Next Top Model (Romania season 3)

Episode 1

First aired September 20, 2012

Casting week. The final sixteen contestants are selected by Cătălin to join the competition, but Veronica decides to leave the show to remain in school. The following day, Bianca enters the competition.

• First call-out: Victoria Cartiră
• Quit: Veronica Cazac
• Special guests: Alina Pușcaș, Guido Dolci

Episode 2

First aired September 27, 2012

The models receive their makeovers. Later, the girls receive a regulation of top model. The next day the girls take part in the first challenge.

At the winner of the first challenge is Andreea. The first photo shoot in this season took place in nature, with Mihai Ștețcu photographing the girls. The theme for the shoot was forbidden fruit. The girls posed with a male model. During the first photo shoot, Silvana was eliminated because of her poor performance, but in the end she got another chance.

At panel Denisa, Ramona, Barbara and Bianca had the best photos. Silvana's photo received heavy criticism, as did Sânziana's and Laura's. Sânziana and Silvana found themselves in the bottom two for their poor photos. Cătălin handed the last photograph to Sânziana, resulting in Silvana's elimination.

• First Call-out: Denisa Ciocoiu
• Bottom Two: Sânziana Cozorici & Silvana Anghel
• Eliminated: Silvana Anghel
• Featured photographer: Mihai Ștețcu

Episode 3

First aired October 4, 2012

At the runway challenge, the girls walk in a fashion show wearing dresses designed by Mihai Albu and Cătălin Botezatu. In the next day the girls walk again with a male model in a fashion show by Cătălin, but Cătălin decided that Sânziana, Victoria and Diana Luca did not participate in this catwalk. Cătălin and the girls did made Sânziana's surprise for to cheer up.

At the photo shoot, the girls do a shoot inspired of Greek Mythology Part II, due to health problems, Laura did not participate on the photo shoot.

At judging, Otilia, Cristina, Lavinia, Sânziana and Denisa received praise from the judges while Barbara, Diana Luca, Victoria and Bianca had the worst photos. Victoria becomes faint at panel due emotions. Bianca landed in the bottom two for slowly sliding down the competition with Diana Luca and in a shocking elimination, both of them were sent home.

• First Call-out: Otilia Cioșă
• Bottom Two: Bianca Taban & Diana Luca
• Eliminated: Bianca Taban & Diana Luca
• Featured photographer: Andreea Retinschi

Episode 4

First aired October 11, 2012

In this episode, in first challenge the girls made a catwalk blindfolded and holding objects in hands, the end no girl don't won the challenge. In next day the girls walk in a salt mine at low temperatures, in this catwalk Ramona was criticized for poor performance. After catwalk Barbara said about as Ramona is lesbian and Ramona denied. Begin the photoshoot Lavinia and Ramona have laughed at Sânziana.

At the photo shoot, the girls have posed in a site with a male models, Ramona, Laura and Victoria got praised while Lavina was criticized because she gaining weight. After the photoshoot Ruxandra cried because poor performance in this day.

At panel, Victoria was praised for her photo and her performance during the challenge, ultimately receiving the first call-out. The special guest, Mircea Bărbulescu has appreciated Laura's photography. Andreea and Lavinia were placed in the bottom two. In the end, Lavinia was saved and Andreea was eliminated. After Andreea's elimination the two twins Laura and Cristina had said as Sânziana must eliminated not Andreea because Sânziana had the worst photos.

• First Call-out: Victoria Cartiră
• Bottom Two: Andreea Grecu & Lavinia Furtună
• Eliminated: Andreea Grecu
• Featured photographer: Marta Popescu
• Special guests: Mircea Bărbulescu

Episode 5

First aired October 18, 2012

The models were subject to a number of acting. At photoshoot the girls were posed with a male models, the theme was (Angels and Damons). After the photoshoot the girls have had a gymnastics lesson while Lavinia was very criticized, Victoria was the best and she was appreciate. At home Sânziana told them girls about her life in the orphanage. Most girls said they Sânziana is privileged because she lived in the orphanage. At challenge the girls were decorations for boys (table, chair, hanger, etc.) for this challenge the girls were divided in two teams. Team one is Cristina's team and team two is Laura's team. The winning team is Cristina's team.

At panel, the two twins Laura and Cristina were praised. Because Cristina, Lavinia, Victoria, Barbara, Sânziana and Diana Z. were immune from elimination after their team won the reward challenge. Alexandra and Ruxandra landed in the bottom two for their poor performance, but in the end, Alexandra was spared and Ruxandra was eliminated.

• First Call-out: Barbara Langellotti
• Bottom Two: Alexandra Urs & Ruxandra Postatny
• Eliminated: Ruxandra Postatny
• Featured photographer: Zsoltan

Episode 6

First aired October 25, 2012

At the photo shoot, Mihai Ștețcu teach the girls on posing while being tossed in the air, Otilia, Sânziana and Victoria got praised while Lavinia, Alexandra and Ramona struggled. After the photoshoot girls made a party. During the party Lavinia stole Otilia's phone and gave to Cătălin. After party Otilia went in the Lavinia's room and they quarreled.

At the runway challenge, the girls walk on the stone catwalk. Victoria was the most criticized because fell many times. After the runway challenge Lavinia was on the verge of being disqualified because she took Ramona's phone from Cătălin.

At the photo shoot, the girls have posed in Mykonos, Greece. Ramona posed with a pelican. Sânziana Victoria and Alexandra were the most criticized.

At the panel, Otilia, Denisa and the two twins Laura and Cristina receive praise, while Alexandra, Sânziana, Lavinia and Victoria do not. Alexandra, Lavinia, Victoria and Sânziana are called forward as the bottom four, all of whom were not liked by the judges. Nevertheless, Cătălin hands the girls a single sheet with all four of their photographs and decides to not send any of them home.

• First Call-out: Cristina Iordache
• Bottom Four: Alexandra Urs, Lavinia Furtună, Sânziana Cozorici & Victoria Cartiră
• Eliminated: None
• Featured photographer: Mihai Ștețcu

Episode 7

First aired November 1, 2012

• First Call-out: Otilia Cioșă
• Bottom Two: Laura Iordache & Victoria Cartiră
• Eliminated: Victoria Cartiră
• Featured photographer: Mihai Ștețcu

Episode 8

First aired November 8, 2012

• First Call-out: Barbara Langellotti
• Bottom Three: Alexandra Urs, Diana Zamfir & Ramona Popescu
• Eliminated: Alexandra Urs & Diana Zamfir
• Featured photographer: Mihai Ștețcu

Episode 9

First aired November 15, 2012

• First Call-out: Otilia Cioșă
• Bottom Two: Denisa Ciocoiu & Sânziana Cozorici
• Eliminated: Sânziana Cozorici
• Featured photographer: Oana Mihoc

Episode 10

First aired November 22, 2012

• First Call-out: Barbara Langellotti
• Bottom Three: Cristina Iordache, Denisa Ciocoiu & Otilia Cioșă
• Eliminated: None
• Featured photographer: N/A

Episode 11

First aired December 6, 2012

• First Call-out: Ramona Popescu
• Bottom Two: Denisa Ciocoiu & Otilia Cioșă
• Eliminated: Otilia Cioșă
• Featured photographer: N/A

Episode 12

First aired December 13, 2012

• First Call-out: Denisa Ciocoiu
• Bottom Two: Laura Iordache & Lavinia Furtună
• Eliminated: Lavinia Furtună
• Featured photographer: N/A

Episode 13

First aired December 20, 2012

• First Call-out: Ramona Popescu
• Bottom Three: Barbara Langellotti, Cristina Iordache & Laura Iordache
• Eliminated: Cristina Iordache & Laura Iordache
• Featured photographer: N/A

Episode 14

First aired December 27, 2012

• Final Three: Barbara Langellotti, Denisa Ciocoiu & Ramona Popescu
• Romania's Next Top Model: Ramona Popescu
• Featured photographers: N/A

Call-Out order

     The contestant quit the competition

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant was immune from elimination

     The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom four/two

     The contestant won the competition

• In episode 1, Veronica withdrew from the competition. She was replaced by Bianca later that episode.
• In episode 3, Laura did not participate in the photo-shoot. Bianca and Diana L, were both eliminated when they landed in the bottom two.
• In episode 5, Barbara, Cristina, Diana Z, Lavinia, Sânziana, and Victoria were immune from elimination after their team won the reward challenge.
• In episode 6, Alexandra, Lavinia, Sânziana, and Victoria landed in the bottom four. None of them were eliminated.
• In episode 8, Alexandra, Diana Z, and Ramona landed in the bottom three. Cătălin handed the last photograph to Ramona, eliminating the former two.
• In episode 10, Cristina and Otilia landed in the bottom two. Cătălin revealed that neither of them would be eliminated from the competition.
• In episode 13, Barbara, Cristina, and Laura landed in the bottom three. Cătălin handed the last photograph to Barbara, eliminating the latter two.

Photo shoot guide

• Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Full Body Polaroids (Casting)
• Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Adam and Eve with a Python
• Episode 3 Photo Shoot: Posing Nude Behind a Wall of Ice
• Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Construction Workers
• Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Angels and Demons on Motorcycles
• Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Wearing Black Gowns in Mykonos
• Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Mermaids on the Beach
• Episode 8 Photo Shoot: Greek Marble Statues
• Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Cruella de Vil inspired editorial
• Episode 10 Photo Shoot: Aphrodite near a Waterfall
• Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Pin-up Girls
• Episode 12 Photo Shoot: Golfers with a Male Model
• Episode 13 Photo Shoot: Snow White with a pair of Dwarfs
• Episode 14 Photo Shoots: Lord of The Rings; Model Fairy Tales

Judges

• Cătălin Botezatu
• Mirela Vescan
• Liviu Ionescu
• Laurent Tourette