#auscycle5week5

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2. Cassi

Cassi bounced back in a big way this week. Her face is absolutely stunning. There’s such a raw and powerful angst in her eyes, she caught the light flawlessly, and her hair looks immaculate. I also love her hunched body language, but the positioning of her hands resting on her knees is a little bizarre, and that small flaw is the main reason I have her in second inches behind Tahnee. Overall, this is a terrific photo of Cassi and she’s yet another girl who delivered her personal best so far!

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3. Clare

I’m not exaggerating when I say that I debated for literal hours over the placements of my top 3; they all slayed this and I was tempted to make it a tie for the FCO. Anyway, Clare was definitely a standout this week and performed like a pro on set. She modeled her entire outfit super well, and her amazing broken down body language really sells how fucking over the situation she is. Her face is gorgeous and shows a completely new side as well. We’ve seen mostly soft and ethereal looks from her, but she proved here that she could be hard and fierce too. Clare seriously impressed me this week and she has yet to disappoint!

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1 – Cassi

Cassi really is up and down a lot this cycle, but she has rebounded after last weeks tragedy and produced my favourite shot of her so far. This is the beauty shot I knew she could have given two weeks, everything from the make-up choice, to the hunch enclosed posture just enhances this photograph for me. It shouldn’t work, she is closed off, almost entangled in her own limbs, but it just hits that perfect balance. This is the only shot this week that feels high fashion, it’s downside is of course the lingerie isn’t heavily featured, but it would fit perfectly in a wider spread where that can be made up for. The potential has finally paid off.

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2 – Tahnee

This technically wasn’t Tahnee’s shot shown at panel, but I couldn’t find the high quality version of her other shot, and honestly, I think this is so much better, so I’m just going to rank this. Her other photo would probably be fourth for me, with Adele and Franky both sliding up instead. I just think it is another alright beauty shot from Tahnee, and with her getting that in the swimsuit shot, I’d honestly be worried she just can’t work her body in those categories of clothes if that had been the only photo we saw again. Luckily, this shot exists, and proves completely to the contrary. Tahnee looks incredible. Her body looks sensational here, especially her legs. This is the closest to Franky’s in terms of looking like an actual ad for the product. Tahnee has also given us a face that is far stronger than she has provided in previous weeks, showing far more range. This week was a huge boost in terms of my opinion on Tahnee’s potential.

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3 – Franky

I remember when I first watched this I thought Franky made it way too far, but honestly she has one of the most consistent portfolios at this point. Here she looks incredible, she had a great body and it shows here. The lingerie is the star of this photo, and ad-wise it is probably one of the strongest shots. Franky’s expression is really good too, strong contact with the camera, love how both her eyes pierce the camera despite one being coated in darkness. Not her strongest beauty shot ever, but it shows a different, slightly softer side of her face that we haven’t seen. Another pretty good photo from Franky.

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4 – Adele

I think the top four of this week were solid, but I will say I wasn’t a huge fan of the hair styling for most of the models this week, and I think it hurts Adele’s shot the most. The angle of Adele’s body is making the lingerie look great, and her face is shining, with a stunningly piercing glare. It is simple without feeling like nothing, a nice contrast to both Clare’s shot where she did too much and Madison’s where she did too little to make this simplicity work. I think this has showcased Adele’s beauty really well, and I think I’d love the shot a lot more without the sleeked back hair, it’s just never a style I’ve fully loved.

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5 – Clare

This is probably my least favourite shot of Clare to date, I just think its too much. It feels basic. The hand on the hip, the way she is leaning on the tree. It feels like Clare just tried to do what any random person would think when you say modelling. I think she makes the clothes and herself look good, which is what gets her this high, but I just think it is all too much for the shot with the hand on the hips, the bent hand on the branch, the crooked leg, and the intense glare. So much to handle.

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6 – Lola

Even though this is a solid step up from the bottom 2, Lola needed an absolutely sensational photo to change my mind on her being overdue for elimination, and this is just a decent photograph. This is definitely the strongest she has looked since the first week, but I really don’t see model here. I see a still from a music video or film, with Lola being the performer. The body looks good, but the drama and story of the shot is overwhelming the product. It isn’t a fashion shot, there are technical issues. She has lost her neck, the right arm is thrown too far back, making it look short. The clothes may look good, but I don’t think about them when I see this photograph, and that is still an issue.