America's Next Top Model is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. Created by Tyra Banks, who also serves as an executive producer, and developed by Ken Mok and Kenya Barris, the series premiered in May 2003, and aired semiannually until 2012, then annually from 2013. The first six seasons aired on UPN, before UPN merged with The WB to create The CW in 2006. The following sixteen cycles aired on The CW until the series was first cancelled in October 2015. The series was revived in 2016 and has been airing on VH1 ever since. The series was among the highest-rated programs on UPN and was the highest-rated show on The CW from 2007 to 2010. Advertisers paid $61,315 per 30-second slot during the 2011–12 television season, the highest of any series on The CW. The first 22 cycles of the series and cycle 24 were presented by Banks, while cycle 23 was presented by Rita Ora. The series also employs a panel of two or three additional judges, a creative director and a runway coach.
Adrianne Marie Curry-Rhode is an American fashion model, actress and television personality. She is best known as the winner of the first cycle of America's Next Top Model in 2003.
Toccara Elaine Jones is an American television personality, fashion model, occasional actress and singer. Jones was a contestant on the third season of the UPN series America's Next Top Model, where she finished in seventh place.
Nigel Barker is an English reality TV show personality, fashion photographer, author, spokesperson, filmmaker, and former model. He is best known for his participation as a judge and photographer on the reality show America's Next Top Model, and was the host of reality show The Face for the American series.
Nicole Linkletter Nathanson is an American fashion model and the winner of Cycle 5 of America's Next Top Model. Her prizes were a contract with Ford Models, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, and her photo appearing in a Ford Fusion (Americas) national advert. She is the first of two America's Next Top Model winners from North Dakota, the second being CariDee English, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7.
Abigail Marie Clancy is an English lingerie and catwalk model, and television personality. She was the runner-up of Britain's Next Top Model in 2006 and won series 11 of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013. Since 2015 she has been presenting Britain's Next Top Model.
Mountain View High School is a public high school in the northwest United States, located in Bend, Oregon.
Jaslene González is an American model, television host, and winner of Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model.
Saleisha Lashawn Stowers is an American actress and model. She won the ninth season of America's Next Top Model. She portrays the role of Lani Price on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives.
The tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model was 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 promotional song was "Feedback" by Janet Jackson.
Gemma Sanderson is an Australian model, best known for winning the first cycle of the reality television show Australia's Next Top Model.
Brittany "McKey" Alvey is an American fashion model most notable as the winner of the eleventh cycle of America's Next Top Model.
Jourdan Sherise Dunn is a British model and actress. She was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006 and signed to The Squad Management in London. She began appearing on international runways in early 2007. In February 2008, she was the first black model to walk a Prada runway in over a decade.
Nicole Arianna Abuhamada is an American model and actress, best known as the winner of Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model.
Krista White is an American fashion model, best known as the winner of Cycle 14 of America's Next Top Model. As part of her win, she was signed with Wilhelmina Models, received a $100,000 contract with Covergirl, and appeared on the cover of Seventeen Magazine.
Ann Marie Ward is an American fashion model, best known as the winner of Cycle 15 of America's Next Top Model.
Eva Marcille Sterling is an American actress, fashion model and television personality. She started her career by winning the third cycle of America's Next Top Model.
The twentieth cycle of America's Next Top Model premiered on August 2, 2013. It was the 14th season to air on The CW. Tyra Banks, Kelly Cutrone, Bryanboy, and Rob Evans all returned as judges. As in the previous cycle, public voting was still a factor in eliminations. This was the first cycle of the show to feature male contestants. Tyra indicated in an interview that a school version called LeGore's Next Top Model (2011), inspired her to start including male contestants. The international destination for this cycle was Bali, Indonesia.
India Kate Gants is an American fashion model. She is best known for winning the twenty-third cycle of America's Next Top Model in 2017.
