Eorzea's Next Top Model - Cycle 3 Final Round!

This is by far the hardest vote so far, as it should be. The four remaining contestants have submitted some tremendously wonderful entries this cycle, and you are all quite deserving of the title of Eorzea's Next Top Model. However, my vote goes to....

Eirwen Mackenzie! ... for having what I believe are the best overall entries from start to finish. Although there were some weeks where you did not earn my vote, your shots were consistently excellent. In any given week, you combined wardrobe, lighting, framing, composition, expressions to wonderful effect, and I think you have proven yourself to be an outstanding competitor through and through.

Adeline Urusa, it was exceedingly difficult to not cast my vote in your direction. You earned my nod for many of the weeks, and I believe that your work was among the strongest throughout the entirety of the competition. I think you started strong and ended with a bang, but I feel that Eirwen got a slight head start on you to put you just a half step behind at the finish line.

Flare Anderfel, bravo! Your work has been among my favorite these last few weeks, and your freestyle shot is wonderful beyond words. If there is an award to be given for someone showing the most progress throughout this cycle, you would have my vote hands down. Your earlier submissions, though good, pale in comparison to your latest entries. If you can continue at this quality, you will be a shoe-in for Top Model in the next cycle.

Jinx Fireboot, you are wholly deserving of this slot in the top 4 and a shot at the Top Model title. I've thoroughly enjoyed your entries and feel that you showed great growth and improvement throughout the cycle.

adeline because all i can see is batman. flare and jinx are really well done though :o

Adeline Urusa

Adeline Urusa

Flare Anderfel ^.^

Adeline Urusa

Adeline Urusa. I enjoyed seeing everyone's pics every week!

I had an extremely hard time deciding who to pick for this round. At the end of the day I felt like Adeline had the best overall portfolio in the end. I still absolutely adore her FFIX cosplay pic, and I love the general atmosphere from her shots. I feel like the top 4 all did tremendously, some staying more consistent quality wise, and others definitely learning and improving as they went along. Great job to everyone, but Adeline just hit me the right way to squeek it past the others.

My vote goes to Adeline! Not just because you're from my hood, but because your shots are amazing!

I choose not to vote, but I did want to give comments on everyone's portfolio.

First of all, I'm very jealous of the amazing collection of screenshots you all accumulated during this contest. I think next cycle I'll follow along just to make my own personal collection with the theme prompts :D

Adeline: You make this game feel like its a bit of everything, with your nods to FFIX, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and perhaps Assassins Creed.

Eirwen: Your collection is so cinematic. Many look like clips from a movie.

Flare: Your SS were so fun and clever. You really encompassed what it means to be a lalafell.

Jinx: There was a refreshing simplicity to your shots. The lack of complication made it very easy to appreciate the theme with undeniable charisma.

Finally a big thank you to Rongi and Tyriont for hosting this contest and sticking with it through the holidays and the headache that goes along with organizing something like this of quality.