The fourth season of Australia's Next Top Model premiered on 22 April 2008 on Fox8. Auditions were held during October and November 2007 across Australia. Host Jodhi Meares returned for the fourth series along with judges Alex Perry and Charlotte Dawson, while Jez Smith left the show due to scheduling commitments. Two different guest judges were included at panel every week. The contestants were housed in an $8 million waterfront mansion, located in the southern Sydney suburb of Port Hacking, which the contestants moved into on 25 January 2008.
The prizes for this season included a one-year modelling contract with Priscilla's Model Management in Sydney, an all expenses paid trip to New York City to meet with top international agencies, a Ford Fiesta Zetec, a one-year contract to be the face of Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics, and an eight-page fashion spread in Vogue Australia.
The winner of the competition was 16-year-old Demelza Reveley from Wollongong.
Season summary Requirements Much like in the previous season, all contestants had to be aged 16 or older to be eligible for the show. Those auditioning were required to have a minimum height of at least tall. To qualify, all applicants had to be Australian citizens residing in Australia. Additional requirements stated that contestants should not have had prior experience as a model in a national campaign within the last five years. If a contestant was represented by an agent or a manager, she had to terminate that representation prior to the competition.
Cast Contestants (Ages stated are at start of contest) Contestant AgeHeightHometown FinishPlaceKamila Markowska17Adelaide Episode 113Kristy Coulcher19SydneyEpisode 212Emma O’Sullivan17 PottsvilleEpisode 311Belinda Hodge17BallanEpisode 410Alamela Rowan17Byron BayEpisode 59Leiden Kronemberger18 SydneyEpisode 68–7Jamie Lee21 Adelaide Rebecca Jobson18WollongongEpisode 76Alyce Crawford 17KiamaEpisode 85Caris Eves19InglewoodEpisode 94Samantha Downie20RowvilleEpisode 103Alexandra Girdwood20 Sydney Episode 112Demelza Reveley16Wollongong 1
Judges Jodhi Meares Charlotte Dawson Alex Perry
Other cast members Jonathan Pease – style director, model mentor
Episodes
Summaries Elimination table OrderEpisodes12345678910111AlyceRebecca CarisSamanthaJamieCarisDemelzaSamantha DemelzaAlexandra Demelza2DemelzaAlexandraAlamela CarisSamanthaDemelzaSamanthaAlexandra Samantha DemelzaAlexandra3AlamelaEmmaAlexandraAlamelaCarisSamanthaCarisDemelzaAlexandraSamantha4CarisSamanthaRebeccaAlyceAlexandraAlexandraAlexandraCaris Caris5LeidenCarisJamieAlexandra LeidenRebeccaAlyceAlyce 6BelindaJamieAlyceDemelzaDemelzaAlyceRebecca 7AlexandraAlyceDemelzaLeidenRebeccaJamieLeiden8KristyLeidenSamanthaJamieAlyce9JamieAlamelaBelindaRebeccaAlamela 10RebeccaDemelzaLeidenBelinda11SamanthaBelindaEmma 12EmmaKristy13Kamila
The contestant was immune from elimination. The contestant was eliminated. The contestant won the competition.
Bottom two EpisodeContestantsEliminated1Emma & KamilaKamila2Belinda & KristyKristy3Emma & LeidenEmma4Belinda & RebeccaBelinda5Alamela & AlyceAlamela6Alyce, Jamie & LeidenJamieLeiden7Alyce & RebeccaRebecca8Alyce & CarisAlyce9Alexandra & CarisCaris10Demelza & SamanthaSamantha11Alexandra & DemelzaAlexandra
The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated after her fourth time in the bottom The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up
Average call-out order Final two is not included. Rank byaverage Place Model Call-outtotal Number ofcall-outs Call-outaverage 1 4 Caris 27 9 3.00 2 Alexandra 35 10 3.50 3 Samantha 37 3.70 4 1 Demelza 40 4.00 5 9 Alamela 26 5 5.20 6 5 Alyce 42 8 5.25 7–8 6 Rebecca 7 6.00 7–8 Jamie 36 6 9 Leiden 42 7.00 10 11 Emma 26 3 8.67 11 10 Belinda 36 4 9.00 12 Kristy 20 2 10.00 13 Kamila 13 1 13.00
Makeovers Kristy - Mandy Moore blonde Emma - Angelina Jolie dark blonde Belinda - Twiggy light blonde and cut short Alamela - Louise Brooks inspired angled line bob and dyed dark red Jamie - Gemma Ward long straight light blonde weave Leiden - Mia Farrow inspired pixie cut and dyed platinum blonde Rebecca - Naomi Campbell long straight black weave Alyce - Melania Trump inspired long light brown weave Caris - Emma Stone red Samantha - Jackie O chest length cut Alexandra - Cleopatra inspired bob Demelza - Cassie Ventura inspired long layers with bangs layered
Photoshoot Guide Episode 1: group shot for Vogue Australia Episode 2: Water beauty shots for Napoleon Perdis Episode 3: Wall-climbing with Mary-Kyri shoes Episode 4: Alex Perry Lookbook Episode 5: kotex tampon commercials Episode 6: Peter Alexander (fashion designer) with male models Episode 7: Editorial in Fiji, Tigerlilly swimwear on the beach Episode 8: Oyster (magazine) editorial Episode 9: Haute couture Episode 10: New York City Editorial
Final votes PlaceContestantFinal votes AlexCharlotteJonathanNapoleonPriscillaKirstie (Vogue)Public 1Demelza4 (57.5%)2Alexandra3 (42.5%)
Controversies This series created some controversy in regards to in-house bullying."I was bullied on Australia's Next Top Model", Girlfriend Magazine, August 2008 The fourth episode, "Reality Bites", showed contestant Alamela Rowan being taunted by Demelza Reveley, Rebecca Jobson and Alyce Crawford, with Reveley and Jobson in particular causing Rowan to become visibly upset. During the episode, Reveley proceeded to pour and throw water balloons at Rowan in a bid to get her to "open up" because she "just didn't get her". Another contestant, Alexandra Girdwood said in the episode that ironically, Reveley had changed schools several times because she herself had been a victim of bullying.E. Okeefe, Vogue snubs top model winner Demelza, Brisbane Bulletin, 13 July 2008
Reveley, Crawford, and Jobson were christened the "Dapto Dogs" by judge Charlotte Dawson during the judging following the incident. Belinda Hodge, who was the contestant eliminated that episode, had defended Rowan on several occasions and was later praised by numerous media outlets for not "jumping the bandwagon" and bullying Rowan. After the episode aired there was an immediate media backlash in regard to the limited response toward the contestants involved in the bullying. It was stated by leading Australian Psychologist Michael Carr Gregg that the show did not properly handle the behavior of Reveley and the other contestants.M. Carr Gregg, Bullying model a disgrace, 14 July 2008 It was also alleged that Fox8 downplayed the events with reports that in addition to what was televised, Reveley put condoms filled with mayonnaise in Rowan's bed and chili in her breakfast cereal.National Radio, Top Model Australia Lost the Plot, 21 December 2008Alamela's father lashes out Nine News 30 June 2008Australia's Next Top Model not in Vogue for us Herald Sun 2 July 2008
At the beginning of the following episode, "Working the Brand", host Jodhi Meares appeared in a message to viewers before the start of the episode explaining that the events of the previous week were examples of natural teenage behavior and the team behind Australia's Next Top Model did not support nor condone the behavior.Jodie Mears, episode five introduction, Australia's Next Top Model Reveley apologized to Rowan on camera, but also stated in a confessional that the incident had been "blown out of proportion". Rowan was ultimately eliminated that same episode.
Post-Top Model Careers Kamila Markowska: did not pursue modeling but instead finished her studies. Kristina "Kristy" Coulcher: signed with Priscilla's Model Management and Storm Model Management in London. Kristy has done quite a lot of printwork and testshoots. Emma O’Sullivan: did not pursue a modeling career. Belinda Hodge: is with Stars Modeling Agency. Belinda did some runway and was on the cover of Thaw Magazine. Alamela Rowan: was signed with Dally's Model Management. Alamela is still modeling in Asia and modeled for various designers, companies and magazines. Leiden Kronemberger: is signed with Scene Models in Sydney. She did some testshoots and printwork. Jamie Lee: has done some modelling and runway work. Rebecca Jobson: is signed with Priscilla's Model Management. Rebecca did some printwork and runway and was featured in the videoclip of Stan Walkers "Black Box". Alyce Crawford: signed with Priscilla's Model Management and did some print work and testshoots. Carey "Caris" Eves: signed with Chadwick Models in Perth and Sydney. Caris became the face of Rusty Clothing and modeled for A Reptile Dreamed and Mandi Mac. Samantha Downie: is signed with Priscilla's Model Management and is finishing her studies. Samantha walked for numerous designers and has modeled for various designers and magazines. Alexandra Girdwood: was signed with Priscilla's Model Management and has done some test shoots. She is now signed with New York Model Management in New York. Demelza Reveley: was signed with Priscilla's Model Management and is now signed with Scoop Model Management. She did a campaign for Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics and had an eight-page spread in Australian Vogue all as part of her prizes. Demelza is the face of Ferrrero Rocher and was featured in Cosmopolitan Australia. She also modeled for Strand Arcade and Zoemou.
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External links Official website