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Millie: First of all, I have two updates for you all.

Firstly, in regards to her challenge prize, Sulli has chosen to STAY with the runway walk that she chose, and not knock any of the girls out of this week's challenge. Whether this noble choice was the right one, is still to be determined. Good Luck to you all.

The second piece of information is to do with Siri. Unfortunately due to personal circumstances, Siri has chosen to remove herself from the competition. Whether her poor rankings in the past two weeks has anything to do with it, we shall never know, but I highly feel that she nay have felt disheartened. Nevertheless, I wish her the best, and this week will continue on as normal.

That is all, see you at the challenge.

aww, wish you well siri!

bye siri hun x

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*The final 10 pull up to an open field, in the French countryside just outside of Paris, where construction for an elaborate runway show is taking place*

Millie: Hello girls, and welcome to your third challenge here on Tengaged's Next Top Model, Cycle 11. As Siri has chosen to leave the competition, that means there are only 10 of you girls remaining, which means that you need to step your game up even more if you want to stay here. Back to this week's challenge, tonight you will all be participating in a runway show for world class designer Tommy Hilfiger for his new collection in collaboration with top model Gigi Hadid. The challenge itself is simple, the girl who has the best walk in the runway show, which fits with the client's brand, will win. Tommy Hilfiger is young, fun and flirty and exudes the All-American girl. However, he is still a high fashion designer, and although may not specialise in Avant Garde etc., I don't want you to act as if you're in the Victoria's Secret runway show.

Let's get you girls into hair and make-up, and then walk your hearts out!

*The Tommy X Gigi runway show concludes, with all of the girls walking in it*

Millie: Well done ladies. This was a big challenge this week, so you should all be proud of yourselves for taking part, but now is the time for me to evaluate your walks.

[ H A M I K O ]
This was a good walk, I wouldn’t necessarily the best of the day, but you are definitely showing some improvement since the first week. Firstly, I’d like to say how much I love that you are giving total face on the runway. You look fierce, but most importantly engaging; I couldn’t take my eyes off of you, you were commanding that runway. For me though, your body language seemed to be lacking that same sort of energy. You walk was good, but I didn’t see that strength or that sexiness that I would associate with the brand, or that was matching your face. It was almost as if your face as giving us 100%, and you’re your body like 55%.

[ T A Y L O R ]
I thought this walk was great, you looked super sexy, which is a major part of Hilfiger’s aesthetic for the brand, but it didn’t go too far to the point in which was too much and distracted me from looking at the clothes you were modelling. You have curves, and you used them to your advantage rather than letting them overpower you. Also, I liked how you didn’t take a cop out and choose a Tommy Hilfiger runway show; This shows that you can interpret a brief given to you, understand it, and make it work. If I had to give one criticism though, it would be the fact that a couple of times you smiled/laughed on the runway. Although it can be cute, this time it came across just a little pageanty too me, and not necessarily a model.

[ K A S I A ]
This is a good walk, but for me, something was just missing from it; It wasn’t a lack of energy, but it almost seemed a little too relaxed to me. It’s good that you were natural and didn’t seem phased by everything that was going on around you, but I think your walk was bordering on the point of just ‘walking down the street’ than ‘walking in a runway show’. Nevertheless, you showcased the clothes amazingly, and you have a great attitude when it comes to any sort of challenge that we throw at you. I think personally, although Hilfiger’s brand is all about being fun and flirty, I was just looking for something slightly more serious.

[ E S T E F A N I A ]
I think this is one of the strongest walks of the night, however I think you know why, and I’m honestly slightly disappointed. Although it wasn’t against the rules, I was just hoping that you would take a little more initiative when it comes to the challenge to look for runway walks not from Tommy Hilfiger shows, or by Gigi Hadid herself to show you are capable of more. The walk was fabulous, but that is expected from the woman herself who designed the collection and is the face for the brand from the exact runway show you are supposed to be modelling for. A strong performance from you, but I’m not sure if I can award you the challenge win.

[ V I C T O R I A ]
Firstly, if I’m going to criticise Estefania for her choice of video, then I’m going to have to do the same for you too. This week you chose the easy road out, and in a competition like this, I don’t like it when people choose the easy option. The challenges in this show are an opportunity for you to really be creative and express yourself and showcase your true abilities, and this suggests that you have very little. Other than that, I’m not a fan of the walk. Almost the opposite to Kasia, you look way too serious. I don’t see any fun being had at all, and your face is way too intense for a brand like this. Maybe for a more high fashion house it would work, but not for this week.

[ A U R O R A ]
Another girl, the same video; I don’t really have anything more to say in this regard so see Estefania and Victoria’s critiques on that one. I don’t want to it seem like I’m going over-the-top or anything, I just wanted you guys to take the reins and make your mark on the competition, and I just don’t feel like you did that. Anyway, of the three walks, I would say that yours ranks in the middle. It isn’t nearly as bad as Victoria’s performance, but you just seemed to miss that extra special something that Estefania had, which I think is because your face seemed to be lacking energy. You were working the runway, but your face just read a little dead to me.

[ S I E N N A ]
I’m not going to lie Sienna, but I really don’t like this walk. It’s definitely not the worst walk I’ve ever seen, but the whole thing just looks a little clumsy to me. Your head is bobbing all over the place, and your shoulders moving back-and-forth just makes you lose all of your poise on the runway. If you want to add some extra movement to your walk, put the emphasis on your hip movements, as then the rest of your body will naturally follow, and it will add an extra sexiness to your walk which was certainly lacking here. I loved your styling though, and if it was simply a photo shoot, I could definitely see you working for the brand.

[ I S A B E L L E ]
Like with Estefania, Victoria and Aurora, I’m disappointed in your choice of video, and coming off of the back of a first call-out last week, I really was expecting something a little more out-of-the-box from you. Aside from that, I thought your runway walk was ON POINT, possibly even better than Estefania’s. You looked strong, you looked tall, you looked sexy – everything that I was hoping to see in this week’s challenge. Your body looked amazing in that swimsuit, and you looked totally comfortable with the whole experience. I’m just debating whether I can look past the video choice.

[ S U L L I ]
This was an okay walk from what I could see, but unfortunately I think you rather shot yourself in the foot with this one by choosing a clip that was only 6 seconds long. In doing so, there wasn’t enough of you to properly analyse your walk. It’s a silly mistake, and one slide this time, but for your own sake, make sure it doesn’t happen again in the future as these kind of little mistakes could truly cost you later in the competition, especially if it were to happen in a photo shoot assignment. In addition you had the challenge advantage this week, and I think it would have done you a lot of favours. All in all though, you looked great, but there’s simply not enough of you for me to see to warrant you a second win.

[ M A R I S S A ]
You have an amazingly curvy body, one that I would die to have, but I think in situations like these you have to be cautious as to how your body can come across. Last week with the lingerie photo shoot you pulled it off so well by not coming off as too sexy, but this was almost the complete opposite. Like Sienna, I felt like your limbs were a little all over the place, which just means that your boobs were jiggling around all over the place. Although it’s not necessarily your fault, you just have to know what things can be done so that your body doesn’t distract the audience from the clothes or garments you are trying to sell.

Millie: You girls did well tonight, but all of you had your flaws, but that is why you are in this competition - to learn and to grow. Nobody is perfect at the onset of their careers, and not everyone will view your work as bad so don't be disheartened. I feel for four of you, as I feel that I may have been too harsh on you for your video selection, but what's done is done, and I have chosen my winner. The girl who I believe performed the best this week is
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Millie: Congratulations - your second challenge win of the season, and it's only been three weeks! Although there was definitely room for improvement, I think your risk of being the only girl to not choose a Tommy Hilfiger show really paid off, and showed that you don't have to be in a TF runway show to have the look or the walk. Your prize I will be privately messaging you after this week's elimination.

As for the rest of you girls, I'll see you all at panel!

So what's up? :p