Monday night saw the Season 23 premiere of “America’s Next Top Model” on VH1. The show returned to where it all began in New York City with 28 women hoping to catch their big break. Although the number seems large, host Rita Ora along with judges Ashley Graham, Drew Elliot and Law Roach intend on cutting down the list to 14 finalists by the end of the episode. Show The aspiring models make their way through New York City and meet up at a venue where Tyra Banks appears to tell them that she is not looking for a traditional model or a social media model, she’s looking for both. Although she will not be there during the girls’ journey throughout the competition, she will be watching. The women are then sent off to their first photo shoot to get their pictures taken for their comp cards. After meeting Ora, Graham, Elliot and Roach the girls are split into two groups and are sent off to go-sees. One group is sent to meet designer Phillip Plein while the others visit designer LaQuan Smith. Plein is very honest with the girls — especially Cory Anne, whose catwalk he describes as both terrible and horrible. Binta and Krislian caught Smith’s interest with their confident walks while others simply fell flat. The girls quickly learn the competition is about much more than having a pretty face. After leaving Smith’s studio, Quei and Courtney get into an argument after Quei makes a comment about Cody and Tash, the set of twins in the competition. Courtney calls Quei out for being a mean girl, and Quei responds by making a comment about Courtney’s Chia Pet eyebrows, causing her to cry. One by one the girls meet with judges where they share their background stories and learn what the designers had to say about them. While it is revealed that Smith thought aspiring model Tatiana was “dope and bomb,” Paige gives the judges a mouthful of details about her life which causes Elliot to tell her to tone it down. Although Kyle gets praised by the judges for her androgynous look, some are not pleased with her comp card photo. Quei reveals to the judges that she is a transwoman who lacked support as a child because she was different. After meeting with judges, Quei apologizes to Courtney, who tells the judges that she was diagnosed with scoliosis at a young age. After meeting with the many contestants, Ora reveals that the winner of the competition will receive $100,000, be featured in a commercial courtesy of Rimmel London, be featured in a fashion spread for Paper magazine and will receive an exclusive one-year talent deal with VH1. The following day, the girls are sent to a VIP party where those who are on the entry list move on to the next round and those who are not are eliminated. In the end, Courtney, Giah, Justine, India, Tash, Tatiana, Kyle, Binta, Cory Anne, Cherish, Paige, Krislian, Marissa and Cody move on to the next round. Once inside the party, the finalists make their victory lap down the catwalk in front of a cheering crowd. Hoping to find the three B’s, business, boss and brand, the show returns to VH1 next week at 10 p.m. EST where the judges will continue their search for “America’s Next Top Model.”  “America’s Next Top Model” cycle 23 panelist consists of Rita Ora, Drew Elliot, Ashley Graham and Law Roach. For the first time in ANTM history, Tyra Banks does not return as host, and instead works behind the scenes as an executive producer. She is replaced by model, singer and actress Rita Ora. Joining her is an all new judging panel - supermodel Ashley Graham, chief creator officer of Paper magazine, Drew Elliott, and fashion stylist Law Roach. Miss J Alexander does not return as the runway coach and is replaced by Stacey McKenzie. India Gants was crowned as the winner of the cycle. Prizes[]
Contestants[]The ages stated are from the start of the contest. Contestant Age Hometown Eliminated Place India Gants 20 Seattle, Washington N/A 1 Tatiana Price 21 Queens, New York Episode 14 2 Cory Anne Roberts 19 Bali, Indonesia Episode 14 3 Courtney Nelson 25 San Francisco, California Episode 13 4 Cody Wells* 26 San Jose, California Episode 12 5 Tash Wells* 26 San Jose, California Episode 11 6 Paige Mobley 22 Birmingham, Michigan Episode 10 7 Marissa Hopkins 18 Houston, Texas Episode 9 8 Binta Dibba 25 Seattle, Washington Episode 8 9 Kyle McCoy 23 Darien, Connecticut Episode 7 10 Krislian Rodriguez 25 Los Angeles, California Episode 6 11 Giah Hardeman 21 Bryan-College Station, Texas Episode 5 12 Cherish Waters 25 Los Angeles, California Episode 3 13 Justine Biticon 18 Panorama City, California Episode 2 14 Cody Wells and Tash Wells are identical twins, but they competed individually. Tash Wells had previously been eliminated in Episode 4 but was brought back as the comeback contestant in Episode 9. Cycle Overview[]Cycle Episodes Originally Aired (U.S. dates) Cycle Premiere Cycle Finale 23 14 December 12, 2016 March 8, 2017 Cycle 23: 2016/17[]No. in Series No. in Cycle Title Original Air Date 292 1 "Business, Brand, Boss" December 12, 2016 A group of 28 aspiring models come to compete in their first challenge and attend a VIP industry event, where fourteen of them move on. 293 2 "Lights, Camera, Catwalk" December 19, 2016 The top fourteen are summoned to runway boot camp with Stacy McKenzie; the models discuss the state of race relations in America. 294 3 "Make Your Mark" December 26, 2016 The judges design signature looks for the contestants; the models participate in a nude photo shoot challenge. 295 4 "Major Key Alert" January 2, 2017 DJ Khaled breaks down social media branding for the models; Jasmine Sanders helps the contestants enhance their profiles. 296 5 "Avant Garde" January 9, 2017 Law Roach discusses the importance of personal style; Nicola Formichetti takes the models out of their comfort zones. 297 6 "Out for the Count" January 16, 2017 A romance between two models could cost one of them the competition; the contestants face off with Supermodel Chanel Iman. 298 7 "X Marks the Spot" January 23, 2017 Stacy McKenzie and choreographer Chris Grant want the models to create signature dance routines for a block party video shoot. 299 8 "The Glamorous Life" January 30, 2017 The models attend an exclusive party at Philipp Plein's estate; the women compete for the best couple shot. 300 9 "The Comeback" February 1, 2017 The previously eliminated models return to battle against the others in a fashion music video shoot, featuring French Montana. 301 10 "Platform Power" February 8, 2017 The models create a PSA to support the initiative behind Amber Rose's "Slutwalk"; embodying iconic women in pop culture. 302 11 "Celebrity Life" February 15, 2017 The models experience a day in the life of Rita Ora as they are bombarded by paparazzi throughout New York and later asked to personify her iconic Paper magazine cover. 303 12 "And Action!" February 22, 2017 The final five contestants compete in a theatrical scene; the models must transform into beautiful disasters. 304 13 "Behind the Scenes, Beyond the Flash" February 22, 2017 Highlights from the first twelve episodes of the season; interviews with panelists; contestant confessions. 305 14 "Brand Like a Boss" March 1, 2017 The finalists learn about being a brand ambassador for Rimmel; the models shoot a commercial for waterproof makeup. 306 15 "The Final Countdown" March 8, 2017 The finalists must complete a Paper Magazine photo-shoot spread; the eliminated contestants return to the runway one final time before one of the final three is crowned America's Next Top Model. Summaries[]Call-Out Order[]Place Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 1 Courtney Cody Courtney KrislianCory Anne Cory AnneIndia Tatiana India Tash India Cody India India India 2 Giah CourtneyCory AnneBinta Cody Cody Paige India Paige India Courtney Tatiana Tatiana 3 Justine Giah Marissa Paige India TatianaCory AnneCody Cody Cody TatianaCory Anne Cory Anne Cory Anne4 India Marissa India Tatiana Tatiana Marissa Tatiana MarissaCory AnneCourtneyCory AnneTatiana Courtney 5 Tash Tatiana Cody Giah Courtney Courtney Cody Paige Tatiana Tatiana Courtney Cody 6 Tatiana India Tash India Binta Paige BintaCory AnneCourtneyCory AnneTash 7 Kyle Paige Kyle Courtney Paige Binta Courtney Courtney Marissa Paige 8 Binta Binta Tatiana Marissa Marissa India Marissa Binta Tash 9Cory AnneTash Paige Kyle Krislian Kyle Kyle 10 Cherish Kyle Binta Cody Kyle Krislian 11 Paige Cherish GiahCory AnneGiah 12 Krislian Krislian Krislian Tash 13 MarissaCory AnneCherish 14 Cody Justine The contestant was eliminated from the competition The contestant returned to the competition The contestant won the competition
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Gallery[]To view the gallery for Cycle 23, click here. Navigation[]Cycles Cycle 1 • Cycle 2 • Cycle 3 • Cycle 4 • Cycle 5 • Cycle 6 • Cycle 7 • Cycle 8 • Cycle 9 • Cycle 10 • Cycle 11 • Cycle 12 • Cycle 13 • Cycle 14 • Cycle 15 • Cycle 16 • Cycle 17 • Cycle 18 • Cycle 19 • Cycle 20 • Cycle 21 • Cycle 22 • Cycle 23 • Cycle 24 Did anyone from America's Next Top model become successful?Most of the contestants on America's Next Top Model saw their careers flop, but some escaped the Tyra Banks curse and found success after the show. Although America's Next Top Model claimed to be a modeling competition show, very few top models emerged from the series. Did America's Next Top model contestants get paid?An America's Next Top Model alum recently revealed that contestants on Tyra Banks's show were paid as little as $40 (£30) per episode. Who won Season 24 of America's Next Top model?Kyla ColemanAmerica's Next Top Model - Season 24 / Winnernull Is Tyra Banks in season 23?Since relinquishing hosting duties to Ora last year, Banks made a cameo on Wednesday's episode (only her second on-camera appearance across the show's 23rd cycle), helping her successor choose which model hopeful — editorial stunner India Gants or branded businesswoman Tatiana Price — would strut ANTM's next-generation ... |
