America's Next Top Model (season 15)
The fifteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model premiered on September 8, 2010 and was the ninth season to be aired on The CW network.
Several changes were made to the show in a bid to place greater emphasis on high fashion, including a lineup of prominent fashion industry guest judges as well as a change in prizes.
All three permanent judges from the previous cycle, Vogue editor-at-large André Leon Talley, photographer Nigel Barker and Tyra Banks, remained in place.
The prizes for this cycle included a modeling contract with IMG Models, a fashion spread in Vogue Italia, and both the cover and a spread in Beauty In Vogue, along with an editorial feature on Vogue.it, and a 100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.
The winner of the competition was 19-year-old Ann Ward from Dallas, Texas with Chelsey Hersley placing as the runner up.
Cast
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Number of first call outs | Finish | Place |
| Anamaria Mirdita | 18 | Queens, New York | 0 | Episode 2 | 14 | |
| Terra White | 24 | Arlington, Texas | 0 | Episode 3 | 13 | |
| Sara Blackamore | 21 | Menifee, California | 0 | Episode 3 | 12 | |
| Rhianna Atwood | 20 | San Diego, California | 0 | Episode 4 | 11 | |
| Lexie Tomchek | 18 | Geneva, Illinois | 0 | Episode 5 | 10 | |
| Kacey Leggett | 20 | Palmdale, California | 0 | Episode 6 | 9 | |
| Kendal Brown | 23 | Northport, Alabama | 0 | Episode 7 | 8 | |
| Esther Petrack | 18 | Boston, Massachusetts | 0 | Episode 8 | 7 | |
| Liz Williams | 21 | Arlington, Texas | 1 | Episode 9 | 6 | |
| Chris White | 20 | Arlington, Texas | 1 | Episode 10 | 5 | |
| Kayla Ferrel | 19 | Rockford, Illinois | 2 | Episode 11 | 4–3 | |
| Jane Randall | 19 | Baltimore, Maryland | 0 | Episode 11 | 4–3 | |
| Chelsey Hersley | 22 | Boise, Idaho | 0 | Episode 13 | 2 | |
| Ann Ward | 19 | Dallas, Texas | 7 | Episode 13 | 1 |
Judges
- Tyra Banks
- Nigel Barker
- André Leon Talley
Other cast members
- J. Alexander – runway coach
- Jay Manuel – creative director
Episodes
Summaries
Call-out order
Bottom two
Average call-out order
Casting call-out order and final two are not included.| Rank by average | Place | Model | Call-out total | Number of call-outs | Call-out average |
| 1 | 1 | Ann | 22 | 10 | 2.20 |
| 2 | 3–4 | Kayla | 34 | 10 | 3.40 |
| 3 | 2 | Chelsey | 38 | 10 | 3.80 |
| 4 | 5 | Chris | 40 | 9 | 4.44 |
| 5 | 3–4 | Jane | 50 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 6 | 6 | Liz | 46 | 8 | 5.75 |
| 7 | 8 | Kendal | 37 | 6 | 6.17 |
| 8 | 7 | Esther | 45 | 7 | 6.43 |
| 9 | 9 | Kacey | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
| 10 | 10 | Lexie | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 11 | 11 | Rhianna | 26 | 3 | 8.67 |
| 12 | 12 | Sara | 24 | 2 | 12.00 |
| 13 | 13 | Terra | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
| 14 | 14 | Anamaria | 14 | 1 | 14.00 |
Photo shoots
- Episode 1 photo shoot: Paired up wearing Cynthia Rowley designs
- Episode 2 photo shoot: Teen bullying
- Episode 3 photo shoot: Fallen angels
- Episode 4 photo shoot: Underwater beauty shots
- Episode 5 photo shoot: Lucha Va Voom
- Episode 6 photo shoot: Walking down Rodeo Drive
- Episode 7 photo shoot: Portraying iconic fashion designers
- Episode 8 commercial: H2T water on roller skates
- Episode 9 photo shoot: Gondola group shoot with a casanova
- Episode 10 photo shoot: Marble statues coming to life
- Episode 11 motion editorial: Modelli folli
- Episode 13 photo shoot and commercial: CoverGirl Lash Blast Fusion print ad and commercial; beauty In Vogue spreads
Makeovers
- Terra – Cut short and dyed black
- Sara – Shoulder length cut and dyed chocolate brown with bleached eyebrows
- Rhianna – Wavy blonde extensions
- Lexie – Dyed light brown
- Kacey – Long weave and contacts instead of glasses
- Kendal – Long, straight middle-part black weave
- Esther – Dyed black
- Liz – Pixie cut
- Chris – Long wavy dark brown weave
- Kayla – Cut to shoulder length, bangs added, and dyed bright red with bleached eyebrows
- Jane – Lightened up and extensions added
- Chelsey – Trimmed, dyed ice blonde and tooth gap accentuated
- Ann – Long copper brown extensions