But in japan the winners are:

1st place - Orchid a 5 star character yet turned into 6 star.

2nd and 3rd place: Cactace a 6 star character turned into 5 star character.
Camellia a 5 star character. Get a new character with new stats at 5 star rarity.

None of the winners are 3 star below.

Well unless the japanese did complain about the new bride characters.
Anyway, Orchid, Cactace or Camellia are definite should be avoided since developer are want to be lazy. And they did not removing them from the poll in the first place.

Source: http://flowerknight.wikia.com/wiki/C...(Bride_of_Fos)
http://flowerknight.wikia.com/wiki/C...(Bride_of_Fos)
http://flowerknight.wikia.com/wiki/O...(Bride_of_Fos)

TBH it doesn't matter which girl you vote for. Aslong as it isn't Orchid, Cactace or Camellia.

If you really like the design of a 6/5* and want a new version of that aswell, go vote for that one. No matter the outcome, we are getting more 5 and 6* girls added to the total pool.

Having a 2* upgraded to a 6* adds just as much as a 6* getting a second 6* version. In the end the total ammount of new girls and thus to total new power we can obtain through sheer luck is the same. Since you are still going to have to pull the new girls from the gacha anyways.

Rule 3 should be: Vote for the girl you want to see more of. If its a 2* go for her, if its a 6* go for her. It doesn't matter.

So go vote for whatever girl you like, aslong as it isn't Orchid, Cactace or Camellia, since you are getting those even if they lose.

Well I'm going to vote Sakura. She is in fourth place to take over Orchid 2nd place. Because I worried people are still voting Orchid.