Soles of Silk - 2024's Star Models
There might be four days left in 2024, but I've shot all the new content I'm going to shoot this year. As much as I'd love to see some soft soles and wiggling toes in front of me and my camera, that's going to have to wait until 2025. And yes, I already have plans being set in motion for some awesome content next year.
A new model will be making her way to the site, a few fun holiday themed sets are in the works, as well as several team ups - some new and some popular ones that you all love from before. That's enough about next year. Let's focus on what happened in 2024.
In 2024 I worked with seven different models: Leah, Dakota, Charlee, Ava, Audrey, Roxy, and Kelsey. Each one of them did amazing work, but the annual Star Model ranking celebrates the three models who shot the most in a calendar year. In 2024, however, there will be four models featured due to a tie for second place.
So who tied? Who shot the most? Let's go ahead and find out in this year's Star Model rankings:
3. Leah
# of sets posed for in 2024: 7
Leah, alongside her friend, and debuting model, Dakota, were the first models I shot in 2024. The two of them wanted to do something for Valentine's Day and it gave me the perfect opportunity to get in a long overdue tickling set. The two of them would go on to shoot a second set together and then each one also tacked on a solo set. That gave Leah three sets early on.
I fully expected Leah to be a regular throughout the year, but we failed to meet up throughout the summer. Sometimes life happens and things have to be put on hold. Leah's count of three sets would not rise until late in the year.
It wasn't until December that Leah and I would meet up again. Looking for themes for sets, I figured we could go ahead and do a New Year's set with it coming up in less than a month. Plus, I had already told Charlee, who was also slated to shoot in December, that she could do one for Christmas. Leah did one in Christmas 2023 anyhow, so it all worked out. Leah's New Year's set will be published to the site on New Year's Day with it falling on a Wednesday this year. So be on the lookout for that here soon.
In addition to the New Year's set Leah and I shot three other sets that turned out so good and are oh so teasing! Leah loves being in brat mode when we shoot, making me rub and worship her feet between sets and often between photos. We've been playing off her bratty nature these last few years and as you can see in the samples above, we did so again earlier this month.
I can't wait to post the three sets above in 2025 and Leah and I will surely be getting together to do some more. We have a few more bratty themes coming your way and one of her friends is set to shoot with her and make her debut as well. Fun, fun, fun!
# of sets posed for in 2024: 8
With as much as Kelsey has been in front of my camera the last couple of years, I fully expected her to be at the top of list again this year. We did so many last year and talked about so many ideas we wanted to do here in 2024. We kept saying we were going to shoot, but timing was never on our side. Life, family, work, and outside interference just kept getting in the way. At one point I wondered if she'd even get in a single set before the year came to a close.
It wasn't until October that Kelsey found herself in front of my camera for the first time. I had her shoot a Halloween themed set with timing working out perfectly for us to do so. As for the other sets we shot that day, we focused on simple ideas with sneakers and some sandals. I had hoped to shoot four or five sets to make up for her slow start, but again, we faced some challenges. That just seemed to be the theme for Kelsey and I shooting this year.
Knowing that I had hoped to do more sets, Kelsey spared some time for us to shoot a few more the following day. And wouldn't you know it, issue after issue trying to find a spot. We managed only two more sets meaning we only managed five over those two days. It just seemed like we were destined to struggle.
Over that weekend Kelsey and I talked about how much crap we dealt with trying to get in all of her sets. Weather, people being around, and time restraints were just some of those monkey wrenches thrown our way. That's when Kelsey told me she could squeeze in some more the following week. I had taken off for an out of town I had planned for months, so I had a lot on my plate. Two day before my trip, I made sure I was all packed up and ready to go because the day before I left was set aside for Kelsey and her plump little piggies. Well, and of course work. We squeezed in three sets before I had to head in for my last day of work before my trip. It was worth it though.
Thankfully we had much more luck this time around. While it was chilly, Kelsey and I made it work and shot three more sets to give her eight on the year. We tossed around doing a few more and even having her stop by for some photos with the model she ultimately tied with, but it just wasn't in the cards.
2. (tied) Charlee
# of sets posed for in 2024: 8
Much like Leah, I only shot photos with Charlee twice in 2024. Once back in March, getting in an Easter themed set, along with three other sets. Then we met up again in December for a Christmas set and ended up shooting three others that day as well. We originally planned to shoot between six and eight sets for our December get together, but that ultimately didn't happen. If it did it would have given Charlee sole possession of second place, bumped Kelsey to third and Leah completely off the list. But alas, this is how things played out.
For our first shoot of the year Charlee and I met up when she was back in town for a few days. She still lived down south at the time, like she had for years prior. Like many times in the past, she and I made plans to shoot as much as we could during some of her time back up north. That is when we shot her Peeps Show Easter set and had some fun with a pair of see through socks and a pair of high heel sandals. I loved how those sets turned out, but nothing could prepare me for the sets we'd do months later.
When I say that the shoot I just had with Charlee is her best work to date, I mean it. That's saying a lot for someone who has always had stellar work and has a photo count moving closer and closer to the 4,000 mark.
We kicked things off with her Christmas themed set, Candy Cane Cutie, which was just published to the site this week. Then we followed that up with some teasing fun, like only Charlee can do. She also nerded it up a bit with a video game themed set that I'm really looking forward to adding to the site. Doesn't that main photo teaser of her with my Atari VCS just scream 80's, especially with those fishnet socks?
I can only imagine what other amazing sets we would have captured had we been able to do another two or three sets. Let's just say her feet were going to get quite sticky in one of them. No worries though, we're looking at shooting in January if we can make that happen. And since Charlee moved back home recently, she should be more available for me to work with again. She'll certainly be a contender for that top spot in the years to come. And she might just be doing some more team ups with the next model on the list again too.
1. Ava
# of sets posed for in 2024: 13
It had been about two and a half years since Ava and I had last when we got together back in March. Needless to say, her and her big feet were long overdue. Back in 2021 Ava topped the Star Model listing for that year doing some of her best work to date. I missed her and so did her fans.
During her first shoot back we managed to do six sets ranging from a video game theme, stockings, socks, and then a two-part set featuring lotion and baby oil. Talk about a mess! Those six sets put Ava out to an early lead, one she held for all year and never looked back.
In May, Ava would put first place out of reach shooting four more sets. That gave her 10 on the year. Those sets featured some of my favorite ones of hers this year, namely the one shown above. You know how much I love sneaker sets and so does Ava. She brought those light pink sneakers and boy did they look great coming off her size 9's.
Ava wasn't done with that shoot, however. On the first day of July, we met up again for what turned out to be our final time in 2024. I was leaving for North Carolina that evening, but with a few hours free in the afternoon, Ava and I decided, "Why not shoot again?" She brought another pair of sneakers, some cloth sandals, and I had a pair of yellow socks for her adding three more sets to her tally. We talked about doing some more, but I was either scheduled to shoot someone else, or already had plans on Ava's limited days off.
Like with all the models on this list, Ava did some amazing work this year and earned her top spot. I can't wait to meet up with her again and hopefully shoot some things we've long discussed. We have some ideas for 2025 and if all goes according to plan, Ava will be right back here next year knocking on the door for that top spot. Kudos, Ava! You deserve it!
And with that, I conclude the 2024 Star Model rankings. A huge thank you to all the models listed and those who missed out this year. I can't wait to work with you all again and keep adding to your photo counts. Your fans love you and so do I.
Star Model Leader Count (as of 2024)
Most Overall Appearances
- 8 appearances - Mindee (2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
- 4 appearances - Charlee (2011, 2018, 2021, 2024), Kelsey (2016, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 3 appearances - Madison (2004, 2006, 2008), Layla (2005, 2007, 2009), Wendy (2006, 2008, 2012), Cierra (2008, 2009, 2010), Jamie (2010, 2012, 2014), Charlee (2011, 2018, 2021), Kelsey (2016, 2022, 2023), Allie (2020, 2021, 2023), Ava (2020, 2021, 2024), Leah (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2 appearances - Kellie (2005, 2006), Molly (2005, 2006), Abby (2007, 2022), Jordana (2008, 2010), Mileena (2011, 2012), Ryan (2011, 2013), Alice (2015, 2016), Jasey Rae (2017, 2019), Kaycee (2015, 2020)
- 1 appearance - Lauryn (2004), Lisa Tyler (2004), Sue Lovely (2004), Kimmie (2005), Lexi (2005), Lady Steph (2008), Jaylee Austin (2009), Kayleigh (2011), Aspen (2012), Nikki (2012), Megan Jones (2013), Emerald (2014), Felicia (2014), Lela Beryl (2014), Melani (2017), Alexa (2017), Esmerelda (2018), Princess Nikki (2017), Juliet (2020), Noelle (2021), Roulette Raye (2022)
Most Overall 1st Place Appearances
- 6 appearances - Mindee (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- 2 appearances - Kellie (2005, 2006), Jamie (2010, 2014), Kelsey (2022, 2023), Ava (2021, 2024)
- 1 appearance - Madison (2004), Layla (2005), Wendy (2012), Cierra (2008), Jaylee Austin (2009), Mileena (2011), Ryan (2011), Alice (2016), Allie (2020)
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