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America's Next Top Model season 8
The Cycle 8 Cast:
Created byTyra Banks
Developed byKenya Barris
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersTyra Banks
Ken Mok
Anthony Dominici
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkThe CW
ReleaseFebruary 28, 2007

America's Next Top Model Cycle 8 is the eighth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the second season of the series to be aired on The CW network. The international destination for this cycle is Sydney, Australia. The winner, as in Cycle 7, will be managed by Elite Model Management, will be awarded a US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, and be featured on the cover of and a six-page spread within Seventeen magazine.

Episode summaries

The Girl Who Won't Stop Talking

Original Airdate: February 28, 2007

33 contestants arrive in Los Angeles, and are immediately thrown into model boot camp. They meet Jay Manuel and J. Alexander, who test them with a quick photoshoot and a quiz on fashion-related knowledge. Later that day, they meet Tyra.

After the boot camp, the pool of girls is pared down to twenty contestants in the casting process. At a party hosted by Marc Ecko, the contestants each have their pictures taken, and the final thirteen girls are chosen based on these photos.

The next day, the contestants again meet Jay Manuel, who has arranged a photoshoot with Nigel Barker, posing with props representing a controversial social issue or political statement, including abortion rights, same-sex marriage, and gun control.

For the week's reward challenge, the girls are taken to a Goodwill thrift shop where they are given three minutes to put together an outfit which reflects their personal style. After a runway show featuring their outfits, each girl's outfit is auctioned off to raise money for Goodwill. Jael's outfit receives the highest bid. Her reward is to sign her name on the ceremonial check given to the charity.

At panel, the judges feel that Jael and Kathleen both failed to commit during their photoshoots, and they end up in the bottom two. The judges criticize Jael for her apparent fear of success, having shown more interest in being well-liked than in winning the challenges, but ultimately they decide that she has more potential than Kathleen, who is eliminated. [1]..

The Girls Go To Prom

Original Airdate: March 7, 2007

The girls are greeted by J. Alexander and a marching band at a high school. They are then divided into teams and are taught timing and precision on the runway. After the rehearsal, they participate in the week's challenge - a prom fashion show consisting of three stages: modern contemporary, 80's prom, and "ghetto fabulous". Brittany wins the runway challenge and receives her own personalized runway trophy.

The next day, the girls return to high school, where Jay Manuel assigns each of them a different high school cliché. Natasha and Samantha struggle to fit their characters, and they consequently land in the bottom two. Natasha is criticized for her inability to transfer her beauty into a photograph, while the judges see Samantha as too inexperienced. In the end, Samantha is eliminated[2].

The Girl Who Cries All The Time

Original Airdate: March 14, 2007

The 11 remaining girls travel to a Beverly Hills salon to receive their makeovers. While most of them are pleased with their new looks, Brittany's new weave causes some pain, and the long weave originally planned for Jael ultimately doesn't work out. Jay Manuel decides the look is detracting from Jael, and she is instead given a shorter, darker haircut. Later, Jael receives a devastating phone call, and learns that one of her close friends has died.

Later, the girls arrive at their photoshoot where they will be posing nude and decorated as a certain type of candy, during which Diana has trouble effectively posing her plus-size body. The judges are left disappointed with Cassandra and Diana, both of whom produced mediocre photosand land in the bottom two. The judges ultimately send Cassandra home[3].

The Girl Who Changes Her Attitude

Original Airdate: March 21, 2007

To help take her mind off of her friend’s death, Felicia teaches Jael a dance, while Renee reflects on her apparent isolation from the other girls.

Later, they meet posing instructor Benny Ninja, who teaches them the art of "voguing". The next day, the girls have to manoeuver their way through a laser maze within 2 minutes, all the while posing. Renee is the only girl who fails the task, while Whitney wins her first challenge, and her reward – a $40,000 bracelet.

For the week’s photoshoot, the girls pose as crime scene victims. At panel, the girls, except for Felicia, are praised for their performances. Felicia and Dionne land in the bottom two. The judges ultimately decide to send Felicia home[4].

  • Bottom two: Dionne & Felicia
  • Eliminated: Felicia
  • Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal
  • Special guest: Benny Ninja
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Jael

The Girl Who Takes Credit

Original Airdate: March 28, 2007

This week, the girls meet up with Elite Model Management director Cathy Gould, who teaches them "fashion appeal" (what to wear and what not to wear). After this, the girls are split into groups of three and put to the test. Their challenge, judged by two fashion mavens, is to assemble their own clothing line and act as their own mannequins. When the time has come to pose, Whitney opts to sit on the floor, ignoring Natasha's counsel, and her team is disqualified, as all its members were not on the designated platform. They are told that, had Whitney been on the platform, their group would have won and Whitney would have been the individual winner. Because of the disqualification, Sarah, Dionne and Renee's group is chosen, and Sarah, as individual winner for having the best outfit, is rewarded with double the frames for the week's photoshoot. Her groupmates are annoyed when she falsely claims all the credit for her outfit.

For the week’s photoshoot, the girls get all excited when they see male models on set, but are surprised when they hear that they are drag queens and would be posing as women, and the girls as men. While Brittany and Jaslene once again impress Jay with their strong shots, Natasha wows everyone on set. In the end, the plus-size models Diana and Whitney land in the bottom two. The judges see Diana as having little or no fire, and Whitney just can't take a good photo. In the end, Diana's apathetic response to Jay Manuel's question, "Why do you want to be America's Next Top Model?" ('just cuz') sends her home.

The Girl Who Gets Thrown In The Pool

Original Airdate: April 42007

The girls meet Twiggy and Cycle 7’s Melrose Bickerstaff, where they are told to assign themselves a nickname which they use to introduce themselves at a party attended by many influential people in the industry. There, Jael overly irritates rapper 50 Cent and she is pushed in the pool, with Natasha jumping in after her. Later, the two are embarrassed when they meet Tyra’s manager, Benny Medina, for an interview.

The week’s photoshoot required the girls to direct their own hair and makeup, and to showcase four sides of their personalities. After the shoot, Dionne, having impressed Benny the most at the party, wins the reward of a spread for Keds in Seventeen Magazine, and invites Jaslene and Whitney with her to the shoot.

The next day, Tyra visits the girls for a chat, where Renee is criticized by all the girls, but Tyra manages to mediate the problem and allows Renee to air her grievances.

At panel, the judges feel that Sarah has yet to step out of her comfort zone, while Whitney once again does not produce a stellar photo, landing both of them in the bottom two. Whitney is given another chance as Sarah’s overly posed photos sends her home.

The Girl Who Impresses Pedro

Original Airdate: April 112007

The models get a crash course in character acting from actress Tia Mowry, then are immediately thrown into an acting challenge with Efren Ramirez, the famous Pedro from "Napoleon Dynamite." The best actor and her friend get an unexpected visit, causing one model to have an emotional breakdown. Excitement rises when Top Models of the past show up for a photo shoot that highlights the most scandalous moments of the series.

Contestants

Contestants listed in order of elimination, with ages listed at the time of the contest:

Contestants still in the running (in alphabetical order):

Summaries

Call-out order

Tyra's call-out order
Order Ep 1 Ep 2 Ep 3 Ep 4 Ep 5 Ep 6 Ep 7 Ep 8 Ep 9 Ep 10 Ep 11 Ep 12 Ep 12
1 Natasha Jaslene Jaslene Brittany Renee Natasha Jael
2 Kathleen Brittany Felicia Jael Natasha Dionne Natasha
3 Sarah Felicia Diana Sarah Brittany Brittany Dionne
4 Cassandra Diana Renee Dionne Whitney Jaslene Brittany
5 Renee Samantha Brittany Felicia Jaslene Sarah Renee
6 Samantha Cassandra Cassandra Renee Jael Renee Jaslene
7 Dionne Renee Dionne Whitney Diana Jael Whitney Renee
8 Whitney Sarah Jael Natasha Sarah Whitney Sarah
9 Brittany Dionne Whitney Jaslene Dionne Diana
10 Felicia Whitney Sarah Diana Felicia
11 Jael Natasha Natasha Cassandra
12 Jaslene Jael Samantha
13 Diana Kathleen
     The contestant won the week's reward challenge
     The contestant was eliminated
     The contestant won the competition
  • In episode 1, the pool of 20 girls was reduced to 13 who moved on to the main competition. However, this first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week.

Makeovers

  • Brittany: Long red weave
  • Cassandra: Voluminous afro
  • Diana: Dyed blonde
  • Dionne: Kelis inspired hair
  • Felicia: Dyed brown
  • Jael: Long red weave; later replaced with Mia Farrow inspired brown hair
  • Jaslene: Cut and volumized
  • Natasha: Dyed chocolate brown
  • Renee: Yoanna House inspired blonde hair
  • Sarah: Dyed dark brown
  • Whitney: Hair extensions

Photoshoot Guide

  • Week 1 Photoshoots: Boot camp shoot, Marc Ecko party shoot (Casting)
  • Week 2 Photoshoot: Controversial Political Issues
  • Week 3 Photoshoot: Highschool Stereotypes
  • Week 4 Photoshoot: Nude Candy-Coated
  • Week 5 Photoshoot: Crime Scene Victims
  • Week 6 Photoshoot: Gender Swap
  • Week 7 Photoshoot: Four Personalities
  • Week 8 Photoshoot: Scandalous Moments From Past Cycles
  • Week 9 Commercial: CoverGirl Outback

Judges

Cycle Statistics

  • Total number of contestants: 13
  • Oldest contestant: Cassandra, 24 years old
  • Youngest contestants: Felicia and Samantha, both 19 years old
  • Tallest contestant: Diana, 6'1" (185 cm)
  • Shortest contestant: Jaslene, 5'7" (170 cm)
  • Heaviest contestant: Diana, 198 lbs (90 kg)

References

  1. ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/kathleen-dujour-first-girl-eliminated-from-cw-top-model-8-4784.php
  2. ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/samantha-francis-second-girl-eliminated-from-top-model-8-4822.php
  3. ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/cassandra-watson-third-girl-sent-home-from-top-model-8-4855.php
  4. ^ http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting={FA141D2D-A204-431C-8812-C3FCE27F20E1}
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