America's Next Top Model

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America's Next Top Model is a television show created and hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks. It began showing in 2003 and is still showing as of 2007. The 9th cycle (season) has finished showing, and the 10th cycle will be shown on February 20, 2008. The 11th cycle is being filmed right now.

1 Overview
2 Judges
3 Cycles
4 America's Best Top Model

[change] Overview

A group of contestants (10 in Cycle 1, 12 in Cycle 2, 13 in Cycle 5 to 9, 14 in Cycle 3 and 4) are chosen to live together in the Top Model House and compete to become America's Next Top Model. Each week, one girl is asked to leave (called 'elimination') because she does not have the standard and ability to become a top model. The elimination is based on a photoshoot, commercial and/or reward challenge. When half the girls are gone, the other half will take an aeroplane to another country to continue (France, Italy, Japan, China, Thailand etc.) the competition. Once there are three girls, they will do a CoverGirl commercial. Then, two girls are left to appear in a final runway show against each other. The winner is then chosen with help of the group of judges - Tyra Banks (supermodel), Nigel Barker (photographer), Jay Alexander (runway coach), Twiggy (top model) and sometimes, Jay Manuel (make-up artist).

[change] Judges

Current Judges:

Tyra Banks - the main judge, she is a supermodel (From Cycle 1 to Now)
Nigel Barker - a fashion photographer (From Cycle 2 to Now)
Jay Alexander (Miss jay) - a male runway coach for the girls (From Cycle 5 to Now)
Paulina Poriskova - a top model (From Cycle 10 to Now)

Previous Judges:

Twiggy - an aged supermodel (From Cycle 5 to 9)
Janice Dickinson - the world's first supermodel (From Cycle 1 to 4)
Nole Marin - a make-up artist (From Cycle 3 to 4)
Kimora Lee Simmons - a fashion company owner (Cycle 1)

[change] Cycles

Cycle Number	Began Airing	Winner	Runner-Up	Other Contestants (In Order Of Elimination)	Number Of Contestants	International Destination
Cycle 1	May 20, 2003	Adrianne Curry	Shannon Stewart	Tessa Carlson, Katie Cleary, Nicole Panattoni, Ebony Haith, Giselle Samson, Kesse Wallace, Robin Manning, Elyse Sewell	10	Paris, France
Cycle 2	January 13, 2004	Yoanna House	Mercedes Scelba-Shorte	Anna Bradfield, Bethany Harrison, Heather Blumberg, Jenascia Chakos, Xiomara Frans, Catie Anderson, Sara Racey-Tabrizi, Camille McDonald, April Wilkner, Shandi Sullivan	12	Milan, Italy
Cycle 3	September 22, 2004	Eva Pigford	Yaya Da Costa	Magdalena Rivas, Leah Darrow, Julie Titus, Kristi Grommet, Jennipher Frost, Kelle Jacob, Cassie Grisham, Toccara Jones, Nicole Borud, Norelle Van Herk, Ann Markley, Amanda Swafford	14	Tokyo, Japan
Cycle 4	March 2, 2005	Naima Mora	Kahlen Rondot	Brita Petersons, Sarah Dankelman, Brandy Rusher, Noelle Staggers, Lluvy Gomez, Tiffany Richardson, Rebecca Epley, Tatiana Dante, Michelle Deighton, Christina Murphy, Brittany Brower, Keenyah Hill	14	Cape Town, South Africa
Cycle 5	September 21, 2005	Nicole Linkletter	Nik Pace	Ashley Black, Ebony Taylor, Cassandra Whitehead, Sarah Rhoades, Diane Hernández, Coryn Woitel, Kyle Kavanagh, Lisa D'Amato, [[Kim Stolz, Jayla Rubinelli, Bre Scullark	13	London, United Kingdom
Cycle 6	March 8, 2006	Danielle Evans	Joanie Dodds	Kathy Hoxit, Wendy Wiltz, Kari Schmidt, Gina Choe, Mollie Sue Steenis-Gondi, Leslie Mancia, Brooke Staricha, Nnenna Agba, Furonda Brasfield, Sara Albert, Jade Cole	13	Bangkok, Thailand
Cycle 7	September 20, 2006	CariDee English	Melrose Bickerstaff	Christian Evans, Megan Morris, Monique Calhoun, Megg Morales, AJ Stewart, Brooke Miller, Anchal Joseph, Jaeda Young, Michelle Babin, Amanda Babin, Eugena Washington	13	Barcelona, Spain
Cycle 8	February 28, 2007	Jaslene Gonzalez	Natasha Galkina	Kathleen DuJour, Samantha Francis, Cassandra Watson, Felicia Provost, Diana Zalewski, Sarah VonderHaar, Whitney Cunningham, Jael Strauss, Brittany Hatch, Dionne Walters, Renee Alway	13	Sydney, Australia
Cycle 9	September 19, 2007	Saleisha Stowers	Chantal Jones	Mila Bouzinova, Kimberly Leemans, Victoria Marshman, Janet Mills, Ebony Morgan, Sarah Hartshorne, Ambreal Williams, Lisa Jackson, Heather Kuzmich, Bianca Golden, Jenah Doucette	13	Shanghai & Beijing, China
Cycle 10	February 20, 2008	Whitney Thompson	Anya Kop	Kimberly Rydzewski, Atalya Slater, Allison Kuehn, Amis Jenkins, Marvita Washington, Aimee Wright, Claire Unabia, Stacy Ann Fequeire, Lauren Utter, Katarzyna Dolinska, Dominique Reighard	14	Rome, Italy
Cycle 11	September 18, 2008	TBA	TBA	Noora Fickers, Myra Jenni-First, Xania Bargheese, Jasmine Longhare, Vivian Allenbar, Wendy Poodole, Silver Limpton, Keira Shiarhan	10	Sentosa, Singapore

[change] America's Best Top Model

There are rumours of America's Best Top Model, a competition like World Idol where the winners will compete against each other to become the best winner. The contestants of America's Best Top Model are Adrianne Curry, Yoanna House, Eva Pigford, Naima Mora, Nicole Linkletter, CariDee English, Jaslene Gonzalez and Saleisha Stowers.