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I somewhat disagree Cutlers. I get the feeling that Luisa is still legally bound by contract to Mr. Klum and she is forced to work in certain markets because of her association with OneEins. That is probably why we have seen Luisa reach only a fraction of her real potential. I cannot help but notice how most of Luisa's work is away from fashion capitals like NY, Milan, London, etc. IMO, that cannot be a coincidence. It would not surprise me if OneEins still has exclusive rights to Luisa in those markets, which is why you do not see Luisa at castings or getting exclusives from major designers in those cities. IMG International could easily put Luisa on their show packages but something is stopping them from doing so and it is likely some obscure clause in Luisa's contract with OneEins and ProSieban. From what I have seen, IMG has not even tried to promote Luisa in a fashion capital, which doesn't make sense given the international resume Luisa is building with them. Like a lot of Luisa fans, I had higher expectations for Luisa beyond being "just a fashion model" after she won GNTM. I have been observing fashion for over ten years and I have seen models come and go and I feel that Luisa should be doing much better than this. That is not just my instincts saying this, it also my experience in watching and writing about models being groomed and promoted in the industry over those period of years. At the moment, I do consider Luisa to be a successful international model but something is keeping her from reaching her full potential. Until those ties with GNTM are completely gone, we will never be able to truly assess Luisa's career.

Awesome face. She should be signed to seven agencies not one.

These new photos are great. Does Luisa have any test shots yet? We should have seen some by now.

I would love to see Luisa be successful in NY, but I remain a little skeptical. In Germany, I get the sense that Luisa is being led around by the nose when she should be busting her heels at castings and talking to different international agencies like other models. However, things may be happening behind the scenes we don't see, so I will hold out on saying anything too off-base. How many shows are you guys predicting Luisa will do? After the Berlin FW, my expectations are not as high as they were after GNTM ended. I would be really disappointed if she did five shows or less (including Project Runway) in NY. IMO, Luisa's comments about proving herself was the best quote in the OK! article. It was exactly what we all needed to hear. Sometimes I think Rolf said those nasty things about Luisa just to push her. Yeah, Rolf is a SOB but everybody needs a push at some point, no matter where it comes from. Luisa's comments clearly shows that she is aware of the little bit of criticism that is out there. Now I can't wait to see how she responds. I am also curious to see if Luisa will disassociate herself from GNTM when she goes international. Most of the other true high fashion NTM contestants (Ware, Van der Vliet, etc.) cut loose their NTM past in a heartbeat. If I were advising Luisa, I would definitely say that she needed to put GNTM in a drawer and forget about it. But Luisa loves being GNTM, so I guess we will have to wait and see.