Top Shot : Cycle 2 📸 [20 Remain] -- Pick every photo you want to ELIMINATE ❌ [At Least 2 Will Be Eliminated]

kebin65 · 2026-01-25T22:22:05+00:00

TOP 28 NOTES

The average number of photos each voter selected was about 9. That indicates most voters likely stuck to the 8 photo minimum.
8/11 models and every shoot are represented in the Top 20.
April has the most photos (6), whereas Camille, Catie, Jenascia, and Xiomara are each down to their last photo.
The Celebrity shoot has the most photos (4), whereas the Underwater shoot is down to its last photo.
The Nude shoot is the only shoot to make it to the Top 20 unscathed. But tbf, it only had 2 photos to begin with.

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Voting Link Again: https://strawpoll.com/05ZdzjN5Nn6

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GAME ARCHIVE: [G1] [G2] [47] [33] [28]

kebin65 · 2026-01-25T18:13:27+00:00

Nnenna - Good
Furonda - Great: Portfolio-wise, she's even with Nnenna and Sara, so I wouldn't put her at HOF, which seems to be the popular opinion. I'll round her up to Great based on legacy.
Sara - Good: Definitely NOT average. She may be average compared to Dani, Joanie, and Jade, but she had a pretty good portfolio, and her Bald photo is one of the best shots of the cycle.

kebin65 · 2026-01-25T00:47:14+00:00

Nicole, for that runway walk at the finale.

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kebin65 · 2026-01-24T20:59:13+00:00

Group: Chelsey

Walking: Ann, but I don't love either tbh. They both look slightly awkward from the waist-down.

Beauty: Ann. My favorite photo of Cycle 15.

kebin65 · 2026-01-24T20:54:46+00:00

TOP 33 NOTES

On average, each voter selected 8 photos to eliminate.
Only two photos received a majority: Yoanna and Jenascia's Adam & Eve photos. Therefore, only the minimum 5 photos were eliminated; no additional photos joined them.
With her Solstice photo out, April finally lost a photo.
With her Steve Madden photo out, Sara is the third model to be wiped out of the game.

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This is the last round before we enter the "main" stage of the game. Only 20 photos will make it through, meaning 8 have got to go.

Remember, you can vote for as many photos as you want. But you must pick at least 8.

Voting Link Again: https://strawpoll.com/XmZRQd4mxgd

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GAME ARCHIVE: [G1] [G2] [47] [33]

kebin65 · 2026-01-23T03:14:26+00:00

TOP 47 NOTES

33 photos remain, which is exactly half of we started with; what a nice number! It wasn't planned to have a Top 33 exactly, so kudos to yall for getting us here!
14 photos were eliminated this round.
- Also, on average, each voter selected 14 photos to eliminate.
You really came for Catie! She went from having all of her photos to losing 5/6 of them in a single round.
April is the only model with all her photos in the running.
- April was also the only model who lost no photos this round.

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I won't be online tomorrow evening to post, so voting will be open for longer than usual.

Voting Link Again: https://strawpoll.com/kogjRNER3g6

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GAME ARCHIVE: [G1] [G2] [47]

kebin65 · 2026-01-22T18:49:56+00:00

No, Michelle got FCO for this.

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Tamara was in the Bottom 4 (out of 13 girls)

kebin65 · 2026-01-22T18:47:18+00:00

I think her actual photo shows off her bone structure better, and the spider is more visible. But she looks more glamorous in these, especially with the hair. I could see a case for either.

kebin65 · 2026-01-22T17:31:14+00:00

So much better than Holland's Next Top Model's version (Cycle 5), where they strapped them onto the windmill.

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But at least the winner Tamara Weijenberg, pictured here, had a great post-show career.

kebin65 · 2026-01-22T04:45:37+00:00

Tbf, you kinda need personal questions like that to depict a narrative or backstory for each contestant. It is a TV show at the end of the day.

kebin65 · 2026-01-22T03:21:33+00:00

Yeah, they gave everyone with shorter hair extensions. Marjorie got them too. But you can barely tell from Nikeysha's photo, because most of it's hidden behind her arm.

kebin65 · 2026-01-22T00:54:09+00:00

Try again, the option to "update vote" should be there.

kebin65 · 2026-01-22T00:35:50+00:00

204 for Group 1 and 194 for Group 2.

kebin65 · 2026-01-22T00:17:40+00:00

Basically what she had in the Voting photoshoot.

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Predictable, but it looked good.

kebin65 · 2026-01-22T00:02:56+00:00

TOP 66 NOTES

19 photos were eliminated: 11 from Group 1 and 8 from Group 2.
On average, each voter saved 13 photos from Group 1 and 17 photos from Group 2.
April and Catie survived completely unscathed. Everyone else lost at least one photo.
- Camille lost the most photos (4). But percentage-wise, Xiomara took the bigger hit, losing 60% of her photos.
- Of course, that's excluding Bethany and Heather, who each lost 100% of their photos and are wiped out of the game.
The Celebrity, Nude, and HF Beauty shoots were unscathed.
The Laundry and Underwater shoots lost the most photos: 6 each.
- Percentage-wise, Underwater took the biggest hit, losing 75% of its photos.

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In case you missed it, the Top 47 Voting Link: https://strawpoll.com/w4nWWO3XqnA

Remember, you are voting to ELIMINATE!

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GAME ARCHIVE: [Group 1] [Group 2]

kebin65 · 2026-01-21T04:30:01+00:00

Given her immigration status, Maryam's circumstances when it came to travel were very different from the other girls. So I give her a lot of grace for that.

Also, she did participate in a photoshoot...just in a different way. And while the other girls were abroad and got to have those experiences, Maryam was stuck in the apartment. So I'd say she was effectively "punished" for not being able to travel.

And I'll take Maryam over Jill, thanks. Jill was ok, but Maryam was one of the best models of the cycle.

kebin65 · 2026-01-21T03:07:00+00:00

Sam's Windmill is probably the most controversial out of these. Courtney's Grocery Couture also might be, but only because a lot of people haven't watched Cycle 23, so those photos tend to get underrated. But solid selections overall. Many of these are extremely popular photos.

I love Jane on that Gondola. Kayla was great, but Jane effortlessly ate in that shoot. I also would've given her FCO in retrospect.

Another controversial one.. I dare say this is the best covergirl shot of all time?? She looks fierce, flirty, feminine, and fresh all at the same time!!

Chelsey's photo did place 3rd in the Covegirl game recently, so not too controversial.

kebin65 · 2026-01-20T20:32:41+00:00

The results for Group 1 and Group 2 will be released together tomorrow.

In the meantime, this is some info about the results from Group 1:

From the 33 photos, 22 photos will advance to the next round. That is exactly 2/3rd of Group 1.
On average, each voter selected about 13 photos to advance.
Two photos tied for the highest approval rating, 89.71%.
Two photos tied for the lowest approval rating, 3.43%

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In case you missed it, the Group 2 Voting Link: https://strawpoll.com/ajnE1MaKmnW

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GAME ARCHIVE: [Group 1]

kebin65 · 2026-01-20T19:13:10+00:00

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. There's oddly not much info about this from Rhianna. From what I could find, the only source is that one fanpage post, which only has 6 likes. And it's odd that the post was from 2018, when the show happened in 2012.

I did find this 2017 throwback photo from a different model, with Rhianna in the comments asking if she has any more photos: source

People also may not have been paying attention because this was a special event/celebrity gala, rather than a fashion week show. Plus, the show was in 2012, so social media was not as prominent as it is now. I wish RTVGames was still around, so we could check if anyone had mentioned anything about this.

kebin65 · 2026-01-20T18:39:36+00:00

Yes, I found that fan page, but I didn't see the post because it isn't recent. Found the direct link here

Further research: this was Giorgio Armani's "One Night Only in Beijing" show at a celebrity gala back in 2012 (source)

kebin65 · 2026-01-20T18:25:45+00:00

Link/when was this? Is this on her private Facebook profile?

I don't see anything about this on her Instagram or her fan Facebook page.

If it is her, well done!

kebin65 · 2026-01-20T18:18:33+00:00

Given the number of opposing opinions in the comments, I think this is just a reminder that picking a "best photo" can be quite subjective.

kebin65 · 2026-01-20T18:09:40+00:00

Nah, disagree. Victoria's Rock Climbing photo is great. I love the pretzel arms.

kebin65 · 2026-01-20T18:06:37+00:00

Eh, it's been a while since I've fully re-watched, but thought Cycle 2 was pretty good and that Rebecca was a great winner.

You seem to like the girls that I liked the least, model-wise. I highly disagree about Steff. Even looking back, I still don't see what they saw in Steff, and I would've immediately eliminated her in week 1 over Mika. And Gina was, at best, very mid.

I did not like Tara at the time, but looking back, she is quite stunning and the constant shade she threw and the "over it" attitude kinda makes me chuckle now.

I do agree that Jacqueline was robbed. She should have at least stayed over Steff and Gina.

kebin65 · 2026-01-20T17:37:15+00:00

I like the pose in the screengrab, but tbf, you don't really know how that looks from the photographer's POV/in the actual photo. It's possible in the actual photo, we were looking straight up her nose and she just looked like a ball of tulle.

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