There's a lot to love about this set (I agree, the dress is awesome!), and I hope that you get a ton more votes! My experience with shooting a cigar set for a contest was that half the people didn't find cigar smoking to be sexy, and that was a common comment across all entries (it was a Zivity contest, I shot a set for former SG Kasara). It's a shame if that's the case, but I suspect it is.
binah's set by the same photographer also seems to be a slow burner...dont know why. they're both great sets. but maybe the props - like milk or cigars - to the comment above, are not to everyone's taste. there are some wasted shots in each set - not many but maybe more than there should be? i'm not complaining though - i really like both of them and yours is really cool. bon courage!