Review of
America's Next Top
Model
Tip!
Always keep a pleasant attitude.
Nothing spoils a photo shoot like
a model who got up on the "wrong
side of the
bed".
Supermodel
Extraordinaire Tyra Banks created
the concept for television's
first professional model
competition, America's Next Top
Model (ANTM) in 2002.
The show
first aired in May of 2003 and
has continued to be UPN's top
rated show.
The stakes
are high for each season's all
female contestant group as they
vie for a $100,000 modeling
contract with the cosmetics giant
Cover Girl, professional
representation by the elite Ford
Modeling Agency, and a
career-changing spread in a
leading fashion magazine such as
Elle magazine or Vogue.
America's
Next Top Model just saw its 7th
season (called cycles) and has
featured a wide range of
impressive judges including the
famous 1960's model Twiggy, the
world's first supermodel Janice
Dickinson (who now has her own
model competition show called
Janice Dickinson's Modeling
Agency), Nigel Barker (ex-model
turned fashion photographer),
runway coach J. Alexander and
Tyra's friend and stylist Jay
Manuel.
The number
of contestants ranges from ten to
fourteen females who are all
between the ages of 18 and 26.
Each contestant comes to the show
featuring their own particular
look and style, but Tyra quickly
develops a radical new makeover
for each contestant.
The
contestants are quickly made over
and given brand new haircuts,
hair color, and new makeup looks,
oftentimes against their will.
Each contestant is then moved
into one house or apartment that
has been designed and developed
to look like a trendy model's
residence.
The girls
are put together with roommates,
and oftentimes explosive and
dramatic fights
develop.
Each
episode of America's Next Top
Model sets up the model hopefuls
on a challenging photoshoot, many
of which occur outside in extreme
elements or feature terrifying
stunts with animals or insects.
It is the
job of the contestants to look
both beautiful and confident, and
also to maintain a professional
attitude no matter the stress of
the situation.
Other than
the photoshoots, the contestants
are also sent to “try
out” for jobs and contracts
in front of other powerful
industry professionals including
designers and agents.
The
competition for these jobs is
severe, and part of the challenge
is to see how strong the
contestants remain under the
bright lights of the fashion
world. Audiences wait for the
international component of each
cycle when Tyra announces the
girls have to pack immediately
for an impromptu overseas trip to
experience the modeling world in
another fashion-forward city.
Cities that
the models have visited include
Paris, London, Tokyo and
Barcelona. The international
competition is the most difficult
as the models struggle to get
jobs and complete photoshoots in
a strange country having little
to no facility with the native
language.
Tip!
Whew!!! You may say, "Do I really
need to ask all these
questions?", but all these
questions are essential to
choosing your photographer wisely
and will help you to have a
better chance of working with
someone you can trust to create
your all-important model
portfolio.
Generally
one contestant is eliminated at
the end of each episode, and the
elimination is decided by the
judging panel that is headed by
Tyra Banks.
Each judge
views the best photos from each
contestant's shoot and evaluates
the head and body shots for
poise, commercial and
high-fashion appeal, as well as
pure aesthetic value.
During each
elimination, Tyra Banks delivers
the news with compassion and
sometimes stern reminders about
how difficult it is to stay in
the modeling business.
The last
contestant remaining becomes
America's Next Top Model and goes
on to have numerous endorsements
and take part in fashion industry
events all over the
world.
About The
Author
Find more
out about America's
Next Top
Model
and the entire reality t.v. world
at http://www.star-reality.com.
Disclaimer: Even though we
have made every effort possible
to give you solid and accurate
material on these pages about
fashion modeling, Bob Pardue
Photography accepts no liability
and does not insure or imply any
degree of accuracy. By reading
this article you agree that this
information is for entertainment
value only.
Success in
becoming a model differs greatly
and is dependent upon the
attitudes, attributes and
ambition of each individual
fashion model. Please thoroughly
check out any information you
find on this site and always
remember the model safety rules.
Be safe and Take A Friend with
you to all fashion model photo
shoots! I hope this article has
helped you to learn more about
becoming America's Next Top
Model.
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