Photoshoot #12 - Red Carpet

[Gwen Stefani]

I went with this picture because I love the dress and the hair, but I especially love the pose. We were told to think Top Model and this pose is more than just a candid on the carpet. It's a high fashion pose.

[Amanda Kimmel]

Amanda: I love the pose. You look like a model with it. The dress is great, and the gold belt is a nice accent. Now what I DON'T like is your face, particularly your mouth. You look sinister. You look angry. You look like you're there to raise havoc. It's still gloriously high-fashion, but that expression just rubs me the wrong way. That's really the only negative thing here, because it's otherwise what we want. Good job!

[Joan Rivers]

Joan: Love love love the dress, and the pose. Fits perfectly together! However I strongly agree with Amanda here. Your face kills this! Seriously this isn’t the first time this has happened; I don’t understand this expression at all. Your jaw and chin looks so huge because of your mouth being open. It just doesn’t fit with the pose at all, and ruins this. Not a big fan of your hair here either but I still love the dress and pose. Good way to end it and good luck!

[Bethany Joy Galeotti]

Beth: I really like your hairstyle. And your pose is awkward but in a good way. The pose is strong. I love the way you play with the dress. Not a big fan of the color of your dress but the styling help the photo a lot. Overall, I think you did great, Gwen.

[Anna Wintour]

Anna: I was hoping you would push the envelope, staying true to yourself, and you haven't let me down Gwen! This is exactly what I wanted to see from you this week. I also think it's great that you've chosen this particular red carpet appearance because of the drama that surrounds the dress (this was supposedly designed by you under your L.A.M.B. label, but it was actually designed by Michael Angel).

All that aside, this dress really does look spectacular on you, and I think the dark eye make-up ties into the overall look nicely. The "attitude" in your expression is certainly not what's typical for these types of shots, but I personally think it gives you an interesting edge. I'm not a big fan of that (bracelet?), but all of your other accessories look fabulous. My favorite thing about this shot though is definitely your pose; it's high fashion, edgy, and confident. Out of all the models, I think you've grown the most, and you should be very proud of yourself!

Are these even the same person??

[Gwen Stefani]

Thanks for the comments, judges; this has been a fun season.

I realize that I'm probably out of the running for the win because I started off this game pretty weak and now those low rankings will come back to haunt me again, but I still wanted to make an honest attempt at this week cause it's not in me to give up. In the end, I'm still hoping for a miracle win, but I can be happy for either Ayumi or Charlize since I love both of them and think that with either one of them winning, they'd deserve it.