Hello girls and welcome to your first week here as part of the eleventh cycle of Tengaged's Nexy Top Model! This is an incredibly valuable and exciting opportunity which so many girls over the years have tried to gain so you should be proud of yourselves for simply getting to this stage. I will remind you though that this year, we are taking no prisoners, especially this week. With that being said, I'd like to wish you all the best of luck and let's play that intro!
The first part of the show I'm going to introduce you to is the Top Model House which you should have all acquainted yourselves with by now. Although it won't effect eliminations, a Supermodel MUST have some personality, and that's what we want to see here. This is your place to interact with the other models (positively or negatively) and ultimately show me that you have some passion for this game. I've left the link below for you all.
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Coming off of the back of the Cycle 10 finale, something that both of the girls struggled with in the final was the the classic runway shot, so we want to get you girls going right from the very start this season. You can be posing at the end of the runway, or have your photo mid-walk, but for this week's challenge I just want to see a photo of yourselves on the runway. You can be fiercely high-fashion, or be totally elegant it's up to you. Just make sure you leave an impression on me. I would also like it if you left an explanation as to why you chose your photograph. The girl who performs the best, will earn an advantage going into next week.
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Right now, it is currently the final 6 of Ozzy's Next Top Model, a fellow Top Model group game on Tengaged. Ozzy and I have known each other for probably 7 years now on Tengaged, and have developed a mutual respect for one another due to our passion for fashion. So, in honour of his game entering it's all-star cycle, I thought I would conduct a throwback photo shoot from when I won my season and submitted one of the most memorable photos of the season.
This week your photo shoot theme is 'Urban Decay', so I want to see you posing in high fashion outfits in run-down, urban areas. You can be posing in an alley-way, an abandoned building, on the train-tracks, wherever as long as it fits the brief. Remember, this is also a high fashion shoot so I don't want to see any cheap outfits. This week, there will not be a set designer you will be modelling for, so you can use this as an opportunity to let your creativity run wild.
IN ADDITION, I also have some bad news for this girl. I said that we would be taking no prisoners this cycle, and I truly meant it. Returning from Cycles 4, 7, 8 and 9, the dreaded DOUBLE ELIMINATION will occur tonight, which means two of you will be going home. With 14 girls this season, I don't have time for you to ease into the competition. In the modelling industry you have to be able to jump right in with no practise beforehand, and that is exactly what I want you to do this week, so make your photos count.
Photos should be posted in this thread.
REQUIREMENTS:
+ Must NOT be a beauty shot (shoulders up) - we want to see your gorgeous bodies!
+ Must be posing in an urban, decaying background.
+ Photos from ANTM seasons will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
+ Photos from previous TNTM seasons will be penalised, however as this game has been going on for so long, I will let you know if a photo has been used previously, and allow you time to change your photograph.
+ No runway photos will
+ No runway photos will be tolerated under any circumstances unless specified.
If you are having trouble finding high fashion photos either:
1. Search for editorials from fashion magazines such as Vogue, Paper, Dazed & Confused, Marie Claire etc.
2. Search for fashion models such as Carmen Kass, Frida Gustavsson, Barbara Palvin, Sasha Pivovarova, Fei Fei Sun, Maria Borges etc.
3. Search for designers such as MaxMara, Valentino, Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Stella McCartney etc.
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Vogue Girl is always a controversial part of the competition, and is often the difference between staying in the competition and going home. Each week, a poll will be posted with all of the girls entered in it for the public to vote on. The winner of the poll will have a significantly less chance of going home that week as well as in the competition as a whole. Last cycle it was often the saving grace for some girls.
I do the Vogue Girl polls as it allows me to not only see who is popular with the public (which is important as a role model), but if choosing to spam, shows your heart and dedication for this competition, something which I greatly appreciate. Once again, the result of this poll DOES and WILL have an effect on eliminations, so I urge you all to take it seriously.
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The deadline for both the challenge and the photo shoot is 11:59pm EST, Wednesday the 1st February. Any photos not posted by this point, or posted after the deadline will be heavily penalised.
I choose this because I believe walking the runway is about confidence, confidence in what you're wearing and your body. I feel I'm expressing this through every aspect of my walk.
I chose this runway photo because I liked the juxtaposition of the intense face against the soft styling. I love the flow of the dress and the color is divine!
Sienna: "For the challenge this week, I'm doing my best to serve on all cylinders. Classy. Sultry. Colorful. Seductive. Fashion forward. Controversial. And more~! I'm giving it a full bag of tricks!"
Sienna: "For the photoshoot challenge, I'm taking a bit of a different approach. While everyone else tries to stand out from the streets, I do my best to fit in and embrace it. I feel fierce!"
- I chose this photo for my challenge because the model looks fiercely elegant, beautiful, and confident. Not to mention that dress is stunning! It looks like it was made for her!
Challenge: http://imgur.com/SYiAw9J
I wanted to go with something strong, a powerful pose and killer face. The perfect runway shot.
Photoshoot: http://imgur.com/1tziE0f
Barbara Palvin is one of my favorite models atm, I love how she can go commercial and editorial. Which a lot of girls in the business can't do. I love how long and tall she looks in the picture. Plus she does a fabulous job selling the coat. Very urban
