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America's Next Top Model 17
America's Next Top Model 17America's Next Top Model 17 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
America's Next Top Model: All-Stars (stylized as America's Next Top Model ALL STARS) is the seventeenth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the eleventh season to be aired on The CW network. It premiered on September 14, 2011. America's Next Top Model, Cycle 17 featured fourteen returning models from previous seasons. The prizes for this cycle were:
The judging panel, unchanged since Cycle 14, once again consists of Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker and André Leon Talley. The first judging was conducted in front of a live audience. The international destination for this Cycle is the Greek island of Crete. The promotional song for this cycle is, "You Make Me Feel..." by Cobra Starship ft. Sabi. This was the final season filmed and broadcast in standard definition. The winner was 30 year-old Lisa D'Amato who originally participated in Cycle 5 CastingThis season has been subtitled "All-Stars," featuring fourteen returning non-winning contestants representing twelve of the series' sixteen cycles (Cycles 3, 6, 7 and 8 are unrepresented) for a second chance to win the title. Cycles 5 and 11 are each represented by two contestants. Most notably, Jade Cole, second runner-up of Cycle 6, was offered (but rejected) the chance to appear in this cycle, claiming her contract was "bogus and one-sided." The returning contestants and their prior placements are:
Episode summariesConsists of 13 episodes overall.Nicki MinajFirst aired September 14, 2011The fourteen All-Stars arrive at their Los Angeles mansion. Most of them are excited to see each other, but Camille"s arrival was received with a lukewarm reception and many did not recognize Kayla. Bianca was upset that Bre, who was her friend in real life, didn"t tell her about her participation. Soon after the introductions, Mr. Jay arrived and led them to their first photo shoot in the backyard. The photo shoot would require the girls to embody the personalities that made them stars during their previous cycles. Shannon refused to use lingerie and chose a bikini instead, which made Jay confused. Also, Bianca was upset that she was getting red extensions for the photo shoot. The personalities each model embodied were:
At panel, Lisa, Laura, Isis, Laura and Allison received good criticism from both the judges and the audience, while the crowd"s taunting of Alexandria greatly affected her. Tyra revealed that this week's decision was going to be based on both the photos and the audiences' comments. Isis' strong photo earned her the first call out (her first between both cycles), while Brittany and Alexandria landed in the bottom two. It was noted that Alexandria was the only girl with negative audience comments, but the judges deemed Brittany, who received neither positive nor negative comments, as forgettable, eliminating her despite taking a good photo.
Ashlee SimpsonFirst aired September 21, 2011The first shocking elimination alarms many of the remaining girls, but their scare is soon overshadowed by the announcement of their impending makeovers. Many girls see minimal changes, but Bre, Alexandria and Sheena have meltdowns over the cutting of their hair, though the latter two end up liking it. For this week"s photo shoot, the girls are each given a brand word, which they will try to personify in their photo (an advertisement for Pink's Hot Dogs) and for the rest of the competition. The girls and their brand words are as follows:
At panel, many girls receive praise either for their photos or for embodying their brand word well. Lisa"s devil-may-care photo and daring outfit at judging wins the judges over and she receives the first call-out. Conversely, Kayla and Sheena"s failure to both produce a standout photo as well as not portraying their brand well see them in the bottom two. The judges see more potential in Kayla and Sheena is sent home.
Kristin CavallariFirst aired September 28, 2011Star of Laguna Beach, Kristin Cavallari, arrives at the girls" mansion and talks to them about achieving real world success after a reality show. Next, the girls meet Nigel for their reward challenge, which would require them to answer questions during an interview on Extra, conducted by Mario Lopez. The girls are divided via schoolyard pick (starting with Lisa and Bianca), and it is only after the groups are created that they are informed that the winning team would win immunity. Lisa"s over-enthusiasm, Angelea"s reservations and Bianca's crudeness gets the thumbs down, while Allison"s to-the-point answers, Isis" confidence and Kayla"s sincerity gets the thumbs up. In the end, the team consisting of Allison, Bianca, Bre, Camille, Kayla and Shannon win immunity, with Allison winning a guest-correspondent role on Extra for being the best overall. This week"s photo shoot sees the girls paired up (one from each of the immune and non-immune group) on stilts.
At panel, Angelea clarifies with Nigel about how to balance both a professional style of answering interviews while still being able to showcase her "ghetto" personality. However, her mediocre photo lands her in the bottom two with Isis. While critiquing the bottom two, Tyra notes that they were not the weakest, but because of the immunity twist, the judges had to compare who was stronger out of the two. In the end, Angelea"s photo is deemed to be marginally better, and Isis was sent home.
Anthony ZuikerFirst aired October 5, 2011The episode starts with Kayla was rushed to the hospital due to a cardiac arrhythmia and mini heart attack. Afterwards, the girls convene at the studio of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and meet producer, Anthony Zuiker, who gives them the opportunity to audition for a role as their reward challenge. Some of the girls found it hard to memorize the long medical terms. Lisa dismayed Jay for not bringing her fire on set and ultimately forgetting all of her lines. Angelea and Bre impressed with their flawless takes, but it was Bre who ultimately won a guest starring role on a CSI episode. For their photo shoot, the girls pose with male models for a fashion campaign in Express. They had to embody different personas as follows:
La Toya JacksonFirst aired October 12, 2011Shannon draws up a time allocation schedule for everyone's phone usage. Bianca notices a flaw in the system, but when she tries to explain this to Shannon, Shannon tears up, believing that Bianca was attacking her. Lisa becomes involved in the disagreement, angering Bianca who felt that Lisa was not minding her own business. The girls headed to Santa Monica Beach for their runway challenge. They were tasked to walk for the Kardashian Sisters Collection, which required them to jump onto a moving carousel mid-walk. Although only one winner was intended, the sisters were unable to decide between Bre and Lisa, so both girls won an outfit from the collection. Backstage, Miss J. confronted Bianca about her negative attitude, and she explained the conflicts she was having with the other girls. This however, upset Lisa and she confronted Bianca again, but Bre managed to mediate the situation. At the photo shoot, the girls had to portray Michael Jackson through different stages of his life. La Toya Jackson was present at the shoot to help the girls embody her brother.
Tyra surprised the girls by revealing that it was La Toya who arranged the call-out order this week. Laura received her first ever first call-out of her Top Model career. Conversely, Angelea and Lisa found themselves in the bottom two for the second time. Tyra handed the elimination proceedings over to La Toya, who explained that her brother had a loving and giving nature, and in the same vein, both girls wouldn't be going home, and both weren't eliminated.
Coco RochaFirst aired October 19, 2011The girls are taken to the beach, where they are introduced to a charity initiative - they will be split into two teams of nine, and will participate in a game of flag football. To make up the numbers, recently eliminated contestants Brittany, Sheena, Isis and Camille were invited back to join them. Each team was also joined by two players from the NFL (Julian Edelman, Jahvid Best, Kareem Jackson, and Dante Hughes), with the winning team earning 5,000 for their football players' charities. In addition, at undefined points during the match, Nigel will call the girls over for a photo shoot challenge with the football players. Despite falling behind early on, the Blue team, consisting of Allison, Angelea, Bianca, Bre and Laura, won the game 14-7 (and the charity money), but it was Kayla of the Red team who performed the best at the shoot and she won a photo shoot with Andre for Tyra"s website as her prize. Later, the girls were introduced to Coco Rocha, and discovered they would be modelling with her in pairs for their bar fight-themed photo shoot. Angelea disappoints Jay by arriving on set with low energy and after some negative feedback, left the set midway through the shoot, but returned with new life and impressed Jay. Alexandria and Bre entertained everyone with their loud screaming throughout the shoot, but Jay and Coco were concerned that they were more "actors" than "models."
Kathy GriffinFirst aired October 26, 2011This week's reward challenge saw the girls creating their own signature fragrances and endorsing their product in front of a live audience, greeting the public in bathtubs. Alexandria irritated some of the girls when she took a long time picking her ingredients, while Bianca refused to pose in the tub. Cycle 3 winner Eva Marcille hosted the launch party. Lisa won the challenge for her fun label and endorsement (she splashed in the tub) which granted her immunity from the next elimination.
Comedienne Kathy Griffin surprised the girls at panel with a comedic entrance. Tyra also announced an addition to this cycle's prize package - the face of the new America's Next Top Model Fragrance. Bianca became vocally defensive when questioned about her behavior during the fragrance launch party. After the deliberations, Tyra stated that she only had seven photos in her hand (meaning two girls would be going home). Lisa's immunity and her strong photo earned her another first call-out while Bianca, Kayla and Shannon landed to the bottom three, Shannon for being too safe and not standing out, Kayla for slowly regressing throughout the competition and Bianca for her bad attitude and behavior. Shannon received the last photo; Bianca and Kayla were sent home.
GameFirst aired November 2, 2011Mr. Jay announced that the remaining all-stars would make a music video for the week's assignment. Each of them is assigned a tune and they have 20 minutes to compose lyrics. Allison got frustrated because of her lack of a singing background. Lisa"s past song-writing experience helped her excel and ultimately won the reward challenge, earning a visit from her fiancé Adam. The next day, rapper Game tasks the girls to incorporate "Pot Ledom" ("Top Model" spelt backwards) as a hook into their song, before guiding them to film their music videos.
Nikos PapadopoulosFirst aired November 9, 2011André arrives at the girls" house and informs them that they would be travelling to Greece for the remainder of the competition. When they arrive at Athens, Miss J. tasks them to write a one-minute speech introducing themselves to the Greek Tourism dignitaries once they touch down at their final destination - Crete. Almost all of the girls commit minor faux pas. Lisa was dressed inappropriately, Allison was really great, Shannon focused too much on herself, Dominique"s nervousness showed through, Laura was too excitable and Angelea signed off crudely. All these gave Allison, the only one who did not commit any errors, the challenge win. She won a piece of Lina Fanouraki jewelry. When the models arrived at their new home, they are given the opportunity to collaborate with designer Michael Cinco to design their final runway gown should they make it to the final two. This week"s photo shoot required the girls to model lingerie while posing into a giant bowl of Greek salad. Shannon refused to pose in underwear and she sat out of the shoot, while Allison"s tearing eyes and Laura"s migraine caused discomfort at their respective shoots. At panel, Dominique"s photo was universally applauded, and while Allison"s eyes were closed in her photo, she pulled off a great shot nevertheless. Laura"s erotically-charged photo didn"t sit well with the judges, especially since they felt it was contradictory to her "lovable" brand. This caused her to land in the bottom two for the first time (in both of her cycles) together with Shannon, whom the judges appreciated for standing up for her beliefs, but in the end, the judges felt that Laura's performance was better, and Shannon was eliminated.
Exploring GreeceFirst airing November 16, 2011The week"s reward challenge required the girls to critique and assess each other"s modelling potential. Dominique, Angelea and Lisa got into a heated argument when Dominique called out Angelea"s lack of self-awareness and commitment, causing the latter to storm out in frustration. However, when asked to statistically rate each other"s overall star-quality, Allison was ranked the weakest while Laura scored the strongest, winning the challenge. After the challenge, the girls were brought out for a day of yachting, swimming, clubbing and drinks. This week"s photo shoot required the girls to portray ancient Olympic sports, namely:
HighlightsFirst airing November 23, 2011This was the recap episode that highlighted scenes from the first ten episodes of the cycle. It also included some never-before-seen footage such as Angelea and Bianca arguing over a phone list but later gaining a mutual understanding, the girls questioning Isis about her transgender life, Bianca and Camille's verbal altercation over phone use, Alexandria and Allison chatting about the former"s super nice and sensitive tough person, Bre chiding Bianca for not contributing to household chores, Angelea"s fascination with Kim Kardashian"s butt, Kayla"s lack of vocabulary knowledge, Lisa"s many crazy antics around the house, Laura and Lisa telling Shannon the benefits of the female orgasm, a day trip to the Greek island of Santorini, the girls celebrating Laura"s 22nd birthday, and Angelea and Laura"s Greek massage (as part of Laura"s challenge win prize from episode 10). Tyson BeckfordFirst airing November 30, 2011The final four girls are given a blog-writing challenge for Vogue.it. They have 3 hours to select an outfit, drive to a location and take a photo of themselves there, and head back to their mansion to write about Crete lifestyle and fashion. This week, instead of a regular photo shoot, the girls were required to film 2 days worth of motion editorial for Tyra"s New York Times best-selling young adult novel Modelland. Lisa and Angelea excelled while Allison's watery eyes gave her problems again, and Laura struggled to contain her overt sex appeal. After the blog, Allison and Laura"s short postings aren"t well received, while Lisa failed to talk about fashion, therefore handing Angelea her first win of the cycle. She won a 7-night return trip to Crete and a gold tiara. After the Modelland motion editorial, supermodel Tyson Beckford joined them on the second day. At panel, in what Tyra called "one of the longest deliberations ever" (the deliberation over who would go home lasted a little over 1.5 hours), Lisa and Angelea's strong performances saved them and in turn, landed Allison and Laura in the bottom two. The judges were torn over Laura, who had a bubbly and contagious personality but struggled to take high-fashion photos, and Allison, who was introverted but had a unique quirkiness in photos. In the end, Allison was saved and Laura was eliminated.
All-Star FinaleFirst airing December 7, 2011The final three girls shoot their CoverGirl Intense Shadow Blast commercial and print ad. Lisa struggles to showcase her vivacious personality, and the strong light once again causes problems for Allison's watery eyes, although both manage to pull off commendable efforts in the end while Angelea does well in both. The girls then are photographed for Vogue Italia. All three do a good job, and then it's time for the final runway show. For the final runway show, the final three will wear personally-customized gowns by Michael Cinco, and are joined by previously eliminated girls Shannon, Dominique and Laura. The elaborate theatrics of the show requires the girls to swim underwater, do a quick-change, fly in the air and walk to their music video song from episode 8. Angelea cries shortly before the show starts due to the pressure. All three finalists face minor runway faux pas - Lisa accidentally swims to the side of the pool (instead of the ramp at the centre) to fix her mask, which fell off as the result of trying to do a flip underwater, Angelea has problems remaining underwater and Allison loves control of her dress due to the gushing wind. At panel, it is revealed that Angelea was disqualified by production for unspecified reasons, and that the judging was now back in Los Angeles. (The set used for the final judging was the same as the one used for the first half of the following cycle, with some modifications.) For the CoverGirl print ad, Allison's photo was criticized for failing to "smize" and looking vacant, while Lisa's was applauded for being alluring and flirtatious. Both were criticized for their CoverGirl commercial - Allison was too introverted while Lisa failed to showcase her personality. For the final runway, Allison's graceful swimming was lauded, as was Lisa's command of her dress, but Allison was disparaged for her weak runway walk and Lisa for her swimming fiasco. In the final deliberations, the judges agreed that both Allison and Lisa had personified their brands ("unique" and "daring" respectively) well. The merits and drawbacks of both finalists were discussed- Allison was loved by photographers and designers alike as both a model and a muse but however, her introverted personality would deem her inappropriate for the role of an Extra correspondent. Lisa's sassy and outgoing personality, as well as her progress of refinement throughout the course of the competition was appreciated, as was her superior runway walk and confidence. It was noted that whilst Lisa's may not only have been the best model, she was an all-rounder, being a good singer, performer, entertainer, actress, celebrity and would easily command attention on the red carpet - a vital attribute for an Extra correspondent. However, her personality could easily come off as too tough and conceited. In the end, the second half of Modelland was shown, which revealed Lisa as the winner of America"s Next Top Model: All Stars.
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Angelea's disqualification controversyFollowing the finale, reports began to speculate regarding the disqualification of Angelea Preston. Several theories have been debunked, including that she was disqualified for her pregnancy (which was subsequently announced following the airing of the finale) or for having an affair with a crew member. The most widely supported theory is that Preston actually won the competition but had the title stripped from her after she revealed details of her win before it aired. This theory is supported by the fact that the final panel was mysteriously re-shot in Los Angeles.In January 2013, Angelea confirmed that she had indeed won the competition prior to being stripped of the title, but she did not reveal details of her win before it aired and that she would be coming out with a memoir detailing specifics of the event. Cast membersJudges
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