The twelfth cycle of America's Next Top Model premiered on March 4, 2009, and was the sixth season to air on The CW network. The cycle's catchphrase was "Get in the Fold." The cycle's promotional song was Lady Gaga's "The Fame."
Premise The prizes for this cycle were:
A modelling contract with Elite Model Management. A fashion spread and cover in Seventeen. A 100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.
The first half of the cycle took place in New York City; the prior Cycle was located in Los Angeles. The international destination for this cycle was São Paulo, Brazil, the show's first and only visit to South America.
The number of contestants was reduced to thirteen for the first time since Cycle 9, after being maintained at fourteen in the last two cycles. This was the last time Paulina Porizkova participated as judge.
It was the first cycle that the last contestant (Aminat Ayinde) to be eliminated has no first call-out.
The winner was 20-year-old Teyona Anderson from New Jersey, with 20-year-old Allison Harvard placing as the runner up. This season averaged 4.35 million viewers per episode.
Contestants (Ages stated are at start of contest) Contestant Age Height Hometown FinishPlace Isabella Falk 19Barboursville, Virginia 13 Jessica Santiago 18 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Bradenton, Florida Episode 312 Nijah Harris 18 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Episode 411 Kortnie Coles 24 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Houston, Texas Episode 510 Sandra Nyanchoka196 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Rockville, Maryland Episode 69 Tahlia Brookins18 Phoenix, Arizona Episode 78 18 Arlington, Texas Episode 97 Natalie Pack 19 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Palos Verdes, California 6 Fo Porter 19 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Episode 115 Celia Ammerman25 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Cynthiana, Kentucky Episode 124 Aminat Ayinde 21 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Union, New Jersey Episode 133 Allison Harvard20 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)New Orleans, Louisiana2 Teyona Anderson20 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Woodstown, New Jersey 1
Episodes
Summaries
Call-out order
OrderEpisodes1234567910111213 1AminatAllisonTeyonaSandraTahliaFoCeliaTeyonaAllisonTeyonaAllisonAllisonTeyona 2NatalieFoCeliaAminatTeyonaTeyonaNatalieFoTeyonaAllisonTeyonaTeyonaAllison 3FoTeyonaAllisonTahliaAllisonTahliaTeyonaNatalieFoAminatAminatAminat 4AllisonLondonNatalieFoNatalieAminatFoCeliaCeliaCeliaCelia 5TahliaCeliaLondonCeliaLondonAllisonLondonAllisonAminatFo 6CeliaNijahNijahKortnieAminatNatalieAminatAminatNatalie 7NijahKortnieTahliaLondonCeliaLondonAllisonLondon 8LondonNatalieSandraTeyonaFoCeliaTahlia 9TeyonaAminatKortnieNatalieSandraSandra 10KortnieTahliaAminatAllisonKortnie 11IsabellaJessicaFoNijah 12JessicaSandraJessica 13SandraIsabella
The contestant was eliminated The contestant won the competition
Bottom two EpisodeContestantsEliminated2Isabella & SandraIsabella3Fo & JessicaJessica4Allison & NijahNijah5Kortnie & SandraKortnie6Celia & SandraSandra7Allison & TahliaTahlia9Aminat & LondonLondon10Aminat & NatalieNatalie11Celia & FoFo12Aminat & CeliaCelia13Aminat & TeyonaAminatAllison & TeyonaAllison The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated after their fourth time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up
Photo shoot guide
Episode 1 photo shoot (casting): Goddess profile/type of goddess Episode 2 photo shoot: Childhood games Episode 3 photo shoot: Lighting oneself in a warehouse Episode 4 photo shoot: Couture New York City sight-seeing in pairs Episode 5 photo shoot: Ellis Island immigrants Episode 6 photo shoot: Beauty shots evoking different colors Episode 7 Commercial: CoverGirl micro mineral foundation Episode 9 photo shoot: Crazed Ciara fans tangled in wires Episode 10 photo shoot: Embodying Carmen Miranda on a Favela Episode 11 photo shoot: Swimsuits on a tourist beach Episode 12 photo shoot: Exotic birds Episode 13 photo shoot & Commercial: CoverGirl outlast lipstain print ad and commercial & Seventeen Magazine covers
Makeovers Jessica - Cut to shoulder-length with dark red highlights Nijah - Long black weave Kortnie - Trimmed and dyed red Sandra - Buzz cut and dyed blonde Tahlia - Shoulder-length golden blonde weave London - Agyness Deyn inspired cut and dyed platinum blonde Natalie - No makeover Fo - Pixie cut with short bangs Celia - Cut short and dyed platinum blonde Aminat - Naomi Campbell inspired long wavy black weave Allison - Long wavy blonde extensions and eyebrows lightened Teyona - Long slicked-back jheri curl black weave; later, Beverly Peele inspired long curly black weave
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References
External links Official website