Just in case you forgot, Laura is love.
1. Nicole
Well HELLO. This photo is divine. It’s a little simple, but that works, and this photo completely nailed the point of the shoot, which was looking taller. Nicole looks like she could be seriously topping 6’ here, it’s that good. I’m sure Anna Wintour would have an aneurysm if she knew Tyra referred to her on ANTM (that is, if Anna Wintour even knows the show exists, which she probably doesn’t), but Tyra was right; Nicole looks like a real model here, and that’s amazing. The only issue, and it’s really minor, is that you can’t quite tell that she’s raised up her foot, so the knee thing could look a little weird, but it’s pretty obvious that’s her knee. You all know I hate the “straight outta Vogue!!!!” comment, but this genuinely could be in any major fashion magazine.
2. Erin
I really love Erin now, and it looked like there were photos even better than this one during her shoot where she was using the props a lot more. Something about this picture is so classy and fashionable. I wouldn’t agree with the judges’ comments that she looked like, 5’11”, but she definitely looks taller than 5’6”. Her legs, in particular, look totally long. The angle doesn’t hurt, but hey, she’s working it. The pose is so elegant and simple, but it still works, and her face is simply beautiful. I love the expression and I never mind it when girls look like Cycle 4’s Rebecca. Her arm looks a little like a chicken wing and it’s not AS awesome as Nicole’s, but it’s a really good photo. And those shoes are fierce!
3. Kara
She’s getting better every week, and this photo is pretty damn kickass. I totally understand why it got first call-out. She’s using the props and set extremely well, and she looks incredibly tall. I forget how tall she actually is, but she looks way taller than 5’7” so, yeah, good job. Those legs, in particular, are just awesome, and her pose is killer. I don’t give her first call-out because of, mostly, her face. It’s just way too harsh – she genuinely looks like a drag queen in the face, I’m sorry to say – and she’s giving me Brooke C6 vibes, and that is never a good thing! Her arm/boob area just looks so buff, too, and it’s kind of weird. But this photo is excellent even with the weird drag face, and I hope she keeps her improvement going.
4. Jennifer
Yay, Jennifer finally took a decent photo! The pose is glorious. She’s using the props/set extremely well, yet really subtly, and showing off the dress really well. She looks extremely tall here, too, which was the whole point of the shoot; I’d never guess she’s under 5’7”. Like Kara, though, her face sets her down low. Her expression is just so comically blank, her face doesn’t look good at that angle, and her eyes are just so… flat? Dead? Weird? I don’t know how to say it, exactly, but it’s not a good look in her eyes. Oh, and you can tell her arms are short, but honestly, it’s an afterthought. I’m just happy Jennifer is taking photos that aren’t the worst of the week.
5. Sundai
She is so darn adorable and this is her best picture yet. Eh, that might sound like it’s not saying much because in the past two weeks, I’ve given her the call-out right before the bottom two, but this is actually a good photo. She doesn’t really look tall, exactly – it’s obvious her body is pretty short and her legs don’t look that long – but she’s using the props and set very well in order to make herself look taller. I’d never guess she’s 5’3” here. The pose is a little bit posey, but again, she did succeed in making herself look taller, which was the point of the shoot. Plus, she shows off the clothing really well. Her face isn’t exactly great, but the relaxed vibe helps to loosen up the possible overposed-ness. And she’s really inescapably pretty.
6. Lulu
Yeah, she didn’t deserve to go home for this. She completely nailed the brief of the shoot, which was to look taller using the set and the props. She’s totally utilizing that wheel thing extremely well, and the arm extension makes her look incredibly tall. It’s a very fashionable pose, and she’s showing off the clothing pretty well to boot, though the vanished sleeve is kinda weird. In fact, the only reason why I don’t rank her higher is due to her face. The expression is just so dead and her mouth and teeth look really, really bad and kind of busted here. Overall, the photo isn’t great, but she’s been too strong overall and this photo wasn’t bad enough to send her home compared to most of the other girls.
7. Laura
I still love her, but this is definitely her weakest photo so far. Lying down didn’t make her look any taller at all; I know she’s one of the taller girls at 5’6” but I’d guess she’s one of the shortest here. She’s lengthening her torso while making her legs look shorter, and they look about the same length here, which isn’t really good at all. Her arm positioning seems kind of awkward and haphazard, too. That said, I love her face. She looks gorgeous here. She just looks so pretty, and I love the subtle sexuality there. But her face is saving her, because the body isn’t really any good at all. It’s not like this photo is bad, but like I said, it’s her weakest yet. I have no doubt she’ll keep on being awesome after this, though.
8. Ashley
This photo was okay. She Something about her still looks short, but she’s using her legs and arms extremely well, so I’ll give her credit for that. I do think this photo has other flaws, though. First of all, the pose is really… I’ll say ho-ish. Close your legs, lady! My main issue, because Ashley is kind of pulling the pose off, is her face. It’s just SO hard and the attitude doesn’t work. Plus, she looks super drag, which becomes awkward with the open legs thing. And the dress cuts her off at weird, unflattering places or something. That said, though her attitude was bad this episode, I felt for her when the judges were getting on her case about being a dancer and blaming all her supposed shortcomings – including some that didn’t really exist – on that.
9. Rae
Lying down didn’t work for Laura and it didn’t work for Rae, either. This is her weakest photo so far, too. Like Laura, her proportions look very off, with an overly long torso and too-short legs. I gave her a lower call-out than Laura because Rae, again, looks kind of chunky here, and that’s never good for a fashion model. Her hips are just too big here. The facial expression is really weird too, but I can’t fault her that much on the face, because she’s still really pretty. She’s just a gorgeous girl, and here, she totally looks like Scarlett Johansson. Hot. She might need to tone up, though.
10. Bianca
This photo makes me LOL. It’s really bad. It’s definitely her worst photo so far, and of course it’s the one she didn’t actually land in the bottom two for. The pose is… well, I can see what she was going for, at least, but she didn’t elongate her body at all. At 5’7”, she’s actually one of the taller girls, but she looks significantly shorter than that in this photo. Her legs just look so damn stumpy, as do her arms, and her arms look extremely muscular, which isn’t good. Oh, and the judges got all excited about her face… huh? Her face is terrible here! She looks really really ugly, and I maintain that she’s one of the most beautiful girls there in person. Seriously, the expression and the entirely dead face are both awful.
11. Brittany
Once again, Brittany disappoints. I like how she’s pulling out the skirt of her dress to display the clothes, but that’s the best thing about this photo (well, that, and she looks really well-proportioned). The judges were right that she looks short. Like, she’s somehow trying to extend her body, but it didn’t work. Mostly, though, the entire picture is just so damn stiff. The lower body is okay, but the neck, shoulders, and arms (just to add to the not-goodness of this photo, her arms look extremely stumpy) just make me feel soooo uncomfortable whenever I look at this photo. Her face is really not good, either. Brittany is a beautiful girl, but she can look really old, harsh, and masculine at times, and this is one of them. She actually needs to tone down what she does with her eyes, because they make her look way too intense and hard.
