Brazil's Next Top Model

Brazil's Next Top Model
Format	Reality television
Created by	Tyra Banks
Judges	Fernanda Motta (2007-2009) Erika Palomino (2007-2009) Carlos Pazetto (2007-2009) Dudu Bertholini (2008-2009) Duda Molinos (2008-2009) Namie Wihby (2008-2009) Alexandre Herchcovitch (2007) Paulo Borges (2007)
Country of origin	Brazil
No. of episodes	39
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	SET
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original run	October 3, 2007 – December 3, 2009
External links
Website

Brazil's Next Top Model, sometimes abbreviated as BrNTM, is a Brazilian reality show, based on the United States original America's Next Top Model and produced by the Brazilian branch of the Latin American cable channel Sony Entertainment Television, in association with producer Moonshot Pictures. The show features a group of young female contestants who live together in a house for several weeks while taking part in various challenges, photo shoots and meetings with members of the modeling industry. Usually, one girl is eliminated each week until the final contestant remaining is declared "Brazil's Next Top Model" and wins a modelling contract along with other associated prizes.

History

In early 2007, the Brazilian branch of the TV series-oriented cable channel, Sony Entertainment Television, decided to set in motion the project to create a Brazilian variation of the TV show created by Tyra Banks in the United States. The idea was to follow the model developed in the U.S. in terms of the contest itself and the prize to be offered to the winner, although it was decided that the general approach to the candidates would involve "less cruelty" in comparison to the example set by Tyra Banks in the United States.

One of the production decisions leading up to the show that caught the most media attention was the selection of the Brazilian model who would play the role belonging to Tyra Banks in the original. The channel's first choice was Brazil's current number one model, Gisele Bündchen; supermodel Fernanda Motta was then eventually chosen for the position. In order to accept the job, Motta, who lives in New York City, reportedly cancelled most of her agenda so that she could stay in the country for 2 months straight.

Enrollment for the show took place during the month of July 2007, from the 1st of July to the 31st, and shooting for the inaugural season began on August 19, and it premiered on October 3. The season is scheduled to wrap, with the selection of the winner, on December 20.

Although the big success, the show was cancelled after the third cycle because the SET didn't renovate the contract to adapt the original format.

The Challenge

The challenge usually focuses on an element important to modeling which will help the girls to improve theirs week's photoshoot. A guest judge, who is unique to each episode, evaluates the contestants and decides the winner of the challenge, who receives a prize for her victory. Sometimes the winner is permitted to choose a certain number of other contestants to receive a similar, but lesser, reward, while the others are given nothing.

Judging and Elimination

Based upon the girls' performance in the week's challenge, photoshoot, and general attitude, the judges deliberate and decide which girl must leave the competition. Once the judges have made their decision, the girls are called back into the room. The host, Fernanda, calls out the names of the girls who performed well in the challenge and photoshoot, giving them a copy of their best photo from the shoot. The last two girls, whose names have not been called, are given criticism about why they were in the bottom two, and one is eliminated. The person who is eliminated does not receive a photo.

Cycles

Cycle	Premiere date	Winner	Runner-up	Other contestants in order of elimination	Number of contestants	Destination
1	October 3, 2007	Mariana Velho	Ana Paula Bertola	Dandara Oliveira, Danielle Zimmerman, Isabella Chaves, Anne Wrobel, Andréa Medina, Érycka Martins, Karin Cavalli, Lana Sartin, Ana Paula Costa, Mariana Richardt, Lívia Maria Senador	13	Bahia
2	September 4, 2008	Maíra Vieira	Élly Rosa	Luana Caroline, Isabel Correa, Flávia Giussani, Carolline Vieira, Flávia Gleichmann, Rebeca Sampaio, Alinne Giacomini, Marianna Henud, Dayse Lima, Priscila Mallmann, Malana de Freitas	13	Buenos Aires
3	September 10, 2009	Camila Trindade	Bruna Brito	Jéssyca Schamne, Liana Góes, Rafa Xavier, Camila Shiratori, Rafaela Machado, Giovahnna Ziegler, Fabiana Teodoro, Juliana Aniceto, Bia Fernandes, Tatiana Domingues, Mírian Araújo	13	São Paulo
4	Mid 2012	TBA	TBA	TBA	16	TBA

External links

• (Portuguese) Official website