America's Next Top Model season 9
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| America's Next Top Model | |
|---|---|
| Season 9 | |
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| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 13 |
| Winner | Saleisha Stowers |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | The CW |
| Original release | September 19 – December 12, 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
The ninth cycle of America's Next Top Model was the third season of the series to be aired on The CW network. This cycle's promotional tagline was "The Future Of Fashion." The promotional song was "Shut Up and Drive" by Rihanna.
The prizes for this cycle were:
- A modeling contract with Elite Model Management
- A fashion spread and cover in Seventeen magazine
- A US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics
The international destinations for this cycle were St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (for the semi-finals) and Shanghai and Beijing, China.
Among the thirteen finalists was 21-year-old Heather Kuzmich, who has Asperger's syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. The season averaged 5.12 million viewers, making the cycle one of the most successful in the show's history.[1] This was also the last cycle to date in which Twiggy was featured as a judge. For cycle 10, she was replaced by Paulina Porizkova.
The winner was 21-year-old Saleisha Stowers from Los Angeles, California.
Contestants
(ages stated are at start of contest)
| Contestant[2] | Age | Hometown | Finish | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mila Bouzinova | 20 | Boston, Massachusetts | Episode 2 | 13 |
| Kimberly Leemans | 20 | Ocala, Florida | Episode 3 | 12 |
| Victoria Marshman | 20 | New Haven, Connecticut | Episode 4 | 11 |
| Janet Mills | 22 | Bainbridge, Georgia | Episode 5 | 10 |
| Ebony Morgan | 20 | Chicago, Illinois | Episode 6 | 9 (quit) |
| Sarah Hartshorne | 20 | Heath, Massachusetts | Episode 8 | 8 |
| Ambreal Williams | 19 | Dallas, Texas | Episode 9 | 7 |
| Lisa Jackson | 20 | Jersey City, New Jersey | Episode 10 | 6 |
| Heather Kuzmich | 21 | Valparaiso, Indiana | Episode 11 | 5 |
| Bianca Golden | 18 | Queens, New York | Episode 12 | 4 |
| Jenah Doucette | 18 | Farmington, Connecticut | Episode 13 | 3 |
| Chantal Jones | 19 | Austin, Texas | 2 | |
| Saleisha Stowers | 21 | Los Angeles, California | 1 |
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 1 | "The Girls Go Cruisin'" | September 19, 2007 |
| 98 | 2 | "The Models Go Green" | September 26, 2007 |
| 99 | 3 | "The Girls Go Rock Climbing" | October 3, 2007 |
| 100 | 4 | "The Girl Who Goes Bald" | October 10, 2007 |
| 101 | 5 | "The Girl Who is Afraid of Heights" | October 17, 2007 |
| 102 | 6 | "The Girl Who Gets a Mango" | October 24, 2007 |
| 103 | 7 | "The Girl Who Runs Into the Glass Door" | October 31, 2007 |
| 104 | 8 | "The Girls Who Crawl" | November 7, 2007 |
| 105 | 9 | "The Girl Who Starts to Lose Her Cool" | November 14, 2007 |
| 106 | 10 | "The Girls Going to Shanghai" | November 21, 2007 |
| 107 | 11 | "The Girls Go on Go-See Adventures" | November 28, 2007 |
| 108 | 12 | "The Girls Go to the Great Wall" | December 5, 2007 |
| 109 | 13 | "The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model" | December 12, 2007 |
Summaries
Call-out order
| Order | Episodes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[a] | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6[b] | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12[c] | 13 | |||
| 1 | Mila | Heather | Jenah | Jenah | Lisa | Saleisha | Lisa | Bianca | Chantal | Saleisha | Chantal | Chantal | Saleisha | |
| 2 | Bianca | Lisa | Heather | Sarah | Bianca | Jenah | Heather | Jenah | Saleisha | Bianca | Saleisha | Saleisha | Chantal | |
| 3 | Jenah | Chantal | Lisa | Heather | Ebony | Heather | Saleisha | Saleisha | Bianca | Chantal | Jenah | Jenah | ||
| 4 | Chantal | Sarah | Chantal | Lisa | Chantal | Bianca | Bianca | Chantal | Jenah | Jenah | Bianca | |||
| 5 | Ambreal | Jenah | Sarah | Janet | Jenah | Sarah | Ambreal | Heather | Heather | Heather | ||||
| 6 | Victoria | Saleisha | Ambreal | Ambreal | Saleisha | Chantal | Jenah | Lisa | Lisa | |||||
| 7 | Sarah | Ambreal | Victoria | Ebony | Heather | Lisa | Chantal | Ambreal | ||||||
| 8 | Saleisha | Victoria | Saleisha | Bianca | Sarah | Ebony | Sarah | |||||||
| 9 | Kimberly | Janet | Janet | Chantal | Ambreal | Ambreal | ||||||||
| 10 | Ebony | Kimberly | Ebony | Saleisha | Janet | |||||||||
| 11 | Janet | Bianca | Bianca | Victoria | ||||||||||
| 12 | Heather | Ebony | Kimberly | |||||||||||
| 13 | Lisa | Mila | ||||||||||||
- The contestant was CoverGirl of the week and was eliminated
- The contestant won the challenge and was CoverGirl of the week
- The contestant won the challenge twice and was CoverGirl of the week
- The contestant was CoverGirl of the week
- The contestant won the challenge
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant quit the competition
- The contestant won the challenge and was originally eliminated but was saved
- The contestant won the competition
Bottom two
| Episode | Contestants | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ebony & Mila | Mila |
| 3 | Bianca & Kimberly | Kimberly |
| 4 | Saleisha & Victoria | Victoria |
| 5 | Ambreal & Janet | Janet |
| 6 | Ambreal & Ebony | Ebony |
| 8 | Chantal & Sarah | Sarah |
| 9 | Ambreal & Lisa | Ambreal |
| 10 | Heather & Lisa | Lisa |
| 11 | Heather & Jenah | Heather |
| 12 | Bianca & Jenah | Bianca |
| 13 | Jenah & Saleisha | Jenah |
| Chantal & Saleisha | Chantal |
- The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two
- The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two
- The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two
- The contestant quit the competition
- The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up
Average call-out order
Casting call-out order and final two are not included.
| Rank by average |
Place | Model | Call-out total |
Number of call-outs |
Call-out average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jenah | 36 | 11 | 3.27 |
| 2 | 5 | Heather | 33 | 9 | 3.67 |
| 3 | 6 | Lisa | 30 | 8 | 3.75 |
| 4 | 2 | Chantal | 43 | 11 | 3.91 |
| 5 | 1 | Saleisha | 44 | 4.00 | |
| 6 | 4 | Bianca | 50 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 7 | 8 | Sarah | 32 | 6 | 5.33 |
| 8 | 7 | Ambreal | 49 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | 9 | Ebony | 40 | 5 | 8.00 |
| 10 | 10 | Janet | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| 11 | 11 | Victoria | 26 | 3 | 8.67 |
| 12 | 12 | Kimberly | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| 13 | 13 | Mila | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
Photo shoot guide
- Episode 2 photo shoot: Glamour shots smoking/detriments of smoking
- Episode 3 photo shoot: Couture Rock Climbing
- Episode 4 photo shoot: Flowers & plant life
- Episode 5 photo shoot: Fashion gargoyles on top of building
- Episode 6 photo shoot: Eco-friendly fashion portraying recyclable materials
- Episode 8 music video: Enrique Iglesias, "Tired of Being Sorry"
- Episode 9 photo shoot: Stranded in the desert
- Episode 10 commercial & photo shoot: CoverGirl queen collection ad & commercial
- Episode 11 photo shoot: Chinese princesses / lion & dragon dance
- Episode 12 photo shoot: Great Wall of China warriors/Group shot
- Episode 13 Commercial & photo shoot: CoverGirl wetslicks fruit spritzers commercial & print ad; Seventeen magazine covers
Other cast members
- Jay Manuel – Photo Director
- Sutan – Make-up Artist
- Christian Marc – Hair Stylist
- Anda & Masha – Wardrobe
- Ann Shoket
Makeovers
- Victoria - Blonde highlights
- Janet - Dyed black
- Ebony - Naomi Campbell inspired long weave
- Sarah - Cut short with blonde highlights
- Ambreal - Cut shorter and dyed black
- Lisa - Pixie cut and dyed light brown
- Heather - Trimmed with chestnut brown highlights
- Bianca - Head shave (due to long honey blonde weave being unable to work)
- Jenah - Long blonde extensions
- Chantal - Long platinum blonde weave and bangs added
- Saleisha - Louise Brooks inspired bob
Post-Top Model careers
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- Mila Bouzinova did some test shots, did some print work for Cosmopolitan and used to be signed with Basic Model Management in New York.
- Jenah Doucette has done some test shots and print work and was featured as one of the presenter in Tyra's Fiercee Awards on The Tyra Banks Show in 2008.
- Bianca Golden is currently signed with Major Model Management in New York, Fusion Model Management in South Africa, Ford Models in Chicago and Click Models in Boston. She was one of the models in the finale of fifth season of Project Runway. She has modeled in Essence, Cosmopolitan, The Source and for various brands.[3] She has also taken part in Farah Angsana Spring 2010 presentation[4] as well as multiple fashion weeks and BET's Rip The Runway shows. Bianca has also appeared on The Tyra Banks Show several times. She also participated the all-star version of America's Next Top Model along with other returning models, and was eliminated in episode 7 alongside fellow contestant Kayla Ferrel.[5]
- Sarah Hartshorne is currently signed with IPM Model Management and a comedian in New York City.
- Lisa Jackson is currently signed with Major Model Management in New York, Studio Model Management in Paris and Muse Model Management in New York.[6] She was one of the models in the finale of sixth season and was the model for designer Michelle Lesniak Franklin, Season 11, of Project Runway and walked for TRESemme at Mara Hoffman Spring 2010 show[7] amongst many other shows. She has also modeled for Source, Carmen Marc Valvo and numerous brands and magazines.[8] She has also been featured twice in Top Models In Action, the first time in Cycle 11, and the second in Cycle 13. She has appeared in the music video for Sean Paul's "She Doesn't Mind". Lisa also was the winning model on season 11 of Project Runway, winning $25,000 and the cover of Marie Claire.
- Chantal Jones is currently signed with Nous Model Management, L.A. Model Management, Paragon Model Management in Mexico Muse Model Management in New York.[9] She used to be signed with 62 Models & Talent in Auckland.
- Heather Kuzmich is currently signed with Elite Model Management in Chicago. She is also pursuing a career in the video game industry and she is currently signed with Major Model Management in New York and Studio Model Management in Paris. She was one of the models in the finale of sixth season of Project Runway and walked for TRESemme at Mara Hoffman Spring 2010 show[7] amongst many other shows. She has also modeled for Source, Carmen Marc Valvo and numerous brands and magazines.[8]
- Kimberly Leemans is currently signed with Elite Model Management in Chicago, after winning Elite Chicago's E-Tube's contest. She used to be signed with Basic Model Management in New York and International Model Management in Brussels. She was one of the models in the finale of season 6 of Project Runway. She was featured in Ocala magazine. She has appeared on Gossip Girl, Life on Mars, Cupid, Law and Order and HBO's How to Make It in America.[10] In 2014, Kimberly had a small role on The Vampire Diaries as "Young Jo" [11]
- Victoria Marshman has returned to Yale University and started to finish her Medieval History course.
- Janet Mills is currently signed with Level Model and Talent Management.
- Ebony Morgan has gone back to dental school and was seen in Tyra's Fiercee Awards on The Tyra Banks Show as one of the nominated models.
- Saleisha Stowers is currently signed with Elite Model Management in New York and Los Angeles and with L.A. Model Management. In 2013, she joined the cast of the online revival of All My Children, and in 2015, joined the cast of Days of Our Lives.[12]
- Ambreal Williams is currently signed with Click Model Management in Los Angeles.
Notes
- ^ In episode 1, the pool of 33 girls was reduced to 13. This call-out order does not reflect their performances that week.
- ^ In episode 6, Ambreal was originally eliminated; however, Ebony's choice to quit automatically saved her from elimination.
- ^ In episode 12, Heather was CoverGirl of the week despite being eliminated previous episode.
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