Tuesday, May 29

The Great Finale (Part 1)

It's Finale!!! Whoop :D
I'm so excited, what about you? There is a lot waiting for you: Three different tasks, one thrilling elimination ceremony and of course the great show at the end of the Finale. In this show, there will be the Top 13 catwalk, the announcement of the winner on the big screen and some awesome surprises are waiting for you, too. So give your best because it is the most important week of all.

As you know only one of you will be Rafael's Next Top Model. Only one of you will be on the cover of the RNTM Backstage Magazine. Only one of you will get an exclusive modeling contract with Spice Couture. Only one of you will be on the front-page-scenery of Topmodels.Club. Only one of you will win a modeling spot as well as an interview for Stardoll Crown Magazine. Only one of you will win 200 stardollars! And only one of you will win a contract with Sparkle Model Management connected to many modeling jobs and interviews.

By the way, I have a special announcement for our followers:
I have some interesting new for everybody who is interested in getting a Wild Card for Cycle 5! After the finale you are able to apply for a wild card. We'll pick 5 the applicants who'll have to create an outfit to a certain theme. We'll choose the winner at a party. More information will follow soon.
Okay, let's go. The three tasks for this week are...

1. Topmodels.Club Winner Photoshoot

It's the annual photoshoot for Topmodels.Club - it's simple but very important. The scenery of the winner will be front-page-scenery of the club for half a year, this means it will stay there until the new RNTM is found.
The tasks for my dear finalists: Create a club scenery at Topmodels.Club. It should be a simple black background, your are standing in the middle and all spotlights are shining on you! We want to see what you would do if you were the winner... Would you pose for the cameras? Would you cheer? Would you hold your prizes high up and grin? Would it rain rose petals and  confetti?
Just be creative and show us how you would react if you were announced as the winner. It's like photographing the moment you realize that you won. Save the scenery in the club and please also make a screenshot and upload it on imgur.com!

2. Emotion Photoshoot


We want to see your changeability! How versatilely are you?? You are going to take 3 photos where you showing the following emoitions: Joy, Anger & Sadness.
It should be simple headshots where you may use your hands for posing (for example; touching your face or putting your hand on your head, and so on..). The backgrounds should be in one simple color:
Joy --> Yellow or light green background
Anger --> Red background
Sadness --> Blue or gray background
You are allowed to use graphic programs to edit the pictures. Give your best because every photo should be an eye-catcher!! ;)

EXAMPLES:
SADNESS

JOY

ANGER


3. The Runway

We want to see what you have learnt in those 15 weeks! On fashion shows or fashion weeks you often have to change the outfit. On stardoll a model usually wears one or sometimes two outfits in a fashion show. Now imagine you are at a fashion week (for example TTT Fashion Week) and you have to model one RTW outfit and one Couture dress.
And this will be your task! Present us two outfits: one RTW outfit and one high fashion dress.
The RTW should be street chic. This means it should contain a leather jacket, a pair of jeans, high heels and maybe a skirt. Present this dress on the catwalk - be joyful, edgy and sexy.
The high fashion dress should be a long couture dress in pastel tones (mint green, beige, ...). Present this ít on the catwalk gracefully and elegantly.


Now this are your tasks! Upload everything as always on imgur.com and send us the link in a comment. When you comment, please also write a little text about what you've learnt in this contest, what modeling means to you and what you would do it you would win RNTM.
I wish everybody of you tons of luck!! Stay tuned.

Deadline: Sunday, June 3

xoxo Rafael

Monday, May 28

7th Elimination - Who will be a finalist?!



Hey guys! Sorry, I'm a bit late but I've been busily doing the commercials, the spoiler  and some other graphics. And I want to let you know that BellaCullen4210 couldn't judge this week. Anyway, this is it, we've reached the moment where we'll chose our finalists! Exciting, huh? ;)
So let's start right away, there's a lot to say...
First I will write a few words to you in general, then I'll give you the feed-back (what the judges said as well as the results of the voting) and then I'll tell you if you are a finalist or not...
By the way, 56 persons votet for our 5 contestants!

SchnuffiPups: Wow, I'm really impressed! When you applied at RNTM I thought "Yeah, she looks nice, but she's too commercial, she won't stay for long." And now look at you. You've improved so much. Although you aren't the most talented girl of all you've always given your best. You've changed into a versatilely pretty girl!
Out of 56 votes, you received 11%. That's not very much, but it's okay...
Your mermaid shoot was very nice. I liked the way you tried to bend the fish tail. The fin looks a too little and a bit weird, it reminds me of Nemo's fin (from Finding Nemo). But the colors and the quality of the photo are very good!


Let's talk about your commercial - The make-up was amazing! The colors, the blush, everything was well done. I also liked the hair very much although Maria said that she didn't like the hair at all because it didn't fit the look. The slogan was also a nice idea. Let's have a look at your advertising spot...


I think you look pretty gorgeous, don't you think? The Victoria's Secret Walk was like "OMG! Ist that her!?"
Sheyla, the wings couldn't have been bigger, and the lingerie was very sexy. What we didn't like so much were the legs. To me it looked like you couldn't really do the catwalk because the shoes didn't fit or the wings were too big.


What can I say? Have you improved that much to become a finalist? Sheyla, I'm sorry but you'll have to wait. You'll find out the final decision at the end of the post. ;)


19Sara99: Oh Sara, you look so pretty. Jasmin always tells me this when she talks about you. And it's true - you are very beautiful, versatilely and talented. At the beginning you always were one of the best. And getting closer to the finale you've become better and better and better and ... then it stopped. The improvement stopped at the 6th Challenge. It was a big disappointement to see that you were one of the worst!
Like Sheyla, you've received 11% of all votes. Isn't that much, is it?
Sara, now I can that you got very strong again. That mermaid task was sooooooo amazing! It was one of the best. Marie and I loved the way you tried to make it look different. The doll was swimming through dark cold water - as it really is in the deep sea! The pose was good and your doll really looked very stunnning. I mean look at that fish tail! It makes me wanna say "Holy mama, this is hot!". Oh, I just did it. :D


Your commercial was quite okay, but not that good. Comparing to your mermaid photo it was really average. Let's have a look at the video...


At the beginning of the video it says You look too plain? You don't know how to stand out of the crowd? STOP! It's time to set a statement.
This really didn't set a statement because the make-up looked too plain. At least that's my mind. Maria und Marie liked your make-up.
Your Victoria's Secret Walk was also quite disappointing. There was no proper catwalk, you didn't use a pose and the outfit was too simple. The wings were quite okay, but we all just didn't get the Wow-it's-lingerie-from-Victoria's-Secret-feeling, you know?


I'm sorry but you also have to wait for the final decision...


Dreamiiiii: Wow, Alina I'm very proud of you. After Sheyla you've made one of the biggest transformations here at RNTM. At first we all didn't really notice you. You were too average and you blent into the crowd. When you reached the Top 13 you also wanted to give up and drop out of competition. But then you decided right, you didn't leave and you got better in every task, in every week. Climbing up to the top - will you reach it???
Out of 56 votes you got 25% which is quite a lot!!
The mermaid photoshoot was very good. You looked like one of the beautiful GNTM models, the color of the fish tail was very pretty and the hair looked gorgeous. Maria said that the tail looked too stiff (Oh god this sounds so perverted) and I must agree. I personally didn't like the right hand, it looked very weird. Nevertheless it's a great photo although it isn't the best.


The commercial was done very well! The make-up looked colorful and daring and the hair looked edgy. Although the whole look is very extravagant it's still commercial, which perfectly fits the advertising spot...


Without doubt, you look very good in these kinds of commercials. Jasmin said that you were the best at the make-up task!
Your catwalk à la Victoria's Secret was so amazing. I recognized that bra, it was modeled by Miranda Kerr and it costs about 1 million dollars!


Wow, you really haven't disappointed us. And I guess you really qualified yourself for the finale. I guess there's no way to stop you.
Alina, you are our first finalist! CONGRATULATIONS!!! :D


darleen..: What can I say? Darleen you were always one of my favorite contestants here. At this you were quite good, but then you really showed us your talent, you got better and better. You also got "winner of the week" until the improvement stopped. Like Sara you got stuck at the 6th Challenge. We were really disappointed, but we gave you another chance. Now the question is: Have you used your chance? Have you made it into the finale?
The audience didn't really vote that much for you - you also got 11% out of all votes!
I must say, this week you disappointed us a bit.. again! The mermaid photoshoot looked very weird although the look of your doll was very nice. Maria actually liked that thing of collage. She said it looks interesting and daringly different, it's just not properly done.


The commercial was quite okay, but it really looked too plain and too average. I liked the slogan, but I guess that's it. Darleen, less sometimes isn't more...


You still look good in this spot. But I really did my best to make you look good. :)
The Victoria's Secret Walk was... oh, what am I talking about?? There was no catwalk, there was no pose, and the outfit was messed up. The quality was bad, too.



I don't know what it is. At the burning-house photoshoot and you really showed us your talent, and when you presented us your DIY outfit on the runway you convinced us that you have modeling qualities. But now something went wrong. I mean you can be tough, edgy and high fashion. But you can't really be commercial or sexy. Maybe you aren't that versatilely as we thought at the beginning?
And we just think that you've reached your limits.......
Darleen.... I'm sorry.... but this is the end of your journey. You are eliminated. I'm very sorry, but don't be sad, you really can be proud of yourself that you've come to far. You've reached the 5th place out of 40 applications! I wish you all the best for your modeling career and your future. Bye ;*


mathildamath: Cathy, you are a mystery to me. Somehow I didn't really notice you at the beginning. How could I ever not notice you?! Through the weeks you've improved a lot and you got better and better. The last 3 weeks you've always been one of the best. Last week you also got "winner of the week". Will you become it again? Or will you become the winner of the whole cycle?
Who knows, but now I can tell you that you've got by far the most of all votes - 42% voted for you! That's pretty impressing.
The mermaid photo was breath-taking. It was funny, edgy, misterious, sexy, daring, fishy, and so on...
It's amazing, you've done the best mermaid photo of them all. Maria said that you really have big potential for becoming a Topmodel although she would have appreciated if your doll was in the water. I guess we all can agree that you've done a great job!


The commercial was also very impressing. We judged the first entry. The make-up was colorful, detailed and very pretty. I really loooooove your slogan. It's so funny because of the two meanings. "Make-Up, Not War" - On the one hand it means making peace and on the other hand it just means make-up. I love that idea! xD
So let's have a look at your spot...


It would be a great commercial to watch on TV. Now we're coming to your catwalk à la Victoria's Secret...
You looked like a goddess, like a Venus, like a real Topmodel. Maria said it reminded her of the Dessous-Shooting she did for Stardoll Crown Magazine. All judges said that this was the best task of all! It really looks lovely, the only thing you could have done better is the pose. You were standing there at the end of the runway, completely stiff and just fluttering around with your bands. I've never seen a VS model walking down the runway sexily and then standing stiff at the at, smiling into the camera, fluttering a bit with the train or the wings and then walking back sexily. Would be confusing. Anyway, here is your stunning runway task:


I'm very proud of you and I'm glad to tell you that you'll get a ticket for the finale! Congratulations!!
Oh and I have some more good news for you... you'll be again our winner of the week. Congrats, you deserved it. ;)


Bottom 2:
There are still two girls, but I only got ONE ticket for the finale left. One last opportunity, one last place, one last chance...
Sheyla and Sara, you are the last two girls waiting for the decision. And this decision really really has been very hard. Both of you received 11% of the votes.
Sara, you have an international look and a beautiful face. Sheyla, you've improved so much and you made such a big transformation! But we only can take one more girl into the finale. One of you still got the chance to become Rafael's Next Top Model. *sigh*
The decision was very difficult, and it was so hard to decide for one of you. But the decision is made. The last ticket for the finale goes to...............................................................................................
SHEYLA!!! Congratulations!! You really deserved it, you've put so much effort into your work, and we thought we should reward that.
Dear dear Sara, I'm so sorry that it wasn't enough for the finale. Thank you so much for being part of RNTM, you've been an awesome contestant. Best of luck for your future! The following song is for you. ;)


Stay tuned.
xoxo Rafael

Monday, May 21

Semi-Finals + Voting!



Hey guys!
Before I start the post, here are the prizes for Cathy, our winner of the week!
- You'll be the model of the RNTM Spoiler for the Finale! It's and ad which I'll post on all the blogs I'm writing for and hopefully my Media Partners will do it, too. And you'll be our Spoilermodel, congrats!
- You can choose anything from the gift shop that costs up to 15sd / 150sc! Just tell me via guestbook and I'll buy it for you.


This is the 15th week and we've reached the semi-finals. It's incredible!
At first, I'd like to say that we'll keep our followers involved. This week the decision is made by the judges AND the audience, both decisions count 50%.

Dear viewers and followers, now it's up to you!
There's a poll in the side-bar. Simply vote for your favorite contestant and that's how it works. You've got time to vote until Saturday, May 26 (23.59h, GMT +1). The poll will close automatically after the deadline. So don't miss it to vote for your favorite!!!

For the contestants:
This week there are three tasks to do! The tasks are...

1. Mermaid Photoshoot
Last year, in Cycle 3, we've done an Underwater Shooting. But this year, we'll do it a little different, like I did in a scenery which I made a long time ago...


As you can see, this time you are going to be mermaids! You'll have to create a scenery where your doll will be posing as a mermaid. Your doll can swim underwater or pose in front of the beach, whatever you prefer! You my use graphic programs at this task.
Germany's Next Topmodel also did a photoshoot on the same theme, so you may take them as inspiration. But please notice that in your scenery you should NOT pose on dead fish, just do as I said. What I mean is that you can take the look of the mermaids as an inspiration. ;)

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Dominique at the Mermaids Photoshoot
© GNTM

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Kasia at the Mermaids Photoshoot
© GNTM

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Luisa at the Mermaids Photoshoot
© GNTM

2. Commercial
We are celebrating a premier! For the first time in the history of RNTM (and probably in the history of all stardollian modeling competitions) we'll do an advertising spot! It will be a commercial for dot for about 20 seconds, with an introducing of the product (which is dot) and in the end there'll be your part - Your doll, wearing the finest make-up, and a slogan which will be made up by you.
This means: You'll have to create a stunning make-up, but you're only allowed to use make-up from dot. It should be a headshot! If it's possible, your doll should be on a white backround. Then think over a slogan for the final part of the commercial. Write the slogan in a comment when you send us the tasks!
I will show you all the finished commericals at the elimination ceremony.

3. Catwalk à la Victoria's Secret
Everybody knows it - everybody loves it! Sexy lingerie from Vitoria's Secret makes a woman a woman. Only the elite of all Supermodels around the world are allowed to walk for this show. The models on the runway look sexy, confident, strong, very happy and they always have a big smile in their face.
And that's what we want to see from you! We want you to rock the catwalk - strong, confident and sexy. You may wear any Victoria's-Secret-Outfit you like, just make sure you don't forget the wings, capes or trains as they are usual for the Vitoria's Secret fashion shows! ;)
At this task you are allowed to use graphic programs, of course. Take the following pictures as an inspiration...


Jessica Stam Model Jessica Stam walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show held at the Kodak Theatre on November 16, 2006 in Hollywood, California. The show will be broadcast December 5, 2006 on CBS.


Adriana Lima Models walk the runway at the 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Armory in New York City.

Best of luck for the challenge. Give your best!
By the way, as I already told you yesterday at the elimination ceremony, Topmodel Maria will be a guest judge for this week. But also runner-up of Cycle 3, BellaCullen4210, will be a guest judge.

Deadline: Saturday, May 26

Upload all your tasks on imgur.com and send us the links (as well as the slogan for the 2nd task) in a comment!!
xoxo Rafael