Today’s results are in, and the Group Stage is now finished!
Group 46
Angela Lindvall (80.0%) defeated Maria Von Hartz (20.0%)
Juliana Martins (54.5%) defeated Carre Otis (45.5%)
Group 47
Damaris Lewis (55.6%) defeated Naomi Campbell (44.4%)
Sara Sampaio (58.3%) defeated Selita Ebanks (41.7%)
My spin:
Angela Lindvall took home the Group 46 title with her dominating win over Maria Von Hartz. Juliana Martins finished second in the group, but she also finished well below the cut line for a wild card berth. So, only Angela will advance from the group, and she’ll face #18 Vendela Kirsebom in the Knockout Stage.
Sara Sampaio won Group 47 and became the 4th 2014 rookie to win her group, joining Emily Ratajkowski, Gigi Hadid, and Bregje Heinen. In total, an amazing 8 rookies advanced to the Knockout Stage, as Lauren Mellor, Marloes Horst, Samantha Hoopes, and Hannah Ferguson all claimed wild card berths. So, nearly 10% of the surviving 81 models were not in last year’s tournament. Lots of new contenders this year, and what a great rookie class!
Wild Card Matches (rank in parenthesis):
Esti Ginzburg vs. (20) Rachel Hunter - winner faces (1) Elle Macpherson
Michelle Vawer vs. Isabeli Fontana - winner faces Natasha Barnard
Lauren Mellor vs. (4) Cheryl Tiegs - winner faces (9) Veronica Varekova
Fernanda Motta vs. Jessica Gomes - winner faces (16) Petra Nemcova
Jeisa Chiminazzo vs. Lucia Dvorska - winner faces (6) Daniela Pestova
(3) Marisa Miller vs. Kim Alexis - winner faces (5) Yamila Diaz-Rahi
Kelly Emberg vs. Ehrinn Cummings - winner faces (14) Bar Refaeli
Izabel Goulart vs. Aurelie Claudel - winner faces (15) Heidi Klum
Aline Nakashima vs. Dominique Piek - winner faces May Andersen
Selita Ebanks vs. Yesica Toscanini - winner faces Stephanie Seymour
Ana Beatriz Barros vs. Ingrid Seynhaeve - winner faces (13) Paulina Porizkova
Monika Schnarre vs. Michelle Behennah - winner faces (11) Christie Brinkley
Kristy Hinze vs. Carol Alt - winner faces (8) Brooklyn Decker
Malia Jones vs. Jessica Perez - winner faces (7) Irina Shayk
Melissa Haro vs. Rachel Roberts - winner faces (12) Kate Upton
Hannah Ferguson vs. Marloes Horst - winner faces (10) Anne Vyalitsyna
Samantha Hoopes vs. Chandra North - winner faces (2) Kathy Ireland
The Knockout Stage begins tomorrow, November 27, Thanksgiving Day in the USA. So, you have another thing to be thankful for.
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