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Adela-Mae Marshall lands in top 3 of 'Asia's Next Top Model Cycle 6'

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(UPDATED) Much like Maureen Wroblewitz last year, Adela-Mae Marshall made it her goal to prove throughout her &quot;Asia&#x27;s Next Top Model Cycle 6&quot; journey that she&#x27;s more than just a pretty face. But unlike her fellow Pinay, she fell just a little short of winning the title, losing out to Thailand&#x27;s Dana Slosar, during the finale of the popular modeling contest this Wednesday. The 20-year-old Marshall started tentative in the final challenge, wherein the top 3 were tasked to pose with their family for a shoot, obviously bothered by her mother not being there. <div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/10/24/adela-mae-marshall-3.jpg"/><figcaption>Adela-Mae Marshall shares a sweet moment with her mom during the finale. &#x27;Asia&#x27;s Next Top Model,&#x27; Fox Life</figcaption></figure></div>She opened up about her mom serving as her source of strength and inspiration, and her uncertainty without her mother showed when she struggled to exude &quot;excitement&quot; for the camera. Yu Tsai, the show&#x27;s main photographer and co-judge, even had to stop shooting and give her a pep talk about loosening up. In her stint in the contest, Marshall became a mentors&#x27; favorite for her willingness to listen to their criticism and improve.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/10/24/adela-mae-marshall-1.jpg"/><figcaption>Adela-Mae Marshall&#x27;s best photo in the finale. &#x27;Asia&#x27;s Next Top Model,&#x27; Fox Life</figcaption></figure></div>This was pointed out when she faced the judges for the last time, with everyone gushing how she looked &quot;stunning&quot; in her best shot and that it felt like she &quot;enjoyed&quot; the task. &quot;The thing with you Adela is that you are very professional,&quot; Cindy Bishop, the show&#x27;s host and head judge, told her. &quot;Every single week we give you tips and you come back the next week and nail it in a way that it really shows that you take everything we say to heart,&quot; Bishop added.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/10/24/adela-mae-marshall-2.jpg"/><figcaption>Adela-Mae Marshall appeared to have rushed her final walk down the runway for the contest&#x27;s last episode. &#x27;Asia&#x27;s Next Top Model,&#x27; Fox Life</figcaption></figure></div>Though while Marshall appeared to have aced her shoot, the same could not be said about her final runway walk.All of the judges were in agreement that she &quot;rushed&quot; her walk, explaining that she was overeager to break out of her &quot;just a pretty face&quot; shell and prove that she can also do fierce. &quot;You were trying to go for a more commanding walk to maybe break the illusion of your sweet outfit,&quot; Bishop said. Offering advice, she continued: &quot;There&#x27;s a way to have a strong walk without going fast. It&#x27;s driving that feet forward, giving that sense of power in every stride --not rushing it.&quot; In the end, she lost to Slosar, who succeeded Wroblewitz --still the only Filipina to win the title in six seasons. <div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/10/24/adela-mae-marshall-4.jpg"/><figcaption>Adela-Mae Marshall congratulates winner Dana Slosar from Thailand for winning this year&#x27;s &#x27;Asia&#x27;s Next Top Model.&#x27; &#x27;Asia&#x27;s Next Top Model,&#x27; Fox Life</figcaption></figure></div>After the episode aired, Marshall was quick to thank her Pinoy fans on Instagram. She wrote: &quot;Sabi ko noon, &#x27;Laban Pilipinas,&#x27; and kahit hindi ako manalo ngayon I will continue to try and represent the Philippines in the best way I can.&quot;&quot;I&#x27;m sorry I couldn&#x27;t bring home the title for a back-to-back win but I hope I was able to show you na pusong Pinoy ako. &quot;I hope I was able to represent the Philippines well and I hope to be able to see you soon...or maybe you&#x27;ll be seeing me.&quot; The last past of her message was seemingly alluding to the initial criticism she got claiming that she &quot;isn&#x27;t Filipino enough.&quot; Marshall, who is half-British, earlier responded to this by <a href="https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/28633/asias-next-top-model-finalist-hurt-by-comments-questioning-her-filipino-identity">saying</a>: &quot;It hurts when they say that I’m not really Pinay enough.&quot;&quot;At the end of the day, my heart is Filipino. I wouldn&#x27;t have chosen to represent the Philippines if I didn&#x27;t feel strongly that this is the country that I love, that this is the country I identify.&quot;

Adela-Mae Marshall finished just short of winning this year's 'Asia’s Next Top Model,' it was revealed this Wednesday.

Adela-Mae Marshall finished just short of winning this year's 'Asia’s Next Top Model,' it was revealed this Wednesday.