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| Top Dog Model | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | Ashleigh and Pudsey |
| Judges | Stacey Solomon Lilah Parsons Addison Witt |
| Voices of | David Walliams |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | 12 Yard |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV2 |
| Release | 5 September – 10 October 2012 |
| Related | |
| Next Top Model | |
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