A very striking pose and very colorful (she reminds me of Nicole Kidman). The skin tones are also expertly rendered. My only nitpick is with the eyes. Sharp eyes in a portrait are important - the young ladies eyes in this photo though almost look *too* sharp - a little over processed perhaps? I would also suspect the whites of her eyes were adjusted, but there remains a pink fringe towards her left tear duct which really stands out because of ithe adjustment.
David, I can't believe you used this photo in a challenge!
You posted this (and several others very similar ones) in a forum thread and asked for help. Plenty of people helped with it in several different ways, including post processing. You must have had oodles of views.
After that much discussion and help, I am disgusted that you still used this photo in a challenge, I find that very, very wrong.
Luckily for you I won't be voting on this challenge.