Make Me a Supermodel (British TV series)

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Make Me a Supermodel
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Genre Fashion
Presented by Dave Berry & Tess Daly (2005: Live Final only)
Fearne Cotton (2006: Live Shows)
JudgesTandy Anderson
Rachel Hunter
Perou
Dylan Jones (2006)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes32
Production
Running timeVaries
Production company Tiger Aspect Productions
Original release
Network Channel 5
Release14 March 2005 (2005-03-14) 
16 November 2006 (2006-11-16)
Related
Make Me a Supermodel (American TV series)
Make Me a Supermodel (Australian TV series)

Make Me a Supermodel is a British reality television modeling competition hosted and judged by New Zealand model Rachel Hunter, airing on the television channel Five. An American version began airing 2 January 2008 on the cable network Bravo. [1]

Contents

Series overview

SeriesPremiere dateWinnerRunner-upOther contestants in order of eliminationNumber of contestantsDestination(s)
1March 14, 2005 Alice Sinclair Kate ElleryKatie Black, Juliet Horne, Jackie Turner, Patsy Kigozi, Camilla Hamilton, Jasmine Lennard, Abigail Boston & Emily Mann, Antoinette Williams, Samantha Rowley, Joanna Downes13 Flag of France.svg
Paris
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New York City
2October 15, 2006Albert MordueLuke FarrellJono Namara & Katie Furler, James Dunstan & Kerrie Johnson, Anya James & Josh Murad, Sennait Adhanom & Waz Ashayer, Marianne Berglund, Jen Hunter12 Flag of Iceland.svg
Reykjavík

Series one (2005)

The series premiered Tuesday, 14 March 2005 and followed 13 young women (including twins) competing for a modelling contract with Select Model Management and a trip to Maldives to shooting for Glamour magazine. [1] The judges of the first season were Rachel Hunter, Tandy Anderson (co-founder and owner of Select) and fashion photographer Perou. [1] This season contained 13 episodes.

The judges eliminated 10 contestants, with viewers voting for the winner among the final three – Kate Ellery, Alice Sinclair and Joanna Downes – in a live catwalk show presented by Tess Daly and Dave Berry. Sinclair was the first season's winner. [2]

Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest) [3]

ContestantAgeHometownFinishPlace
Katie Black21 Paisley Episode 113
Juliet Horne21 London 12
Jackie Turner26 Dorset Episode 211
Patsy Kigozi 1 19 London Episode 310
Camilla Hamilton19 London Episode 59
Jasmine Lennard 19 Fulham Episode 68
Abigail Boston18 Congleton Episode 77-6
Emily Mann 21 London
Antoinette Williams 1 19 London Episode 95
Samantha Rowley 17 Kent Episode 104
Joanna Downes22 Hertfordshire Episode 123
Kate Ellery18 Cardiff 2
Alice Sinclair 18 Middlesex 1

^1 Antoinette Williams and Patsy Kigozi are identical twins; however, they competed individually.

Series two (2006)

The second series premiered on Sunday, 15 October 2006 with a change in format from the first series: this time, male models were part of the competition. This season contained 19 episodes and followed 12 young competing for a modelling contract with Select Model Management and a spread in either Glamour for girls or GQ Magazine for boys. In addition, the three returning judges were joined by new judge Dylan Jones, editor-in-chief of British GQ magazine. [4] Each week, one male contestant and one female contestant would be eliminated, until the final catwalk, at which a winner was chosen. With the exception of the first elimination, it was all based on the public's votes. The live catwalk shows were presented by Fearne Cotton on Fridays. [5]

Each week, the bottom four contestants (two male models, two female models) would face a live 'Walk Off', and the public would vote and the male and female model who received the lowest vote total from the public would be eliminated. In the first week, there was no 'Walk Off' - the judges decided which two of the models were the weakest and should be sent home.

The final show aired on Thursday 16 November 2006. Four models competed: Albert, Jen, Luke, Marianne. As in every catwalk show in Make me a Supermodel, the models had to do 3 catwalks. After the first 'Walk Off', Marianne was eliminated. The remaining 3 models walked the next 'Walk Off' and Jen was eliminated, leaving the 2 men, Luke and Albert. After their final 'Walk Off', Albert was announced as the winner leaving Luke as runner up. [6]

Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)

ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlace
Jono Bamara191.80 m (5 ft 11 in) London Episode 411-12
Katie Furler191.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Devon
James Dunstan191.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Ipswich Episode 89-10
Kerrie Johnson171.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Birmingham
Anya James191.75 m (5 ft 9 in) London Episode 128-7
Josh Murad181.85 m (6 ft 1 in) London
Sennait Adhanom201.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Middlesex Episode 166-5
Waz Ashayer171.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Marlborough
Marianne Berglund181.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Umeå, Sweden Episode 194
Jen Hunter241.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Wigan 3
Luke Farrell191.85 m (6 ft 1 in) London 2
Albert Mordue201.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Cornwall 1

Contestant elimination progress

Model Elimination Progress
PlaceModelEpisodes
48121619
1AlbertSAFESAFEWOSAFEWIN
2LukeSAFESAFESAFEWOOUT
3JenSAFESAFEWOWOOUT
4MarianneBTM 4SAFESAFESAFEOUT
5-6SennaitSAFESAFESAFEOUT
WazSAFEWOSAFEOUT
7-8AnyaSAFEWOOUT
JoshBTM 4SAFEOUT
9-10KerrieSAFEOUT
JamesSAFEOUT
11-12KatieOUT
JonoOUT
  The model was in the bottom four in week one.
  The model was eliminated purely by the judges at the end of the first week.
  The model was in the live 'Walk Off' that week but survived the public vote.
  The model was in the live 'Walk Off' and was eliminated by the public.
  The model won the competition.

Make Me a Supermodel Extra

The behind-the-scenes show Make Me a Supermodel Extra, broadcast on the channel Five Life, was presented by Anthony Crank, and series-one contestant Jasmine Lennard, who was dropped after referring to Rachel Hunter as "Rachel Munter" live on air.

International versions

  Currently airing franchise  
  Franchise with an upcoming season
  Franchise no longer airing  

CountryTitleBroadcasterPresentersAir Dates
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Make Me a Supermodel Seven Network Jennifer Hawkins & Tyson Beckford Season 1: 6 August 2008 – 20 November 2008
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia I Wanna Be a Model 8TV Dylan Liong (season 1-2)
Lynn Lim (season 1-2)
Cheryl Lee (season 3)
Jefferey Cheng (season 3)
Lynn Lim (season 4)
Season 1: 5 August 2006 – 28 October 2006
Season 2: 26 August 2007 – 11 November 2007
Season 3: 5 July 2009 – 27 September 2009
Season 4: 1 May 2016 – 24 July 2016
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Make Me a Supermodel Channel 5 Rachel Hunter Season 1: 14 March 2005 – 4 April 2005
Season 2: 15 October 2006 – 16 November 2006
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Make Me a Supermodel Bravo Tyson Beckford
Niki Taylor (season 1)
Nicole Trunfio (season 2)
Season 1: 2 January 2008 – 3 April 2008
Season 2: 4 March 2009 – 3 June 2009

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Make Me a Supermodel: A Closer Look". BuddyTV. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. "Alice Sinclair: hot fashion property". Independent (Ireland). Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. "Make me a supermodel; WE REVEAL TV'S 13 WANNABE CATWALK QUEENS". The Free Library. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. "Speaker Bios - Dylan Jones". JLA. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. "Speaker Profile - Fearne Cotton". The Speakers Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. "TV Crown For Cornish Model". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2014.