Asia's Next Top Model, Cycle 1

Asia's Next Top Model, Cycle 1
Cycle 1 cast
Country of origin	Singapore
No. of episodes	13
Broadcast
Original channel	STAR World
Original run	November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25) – February 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)

Asia's Next Top Model, Cycle 1 (abbreviated as AsiasNTM or "AsNTM") is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of Asia's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire Asia-Pacific region. The international destinations for this cycle were Batam, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

The winner of the competition was 27 year-old Jessica Amornkuldilok from Thailand.

Show Prizes

The prizes for this cycle are:

• A modeling contract with top modeling agency Storm Model Management
• A 3 month all expenses paid working trip to London
• The opportunity to appear on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Singapore
• A cash prize of 100,000 Singaporean Dollars
• The chance to become the new face of Canon IXUS' 2013 campaign
• And a brand new Subaru XV

Episode summaries

Episode 1: Which Girl Can Handle the Limelight?

First aired November 25, 2012

Aired online December 14, 2012

The chosen fourteen girls were met by host Nadya Hutagalung at a high-end shopping district along Orchard Road in Singapore where she introduced the cycle's judging panel. Nadya then revealed that the girls would immediately get the competition started with a runway challenge. Some of the girls struggled with their outfit and walk, but ultimately it was Trang that was declared the winner, winning a $5,000 shopping spree from Wisma Atria for a new wardrobe.

After the challenge, the girls then move to their new house where they start to choose rooms and settle down.

The next day, the girls were brought to Little India for their first photo shoot where they were greeted by judge Daniel Boey and, much to the girls delight, Todd Anthony Tyler (who was their photographer). They were then asked to model clothes from Reckless Ericka while working a prop and being quirky. While Stephanie, Rachel, Jessica, and Helena impressed Tyler, most of the girls struggled to be quirky while working their prop.

After the shoot, Trang received her shopping spree and bought presents for the girls, much to their delight.

At panel, most of the girls received negative feedback from their shots. Stephanie, Rachel, and Helena impressed the judges for embracing the point of the shoot. Melissa expressed how she lacked experience in the industry but planned to absorb as much information as she could. Kyla was criticized for posing awkward instead of quirky during the shoot. Nadya asked Kate to present herself more properly when being called forward for critique. Ultimately, Melissa's inexperience and Kyla's flat performance landed them in the bottom two. In the end, Melissa was deemed to have more potential, and Kyla became the first girl to be eliminated.

• First call-out: Helena Chan
• Bottom two: Kyla Tan Rong Ying & Melissa Th'ng Mei Ling
• Eliminated: Kyla Tan Rong Ying
• Featured Photographer: Todd Anthony Tyler
• Special guests: Afton Chen, Louis Koh, Lauren Clarke Jensen

Episode 2: Which Girl Can Stand Out?

First aired December 2, 2012

Aired online December 19, 2012

The remaining girls were greeted by runway coach Joey Mead King and runway trainer Adam Williams for a runway tutorial, then the girls were introduced to their challenge which is a fashion show for Singaporean designer Thomas Wee at the L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon located within Resorts World Sentosa. Although some of the girls appeared to improve, Trang emerged victorious and won the reward challenge, which was a custom-made Thomas Wee and dinner with two friends at the L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon. She chose Aastha and Stephanie to join her in the dinner, upsetting Helena who was celebrating her birthday at that time.

Back at the house, tensions were flaring when the girls from the reward challenge return as the other girls are celebrating Helena's birthday. Some of the girls expressed that it was unfair for them to have Trang, who had prior modelling experience, to compete with them in the competition.

The photo shoot took place at former Tanjong Pagar railway station, the girls worked in groups wearing Prada while portraying virtual princesses.

Group	Models
One	Filantropi, Helena, Kate, Monica
Two	Aastha, Bei Si, Sofia, Trang
Three	Jee, Jessica, Melissa, Rachel, Stephanie

Trang's shoes dragged her down on her shoot, Jee and Stephanie both got bad critiques on their shoot, and Filantropi was told that she was the worst of the bunch. After the photo shoot, Monica received news that her father was ill and she had to go to him, which led to her withdrawal from the competition.

• Quit: Monica Benjaratjarunun

At panel, group 2 received the most praise, particularly Aastha and Sofia. In group 1, Helena shone while Filantropi was heavily critiqued. In group 3, Jessica received praise while Jee and Stephanie both received bad feedback. Although Rachel's picture received praise as well, she was taken out of the panel after collapsing to receive medical attention.

Ultimately, the second group were deemed the best and their picture was chosen to be featured on Harpers Bazaar. Jee and Stephanie landed in the bottom two for their lackluster photographs, but Nadya then announced that no one would be going home since Monica had decided to leave the competition, sparing both girls from elimination.

• First call-out: Aastha Pokharel
• Bottom two: Jee Choi & Stephanie Retuya
• Not called out at panel: Rachel Erasmus
• Eliminated: None
• Special guests: Adam Williams, Thomas Wee, Junita Simon, Kenneth Goh

Episode 3: Which Girl Can Own a New Look?

First aired December 9, 2012

Aired online December 24, 2012

After being in the bottom two, Jee celebrated her birthday. Stephanie, who was also in the bottom two, revealed that she already had a daughter. The girls were surprised to find out that they would be having their makeovers. At the salon, Jessica and Rachel embraced their new short hair, while Aastha complained during the process. Amusingly, Trang received a bowl haircut, while Filanthropi received Trang's old haircut.

For the photo shoot, the remaining models traveled to Hong San See temple and embodied the twelve Chinese zodiac animals in the Chinese calendar.

Model	Chinese Zodiac
Aastha	Rat
Bei Si	Dog
Filantropi	Dragon
Helena	Tiger
Jee	Ox
Jessica	Rabbit
Kate	Monkey
Melissa	Pig
Rachel	Horse
Sofia	Snake
Stephanie	Rooster
Trang	Goat

Jee and Stephanie impressed everyone during the shoot, Helena got into her wild character, while Aastha, Bei Si and Trang struggled. At panel, most of the girls received good critique. Helena received a second first call-out, while Aastha and Bei Si landed in the bottom two for their mediocre photographs. Aastha was saved and Bei Si was sent home.

• First call-out: Helena Chan
• Bottom two: Aastha Pokharel & Bei Si Liu
• Eliminated: Bei Si Liu
• Featured Photographer: Akif Hakan
• Special guests: Saksit Pisalasupongs

Episode 4: Which Girl Exudes Sexy?

First aired December 16, 2012

Aired online December 31, 2012

The girls were taught by model mentor Joey Mead King on how to pose sexily in pictures. At the challenge, Joey asked the girls to dress up sexy for their challenge, which was to bring any object and make sexy poses with it. Aastha and Jessica impressed Joey, but it was Helena who won the challenge. As her prize, she was able to go out to dinner with Joey and Todd Anthony Tyler. She choose Rachel and Jee to accompany her for the dinner. During the dinner, Helena came off somewhat self-centred and self-absorbed, causing the others to feel uncomfortable. Back at the house, the girls thought that Helena's poses were not that great, and they all agreed that she simply 'got lucky' because she had chosen a phone as her prop.

At the photo shoot, the girls were asked to pose with model Jason Godfrey. Kate and Trang were both scolded by Daniel, Kate for playing around backstage and Trang for not wearing the proper underwear for the shoot (due to her menstruating at the time and not having a tampon available). Some of the girls excelled in the shoot, Jee found it awkward, Filantropi struggled, and Helena pushed her sexiness too far. Kate was castigated for being too jolly and stiff at the shoot.

At panel, Sofia received the best photo for achieving the sexiest photograph. Aastha redeemed herself after being in the bottom two the previous week. Melissa was again praised for her photo. Although Kate received good feedback for her photo, she was noticed for being uptight at the panel and slowly losing her personality. She read a personal letter aloud to the judges in order to prove that she was serious about the competition. Filantropi and Jee found themselves in the bottom two. In a shocking twist, Nadya announced that both of them would be eliminated, saying that there was no more time for either of them to improve.

• First call-out: Sofia Wakabayashi
• Bottom two: Filantropi Witoko & Jee Choi
• Eliminated: Filantropi Witoko & Jee Choi
• Featured Photographer: Todd Anthony Tyler
• Special guests: Jason Godfrey

Episode 5: Style & Taste

First aired December 23, 2012

Aired online January 07, 2013

Filantropi left a letter on the fridge door. She gave advice and motivations to the girls. She told Helena that she understood her competitiveness but she told Helena to be mean to the girls especially Melissa. Helena seemed shock and upset. She told the other girls to be confident and work hard. The girls met Joey Mead King and Jeannie Mai for a challenge in Parco Next, where they were split up into groups of three, and were assigned to style themselves in different categories.

Models	Styling Theme
Melissa, Rachel & Stephanie	Sexy
Jessica, Kate & Trang	Edgy
Aastha, Helena & Sofia	Quirky

The quirky group became uncoordinated with their styles, while the sexy group went against the style they were assigned. In the edgy group, Trang told Jessica to change her pink outfit for a black one, but Jessica ignored Trang and kept her style instead. The edgy group won the overall challenge, with Jessica winning the challenge overall. She received some jewellery and a shopping spree for her reward, some of which she shared with Kate and Trang.

The girls traveled to Nongsa Point Marina and Resort located at Batam, Indonesia for their photo shoot, which was to embody a refined woman along the French Riviera. Kate excelled during the shoot, Stephanie had a hard time opening her eyes due to the sun, and Jessica inspired the photographer with her performance. Trang struggled to understand the photographer which angered Daniel, particularly because Trang did not appear to be asking for help.

At the panel, Kate received the best photo. Aastha and Jessica followed her suit while Melissa and Trang landed in the bottom. Melissa for not looking like a model in person and Trang because of her poor communication in English and for not asking when she didn't understand instructions. In the end, Melissa was saved by the judges, and Trang was eliminated from the competition.

• First call-out: Kate Ma
• Bottom two: Melissa Th'ng Mei Ling & Thuy Trang Nguyen
• Eliminated: Thuy Trang Nguyen
• Featured Photographer: Chuck Reyes
• Special guests: Jeannie Mai

Episode 6: Good Hair Day

First aired December 30, 2012

Aired online January 15, 2013

After Trang went home, all of the remaining models were shocked. A close friendship brewed between Rachel and Kate. For the reward challenge, the girls were asked to write their own script and perform a commercial for TRESemmé. Aastha and Helena shone; however, it was Aastha who ultimately won the challenge, which made Helena jealous.

Later, the girls had a beauty shoot for TRESemmé. Most of the models performed well. Kate and Rachel struggled, while Helena was reprimanded for being overly sexy.

At panel, Jessica, Stephanie and Aastha were highly praised, while Melissa was told that she was beginning to improve. The judges deemed Sofia's photograph to be the best, and she received her second first call-out. Helena was warned about her over-sexiness in photos. Rachel and Kate found themselves in the bottom two, both for being plain. Ultimately, Kate was saved and Rachel was sent home because the judges felt she wasn't standing out and progressing as the competition went on.

• First call-out: Sofia Wakabayashi
• Bottom two: Kate Ma & Rachel Erasmus
• Eliminated: Rachel Erasmus
• Featured Photographer: Zhang Jingna

Episode 7: Face Value

First aired January 6, 2013

Aired online January 22, 2013

When Rachel left, Kate felt that she lost some of her strength. Then the girls were taught all about runway makeup by some experts with Joey Mead King. After the tutorial, Joey announced to the girls that their challenge was to recreate the makeup they had seen during the tutorial. Sofia won the challenge, and she chose Kate to accompany for a spa treatment at Resorts World Singapore.

Back at the house, Sofia also received a gift, but some of the girls hid her prizes and replaced them with toilet paper and slippers which made Sofia feel disrespected.

For the photo shoot, the girls were asked to do an environmental campaign for the WWF. Jessica and Stephanie both impressed everyone. Kate received remarks about her arms, while Aastha, Helena, Melissa, and Sofia struggled, Aastha in particular due to her shoes.

At panel, most of the girls received mixed feedback. Helena said that her bad shoulder was to blame for her poor performance during the shoot, but the judges did not believe her. Jessica received best photo for her stunning and believable shot, while Helena and Melissa were placed in the bottom two for their weak photographs. Before saving Helena, Nadya scolded Helena for her bad attitude at panel and she sent Melissa home. After Melissa's departure, Helena appeared to be having a panic attack.

• First call-out: Jessica Amornkuldilok
• Bottom two: Helena Chan & Melissa Th'ng Mei Ling
• Eliminated: Melissa Th'ng Mei Ling
• Featured Photographer: Kevin Ou
• Special guests: Elaine Tan

Episode 8: Mannerism & The Big Red Dress

First aired January 13, 2013

Aired online January 29, 2013

Following from the previous episode, we see Helena recovering from her panic attack. Later on, both Nadya and Joey dropped on their house for a lesson in model etiquette when out in public. From there, they are placed in a dining challenge, where they are expected to eat using correct utensils and etiquette. Aastha struggles with the use of chopsticks and Helena is surprisingly calm after her whole issue last panel, Jessica wins the mini-challenge for being the most graceful from the remaining girls. She won the reward of spa treatment with Nadya, which also included preparation for the following challenge.

The girls then took part in a red carpet event for Farah Khan. Kate, Stephanie, Helena and Jessica all shone, while Aastha and Sofia struggled. In the end, Helena won her seventh challenge, and her prize was a Farah Khan dress she wore for the party. All the girls seem happy for her except Sofia. This lead Sofia to confront Helena in front of the other girls back at home, which resulted in tensions flaring.

The next day, the girls were brought to Universal Studios Singapore, for a unique photoshoot. All the girls were tasked to work the same haute couture red dress, which was very long and heavy (100 metres and 15kg). Helena was first, and was noted by Daniel by looking like a ballerina but not a model. Aastha was concerned about her dead-eyes habit again, while Sofia appeared to show more armpit than her face. Jessica owned the dress and consistently kept her strong facial expression, while Stephanie struggled. Kate meanwhile, struggled at first, but improved after falling down the stairs.

During the judging panel, all the girls except Stephanie received praise from the judges. Helena was told she looks like a Bird of paradise, but was warned that she was lucky. Sofia was told she looks like an Angry Bird, while Kate was universally praised for her outstanding photo. Jessica received similar praise as well, for owning the dress and her face, while Aastha received criticism for failing to deliver energy on set.

In the end, Jessica received her second consecutive best photo while Sofia and Stephanie were in the bottom two, Sofia for her inability to master her angles and Stephanie for performing the worst the whole week, in the challenge and the photoshoot. In the end, the judges gave them both a chance and they were saved.

• First call-out: Jessica Amornkuldilok
• Bottom two: Sofia Wakabayashi & Stephanie Retuya
• Eliminated: None
• Featured Photographer: Toon Liang
• Special guests: George Young, Yuan Sng

Episode 9: Beyond Comfort

First aired January 20, 2013

Aired online February 05, 2013

The girls relieved their stress by jumping in the pool with clothing on. The next day, Joey told the girls they would each be shooting a TV commercial for Playboy fragrance. Jessica acts with no script, Stephanie did not look sexy, Kate does a creative take on her commercial and Helena impressed in front of the camera. In the end, Helena won the challenge and got the prize of an exclusive perfume, a Playboy hamper and an unaired daytrip to Universal Studios Singapore.

For the photo shoot, it was revealed that they have to do a mermaid-themed underwater shoot in a pool, wearing the creations of Filipino designer Michael Cinco. Aastha was worried about the theme since she cannot swim, while Jessica was determined to get another best photo. Kate, Jessica and Aastha received praise during the shoot, Aastha in particular for overcoming her fear. Helena interpreted the shoot with the concept of "underwater Medusa", which received mixed feedback on set. Sofia and Stephanie both struggled slightly, Stephanie due to a past incident of drowning.

At panel, Jessica received her third consecutive best photo. Stephanie and Helena landed in the bottom two, for having an awkward pose and for not embodying the concept, respectively. In the end, Helena was eliminated.

• First call-out: Jessica Amornkuldilok
• Bottom two: Helena Chan & Stephanie Retuya
• Eliminated: Helena Chan
• Featured Photographer: Aaron Wong
• Special guests: Michael Cinco, Fons Houtkamp, Lauren Clarke Jensen

Episode 10: Girls on the Move

First aired January 27, 2013

Aired online February 12, 2013

Helena's elimination draws mixed reactions from the remaining girls. At dinner, Sofia praises Jessica's photo, while Kate asks Jessica about getting awarded "Best Photo" three weeks in a row. Kate asks Jessica to teach her, but Jessica feels that she already "gives" everything to Kate.

The girls meet Joey, Sheena Seah and (much to Jessica's delight) Paula Taylor, who teach the girls about movement, posing and emotions.

The girls then arrive at Subaru, where they meet with Todd, Daniel and the executive director of Subaru, Glenn Tan. They are told that their challenge is to make a motion editorial for the Subaru XV sports utility vehicle. Their motion editorial will be evaluated and taken into consideration at panel. Each of the girls are assigned a persona to be portrayed. Stephanie failed to interpret the feedback from the challenge, while the other girls received mixed to positive critiques. Jessica is unsure what her character is meant to be at first, but channels Paris Hilton and wins a Subaru package and $1,000 shopping spree at Tyan Boutique at the ION Orchard.

Back at the house, Kate refuses to speak to Jessica, while Stephanie feels homesick and calls her partner.

At their photo shoot, judge Todd Anthony Tyler photographs the girls evoking movement and emotion through flowing dresses, wigs and scarves. During the shoot, Sofia, Stephanie and Aastha receive mixed results, while Kate and Jessica shine. Kate also accidentally flashes Todd during one of her movements.

At panel, they were first judged for their motion editorials. Sofia, Jessica and Aastha received praise for giving convincing commercials. Kate was told by Daniel that she looked as if she was "high on magic mushrooms" but was praised for giving energy, albeit it being the wrong type of energy. When asked about how she was feeling, Stephanie told the judges that she was feeling better compared to last week, and was advised by Nadya to just keep pushing harder. However, her motion editorial was criticized by Todd for being boring.

When they started judging the photos, Kate's and Jessica's photos were recognized as the most passionate. Sofia's and Stephanie's shots were generally well-received, but were still chastised for lacking the passion and energy that Kate and Jessica showed in their pictures. Aastha was criticized for her demeanor at panel and on set and for her photo.

Jessica received her fourth consecutive first call-out. Stephanie and Aastha land in the bottom two again. Stephanie was castigated for always playing it safe and while the judges were glad to see her make progress, they were concerned if she would be able to catch up with the other girls. Aastha was called an exotic beauty but was chided for her attitude. In the end, Aastha was sent home because of her lack of confidence and for not showing much enthusiasm despite a stellar portfolio.

• First call-out: Jessica Amornkuldilok
• Bottom two:Aastha Pokharel & Stephanie Retuya
• Eliminated: Aastha Pokharel
• Featured Photographer: Todd Anthony Tyler
• Special guests: Sheena Seah, Paula Taylor, Glenn Tan

Episode 11: The Story So Far - The Road To Top 4

First aired February 03, 2013

As seen on other Top Model competitions, this cycle features a recap episode where it shows a flashback of the moments that happened the entire season. Especially Kate's attitude that exudes the great personality among other girls in the competition. The episode has shown five sets of never-before-seen footage which includes Monica's playful character as she made fun of the girls when she looked like a clown. It also shows how the girls called their loved ones. Jessica's talk with her boyfriend made her strong and fight, Helena missed her boyfriend and cried over the phone, and Kate's hilarious conversation with her boyfriend was the highlight of the recap episode.

In episode 8, after Helena's alleged panic attack, she was then visited by model mentor Joey Mead King who she gave a shoulder to cry on. In episode 9, Helena also entertained Kate by reenacting the judges. Meanwhile in episode 10, Joey gives a surprise by serving first class meal by celebrity chef, Emmanuel Stroobant. Joey shared her stories and experiences during their dinner.

When the episode came to its close, Daniel visited the Top 4 girls and gave advice and tips about how the girls should dress for casting. Kate had a feeling that Daniel had a secret, and she guessed that they would be going somewhere. She was very confident about that. Kate expected to see herself on London's streets. As the show closed, the girls were left with a surprise box and it showed that they are all beaming with happiness. In the next episode, it is expected that the final four girls will go to Hong Kong for their next shoot as they all take their high fashion profiles to the next level.

• Special guests: Emmanuel Stroobant

Episode 12: Hong Kong Extravaganza

First aired February 10, 2013

Back at the house, Aastha left a letter, criticising Kate's behaviour. This leads to a minor confrontation with Sofia. The girls then found out that they are going to Hong Kong. The girls settle in at their new place and while Jessica receives a spa treatment (for having best photo from the previous week), Kate refuses to try out the jacuzzi provided in the room.

Later on, Nadya brings the model Cara Grogan to give the girls some tips for go-sees. Their challenge, which is to attend go-sees around Hong Kong. Jessica impresses most of the clients, Stephanie excels only at the runway-based castings, Kate often gets noted for her over-the-top personality. One of the clients was impressed with Sofia but she didn't get the booking because her height was above 180 cm. In the end, Jessica won the challenge by booking three of the castings, and won a two-night stay at Hotel Mira. Stephanie and Kate both book two castings while Sofia booked none, much to her disappointment. Despite this, Nadya reassured her not to worry due to her unique look. Afterwards, Nadya treats the girls to a night-out in Hong Kong, where they enjoy themselves by cruising around, and having a great time together.

The photo shoot had the girls portraying 1920-inspired Chinese screen goddesses in the streets of Hong Kong. Jessica and Kate impress, while Sofia and Stephanie struggle.

At judging the judges are all equally pleased by the girls' photos and congratulate Jessica for booking the most jobs. Kate's photo is universally praised and she's announced as the first finalist. Stephanie and Sofia faced the bottom two together for the second time. Sofia was eventually eliminated for her inability to book jobs and a weaker photo. Stephanie made an all-time record in the Top Model franchise by surviving a total of five bottom two appearances before the finale and surviving four consecutive Bottom Two appearances.

• First call-out: Kate Ma
• Bottom two: Sofia Wakabayashi & Stephanie Retuya
• Eliminated: Sofia Wakabayashi
• Featured Photographer: Akif Hakan
• Special guests: Cara Grogan, Jonathan Li, Jane Lombard, Sue Ng, Fons Houtkamp, Christelle Simeon, Jing Wong, Dirk Dalichau, Wendy Mak

Episode 13: Finale

First aired February 17, 2013

The final three did a commercial for Canon IXUS, and a shoot for Harper's Bazaar Singapore.

Kate is first. Nadya makes sure that Kate follows the brief. Kate follows the brief, but she looks nervous and she needs to be more fun. In the end, she shows more energy. Jessica says her line for a few times, but it ends good. Nadya thinks that her commercial is tiny bit posey. Stephanie forgets her line all the time and she looks trying to remember her line. In the end, Nadya likes Stephanie's smize and she is the most calm among the girls.

The girls have their own runway show in the house with weird outfit. The girls received their Nadya Mail as they will prepare for the next photo shoot in Harper's Bazaar Singapore. The girls talk about their own improvement during this competition. Kate admits that she wanted to be singer or dancer, but people around her asked her to shut up. Stephanie says that Kate should be an actress. Jessica also admits that she wants to be Hollywood star. She does not care if she is rejected as long as she tries. Jessica becomes insecure about her age because she is the oldest girl in the bunch.

The girls meet Daniel Boey and Kenneth Goh, fashion director of Harper's Bazaar. Kenneth also appeared in episode 2. He is the one with hilarious comment. Joey is also there, but she is in different room with Joe (Jessica's boyfriend), Kim (Stephanie's boyfriend) and Inan (Kate's brother).

Stephanie is nervous because her photoshoot with Kenneth went bad. Jessica worries about the competition, she worries if she will not win the competition and she needs to start again from the bottom. Kate becomes more nervous because she sees Jessica cries.

Kate's dress is too tight. She can not give much variation on her poses, but Kate starts to get better. Kenneth realizes that Kate tries so hard. After the photoshoot, Kate meets Joey and was surprised when Inan, Kate's brother is there. They both talk in Portuguese. Joey also tells Kate that Inan cried when he was watching her photoshoot. Kate does not expect that because her brother is in Brazil.

Stephanie does not work well with her outfit. She does not make Chanel gown looks expensive. After the photoshoot, she comes to Joey and cries because her photoshoot does not go well. Mir Kim, Stephanie's boyfriend is also there. Her boyfriend makes her calm and shows her pictures of her child which made her calm and focus the competition.

Jessica feels better after she cries. She becomes focus. Joey and her boyfriend, Joe Pao-In feel her focus. Kenneth thinks that she gives the right curve for Harper's Bazaar. She gives S curve that Harper's Bazaar looking for. She also make her outfit looks very expensive. After the photoshoot, she cries when she meets Joey because she is happy. She cries harder after she sees her boyfriend. Her boyfriend gives her a bracelet as a present.

The girls were met again with Daniel as he reveal that the girls would walk in a final runway show. They get surprise visit from friends and relative during photo shoot. At the fashion show, they are joined by eliminated contestants Trang, Sofia, Aastha, Filantropi, Kyla, Helena and America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 winner Sophie Sumner.

Kate asks for advice from Sophie in the backstage. Kate finds her similarity in Sophie because both of them are crazy and Kate believes that they will be even more similar if Kate wins the title. Tyra Banks appeared in the show and she opens the runway with her short speech.

After the runway, the girls meet Nadya and Tyra. Tyra notices that they have different kind of walk. Stephanie's is pure, like a baby, Jessica's is more sultry, while Kate's looks like she is skating. Tyra asks about their age and she notices that Jessica was the oldest girl. Tyra also sees Kate's excitement to win this competition.

Stephanie was called first to be deliberated. Tyra thinks that her runway walk was sassy. She gives pure and sweet walk, and she does not have to go with the beat of the music. Marina was very impressed with her walk. In her commercial, Nadya thinks that she is likable and approachable. Todd is surprised with her line and he thinks that she did a great job and improved immensely throughout the competition. For the photoshoot, Nadya tells that her photo needs to be cropped. Kenneth explains more about the cropping. Tyra gives advice that she should model H2T from head to toe and loves the smize in her eyes.

Tyra does not like Kate's walk, but she does not hate it either. Nadya says that she is a roller skate Kate now. Kenneth feels her improvement. For her commercial, Marina thinks that her commercial is not believable. Todd does not see crazy Kate in the commercial. Nadya thinks her photo is beautiful but it is not high fashion. Tyra likes that every part of her body doing something.

Nadya thinks Jessica's walk is dramatic. Marina feels that she is one her favorite. In her commercial, Nadya likes how she pays attention in every word and she feels her line. Kenneth thinks that she is likeable and it will be huge selling point that can sell anything. Nadya loves the shape and her expression in the cover. Tyra loves her strong body, but she wants to see more sparkle in her eyes. Kenneth thinks that she did superbly well and the outfit looks million bucks. Jessica tolds Nadya that her grandparents passed away and alones her family.

During deliberation, Tyra Banks together with Nadya, Todd Anthony and the guest judges considered who should be the first ever Asia's Next Top Model. They were unsure if Jessica can do it since she's old, despite a great portfolio. They compared Jessica for being the verb definition of a model, and Stephanie for being the noun definition of a model. Ultimately, being the only contestant in the series to have never been in the bottom two, Jessica was revealed to be the first winner of the competition.

• Final Three: Jessica Amornkuldilok, Kate Ma and Stephanie Retuya
• Asia's Next Top Model: Jessica Amornkuldilok
• Special guests: Carol Lim, Tyra Banks, Sophie Sumner, Kenneth Goh, Marina Fairfax, Frederick Lee

Contestants

(Ages stated are at time of contest)

From	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Height	Outcome
Singapore !Singapore	Kyla Tan Rong Ying	23	Singapore	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	Eliminated in Episode 1
Thailand !Thailand	Monica Benjaratjarunun	19	Chiang Mai	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Quit in Episode 2
China !China	Bei Si Liu	24	Pudong	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	Eliminated in Episode 3
Korea !South Korea	Jee Choi	27	Seoul	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	Eliminated in Episode 4
Indonesia !Indonesia	Filantropi Witoko	24	Jakarta	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Vietnam !Vietnam	Nguyễn Thị Thùy Trang	23	Đắk Lắk	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Eliminated in Episode 5
India !India	Rachel Erasmus	22	Ajmer	1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)	Eliminated in Episode 6
Malaysia !Malaysia	Melissa Thng	21	Kuala Lumpur	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Eliminated in Episode 7
Hong Kong !Hong Kong	Helena Chan	22	Southern District	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	Eliminated in Episode 9
Nepal !Nepal	Aastha Pokharel	20	Kathmandu	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	Eliminated in Episode 10
Japan !Japan	Sofia Wakabayashi	24	Tokyo	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Eliminated in Episode 12
Philippines !Philippines	Stephanie Retuya	23	San Pedro	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	Runner-Up
Taiwan !Taiwan	Kate Ma	22	Taipei	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Thailand !Thailand	Jessica Amornkuldilok	26	Bangkok	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	Winner

• Helena, Jee and Jessica turned 23, 28 and 27, respectively during filming.

Summaries

Call-out order

Nadya's Call-Out Order

Order	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	13
1	Helena	Aastha	Helena	Sofia	Kate	Sofia	Jessica	Jessica	Jessica	Jessica	Kate	Jessica
2	Stephanie	Sofia	Stephanie	Aastha	Aastha	Jessica	Stephanie	Kate	Sofia	Kate	Jessica	Kate
3	Rachel	Jessica	Jee	Stephanie	Jessica	Stephanie	Kate	Aastha	Kate	Sofia	Stephanie	Stephanie
4	Trang	Helena	Rachel	Kate	Helena	Aastha	Aastha	Helena	Aastha	Stephanie	Sofia
5	Jessica	Kate	Filantropi	Melissa	Rachel	Melissa	Sofia	Sofia	Stephanie	Aastha
6	Aastha	Trang	Sofia	Jessica	Stephanie	Helena	Helena	Stephanie	Helena
7	Monica	Bei Si	Melissa	Rachel	Sofia	Kate	Melissa
8	Filantropi	Melissa	Jessica	Helena	Melissa	Rachel
9	Bei Si	Filantropi	Kate	Trang	Trang
10	Kate	Jee	Trang	Filantropi
11	Sofia	Stephanie	Aastha	Jee
12	Jee		Bei Si
13	Melissa
14	Kyla

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two

     The contestant won the competition

• In episode 2, Monica withdrew from the competition due to family issues, while Rachel was evacuated due to a medical emergency and was not part of the call-out that week. The episode also featured a non-elimination bottom two.
• Episode 4 featured a double elimination.
• Episode 8 featured a non-elimination bottom two.

Photo Shoot Guide

• Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Quirky Girls in Little India
• Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Prada Group Shot for Harper's Bazaar
• Episode 3 Photo Shoot: Chinese Zodiac Animals
• Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Boxing with Jason Godfrey
• Episode 5 Photo Shoot: French Riviera Women
• Episode 6 Commercial & Photo Shoot: TRESemmé
• Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Environmental Campaign for WWF
• Episode 8 Photo Shoot: High Fashion Gowns at the National Library Museum
• Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Underwater Mermaids in Michael Cinco Couture
• Episode 10 Photo Shoot: Extreme Body Movement in Black and White
• Episode 12 Photo Shoot: 1920's Inspired Modern Screen Starlets in the Streets of Hong Kong
• Episode 13 Commercial & Photo Shoot: Canon IXUS commercials; Harper's Bazaar Cover Shots

Makeovers

• Aastha: Rihanna inspired short asymmetrical cut
• Bei Si: Dyed black blue, shoulder length hair with fringes
• Filantropi: Dutch boy haircut
• Helena: Victoria Beckham inspired bob cut
• Jee: Fiery red hair with fringes
• Jessica: Dyed deep chestnut brown, pixie cut
• Kate: Dyed honey blonde
• Melissa: Kimora Lee Simmons inspired big wavy curls, dyed lighter and fringes added
• Rachel: Dyed dark brown, Selita Ebanks inspired pixie cut
• Sofia: Dyed jet black
• Stephanie: Dyed deep red, curls added with extra volume
• Trang: Bowl haircut

External links

• The official site of Asia's Next Top Model
• Asia's Next Top Model on Facebook page
• Asia's Next Top Model channel on YouTube
• Ice-TV's official site