Hi Mike
Personally, I think the original cropping of the second photo is better. I would simply get her to sit in the same pose with the same lighting (the environment can be different, and heck, you could even use a different subject), so that you could snap a reference shot of her hand on her lap (or her hand resting to the side of her touching the couch), and if she' was wearing a skirt then that would help the outfit without going too traditional.
Then photoshop these new tidbits together with the existing image and go on from there.
Hope that helps! Looking forward to seeing the outcome!
Linda
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