I increased the contrast on this, smoothed out her skin tones and cloned out a couple of imperfections. I ran it through Neat Image and then added a small amount of diffuse glow.
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Your title makes me smile. Combined with her expression it's hard not to. She probably has a wonderful smile - why not show it? Something about the lighting is taking away from her eyes and it also seems close to hot on her left cheek (sunny side). Perhaps she is squinting a little? Anyway, best of luck to you in the challenge.
I think more wind swept hair would help the picture. There is alot of dead space here. The lighting is a bit harsh coming from the right. The pose is great.
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