Africa's_Next_Top_Model_(season_1)

<i>Africa's Next Top Model</i> season 1

Africa's Next Top Model season 1

Season of television series

Africa's Next Top Model, cycle 1 is the first installment of a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of Africa's Next Top Model along with the chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire African continent.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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The prize package for this cycle included a 1-year modeling contract with New York-based modelling agency DNA Model Management, a product endorsement deal with P&G, a 1-year contract as an ambassador for South African Tourism, SNAPP, Etisalat, and Verve, and a cash prize of 50,000 USD.

The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Aamito Lagum, representing the nation of Uganda.

Series summary

Auditions

Casting calls and auditions were held in several countries and on different dates, listed below:

  • 6 July at Polana Serena Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique
  • 9 July at Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 14 July at Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
  • 20 July at M Plaza Hotel, Accra, Ghana
  • 23 July at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria
  • 28 July at Centro Cultural Paz Flor (Paz Flor Convention Centre), Luanda, Angola
  • 1 August at Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa

After the selection process, 12 models were chosen to participate in the competition.

Requirements

All applicants were required to be between 18–27 years old at the time they auditioned or applied for the show. Additional requirements stated that if a model was being represented by a modeling agency at the time she applied, she had to terminate that representation prior. Contestants from any country in Africa were encouraged to apply. The minimum height requirement was 170 cm, or 5'7.[8]

Cast

Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)[9]

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Judges

Other cast members

  • Carl Isaacs
  • Crystal Birch

Episodes

Episode 1

First aired 10 November 2013

Episode 2

First aired 17 November 2013

  • Guest judge: Carl Isaacs

Episode 3

First aired 24 November 2013

  • Guest judge: Thula Sindi

Episode 4

First aired 1 December 2013

  • Guest judge: Malibongwe Tyilo

Episode 5

First aired 8 December 2013

  • Guest judge: Annabel Onyango

Episode 6

First aired 15 December 2013

  • Guest judge: Marianne Fassler

Episode 7

First aired 22 December 2013

  • Guest judge: Craig Port

Episode 8

First aired 29 December 2013

  • Guest judge: David Tlale

Episode 9

First aired 5 January 2014

  • Guest judge: Jackie Burger

Episode 10

First aired 12 January 2014

  • Guest judge: Butterfly Cayley

Results

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  The contestant was in a non-elimination bottom two
  The contestant won the competition
  1. In episode 2, Cheandre, Marwa, Omowunmi and Steffi landed in the bottom four. Cheandre and Omowunmi were declared safe and Marwa and Steffi were eliminated.
  2. In episode 8, Cheandre, Opeyemi and Roselyn landed in the bottom three. Oluchi handed the final photograph to Opeyemi, eliminating Cheandre and Roselyn.
  3. In episode 9, Michaela and Opeyemi landed in the bottom two. After handing Opeyemi her photograph, Oluchi revealed that there would be no elimination.

Average call-out order

Final episode is not included.

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