Africa's Next Top Model, cycle 1 is the first installment of a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of Africa's Next Top Model along with the chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire African continent.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Africa's Next Top Model | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
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| Judges |
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| No. of contestants | 12 |
| Winner | Aamito Lagum |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | M-net Africa Magic |
| Original release | 10 November 2013 – 12 January 2014 |
The prize package for this cycle included a 1-year modeling contract with New York-based modelling agency DNA Model Management, a product endorsement deal with P&G, a 1-year contract as an ambassador for South African Tourism, SNAPP, Etisalat, and Verve, and a cash prize of 50,000 USD.
The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Aamito Lagum, representing the nation of Uganda.
Series summary
editAuditions
editCasting calls and auditions were held in several countries and on different dates, listed below:
- 6 July at Polana Serena Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique
- 9 July at Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 14 July at Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
- 20 July at M Plaza Hotel, Accra, Ghana
- 23 July at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria
- 28 July at Centro Cultural Paz Flor (Paz Flor Convention Centre), Luanda, Angola
- 1 August at Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
After the selection process, 12 models were chosen to participate in the competition.
Requirements
editAll applicants were required to be between 18–27 years old at the time they auditioned or applied for the show. Additional requirements stated that if a model was being represented by a modeling agency at the time she applied, she had to terminate that representation prior. Contestants from any country in Africa were encouraged to apply. The minimum height requirement was 170 cm, or 5'7.[8]
Cast
editContestants
edit(Ages stated are at start of contest)[9]
| Country | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Height | Finish | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Steffi Reti | 20 | Mombasa | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Episode 2 | 12-11 |
| Tunisia | Marwa Faiza | 22 | Nairobi | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Mozambique | Safira Mariquele | 20 | Maputo | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Episode 3 | 10 |
| Nigeria | Omowunmi Wanyonyi | 23 | Lagos | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Episode 4 | 9 |
| South Africa | Rhulani Kubayi | 20 | Johannesburg | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Episode 5 | 8 |
| Nigeria | Joyce Zi Chidebe | 24 | Lagos | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Episode 6 | 7 |
| South Africa | Michelle Allen | 22 | Pietermaritzburg | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Episode 7 | 6 |
| Ghana | Roselyn Ashkar | 22 | Accra | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Episode 8 | 5-4 |
| South Africa | Cheandre van Blerk | 20 | Johannesburg | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Nigeria | Opeyemi Awoyemi | 25 | Lagos | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Episode 10 | 3-2 |
| Angola | Michaela Pinto | 21 | Luanda | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Uganda | Aamito Lagum | 20 | Kampala | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 1 |
Judges
edit- Oluchi Onweagba (host)
- Remi Adetiba
- Josie Borain
Other cast members
edit- Carl Isaacs
- Crystal Birch
Episodes
editEpisode 1
editFirst aired 10 November 2013
Episode 2
editFirst aired 17 November 2013
- Guest judge: Carl Isaacs
Episode 3
editFirst aired 24 November 2013
- Guest judge: Thula Sindi
Episode 4
editFirst aired 1 December 2013
- Guest judge: Malibongwe Tyilo
Episode 5
editFirst aired 8 December 2013
- Guest judge: Annabel Onyango
Episode 6
editFirst aired 15 December 2013
- Guest judge: Marianne Fassler
Episode 7
editFirst aired 22 December 2013
- Guest judge: Craig Port
Episode 8
editFirst aired 29 December 2013
- Guest judge: David Tlale
Episode 9
editFirst aired 5 January 2014
- Guest judge: Jackie Burger
Episode 10
editFirst aired 12 January 2014
- Guest judge: Butterfly Cayley
Results
edit| Order | Episodes | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2[a] | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8[b] | 9[c] | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Aamito | Cheandre | Joyce | Opeyemi | Roselyn | Aamito | Aamito | Aamito | Aamito | |||||||||||
| 2 | Michaela | Rhulani | Cheandre | Joyce | Aamito | Opeyemi | Michaela | Opeyemi | Michaela Opeyemi | |||||||||||
| 3 | Opeyemi | Michelle | Rhulani | Roselyn | Opeyemi | Cheandre | Opeyemi | Michaela | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Safira | Joyce | Roselyn | Michaela | Michelle | Michaela | Cheandre Roselyn |
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| 5 | Roselyn | Omowunmi | Michaela | Michelle | Cheandre | Roselyn | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rhulani | Michaela | Michelle | Aamito | Michaela | Michelle | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Michelle | Aamito | Aamito | Cheandre | Joyce | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Joyce | Opeyemi | Opeyemi | Rhulani | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cheandre Omowunmi |
Roselyn | Omowunmi | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Safira | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Marwa Steffi |
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| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was in a non-elimination bottom two
- The contestant won the competition
- ^ In episode 2, Cheandre, Marwa, Omowunmi and Steffi landed in the bottom four. Cheandre and Omowunmi were declared safe and Marwa and Steffi were eliminated.
- ^ In episode 8, Cheandre, Opeyemi and Roselyn landed in the bottom three. Oluchi handed the final photograph to Opeyemi, eliminating Cheandre and Roselyn.
- ^ In episode 9, Michaela and Opeyemi landed in the bottom two. After handing Opeyemi her photograph, Oluchi revealed that there would be no elimination.
Average call-out order
editFinal episode is not included.
| Rank by average |
Place | Model | Call-out total |
Number of call-outs |
Call-out average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aamito | 27 | 8 | 3.38 |
| 2 | 2–3 | Opeyemi | 30 | 3.75 | |
| 3 | Michaela | 31 | 3.88 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Joyce | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
| 5–6 | 4–5 | Cheandre | 31 | 7 | 4.43 |
| Roselyn | |||||
| 7 | 8 | Rhulani | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 8 | 6 | Michelle | 31 | 6 | 5.17 |
| 9 | 10 | Safira | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 10 | 9 | Omowunmi | 23 | 3 | 7.67 |
| 11–12 | Marwa | 11 | 1 | 11.00 | |
| Steffi | |||||
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