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Windwhisper is right about the making the background transparent. And, once you've done that, I think the umbrella could use some love... you've nicely shaded the clothing and hair, but the umbrella looks really flat in comparison. Keep going! And, there's a WIP forum on Pixel Joint where you can post works in progress. You can get feeback there (it just takes patience sometimes).
I see that you've fixed the problems which is great! It still looks very nice (and the legs look a lot better), and obviously you didn't need the gradients 
The only reason I suspected a template is because the hair was because of the amount of colours in the hair, which didn't match the rest of the picture, you've fixed it though, so it's not a big deal.
I forgot about this rule too: You're supposed to have either a transparent background or if you have a background it should have some purpose (such as you had a palate limitation or you drew a scene in behind).
Did you use someone else's template for this? The face and hair look nice, but the hair contains roughly 200 colours, which is unrealistic for someone to do by hand. It's unlikely that this will be approved (as it is against the rules to use things like gradient tools) at least until that part is fixed.
The other areas have potential, but there are some issues with shading (mostly on the red ribbons) and anatomy (for instance the orange shoed foot seems to be dislocated at the hip). It's a good start though.
Keep working at it and don't be afraid to ask for advice on the forums.
Thank you so much guys! I'll work on her right away, you really are good with feedback! I'll be sure to work hard for more pieces to come :)!