[TokuChris]

As the staff knows, we held two "votes" ... one that the staff did first, and one that the fans did second, and the result are the pooled numbers.

Even if you take the staff votes out for Ciara Hanna (there wasn't many), she still ends up in the Top 20, though not as high up.

BUT! Good for her. It shows that the fans enjoy a strong mind, strong body female in the show as opposed to the "girly" types that we were continually given throughout the years (ie: Emily and Mia from Samurai). Where as Summer from RPM is almost the exact same type of character as Gia, it isn't force-fed to us every single day like it was with Summer. And I think that's the appeal that the fans like.