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#1 – Chelsey

The choice for first call-out was just obvious for this section, Chelsey is practically luminescent in this shot. I am just in love with how the hair is bouncing, and the slightly parted mouth, and the fixed eye contact off in the distance. It just creates such a magical moment. Then even once my eyes part from the majesty of her face, her body looks great too. She got a challenging outfit, lots of layers, but she still looks great, and there is just such a confidence in her walk. Just a flawless shot, definitely my favourite of the group shots, even if Ann was so much lower down in my ranking.

Chelsey was a weird case for me this week, she produced my favourite shot, one of my top five shots and my least favourite shot all in the same week. I think given the quality of the two good shots, it saves her from being far down. But as Esther and Jane had no bad shots, I think she had to be below them, so third seems appropriate.

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#2 – Jane

This is another gorgeous shot from Jane, her face is just beautiful. The expression is soft, and I love the casual glance into the distance. As for her relation with the others, she isn’t dominating the photo, but I still feel the connection between the group. Add this to the fact the clothes look amazing, it really just works as a photo.

Without a doubt Jane should have gotten first call-out, her set of photos is far superior to everyone else. She nailed each shot, brought such a casual free modern vibe and just looks drop dead gorgeous. They could easily be run as an ad campaign as they stand, magnificent.

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#3 – Chris

This is without a doubt Chris’ best photo from the week, and best shot so far. It still feels commercial, but far less than the other two photos. Her smile just lights up the photo, but doesn’t seem too extreme. Plus the dress and jacket look super cute on her. The relationship she created with the guy was also the strongest of the week, they really look like a gorgeous couple.

It is undeniable that Chris’ set of photos is far more commercial than high fashion, but at least they are still a good set. I think fourth call-out would be about the right place, and had this not been this cycle I could see this being top 3 or 2.

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#4 – Esther

This is really a beautiful photo of Esther, she is just so naturally stunning. Despite Kayla being the one glaring at the camera, Esther steals the shot. Her face is just magnificent here, the smile lights up the photo. The clothes are displayed great too, it just is a strong photo. One thing I will admit though is I am still waiting for her to blow me away, her shots have been pretty. But I still haven’t seen that moment that makes me go “Wow, she can model”.

Esther was one of the few models to be completely consistent, all photos are strong proof Esther could fair as a model. Her beauty shot is the star though. I will admit none really blow me away though. Still, I would have definitely given her second call-out for this.

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#5 – Kendal

While not as good as her jumping shot, Kendal has again shown improvement. Here I am just in love with the attitude she is serving. She looks young and fresh, her face is gorgeous. The only issue I have is her complete disinterest in the other two, but part of me still loves it. This was my least favourite of the group shots, but that was no way down to Kendal’s performance.

Kendal’s photos were solid this week, she had one of the only good jumping shots, but she also had one of the few bad beauty photos, so that sort of balances it out. This probably would have gotten her to sixth call-out for me, as she still had a slightly disappointing overall performance.

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#6 – Kayla

Deciding between Ann and Kayla was hard for me, as it sort of wasn’t a fair playing field. This shot feels more average, so Kayla doesn’t wimper in comparison, but Esther is still better. Kayla is giving essentially the same chill energy that she gave in her beauty shot, and I love how the clothes look on her. She looks tall, and I love what the shorts are doing for her legs. My only slight wish is that she hadn’t made eye contact with the camera, it just takes a tiny bit of the magic out of the photo for me.

This has probably been Kayla’s weakest week so far, as while her beauty shot and group shot were pretty good, she produced one of the few bad photos with her walking shot. I think seventh would probably be the right place for her this week, as she isn’t quite deserving of bottom 2 in my opinion.

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#7 – Ann

From here on, the shots this week really are all pretty strong. To me Ann suffered purely from being in the same shot as Chelsey, who is just shining like a star. Both girls clearly tried their best to steal the shot, but Ann’s pose seems a bit too cliché. I wish she had gone for something different, maybe tried going for a slightly angled shot rather than face-on. Still, I think this is my favourite shot of Ann from this week as her face is gorgeous, and expression is simply beautiful. Just not as magical as Chelsey.

This week Ann definitely didn’t deserve first call-out. Her photos were all pretty samey, following what we have seen of her before. None really shone, but none were tragic. I wish she had pushed her beauty shot more in particular. I think her performance this week was very average, so I’d have given her fifth call-out.

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#8 – Kacey

This shot isn’t that bad, but Kacey really isn’t adding much to it. Her face is bland, and honestly she has picked a bad angle for her face. I wish she had lowered her chin a bit, as right now her face is awfully square. Still, the clothes look half decent, and I don’t think it is the worst thing ever produced. There is still a nice casual vibe being given off.

Kacey definitely wouldn’t have been my choice for elimination. Despite having a bad attitude, and probably the weakest set of shots, her portfolio has been probably the most consistent so far for me. I would have given her a bottom two appearance, and told her to clear up her attitude, and step up her game.