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The Face
GenreReality television
StarringNaomi Campbell
Erin O'Connor
Caroline Winberg
Narrated bySimon Lenagan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerAlf Lawrie
Running time60mins (inc. adverts)
Production companiesPrincess Productions and Shine Limited
Original release
NetworkSky Living
Release30 September (2013-09-30) –
18 November 2013 (2013-11-18)

The Face was a British reality television series based on the American series of the same name. It aired on Sky Living from September to November 2013. The series saw three supermodels - Caroline Winberg, Erin O'Connor and Naomi Campbell - compete with each other to find the newest face of Max Factor.[1][2][3][4]

The premiere of The Face drew poor ratings of only 132,000 viewers, a market share of 0.6% of British households watching TV at the time, and below the audience Sky Living averaged in the same time slot - 239,000 viewers (1% share) - during the year before the show aired.[5][6] In July 2014, it was confirmed that due to poor ratings, the show was axed would not return for a second series.[7]

Coaches

Coaches Series
1
Naomi Campbell ✔
Erin O'Connor ✔
Caroline Winberg ✔
  • The show did not have a host.

Series

Series Premiere date Winner Runners-up Other contestants in order of elimination Number of contestants
1 September 30, 2013  Emma Holmes  Elaine Nturo
 Eleanor Corcoran 		 Jessica Martin,  Natalie Ward,  Chloe Whichello,  Brooke Theis,  Nina Strauss,  Nina Sethi,  Sienna King &  Racquel Smith,  Nadine Mendes 12

Coach's color symbols

  Team Naomi
  Team Erin
  Team Caroline

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of filming)

Contestant[8] Age Height[citation needed] Hometown Model coach Finish Rank
Jessica Martin 24 5'7" 170cm London, England Naomi Episode 2 12th
Natalie Ward 18 5'8.5" 174cm Bournemouth, England Erin Episode 3 11th
Chloe-Jasmine "Chloe" Whichello 23 5'9" 175cm London, England Naomi Episode 4 10th
Brooke Theis 19 5'11" 180cm Haslemere, England (heritage from Trinidad and Tobago) Caroline Episode 5 9th
Nina Strauss 19 5'8" 173cm Stockholm, Sweden Caroline Episode 6 8th
Nina Sethi 23 6'0" 183cm Lytham St Annes, England Erin Episode 7 7th
Sienna King 18 5'10.5" 179cm London, England Erin 6th/5th
Racquel Smith 22 5'11" 180cm Kingston, Jamaica Naomi
Nadine Mendes 20 5'11" 180cm London, England (originally from Portugal) Caroline Episode 8 4th
Eleanor Corcoran 19 5'8.5" 174cm Brentwood, England Caroline Runners-up
Elaine Nturo 19 5'11" 180cm Bolton, England Erin
Emma Holmes 17 5'11" 180cm Canterbury, England (heritage from the Netherlands and Jamaica) Naomi Winner

Episodes

Episode 1: Week One

First aired 30 September, 2013

Supermodels Erin O'Connor, Caroline Winberg, and Naomi Campbell begin their search for 'The Face'. The final three teams are selected, and the hopefuls move one step closer to the ultimate prize.

Episode 2: Week Two

First aired 7 Octorber, 2013

The final twelve models move into their new loft, and the girls are later tested in a posing challenge overseen by Naomi Campbell. For the final hurdle, they must pose with their teammates in a shoot photographed by Ellen von Unwerth for i-D magazine. The losing teams must each send one of their members up for elimination, and after one of her models is eliminated from the competition, one of the coaches promises that she will get even.

  • Winning coach and team: Caroline Winberg
  • Bottom two: Jessica Martinr & Elaine Nturo
  • Eliminated: Jessica Martin

Episode 3: Week Three

First aired 14 Octorber, 2013

The mentors put their models to the test with a catwalk challenge in which they must wear strange and outlandish headpieces. One model is reprimanded due to her overly theatrical performance. Later that week, each team battles to win the campaign that will keep them out of the elimination room: a runway show for TheOutnet.com. The mentors of the losing teams must once again nominate one of their members to be eliminated, and another hopeful is axed from the competition.

  • Winning coach and team: Caroline Winberg
  • Bottom two: Chloe-Jasmine & Natalie Ward
  • Eliminated: Natalie Ward

Episode 4: Week Four

First aired 21 Octorber, 2013

For the master class, the models are challenged to deliver dynamic poses whilst jumping in the air. Each team must once again fight to ensure safety for all of their members in a Marks & Spencer shoot in lingerie. Guest judge Rosie Huntington-Whiteley decides who the winner of the campaign will be. After elimination, one of the mentors lashes out at her models for having allowed their bickering to cost them a team member.

  • Winning coach and team: Caroline Winberg
  • Bottom two: Chloe-Jasmine & Nina Sethi
  • Eliminated: Chloe-Jasmine

Episode 5: Week Five

First aired 28 Octorber, 2013

Erin O'Connor puts each girl's acting skills to the test during the master class. For the campaign, each mentor must style the girls in an advert for luxury car brand Maserati. Team Caroline's winning streak is finally broken by team Naomi after Emma and Racquel manage to set aside their differences to regain their team morale. During elimination, Caroline and Erin must leave the fate of one of their models in the hands of Naomi Campbell.

  • Winning coach and team: Naomi Campbell
  • Bottom two: Brooke Theis & Elaine Nturo
  • Eliminated: Brooke Theis

Episode 6: Week Six

First aired 4 November, 2013

The remaining models are challenged to put together an outfit in four minutes. The campaign requires them to take part in an interview conducted by Gordon Smart, journalist and editor of The Sun's celebrity column Bizarre. They are later sent to Harvey Nichols in London where they must choose outfits to wear at a red carpet event. The winner of the task is chosen by the interviewers based on their ability to answer tricky questions.

  • Winning coach and team: Naomi Campbell
  • Bottom two: Nina Strauss & Nina Sethi
  • Eliminated: Nina Strauss

Episode 7: Week Seven

First aired 11 November, 2013

It's off to France as the competition makes its way to Paris for a Longchamp campaign, where one of the hopefuls is sent home sooner than expected. After the campaign, one of the models secures her safety for another week. Back in Britain, all three of the mentors must each choose one girl who will move on to the finale.

  • Winning coach and team: Caroline Winberg
  • Bottom four: Emma Holmes & Racquel Smith & Nadine Mendes & Sienna King
  • Eliminated: Racquel Smith & Sienna King
  • Eliminated outside of the elimination room.: Nina Sethi

Episode 8: Week Eight

First aired 18 November, 2013

  • Winning coach and team: Naomi Campbell
  • Runner-up: Eleanor Corcoran & Elaine Nturo
  • Eliminated: Nadine Mendes
  • The face UK: Emma Holmes

Summaries

Elimination table

Contestant Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Challenge winner — Natalie Nadine Chloe Nadine Elaine — —
Emma IN IN IN IN WIN WIN LOW IN WINNER
Eleanor IN WIN WIN WIN IN IN WIN IN RUNNER-UP
Elaine IN LOW IN IN LOW IN LOW IN RUNNER-UP
Nadine IN WIN WIN WIN IN IN WIN OUT
Sienna IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Racquel IN IN IN IN WIN WIN OUT
Nina Se. IN IN IN LOW IN LOW OUT
Nina St. IN WIN WIN WIN IN OUT
Brooke IN WIN WIN WIN OUT
Chloe IN IN LOW OUT
Natalie IN IN OUT
Jessica IN OUT

 Team Caroline 
 Team Erin 
 Team Naomi 

  The contestant was part of the winning team for the episode.
  The contestant was at risk of elimination.
  The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
  The contestant was eliminated outside of the elimination room.
  The contestant was a Runner-Up.
  The contestant won The Face.
  • Episode 1 was the casting episode. The final twelve were divided into individual teams of four as they were selected.
  • In episode 7, Nina Sethi was eliminated outside of the elimination room after having performed the worst in a challenge. The other six models all remained safe.
    • Nadine won the campaign individually, automatically advancing into the finale. Caroline, Erin, and Naomi were allowed to choose any one contestant to advance into the finale from the remaining five models. Caroline chose Eleanor, Erin chose Elaine, and Naomi chose Emma.
  • In episode 8, Emma, Eleanor, and Elaine were put through to the final runway show while Nadine was eliminated.

Campaigns

  • Episode 1: Natural Beauty Shots; Self Administered 'Transformations' (Casting)
  • Episode 2: i-D Magazine Party Girls In Groups
  • Episode 3: Revolving Runway Show for TheOutnet.com
  • Episode 4: Marks & Spencer Lingerie in Teams
  • Episode 5: Futuristic Maserati Adverts
  • Episode 6: Glamour Women of the Year Awards on the Red Carpet
  • Episode 7: Longchamp Campaign in Paris
  • Episode 8: Max Factor Beauty Shots & Commercials

See also

References

  1. ^ Naomi Campbell The Face UK - Show Coming to the UK (Vogue.com UK)
  2. ^ Naomi Campbell gets to work on UK version of her hit show The Face with new mentors Erin O'Connor and Caroline Winberg | Mail Online
  3. ^ 'The Face' Is Coming To The UK Courtesy Of Naomi Campbell
  4. ^ The Face TV Series
  5. ^ Naomi Campbell's 'The Face' Debuts to Weak U.K. Ratings - The Hollywood Reporter
  6. ^ Naomi Campbell's The Face Debuts In The UK To Lackluster Ratings | CocoPerez.com
  7. ^ "Naomi Campbell show The Face axed by Sky after one series". Digital Spy.
  8. ^ "The Face: meet the final twelve". RadioTimes. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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