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November 14, 2008 12:00am
THE TV series goes by the name Make Me A Supermodel but one of the show's judges has doubts whether that will be the case.
With voting now under way for the final three - Rhys Uhlich, Courtney Chircop and Shanina Shaik - judge and Chadwick Model manager Martin Walsh has questioned whether the public will deliver the goods.
"I think really the process is a tricky one in that when the general public has a say it becomes a popularity vote," he said.
"It's a real wild card."
As a leading model agent who has managed some of Australia's biggest talents including Megan Gale, he says he is already dubious about the real modelling possibilities of one of the finalists - 18-year-old West Australian Chircop.
"Courtney has got a sweet look but she's not high fashion - and her potential is limited," Walsh said.
He also admitted that, with the label "supermodel" in the title, any winner has a lot to live up to.
"It's a tough when you put that term supermodel on them, it is a hard label for anyone to live up to," he said.
But he believes there is one model in the field who could very well live up to the title - even putting her in the same category as top model Miranda Kerr.
"Shanina has got a great body, a look that would work for lingerie, swimwear and on the catwalk, she's got it all," he said.
If the final bloke left on the show following Tom Penfold's elimination last night takes out the top position, Walsh believes there is a real talent there too, saying: "(Rhys) has got a great potential and a great look."
He may have had years of experience in the modelling game but Walsh is also willing to admit that the popular vote may also be the best vote as well.
"I may well be mistaken and the public may vote for the model with the most potential," he said.
And as we now know the public did not deliver, it was more of a popularity contest for them.
