2016 SI Swimsuit Model Competition - Ongoing

Hi, again, everyone!

I've taken a nice long break and I'm ready to start up some more entertaining competitions involving my favorite topic: SI Swimsuit models, of course!

I'm hopeful that I'll have the 4th annual SI Swimsuit Model Tournament in the fall, as usual, and I plan to shorten the tournament to eliminate the group matches, going back to a more traditional tournament format.

Until then, I will put together a series of "friendly" matches (to use terminology familiar to you football/soccer fans out there!) The matches will be posted in this thread, and the results will affect the overall model rankings and eventual seeds in the 2016 tournament. I've used a modified version of Elo ratings based on the models' performance in the first three tournaments. For those interested nerds like me, here's a wikipedia link to the Elo rating system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system

The results of these friendly matches will affect the models' ratings and will help establish better ratings for newer models like the 2016 rookie class. The matches were done via random draw after first grouping models into classes. So, nearly every one of these matches will be between models of similar rank, and that should produce many interesting matches.

Enjoy, everyone! I'll get started posting the first matches most likely tonight.


ADD: The complete rankings for all 246 models is linked here. *The rankings will be updated after each cycle of friendly matches is completed.

 

Here's the schedule for the first wave of upcoming friendly matches. I won't be posting every day, but I will be on most days.

Day 1:
Rebecca Romijn vs. Josie Maran
Shannan Click vs. Kim Alexis
Shakara Ledard vs. Melissa Keller

Day 2:
Petra Nemcova vs. Heidi Klum
Monika Schnarre vs. Kate Bock
Valeria Mazza vs. Solveig Mork
Kim Lemanton vs. Veronica Blume

Day 3:
Melissa Haro vs. Rose Bertram
Anne Vyalitsyna vs. Vanessa Lorenzo
Aline Nakashima vs. Carol Alt

Day 4:
Bar Refaeli vs. Natasha Barnard
Stacey Williams vs. Cheryl Tiegs
Raica Oliveira vs. Julie Ordon
Sofia Resing vs. Fernanda Motta

Day 5:
Izabel Goulart vs. Hilary Rhoda
May Andersen vs. Lujan Fernandez
Melania Knauss vs. Rachel Roberts

Day 6:
Ana Beatriz Barros vs. Stephanie Seymour
Estelle Lefebure vs. Yasmeen Ghauri
Kelly Emberg vs. Crystal Renn
Yasmin Brunet vs. Noemie Lenoir

Day 7:
Kim Cloutier vs. Daniella Sarahyba
Dominique Piek vs. Angela Lindvall
Patricia Velasquez vs. Lily Aldridge

Day 8:
Paulina Porizkova vs. Hannah Davis
Julie Henderson vs. Carolyn Murphy
Jeisa Chiminazzo vs. Samantha Hoopes
Barbara Palvin vs. Ashley Graham

Day 9:
Nina Agdal vs. Jessica Gomes
Melissa Baker vs. Michelle Behennah
Robyn Lawley vs. Sarah O'Hare

Day 10:
Marisa Miller vs. Lauren Mellor
Estella Warren vs. Jenna de Rosnay
Selita Ebanks vs. Fernanda Tavares
Malia Jones vs. Chanel Iman

Day 11:
Daniela Pestova vs. Ashley Richardson
Esti Ginzburg vs. Niki Taylor
Janelle Fishman vs. Ashley Smith

Day 12:
Irina Shayk vs. Brooklyn Decker
Michelle Vawer vs. Hannah Ferguson
Jessica Perez vs. Rachel Hunter
Tanya Mityushina vs. Bo Krsmanovic

Day 13:
Elsa Benitez vs. Yamila Diaz-Rahi
Jessica Van Der Steen vs. Tori Praver
Karen Mulder vs. Tyra Banks

Day 14:
Laetitia Casta vs. Cindy Crawford
Jarah Mariano vs. Lucia Dvorska
Michelle Lombardo vs. Molly Sims
Ariel Meredith vs. Eva Herzigova

Day 15:
Emily Ratajkowski vs. Aurelie Claudel
Marloes Horst vs. Yesica Toscanini
Zoe Duchense vs. Amber Smith

Day 16:
Elle Macpherson vs. Genevieve Morton
Bregje Heinen vs. Angie Everhart
Monica Bellucci vs. Ingrid Seynhaeve
Kylie Bax vs. Erin Heatherton

Day 17:
Alyssa Miller vs. Vendela Kirsebom
Christie Brinkley vs. Chandra North
Irina Gerasimenko vs. Jessica Hart

Day 18:
Kathy Ireland vs. Sara Sampaio
Juliana Martins vs. Shana Zadrick
Frankie Rayder vs. Gigi Hadid
Jessica White vs. Valerie van der Graaf

Day 19:
Isabeli Fontana vs. Emily DiDonato
Judit Masco vs. Kelly Rohrbach
Mallory Snyder vs. Chrissy Teigen

Day 20:
Veronica Varekova vs. Kate Upton
Cintia Dicker vs. Kristy Hinze
Hailey Clauson vs. Ehrinn Cummings
Carre Otis vs. Manon Von Gerkan

 

Alright, the first matches are now officially open for voting!

Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 4. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 1:
Rebecca Romijn vs. Josie Maran
Vote: http://poll.fm/5m80n



Friendly, Match 2:
Shannan Click vs. Kim Alexis
Vote: http://poll.fm/5m80s



Friendly, Match 3:
Shakara Ledard vs. Melissa Keller
Vote: http://poll.fm/5m80t

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 5. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 4:
Petra Nemcova vs. Heidi Klum
Vote: http://poll.fm/5m8u7



Friendly, Match 5:
Monika Schnarre vs. Kate Bock
Vote: http://poll.fm/5m8u8



Friendly, Match 6:
Valeria Mazza vs. Solveig Mork
Vote: http://poll.fm/5m8u9



Friendly, Match 7:
Kim Lemanton vs. Veronica Blume
Vote: http://poll.fm/5m8ua

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 7. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 8:
Melissa Haro vs. Rose Bertram
Vote: http://poll.fm/5m9vg



Friendly, Match 9:
Anne Vyalitsyna vs. Vanessa Lorenzo
Vote: http://poll.fm/5m9vi



Friendly, Match 10:
Aline Nakashima vs. Carol Alt
Vote: http://poll.fm/5m9vj

 

The first seven matches are complete. The results:

Rebecca Romijn (52.7%) defeated Josie Maran (47.3%)
Kim Alexis (58.1%) defeated Shannan Click (41.9%)
Shakara Ledard (62.6%) defeated Melissa Keller (37.4%)
Heidi Klum (66.9%) defeated Petra Nemcova (33.1%)
Kate Bock (83.5%) defeated Monika Schnarre (16.5%)
Solveig Mork (66.8%) defeated Valeria Mazza (33.2%)
Veronica Blume (87.6%) defeated Kim Lemanton (12.4%)

Also, I added a permanent link on the initial post to the full model rankings. The link is also here, in case you don't feel like scrolling up.

There were some surprising results in the first batch. The biggest surprise for me was Heidi Klum's victory over Petra Nemcova. Not just the result but the margin of victory, as Heidi got about 2/3 of the vote. Petra's career high rank was #3, and she was sitting at #6 entering her match against Heidi. With this result, it'll surely drop quite a bit more.

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 10. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 11:
Bar Refaeli vs. Natasha Barnard
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mb6f



Friendly, Match 12:
Stacey Williams vs. Cheryl Tiegs
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mb6g



Friendly, Match 13:
Raica Oliveira vs. Julie Ordon
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mb6i



Friendly, Match 14:
Sofia Resing vs. Fernanda Motta
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mb6j

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 11. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 15:
Izabel Goulart vs. Hilary Rhoda
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mbye



Friendly, Match 16:
May Andersen vs. Lujan Fernandez
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mbyf



Friendly, Match 17:
Melania Knauss vs. Rachel Roberts
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mbyg

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 13. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 18:
Ana Beatriz Barros vs. Stephanie Seymour
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mcv9



Friendly, Match 19:
Estelle Lefebure vs. Yasmeen Ghauri
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mcva



Friendly, Match 20:
Kelly Emberg vs. Crystal Renn
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mcvc



Friendly, Match 21:
Yasmin Brunet vs. Noemie Lenoir
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mcve

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 14. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 22:
Kim Cloutier vs. Daniella Sarahyba
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mdse



Friendly, Match 23:
Dominique Piek vs. Angela Lindvall
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mdsg



Friendly, Match 24:
Patricia Velasquez vs. Lily Aldridge
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mdsi

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 17. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 25:
Paulina Porizkova vs. Hannah Davis
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mevr



Friendly, Match 26:
Julie Henderson vs. Carolyn Murphy
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mevs



Friendly, Match 27:
Jeisa Chiminazzo vs. Samantha Hoopes
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mevt



Friendly, Match 28:
Barbara Palvin vs. Ashley Graham
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mevu

 

Sorry for being late with the results. There are a bunch of them to come! I should be posting more matches tonight, too.

2016 Friendly Matches:

Bar Refaeli (65.3%) defeated Natasha Barnard (34.7%)
Stacey Williams (64.8%) defeated Cheryl Tiegs (35.2%)
Julie Ordon (68.9%) defeated Raica Oliveira (31.1%)
Sofia Resing (81.4%) defeated Fernanda Motta (18.6%)

My spin:
Two-time tournament champion Bar Refaeli had little trouble with Natasha Barnard, which surprised me. I thought this would be a closer match, but it shows how strong Bar’s support is.

We had our first match involving a 2016 rookie, and Sofia Resing had a very impressive victory over fellow Brazilian Fernanda Motta.

Finally, Stacey Williams had a great showing against the fishnet-clad Cheryl Tiegs, getting about 2/3 of the vote.

SI Swimsuit Model Rankings: here

 

Sorry again for being late with the results. Here’s another batch, and there will be one more soon. More matches coming soon, too.

2016 Friendly Matches:

Hilary Rhoda (66.8%) defeated Izabel Goulart (33.2%)
May Andersen (68.5%) defeated Lujan Fernandez (31.5%)
Rachel Roberts (66.8%) defeated Melania Knauss (33.2%)
Stephanie Seymour (55.7%) defeated Ana Beatriz Barros (44.3%)
Estelle Lefebure and Yasmeen Ghauri drew (50.0% each)
Crystal Renn (57.2%) defeated Kelly Emberg (42.8%)
Yasmin Brunet (68.9%) defeated Noemie Lenoir (31.1%)

My spin:
We had our first draw of this cycle, as Yasmeen Ghauri and Estelle Lefebure couldn’t be split. Estelle is the one that gets a very slight ratings boost with that result, but neither one of the models changes much, since they were evenly matched going in.

The match involving the highest ranks in this batch was between Ana Beatriz Barros and Stephanie Seymour, as they entered play ranked 25 and 26, respectively. Stephanie took home the victory, getting over 55% of the vote, and that’ll shake things up a little bit when the next rankings are released.

Another notable result was the continued good showings by Hilary Rhoda. Hilary followed up a strong showing in the 2015 SI Swimsuit Model Tournament with a convincing victory over Izabel Goulart here, and that should continue to propel her up the rankings.

SI Swimsuit Model Rankings: here (as of June 1 - to be updated after this round of friendly matches)

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 18. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 29:
Nina Agdal vs. Jessica Gomes
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mgwd



Friendly, Match 30:
Melissa Baker vs. Michelle Behennah
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mgwe



Friendly, Match 31:
Robyn Lawley vs. Sarah O'Hare
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mgwf

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 20. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 32:
Marisa Miller vs. Lauren Mellor
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mifh



Friendly, Match 33:
Estella Warren vs. Jenna de Rosnay
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mifi



Friendly, Match 34:
Selita Ebanks vs. Fernanda Tavares
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mifj



Friendly, Match 35:
Malia Jones vs. Chanel Iman
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mifk

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 22. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 36:
Daniela Pestova vs. Ashley Richardson
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mjby



Friendly, Match 37:
Esti Ginzburg vs. Niki Taylor
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mjbz



Friendly, Match 38:
Janelle Fishman vs. Ashley Smith
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mjc0

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 24. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 39:
Irina Shayk vs. Brooklyn Decker
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mki2



Friendly, Match 40:
Michelle Vawer vs. Hannah Ferguson
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mki4



Friendly, Match 41:
Jessica Perez vs. Rachel Hunter
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mki6



Friendly, Match 42:
Tanya Mityushina vs. Bo Krsmanovic
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mki7

 

New matches are now open for voting! Use the link for each match to cast your vote. Voting for these matches ends at 10:00pm US Eastern Time on June 25. Check back after that time for results.

Please vote only once. Duplicate votes will not be counted, even if it appears they have.

Thanks so much for participating!


Friendly, Match 43:
Elsa Benitez vs. Yamila Diaz-Rahi
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mlg1



Friendly, Match 44:
Jessica Van Der Steen vs. Tori Praver
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mlg2



Friendly, Match 45:
Karen Mulder vs. Tyra Banks
Vote: http://poll.fm/5mlg3

 

Here’s another batch of results!

2016 Friendly Matches:

Kim Cloutier (63.3%) defeated Daniella Sarahyba (36.7%)
Dominique Piek (66.8%) defeated Angela Lindvall (33.2%)
Lily Aldridge (52.7%) defeated Patricia Velasquez (47.3%)
Hannah Davis (62.6%) defeated Paulina Porizkova (37.4%)
Julie Henderson (54.7%) defeated Carolyn Murphy (45.3%)
Samantha Hoopes (62.5%) defeated Jeisa Chiminazzo (37.5%)
Barbara Palvin (86.5%) defeated Ashley Graham (13.5%)
Nina Agdal (82.7%) defeated Jessica Gomes (17.3%)
Melissa Baker (52.6%) defeated Michelle Behennah (47.4%)

My spin:
I’ve been very busy and woefully dilinquent in getting you results, so my apologies for that. Let’s start with the #1 ranked model, Nina Agdal, shall we? Nina pounded poor Jessica Gomes and showed why she’s #1.

Speaking of pounding, rookie of the year Barbara Palvin also pounded fellow rookie Ashley Graham and will get a nice ratings boost as a result.

There were lots of other high profile winners, including Hannah Davis (over Paulina Porizkova), Julie Henderson (over the nipple-baring Carolyn Murphy), Lily Aldridge, Kim Cloutier, and Samantha Hoopes.

Special shout outs to two of my favorite “sleeper picks” who were both victorious: Dominique Piek and Melissa Baker. Glad to see them both win!

SI Swimsuit Model Rankings: here (as of June 1 - to be updated after this round of friendly matches)

 

Here’s another batch of results!

2016 Friendly Matches:

Sarah O’Hare (53.4%) defeated Robyn Lawley (46.6%)
Marisa Miller (55.1%) defeated Lauren Mellor (44.9%)
Jenna de Rosnay (69.3%) defeated Estella Warren (30.7%)
Fernanda Tavares (53.4%) defeated Selita Ebanks (46.6%)
Chanel Iman (66.7%) defeated Malia Jones (33.3%)
Daniela Pestova (78.7%) defeated Ashley Richardson (21.3%)
Esti Ginzburg (68.5%) defeated Niki Taylor (31.5%)
Ashley Smith (77.9%) defeated Janelle Fishman (22.1%)

My spin:
The first match of note was #3 Marisa Miller having quite a struggle with #21 Lauren Mellor. Lauren was actually ahead for a lot of the match until Marisa got some late support.

Daniela Pestova blitzed Ashley Richardson in a pretty surprising result, at least in terms of margin of victory. Meanwhile, Esti Ginzburg continued to impress and knocked off former supermodel Niki Taylor quite easily. That figures to really hurt Niki’s ranking after having quite a surge after a nice run in the 2015 tournament.

Other winners included Chanel Iman, Ashley Smith, Jenna de Rosnay, and Fernanda Tavares. The Fernanda Tavares victory surprised me a little bit, as Selita Ebanks was ranked a few spots ahead of Fernanda and had some stronger showings in recent tournaments.

SI Swimsuit Model Rankings: here (as of June 1 - to be updated after this round of friendly matches)