China's Next Top Model season 1

*China's Next Top Model*
China's Next Top Model
Season 1
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	Sichuan Satellite TV
Original release	January 13 –; March 23, 2008
Season chronology
	Next →; Season 2
	List of episodes

China's Next Top Model is a Chinese reality TV series, based on the international version and spin-off to the original, America's Next Top Model.

The show was produced by Chinese television subscription channel Sichuan Satellite TV and it is filmed in Shanghai and Macau, with the casting was held in selected cities of China - Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, and Guangzhou. It began airing on January 13, 2008.^[1]

Among the prizes for this season was a contract with NEXT Model Management and became the spokesperson for Pantene.

Yin Ge, 21 year old from Changsha, became the first winner of China's Next Top Model.

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Finish	Place
Liu Wen Jing	26	Chongqing	Episode 3	10 (quit)
Bao Jie	21	Anhui	Episode 3	9
Zhang Xiao Pei	20	Shanghai	Episode 4	8
Tanya Zy	28	Belarus	Episode 5	7
Wu Mei Ting	21	Guangzhou	Episode 6	6
Ma Shu Yi	21	Guangzhou	Episode 7	5
Zhu Feng	19	Shanghai	Episode 9	4 (quit)
Yan Xue Qian	19	Shanghai	Episode 10	3
Wang Jia	21	Harbin		2
Yin Ge	21	Changsha		1

Episodes

Episode 1

Casting episode.

Episode 2

First call-out: Yin Ge
Bottom two: Ma Shu Yi & Yan Xue Qian
Eliminated: Ma Shu Yi

Episode 3

Quit: Liu Wen Jing
Returned: Ma Shu Yi
First call-out: Wu Mei Ting
Bottom two: Bao Jie & Wang Jia
Eliminated: Bao Jie

Episode 4

First call-out: Yan Xue Qian
Bottom two: Tanya Zy & Zhang Xiao Pei
Eliminated: Zhang Xiao Pei

Episode 5

First call-out: Ma Shu Yi
Bottom two: Tanya Zy & Wu Mei Ting
Eliminated: Tanya Zy

Episode 6

First call-out: Zhu Feng
Bottom two: Wang Jia & Wu Mei Ting
Eliminated: Wu Mei Ting

Episode 7

First call-out: Wang Jia
Bottom two: Ma Shu Yi & Zhu Feng
Eliminated: Ma Shu Yi

Episode 8

First call-out: Yin Ge
Bottom two: Wang Jia & Yan Xue Qian
Eliminated: Wang Jia

Episode 9

Quit: Zhu Feng
Returned: Wang Jia
Eliminated: None

Episode 10

First call-out: Wang Jia
Bottom two: Yan Xue Qian & Yin Ge
Eliminated: Yan Xue Qian
Final two: Wang Jia & Yin Ge
China's Next Top Model: Yin Ge

Summaries

Call-out order

Ai's call-out order
Order	Episodes
Order	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	Mei Ting	Ge	Mei Ting	Xue Qian	Shu Yi	Feng	Jia	Ge	Ge	Jia	Ge
2	Wen Jing	Tanya	Ge	Ge	Jia	Xue Qian	Ge	Feng	Jia	Ge	Jia
3	Ge	Wen Jing	Feng	Feng	Xue Qian	Shu Yi	Xue Qian	Xue Qian	Xue Qian	Xue Qian
4	Jie	Mei Ting	Shu Yi	Shu Yi	Ge	Ge	Feng	Jia	Feng
5	Xiao Pei	Xiao Pei	Xue Qian	Mei Ting	Feng	Jia	Shu Yi
6	Shu Yi	Feng	Tanya	Jia	Mei Ting	Mei Ting
7	Xue Qian	Jia	Xiao Pei	Tanya	Tanya
8	Jia	Jie	Jia	Xiao Pei
9	Tanya	Xue Qian	Jie
10	Feng	Shu Yi	Wen Jing

The contestant was eliminated

The contestant was eliminated but allowed to remain in the competition

The contestant quit the competition

The contestant won the competition

In episode 3, Wen Jing decided to quit the competition, for pregnancy reasons. Shu Yi re-entered the competition to replace her.
In episode 9, It was revealed that Feng decided quit the competition, after the previous episode ended. She was replaced by Wang Jia, who had been eliminated the previous episode. Additionally, no elimination took place.

Bottom Two

Episodes	Contestants			Eliminated
2	Shu Yi	&	Xue Qian	Shu Yi
3	Jia	&	Jie	Wen Jing
3	Jia	&	Jie	Jie
4	Tanya	&	Xiao Pei	Xiao Pei
5	Mei Ting	&	Tanya	Tanya
6	Jia	&	Mei Ting	Mei Ting
7	Feng	&	Shu Yi	Shu Yi
8	Jia	&	Xue Qian	Jia
9	None			Feng
10	Ge	&	Xue Qian	Xue Qian
10	Ge	&	Jia	Jia

The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two

The contestant was eliminated after their 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 placed as the runner-up

Average call-out order

Final two are not included.

Rank by average	Place	Model	Call-out total	Number of call-outs	Call-out average
1	1	Ge	19	9	2.11
2	10	Wen Jing	3	1	3.00
3	4	Feng	24	7	3.42
4	3	Xue Qian	32	9	3.55
5	2	Jia	36	9	4.00
6	6	Mei Ting	22	5	4.40
7	5	Shu Yi	27	6	4.50
8	7	Tanya	22	4	5.50
9	8	Xiao Pei	20	3	6.67
10	9	Jie	17	2	8.50

Photo shoot guide

Episode 1 photo shoot: Posing in bikinis
Episode 2 photo shoot: Magazine covers
Episode 3 photo shoot: 1930 film sets
Episode 4 photo shoot: Swimsuits in water
Episode 5 photo shoot: Old Shanghai singers
Episode 6 photo shoot: Superheroes
Episode 7 photo shoot: Olympic symbols
Episode 8 photo shoot & commercial: Pantene Clinicare
Episode 9 photo shoot: MGM Grand Macau
Episode 10 photo shoots: MGM Grand Macau; self-directed

Makeovers

Xiao Pei: Hair was curled and dyed red
Tanya: Hair was bleached and waved
Mei Ting: Flip level haircut and dyed brown
Shu Yi: Hair curled at bottom
Feng: Hair shortened
Xue Qian: Hair was bleached and curled
Wang Jia: Trimmed
Ge: Long black hair extensions

References

^ "Pantene Signs as Title Sponsor of China's Next Top Model". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-04.

External links

[1] "Pantene Signs as Title Sponsor of China's Next Top Model". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-04.

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