Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 2
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| Australia's Next Top Model Cycle 2 |
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|---|---|
| Format | Reality television |
| Created by | Tyra Banks |
| Starring | Erika Heynatz Jodhi Meares Alex Perry Georges Antoni Victoria Fisher |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Louise Ford Julie Hanna Helen Jackson Scott McIntosh Peter Tame |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FOX8 |
| Original run | January 11, 2006 – February 22, 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 1 |
| Followed by | Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 3 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Cycle two of Australia's Next Top Model started airing since January 11, 2006 with utmost 13 ladies to compete for the title.
The 13 finalists from around the country converged in Sydney where they spent several weeks sharing an inner city apartment while competing for the title of Australia's Next Top Model.
Eboni Stocks was eventually awarded the winner.
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[edit] Episode Summary
Prior to the airing of the show, twelve of the thirteen models filmed a television commercial to The Pussycat Dolls' 'Don't Cha (remix)' in which they each portrayed a different sport with the theme 'Game On'. The winner, Eboni, did not participate so instead Season 1 winner Gemma Sanderson wore the costume Eboni would have worn and they edited in her face afterward. Gemma's face can clearly be seen at the very beginning.
| Contestant | Sport |
|---|---|
| Caroline | Rollerskating |
| Eboni | American Football |
| Hiranthi | Cricket |
| Jessica | Baseball |
| Lara | Batons |
| Louise | Australian Football |
| Madeleine | Boxing |
| Natalie | Cheerleading |
| Rebecca | Ping Pong |
| Sarah | Gymnasium |
| Sasha | Volleyball |
| Simone | Tennis |
| Sophie | Hockey |
[edit] Models 24/7
- Original airdate: January 04, 2006
The competition starts and 13 beauties are scouted from around Australia to be on the second season of Australia's Next Top Model. The models meet at 6.am in Sydney where they're taken to a military camp where they're told that they're going to complete an Australian army obstacle course. The judges secretly monitor the girls as they go through the grueling course and finish with a quick and easy photoshoot. Host, Erika Heynatz tells the girls that her and the judges have been secretly monitoring them and one girl will be eliminated on the spot. In the end when it's between blondie, Caroline and Darwin girl, Sasha, Sasha is sent packing as it was obvious Caroline was not going to be sent anywhere but the catwalk.The eleven remaining girls say their farewells to Sasha and leave to their model house where they meet Madeleine, the new girl to take Sasha's place. On the beds they find goodie-bags containing clothes, accessories and make-up and hair products. The next day the girls are taken to a dance studio where they're taught how to walk on a runway. The girls are then put to the test when they have to put on a runway show for shoe designers. Although Eboni went down the runway with only one shoe in the bikini look, she wins and chooses Sarah to share in her prize which is to have private lessons with judge, Victoria Fisher. The next day the girls are taken to their first photoshoot which rocks Hiranthi's boat when they're told to pose nude. Madeleine flaunts her naked body back set and Caroline poses with her breasts exposed but Hiranthi fails to live up to the other girls. That night Madeline ruffles some feathers when she makes-out with Sophie and tries to have sex with Lara in the hot tub. That same night Lara shaves off one of Hiranthi's eyebrows. At judging the next day Lara is told off for shaving off an eyebrow and Caroline is praised for posing completely nude. In the end Natalie and Rebecca land in the bottom 2 with both girls going home.
- Bottom two: Rebecca Pian and Natalie Guiffre
- Eliminated: Sasha Greenoff, Rebecca Pian & Natalie Guiffre
- Featured Photographer: Dean Tirkot
- Challenge Winner: Eboni Stocks
[edit] The Girl That Starts A Romance
- Original airdate: January 11, 2006
This week the girls are taken to a salon where a stylist changes all the girls hair. Carolinine cries when her hair is cut short and Louise is annoyed to be turned fire engine red. In the end Jessica wins the make-over challenge and gets a free hair straightener. The next day the girls are taken to a small room where judge, Alex Perry tells the girls to partner up and do each others hair and make-up and then choose an outfit from the rack. Jessica gets a little bit too comfy with Madeleine and says if she didn't have a boyfriend she would become a lesbian with Madeleine. The girls are then taken to a party where they mingle with celebrities and photographers. Hiranthi turns against Lara and tells each person she could about her shaved eyebrow. Jessica wins the challenge again and chooses Madeline to share in her prize which is to go to a hotel suite and party with a bunch of sexy bachelors. During the stay Jessica starts to find Madeleine unattractive. When they arrive back they have a manicure and have their second photoshoot which is to pose as circus freaks. Madeleine makes-out with the stylist and goes out for a walk with him. At judging, Sophie is deemed as boring due to being given one of the easiest settings but being unable to do well. Sarah is called 'old' in her photograph. In the end, Sophie is sent home.
- Bottom two: Sarah Lawrence and Sophie Miller
- Eliminated: Sophie Miller
- Featured Photographer: Marc Debman
- Challenge Winner: Jessica French
[edit] Letting Out Emotions
- Original airdate: January 18, 2006
This week the girls are taken to an acting class where they're told how to act out scenes and act out as animals. The next day the girls arrive at a comedian show where they each have to play a series of games which includes playing around with the girls arms and bodies. Lara is voted as the best comedian and chooses Sarah and Eboni to share in her prize which is to star in a commercial for toothpaste. The director assigns the rest of the girls to do hard jobs and at the end of the day keeps Caroline behind to do extra behind the scenes work. When the four girls leave, Sarah calls Caroline plain and the girls rally behind her saying Sarah is the plain one. The next day the girls choose an emotion from a hat and have to portray it in a picture.
| Contestant | Emotion |
|---|---|
| Lara | Shocked |
| Caroline | Sad |
| Simone | Seductive |
| Eboni | Angry |
| Hiranthi | Dreamy |
| Jessica | Laughing |
| Sarah | Joyful |
| Louise | Fearful |
| Madeleine | Screaming anger |
At judging Hiranthi, Lara, Caroline, Simone and Eboni are given a good critique but Jessica and Sarah land in the bottom two. Sarah for a bad photo and Jessica for not portraying her emotion well enough. Sarah is eliminated but says that Hiranthi deserved to go home instead.
- Bottom two: Sarah Lawrence and Jessica French
- Eliminated: Sarah Lawrence
- Featured Photographer: Georges Antoni
- Challenge Winner: Lara Cameron
[edit] Getting Back To Basics
- Original airdate: January 25, 2006
This week the girls are taken to the bush were they're told that they have to go back to basics to be a true model. The girls are told to work together to locate their camp site. Simone takes charge and finally leads the girls to their campsite. The girls enjoy a nice night in tents apart from when Simone sneaks horse poo into Lara's bed. The next day Simone chooses two friends's to take into a luxury camping van because she took the girls through a gruelling trek across the bush. That same day Eboni breaks down in tears and is sent to hospital when her back breaks in spasms. That night a stylist snuggles up to Madeline in bed and is accused of having sex whilst the stylist called Caroline cute and tried to have sex with her. Caroline then threatens to sue the stylist for sexual harassment and tells producers if he is not fired she will press charges. The girls then trek across a huge landscape and climb down a cliff until they arrive at their photoshoot destination. The girls pose as country women. At judging Simone is given the title hot whilst Caroline and Hiranthi land in the dirt. In the end Hiranthi is sadly sent home.
- Bottom two: Hiranthi Warusevitane and Caroline Mouflard
- Eliminated: Hiranthi Warusevitane
- Featured Photographer: Nick Leary
- Challenge Winner: Simone Vijoen
[edit] The Girl That Had Back Pains
- Original airdate: February 01, 2006
The episode starts out showing Caroline quickly breaking down, 7 ladies went to N.Z and which leads to her decision to quit the competition. Later, Adam Hill, the girls' trainer, takes the girls to Bondi Iceberg Pool, where they meet Olympic Gold Medalist Elka Graham and together they teach the girls about control and movement. But during the teach, Eboni loses all feeling in one of her arms and is quickly sent to the hospital. The rest of the girls then go to Latin Motion Dance Academy where they learned how to catwalk and Michael Boyd focuses on making the girls move more comfortably and confidently. They learn a coreographed dance, becoming their challenge for the week, which Madeleine wins. Erika later visits the girls for a girls' night, dining together and discussing body image. Later, Eboni finds out she has a serious problem with one the arteries in her neck that could potentially cause her to have a stroke. She tells the girls she'll have to stay in the hospital and drop out of the competition, upsetting all of them.
Afterwards, the girls go to the beach where they learn they'll be surfing, again pertaining to the weekly lesson of control and movement. Erika visits Eboni in the hospital, and Erika assures her that if the doctors give the okay, she can come back into the competition. The girls head to their photoshoot where they will be wearing Azzolini swimwear with male models. At judging, Lara and Jessica land in the bottom two. Lara is criticized for seemingly thinking she is only judged on her photos, and Erika tells Jessica that the judges aren't sure she has the right look for a model. In the end, Lara is sent home.
- Quit: Caroline Mouflard
- Bottom two: Lara Cameron and Jessica French
- Eliminated: Lara Cameron
- Featured Photographer: Simon Upton
- Challenge Winner: Madeleine Rose
[edit] Oh-My Cleo
- Original airdate: February 08, 2006
The girls travel to Bridge Climb, and learn they are climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge. There, Erika talks to the girls about the media and the role they will be playing in the girls' lives. As the girls climb back down and reach the ground, Eboni returns and announces she has come back to the competition, which pleases some girls, and ruffles the feathers of others, especially later on. The girls then meet with Peter Metzner of The Arc Factory who tells them about the media and how they always have to be good role models and build their credibility. Later, the girls get into a fight about Eboni returning to the competition.
The girls then go to Sky News. Their challenge is to be interviewed by Natalie Michaels to see how well they can deal with the media. Simone wins, showing a naturalness and naivete on camera that made her well-liked and she wins a gig in a runway show. She picks Eboni and Louise to share her prize, leaving Madeleine and Jessica working backstage. Later, the girls arrive for their photoshoot learning that they're shooting a 5-page editorial spread for Cleo Magazine, each of them getting their own page. At judging, Louise and Madeleine fall into the bottom two. The judges think that Madeleine has lost her passion. But Louise's lack of confidence ultimately sends her home.
- Bottom two: Madeleine Rose and Louise Van Brussel
- Eliminated: Louise Van Brussel
- Challenge Winner: Simone Viljoen
[edit] Fashion 1.1
- Original airdate: February 15, 2006
The girls visit a recording studio, where they find Erika recording a song. Erika tells them about how marketing plays a big role in a model's life. She brings the girls behind the microphone where each girl gets a one on one interview with Erika. She then sends the girls to her agent, for them to learn how to market themselves. Afterwards, the girls are visited by Jo Ferguson, the fashion editor for Cleo magazine, to teach them about fashion. They go through the girls' wardrobes, and Jo shows them which outfits work and those that don't. Later, the girls go on go-sees, and ultimately Eboni is chosen as the best for the catwalk.
The girls receive Erika Mail that they will be having lunch with a famous guest. The girls arrive to meet Antonia Kidman, who talks to the girls about marketing over lunch. They then attend an event for raising the awareness of breast cancer. Later, the girls go to their photoshoot where they are suspended from ropes wearing Terry Biviano shoes. Eboni struggles, and the crew must take her down and let the other girls go first.
Before elimination, the girls participate in a walk off between themselves, the models, and drag queens for charity, where Simone is crowned the winner. The girls proceed to go to elimination, where Madeleine and Simone fall in the bottom two. The judges don't think Simone is standing out. But the judges think Madeleine's efforts to stand out are too strong and she comes off as not genuine causing the judges to send her home.
- Bottom two: Madeleine Rose and Simone Viljoen
- Eliminated: Madeleine Rose
- Challenge Winner: Eboni Stocks
[edit] The Girl Who Becomes Australia's Next Top Model
- Original airdate: February 22, 2006
The final three contestants are congratulated by Erika for making it far in the competition and the next day, Simone , Jessica and Eboni are faced with their toughest challenge yet when they have to walk the runway for a various designer whom they would later walk the runway for if they make it into the final two and onto the final catwalk. The girls are later brought face-to-face with their last photoshoot, where it's a beautiful, clean beauty-shot where Erika watches intently. At panel, the judges are worried that Simone may not have the personality down yet but that she's absolutely gorgeous and that her photograph was too. Eboni's back-problem may be a disadvantage too and Jessica's look is also brought up, being said that the fashion world may not be ready for someone like her and that her look isn't exactly 'in' at the moment. In the end, Simone and Jessica land themselves in the bottom two and Simone is sent home. The final two, Jessica and Eboni are whisked away to a hotel and they're later met by Michael who tells them that it's time to embark upon their final runway. At the fashion show, all four judges are their to watch the girls strut their stuff and they're each equally impressed with both of them, especially Eboni. During their last and final judging, they girls look back upon their photo-shoots and are later asked to leave for the judges to deliberate. Soon enough, the girls are called back in, have their last words and Erika announces the winner on a large plasma tv screen to be Eboni!
- Bottom two: Simone Viljoen and Jessica French
- Eliminated: Simone Viljoen
- Final two: Eboni Stocks and Jessica French
- Australia's Next Top Model: Eboni Stocks
[edit] Call-out order
| Order | Ep 1 | Ep 2 | Ep 3 | Ep 4 | Ep 5 | Ep 6 | Ep 7 | Ep 8 | ||
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| 01 | Eboni | Madeleine | Louise | Madeleine | Simone | Eboni | Jessica | Eboni | Eboni | |
| 02 | Caroline | Simone | Madeleine | Simone | Madeleine | Simone | Eboni | Jessica | Jessica | |
| 03 | Jessica | Jessica | Lara | Eboni | Louise | Jessica | Simone | Simone | ||
| 04 | Simone | Eboni | Simone | Lara | Jessica | Madeleine | Madeleine | |||
| 05 | Louise | Lara | Caroline | Louise | Lara | Louise | ||||
| 06 | Lara | Caroline | Eboni | Jessica | ||||||
| 07 | Hiranthi | Louise | Hiranthi | Caroline | ||||||
| 08 | Madeleine | Hiranthi | Jessica | Hiranthi | ||||||
| 09 | Sophie | Sarah | Sarah | |||||||
| 10 | Sarah | Sophie | ||||||||
| 11 | Natalie | |||||||||
| 12 | Rebecca | |||||||||
| 13 | Sasha | |||||||||
- The contestant was the runner-up
- The conestant was eliminated outside of judging panel
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant won the reward challenge
- The contestant won the competition
[edit] Contestants
- Sasha Greenoff, 22, Darwin, Northern Territory
- Natalie Guiffre, 19, Perth, Western Australia
- Sophie Miller, 18, Brisbane, Queensland
- Sarah Lawrence, 19, Perth, Western Australia
- Hiranthi Warusevitane, 21, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- Caroline Mouflard, 18, Sydney, New South Wales
- Lara Cameron, 18, Perth, Western Australia
- Louise Van Brussel, 20, Adelaide, South Australia
- Madeleine Rose, 18, Sydney, New South Wales
- Simone Viljoen, 19, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- Jessica French, 20, Brisbane, Queensland; (Runner-up)
- Eboni Stocks, 19, Hobart, Tasmania; (Winner)
[edit] Photo Shoot Guide
- Episode 1: Nude wearing jewelry pieces
- Episode 2: Lingerie shoot with circus oddities
- Episode 3: Emotions drawn out of a hat
- Episode 4: Pioneer Women in the countryside
- Episode 5: Azzolini swimwear with male models
- Episode 6: 5-page editorial spread for Cleo Magazine
- Episode 7: Suspended wearing Terry Biviano shoes
[edit] Year Statistics
- Total number of contestants: 13
- Oldest contestant: Sasha Greenoff, 22 years old
- Youngest contestants: Rebecca Pian, Sophie Miller, Lara Cameron, Caroline Mouflard and Madeline Rose, all 18 years old
- Tallest contestant: Eboni Stocks, 6'0
- Shortest contestant: Lara Cameron and Hiranthi Warusevitane, all 5'7
- Lightest contestant: Lara Cameron, 45kg
- Heaviest contestant: Rebecca Pian, 63kg
- Contestant with the most consecutive challenge wins: No contestant had a consecutive challenge win.
- Contestants with the most collective challenge wins: Eboni Stocks and Simone Viljoen, both 2 wins
- Top 3's call-out mean: (excluding semifinals and the last judging panel): Eboni Stocks - 2.57, Jessica French - 3.75, Simone Viljoen - 2.62
- Contestant with the most collective first call-outs: Eboni Stocks, 3 times
- Contestant with the most consecutive appearances in the bottom two: Sarah Laurence, Madeline Rose, Simone Vijoen, 2 times
- Contestant with the most collective appearances in the bottom two: Jessica French, 3 times
[edit] Controversy
In a surprising twist, Sasha Greenoff was eliminated and Madeleine Rose took her place in the competition. Also, in week 5 Eboni left due to a medical condition but was allowed to return in week 6 despite missing a photoshoot.
After the show, Madeleine, Jessica, Caroline and Simone continued modelling. After being dropped from Chic Management, Eboni signed with Elite Modeling Agency (Aus). Currently, she is working as a sales person in a shoe store and was seen working in a restaurant.[1] Caroline signed with Chic management but decided to pursue her education instead- she attends the university of technology in Sydney and is undertaking a bachelor of Law with a combined bachelor of medical science. In January 2008 Caroline moved to Los Angeles as world renowned NEXT model management expressed its interest in her look. Recently Eboni has signed up to Scene Model Management Eboni's Portfolio - Cardiff is in Wales
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