Top Model


Top Model, also called Next Top Model, is a fashion-themed reality television show format produced in many countries throughout the world and seen in over 120 countries producing over 200 seasons, which are also referred to as "cycles". The show takes the form of a modeling competition whose winners typically receive a contract with a major modeling agency and a cover shoot and fashion photo spread in a fashion magazine. The format was created by Tyra Banks for the original series, America's Next Top Model, which first aired in 2003 and was produced by Ken Mok's 10 by 10 Entertainment.

Format description

Contestants

Each season of the show consists of 6–40 episodes and begins with 9–30 contestants. In each episode one contestant is eliminated, though in some cases there may be double eliminations, multiple eliminations, or no elimination at all, based on the consensus of the judging panel. Makeovers are administered to contestants early in the season, usually after the first or second elimination.

Challenges

Each episode usually begins with the contestants receiving training in an area concurrent with the week's theme. For example, contestants may get coached in runway walking, improvisational acting, and clothing to suit various occasions. A related challenge soon follows, such as a mock runway show or interview, where one of the models is chosen as the winner.
The winner of the challenge receives some prize, such as a contract, a night out, or an advantage at the next photo shoot. The winning contestant is sometimes permitted to share their reward with other contestants of their choosing and on some occasions, may gain immunity from elimination at the next judging. Losing the challenge can result in some minor punishment, like losing frames for the next photo shoot. It can also end in the immediate elimination of the contestant.
Each episode, which covers the events of roughly one week of real time, is usually associated with a theme in the world of modeling, such as dealing with the press in interviews, selling a commercial product, appearing in a runway show, or visiting prospective employers in "go-sees".
In some franchises, the contestants will go to real-life castings. The model who is chosen will complete what is required for the casting, resulting in a leave of absence within the episode – sometimes skipping the photo shoot and other challenges – but is rewarded with immunity for booking the job.

Photo shoots

The next segment is usually a photo shoot, which may involve beauty shots, posing in swimwear, lingerie or other clothing, posing nude or semi-nude, posing with a male model, or posing with animals among other themes. Usually, one photo shoot per season is replaced with a television commercial or music video shoot.
Performance in each week's photo or video shoot weighs heavily in the final judging.

Judging

The final segment of each episode involves judging by a panel of fashion industry experts. In addition to the regular judges, usually, there is a special guest judge related to that week's theme. Contestants are sometimes given a final challenge in some area of modeling such as posing, runway walking, selling a product, or choosing an appropriate outfit or makeup to satisfy a given situation. Each contestant's photo or video performance is then shown and evaluated by the panel. After all the content has been evaluated, the contestants leave the room and the judges deliberate. Germany and Austria usually feature a themed runway segment in addition to the judging of the photos or videos.
The elimination process follows a rigid format, as the host reveals, one by one and in order of merit, the photos of the contestants who have not been eliminated. Each photo is given to the corresponding contestant, who is told by the host something similar to, "Congratulations. You are still in the running towards becoming Next Top Model." The first-called contestant may receive additional benefits, such as having their photo displayed prominently in the contestants' living quarters or being allowed to share in the following week's challenge winnings, regardless of their performance in the challenge. The last two contestants who have not received their photos are brought forward for special critiques by the host before the final photo is revealed. The contestant who does not receive a photo is thus eliminated from the competition. Sometimes the last two contestants are both eliminated; rarely, neither is eliminated. Multiple eliminations can also take place.
In some versions of the show, contestants find out whether or not they will continue on in the competition in a completely random fashion. The contestants may be called forward in random order to find out whether or not they performed best during the week. The last two contestants are usually the worst performers. This format is followed by Denmark, the Netherlands and Peru.
In other cases, the models are each called back into the elimination room after deliberation. Upon being called back, they are either eliminated on the spot, declared safe, or they are asked to wait for their results. If the latter happens, the process is repeated with the remaining pool of contestants in danger. This elimination format has been followed by several versions of the show, most notably Austria, Germany and Denmark along with two former versions; Croatia and Serbia.
Episodes typically end with the image of the eliminated models fading away from a group shot of the remaining contestants.

International destinations

A trip to an international destination is typically scheduled at about two-thirds of the way through the competition, usually with five or six contestants remaining. While overseas, each episode covers roughly three to four days, totaling two weeks of filming abroad. In some international versions, contestants have traveled from two to six different countries.

Live shows

In some versions of the show, the winner is determined during a live broadcast. This has been done in Germany, Russia, Croatia, Israel, Belgium, the Netherlands, Benelux, Austria, Serbia, New Zealand, Australia, Britain, Poland, Vietnam and Greece. Votes are usually submitted via SMS or on any other given website. In season 17 of America's Next Top Model the first panel was presented in front of a live crowd, but this wasn't broadcast until the season premiere some months later.

All-Stars

of America's Next Top Model featured returning models from previous seasons with an All-Stars competition. In season 18 of the same version, seven British models from Britain's Next Top Model competed along with new American contestants. The eighth season of Vietnam's Next Top Model also featured returning models from previous seasons.

Social media voting, scoring and comeback series

Through seasons 19-21, America's Next Top Model enabled social media fans to vote for each contestant's photos online based on a scale ranging from 1 to 10. Voting took place as filming progressed, so that the results could be seen when the show began to air on television. Each judge also scored each picture based on the same scale, with the total fan vote weighing the same as the vote of a judge. Furthermore, one or more eliminated contestants received the opportunity to re-enter the competition if they earned the highest overall score average over a certain period of time. The social media voting was removed beginning with season 22.
The social media scoring system was also implemented in the sixth and seventh seasons of Austria's Next Topmodel. In contrast to the American adaptation, each voter is required to cast their votes on the show's website with accounts that link with Facebook. Furthermore, there is no grading scale. Each Facebook account is allotted three votes, which can be spent on any combination of contestants. The contestant with the highest number of votes each round is granted immunity, while the contestant with the lowest amount is automatically nominated for elimination along with three other contestants chosen by the judges. A comeback round also takes place about two thirds into the competition.
A separate scoring system, without social media voting, was introduced in the ninth season of Australia's Next Top Model. The combined challenge and judge scores are used to determine who will be eliminated each week. It was also the system used in the twenty-second season of America's Next Top Model, and adapted by other versions of the show.

International ''Top Model'' series

International Adaptations

The Top Model format has been adapted for numerous national and regional versions around the world.

Table notes:

Winners over time

Date AnnouncedWinnerRegion/CountryFranchiseSeason
Adrianne Curry United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Yoanna House United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Svetlana Sergienko RussiaTy - supermodelSeason 2
Ksenia Kahnovich RussiaTy - supermodelSeason 1
Eva Pigford United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 3
ScandinaviaTop ModelSeason 1
Naima Mora United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Victoria Katzman IsraelHaDugmaniotSeason 1
You Khiaochaoum ThailandThailand's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Alizée Gaillard FranceTop ModelSeason 1
Lucy Ratcliffe United KingdomBritain's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Frøydis Elvenes ScandinaviaTop ModelSeason 2
Nicole Linkletter United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 5
Gemma Sanderson AustraliaAustralia's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Eboni Stocks AustraliaAustralia's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Niral Karantinji IsraelHaDugmaniotSeason 2
Lena Gercke GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 1
Tatiana Pekurovskaya RussiaTy - supermodelSeason 3
Freja Kjellberg Borchies ScandinaviaTop ModelSeason 3
Danielle Evans United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 6
Andrea Muizelaar CanadaCanada's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Lianna Fowler United KingdomBritain's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Sanne Nijhof NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Selda Car TurkeyTop Model TürkiyeSeason 1
Maria Eilertsen NorwayTop ModelSeason 1
CariDee English United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 7
Réka Nagy HungaryTopmodellSeason 1
Ivana Honzová SlovakiaHľadá sa SupermodelkaSeason 1
Kim Feenstra NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Jaslene Gonzalez United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 8
Barbara Meier GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 2
Alice Burdeu AustraliaAustralia's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Grendel Alvarado PhilippinesPhilippines' Next Top ModelSeason 1
Rebecca Hardy CanadaCanada's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Lauren McAvoy United KingdomBritain's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Kamilla Alnes NorwayTop ModelSeason 2
Hawa Ahmed SwedenTop ModelSeason 1
Saleisha Stowers United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 9
Hanne Baekelandt BelgiumTopmodelSeason 1
Cecile Sinclair NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Mariana Velho BrazilBrazil's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Karen Pillet FranceTop ModelSeason 2
Tatyana Krokhina RussiaTy - supermodelSeason 4
Gilda Sansone ItalyItalia's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Yin Ge ChinaChina's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Ella Mashkautzen IsraelHaDugmaniotSeason 3
Whitney Thompson United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 10
Sabina BehlićHrvatski Top ModelSeason 1
Ananda Lândertine NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Jennifer Hof GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 3
Ani AlitaloSuomen huippumalli haussaSeason 1
Demelza Reveley AustraliaAustralia's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Alex Evans United KingdomBritain's Next Top ModelSeason 4
McKey Sullivan United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 11
Maíra Vieira BrazilBrazil's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Martine Lervik NorwayTop ModelSeason 3
Michela Maggioni ItalyItalia's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Virginie Bleyaert BelgiumTopmodelSeason 2
Larissa MaroltAustria's Next TopmodelSeason 1
Seraina KazamiaNext Top ModelSeason 1
Meng Yao ChinaChina's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Teyona Anderson United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 12
Sara Nuru GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 4
Christobelle Grierson-RyrieNew Zealand's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Nanna GrundfeldtSuomen huippumalli haussaSeason 2
Mecia Simson United KingdomBritain's Next Top ModelSeason 5
Tahnee Atkinson AustraliaAustralia's Next Top ModelSeason 5
Meaghan Waller CanadaCanada's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Rosalinde KikstraBenelux' Next Top ModelSeason 1
Nicole Fox United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 13
Camila Trindade BrazilBrazil's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Mariana BayónMexico's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Anastasia Silveri ItalyItalia's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Aylin KösetürkAustria's Next TopmodelSeason 2Season 2
Krista White United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 14
Jenna KuokkanenSuomen huippumalli haussaSeason 3
Alisar Ailabouni GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 5
Mao Chu Yu ChinaChina's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Amanda Ware AustraliaAustralia's Next Top ModelSeason 6
Tiffany Pisani United KingdomBritain's Next Top ModelSeason 6
Danielle HayesNew Zealand's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Melissa BaasBenelux' Next Top ModelSeason 2
Caroline BaderDanmarks Næste TopmodelSeason 1
Rafaela FranićHrvatski Top ModelSeason 2
Ann Ward United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 15
Paulina PapierskaTop Model. Zostań modelkąSeason 1
Lee JiminKorea's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Maja FučakSlovenski Top ModelSeason 1
Khiếu Thị Huyền TrangVietnam's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Cindy ToliNext Top ModelSeason 2
Lydia ObuteAustria's Next TopmodelSeason 3
Erida LamaAlbania's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Emma DumitrescuNext Top ModelSeason 1
Claudia Alette Bull NorwayTop ModelSeason 4
Brittani Kline United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 16
Maria Lesovaya RussiaTop Model po-russkiSeason 1
Neda StojanovićSrpski Top ModelSeason 1
Jana Beller GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 6
Alice Taticchi ItalyItalia's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Brigette ThomasNew Zealand's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Elena LikaAlbania's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Jade Thompson & Britain & Ireland's Next Top ModelSeason 7
Jin Jung-sunKorea's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Montana Cox AustraliaAustralia's Next Top ModelSeason 7
Katya Bagrova RussiaTop Model po-russkiSeason 2
Tracy ReussMexico's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Tamara Weijenberg NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 5
Julie S. HasselbyDanmarks Næste TopmodelSeason 2
Anna-Sofia Ali-SistoSuomen huippumalli haussaSeason 4
Lisa D'Amato United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 17
Olga KaczyńskaTop Model. Zostań modelkąSeason 2
Laura GiurcanuNext Top ModelSeason 2
Hoàng Thị ThùyVietnam's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Antonia HausmairAustria's Next TopmodelSeason 4
Alice HerbstTop Model SverigeSeason 2
Tatyana Kozuto RussiaTop Model po-russkiSeason 3
Sophie Sumner United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 18
Helina MetsikEesti tippmodellSeason 1
Luisa Hartema GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 7
Letitia Herod & Britain & Ireland's Next Top ModelSeason 8
Choi So-raKorea's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Laura James United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 19
Meri IkonenSuomen huippumalli haussaSeason 5
Sahily CordovaMexico's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Line RehkopffDanmarks Næste TopmodelSeason 3
Mai Thị GiangVietnam's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Yulya Farhutdinova RussiaTop Model po-russkiSeason 4
Ramona PopescuNext Top Model Season 3
Mónica CastañoColombia's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Far EastAsia's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Greta UszkaiAustria's Next TopmodelSeason 5
Josefin GustafssonTop Model SverigeSeason 3
Treveen Stewart CaribbeanCaribbean's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Lovelyn Enebechi GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 8
Zuza KołodziejczykTop Model. Zostań modelkąSeason 3
Lauren Lambert & Britain & Ireland's Next Top ModelSeason 9
Melissa Juratowitch AustraliaAustralia's Next Top ModelSeason 8
Nikki Steigenga NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 6
Paloma AguilarMexico's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Shin Hyun-jiKorea's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Jourdan Miller United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 20
Louise Mørck MikkelsenDanmarks Næste TopmodelSeason 4
Danea PantaPeru's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Frida Børli SolakerTop Model NorgeSeason 5
Mâu Thị Thanh ThủyVietnam's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Wang Xiao Qian ChinaChina's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Aamito Lagum AfricaAfrica's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Sandra UdeEesti tippmodellSeason 2
Yuriko LondoñoColombia's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Sheena Liam Far EastAsia's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Feben NegashTop Model SverigeSeason 4
Stefanie Giesinger GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 9
Nicky Opheij NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 7
Hwang KibbeumKorea's Next Top ModelSeason 5
Alena Ruban UkraineSupermodel po-ukrainskySeason 1
Osi UgonohTop ModelSeason 4
Sarah Kildevæld MadsenDanmarks Næste TopmodelSeason 5
Oliver StummvollAustria's Next TopmodelSeason 6
Keith Carlos United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 21
Vanessa PonceMexico's Next Top ModelSeason 5
Evgeniya Nekrasova Top Model po-russkiSeason 5
Nguyễn Thị OanhVietnam's Next Top ModelSeason 5
Tạ Quang HùngVietnam's Next Top ModelSeason 5
Chan Kong KarCambodia's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Vanessa Fuchs GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 10
Ayu Gani Far EastAsia's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Brittany Beattie AustraliaAustralia's Next Top ModelSeason 9
Li Si Jia ChinaChina's Next Top ModelSeason 5
Danielle CanuteIndia's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Nguyễn Thị Hương LyVietnam's Next Top ModelSeason 6
Loiza Lamers NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 8
Daniel Kildevæld MadsenDanmarks Næste TopmodelSeason 6
Radek PestkaTop ModelSeason 5
Nyle DiMarco United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 22
Alina Panyuta UkraineSupermodel po-ukrainskySeason 2
Kittisha Doyle CaribbeanCaribbean's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Fabian HerzgsellAustria's Next TopmodelSeason 7
Kätlin HallikEesti tippmodellSeason 4
Chloe Keenan & Britain's Next Top ModelSeason 10
Kim Hnizdo GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 11
Tawan Kedkong Far EastAsia's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Pranati PrakashIndia's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Nguyễn Thị Ngọc ChâuVietnam's Next Top ModelSeason 7
Akke Marije Marinus NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 9
Ronja Manfredsson ScandinaviaTop Model CurvesSeason 1
Aleyna FitzGerald AustraliaAustralia's Next Top ModelSeason 10
Patryk GrudowiczTop ModelSeason 6
Mariya Grebenyuk UkraineSupermodel po-ukrainskySeason 3
Alejandra MerlanoColombia's Next Top ModelSeason 3
India Gants United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 23
Tserendolgor BattsengelMongolia's Next Top ModelSeason 1
Shamique Simms CaribbeanCaribbean's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Jerry KoivistoSuomen huippumalli haussaSeason 6
Olivia Wardell & Britain's Next Top ModelSeason 11
Céline Bethmann GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 12
Angela Lehmann PhilippinesPhilippines' Next Top ModelSeason 2
Maureen Wroblewitz Far EastAsia's Next Top ModelSeason 5
Lê Thị Kim DungVietnam's Next Top ModelSeason 8
Montell van Leijen NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 10
Riya SubodhIndia's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Ivy Watson & Britain's Next Top ModelSeason 12
Isak OmorodionAustria's Next TopmodelSeason 8
Samvel Tumanyan UkraineTop Model po-ukrainskySeason 4
Mahir PandhiTop Model IndiaSeason 1
Kyla Coleman United StatesAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 24
Le Shae Riley CaribbeanCaribbean's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Toni Dreher-Adenuga GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 13
Soufyan Gnini NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 11
Dana Slosar Far EastAsia's Next Top ModelSeason 6
Saviour ChibuezeSwitzerland's Next TopmodelSeason 1
Kasia SzklarczykTop Model Season 7
Urvi ShettyIndia's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Noune KazaryanGreece's Next Top ModelSeason 3
Yana Kutishevska UkraineTop Model po-ukrainskySeason 5
Anujin BaynerdeneMongolia's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Chamia Chimedtseren †Mongolia's Next Top ModelSeason 2
Simone Hartseil GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 14
Taibeh AhmadiAustria's Next TopmodelSeason 9
Gabriela GislerSwitzerland's Next TopmodelSeason 2
Dawid WoskanianTop Model Season 8
Marcus Hansma NetherlandsHolland's Next Top ModelSeason 12
Anna Maria IliadouGreece's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Katia TarabankoGreece's Next Top ModelSeason 4
Malvina Chuklya UkraineTop Model po-ukrainskySeason 6
Jacky Wruck GermanyGermany's Next TopmodelSeason 15

Current and upcoming seasons

The following table contains current and upcoming seasons of Top Model listed in chronological order.
ShowSeasonPremiereDayHostNo. of contestantsChannel
Vietnam's Next Top Model9TBAHoàng YếnTBAVTV3
Holland's Next Top Model13TBAAnna NooshinTBARTL5
Greece's Next Top Model5TBA-TBAStar Channel
Poland's Next Top Model9TBAJoanna KrupaTBATVN
Indonesia's Next Top Model1TBATBATBANET
Top Model po-ukrainsky72021 TBAAlla KostromichovaTBANovyi Kanal
Switzerland's Next Topmodel32021 TBAManuela FreyTBAPuls 8
Germany's Next Topmodel162021TBAHeidi KlumTBAProSieben