2015 SI Swimsuit Model Tournament - Cast Your Votes!

I’m trying to catch up from my time away, so here are six more matches!

Voting for these matches is open until 10:30pm US Eastern Time on December 4. Use the link under each matchup to vote, which will literally take about a second to do. Please vote only once, since duplicate votes do not count.

More information about the tournament, including standings, brackets, results, and all matches can be found here.

Thanks for voting, and check back tomorrow for new matches!

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Group 75, Match 3:
Melissa Keller vs. Ana Beatriz Barros
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hco7



Group 31, Match 3:
Jessica Gomes vs. Margaux Hemingway
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hco8



Group 56, Match 3:
Isabeli Fontana vs. Suzy Smith
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hcob



Group 24, Match 3:
Sara Sampaio vs. Karen Mulder
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hcoc



Group 64, Match 3:
Gigi Hadid vs. Carol Alt
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hcoe



Group 70, Match 3:
Amber Smith vs. Monika Schnarre
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hcog

 

Lots of results today, since I’m in the middle of catching up from my time away from the computer.

Group Stage

Group 78:
Shana Zadrick (63.3%) defeated Chandra North (36.7%)
Shana Zadrick advances to the Knockout Stage
Group 39:
Dominique Piek (71.5%) defeated Frankie Rayder (28.5%)
Dominique Piek advances to the Knockout Stage
Group 63:
Ehrinn Cummings and Kelly Rohrbach drew (50.0% each)
Kelly Rohrbach advances to the Knockout Stage
Group 32:
Cheryl Tiegs (76.6%) defeated Barbara Carrera (23.4%)
Cheryl Tiegs advances to the Knockout Stage
Group 76:
Aurelie Claudel (65.1%) defeated Valerie van der Graaf (34.9%)
Aurelie Claudel advances to the Knockout Stage
Group 33:
Alyssa Miller (78.4%) defeated Adaora Akubilo (21.6%)
Alyssa Miller advances to the Knockout Stage

My spin:
Chandra North, the 34th ranked model, was upset by #118 Shana Zadrick. That marked the biggest surprise of this batch of matches. Shana will face the Group 36 winner, which will be either Kelly Emberg or Hilary Rhoda. She might just be a real sleeper pick to make it to the Sexy Sixteen, since no huge powerhouses stand in her way. The top ranked model in that subregion is #12 Daniela Pestova, and it’s not outside the realm of possibility that Shana could pull off an upset should they meet.

Another result of note was a draw between Ehrinn Cummings and rookie Kelly Rohrbach, which was enough to send Kelly on to the Knockout Stage by virtue of the tiebreaker, Average Vote Percentage.

Dominique Piek, a personal favorite, will also move on after an impressive performance against Frankie Rayder. Dominique’s First Round opponent will be Marloes Horst, which is no easy task. The winner of that one will face #14 Hannah Ferguson, so it gets no easier from there!

Other tickets to the Knockout Stage were punched for French cutie Aurelie Claudel, sultry Alyssa Miller, and SI legend Cheryl Tiegs.

Current Group Stage Standings/Tables: here
Current Knockout Stage Bracket: here

 

This is the batch that will catch us up from my break, so there are six more matches are now live and open for voting!

Voting for these matches is open until 10:30pm US Eastern Time on December 5. Use the link under each matchup to vote, which will literally take about a second to do. Please vote only once, since duplicate votes do not count.

More information about the tournament, including standings, brackets, results, and all matches can be found here.

Thanks for voting, and check back tomorrow for new matches!

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Group 61, Match 3:
Izabel Goulart vs. Yasmin Brunet
Vote: http://poll.fm/5he7i



Group 47, Match 3:
Kim Alexis vs. Michelle Lombardo
Vote: http://poll.fm/5he7l



Group 73, Match 3:
Yasmeen Ghauri vs. Jarah Mariano
Vote: http://poll.fm/5he7m



Group 26, Match 3:
Lucia Dvorska vs. Yvonne Sylvander
Vote: http://poll.fm/5he7n



Group 46, Match 3:
Vanessa Lorenzo vs. Crystal Renn
Vote: http://poll.fm/5he7o



Group 1, Match 3:
Bar Refaeli vs. Tori Praver
Vote: http://poll.fm/5he7q

 

Three more matches are now live and open for voting!

Voting for these matches is open until 10:30pm US Eastern Time on December 6. Use the link under each matchup to vote, which will literally take about a second to do. Please vote only once, since duplicate votes do not count.

More information about the tournament, including standings, brackets, results, and all matches can be found here.

Thanks for voting, and check back tomorrow for new matches!

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Group 53, Match 3:
Janelle Fishman vs. Ashley Smith
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hguq



Group 5, Match 3:
Brooklyn Decker vs. Oluchi Onweagba
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hgur



Group 68, Match 3:
Malia Jones vs. Molly Sims
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hguu

 

Today’s results are in!

Group Stage

Group 48:
Melissa Haro (100.0%) defeated Sue Peterson (0.0%)

Group 6:
Petra Nemcova (86.5%) defeated Jessica Hart (13.5%)
#6 Petra Nemcova advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 72:
Ariel Meredith (73.8%) defeated Kara Young (26.2%)
Ariel Meredith advances to the Knockout Stage

My spin:
Melissa Haro earned a clean sheet against Sue Peterson, but it was for pride and ranking only, since Melissa Baker had already advanced from Group 48. #6 Petra Nemcova had a very dominant performance against a decent challenger in Jessica Hart and advances to the Knockout Stage. Finally, Ariel Meredith also punched her ticket after her victory over Kara Young. Ariel’s victory comes as no surprise given a relatively weak group, but she’ll face a tough one in her first Knockout Stage match: Lauren Mellor.

Current Group Stage Standings/Tables: here
Current Knockout Stage Bracket: here

 

Three more matches are now live and open for voting!

Voting for these matches is open until 10:30pm US Eastern Time on December 7. Use the link under each matchup to vote, which will literally take about a second to do. Please vote only once, since duplicate votes do not count.

More information about the tournament, including standings, brackets, results, and all matches can be found here.

Thanks for voting, and check back tomorrow for new matches!

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Group 57, Match 3:
Kristy Hinze vs. Sarah O’Hare
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hhn7



Group 38, Match 3:
Ashley Richardson vs. Alicia Hall
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hhn9



Group 22, Match 3:
Emily Ratajkowski vs. Jessica Perez
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hhnd

 

Today’s results are in!

Group Stage

Group 75:
Ana Beatriz Barros (72.8%) defeated Melissa Keller (27.2%)
Ana Beatriz Barros advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 31:
Jessica Gomes (90.1%) defeated Margaux Hemingway (9.9%)
Jessica Gomes advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 56:
Isabeli Fontana (80.1%) defeated Suzy Smith (19.9%)
Isabeli Fontana advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 24:
#24 Sara Sampaio (63.3%) defeated Karen Mulder (36.7%)
#24 Sara Sampaio advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 64:
Gigi Hadid (65.1%) defeated Carol Alt (34.9%)
Gigi Hadid advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 70:
Amber Smith & Monika Schnarre drew (50.0% each)
Monika Schnarre advances to the Knockout Stage

My spin:
Well, we had a statistical oddity today! Monika Schnarre and Amber Smith drew in their match, so the tiebreaker was necessary to settle the Group 70 title. The tiebreaker: Average Vote Percentage. Oops! Both had identical vote percentages against Sunny Bippus, and obviously had identical percentages versus each other! So, the tiebreaker couldn’t even settle the tie. The decider ended up being random.org, and by the luck of the draw, Monika Schnarre advances to the Knockout Stage, where she’ll face the Group 18 winner: either #18 Vendela Kirsebom or Niki Taylor.

Gigi Hadid won the battle of the eras, as she took care of 80’s supermodel Carol Alt in surprisingly easy fashion. In the First Round of the Knockout Stage, Gigi will have her hands full with another 80’s supermodel, Cindy Crawford.

The other four winners are all legit contenders to win one or more matches in the Knockout Stage, as #24 Sara Sampaio, Isabeli Fontana, Ana Beatriz Barros, and Jessica Gomes all punched their tickets to the Knockout Stage.

Current Group Stage Standings/Tables: here
Current Knockout Stage Bracket: here

 

Three more matches are now live and open for voting!

Voting for these matches is open until 10:30pm US Eastern Time on December 7. Use the link under each matchup to vote, which will literally take about a second to do. Please vote only once, since duplicate votes do not count.

More information about the tournament, including standings, brackets, results, and all matches can be found here.

Thanks for voting, and check back tomorrow for new matches!

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Group 30, Match 3:
Esti Ginzburg vs. Solveig Mork
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hjbv



Group 60, Match 3:
Estelle Lefebure vs. Louise Forsling
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hjbz



Group 17, Match 3:
Genevieve Morton vs. Kenza Fourati
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hjc1

 

Somehow, I neglected to post official results for a batch of six a few days ago. They were on my site in the matches list, so those curious could have gone to see these results a few days ago. But, I had never posted the official results and my commentary, of course! So, here they are! I have also updated the Group Standings and Knockout Stage brackets accordingly.

Group Stage

Group 43:
Chrissy Teigen (53.0%) defeated Reka Ebergenyi (47.0%)
Chrissy Teigen advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 80:
Jenna de Rosnay (69.3%) defeated Veronica Blume (30.7%)
Jenna de Rosnay advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 19:
#19 Christie Brinkley (73.4%) defeated Cris Urena (26.6%)
#19 Christie Brinkley advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 79:
Jessica Van Der Steen (89.6%) defeated Shirley Mallmann (10.4%)
Jessica Van Der Steen advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 37:
Daniella Sarahyba (76.6%) defeated Jessica White (23.4%)
Daniella Sarahyba advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 58:
Robyn Lawley (56.6%) defeated Eva Herzigova (43.4%)
Robyn Lawley advances to the Knockout Stage

My spin:
Lots to comment on in this “forgotten” batch of results. First, let me start by acknowledging the accomplishment of rookie Robyn Lawley, who dispatched of Czech supermodel Eva Herzigova in a close match and moved on to the Knockout Stage. Personally, I don’t find Robyn very attractive, and it has nothing to do with her “plus size” categorization. I think there are 150-200 SI models that I’d vote for before her. But, this competition is about you the voters, not me, and you voted Robyn!

Let me also comment on the lack of support for one of my personal favorites, Eva Herzigova. I think she’s in my top 20 favorite SI models, but she has struggled quite a bit through the three years of this tournament. She falls to 5-3-1 in her nine matches and has an AVP of just barely over 50%, and she actually finished in last place in her group this year. So, the rest of the voters clearly don’t put Eva in the class that I do. That’s what makes this fun, though!

Next up for discussion: the polarizing Chrissy Teigen. Chrissy seems to have her lovers and her haters. But, there were enough lovers in the voting community to eek her past Hungarian model Reka Ebergenyi and into the Knockout Stage.

In Group 80, Jenna de Rosnay continued to perform quite well in these tournaments, as she beat Veronica Blume, advanced to the Knckout Stage, and improved to 7-2 in her tournament career with an AVP of 61.0%.

In Group 37, Daniella Sarahyba won the bodypaint battle against Jessica White rather easily. Daniella improved to 7-2-1 in her tournament career, and Jessica fell to a very lackluster 2-3-2 in her career. Two wins in seven career matches for someone with eight appearances in the SI Swimsuit issue!

Finally, I’ll note the impressive wins by #19 Christie Brinkley and Jessica Van Der Steen. Christie’s was expected, but Jessica’s wasn’t necessarily so. Certainly, her margin of victory over a very worthy opponent is surprising.

Current Group Stage Standings/Tables: here
Current Knockout Stage Bracket: here

 

More results!

Group Stage

Group 61:
Izabel Goulart (87.1%) defeated Yasmin Brunet (12.9%)
Izabel Goulart advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 47:
Michelle Lombardo (52.2%) defeated Kim Alexis (47.8%)
Michelle Lombardo advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 73:
Jarah Mariano (58.4%) defeated Yasmeen Ghauri (41.6%)
Jarah Mariano advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 26:
Lucia Dvorska (81.1%) defeated Yvonne Sylvander (18.9%)
Lucia Dvorska advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 46:
Crystal Renn (60.9%) defeated Vanessa Lorenzo (39.1%)
Crystal Renn advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 1:
#1 Bar Refaeli (58.4%) defeated Tori Praver (41.6%)
#1 Bar Refaeli advances to the Knockout Stage

My spin:
Another exciting batch of matches here, and probably most exciting was the one between defending champion, and #1 ranked, Bar Refaeli and Tori Praver. The voting was close the entire way, and Tori actually led after a couple of days. But, Bar made a late run and won going away to advance to the Knockout Stage. Bar improves to 16-1 in 17 career tournament matches, so she obviously has earned the #1 ranking.

Tori Praver fell to 3-3-1 in her tournament career, which sounds pretty mediocre. Closer inspection reveals quite the contrary, though. Let’s look at Tori’s match results and vote totals:

2013 - Loss against Cintia Dicker (25.0%)
2014 - Loss against Emily Ratajkowski (48.1%)
2014 - Win against Andrea Orme (73.9%)
2014 - Draw against Hannah Ferguson (50.0%)
2014 - Win against Tyra Banks (76.9%)
2015 - Win against Jane Gill (89.0%)
2015 - Loss against Bar Refaeli (41.6%)

That’s quite a showing, actually! Her three losses have come to models ranked #1, #16, and #22 in this year’s tournament, and two of them were very close losses. She played to a draw against this year’s #14 ranked model, and she convincingly beat supermodel Tyra Banks. Poor Tori Praver. Her luck has been terrible as far as drawing very difficult matches. There’s always next year, Tori!

In Group 47, we had a very interesting match of big boobs vs. small boobs, as Michelle Lombardo faced off against Kim Alexis. Michelle prevailed in a very close match, and I think the takeaway here is that it hammers home the point that women can be beautiful no matter what kind of cup size they were blessed with.

In Group 73, Jarah Mariano knocked out Yasmeen Ghauri quite easily. This brings me to a point about Yasmeen. Her SI photos don’t reflect what a beautiful woman Yasmeen was at the peak of her modeling career. Yasmeen was a stunningly beautiful woman. Don’t believe me? Go check out some of her catwalk videos from the early 90s. Just awesome. But, SI’s photographers did her no justice.

Crystal Renn had an impressive upset victory over Vanessa Lorenzo to advance to the Knockout Stage and improve to 5-2 in her tournament career. Crystal will have her hands full in the First Round, as supermodel Stephanie Seymour awaits.

Finally, Izabel Goulart and Lucia Dvorska pummeled their opponents and advanced as expected to the Knockout Stage.

Current Group Stage Standings/Tables: here
Current Knockout Stage Bracket: here

 

Three more matches are now live and open for voting!

Voting for these matches is open until 10:30pm US Eastern Time on December 9. Use the link under each matchup to vote, which will literally take about a second to do. Please vote only once, since duplicate votes do not count.

More information about the tournament, including standings, brackets, results, and all matches can be found here.

Thanks for voting, and check back tomorrow for new matches!

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Group 67, Match 3:
Julie Ordon vs. Ingrid Seynhaeve
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hk42



Group 74, Match 3:
Samantha Hoopes vs. Kate Bock
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hk43



Group 59, Match 3:
Angela Lindvall vs. Carre Otis
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hk45

 

Today’s results are in!

Group Stage

Group 53:
Ashley Smith (56.6%) defeated Janelle Fishman (43.4%)

Group 5:
#5 Brooklyn Decker (80.1%) defeated Oluchi Onweagba (19.9%)
#5 Brooklyn Decker advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 68:
Molly Sims (61.0%) defeated Malia Jones (39.0%)
Molly Sims advances to the Knockout Stage

My spin:
One of the tournament’s favorites, #5 Brooklyn Decker, advanced easily with her win over Oluchi Onweagba. As predicted, Oluchi’s greatest assets played no part in the outcome because Brooklyn has equal or greater assets!

SI stalwart Molly Sims also advanced after a close-ish win over Malia Jones, and rookie Ashley Smith got her first career tournament victory after knocking off Janelle Fishman. Ashley’s group was already clinched by Ana Paula Lemes, so there will be no more 2015 matches for Ashley.

Current Group Stage Standings/Tables: here
Current Knockout Stage Bracket: here

 

Three more matches are now live and open for voting!

Voting for these matches is open until 10:30pm US Eastern Time on December 10. Use the link under each matchup to vote, which will literally take about a second to do. Please vote only once, since duplicate votes do not count.

More information about the tournament, including standings, brackets, results, and all matches can be found here.

Thanks for voting, and check back tomorrow for new matches!

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Group 36, Match 3:
Kelly Emberg vs. Hilary Rhoda
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hkzc



Group 77, Match 3:
Fernanda Tavares vs. Michelle Vawer
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hkzi



Group 54, Match 3:
Fernanda Motta vs. Pania Rose
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hl0j

 

Today’s results are in!

Group Stage

Group 57:
Kristy Hinze (77.4%) defeated Sarah O’Hare (22.6%)
Kristy Hinze advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 38:
Ashley Richardson (76.3%) defeated Alicia Hall (23.4%)
Ashley Richardson advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 22:
#22 Emily Ratajkowski (68.9%) defeated Jessica Perez (31.1%)
#22 Emily Ratajkowski advances to the Knockout Stage

My spin:
Emily Ratajkowski had the most impressive win of the day, as she easily beat Jessica Perez in a match that I thought had some upset potential. As it is, Emily moves on to the Knockout Stage, where she’ll face Anne Vyalitsyna in her first match. If she gets by Anne V, then it will likely setup a clash of the titans early on in the tournament bracket: Emily vs. #5 Brooklyn Decker.

Kristy Hinze’s victory over fellow Aussie Sarah O’Hare was also impressive, as she won by a huge margin and will face the Rookie of the Year, Kelly Rohrbach, in the First Round of the Knockout Stage.

Finally, Ashley Richardson dispensed of Alicia Hall very easily, and she moves on to face Molly Sims in the First Round. The winner gets the privilege of matching up against #4 Nina Agdal.

Current Group Stage Standings/Tables: here
Current Knockout Stage Bracket: here

 

Three more matches are now live and open for voting!

THESE ARE THE FINAL THREE MATCHES OF THE GROUP STAGE!

Voting for these matches is open until 10:30pm US Eastern Time on December 11. Use the link under each matchup to vote, which will literally take about a second to do. Please vote only once, since duplicate votes do not count.

More information about the tournament, including standings, brackets, results, and all matches can be found here.

Thanks for voting, and check back tomorrow for new matches!

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Group 62, Match 3:
Selita Ebanks vs. Emily DiDonato
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hnxc



Group 41, Match 3:
Judit Masco vs. Yvette Sylvander
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hnxd



Group 18, Match 3:
Vendela Kirsebom vs. Niki Taylor
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hnxg

 

Today’s results are in!

Group Stage

Group 30:
Esti Ginzburg (54.3%) defeated Solveig Mork (45.7%)
Esti Ginzburg advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 60:
Louise Forsling (57.2%) defeated Estelle Lefebure (42.8%)
Louise Forsling advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 17:
#17 Genevieve Morton (76.1%) defeated Kenza Fourati (23.9%)
#17 Genevieve Morton advances to the Knockout Stage

My spin:
The match of the day was Esti Ginzburg vs. Danish rookie Solveig Mork. Solveig was right with Esti for most of the voting, but in the end, Esti got just enough support to knock off the rookie.

Louise Forsling came into the tournament with a losing record, but she took advantage of a favorable draw and rode her way into the Knockout Stage. She’ll be the underdog in her match against Jenna de Rosnay, but it’s not impossible for her.

Finally, Genevieve Morton took care of business, as expected, and she’ll face Daniella Sarahyba in the Second Round of the Knockout Stage.

Current Group Stage Standings/Tables: here
Current Knockout Stage Bracket: here

 

Today’s results are in!

Group Stage

Group 67:
Ingrid Seynhaeve (52.4%) defeated Julie Ordon (47.6%)
Ingrid Seynhaeve advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 74:
Samantha Hoopes (51.9%) defeated Kate Bock (48.1%)
Samantha Hoopes advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 59:
Carre Otis (52.1%) defeated Angela Lindvall (47.9%)
Carre Otis advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 36:
Hilary Rhoda (60.0%) defeated Kelly Emberg (40.0%)
Hilary Rhoda advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 77:
Michelle Vawer (52.5%) defeated Fernanda Tavares (47.5%)
Michelle Vawer advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 54:
Fernanda Motta (59.2%) defeated Pania Rose (40.8%)
Fernanda Motta advances to the Knockout Stage

My spin:
Lots of close matches today! Ingrid Seynhaeve, Samantha Hoopes, Carre Otis, and Michelle Vawer were all victors, but none of them got more than 52.5% of the vote! So, that means Julie Ordon, Kate Bock, Angela Lindvall, and Fernanda Tavares go home unhappy.

Current Group Stage Standings/Tables: here
Current Knockout Stage Bracket: here

 

The final results of the Group Stage are now in, and the Knockout Stage is all ready to go!! Knockout Stage matches will be posted later tonight. From here, it’s win or go home!

Group Stage

Group 62:
Emily DiDonato (78.4%) defeated Selita Ebanks (21.6%)
Emily DiDonato advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 41:
Judit Masco (80.1%) defeated Yvette Sylvander (19.9%)
Judit Masco advances to the Knockout Stage

Group 18:
Niki Taylor (61.6%) defeated #18 Vendela Kirsebom (38.4%)
Niki Taylor advances to the Knockout Stage

My spin:
The big news of the day is the upset of #18 Vendela Kirsebom, who was toppled by supermodel Niki Taylor. Niki had struggled in past tournaments, but she also had tough draws. So, we knew she would probably give Vendela a tough match - or maybe even pull off an upset. I never predicted just how easy of a win she could have, though! Getting over 60% of the vote against the beautiful Vendela is an accomplishment. Perhaps more amazingly, Niki even beat Vendela in votes from Vendela’s native Sweden!

In the other matches, Judit Masco and Emily DiDonato advanced easily and will enter the Knockout Stage with good momentum.

Current Group Stage Standings/Tables: here
Current Knockout Stage Bracket: here

 

The Knockout Stage is officially underway. Every match from here on out is a must win. Lose and you’re out!

Voting for these matches is open until 10:30pm US Eastern Time on December 16. Use the link under each matchup to vote, which will literally take about a second to do. Please vote only once, since duplicate votes do not count.

More information about the tournament, including standings, brackets, results, and all matches can be found here.

Thanks for voting, and check back tomorrow for new matches!

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First Round, Match 1:
Jessica Van Der Steen vs. Elsa Benitez
Vote: http://poll.fm/5ht9v



First Round, Match 2:
Stephanie Seymour vs. Crystal Renn
Vote: http://poll.fm/5ht9y



First Round, Match 3:
Lucia Dvorska vs. Aurelie Claudel
Vote: http://poll.fm/5ht9z



First Round, Match 4:
Cindy Crawford vs. Gigi Hadid
Vote: http://poll.fm/5hta1

 

No reason at all to come back to this thread. The obvious winner has lost, which says a lot about the intelligence of those who have been voting. Just proves my point that humans are just to stupid to be trusted.