China's Next Top Model (season 1)

China's Next Top Model (cycle 1)
Cycle 1 cast of China's Next Top Model
Country of origin China
No. of episodes 10
Release
Original network Sichuan Satellite TV
Original release January 13 – March 23, 2008

China's Next Top Model is a Chinese reality TV series, based on the international version and spin-off to the original, America's Next Top Model.

The show was produced by Chinese television subscription channel Sichuan Satellite TV and it is filmed in Shanghai, the casting was held in selected cities of China - Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, and Guangzhou. It began airing on January 13, 2008.[1]

Among the prizes for this season was a contract with NEXT Model Management and a campaign for Pantene.

21-year-old Yin Ge from Changsha became the first winner of China's Next Top Model.

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown Finish Place
Liu Wen Jing 26 Chongqing Episode 3 10 (quit)
Bao Jie 21 Anhui 9
Zhang Xiao Pei 20 Shanghai Episode 4 8
Tanya Zy 28 Belarus Episode 5 7
Wu Mei Ting 21 Guangzhou Episode 6 6
Ma Shu Yi 21 Guangzhou Episode 7 5
Zhu Feng 19 Shanghai Episode 9 4 (quit)
Yan Xue Qian 19 Shanghai Episode 10 3
Wang Jia 18 Harbin 2
Yin Ge 21 Changsha 1

Episodes

Episode 1

Casting episode.

Episode 2

  • First call-out: Yin Ge
  • Bottom two: Ma Shu Yi & Yan Xue Qian
  • Eliminated: Ma Shu Yi

Episode 3

  • Quit: Liu Wen Jing
  • Returned: Ma Shu Yi
  • First call-out: Wu Mei Ting
  • Bottom two: Bao Jie & Wang Jia
  • Eliminated: Bao Jie

Episode 4

  • First call-out: Yan Xue Qian
  • Bottom two: Tanya Zy & Zhang Xiao Pei
  • Eliminated: Zhang Xiao Pei

Episode 5

  • First call-out: Ma Shu Yi
  • Bottom two: Tanya Zy & Wu Mei Ting
  • Eliminated: Tanya Zy

Episode 6

  • First call-out: Zhu Feng
  • Bottom two: Wang Jia & Wu Mei Ting
  • Eliminated: Wu Mei Ting

Episode 7

  • First call-out: Wang Jia
  • Bottom two: Ma Shu Yi & Zhu Feng
  • Eliminated: Ma Shu Yi

Episode 8

  • First call-out: Yin Ge
  • Bottom two: Wang Jia & Yan Xue Qian
  • Eliminated: Wang Jia

Episode 9

  • Quit: Zhu Feng
  • Returned: Wang Jia
  • Eliminated: None

Episode 10

  • First call-out: Wang Jia
  • Bottom two: Yan Xue Qian & Yin Ge
  • Eliminated: Yan Xue Qian
  • Final two: Wang Jia & Yin Ge
  • China's Next Top Model: Yin Ge

Summaries

Call-out order

Ai's call-out order
OrderEpisodes
12345678910
1 Mei TingGeMei TingXue QianShu YiFengJiaGeGeJiaGe
2 Wen JingTanyaGeGeJiaXue QianGeFengJiaGeJia
3 GeWen JingFengFengXue QianShu YiXue QianXue QianXue QianXue Qian
4 JieMei TingShu YiShu YiGeGeFengJiaFeng
5 Xiao PeiXiao PeiXue QianMei TingFengJiaShu Yi
6 Shu YiFengTanyaJiaMei TingMei Ting
7 Xue QianJiaXiao PeiTanyaTanya
8 JiaJieJiaXiao Pei
9 TanyaXue QianJie
10 FengShu YiWen Jing
     The contestant was eliminated
     The contestant was eliminated but allowed to remain in the competition
     The contestant quit the competition
     The contestant won the competition
  • In episode 3, Wen Jing quit the competition. Shu Yi re-entered the competition to replace her.
  • In episode 9, Feng quit the competition. She was replaced by Wang Jia, who had been eliminated the previous episode. Additionally, no elimination took place.

Photo shoot guide

  • Episode 1 photo shoot: Posing in bikinis
  • Episode 2 photo shoot: Magazine covers
  • Episode 3 photo shoot: 1930 film sets
  • Episode 4 photo shoot: Swimsuits in water
  • Episode 5 photo shoot: Old Shanghai singers
  • Episode 6 photo shoot: Superheroes
  • Episode 7 photo shoot: Olympic symbols
  • Episode 8 photo shoot & commercial: Pantene Clinicare
  • Episode 9 photo shoot: MGM Grand Macau
  • Episode 10 photo shoots: MGM Grand Macau; self-directed

Makeovers

  • Feng: Hair shortened
  • Ge: Long black hair extensions
  • Wang Jia: Trimmed
  • Mei Ting: Flip level haircut and dyed brown
  • Shu Yi: Hair curled at bottom
  • Tanya: Hair was bleached and permed wavy
  • Xiao Pei: Hair was curled and dyed red
  • Xue Qian: Hair was bleached and curled

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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