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1. Laura

Laura was criminally underrated by the panel for this magnificent photo. This is definitely an instance where Laura’s creative posing benefitted her. The arm position is really unique and quirky, and it gives an air of vulnerability to the whole shot when combined with the concave back. I can tell that her neck is stretching to its full extent behind the raised shoulder as well. Her face is an absolute knockout here! Her bone structure is flawless and there’s a mysterious quality that comes through her eyes. The raised eyebrow is executed perfectly too! Laura had been a strong contender since the beginning but this is the moment where she really started to stand out to me.

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2. AzMarie

Another amazing performance from AzMarie! It’s an edgy take on the concept that worked out perfectly for her. She’s bringing so much sex appeal in an effortlessly cool way with the slight arch in her back, interesting arm position, and tantalizing look off camera. Her face is stunning here and once again she’s totally owning her androgynous look. Even though the leaves aren’t much of an outfit she’s modeling them well, making this shot more fashionable than many of the others this week. AzMarie continues to blow me away and she produced a really memorable, outstanding photo.

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3. Eboni

I was fine with Eboni getting FCO for this since she excelled at go-sees and delivered a fantastic shot that was by far her best to date. Eboni’s pose is insane! I love the motion she’s bringing and that backbend is nuts. There are so many curves and angles in her pose that immediately make this eye-catching. Her face is super seductive in a believable way and I’m sold on her sultry eye contact. There are a couple minor issues that prevent this from topping my ranking. The hand up by her face is fine, but I don’t like the other limply dangling one, and I also think she needs a bit more neck. Still, Eboni did an amazing job this week and this shot made me start to consider her as a potential dark horse (unfortunately that didn’t hold true).

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4. Catherine

The Top 4 were all stellar and a step above the rest. Catherine’s placement in the bottom 2 was complete bollocks, even with her failure at go-sees. This is her best shot to date! It’s simplistic done right and her face has never looked better. It kind of makes me wish that everyone’s pictures were beauty shots. She looks like some elven queen with her commanding eye contact and regal posture. The neck extension and minuscule smirk are excellent touches as well. Catherine nailed this shot and it’s so frustrating that the panel didn’t give her nearly enough credit.

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5. Seymone

Seymone’s picture is the opposite of Kyle’s where I’m impressed with everything except her face. Her body is killer here and her pose is super sexy without being sleazy. This is the first time I feel like Seymone is really owning her curves. Her face does look gorgeous, but it’s very surface level. I think she was going for a dreamy expression but it comes off as vacant instead. Overall it’s one of Seymone’s best shots, but it only lands in the middle of the pack in this strong week.

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6. Kyle

The only thing I really love about Kyle’s shot is her eye contact: her eyes are stunning and she’s piercing straight through. Otherwise there isn’t much that wows me. Normally I like simplistic shots but the pose is somewhat stiff and I especially hate the clumsy and pointless arm up by her face; if she was going to make that work she should’ve been more delicate with the placement. Her bone structure looks good at least. It’s neither bad or great, and for that Kyle lands in the middle of my call-out.

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7. Sophie

I know Sophie was called 3rd at panel primarily for owning the go-sees challenge, but she had one of the weaker shots this week. She actually has nearly the exact same pose as Alisha, but it works a tiny bit better for Sophie since she seems more sure of herself. Still, the hand on her waist/over her stomach is awkward and she lost most of her neck. What brought Sophie this high is that her face is strong. Her eye contact is piercing and she’s starting to bring some edge for once.

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8. Alisha

This is such a nothing photo and it’s frustrating to see Alisha fail to live up to her potential yet again. Alisha’s face is utterly blank and she’s not making eye contact with anything in particular. The heavily placed hand on her hip doesn’t work at all, but at least her body looks okay considering how boring the pose is. As I said in Ashley’s ranking, I probably would’ve sent Alisha home here. She was the only remaining girl to never climb above (or even get close to) the halfway mark in my rankings by this point in the competition.