Asia's Next Top Model season 2

Asia's Next Top Model, Cycle 2
Season 2
File:AsNTM2CastSmall.jpg Cycle 2 cast
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	STAR World
Original release	January 08, 2014 – TBA
Season chronology

Asia's Next Top Model, Cycle 2 is an upcoming season of the reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of Asia's Next Top Model and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire Asia-Pacific region. Casting for cycle 2 closed on August 25, 2013. Nadya Hutagalung and Joey Mead-King returned for panel this season, while Daniel Boey confirmed his departure from the show. After weighing his options, Todd Anthony Tyler also withdrew from the show. He was replaced by Mike Rosenthal.

The second season features a larger cast. The season was filmed in Malaysia, and it premiered on January 8, 2014 on STAR World Asia and Fox Asia. Among the prizes, are a three-month contract with Storm Model Management, the chance to appear on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Singapore/Malaysia, a cash prize of 100,000 SGD, a Subaru XV car, and the chance of being the new face of Canon IXUS and TRESemmé. 16 contestants from twelve countries in Asia were chosen to compete in the show. The footage was divided into thirteen episodes.

This cycle's promotional song was I Don't Care (I Love It) by Icona Pop.

Casting

Casting calls was held in five countries, listed below:

• August 9 at HYVE Club, Manila
• August 11 at JW Marriott, Kuala Lumpur
• August 13 at JW Marriott, Jakarta
• August 15 at Siam Discovery, Bangkok
• August 17 at FOX International Studios, Singapore City

Episode summaries

Episode 1: Who Walks the Walk

First aired January 08, 2014

All of the contestants first arrived at their accommodation, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel at the vibrant capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

After visiting and discovering their penthouse, the girls met host and judge Nadya Hutagalung for the first time. Nadya introduced herself and gave the girls some information about the show. Joey Mead-King and movement coach Adam Williams revealed to the girls that they would be having a water catwalk challenge. Jodilly excelled in the challenge. Most of the girls were excited and nervous, while Jessie became fearful of the water.

Dressed in outfits designed by Gloria Mok, the girls were required to walk on a narrow strip of glass submerged in a pool while retaining their glamour and confidence. Most of the models struggled, especially Katarina, who was the only girl to fall into the pool. Jessie allowed her fear of water to conquer her, with the judges taking notice as they watched from the crowd. The majority of the girls received favorable feedback from judge Adam Williams.

After arriving back to the model house, Nicole received the news that her grandmother had passed away. Despite feeling sad, she remained strong and decided to stay in the competition, explaining that seeing her on the show to would have made her grandmother proud. Elektra was quickly alienated by the other girls, who felt that she was trying too hard to get attention.

The girls arrived to their set for their first photo shoot. Before starting with the shoot, Nadya revealed that there would be an elimination based off of the performances during the runway challenge and on each girls' overall potential. As a result of being too fearful of the water and being unprofessional, Jessie was ultimately sent home.

• Eliminated before the photoshoot: Jessie Yang

The remaining girls met their photographer and judge, Mike Rosenthal. Dressed in outfits designed by Inai Red, each model was allotted ten frames as part of the opening titles for the show. Sheena, Josephine, Thao, Janice, Jodilly and Tia were among few of the girls to receive positive feedback from Mike for being confident and versatile. Tia was praised most for bringing energy and a vibrant personality during the shoot, while Adam felt Poojaa lacked energy during her session. Bona and Natalie struggled with giving their best angles to the camera. Nicole struggled with her poses, and failed to enhance her unique edgy look.

At the first elimination, Tia, Sheena, and Josephine received acclaimation from the judges, securing the top three slots in the call-out. Jodilly and Thao received positive feedback from the judges as well, landing themselves on top 5 as well while the other models were met with mixed reactions from the judges. Elektra, Natalie, and Nicole were all critiqued for failing to give a wide variety of facial expressions. The former two were also criticized for looking more being demonic than fierce. Nicole was the first model declared safe. After landing in the bottom two with Elektra, Natalie was given a second chance.

• First call-out: Tia Taveepanichpan
• Bottom three: Elektra Yu, Natalie Pickles & Nicole Lee
• Eliminated: Elektra Yu
• Featured Photographer: Mike Rosenthal
• Special guests: Gloria Mok, Kenneth Goh from Harper's Bazaar

Episode 2: Who Attracts a Following

First aired January 15, 2014

• Challenge Winner: Poojaa Gill

• First call-out: Nicole Lee
• Bottom three: Bona Kometa, Marie Nakagawa, & Tia Taveepanichpan
• Eliminated: Bona Kometa
• Featured Photographer: Maurice Mauricio
• Special guests: Bip Ling, Melinda Looi

Contestants

(Ages stated are at time of contest)

From	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Height	Outcome
China	Jessie Yang	22	Toronto	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Eliminated before the photoshoot in Episode 1
Hong Kong	Elektra Yu	21	Central	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Eliminated in Episode 1
Indonesia	Bona Kometa	27	Jakarta	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Eliminated in Episode 2
Indonesia	Janice Hermijanto	21	Yogyakarta	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Philippines	Jodilly Pendre	20	Mandaluyong	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Malaysia	Josephine Tan	23	Pahang	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Philippines	Katarina Rodriguez	21	Makati	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Japan	Marie Nakagawa	24	Osaka	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
South Korea	Moon Ji-hye	20	Sydney	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Taiwan	Natalie Pickles	25	Taipei	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Singapore	Nicole Lee	24	Singapore	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Vietnam	Phan Như " Thảo "	26	Cà Mau	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Singapore	Poojaa Gill	22	Singapore	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Malaysia	Sheena Liam	22	Selangor	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
India	Sneha Ghosh	23	Kolkata	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Thailand	Tia Taveepanichpan	17	Phuket	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)

Summaries

Call-Out Order

Nadya's Call-Out Order

Order	Episodes
	1	2
	Tia	Nicole
2	Sheena	Jodilly
3	Josephine	Sheena
4	Jodilly	Thao
5	Thao	Katarina
6	Marie	Natalie
7	Sneha	Sneha
8	Janice	Janice
9	Bona	Josephine
10	Katarina	Poojaa
11	Poojaa	Ji-hye
12	Ji-hye	Marie
13	Nicole	Tia
14	Natalie	Bona
15	Elektra
16	Jessie

  The contestant was eliminated before the photoshoot

  The contestant was eliminated

• In episode 1, Jessie was eliminated outside of judging panel after having performed the worst during a runway challenge.

Photo Shoot Guide

• Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Opening Stills
• Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Malaysian Couture Goddesses in Cave

External links

• Official casting website