National Fashionistas Presents: The Celebrity Playoffs -- Wild Card Class.
It's an event that happens only once a year. But these women are chasing something that may happen only once in a lifetime: The Salvatore Ferragamo. This event that is defined by their relentless pursuit for world admiration. Through the years, these women attained worldwide recognition as women most sought after by the masses.
In this contest, these women will turn the page. For some, a new chapter will begin. For others, things will come to an end. These moments are captured in the imagination for anyone fortunate enough to have witness these encounters. In this event, the conditions are ideal: place, opponent, universe. And they... will... seize it. This is all in the name for the one guy who has started a legacy of foot appreciation in Hollywood. All for Ferragamo.
The place is here. The place is now.
Welcome to the National Fashionistas!
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**For Those Unfamiliar or New to This Thread**
In the begining of the season, the 32-girl league was divided into two classes: the American Female Class (AFC) and the National Female Class (NFC). In the playoffs tournament brackets are made up of six girls from each of the league's two classes, following the end of the 16-match regular season. These six girls are:
1. The 4 division champions from each class (the girl in each division who finished with the best overall record). They are seeded 1 through 4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record.
2. Two wild cards (the NON-division winners who finished the season with the highest winning percentages regardless of division affiliation). They are seeded 5 and 6.
Here they are ...
AFC -- 1. Marisa Miller 2. THE Irina Shayk 3. Stacy Keibler 4. Selena Gomez 5. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley 6. Jessica Lowndes
NFC -- 1. Kate Upton 2. Candice Swanepoel 3. Audrina Patridge 4. AnnaLynne McCord 5. Ashley Tisdale 6. Mila Kunis
In the first round (The Wild Card Class), the 3rd-seed division winner will go against the 6th seed wild card, and the 4th seed goes agaisnt the 5th. The 1 and the 2 seeds from each class receive a bye in the first round, which entitles them to automatically advance to the second round (The Divisional Class) to face the first round survivors. Unlike most celebrity tournaments from the past that dealt with predetermined brackets, the second round of the playoffs is 're-seeded'; the girl who's seeded #1 will go against the lowest surviving seed, the second seed goes against the other girl who survived the first round. The two surviving girls from the second round will meet in the third round (The Class Championship), with the winner of that match going on to face the champion of the OPPOSITE class in The Finals Classic.
**It's always worth reminding that you should check out Nusuth's website which also features some pretty nice pictures of celebrities, including those who are not in this contest. http://www.celebrityfeet4.us/ **
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**REMEMBER: Once a girl loses, she ELIMINATED from the tournament. So think carefully as to who you will choose. Also, in the playoffs, if a match ends in a tie, that match will go into a 24-hour overtime where I will ask the people to once again vote on the participants in question.**
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SOUNDS
Being the multi-faceted entertainment celebrity foot fetish contest that the Fashionistas is, it also helps to add in some music to get us and the women in the mood to enjoy the final phases of the season.
[ June 07, 2012, 08:59 PM: Message edited by: National ]
Posted by 18th Floor (Member # 35007) on :
This is it. No more fooling around because this is when the real season begins. No more fooling around because the loser goes home. This is a hot time of year for major competitions. Hockey is in their Stanley Cup finals, basketball is a few days away from determining who the other half of the finalist will be. And now, this contest is just getting started with its playoffs.
This is the time of year where everyone gets nervous. What makes it more so is that these matches are all pretty damn good. When the year started, I did not expect to see Mila face Audrina in the first round. But that's still a pretty neat match to have for the first round. A dream match for many foot lovers is now a first round match.
AnnaLynne looks very, very good in her pictures. So good, in fact, that Tisdale is not going to have it easy. Even though McCord is seeded higher than Tisdale, Ashley's the favorite to win because of her very impressive season whereas AnnaLynne was pretty much lost in the shuffle of conversation. I love McCord's feet and I hope for the best for them in this year's playoffs.
It's sad to see Stacy and Lowndes go at it in the first round because that means that one of them will be gone when the polls close. We'll be one less of great feet going into the second round of the playoffs.
Selena could put up a bit of a fight in her, just like I think she might. But Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's feet are so sexy, it's deadly.
Posted by Jensen (Member # 33746) on :
These girls are warming up for the second round in preparation for the top seeded girls. That's why I love this tournament because it makes you wait in anticipation for what these women will bring to us when they come back from their one-week vacations in the next round. You need to go through great competition to get these women who are waiting in the wings. And that's exactly what we've got here.
I want to know which match in this round has been the toughest for you to pick. For me they were all quite tough. But if I had to make a choice, it would be the Stacy Keibler match against Jessica Lowndes.
I knew the playoffs were going to be tougher, but this isn't fair. I'm supposed to pick one for each match? Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
One thing this contest has shown over the years is that people's taste have changed over the course of time. It has become a tough task for these women to maintain their consistency of dominance, with the exception of a few women.
This year, half of the women in the playoffs this year are women who were not in the playoffs last year.
- AnnaLynne McCord - Jessica Lowndes - Kate Upton - Mila Kunis - Rosie Huntington-Whiteley - Selena Gomez
In fact, other than the first season when all the records were set, every year there have been at least six women who made the playoffs who were not in the playoffs the year before. Marisa Miller is the only one in the playoffs who has been in this contest since way back in Season 1.
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These women know that the purpose of competing in this contest is not to win the most number of matches over the course of her career, it's not to win any special awards, or to be the first women to do this or that in the regular season.
Achieving all of those would be nice and would look very good on their résumés. The thing is, those records will be broken. But when a woman slips on a pair of the Salvatore Ferragamos, that becomes permanent.
-- National
[ June 07, 2012, 09:07 PM: Message edited by: National ]
Posted by 18th Floor (Member # 35007) on :
quote:Originally posted by National: These women know that the purpose of competing in this contest is not to win the most number of matches over the course of her career, it's not to win any special awards, or to be the first women to do this or that in the regular season.
Achieving all of those would be nice and would look very good on their resumes. The thing is, those records will be broken. But when a woman slips on a pair of the Salvatore Ferragamos, that becomes permanent.
Very true indeed. I never thought of it in quite that way before, but now that you mention it, it makes sense. Winning the whole thing puts you above the rest.
This year's playoffs is one of the more difficult ones to predict. And let's not forget that Candice is still in the picture to defend her title. She will certainly be a factor.
Great way of seeing things, Nusuth. I read your response you posted in the other thread. One thing that surprised me a bit is that when comparing the number 2 seed from each class, you would pick Candice over Irina. Unless that was a typo too. I thought you would never come to terms with Candice. My other surprise is that you would pick Mila over Jessica Lowndes. You always talk about Lowndes but never Mila.
Ashley does have big wins under her belt, but AnnaLynne looks exceptional below the ankles this week. I like how McCord is not making Tisdale feel too comfortable while we're still in the early goings.
I thought Selena would be a sleeper. For those who don't know, a sleeper in this case is someone who not a lot of people are paying attention to but should. It's like that saying that it's the quiet ones that you need to look out for. But after looking at Rosie's pictures again and again, I get feelings in my pants that I'm not getting with Selena. Selena has superb feet. I think Rosie's feet are placed in a higher category.
Posted by DSW (Member # 35008) on :
These pictures do not disappoint. Thanks for all these foot pictures. The closeups are excellent and the quantity and quality of the pictures makes this place the only place to be.
You can't go wrong with any of these women. If you pick one of them over the other, then you've made the right choice. I understand how Selena beating Rosie would be a big upset. Regardless of the fact that she's the first girl in history to make the playoffs with a losing record, her feet are one of the best looking ones in here and I see her staying in this contest for some years to come. Having said all of that, I voted for Rosie. I bet Rosie know how to sexually manipulate men with her feet way more than Gomez does. Maybe some time in the future Selena will start to grow on more people. For now, Rosie's feet can make you cum harder and shoot it farther than Selena's.
Look at their faces. These are two completely different styles of women. Rosie's the type who will grab you by the throat up against a wall in a way that'll make your dick hard at the same time.
I think she has her eyes set on Marisa Miller. Not good.
Posted by footcenter (Member # 34062) on :
Tough break for Victoria Justice not being in the playoffs this year. But she's still so young. She's not even 20 years old yet. So even though I'm disappointed to not see her in the playoffs, I can take comfort in knowing that she's got plenty of time to make a bigger impact in the future.
As for the women who did make it this far, I like Jessica Lowndes and Selena Gomez for the AFC. I like Ashley Tisdale and Mila Kunis for the NFC.
The first and last matches have me feeling real nervous.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
As everyone knows, this is the time of year where I conduct the annual draft. That's the time when I make announcements as to who will participate in the upcoming season for the following year. In last year's draft, I announced the names of Mila Kunis, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Kate Upton. In fact, this marks the first time in where all the names I unveiled in one year were able to reach the playoffs the following year. So congrats to Kunis, Huntington and Upton for maximizing on their potentials that I saw in them from the very beginning.
Tomorrow night, I will unveil the first name of the woman who will take part in next year's contest for Season Number 6.
-- National
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Posted by 18th Floor (Member # 35007) on :
Love your choices of music selection, National. It makes looking at the pictures all the better. Hot chicks, hot feet, great music. It's all what the doctor has ordered. Three of the four songs listed are from acts I've never heard of before tonight. But after listening to them, I'm more pumped about McCord's chances of winning.
Oh, and I can't wait to see who this new girl is going to be for next year.
Posted by Duffy (Member # 33742) on :
quote:Originally posted by DSW: I bet Rosie know how to sexually manipulate men with her feet way more than Gomez does. Maybe some time in the future Selena will start to grow on more people. For now, Rosie's feet can make you cum harder and shoot it farther than Selena's.
Look at their faces. These are two completely different styles of women. Rosie's the type who will grab you by the throat up against a wall in a way that'll make your dick hard at the same time.
I think she has her eyes set on Marisa Miller. Not good.
Great points you made right there. The fact that Selena has been ahead of Rosie for quite some time now suggests to me that she bribed the referee for this match. That's okay. Let her do that because Rosie will catch up to her and Rosie is going to annihilate her. Rosie is not coming in with pictures that look like that and then lose in the first round.
I wanted to see her and Megan Fox in the finals this year, but Fox slipped up during the final weeks of the season.
It'll be interesting how Kate Upton will do when she makes her playoff appearance for the first time next week en route to finish what she started by winning all of her matches.
This is an interesting week, but it will get even more interesting next week when the top girls return.
I'm pretty sure Rosie will win her match. I'm pretty certain that Tisdale will win hers. The other two matches are really up for discussion and up for grabs. I can see any two of them winning their matches. Mila and Audrina in the first round is quite unreal if you ask me. I voted for Audrina in her match and I voted for Jessica Lowndes in the other.
Posted by Duffy (Member # 33742) on :
quote:Originally posted by 18th Floor:
Oh, and I can't wait to see who this new girl is going to be for next year.
Neither can I. National announced some pretty big names when the draft took place last year. I mean, Kate Upton was an unknown at this time last year, but look how she's turning out to be. I'm curious to see if the women he announces this year can top the names he mentioned last year. But knowing National, I'm pretty sure that whoever he decides to announce, it will be quite a headline grabber and someone who might very well make a run for the whole thing next year.
Can't wait to see who this girl tunrs out to be.
Posted by 18th Floor (Member # 35007) on :
quote:Originally posted by footcenter: The first and last matches have me feeling real nervous.
This is the time when just about every match has you feeling very nervous because a loss is going to send a girl home for the rest of the year. In the regular season, a girl can lose one week and then come back to win the following week and still have a chance to make the playoffs. Now that we're in the playoffs, a loss eliminates you from winning the championship. It seems like the only match that's expected to be lopsided is Rosie against Selena. Ashley's favored to win her match and people are expecting her to come from behind and win, something that she is famously known to do. Being an AnnaLynne fan, that makes me REAL nervous. The other matches are virtual tossups.
Posted by foot_fashion_industry (Member # 33265) on :
Despite Jessica Alba's year wasted, and regardless of how distraught I felt over that, I'm still very thankful that you are dedicated in giving us the best topic of discussion in this forum, National.
I really love the last song you posted as one of the official songs to the playoffs. Love the beats and the voice singing it. It gives you the feeling that things are about to come to an end this season. And in a way, you're sad about that. That's how the song sounds like to me.
And you can only really listen to the music after you've voted, when you get to go back and look at the pictures again. The music makes the pictures look so much better and it makes me appreciate the work you do even more.
I voted for Jessica Lowndes. Her closeups dare you not to jack off to them. But you'll lose. It goes very well with the rest of her outfit. But her toes are just about in perfect shape. Stacy looks just about as good as I have ever seen out of her. It's hard not to vote for her. But I did. Someone made the point that losing one of those two in the first round will be a tough reality to face. I agree. That's the thing with the playoffs. Every match features competitive girls and it will be sad to see any of them go, especially in the first round. I'll feel terrible for whoever loses that match.
I didn't have to think twice about the Rosie match. I voted for Rosie. I hope to see her face Marisa Miller so that she can get rid of her once in for all. DSW is correct. Marisa better watch out. Rosie has feet that are sexy and deadly at the same time.
quote:Originally posted by DSW: I bet Rosie know how to sexually manipulate men with her feet way more than Gomez does.
Selena doesn't have a prayer in the world. Great set of pictures coming from Rosie. Fresh start for the playoffs. Love her closeups. LOVE THEM.
I voted for McCord over Tisdale. McCord really surprised me with her pictures. Her closeups are sensational. The teeth from your zipper won't be able to hold back your cock.
And I voted for Audrina. Audrina had so much momentum coming into the playoffs for her to be stopped on her tracks in the first round. This match deserves to be this close, but I pick Audrina to have more support.
And National, like everyone else, I can't wait to see who our first new girl for next year is going to be. Usually the first pick is a big name. Last year was Mila Kunis. I'm curious to know how this new girl will impact the contest next year.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
quote:Originally posted by 18th Floor: Oh, and I can't wait to see who this new girl is going to be for next year.
quote:Originally posted by Duffy: Neither can I. National announced some pretty big names when the draft took place last year. I mean, Kate Upton was an unknown at this time last year, but look how she's turning out to be. I'm curious to see if the women he announces this year can top the names he mentioned last year. But knowing National, I'm pretty sure that whoever he decides to announce, it will be quite a headline grabber and someone who might very well make a run for the whole thing next year.
Can't wait to see who this girl tunrs out to be.
quote:Originally posted by foot_fashion_industry: And National, like everyone else, I can't wait to see who our first new girl for next year is going to be. Usually the first pick is a big name. Last year was Mila Kunis. I'm curious to know how this new girl will impact the contest next year.
I'll be back in about an hour with the official announcement. First, I have to make sure that she passes her physical examination in order for this to take place. Among other things she needs to do to pass this physical is that she has to put her feet in my mouth.
Also, her attorneys and my attorney are meeting with each other to make sure that the terms of the proposed contract are more than reasonable and all that other tedious legal stuff.
From what I understand, we're closing in on reaching a deal. If all goes well, I'll be back in an hour with the unveiling.
-- National
Posted by 18th Floor (Member # 35007) on :
I came in here thinking that we were going to get the answer we were all looking for. Instead we get this. You're a funny guy, telling us about how she needs to pass a physical.
I'll be here waiting for when the news comes. Can't wait.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
THE 2013 NATIONAL DRAFT
We are winding down on the Fifth Season of the National Fashionistas. Throughout the course of that time, we have enjoyed the presence of many wonderful women who have made names for themselves and have established themselves as greats in Foot Fetish Hollywood.
The draft has been a tradition in this contest since our first playoff run. We use this as a measuring device to amp up the following season, to give people something to think and talk about while this contest is in the off-season. Every year, there are women who come and go. The draft is an event to highlight the new women who are not only replacing the spots of women who didn't do so well during the season, but they are also here to take the spots of the women who are still in the contest.
The Fifth Season of the Fashionistas is coming to a close after celebrating the growth and popularity of this contest through the course of that time. This woman who I am set to announce is going to be someone who will pave the way for the start of our Sixth Season and the start of the second-half of our decade together.
The First Overall Pick In Each Draft --
2008 -- Kim Kardashian 2009 -- Miranda Kerr 2010 -- Ana Beatriz Barros 2011 -- Mila Kunis
Every one of them, except for Ana Beatriz, has made the playoffs at one time or another. Every year, I give out the names of three to five women who will take part in the following year's contest before I spend the rest of the summer and autumn trying to figure out who the other new women will be. Except for Carmen Electra, every woman who has ever won the world championship was someone whose name I unveiled in the draft.
Even though we're in the year 2012, the reason I call this the 2013 Draft is because it represents next year's contest.
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It's only fitting that she was born in the Holy Lands, because her beauty is truly holy. A legit model since the age of 15, she has graced the pages of numerous fashion magazines and has dated some of the world's biggest stars.
Born in the countryside of Israel to horse ranching parents, she was a model from the start. Before she was a year old she appeared in various television commercials, but at the age of 12 her modeling career was put on hold due to her getting braces. After a three year hiatus, she was back to modeling within a week of getting her braces off.
In 2000 and 2001 she won back-to-back titles as Israel's Model of the Year. By 2003 she was tabbed to model abroad, but not before a mini-scandal could play out. In Israel all women are required to serve in the military between the ages of 18 and 20 unless they are disabled, married, or religious. Luckily she wasn't disabled or religious, so she married a friend of her parents. Soon after her release from the military she got divorced so she could focus on dating celebrities.
She was the first Israeli woman to be featured in the Sport's Illustrated Swimsuit edition (including gracing the cover of the 2009 edition).
It's no surprise that she is Number One in this year's Maxim Hot 100 list.
"Raise your standards and you will rise along with them." -- Bar Refaeli
Speaking of raising standards, she is ready to raise the bar.
[ June 09, 2012, 05:11 AM: Message edited by: National ]
Posted by DSW (Member # 35008) on :
Every time I'm given a new reason to love this contest even more. Bar Refaeli is another reason that will be added to that list.
quote:Originally posted by National: This woman who I am set to announce is going to be someone who will pave the way for the start of our Sixth Season and the start of the second-half of our decade together.
Well said for someone who is perfectly fit for such a responsibility and role.
Love the pictures. The closeups of her high heel pumps makes me want to take them off so badly. Very hot indeed. And I loved the video as well. The part in the video where the pet was playing tug of war with Bar over her stocking was exciting to watch.
Excellent choice for the number 1 overall pick. Already we're off to a great start for next year. Thanks, National for your great taste in women for all of us to enjoy next year.
Posted by Duffy (Member # 33742) on :
All these matches are still so close that it's too close to call. Except for Rosie. That girl is just a clear assassin. I don't think you can go through her whole picture gallery without releasing.
Ashley is known for coming from behind. But for some reason, I'm nervous for her because in the playoffs you're eliminated after a loss. AnnaLynne is really bringing it to her. She came into the playoffs after an 8-8 season. But she's performing as if she's won more than that.
One more thing. Bar Refaeli?
Posted by Millennium Wind (Member # 39525) on :
Awesome array of pictures. My votes go to Keibler, Rosie, AnnaLynne, and Audrina.
The hardest match for me to decide was AnnaLynne McCord and Ashley. But I love how AnnaLynnes dressed her feet better than what Tisdale did.
As much as I understand how many people can root for Mila, I think Audrina is on a mission.
Excellent work.
Posted by foot_fashion_industry (Member # 33265) on :
Bar is one of those women who I feel indifferent about. She's one of those who I can do with or without in this contest. But it's obvious why she has massive sex appeal. The pictures show that she looks better than what I remember seeing her and that video was well organized by whoever put that video together.
Bar is an interesting case and I'm curious to see how well she can do. I'll be shocked if she finishes with a losing record next year. But I won't be surprised either way if she makes of misses the playoffs.
Regardless of the outcome, Bar is a good choice. You've done it again, National.
As for the matches this week, it is amazing to see that three of the four matches are still in contention. This is what the playoffs is all about. When these matches are too close for comfort, that when people become very nervous.
Selena is finding out the hard way that Rosie is a pure sex goddess. A little girl against a sex goddess. The goddess always wins.
Posted by 18th Floor (Member # 35007) on :
What a week this has been. Great feet pictures from start to finish. Great pictures.
And it's sad to see some of these women go. Jessica Lowndes, Gomez, McCord, and Kunis. DAMN, the McCord one disappointed me the most. I mean, I know it's Ashley Tisdale she was facing, but still. McCord was this close to beating her. I'm proud of her efforts, but I wish for at least another round from her.
But now the other four women are coming back from their one week vacations to make things more interesting in this tournament.
And I guess Bar Refaeli passed your physicals, Mr. Commissioner. If part of that exam was for her to stick her foot in your mouth, then I wouldn't see how would've failed the exam afterwards. I mean, GOD, she is gorgeous. I, too, want to take those shoes off from her to see how it looks once I unwrap it. I guess those pictures were part of the tease to set us up for next year.
quote:Originally posted by foot_fashion_industry:
Bar is an interesting case and I'm curious to see how well she can do. I'll be shocked if she finishes with a losing record next year. But I won't be surprised either way if she makes of misses the playoffs.
With someone who looks like Bar, it's very possible that she'll be in the playoffs, taking someone's spot. Remember, earlier this week, National said that every year AT LEAST half of the women who make the playoffs are those who were not in the playoffs the year before. With that in mind, if that trend continues next year, Bar could be in and one of these women could not.
And her video is something I could play over and over.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
When the playoffs are here, that's when the real season begins. In the playoffs, you either step up or step aside. This is the time when the drama heightens because any one of these girls can have her season come to an end in an instant. The pain of losing in the playoffs is especially excruciating because these women have invested their looks, charm, feet, and shoes for all of us to marvel and enjoy. Over the course of a long season, these women have their ups and downs. And they still have the endurance to stay ahead of the competition to make the playoffs. And when the tournament finally arrives, all of the hard work, everything that she's worked for can be put to waste in a blink of an eye.
As we now know, four women have their hopes and dreams of slipping their feet in the new edition of the Salvatore Ferragamos disappear and evaporate into thin air.
JESSICA LOWNDES For giving us great run in the regular season, for being able to handle herself in a division that was once dominated by Carmen Electra and Kim Kardashian, she has done an excellent job of keeping of her competition well within her grasp without having them run away to a set of division titles. Since she came into this competition to start the 2011 Season, she has compiled an 8-4 record over her division rivals, not including her latest loss to Keibler.
She is the least well-known girl in a division packed with superstars and an icon. For someone like Lowndes who is not a marketing giant/entrepreneur like a Kim Kardashian, for someone who's never been as famous as a Stacy Keibler, for someone who has never been (or going to be) an iconic sex symbol as a Carmen Electra, for someone like Lowndes to hold her own ground in the presence of those women tells us that she has done enough to earn the respect and true honor that one can ever hope for. For Lowndes to be able to come in here as a rookie last year to hold down both Carmen Electra and Kim Kardashian at a time when the two of them were in the playoffs the year before, and then to for Lowndes to come in to this season and be able to make sure that they both stay down and give Keibler a run for her money at the same time shows that Lowndes is a seasoned veteran, and a well-respected one at that.
When you're the first woman to get a win over three former world champions, and still have productive seasons while she's at it, Jessica Lowndes has earned her stripes.
It's disappointing for her that she lost to Keibler. Stacy Keibler showed her that she was the better woman. But Jessica Lowndes can walk away knowing that she, herself, is not a disappointment for all of her effort and support that's on her side.
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SELENA GOMEZ This is someone who, despite the fact that she's the first woman to make the playoffs with a losing record, is a someone who I see is in the beginning stages of maturation. I see this as her first step in a much better direction for years to come. The fact that Rosie Huntington made Selena turn into the Incredible Shrinking Woman, does nothing to change the opinions I have for Selena and what I think her potential holds for the foreseeable future.
I always had high regards for Gomez and I always felt that she would be a great fit for this contest. She's still a little girl and her face makes her look younger than that. I feel that over the course of time, she will prove to be a bigger fan favorite and a consistent winner. I'm not saying that she will be the next Carmen Electra, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, or a Kate Upton, or a Candice Swanepoel. Selena will never blow the lid off a roof the way those women are experts at doing. I'm saying she'll be just as good as someone like Victoria Justice. When it comes as to who is the Future of the Business, Victoria Justice is the face and the leader of that movement. However, I feel that Selena Gomez is going to go right along for the ride.
Selena getting torn the shreds by Rosie is something that should come to no one as a surprise. That's Rosie's job. Rosie is an ass kicker and someone who mixed pain with pleasure and vice versa. Rosie toyed with Selena about a third of the way into the match. She kept dangling the candy in front of Selena. That's how Selena was able to stay close to Rosie for a while. But Rosie is a villain who toys with people's emotions just for a joke and a laugh. Then Rosie told herself that enough was enough and showed Selena what the difference was between a goody two shoe little girl and a bad-ass woman dominatrix.
For Selena, this is a learning experience. You can't become great unless you learn a lesson or two.
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ANNALYNNE McCORD Yeah, she lost to Tisdale. But the fact that she went down like a tigress for a day than a sheep who lives forever tells us that McCord understands that the playoffs is a completely different story than the regular season. It seemed as if she showed little fight and urgency throughout the season being that she won her division with an 8-8 record. But all I ever ask for in these women is that you wake up when it comes to the post season. Even though it was in a losing effort, AnnaLynne did just that. McCord did everything right in that match. The ONE thing she did wrong was lose.
McCord lost her match. But the one thing you can't say about her was that she didn't show up.
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MILA KUNIS When the season started, I thought there was a strong possibility that we would see Audrina vs. Mila in the semi-finals to determine who would be the National Class Champion.
Instead, it's been a bit of a disappointment, even for someone who finished with season with eleven wins. Mila won the matches that she was supposed to win. But other than that one win over Tisdale a very, very long time ago, there is no other win that Mila had that'll make anyone think that that was an impressive victory. Every girl who has made the playoffs this year has had at least two wins that were impressive, including the ones who were eliminated this round, including Selena Gomez.
Mila ran out of gas towards the end against an Audrina that has had everything go her way every since I gave her The Talk.
Having said all of that about Mila, I expect her to have a better season next year. She might end up with eleven wins still, but I see her wins being more impressive against more prominent women.
For someone of Mila's looks and credibility, it is impossible for me to believe that she'll be relegated to mid-card or lower card status next year. Mila was brought in here to be one of the super powers of the NFC. After having said all of those things about Mila and getting on her case time after time, there are a millions why no one should give up on her and a million reasons to believe that Mila will have vengeance.
I brought Mila in here to be one of the super powers of the NFC. And we all know that she'll be just that.
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Next week, that's when the most exciting round of the playoffs begin. The reason the second round is the most exciting round is because we'll still have the same number of women as we did in the opening round, which means that things will be just as unpredictable. And because unlike this round, we will have the returns of four women.
- Candice Swanepoel - Kate Upton - THE Irina Shayk - Marisa Miller
Each one is a Seductress Extraordinaire.
The four highest seeds will make their presence felt and will make for a more interesting discussion next week. The women who survived the first round have legitimate shots of advancing to the semi-finals.
The Remaining Girls and How They're Seeded --
AFC 1. Marisa Miller 2. THE Irina Shayk 3. Stacy Keibler 5. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
The second round of the playoffs will be reseeded. In each class, the Number 1 seed will face the worst surviving seed from the last round; the second seed will face the other girl.
Kate Upton is on the verge of completing the perfect season. Upton is history waiting to happen. Anyone who knows Tisdale's history knows that no lead is safe when you're facing her. No lead. And I mean it. Anyone who doesn't know Tisdale's history thinks I'm exaggerating. Ashley Tisdale is the living proof and the living lesson that you should take nothing for granted. Nothing. No woman in the history of this contest has taught that lesson better than Ashley.
ALL eyes will be on that match.
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Candice Swanepoel is still the defending champion. Audrina is on a mission. You know that something has to give here. Anyone who remembers their match back in Week 1 remembers that that was one of the greatest matches ever, a historical classic. Even those who rooted for Audrina must admit that that match had everything you wanted a classic match to have.
Audrina feels that she's the unofficial champion since she lost in the Finals Classic in 2010. For Audrina, it doesn't get more official than someone who is actually a world champion in Candice Swanepoel.
All eyes will be on that match as well.
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Let me remind everyone that Irina Shayk is still not smiling. After losing two matches in a row about three-quarters of the way through the season at a time where she was 10-0 or 11-0, Irina destroyed anyone who was unlucky enough to have faced her since then. If there's anyone Irina is rooting for in this round, it's Marisa Miller. Irina wants to face her for the AFC Championship to extract revenge on her for what many still feel was a stolen win that handed Irina her first loss of the season.
But when you have Rosie Huntington-Whiteley involved, those plans might be altered for Irina. Marisa is the Official Symbol of the AFC, but she's also a marked woman.
As much as I love Marisa, for the first time I'm feeling concerned for her. For Marisa, either she's going to show us why she's Ms. America or she's going to have to come up with an excuse as to why she can't make it for class. Perhaps a bogus doctor's note -or something.
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That'll be it for now. The Divisional Class of the playoffs will start on Wednesday night. And with the overall top four seeds joining the torunament after their week off, things will get very interesting.
--National
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Posted by Duffy (Member # 33742) on :
I certainly can't wait for next week.
This year's playoffs definitely has a different feel to it now that Megan Fox and Carmen Electra aren't in it. And Kim Kardashian.
What a tough round it was for all the women, though. I was one of those who voted for Lowndes over Keibler. I'm not angry that she lost, but I am disappointed. She has definitely been a strong contender. When her feet look that great, Lowndes can contend with anyone. She's a welcoming fit to this contest, even though she feel short in this round. National pointed out a very important stat that somehow slipped away from me. Lowndes is the first woman to beat three former world champions of this contest. That in itself speaks volumes. Imagine had she'd beaten Candice. She had the chance to do that when they faced each other several weeks ago.
I hope Jessica Lowndes has a better year next year.
Can't wait to see Kate Upton as well. Her match with Tisdale is a must-see for anyone, just as the Audrina match against Candice. I'm going to vote for Candice, but I'm not sure how I would vote between Ashley and Kate. Yes, a part of me does want Megan to remain as the only one with the undefeated record, but Kate Upton is a pretty harmless person. She's done nothing to bother me, so I could very well vote for her.
But facing Tisdale, as National pointed out, will be very, very difficult to pull off a win. Tisdale brings the most excitement to her matches because of how she wins her matches. When she loses, that becomes a big story. I see Kate winning that match, but Tisdale is going to fuck her up along the way.
And Irina would most likely get my vote. That girl is awesome.
Again, thanks for the awesome pictures because they were a real delight to look at and really enjoy. And the addition of Bar Refaeli to your contest next year makes for a more star-studded line up.
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