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5th: Ha Sheng

Ha Sheng delivered a very animalistic shot. I feel his commitment is very evident in his pose, but his face isn’t as radiant; or ‘in the moment’ as I would’ve hoped it would be and the thrill of the shot basically halts there. However, despite the disadvantages, I still wierdly rate it a 5th place because majority of the contestant’s performances this week was a miss unfortunately.

(Judges’ call-out: Eliminated)

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9: Li Si Jia’s I.AM. Lookbook

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10: Ha Sheng’s Colourful Editorial

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Honourable Mentions

Zhao Zhuo Nun’s Colourful Editorial shot

Wang Meng’s Jungle Tribe shot

Li Hao Ting’s I.AM. Lookbook shot

Jia Zhen Zhen’s I.AM. Lookbook shot

Zhao Zhuo Nun’s Metalic Body Paint shot

Li Xue’s High End Couture shot

Wang Ren Chuan’s Underwater shot

Liu Xian Xia’s Underwater shot

Li Xue’s Futuristic Action shot

Wang Ren Chuan’s Flower Beauty shot

Li Xue’s OK GIRL shot

Li Hao Ting’s Flower Beauty shot

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ChiNTM Cycle 5: Averages

2.5 (Li Si Jia)

3 (Ha Sheng)

4 (Li Xue)

4.4 (Huang Si Qi)

4.625 (Zhao Zhuo Nun)

5.8 (Wang Ren Chuan)

5.83 (Liu Xian Xia)

6 (Li Hao Ting)

6.5 (Wang Meng)

7.75 (Jia Zhen Zhen)

8 (Yi Chen)

8.3 (Xu Meng Ting)

8.5 (Teng Tian Long)

11 (Yu Ling Yun)

13 (Lao Yu Ting)

16 (Jiang Ying)

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Li Si Jia

Place: Winner

Average: 2.5

The top dog! I mean, she had the adrenaline and drive from the very start of the race. Yes, she had her setbacks and she skyrocketed right back up again. As clique as it may sound coming from me, I’ll boldly say it anyways - this woman has produced some of the most shockingly beautiful photos I’ve ever come across in NTM history for reals! It’s nothing but the truth in my eyes. An unforgettable face, model presence through her photos, and her photos themselves are full of passion and dedication! I really admire her work on the show, as well her post show work! She accentuated her model ability and she embodies what a model is through and through, without a shadow of a doubt.

Makeover: 10/10

Portfolio/post-show work:

Instagram: @sijia_li_

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Li Xue

Place: First Runner-Up

Average: 4

What an arc Li Xue had. I mean, she wasn’t the strongest competitor earlier on, but her photos weren’t poor neither. But she slowly progressed sporadically and then she kept a consistent pattern with delivering week to week. I mean, she has a lot of high moments that I can think of right now on the spot. For example, her Jungle photo which I warmed up to, her promo shoot actually, her first video shoot and mostly her performances later on the cycle, she apologies her spot as a fierce competitor certainly! She grew to be one of my favourites this cycle. I coul t find any post show work other than the one above from her which is saddening.

Makeover: 6/10

Portfolio/post-show work: N/a

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Wang Ren Chuan

Place: Second Runner-up

Average: 5.8

With all due respect, Wang Ren Chuan’s photographic journey this cycle was like watching paint dry in some instances. Boring photos, repetitive expressions, it was predictable and would’ve been a cold day in hell if he was to deliver either a staggering or at least a decent shot. Surprisingly enough, he did! His flower beauty was his best photograph in the entire cycle, then he slowly improved with some other above average photos. Like Liu Xian Xia, he started to demonstrate a little more fight in him near the end, just a little though, not enough to really convince me he was a top competitor, let alone 2nd runner up which I didn’t agree with at all. Despite all this though, he is very photogenic and it’s a shame he didn’t max out his modelesque prospects.

Makeover: 7.5/10

Portfolio/post-show work:

Weibo account ⬅️

Instagram: @wangrccc