Australia's Next Top Model season 3: Difference between revisions

Australia's Next Top Model season 3
Created by	Tyra Banks
Country of origin	Australia
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	FOX8
Release	March 27, 2007

Cycle 3

The third cycle of Australia's Next Top Model premiered on March 27 2007. As with the first two cycles, the third season will be aired exclusively on the Foxtel network FOX8.

Erika Heynatz, the previous host for the first two cycles did not return as host of cycle 3, with Jodhi Meares, former model and designer of swimsuit collection Tigerlily, taking on the hosting role. (Source: Official Site)

The judging panel sees the return of fashion designer and model booker, Alex Perry for his third season. As well as international photographer Jez Smith, and ex-model and TV personality Charlotte Dawson.

The show has gone under a number of changes with the introduction of a fan favorite voting system. Shortly after a new episode airs, Foxtel users are able to cast their vote via the Red Button or SMS to find out who is Australia's Favorite Top Model.

Another first for Australia's Next Top Model is the live finale, where as in previous cycles the finale would be filmed at a isolated location and the winner revealed later on TV. (Source: Variety.com)

Episode Summaries

Episode 1 - Models 101

• Original airdate: March 27, 2007

The 12 selected girls from around Australia gather inside a small room where they meet Jodhi who brings out Jonathan Pease, a fashion stylist. The girls are told that there are four rooms in this place and the girls have three minutes in each room to perform a photograph. The first one is street wear followed by clean swim-wear shots and last of all is the elegant shoot. The judges secretly monitor them and give them a shock when the girls are told to walk down a runway in front of the judges. At the end of the runway the girls are critiqued. Afterwards the girls are given keys to their new apartment where the girls find Jodhi mail telling them to get ready to perform the Top Model commercial the next day. Meanwhile Paloma starts to get annoyed with all the girls and says she acts older than her age which is sixteen but behaves like a fourteen year old. Jaimi also considers leaving. The next day the girls are given a job which they have to portray in promoting the show. Anika is told that she was the best at acting and playing her role so she gets to choose two friends to take along to meet Jodhi and have a speacial time with her. Meanwhile at the house Paloma has an anxiety attack. The next day the girls are taken to their first real photoshoot where they have to pose in a group shot with elegant dresses on. At judging Stephanie.H, Anika and Jordan are given praise but Stephanie. F and Jane are given a bad critique. Jaimi is still considering leaving and leaves in the judging room, shocking all the girls again. Cobi and Stephanie. F suprisingly land in the bottom 2 with Cobi leaving. And another suprise shocks the girls when new girl Kara arrives to take over Jaimi's place.

• Bottom two: Cobi Marsh, Stephanie Flockhart
• Eliminated: Cobi Marsh
• Quit Competition: Jaimi Smith
• New Model: Kara-Lee Taylor
• Featured photographers: Fabrizio Lipari, Georges Antoni
• Special guests: Priscilla Leighton Clark, Beth Levis

Episode 2- Know Your Body

• Original Airdate: April 3, 2007

The models meet their personal trainer, Andreas, for the first time. He takes their measurements and then takes the girls to do the beep test, and a yoga session. When the girls are about to go to their challenge, Paloma learns that no-one had told her about Cassandra's leaving the house at night. Paloma has a meltdown and holds the girls up for 2 hours. For the challenge they have to dress in lingerie and hold one pose with a picture frame for five minutes. Steph. H wins the challenge and chooses Jane, Steph. F, Jordan and Sophie to go with her to a day spa, while the other girls have to cook the winners meal. Paloma again doesn't participate in the cooking. For their indivdual first photo shoot the girls are going to be in a pool of water dressed in tigerlily swimwear. Steph. H gets praise and it told by Jonathan that she set the bar. Steph. F struggles and is asked to redo the shoot. At judging, Jodhi criticizes the girls for not following rules and advice. For the elimination challenge they are to dress in denim and create a pose inspired by Kate Moss' Calvin Klein ad campaign. Sophie actually takes her shirt off. At judging all the girls are praised for good photos. However, Sophie is criticized for being bored, Cassandra for breaking the rules and Paloma for not being able to handle the pressure. In the end, Cassandra and Paloma wind up in the bottom two and Cassandra is sent home.

• Bottom two: Cassandra Hughes, Paloma Rodriguez
• Eliminated: Cassandra Hughes
• Featured photographers: Jez Smith

Contestants

(Order Of Elimination)

• Jaimi Smith - Adelaide, South Australia, 18, 5'9.5"
• Cobi Marsh - Melbourne, Victoria, 17, 5'8"
• Cassandra Hughes - Emu Plains, New South Wales, 18, 6'1"

(Still in the Running)

• Alice Burdeu - Melbourne, Victoria, 18, 6'1"
• Anika Salerno - Beaudesert, Queensland, 20, 5'8"
• Danica Brown - Gold Coast, Queensland, 16, 5'11"
• Jane Williamson - Adelaide, South Australia, 19, 6'0"
• Jordan Lukas - Sydney, New South Wales, 17, 5'7.5"
• Kara-Lee Taylor - South Coast, New South Wales, 19, 5'9"
• Paloma Rodriguez - Newcastle, New South Wales, 16, 5'9.5"
• Sophie Wittingslow - Rye, Victoria, 19, 5'11"
• Stephanie Flockhart - Brisbane, Queensland, 17, 5'8"
• Stephanie Hart - Central Coast, New South Wales, 16, 5'8"

Summaries

Photoshoot Guide

• Week 1 Photo shoot: Street, Bikini and Elegant shots/ Group shoot
• Week 2 Photo shoot: Tigerlily Swimwear

Judges

• Jodhi Meares
• Alex Perry
• Jez Smith
• Charlotte Dawson

Prizes

The Cycle 3 Top Model will win a one year contract with premiere model agency Priscilla's Model Mnagement, a trip to New York to meet with another top model booker, a Ford Fiesta XR4, a contract to be the face of Napoleon Perdis for 12 months (includes a international photoshoot) and an eight-paged fashion feature with Vogue Australia.

Cycle Statistics

• Total number of contestants: 13
• Oldest contestant: Anika Salerno aged 20
• Youngest contestants: Danica Brown, Paloma Rodriguez & Stephanie Hart, all aged 16
• Tallest contestants: Cassandra Hughes & Alice Burdeu 6' 1" (185 cm)
• Shortest contestant: Jordan Lukas, 5' 7.5" (172 cm)
• Heaviest contestant: Cassandra Hughes 63kg
• Lightest contestant: Kara-Lee Taylor 45kg
• Walked contestant: Jaimi Smith

External links

Interview with first evictee Cobi Marsh

Interview with second evictee Cassandra Hughes