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• Cycle 3 – One of the best CG shoots ever on the show. Eva's photo is perfection, and Yaya and Amanda's photos still look great. Amanda's hair desperately needs toner, and Yaya looks a little stiff, but otherwise a great shoot.

• Cycle 4 – The definition of mediocre, not great but not terrible. Keenyah has the best expression, but the worst pose. I hate how over-edited Naima's photo is, and the hand doesn't help. I dislike the outfit they put Kahlen in, and her smile looks like a plea for help.

• Cycle 5 – Nicole L. is carrying this shoot ON HER BACK. Nik's smile looks forced, and Bre looks so uncomfortable being there. It would be in the bottom tier of CG shoots w/o Nicole L.

• Cycle 6 – Not my favorite, but a strong showing from all three finalists. The hand position slightly ruins Danielle's frame, but I like the look she's doing. Joanie is stunning, although she does look quite mature (nothing wrong with that!). I like the sly expression on Jade's face.

• Cycle 7 – Caridee has one of my favorite photos from a CG shoot; it works effortlessly as an ad. Eugena's is edited to hell and back, but she still looks stunning as hell. Melrose's photo is the clear outlier here, but they probably sabotaged her to continue their villain edit of hers.

• Cycle 8 – Nobody did good here. Renee has the best photo of the three, but the fucking mom-cut makes her look much older. Jaslene is giving more yearbook than CoverGirl. And we all know the mess that is Natasha's, so let's not beat a dead horse...

• Cycle 9 – Saleisha somehow managed to make that fugly haircut work, albeit her smile looks forced. Same issue with Chantal here: stunning, yet the smile looks forced. I'm in the minority, but I don't like Jenah's photo. She looks a little too lost, and the open mouth slightly pisses me off.

• Cycle 10 – Another well done shoot. Fatima's photo is my all time favorite CG photo, Whitney managed to take one of her best frames of the season, and even the weakest in Anya still looks stunning. 

• Cycle 11 – In my opinion, the weakest CG shoot. None of them were that great. Lio has the best photo, but it's way more actress headshot than model. McKey's makeup makes her look way more mature, especially paired eith her haircut. And Sam...man, is it a terrible frame from top to bottom.

• Cycle 12 – Aminat is SERVING, but goddamn it took forever for her to get a great frame. Teyona's is fine, but I'm not a fan of the direction they took her picture in. Allison's neck is too stiff, and someone pointed out how you can see her original hair in this photo, which brings it down even more.

 • Cycle 13 – Nicole F. is another favorite of mine. I like how relaxed her pose is. Laura is the weaker of the two, but it's not bad. Her arm placement isn't the best.

• Cycle 14 – Krista arguably produced the worst CG photo from a finalist. The dead eyes and the "I smell shit" expression are just a terrible combination. Raina's is quite mediocre, and doesn't work as an ad for me, but it's still better than Krista's.

• Cycle 15 – I don't like either, yet again. Ann's photo is striking, but it is a terrible advertisement. Her head looks decapitated from the rest of her body, and we got a no neck monster as well. I love the expression in Chelsey's photo, but yet again they over-edited it so terribly.

• Cycle 16 – The hands are too posey, but I really like Brittani's photo. It gives a mid 30's—40's look for me. Molly has another favorite of mine. I loved how she didn't do the typical soft look that is quite common for CG shoots.

• Cycle 17 – Nobody came through, and I want to know WHY?! Angelea's frame reads way more as a LinkedIn profile than a CoverGirl shot. Allison has the best frame, but her expression looks a little lost. Lisa, however, has the worst photo. How did she win with a photo that covers half of her fucking face?!

• Cycle 18 – Lowkey, I kind of love this shoot. It's kind of camp. Sophie's face isn't the best, but I like how she kind of embraced the silliness of it all. Laura's face radiates confidence.

Thoughts on every F3/2 CoverGirl photoshoot (C3–C18)