Don't kill me for this, Azunyan fans:
What allowed Azunyan to win Saimoe 2010?
Sure, she's small and cuddly, I'll admit. My heart still melts every time I watch her and Azunyan-Mark2 yawn-together and the latter jumping in her lap and being petted. And Episode 9 of season 1 is still regularly played on my PSP to get the "Aww" feeling of her being hugged and having cat ears for the first time.
But the criteria of "Saimoe" is "cuteness" right?
If anything, Azunyan is an uptight and overly serious girl that is so eager to grow up that most of the time she can really come across as cold, crabby, grouchy, and much too mature to be truly "cute." Likable, yes. Small and Cuddly yes. Adorable.... maybe.
She is just too cold, mature and serious to come across as someone who would win a contest for being sweet, innocent and endearing.