America's Next Top Model season 8
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America's Next Top Model season 8 | |
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Created by | Tyra Banks |
Developed by | Kenya Barris |
Country of origin | ![]() |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Executive producers | Tyra Banks Ken Mok Anthony Dominici |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | The CW |
Release | February 28, 2007 |
America's Next Top Model Cycle 8 is the eighth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the second season of the series to be aired on The CW network. The international destination for this cycle is Sydney, Australia. The winner, as in Cycle 7, will be managed by Elite Model Management, and will win a US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, plus the cover and a six-page spread in Seventeen magazine.
Episode Summaries
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The Girl Who Won't Stop Talking
Original air date: February 28, 2007
The cycle begins with the arrival of 33 contestants in Los Angeles, where they are immediately thrown into model boot camp. They meet Mr. and Ms. Jay, who tests them with a quick photoshoot and a quizzing session on fashion-related knowledge. Later that day, they meet Tyra.
After the boot camp, castings start, after which the pool of girls is pared down to 20. The final 20 are then treated to a Marc Ecko party. At the party, the 20 each have their pictures taken, and the final 13 girls are chosen based on these photos.
The next day, the girls meet Jay Manuel, who has arranged their first photoshoot with photographer and judge Nigel Barker. They are each given a controversial social issue along themes such as pro-choice, gay marriage and anti-gun.
For the week's reward challenge, the girls are taken to Goodwill of Southern California, where they are given 3 minutes to put together an outfit which personifies their personal style before walking down the runway. At the end of the show, each girl's outfit would be auctioned off to raise money for Goodwill. Jael's outfit receives the highest bid, hence winning the challenge and giving her the right to sign her name on the cheque.
At panel, the judges feel that Jael and Kathleen both failed to commit during their photoshoots, and they end up in the bottom two. The judges criticize Jael for her apparent fear of success, but decide that she has more potential than Kathleen and the latter is eliminated.
- Bottom two: Jael Strauss & Kathleen DuJour
- Eliminated: Kathleen DuJour
- Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
- Special guest(s): Johnta Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Russell Baer, Phillip Bloch, Marc Ecko
The Girls Go To Prom
Original Airdate: March 7, 2007
- Bottom two:
- Eliminated:
- Featured photographer:
- Special guest(s):
Contestants
In order of elimination
(ages stated are at the time of the contest)
- Kathleen DuJour, 20, from Brooklyn, New York
(Still in the running [in alphabetical order])
- Brittany Carrigher, 21, from Savannah, Georgia
- Cassandra Watson, 24, from Seattle, Washington
- Diana O'Connell, 21, from Garfield, New Jersey
- Dionne Alexander, 20, from Montgomery, Alabama
- Felicia, 19, from Houston, Texas
- Jael Strauss, 22, from Detroit, Michigan
- Jaslene Gonzalez, 20, from Chicago, Illinois
- Natasha Galkina, 21, from Dallas, Texas
- Renee DeWitt, 20, from Maui, Hawaii
- Samantha Francis, 19, from Pinson, Alabama
- Sarah Vanderhaar, 20, from Lake Zurich, Illinois
- Whitney Cunningham, 21, from West Palm Beach, Florida
Statistics
Call-out order
Order | Ep 1 | Ep 2 | Ep 3 | Ep 4 | Ep 5 | Ep 6 | Ep 7 | Ep 8 | Ep 9 | Ep 10 | Ep 11 | Ep 12 | Ep 13 |
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1 | Natasha | Jaslene | |||||||||||
2 | Kathleen | Brittany | |||||||||||
3 | Sarah | Felicia | |||||||||||
4 | Cassandra | Diana | |||||||||||
5 | Renee | Samantha | |||||||||||
6 | Samantha | Cassandra | |||||||||||
7 | Dionne | Renee | |||||||||||
8 | Whitney | Sarah | |||||||||||
9 | Brittany | Dionne | |||||||||||
10 | Felicia | Whitney | |||||||||||
11 | Jael | Natasha | |||||||||||
12 | Jaslene | Jael | |||||||||||
13 | Diana | Kathleen |
- The contestant won the week's reward challenge
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant won the competition
- In episode 1, the pool of 20 girls was reduced to 13 who moved on to the main competition. However, this first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week.
Photoshoot Guide
- Week 1 Photoshoots: Boot camp shoot / Marc Ecko party shoot (Casting)
- Week 2 Photoshoot: Controversial Political Issues
Judges
Show Statistics
- Total number of contestants: 13
- Oldest contestant: Cassandra Watson, aged 24
- Youngest contestants: Felicia & Samantha Francis, both aged 19
- Tallest contestant: Diana O'Connell, 6'1"