America's Next Top Model season 10

America's Next Top Model season 10
File:ANTM-Cycle10-Ladies.png Promotional photograph of the cast of Cycle 10 of America's Next Top Model
Created by	Tyra Banks
Developed by	Ken Mok Kenya Barris
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Tyra Banks Ken Mok Daniel Soiseth
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	The CW
Release	February 20, 2008 – May 14, 2008

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10 is the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the fourth season of the series to be aired on The CW network. The promotional catchphrase of the cycle is "New Faces, New Attitude, New York."

The international destination for this cycle is Rome, Italy, marking the first time the show has visited a previous cycle's international destination country. The winner, similar to the past three cycles, will win management and representation by Elite Model Management, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, and a cover and six-page spread within Seventeen magazine.

A few major changes were made this season. The show was moved back to New York City, New York, after being housed in Los Angeles, California since Cycle 4. The number of contestants was also increased to 14, after being maintained at 13 since Cycle 5. Finally, the judging panel, unchanged since Cycle 5, was also altered; Twiggy was replaced by Czech supermodel Paulina Porizkova due to the former's scheduling conflicts. .

Episode summaries

Welcome To Top Model Prep

Original Airdate: February 20, 2008

35 girls arrive at "Top Model Prep" where they meet Mr. Jay Manuel and Miss J. Alexander. They shoot a class photo before commencing runway lessons with Miss J., where Lauren is seen as the weakest walker. Next, the girls attend a bonfire where the "Homecoming Queen" is going to be announced. The cheerleaders by the stage are revealed to be a few contestants from past cycles. Mr. Jay then announces that the finalists will be taken to New York City. Homecoming Queen turns out to be Tyra, who surprises the girls, coming from behind the curtains. Casting interviews then commence.

In between interviews, a fight breaks out between Shaya and Fatima, but they later make up when the latter reveals that she is a survivor of genital mutilation. Memorable auditions include Stacy Ann's lap dance, Fatima telling the judges about her circumcision, and Claire's confession about drinking her own breast milk so her baby can breastfeed when she returns home.

After the interviews, the girls are pared down to the final 20, where they participate in a senior class photo shoot and have to do their own hair and make up.

Later in the day, Tyra reveals the final 13. When she calls "Aimee/Amy", both advance, and Amy offers to change her name to "Amis" to avoid confusion. When the thirteenth girl is chosen, Tyra mentions that so many girls had potential, and chooses Dominique as the fourteenth and last finalist.

• Special guests: Furonda Brasfield, Joanie Dodds, Michelle Babin, Amanda Babin, Jael Strauss

New York City, Here We Come

Original Airdate: February 27, 2008

The girls are taken to their loft in New York City featuring a humanitarian theme. To Amis, Fatima and Kimberly's frustration, there is a "no smoking" sign which leads them to smoke outside of the loft. Mr. and Miss J. arrive and round up the girls for a city tour. The final stop is a Badgley Mischka runway show.

After the show, Fatima unintentionally hits Marvita with her hand, brewing tension. The girls are then taken to Elite Model Management building and they meet Paulina Porizkova and Neal Hamil, and Paulina gives each girl brutal and harsh criticism.

At the photo shoot, the girls have to portray homeless women being surrounded by high fashion models. Most of the girls receive positive feedback, but Amis' over-enthusiasm and Kimberly's dead expressions get criticized. Later, Kimberly admits to Fatima that high fashion is not her interest.

At judging, Paulina Porizkova is revealed to be the new panel judge, replacing Twiggy. When Kimberly is called for evaluation, she states her lack of desire for the fashion industry, and proceeds to quit the competition. She is the third contestant to voluntarily leave the show, after Cycle 5's Cassandra Whitehead and Cycle 9's Ebony Morgan.

Despite the shock, Tyra announces that there will still be an elimination. Atalya and Amis are revealed to be the bottom two, with Atalya lacking a high fashion appeal and Amis looking lost in her photo. However, the judges see Amis has having a certain "edge", and she is saved.

• Bottom two: Amis Jenkins & Atalya Slater
• Eliminated: Atalya Slater
• Quit: Kimberly Rydzewski
• Featured photographer: Sarah McColgan
• Special guests: Mark Badgley, James Mischka, Neal Hamil, Taz Tagore, Sutan, Christian Marc
• CoverGirl of the Week: Claire Unabia

Top Model Makeovers

Original Airdate: March 5, 2008

The girls receive Apple Bottoms apparel that come in white purses. Allison gets offended when Fatima tells her that she has a larger body than hers, and Allison reveals her past struggles with anorexia. The girls are taken to Wal-Mart for a CoverGirl make up challenge, which Claire wins. Back at the house, Allison uses dolls to represent the earlier incident between herself and Fatima. Using a dark-skinned doll to represent Fatima, Allison takes a jab at her by saying that Fatima is a "black girl who takes it from the back".

Later, the girls receive their makeovers. To mimic a true agency, Tyra doesn't tell the girls their makeovers. Fatima's weave comes with a lot of pain, but she ends up loving it. There is general satisfaction among the other girls as well, including Stacy Ann, who wished for Naomi Campbell's long hair, but enjoys all the compliments she received for her short hair.

The photo shoot takes place on a yacht with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. They meet Elle Macpherson and model her line of lingerie called "Intimates".

At judging, Lauren shines for her awkwardness that translates into high fashion, and Marvita and Aimee are equally praised. Amis also struggles a lot in the photoshoot. Dominique and Allison, however, are in the bottom two, Dominique for her soccer mom look and Allison for her cockiness, and both ultimately for their lackluster photos. Dominique's name is called and Allison is eliminated. Tyra then tells Dominique that she will receive a change in hair color.

• Bottom two: Allison Kuehn & Dominique Reighard
• Eliminated: Allison Kuehn
• Featured photographer: George Holz
• Special guests: Elle Macpherson, Stephen Knoll, Brent Poer, Molly Stern, Sutan, Christian Marc
• CoverGirl of the Week: Claire Unabia

Where's The Beef?

Original Airdate: March 12, 2008

The girls are taken to the New York City Fire Department where they meet Miss J. for a runway teach. They have 90 seconds to change into proper outfits, but Fatima fails to change shoes. The mock runway is performed in front of the firefighters.

Tension brews in the house when Aimee calls a shower all to herself, being uncomfortable nude in front of others. When Whitney defends Aimee's conservative views, Fatima and Marvita instead vent their frustrations on Whitney.

The girls are then taken to a runway show where they have to walk for fashion label "Tuleh", and they meet Cycle 8 winner Jaslene Gonzalez, who critiques them after the show. Fatima and Whitney's wardrobe malfunctions don't go unnoticed, and Lauren's speedy walk is heavily criticized. Katarzyna wins the challenge, and picks Amis and Marvita to join in her prize - a Lot 29 photo shoot in Seventeen magazine with Jaslene.

For the week's photo shoot, the girls are taken to the Meat Packing District, posing with and wearing meat. Aimee, Amis and Fatima all struggle in the strange environment.

Twenty minutes before panel, Amis is still sleeping, and she only has time to don a headband and sweater. Unsurprisingly, she is criticized for not dressing like a model. While Anya and Whitney shine, Tyra tells Lauren that she would have been called first if not for her bad walk.

The bottom two are revealed as Amis, for her lack of focus, and Fatima, for her poor facial expressions and lack of variety in modeling waist up. Amis is eliminated with her desire to win being questioned.

• Bottom two: Amis Jenkins & Fatima Siad
• Eliminated: Amis Jenkins
• Featured photographer: Trevor O'Shana
• Special guests: New York City Fire Department, Bryan Bradley, Andrew Weir, Jaslene Gonzalez, Ann Shoket, Janice Welles, Christian Marc, Sutan
• CoverGirl of the Week: Claire Unabia

Top Model Takes It To The Streets

Original Airdate: March 19, 2008

The girls meet posing instructor Benny Ninja, who teams up with supermodel Vendela Kirsebom to teach the girls the different poses for catalog, commercial and couture shoots in an abandoned warehouse. Back at the house, Whitney creates a phone list which is a schedule that assigns each girl a limited amount of time to call home. When Dominique misses her phone time, she causes a row with Whitney, escalating to the point where Dominique accuses Whitney of being a racist, of which the latter denies.

For their challenge, Benny and Vendela test their knowledge of the three types of poses by pitting them against each other in a posing challenge. Team B, consisting of Claire, Katarzyna, Marvita, Stacy Ann and Whitney, ultimately wins a trip to a swag tent. Claire is deemed the best overall and wins an additional prize - a trip to Bora Bora.

The week's photo shoot required the girls to do an extreme beauty shot with paint as their main makeup. Most girls deliver once again but Fatima, Marvita and Whitney all struggle with their shoots.

At panel, most of the girls are praised for strong shots, but Marvita and Whitney's pictures are deemed unsatisfactory. The judges think Fatima's picture is beautiful but she is heavily criticized for not shaving her armpit hair, which shows in her picture.

In the end, Whitney and Marvita landed in the bottom two, both for their bad photos and questionable passion for the competition. Marvita is eliminated because the judges felt that Whitney had more desire.

• Bottom two: Marvita Washington & Whitney Thompson
• Eliminated: Marvita Washington
• Featured photographer: Peter Buckingham
• Special guests: Benny Ninja, Vendela Kirsebom, Karen Wood, Christian Marc, Sutan
• CoverGirl of the Week: Claire Unabia

House Of Pain

Original Airdate: March 26, 2008

This episode starts with Dominique's alarm clock going off sporadically throughout the night, irritating her roommates. Tension mounts when Lauren, Claire, and Whitney accuse Dominique of being a negative person, bringing Dominique to tears.

Tyra teaches the girls how to pose at the end of the runway and how to pose while looking pained. She then declares a pose-off, in which Anya impresses Tyra the most. The teach was actually a challenge, and Anya wins a chance to shoot timeless nude photographs taken by Nigel Barker.

The photo shoot this week was embodying different genres of music as follows:

Contestant	Genres
Aimee	R&B
Anya	Punk Rock
Claire	Country
Dominique	Folk
Fatima	Heavy Metal
Katarzyna	Emo
Lauren	Pop
Stacy Ann	House
Whitney	Grunge

Whitney is commended for her photo, while Fatima is finally given approval for her range of poses. Katarzyna produces a good photograph while sporting a wig, which inspires Tyra to give her a second makeover. The other girls do fair - Dominique continues to improve while Stacy Ann is again criticized for being too "Model 101".

In the end, it is Aimee and Claire who land in the bottom two. Tyra commented that both girls have produced equally good photos in the competition, but both produced equally bad photos this week. Aimee was criticized for not portraying her theme well, while Claire's poses and expressions were considered too couture and not sufficiently comical for her theme. In the end, Claire is spared, and Aimee is sent home.

• Bottom two: Aimee Wright & Claire Unabia
• Eliminated: Aimee Wright
• Featured photographer: Russell James
• Special guests: Christian Marc, Sutan
• CoverGirl of the Week: Claire Unabia

If You Can't Make It Here, You Can't Make It Anywhere

Original Airdate: April 2, 2008

Tension brews when Lauren accidentally dumps away Fatima's unfinished coffee. While Fatima remains calm, Lauren starts swearing at Fatima.

The girls arrive at the Elite building for their go-sees challenge, and are split into two groups of four. The models walk for three designers, where they all receive rather positive reviews but the designers criticize Lauren's walk. There is concern that Whitney and Dominique's dislike of each other would impede their team's progress, but their team nevertheless wins the challenge, with Stacy Ann receiving the most bookings in the winning team. The entire team wins a shoot for the June issue of Seventeen magazine.

At the photo shoot, the girls have to pose over a mylar sheet in water from the off-Broadway show Fuerzabruta. Claire hurts her neck after falling straight down on the sheet, causing her to struggle with her shoot. Despite the advantage of her awkward look in her past photos, Lauren receives negative critique from Jay during the photo shoot. Katarzyna also receives her new haircut, which she takes great delight in despite tearing up a bit at first.

At panel, Fatima, Anya, Katarzyna and Whitney receive universal praise. Stacy Ann is congratulated for her challenge win but her film is criticized. Lauren's awkward persona and weak presence in the judging room lands her in the bottom two together with Claire, who is critized for her lack of versatility; she is sent home.

• Bottom two: Claire Unabia & Lauren Utter
• Eliminated: Claire Unabia
• Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal
• Special guests: Karen Lee, Kristy Hinze, Soshanna Gruss, Pamella De Vos, Stacey Bendit, Ann Shoket, Christian Marc
• CoverGirl of the Week: Katarzyna Dolińska

TOP MODEL 10 Confidential

Original Airdate: April 9, 2008

This was the cycle's recap episode. It reviewed the first seven episodes and showed some never-before-seen footage, including Stacy Ann singing to the judges during casting, Claire's breastmilk-pumping antics, Marvita parading around the house naked as well as annoying the other girls by playing badly on a guitar, the New York firefighters' mock runway show, Anya photographing the other girls, a playful wrestling fight between some girls and a fun night out at "Libation", a New York pub, where Stacy Ann takes a bottle of "complimentary" vodka back home.

For Those About To Walk, We Salute You

Original Airdate: April 16, 2008

The girls learn about interview skills from Paulina Porizkova. Lauren cuts the tip of her thumb while chopping onions and needs stitches.

This week's challenge required the girls to work a "green" carpet at a 7 Up party and handle themselves well at the party. Anya is praised for her ability to connect with others, and wins another nude photo shoot for 7 Up and $10,000 as payment.

Tyra Mail hints to the girls that they are going abroad, and the girls pack their belongings. They are taken to an airplane-themed photo shoot where Jay tells them that they will be portraying a group of jet-setters boarding the airplane, using their suitcases as props. Fatima runs into trouble regarding her travel document and misses the photo shoot because of an appointment she had made to fix the issue at the consulate.

After the shoot, the girls are surprised that judging will take place immediately - at the tarmac hangar. Most of the girls are praised while Whitney is criticized for being too pageantry and Stacy Ann for not knowing her angles.

In the end, Fatima lands in the bottom two with Stacy Ann but is ultimately saved by her past performance. This makes Fatima only the second girl in ANTM history to miss a photo shoot and not get eliminated, after Shannon Stewart of Cycle 1. After elimination, Tyra announces that the remaining six girls will go to Rome, Italy for the rest of the competition.

• Bottom two: Fatima Siad & Stacy Ann Fequiere
• Eliminated: Stacy Ann Fequiere
• Featured photographer: Bill Heuberger
• Special guests: Jay Godfrey, Courtney Kish, Lara Spencer, Ric Ocasek, April Wilkner, Jaslene Gonzalez, Ann Shoket, Hillary Wolf, Sutan, Christian Marc
• CoverGirl of the Week: Lauren Utter

VIVA ITALIA!

Original Airdate: April 23, 2008

The girls arrive in Rome, where they tour the city before going to their new home. Not long after, Fatima comes down with a fever and Anya helps her by bringing her dinner while Dominique gossips about her.

Claudio Brassini gives the girls a fashion tour on Segways. Then they go to their challenge, where Gai Mattiolo judges their walks and how they look in his clothing. Anya wins the challenge and her prize is a long, white, red carpet dress, designed by Gai Mattiolo.

The girls film a CoverGirl commercial in Italian. Fatima, Katarzyna and Whitney are the only ones able to get their lines out fully. Jay calls out Whitney for acting too fake, Katarzyna for being too flat, while naming Fatima the best of the day. Anya's lines are unintelligible, Dominique overacts and doesn't get many words right, while Lauren gives up, saying that she is not a CoverGirl.

At judging, only Tyra likes Whitney's commercial; the other judges thought it was too pretentious. Katarzyna is given credit for showing more personality, Anya and Dominique's commercials are laughed at, but Anya's flirtatiousness and Dominique's energy are praised. Lauren is criticized for showing no desire.

Lauren and Whitney are in the bottom two, Whitney for her fake personality, and Lauren for her lack of confidence and tenacity. Whitney is told to "get real", and Lauren is eliminated.

• Bottom two: Lauren Utter & Whitney Thompson
• Eliminated: Lauren Utter
• Featured commercial director: Piersandro Buzzanca
• Special guests: Gai Mattiolo, Claudio Brassini, Attilio Vaccari, Brent Poer, Sutan, Christian Marc
• CoverGirl of the Week: Anya Kop

We are Spartans!

Original Airdate: April 30, 2008

The girls are brought to a gladiator fighting school, where fighting instructor, Alex Mariotti, teaches them the basics of gladiator fighting moves. After putting on their gladiator costumes, the girls come out finding Jay Manuel and Miss J. waiting for them. The two explain to them the rationale behind the week's teach and how it is supposed to help them bring out more versatility and power in their photos. Mr. Jay then reveals that a photo challenge is to take place and that the girls must use what they have learned so far about fighting moves earlier that day, but still keep grace and composure. Posing while pretending to fight a gladiator is hard for most of the girls, but Anya and Whitney stand out. Whitney ends up winning the challenge and is given a 1000 Euro shopping spree, and chooses Anya to go with her.

The girls are taken to a Roman castle for their photoshoot where they are in modern vintage Renaissance fashion, where Tyra shoots them. All of the girls but Katarzyna and Whitney receive praise from Tyra and Mr. Jay. At panel Dominique and Fatima get high praises for their ability to pose and their body language, though Dominique is criticized for never looking like a model in person and is described as "gameshow-ish". Anya's photograph receives universal praise, though the judges voice that her personality is found lacking in person. Katarzyna, meanwhile, is criticized for having dead eyes in her photograph and for her seemingly flat personality, while Whitney is criticized for her overly-sexy poses.

Katarzyna lands in the bottom two for the first time with Whitney. In the end, Katarzyna is sent home.

• Bottom two: Katarzyna Dolińska & Whitney Thompson
• Eliminated: Katarzyna Dolińska
• Featured photographer: Tyra Banks
• Special guests: Alex Mariotti, Marianna Bertagnolli, Sutan
• CoverGirl of the Week: Katarzyna Dolinska

Ready For My Close-Up

Original Airdate: May 7, 2008

• Bottom two:
• Eliminated:
• Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
• Special guests:
• CoverGirl of the Week:

And The Winner Is...

Original Airdate: May 14, 2008

• Bottom two:
• Eliminated:
• Final two:
• America's Next Top Model:
• Featured photographer:
• Featured commercial director:
• Special guests: Saleisha Stowers

Contestants

In order of elimination

(ages stated are at time of contest)

• Kimberly Rydzewski, 20, from Worcester, Massachusetts, (quit)
• Atalya Slater, 18, from Brooklyn, New York
• Allison Kuehn, 19, from Waunakee, Wisconsin
• Amy "Amis" Jenkins, 20, from Bartlesville, Oklahoma
• Marvita Washington, 23, from San Francisco, California
• Aimee Wright, 18, from Spanaway, Washington
• Claire-Aimee "Claire" Unabia, 24, from New York City, New York
• Stacy Ann Fequiere , 22, from Miami, Florida
• Lauren Utter , 22, from Brooklyn, New York
• Katarzyna Dolińska, 22, from Roslyn, New York

Still in the running

• Anya Kop, 19, from Honolulu, Hawaii
• Dominique Reighard, 23, from Columbus, Ohio
• Fatima Siad, 22, from Boston, Massachusetts
• Whitney Thompson, 20, from Atlantic Beach, Florida

Summaries

Call-out order

Tyra’s Callout Order

Order	Ep 1	Ep 2	Ep 3	Ep 4	Ep 5	Ep 6	Ep 7	Ep 9	Ep 10	Ep 11	Ep 12	Ep 13
01	Allison	Anya	Lauren	Anya	Stacy Ann	Whitney	Fatima	Anya	Fatima	Fatima
02	Fatima	Claire	Marvita	Whitney	Dominique	Katarzyna	Anya	Lauren	Katarzyna	Dominique
03	Katarzyna	Whitney	Aimee	Katarzyna	Claire	Fatima	Katarzyna	Dominique	Anya	Anya
04	Kimberly	Lauren	Claire	Claire	Anya	Lauren	Whitney	Katarzyna	Dominique	Whitney
05	Stacy Ann	Aimee	Stacy Ann	Dominique	Lauren	Anya	Stacy Ann	Whitney	Whitney	Katarzyna
06	Aimee	Fatima	Fatima	Stacy Ann	Aimee	Dominique	Dominique	Fatima	Lauren
07	Amis	Marvita	Anya	Lauren	Katarzyna	Stacy Ann	Lauren	Stacy Ann
08	Claire	Katarzyna	Whitney	Marvita	Fatima	Claire	Claire
09	Whitney	Stacy Ann	Katarzyna	Aimee	Whitney	Aimee
10	Marvita	Dominique	Amis	Fatima	Marvita
11	Lauren	Allison	Dominique	Amis
12	Atalya	Amis	Allison
13	Anya	Atalya
14	Dominique	Kimberly

  The contestant quit the competition

  The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week

  The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week and won the reward challenge

  The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week and was eliminated

  The contestant did not participate in the photo shoot

  The contestant was eliminated

  The contestant won the reward challenge

  The contestant won the reward challenge and was eliminated

  The contestant won the competition

• In episode 1, the pool of 20 girls was reduced to 14 who moved on to the main competition. However, this first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week. Additionally, Aimee and Amis were called simultaneously.
• In episode 2, Kimberly quit the competition.
• In episodes 5 and 7, multiple contestants won the reward challenge. In episode 5, Claire won an additional prize for being the best among the winning team.
• Episode 8 is the recap episode.

Makeovers

• Allison: Dyed copper and voluminized with weave tracks
• Amis: Long blonde weave
• Marvita: Horse mane weave
• Aimee: Dyed red and bangs added
• Claire: Bleached and shaved
• Stacy Ann: Short cut
• Lauren: Long blonde weave with red highlights
• Katarzyna: Dyed darker; later, cut shorter
• Anya: Dyed platinum blonde
• Dominique: Short cut and dyed dark brown; later, re-dyed dark blonde
• Fatima: Long chestnut brown weave
• Whitney: Long blonde weave

Photo Shoot Guide

• Episode 1 Photo Shoots: Student ID Card; Senior Pictures (Casting)
• Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Homeless
• Episode 3 Photo Shoot: "Intimates" by Elle Macpherson
• Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Meat Packing Industry
• Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Beauty Shots with Paint
• Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Music Genres
• Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Fuerzabruta on Mylar
• Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Jet Setters Boarding an Airplane
• Episode 10 Commercial: CoverGirl Endorsement in Italian
• Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Roman Castle Couture
• Episode 12 Photo Shoot: Famous Movie Icons
• Episode 13 Commercial and Photo Shoot: CoverGirl Commercial and Print Endorsement; Seventeen Magazine Covers

Judges

• Tyra Banks
• J. Alexander
• Nigel Barker
• Paulina Porizkova

Cycle Statistics

• Total number of contestants: 14
• Oldest contestant: Claire Unabia, 24 years old
• Youngest contestants: Aimee Wright & Atalya Slater, both 18 years old
• Tallest contestant: Lauren Utter, 6'0" (183 cm)
• Heaviest contestant: Whitney Thompson
• Contestants with the most consecutive challenge wins: Anya Kop & Katarzyna Dolińska, both 2 wins
• Contestants with the most collective challenge wins: Anya Kop, Claire Unabia & Whitney Thompson, all 3 wins
• Contestant with the most consecutive first call-outs: Fatima Siad, 2 times
• Contestants with the most collective first call-outs: Anya Kop & Fatima Siad, both 3 times
• Contestants with the most consecutive bottom two appearances: Claire Unabia & Whitney Thompson, both 2 times
• Contestant with the most collective bottom two appearances: Whitney Thompson, 3 times
• Contestant with the most consecutive CoverGirl of the Week wins: Claire Unabia, 5 times
• Contestant with the most collective CoverGirl of the Week wins: Claire Unabia, 5 times

External links

• Official page at The CW
• America's Next Top Model at the Internet Movie Database
• Pictures and Official Previews at tv.yahoo.com