I also though about that for the explanation of the popularity of Baccara, but man, even if people like breasts, her ballons are too much even for anime characters, which have big breast almost by default. And heck, would i see a woman IRL with such a rack a i would be primarly scared, secondly i would feel sorry for someone with constant back pains.

But yeah, 2* dream and 3* is totally super dead. Some (maybe) interesting numbers:

Total votes for 2* were 72328, meaning that if the 2* alliance were in full agreement of voting the same girl, she would only have placed 7th.
Similarly, total votes for 3* were 91299, so that would bring her to 6th.

You would need ALL the votes EVERY girl at 2* and 3* got to get her to 2nd place.....yeah ;-;
And general numbers. The percentage of the total that every rarity got:

2* -> 5.02%
3* -> 6.3%
4* -> 16.65%
5* -> 32.84%
6* -> 39.1%

And then there's the issue of votes for 5 nd 6* being more focused ont the winnin characters. Aut of the votes for each rarity, the first girl of that rrity got:
2* (Mint) -> 25% (out of 12 characters)
3* (Blue Lotus) -> 13.7% (out of 21 characters)
4* (Cepha) -> 29.1% (out of 15 characters)
5* (Orchid) -> 34.4% (out of 7 characters)
6* (Mctitties) -> 34.3% (out of 5 characters)

Ps: Yes, i do math when i'm bored....please don't judge me >.<

Edit: Jess, rather than voting for girls they had, i would be just fine if they voted for girls they like, which is the point of the contest. I don't belive 6* are the characters with better design, voice, lines and personality. Sadly, people are voting for stats or for their best girl, missing the point completely.