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Maureen Wroblewitz

Place: Winner

Average: 3.3

Ok, so I was kinda scared while doing this since some of my audience uses RBG primary and probably hates Maureen but hey, she’s actually one of my favorite winners shockingly. Plus, I may be a bit biased for her as when the cycle started, I rooted for her (plus Cindy but Cindy is a lovely god so). I had a huge bias for her face like Katarina, I love her Eurasian look and her expensive looking face, like Josi. Like I mentioned in Katarina’s ranking, she’s just a stronger version of Katarina and what Dana wishes she can be. Oh yeah, I think everyone put Dana and Maureen in the same category of “shitty winners with sleepy eyes” but unlike Dana, Maureen had a much more interesting look and much better posing (plus the odds against her with her height) and I will touch on this more when I get to Dana’s cycle. As for Maureen, she had some horrible downs but she has such a high average because of how consistent she was. Besides the obviously shitty denim and the final 4 shoot being one of her lowest points, she was always consistently good. Her best shots were the one where her face is the showcase. Watching her on set was a bit of a struggle at first due to her tensing up but given the right environment and energy, she would be a little firecracker to watch. Her Collage shot is severely underrated in my opinion, her train, Maybelline, and bath shots were in my top 5 because of her face, and the 2 FCOs she got from me(BDSM, Ice Queen) was from her mixing her glorious face with great posing that makes her look like a regal queen. She did have a bad case of sleepy eyes in some shots but again, she was able to fight against that by having decent posing. She wouldn’t be my winner, Shikin is my winner by far but Maureen was able to surpass my expectations by being a great model and proving that she deserved to be in the final, despite her final steps into the competition being a struggle. Plus, she had a great runway walk though her height showed a lot which is why she hasn’t had the best success with runway but with beauty shots and editorials, she is a dream. I’ll say it again, she was what Katarina wished she could be with more success and better posing/face. Overall, Maureen (like Tawan) is a very underrated winner despite being one of the weaker winners, people seem to forget about how consistent she was throughout the completion and was able to pull out some bangers. Plus, she was robbed of Miss Philippines 2021 so there’s that, we love a model pageant queen <3.

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Dorothy Petzold

Place: 7th-8th Place

Average: 7.3

Dorothy is an odd case for me as a lot of people seem to love her and the few who didn’t would hate for her looks and not her photos. Well, look here, I like her but she was kinda dogshit on the show. I think it was due to her awkward posing that came off as tryhard for me along with her not knowing how to master her face well enough. Dorothy was just too inconsistent, with her portfolio being split in the middle Now, she did have some good shots, her collage is commercial perfection and her denim/Maybelline just screams haughty rich woman vibes. However, her bad shots were one of the worst of the cycle. Her jump shot is too tense though good on her for taking that risk, the urban train gives me nightmares, and her bathtub shot is just laughable in a very bad way. Her video balances it out with a meh performance. Dorothy did have a decent runway walk but her height was a problem for me, she wasn’t short (she was 5’8 if I remember correctly) but she looked really short a lot of the time, especially in photo and in person. I wish Dorothy had some steadiness during her journey because she proved many times that she could do it but she was just too bipolar in photoshoots. In the end, I think Dorothy should’ve been eliminated in either the urban train shoot or the bathtub shoot as that was her in her worst. Plus, she did annoy me during the show as she would hang with the bitch twins but she did appear to be chill afterwards. Overall, she’s a weird case for me as she proved that she could be a good finalist but she was too much of a rollercoaster and her lows were just too low to ignore.

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Averages

1. Maureen (3.3)

2. Alicia (3.4)

3. Shikin (4.1)

4-5. Clara/Cindy (4.2)

6. Tu (4.9)

7-8. Nametha/Jennica (6.3)

9. Heidi (6.5)

10. Dorothy (7.3)

11. Valerie (8.12)

12. Veronika (8.14)

13. Layla (9)

14. Anjelica (11)

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Nurfashikin "Shikin" Gomez

Place: 2nd-3rd Place

Average: 4.1

Shikin would obviously be my winner due to her portfolio, walk, and potential (if only Maureen was taller) but she wasn’t as consistent as Maureen, it was really bumpy. Her first 2 weeks weren’t the best, probably due to her overthinking and bad photo selection but after that, she made her great denim shot and still made great shots sans the train shot which can burn to hell (she still did the best in her garbage shot) up til the BDSM shot where she kinda took a tumble for me personally due to how awkward she looked. From that onwards, she was back in her first 2 week status, good posing but her face was tense and needed work. However, she destroyed everyone at the finale with her strong runway walk and finale shot, which is one of the best shots in NTM history, plus she got 2 FCOs out of me. She wasn’t as consistent as Maureen however she was able to excel at everything else. She was able to be commercial (collage), to edgy (streets), to sexy (bath), to just pure high fashion for most of her shots. Maureen had a big problem of being a bit too commercial but Shikin had a much more edgier look. Like Tuti, she was quite rough on the edges and I wish she kept her curly hair throughout because I always thought she was made for longer wavy hair aka her natural texture. When Shikin was in her groove, she was able to make some killer shots and that’s why she’s my winner. She had some bad lows but her highs were too high to ignore plus with her excelling the fashion video, the commercial aspects of the competition along with the high fashion world, which I believe Maureen struggled with. Plus, like Maureen, she had such a unique look that just pops whenever she’s captured on camera. My eye were on her as soon as she stepped out on the runway in the first episode, like wow, she was so beautiful. I wish Shikin had a better track record but she is by far my winner, though the top 5 sans Tu were strong on their own right and I would’ve been ok with any of them winning.

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Nguyễn Minh Tú

Place: 2nd-3rd

Average: 4.9

WHAT A BODY! Who gives a shit if it was fake, her body was just sick! With her more sexy body, her face was really commercial as well so I thought she could’ve ran away with the competition. However, she kinda failed me. To be fair, look at her average, clearly she had some high points. She got 2 FCOs out of me for god sake, yet I couldn’t care much about her. Sure, her train shot is beautiful and I really liked her fashion video so that was a good FCO for her. However, her last FCO, the memories shot, was just a paper trophy for her since I don’t give a shit about that shoot. Clearly, she should’ve succeeded but she struggled a lot with her body positioning, despite it looking good, it often was boring and her face often had a pained expression in her face. It was uncomfortable to see her shots every week because she often looked like she was in pain or struggling. I think it was her going for sexy for every shoot or just going too much in every shot. It’s a shame because if she just reigned it in, she could’ve powered through due to her commercial face and since the cycle was more commercial, that could’ve worked in her favor. Plus, with her body, I thought she could’ve nailed the swimwear briefs more but instead, it looked too sexy or too stiff for my taste. Shame since her runway walk wasn’t half bad and she, along with Shikin destroyed the finale. I expected much more from Tu and wanted her to do well since I believed that she had a chance to win but she kept disappointing me throughout and I wanted her to do better. She was also kinda hard to watch during the show. She was always fainting and often caused drama with people for the sake of views and to make herself look better, which worked obviously since she made it to the final 3. However, she really robbed 3 girls for the finale spot in my opinion though I kinda liked her insane drama throughout and made the show more fun for me. Overall, Tu really failed me but she still had some high moments that made her better to me, kinda like a weaker Katarina (what is with this cycle and Katarina).

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Clara Tan

Place: 4th Place

Average: 4.2

Clara is a ICON, enough said. Before we even talk about her modeling, let’s just reflect on her drama. From causing random fights with people, to joking about her smile, to not knowing jack about the bus system. She was just an icon to end and I rather not just explain it all out since it will take me another month to explain so watch this video instead of her highlights, we love a queen (link). Anyways, I said that Clara is as powerful as Jade but now that I was ranking it, she really had some big downs, all of them subsiding with week 2-6. She started off with a bang with the FCO on the first week with her stunning jump shot, however, after that, she just went down and down. Her collage had 2 big faults, her denim could’ve been better with a better pose, her bus was too wacky for my taste, the Maybelline shot was by far her weakest point in the show since it was just boring and bland. However, after that week, she seemed to snap and realized that she should get her ass up (especially after her B2). Her video was beautiful to look at, her BDSM wasn’t as bad as the judges said it was to be since it was the best her face has looked in a while, and her final 2 shots were the best from her in a while (ignore the memory fog shit). She was able to pick herself up to save her ass so you wonder if she was really robbed or not. I thought so until you look at her as a whole. Ignoring her prior shots, she had the worst runway of the group and it got worse and worse as the cycle went on. Clara was great in photo but was really screwed in person letting to her bombing the runway challenge in the first week and then bombing go-sees in a painful to watch way. Clara was a mess in person but in photos, she was the bomb though after all the weak were weeded out, she was able to explode into some beautiful shots, though not as good as her first week shot. Overall, Clara deserved her final 4 spot but there’s someone else in mind that I would want in my final 3, though Clara came damn close but her weak week 2-6 photos and performance hindered her into doing so.

(This shot is from her embracing body positivity, don't fucking comment on it or call her fat. I personally find it very beautiful and impactful)

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Cindy (The Godness) Chen

Place: 5th Place

Average: 4.2

The girl in question who I would put in my final 3 would be this cutie here! I loved her with all my heart and wanted her to be the winner when the cycle first aired. She had the best body of the cast if you’re ignoring Tu, she had such a relatable personality and was just a sweetheart to everyone in general. Plus, I found her such an underrated model throughout. Her first photo could’ve had some work in the face but her next 3 shots were great, especially her denim shot! However, she did take a bit of a hit with the Maybelline shot and became a bit inconsistent, yeah she made her beautiful bath shot but she did struggle with the commercial briefs like the video and the car shoot. However, she did well in the BDSM shoot and her ice queen shouldn’t have gotten her eliminated. Ignoring all her photo potential though, one of the main reasons why she was eliminated was due to her lack of confidence. It was apparent from the beginning that she wasn’t confident on herself and as a result, often leaving herself in a state of confusion and lucking into shots on set. Sometimes, it was hard to watch like her bathtub shot but it’s nice to see her succeed in the end. Cindy had a nice runway walk and her more youthful look would lead her into some more post work success. Overall, I did put Cindy at a hesitant third place as despite me loving the tits off of her body and potential (plus her photos), it was clear that she wasn’t as ready as all the other models and in the end, she didn’t provide any drama for the show to exploit like Clara and Tu were. However, I still love this bitch with all my heart and it’s just nice to see someone happy to be there.

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Veronika Krasnasari

Place: 6th Place

Average: 8.14

Welp, after the love and positivity I gave for my top 5, time to be an asshole! You know it’s sad when you and your sister have the same average and Heidi, Jennica, and fucking Alicia have a better average than you despite being a few places behind (this goes to Dorothy too). I made it clear that this cycle has most of my unpopular opinions but I honestly never liked the twins. Now some positives, I do think she had the best look of the twins with her more defined face and her walk was fine. She only had two shots I liked, her denim and the urban train shot because she looked relaxed. Plus, her video wasn’t half bad. My biggest problem with Veronika was with how she always held her jaw in an awkward way in photos. Always, her lips were pushed to the side or the bottom part of it just went zig zag boom boom all the way to Switzerland or some shit. In every shot, she always had really awkward posing as well. It would feel too tense and tight (bathtub, Maybelline), cheesy (collage), or like she was in the middle of movement around a bar drunk as a skunk (jump, BDSM). Also, her eyes would always been dead and she would look best when she just had them closed. Her train shot was the only one of them that had her give life to her eyes, which had her give off a bitchy vibe, which makes sense since she was a bitch during the show. Seriously, I could not stand her and her twin due to their annoying attitude, their need to cause drama (and not fun drama like Clara), and how they were the ones to tell everyone how Nametha broke the rules, making a big deal about it and overall being a bitch to her. I know it’s reality tv, sometimes people do things out of stress (look at Stefano from ANTM C23 and Nicole/Tia C2 of AsNTM) but fuck, that was painful to watch them just tease her about it. Also, Veronika really got on my nerves when all she talked about is being better than her sister and whining about how much she missed her. Overall, both of them were a waste of space but Veronika had the better look (not the talent though).