Supermodel Me

Supermodelme
Created by	Karen Seah
Presented by	Charmaine Harn (1-2) Lisa Selesner (3-)
Judges	Lisa Selesner (3-) Ase Wang (3-) Dominic Lau (3-)
Theme music composer	Dave Tan
Country of origin	Singapore (1-3) Hong Kong (4) Malaysia (5)
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	12 per season
Production
Running time	21-23 minutes(season 1) 60 minutes(current)
Release
Original network	AXN Asia (season 1) KIX (season 2-3) Diva Universal (season 4-5)
Original release	June 16, 2009 (2009-06-16) – present
External links
Website

Supermodelme is a multi-platform reality series in which 12 aspiring models of Asian heritage compete for a chance to launch their career in the fashion industry.

Created by Karen Seah and produced by Refinery Media, Supermodelme has run for three seasons and received nominations for "Best Cross-Platform Content" at the Asian Television Awards 2012^[1] and "Best Non-Fiction" at the International Digital Emmy Awards in 2013.^[2]

The series was hosted by Singaporean model Charmaine Harn in its first two seasons. VJ and international Supermodel Lisa Selesner assumed the role of host from the third season onwards.

Show format

Seasons 1 and 2 were 30-minute episodes and in Season 3, the show graduated to 60-minute episodes on cable, although on MediaCorp Channel 5, 30-minute episodes were specially produced. Throughout the series, the contestants are housed together under one roof and made to go through a series of tasks and photo-challenges, most of which bear a strong sporting and competitive angle. Each episode, one contestant is eliminated before a panel of judges until the winning model is chosen from a final three.

Supermodelme: Femme Fatale

Transmedia presence

Supermodelme is an English language multi-platform, reality-based entertainment programme available across television, the internet and on mobile.. Along with weekly television episodes, viewers can follow online webisodes that feature behind-the-scenes footage, extended footage and deleted scenes. Mobile content ranges from introductory biographies of the models to weekly "Confessional" videos. Supermodelme's cross-platform efforts earned it a nomination and "Highly Commended" position for "Best Cross-Platform Content" at the Asian Television Awards 2012,^[1] coming in behind CNN-IBN's "The Citizen Journalist Show".

Episodic breakdown

Sports & Action

Each episode, the models undertake a sports or action-oriented task that pits them against one another in a bid to determine one winner. The winner may receive prizes, rewards or in some cases, extra camera shots or time in their Photo Challenges. Following each task is a Photo Challenge, which is the key elimination element of the show. Here, the contestants are given a set number of camera shots to obtain their best picture for judging. The photo shoots require the utilization of skills acquired from the respective preceding physical tasks. After the photo challenge is over, the contestants will face Supermodelme’s celebrity judging panel that will provide feedback on their performance and photographs and proceed to eliminate one contestant.

Series evolution

Season 1 of Supermodelme was initially produced for online consumption with 20 webisodes of 10 - 12 minute lengths and was broadcast on the website Supermodelme.tv. The show was subsequently picked up by cable channel AXN,^[6] reformatted for television broadcast and shown in 27 countries.

Season 2 saw Lionsgate's Celestial Tiger Entertainment co-produce Supermodelme for television broadcast in high definition. Weekly 30-minute episodes debuted on KIX and MediaCorp while the series retained its digital content and transmedia presence with accompanying webisodes and mobisodes.

Season 3 of Supermodelme was co-produced through a tri-party deal between Celestial Tiger Entertainment, MediaCorp TV and Refinery Media. It saw the introduction of Lisa S., a new host.

Season 4 and 5 have aired.

Partnerships

In 2010 Celestial Tiger Entertainment, the Asian arm of Lionsgate, entered into a partnership with Refinery Media to produce Season 2 and 3 of Supermodelme while additionally securing the rights to broadcast Season 1.

It was announced in 2012 that Supermodelme would make its first foray into China through Sohu and Qiyi and the United States via MYX TV, with the network purchasing the rights to all three seasons of the series.^[7] In addition, Supermodelme announced in July 2012 a collaboration with Audi Fashion Festival (AFF) 2013^[8] - the largest annual fashion event in Singapore.

Seasons

Season	Season Premier Date	Host	Winner	Runner-up	Contestants	Judges	Other Cameos
1	June 16, 2009 (Web)	Charmaine Harn	Evelyn Leckie	Christabel Campbell	Helen Swale , Emilia Soh , Yuen Sze Jia , Ciara Schmalfeld , Jenny Fuglsang , Fiona Thomas , Anna Syuhada , Kathlene McKinney	Charmaine Harn, Geoff Ang, Jeanette Ejlersen, Olivier Henry, Andrew Tan, Elaine Daly, David Gan, Frederick Lee, Marcus A. C, Lee Zhaun, Patrick Sin, Rizal Ahyar, Rick Tan, Furqan Saini.	Invy Ng, Roy Sng, Misha Hajab, Jeremiah Ang, Irene Ang, Zhang Jingna, Grace Lee, Rebecca Tan, Keith Png.
2	17 March 2011 (KIX)	Charmaine Harn	Avalon Halaho	Melinda Widjanarko	Niki Niu (quit), Syakella Jazmyn , Roshni Soin , Anny Lou , Emiko Thein , Kiani Lee , Elizabeth Moulden , Tanja Widing , Nattakorn "Rosie" Choovichian , Kym Toussaint	Charmaine Harn, Olivier Henry, Nadya Hutagalung, Antonia Chang, Paul Foster, Amber Chia, Elisabeth Gwee, Deborah Henry, Terence Lee, Lee Zhuan, Rebecca Tan, Kim Robinson, Furqan Saini, Grego Oh, Gaile Lai.	Geoff Ang, Hector Zhuo, Rizal Ahyar, Eric Ng, Mitch Chilson, Invy Ng, Norman Tang, Emmanuel Stroobant, K Hon, Fadli Rahman, Brendan Zhang, Wee Chee.
3	13 March 2012	Lisa Selesner	Tiffany Warne	Nansi Sanya	Petrina Ann , Lynn Yang Wolf (disqualified), Lila Swain , Charlotte Beck , Danielle Lim , Isabelle Du , Venus Hung , Deanna Ibrahim , Jacqueline Milner , Asha Cuthbert	Lisa Selesner, Ase Wang, Dominic Lau, Sharon Lim, Deborah Henry, Wykidd Song, Marcus A. C, Junita Simon, Jennifer Tse, Joanne Peh, Utt, Qi Qi, Elisabeth Gwee, Rebecca Lim, Ana R, Lum May Yee, Danielle Graham, Daniel Boey, Cindy Bishop, Kevin Ou.	Mitch Chilson, Alvin Tang, Aaron Wang, Tan Wei Shen, Alan Lim, Joel Lim, Aarika Lee, Kevin Lester.
4	18 November 2013 (DIVA)	Lisa Selesner	Katherine Rigby	Sasha Quahe	Karina Curlewis , Stephanie Shen , Chloe Lane, Georgie Millar , Ashleigh Martin , Dominique Nguyen , Roelene Coleman , Yumika Hoskin , Lilly Nguyen , Ying Liu	Lisa S, Ase Wang, Dominic Lau, Kim Robinson, Kevin Ou, Gordon Lam, Qi Qi, Queenie Chu, Jennifer Tse, Zing, Ananda Everingham, Carmen Soo, Alvin Goh	Leah McQueen, Olaf Mueller, Earl Wan, Ka On, Gordon Lund, Ike Eichensehr, Sean Lee Davis, Jason Lee Coates, Harry Lam
5	24 November 2014 (DIVA)	Lisa Selesner	Alexandria Brouhard	Gabriela Leonardo	Nadia Christian , Francine Zauner , Irish Ong , Kea Lee , Nicole Söderström , Jasmine Ng , Sharin Keong , Shi Lim , Victoria Blom , Rafaella Leonardo	Lisa S, Ase Wang, Dominic Lau

Distributions

Supermodelme has distribution in 13 countries across the globe with a television reach of about 30 million people.

Key publicity garnered

References

External links

• Official website
• "Supermodelme on Facebook".
• "Supermodelme on Twitter".
• "Supermodelme on Foursquare".
• "Supermodelme on YouTube".
• "Supermodelme on Friendster".
• "Refinery Media".
• "Apply for Season 3".