephant out of the room out of the way already, his extreme favoritism. The judges just seemed to love him and everything he did, which started souring on me really quickly. He would make terrible shots or fuck up something and the judges would love him for it. It’s hard to watch the first few episodes due to this but it did calm down by the end of the series. It was anticlimactic to see Patryk win to say the least. I liked the guy obviously, he was so endearing and sweet, he was improving a lot, and I loved his look in general. However, the constant favoritism he got from the judges killed any suspense for me. It’s the same case as Dana that can apply to Patryk, the amount of favoritism that he got killed his career before it even started considering he barely considered modeling and the models who were bashed on and hated (Natalia, Mat M, Daniel) are the most successful out of the group despite them being told of their lack of potential. However, Patryk being shat on by RBG when Radek, Zuza, and Dominika existing (as unpopular as this is). He is not the worst winner, hell, he would be probably in the top 6 because there was no point where I would eliminate him besides top 3, as weird as it is. He was constantly meh until those weeks of improvement. It’s a long rant indeed but it’s hard to say my true thoughts on Patryk, was it predictable to see him win and did it ruin the cycle for me? Yes. But does he truly deserve all this hate when he showed signs of being great but people choose to ignore it because of something he can’t control? Yes.

Ewa Niespodziana

Place: Runner Up

Average: 4

Ewa is just another case of the “pretty white blonde dragged to the finale that everyone seems to love for whatever reason” alongside Ania, Karolina P, Kasia, Patrycja, and our recent winner Dominika. I was shocked that she even made it into the finale in the first place considering how the judges (especially the host) seemed to hate her. I know that my friends love to shit on her as a forgettable runner up and honestly, I was full on ready to defend her. I liked her look a lot, she may be a typical beauty but her body was just insane and her face has a unique twist to it. I especially like how long her bone structure was and the far apart eyes. She was also tall as shit, she was almost 6 foot for god sake. I expected a lot out of Ewa and while she did exceed my expectations at some parts of the competition, other times she was just straight up forgettable. First, the good but we’ll get to the ugly. I thought her start in the competition was decent but not the best. While her circus shot was underwhelming but not terrible, her nude was actually quite good and definitely underrated by the judges. Her pest was quite forgettable but her war shot alongside Mat M was stellar and personally, her best shot of the shot. Her police is a close second, she looks like a badass and a good turn away from the usual pretty girl look she goes for. She also proved that she can be a natural girl thanks to her natural beauty shots (ignoring the failure of the dramatic shots). While her portfolio before Madrid was ok, I can say that she improved big time by the time they went to Madrid. Her couture is stunning and the 2 finale shots she took are a great telltale on how much she’s improved from her disappointing circus shot to that. Ewa’s best thing is her consistency, which is a key factor considering how inconsistent our cast was besides Daniel and maybe Mat M. Despite her low points (Chef, Dramatic, Windmill), she always was able to stay in the good but not great category of photos. To me really, she never really broke into the great fold since she often played things very safe. She relied more on her pretty than anything which, hey, not a bad thing at all but it ended with all her photos feeling boring and the same. That’s my main issue with her, she wasn’t able to break out of the blonde model stereotype that PNTM has so much of and as the result, she just never stood out to me. Obviously, she was a sweet gal and was so funny but in photos, besides the last few weeks and some expectations, she was always eeh. It’s a shame really, because she was definitely underrated by the judges to the point where I just felt bad for her. Constant bottom 2s, she was called fat by the judges, constantly struggled on set because of the director, and the trashing she got at panels were just sad to watch. It came to the point where when I watched the cycle a year ago, I just skipped panels because of how bad I felt for Ewa whenever we got to the part. Ewa did have a decent walk but it was nothing special, which led to a weaker go-sees booking than the others like Daria and Patryk. It felt nice to see Ewa get to the finales but as a model, she was one of the more forgettable models of the cycle. Her improvement is admirable and it was great to see her overcome the odds. With the judges against her but she was a pretty weak runner up. Her consistency was great but she never was amazing til the end. It’s also a bit of a shame that she wasn’t as successful as she could’ve been, her sick body and unique face is a great stand out but after her time on the show, I understand why she didn’t go on to pursue that dream. She was at least able to keep things consistent so congrats to her on that!

Daria Zhalina

Place: 3rd Place

Average: 4.5

It’s not hard to look ugly when you look as hot as Daria. Seriously, I loved Daria the moment she walked onto the set. She had an amazingly tall height, a banging body, and a unique face that draws you in. I especially love her big eyes and small lips, it’s a nice contrast. Her story was inspiring and I’m really proud of her for learning polish so fast and rebuilding her life back after moving to Poland. Daria also had to deal with Adam so I rooted for her til the end. However, her biggest problem in the show was her inconsistency. Seriously, if I complained about Natalia having a lot of whiplash during her time on the show, Daria was a whole damn rollercoaster. Her first shot was stunning only for her to fall down to the bottom for her terrible nude shoot. She was able to improve nicely before gong back down a bit by the War shoot. Daria was able to get a FCO with her overall stellar Masterchef and kept up the momentum well with a solid police shoot. Once the double week happened, things just kinda went down the drain faster than you can blink. Her 2 photos were very disappointing, which is a shame since I expected her to do really well on the natural and dramatic week. However, she didn’t understand how to break out of her shell, which I’ll lead onto later on. Her overseas performance was rocky as well in terms of photos. She started off terribly with her awkward windmill shot before bouncing back nicely with a stunning couture shot before having a terrible/great shot for the finale, which she finally got the boot for in the live finale (by audience vote). I’m shocked that she was even able to keep a good average but I guess the weeks where she peaked really carried her average at the beginning/end. Daria’s biggest problem was just how inconsistent she was. If she didn’t feel comfortable on set, it lead to an awkward photo because of how much she overthought everything. I believe the reason why her swimwear shot was so bad is because she wanted to be nude and let the negative energy weigh her down on set. She never seemed to have a mediocre week, always just ups and downs no matter what. The closest she had to a mediocre week would be the natural beauty week but that’s about it. Daria seemed to overthink every pose and expression she did but when she was in the zone, she was in the fucking zone and could blow everyones’ minds. Just look at the FCOs she got from me, her Masterchef and APART. Both are breathtaking because of how relaxed Daria looks, she looks comfortable and her face truly looks stunning. It’s hard to look ugly if you’re Daria after all. However, outside of photos, Daria was just a goddamn force in terms of everything else. She had by far the best walk out of everyone in the group, she looked like a seasoned supermodel strutting her stuff. Her unique look and walk really carried her in go-sees, leading to a slaughter that I’ve never seen before. Her loving personality alongside her go-sees performances carried her to the finales easily even with such an inconsistent performance on photos. It was a shame that Daria was so close to the finishing line only to get screwed over by the dumb audience twist (first Jakob now this). However, unlike Jakob, Daria had a lot against her. She was seen as boring to a lot of Polish viewers alongside her inconsistent performance during the show. She may be naturally pretty but she often let her nerves get to her. Overall, Daria may be one of the rockiest contestants to cover but she was a sight to see, her unique look was stunning and looking at her go-sees performances, she proved that she could easily book anything even with inconsistent photo qualities. It’s great to see her successful and exceeding my expectations.

Natalia Karabasz

Place: 5th Place

Average: 5.1

In a cycle full of inconsistent models, Natalia is the most crazy out of  the entire group. Seriously, her entire portfolio on PNTM can go from complete shit to perfect. It makes sense to be fair. Natalia had no experience as a model whatsoever before coming into the series and this was her first time trying out modeling. She was also a really sweet girl, she was supportive and kind to everyone, which is a nice breath of fresh air considering how toxic the drama could get thanks to Adam. She was a very unique face as well, she had a very long face with big eyes, she looked like a doll when angled correctly. Natalia was at least able to make memorable photos throughout her time in the show, even if they were terrible or amazing in their own right. Her first photo was pretty shit, showing her lack of experience. However, I can proudly say it’s her worst shot so at least she had room for improvement in the beginning. I will defend her nude shoot because despite being very booby, she did a much better job showcasing her look while having a memorable pose. I’m not the biggest fan of her War and Pest shots but they clearly showed potential and she was obviously learning still. Starting from the Masterchef shoot though, she would start getting a lot of hate from the judges, which made the cycle hard for me to watch back then because she was so sweet and constantly during panel, she got low ratings from the judges, most of the unwarranted hate were for photos that were ok at worst. The Masterchef was really cute and although the police shot was massively sabotaged, I appreciate the visuals of it (rather than Natalia herself). However, she made a beautiful natural beauty shoot that got her some well deserved praise, it was her week to lose (ignoring that.. dramatic shot). Once they went overseas, that’s when all of Natalia’s trouble came to haunt her, mostly her terrible walk. She was not a good walker and there was no improvement up to the go-sees episodes. Her oversea shots were decent, the windmill was fine and I love her Madrid shot, one of the best I’ve ever seen from any NTM and my obvious number 1 of the cycle but oh my god, her go-sees were terrible. She couldn’t book anything for the life of her and the one booking she got, Daria just took it from her hands. Her lack of experience ruined her chance into the finale and despite her extremely inconsistent portfolio, Natalia was one of my favorite models of the cycle. She was improving from her bad start and despite how rocky her portfolio was, she proved that when she was good, she could be amazing. However, it’s understandable that she left on her best week, her walk was just not good at all, alongside the fact that she had no confidence at all and the judges never seemed to care for her. Still, it was admirable to see her grow throughout the show and prove herself as a worthy contender by the end.

Adrianna "Ada" Daniel

Place: 6th Place

Average: 5.3

Ada is someone that I had a love-hate relationship with. At first, I hated her as much as I hated Adam. She had a very annoying voice that pierced my ears and constantly had a diva attitude over everything and complained a lot. However, looking back, she was pretty funny. Her comments were very accurate and she entertained me up to her elimination as a funny diva tired of everyone’s bullcrap. As a model, she was one of the most inconsistent girls of the entire group. Her start was decent (circus, nude, rat), they were definitely not her best shot but it’s decent enough to skate her by to the next week. I will admit that her rat shot was one of best early photos, it showed off her potential (albeit showing off her diva attitude). Her next 3 photos are complete shit and one of the worst I’ve ever seen. I’ll comment on the war shot here considering how I didn’t describe that shot and its flaws. The shot is laughably bad, the story in the shot makes no sense, both look short, and Ada looks completely scared out of her fucking mind while looking like she needs to shit at the same time. How she got praise for this is beyond me. It doesn’t help that her next 2 shots were bad yet forgettable at the same time. She was in the bottom consistently for those 3 weeks and was a really easy contender to be eliminated. However, she sorta slapped out of it and slayed the next 2 weeks (with 3 shots since I count the high/natural beauty shots as different weeks). Her natural beauty was a good showing of her, it shows off her admittedly basic look but makes her stand out in a good way, as well as her killer high fashion shot. She ended off things in a high note with her beautiful windmill shot that finally got her sent home, mostly due to poor go-sees and lack of potential. My main issue with Ada is despite how blessed she is in terms of looks, she was basic as it could get. She was a basic looking blonde girl, she really faded in a cast full of unique faces. It doesn’t help that she was 5’7, one of the shortest girls in the group so she always struggled with standing out. Ada’s journey was clunky, she had 3 good shots, 3 terrible shots, and 3 great shots. It’s hard to say if she should’ve been eliminated week 3 or deserve to make it as far as she did because she was a literal quadratic graph. I don’t know, she obviously robbed some people but her rapid improvement and funny personality really made her a great part of the cycle for me, even with such a basic look and inconsistent performance.

Adam Niedźwiedź

Place: 7th Place (Eliminated out of Panel)

Average: 8.75