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''America's Next Top Model'' (often shortened to '''''Top Model''''' or abbreviated as '''''ANTM''''') is a . 2006-07 primetime wrap ''HollywoodReporter.com'' SHOW FORMAT Each season of ''America's Next Top Model'' has from 9-13 episodes and starts with 10-14 contestants. Episodically, one contestant is eliminated, though there have been cases of a double elimination or no elimination by consensus of the judging panel. Makeovers are administered to contestants early in the season (usually after the first or second elimination in the finals), and a trip to an international destination is scheduled at about two-thirds of the way through the season (the remaining five or six contestants). Each episode of ''Top Model'' covers the events of roughly a week of real time (however, while overseas, an episode roughly covers three to four days, totaling two weeks of filming abroad), and features a fashion challenge, photoshoot or commercial, judging, and critique of each contestant and her performance by the judging panel led by Tyra Banks , and the elimination of one or more contestants. The current panel includes fashion icon Twiggy , photographer Nigel Barker and runway coach J. Alexander . Each episode is usually associated with a theme in the world of modeling, such as dealing with the press in interviews, selling a commercial product, or appearing in a runway show. An 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, or applying make-up to suit various occasions. A related challenge soon follows, such as a mock runway show or interview, and a winner is chosen by a judge. She receives some prize, such as clothing, a night out, or an advantage at the next photoshoot, and she is usually allowed to share the benefits with a certain number of other contestants of her choice. The next segment is a photoshoot, and each contestant's performance will reflect heavily on her judging for that week. Each season features photoshoots such as bikini or lingerie shots, beauty shots, posing nude or semi-nude, posing with a male model, and posing with animal(s). Usually one photoshoot per season (excluding Cycle 4 ) is replaced with a commercial shoot, though in one episode of Cycle 2 , the remaining contestants appeared in the music video for Tyra's single, "Shake Ya Body" in lieu of a photoshoot. The final segment of each episode is judging. During judging, contestants are often given a challenge in some area such as posing, selling a product, runway walking, or choosing a representative outfit or make-up look to satisfy a given prompt, known as a pre-evaluation task. Each contestant's photo is then shown and evaluated by the judging panel. After all photos have been evaluated, the contestants leave the room as the judges deliberate. The elimination process is ceremonious, as Tyra reveals and hands out the photos of the contestants that have not been eliminated one-by-one, in terms of merit, each time saying, "Congratulations. You are still in the running towards becoming America's Next Top Model". The last two contestants who have not received their photos are brought up as "the bottom two," and Tyra critiques each one before revealing which of the two has been eliminated. However, there have been two exceptions, as Cycle 4 had a double elimination, and in Cycle 5 , both of the bottom two were spared. The format varies slightly when only three contestants remain. In the season finalé, the three remaining aspiring models compete in one last photo shoot and/or commercial, followed by a judging session in which the judges eliminate the contestant they feel to be the weakest. The final two then compete in a runway show in front of the judges and a live audience, before both their performances there and during the entire competition is considered when the judges declare a winner. CYCLE SUMMARY ANTM Crossovers Cycle 3 , Cycle 4 , Cycle 5 , Cycle 6 and Cycle 7 have provided guest starring opportunities for contestants winning acting challenges and for the champions. The model rarely appears in more than one episode of the show. Contestants who have won guest-star roles include:
For Cycle 8 , the acting-themed episode had Tia Mowry of CW's '' The Game '' give the girls a crash course in acting, although the "crossover" was limited to Mowry's appearance, as the challenge winner was not given a guest role as a prize. However, Natasha Galkina won a Correspondent job for '' The Tyra Banks Show '' ANTM with The CW It was announced on January 24 , 2006 , that ''Top Model'' would be part of the new The CW network, a merger between UPN and The WB , when the next cycle started. Prior to the announcement of merging with The CW, UPN had committed to renewing the series through its ninth cycle on January 20 , 2008 . http://www.thefutoncritic.com/calendar.aspx?view=renewals for which casting was conducted throughout mid-2006. ANTM Writers' Labor Dispute |
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