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Britain's Next Top Model
''Britain's Next Top Model'' (or ''Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model'' 2011–13), often abbreviated as ''BNTM'', ''BINTM'', or ''Top Model'', is a British-Irish reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' and a chance to start their career in the modelling industry. The first "cycle" premiered on 14 September 2005 on Sky Living. The winner normally receives a modelling contract, cosmetics campaign, and a spread within a fashion magazine which also included appearing on the front cover. Other prizes which changed from cycle to cycle included a car, holiday, money, or an apartment among other things. As part of the ''Top Model'' franchise, it was based on the American television series ''America's Next Top Model''. From series 7 through 9, the show was named ''Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model'' as it had begun to include contestants from Ireland. On 28 October 2013, Sky Living confirmed that the show had been ca ...
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Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idol (franchise), Idol'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature the gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentary ...
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Hilary Alexander
Hilary Alexander (5 February 1946 – 5 February 2023) was a New Zealand-born British journalist and past fashion director of the ''Daily Telegraph''. She was twice named Journalist of the Year (1997 and 2003) in the British Fashion Awards. She was editor-at-large for ''Hello'' ''Fashion Monthly'' and freelanced as a stylist and broadcaster. Career Born in Napier, New Zealand, Alexander began her career as a journalist at the age of 16 as a trainee reporter for the '' Manawatu Evening Standard'', before becoming a reporter for ''The Evening Post'' and ''The Dominion'' in Wellington. She continued to work as a journalist in Australia for the '' Ballarat Courier'' and the ''Wollongong Mercury'', before becoming the fashion editor of ''The China Mail'' and features editor of the '' Hong Kong Standard'' based in Hong Kong. She became the fashion editor of the ''Daily Telegraph'' in January 1985 before becoming fashion director in 2003. In June 2011, the British Fashion Council ...
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Britain's Next Top Model (series 5)
Series 5 of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' premiered on Sky Living on 20 April 2009. The series introduced several changes to the show's format. Lisa Snowdon and Huggy Ragnarsson returned as judges, while head garment designer Louis Mariette joined the panel, replacing Gerry DeVeaux. This marked Lisa Snowdon's final season as host, with model Elle Macpherson taking over in Britain's Next Top Model series 6, series 6 the following year. This was the first series to include a casting episode, featuring 20 semi-finalists—the largest number of contestants since the show's inception in 2005. Seven were eliminated in the premiere, and the remaining 13 finalists moved into the ''Top Model'' house in London. The series was won by 19-year-old Mecia Simson from Plymouth. Her prizes included a contract with Models 1, a campaign for Max Factor cosmetics, and a cover and six-page editorial in ''Company Magazine''. Runner-up Sophie Sumner, along with fellow contestants Annaliese Dayes and ...
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Britain's Next Top Model (series 4)
Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 4 is the fourth cycle of ''Britain's Next Top Model''. The cycle, like the previous cycles, was aired on SkyLiving. The cycle was said to be bigger, better and bustier than ever before. The cycle was revolutionary for its time in that it featured shorter girls with heavier set frames and a larger bust. There were major changes in this cycle. The winner's prize changed and the judging panel also received a change; Icelandic reality TV star hopeful Huggy Ragnarsson and Gerry Deveaux replaced two of the former judges, Paula Hamilton and Jonathan Phang. This is the only cycle to feature a cast of 14 contestants until Cycle 6, rather than the usual 12 or 13. The international destination during this cycle was South Africa. The winner's prize was a contract with Models 1, a Max Factor Cosmetics campaign and a 6-page spread and cover of Company Magazine. The winner was 18-year-old Alex Evans from Cranleigh, Surrey, who battled against a moderately s ...
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Britain's Next Top Model (series 3)
Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 3 was the third cycle of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' and the third series aired on Living. For this cycle the judges remained the same as they did during last series. The number of contestants was decreased to 12, the same number of contestants as Cycle 1. The opening credits received a makeover and the theme song was also changed. The international destination for this cycle was Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The winner's prize was management and representation by Models 1, a contract with Ruby & Millie Cosmetics and a cover and 6-page spread in Company Magazine. The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Lauren McAvoy from Wickford, Essex. Runner-up Louise Watts participated as a contestant on America's Next Top Model (season 18) along with six other former BNTM contestants. Watts quit the competition in the 3rd episode because she of the negative criticisms of the judges, particularly Kelly Cutrone who later posted a video mocking her after ...
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Britain's Next Top Model (series 2)
Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 2 was the second cycle of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' and the second series aired on LIVINGtv. The cast was increased to 13 contestants. The international destination was Marrakech, Morocco. The prize was a contract management and representation by Models 1, an advertising campaign in Ford Fiesta and a cover and 6-page spread of '' Company Magazine''. Lisa Snowdon became the host of this cycle after previous host Lisa Butcher left the show due to her wooden performance in the previous cycle. Also, Marie Helvin was replaced with Paula Hamilton. Jonathan Phang remains as a judge. The winner was 18-year-old Lianna Fowler from Derby. Runner-up Abigail Clancy was revealed to be the host of the show for Cycles 10-12. Second runner-up Jasmia Robinson participated as a contestant on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 along with six other former BNTM contestants. Robinson came 14th and was eliminated in the 1st episode. Contestants (''ages stated ...
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Britain's Next Top Model (series 1)
The first cycle of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' premiered on 14 September 2005 on Living TV. Model Lisa Butcher served as the show's first host, with a panel consisting of former fashion model Marie Helvin and photographer Jonathan Phang. The prizes for this cycle included a modelling contract with Models 1, as well as an additional contract with Beatrice Models in Milan, a cover feature for ''B'' magazine, and a contract with Ruby & Millie cosmetics. The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Lucy Ratcliffe from Newcastle upon Tyne. Cast Contestants ''(Ages stated are at start of contest)'' Judges * Lisa Butcher (host) * Marie Helvin *Jonathan Phang Results : The contestant won the competition : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two : The contestant quit the competition * Episode 8 was the recap episode. Bottom two : The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two : The contestant was elimin ...
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Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne (born on October 27 1984) is an English television personality, singer, actress, and fashion designer. She is a daughter of Ozzy Osbourne, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, and came to prominence while appearing on the reality show ''The Osbournes'' (2002–2005) with her family, for which they won a 2002 Emmy Award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, Outstanding Reality Program. Her other television work includes hosting ''Project Catwalk'' (2007–2008) and ''Fashion Police'' (2010–2015), competing on the Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 9, ninth season of ''Dancing with the Stars (American TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' (2009), and judging on ''Project Runway Junior'' (2015–2017) and ''Australia's Got Talent'' (2016). She also played the voice role of The 7D#The Glooms, Hildy Gloom in the Disney XD animated series ''The 7D'' (2014–2016). As a singer, Osbourne has released two studio albums: Shut Up (Kell ...
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America's Next Top Model (cycle 18)
The eighteenth cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' (subtitled as ''America's Next Top Model: British Invasion'') premiered on February 29, 2012 and was the twelfth season to air on The CW. It occupied the time slot of the final two scheduled episodes of ''Remodeled''. This was the first American edition of ''Top Model'' to be filmed and broadcast in high definition (HD). The cycle featured fourteen contestants, placing seven British models who had competed in previous cycles of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' alongside seven all-new American models. Fashion industry public relations maven Kelly Cutrone replaced ''Vogue'' editor André Leon Talley as a judge for the series. The rest of the judging panel remained the same. The international destinations for this cycle were Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong in China. This marked the second time the series filmed in China. The prizes for this cycle included a modeling contract ...
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Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton (born 3 September 1981) is an English broadcaster and author. She began her career in the late 1990s as a children’s television presenter for GMTV, CITV and CBBC. She went on to present various television shows, including ''Top of the Pops'' (2004–2020), ''Love Island'' (2006), '' The Xtra Factor'' (2007), and '' Interior Design Masters'' (2019). Cotton was a regular co-presenter of the ''Children in Need'' annual telethons from 2005 to 2015, with the exception of 2009. From 2008 to 2018, she was a team captain on the ITV2 comedy panel show ''Celebrity Juice.'' In 2007, Cotton became the first regular female presenter of the Radio 1 Chart Show, which she co-presented with Reggie Yates for two years. She was later given her own Radio 1 show, airing every weekday morning from 2009 to 2015. She joined BBC Radio 2 in 2016. In 2018, Cotton began presenting ''Happy Place'', a podcast focusing on wellbeing and mental health. She has also released eight self-hel ...
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America's Next Top Model
''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''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 (referred to as "cycles") 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 ...
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Top Model
''Top Model'', also called ''Next Top Model'', is a fashion-themed reality television show format produced in many countries throughout the world and seen in over 120 countries producing over 200 seasons (referred to as "cycles"). The show takes the form of a modeling competition whose winners typically receive a contract with a major modeling agency and a cover shoot and fashion photo spread in a fashion magazine. The format was created by Tyra Banks for the original series, ''America's Next Top Model'', which first aired in 2003 and was produced by Ken Mok's 10 by 10 Entertainment.Manuel Castells ''Communication Power'' Page 1568 2009 "And, while not officially a Top Model franchise, an Afghani local TV station made headlines in the Fall of 2007 when it launched its own low-budget take on the format." Format description Contestants Each cycle of the show consists of 6–40 episodes and begins with 9–51 contestants. In each episode one contestant is eliminated, though i ...
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