''America's Next Top Model'' (season 12)

America's Next Top Model (Season 12)
Season 12 cast
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	The CW
Original release	March 4 (2009-03-04) – May 13, 2009 (2009-05-13)
Additional information
Judges	Tyra Banks Nigel Barker J. Alexander Paulina Porizkova
No. of contestants	13
Winner	Teyona Anderson
All-stars	Allison Harvard

The twelfth season of America's Next Top Model premiered on March 4, 2009 and was the sixth season to air on The CW network. The season's catch phrase is "Get In The Fold." The season's promotional song is Lady Gaga's "The Fame".

The prizes for this season were:

• A modeling contract with Elite Model Management.
• A fashion spread and cover in Seventeen.
• A US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.

The first half of the season took place in New York City, moving the show back from Los Angeles last season. The international destination for this season is São Paulo, Brazil, the series first visit to South America.

The number of girls was reduced to 13, the first time since season 9, after being maintained at 14 in the last two seasons. This was the last time Paulina Porizkova participated as judge.

The winner was 20-year-old Teyona Anderson from Woodstown, New Jersey. This season averaged 4.35 million viewers per episode.^[1]

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest)^[2]

Episodes

Cycle 12 Finale Party (Reunion)

The reunion aired May 13, 2009 on The Tyra Banks Show and was the third one after seasons 5 and 10. It was graduation themed and all the girls (except for Sandra, who didn't attend) wore bikinis. The girls were voted yearbook-style as follows:

Various girls were interviewed after their vote was revealed. Fo revealed she had met her father, whom she didn't know was black until she was six and coined the phrase "blaxican" at 12. Celia got her one featurette about her personal style and London went on to preach on the streets of New York City. Tyra also discussed Allison's nosebleeding picture of her and Tyra made a montage of her and Robert Pattinson. Natalie revealed she suffered from panic attacks and hypochondria.

Tyra brought a general from the US Army to discuss her positive impact on burnt soldiers and Tahlia did a shoot with a burnt soldier and another burn survivor where they displayed their scars. It was also revealed that Tahlia had become pregnant since the taping of the show. Then elderly people reenacted memorable scenes introduced by Bianca Golden from season 9. Those included Fo's haircut, Celia's rebellion against Tyra and Natalie's and Aminat's face off. Celia said that all things were settled between her and Tahlia and when Tyra said "Don't mess with a girl's money", Celia joked back that Tahlia was messing with hers.

The show ended with Tyra revealing that two contestants had been offered a contract with Nous Model Management by Kenya Knight which were revealed on her show's website as being Allison and Fo.

Summaries

Post-Top Model careers

• Celia Ammerman has modeled for the New York Post^[3] and Vogue Italia.^[4] She has also been featured on Racked.com,^[5] in the September 2009 issue of Allure^[6] and in Short Hair.^[7] She has appeared on The Tyra Banks Show. She has also walked in New York Fashion Week 2011 for Marlon Globel.
• Teyona Anderson was signed was Elite Model Management in New York and Cape Town. She is currently signed with Mega Models in Miami and Base Model Agency in Cape Town under the name "Asia Anderson".
• Aminat Ayinde has modeled for Zulu Rose^[8] and walked in the This Day/Arise: African Fashion Collection S/S 10 show.^[9] She is signed to MMG Models in New York. She modeled on season 2 of Project Runway All Stars for Emilio Sosa. She also modeled again on season 14 for Edmond Nelson for his finale collection wearing his first look.
• Tahlia Brookins has modeled for People.^[10]
• Kortnie Coles is currently signed with Wilhelmina Models in New York City and Models 1 in London.
• Isabella Falk is currently signed with Elite Model Management in Chicago under her real name, Kelly Marie.^[11]
• Nijah Harris has modeled for That Girl.^[12]
• Allison Harvard was signed with Nous Model Management in Los Angeles. She competed in season 17 among other previous contestants, finishing in second place to Lisa D'Amato. She appeared in the final episode of season 21. She has walked in New York Fashion Week 2012 for Malan Breton, Gemma Khang, and Richie Rich. She also walked in Philippine Fashion Week for Michael Cinco. She is the face of Cinco's fragrance "Impalpable". She also modeled for Bench in "Bench Universe". She runs an art and photography studio in Brooklyn.^[13] On September 21, 2012, it was announced that Harvard would be making her acting debut as the character Carina in the independent feature film Insensate.^[14] On October 6, 2012, Harvard made an appearance in an episode of "I Am Meg: Own the World in Style", a Philippines TV modeling competition.^[15]
• London Levi appeared in the October 2009 issue of Playboy.^[16]
• Sandra Nyanchoka was signed with Major Model Management in New York.^[17]
• Natalie Pack is currently signed with NEXT Model Management in Miami and Ford Models in Los Angeles.^[18] She has modeled for Jockey^[19] and BL!SSS' July 2009 issue.^[20] She walked for Billabong^[21] and Dona Daneshi's "I Am Mystic".^[22] She is Miss California USA 2012 and competed in Miss USA 2012.^[23]
• Fo Porter is currently signed with Nous Model Management in Los Angeles.^[24] She has modeled for Revolve clothing^[25] and Nylon.^[26] She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Paul Mitchell, H&M, American Eagle, Abercrombie & Fitch, Reebok, Nike, Billabong,^[24] Target and Payless.^[27] She was featured in the music videos for Justin Timberlake's "Tunnel Vision" and Usher's "Good Kisser".
• Jessica Santiago is currently signed with Ford Models in Los Angeles.^[28] She participated in Nuestra Belleza Latina, but was eliminated before the contestants were chosen. She also competed in Model Latina where she finished as the runner-up. She was a contestant in Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011, and placed as the second runner-up.^[29]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to America's Next Top Model.

• Official website
• America's Next Top Model, cycle 12 on IMDb
• America's Next Top Model, cycle 12 at TV.com