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 9, 2009.
Among the prizes for this season was a contract with Elite Model Management, a fashion spread in Marie Claire China magazine and a contract with Max Factor.
Ultimately, 21-year-old Meng Yao from Harbin was declared the winner of the competition.
Contestants (ages stated are at start of contest) Contestant Age Height Hometown Finish PlaceZhang Cai18YichangEpisode 210Li Muo21ShandongEpisode 39Hu Lu Lu25SichuanEpisode 48Tan Jie19ChongqingEpisode 57Lili Anna25Macau Episode 66Zhang Yang21JilinEpisode 75Wang Shan22LiaoningEpisode 84He Xin19HeilongjiangEpisode 103Mo Jia Qi23Shandong2Meng Yao21Harbin1
Episodes Episode 1
Casting episode.
Episode 2
First call-out: Mo Jia Qi Bottom two: Hu Lu Lu & Zhang Cai Eliminated: Zhang Cai
Episode 3
First call-out: Meng Yao Bottom two: Li Muo & Zhang Yang Eliminated: Li Muo
Episode 4
First call-out: Lili Anna Bottom two: Hu Lu Lu & Zhang Yang Eliminated: Hu Lu Lu
Episode 5
First call-out: Meng Yao Bottom two: Mo Jia Qi & Tan Jie Eliminated: Tan Jie
Episode 6
First call-out: Mo Jia Qi Bottom two: He Xin & Lili Anna Eliminated: Lili Anna
Episode 7
First call-out: He Xin Bottom two: Wang Shan & Zhang Yang Eliminated: Zhhang Yang
Episode 8
First call-out: Meng Yao Bottom two: He Xin & Wang Shan Eliminated: Wang Shan
Episode 9 Recap episode.
Episode 10
First call-out: Meng Yao Bottom two: He Xin & Mo Jia Qi Eliminated: He Xin Final two: Meng Yao & Mo Jia Qi China's Next Top Model: Meng Yao
Summaries Call-out order +Ai's call-out orderOrderEpisodes1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 101 Xin Yao Lili Yao Xin Yao Yao Yao2 Lu Lu Xin Shan Xin Yang Yao Yao 3Yao Yao Shan Lili Shan Xin Xin4 Jie Xin Shan Yang Shan Shan5 Lili Muo Jie Jie Xin Xin Yang 6 Muo Shan Lu Lu Yao Lili 7 Jie Lili Lili Yang Jie 8 Shan Yang Yang Lu Lu 9 Cai Lu Lu Muo 10 Yang Cai
The contestant was eliminated The contestant won the competition
In episode 1, the group of girls was reduced to 10 that would move on to the main competition. This first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week. Episode 9 is the recap episode.
Bottom Two
EpisodesContestantsEliminated2Cai&Lu LuCai3Muo&YangMuo4Lu Lu&YangLu Lu5Jia Qi&JieJie6Lili&XinLili7Shan&YangYang8Shan&XinShan10Jia Qi&XinXinJia Qi&YaoJia Qi
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 placed as the runner-up
Average call-out order Final two are not included. Rank byaverage Place Model Call-outtotal Number ofcall-outs Call-outaverage 1 1 Yao 17 8 2.13 2 2 Jia Qi 22 8 2.75 3 3 Xin 25 8 3.13 4 4 Shan 26 7 3.55 5 6 Lili 24 5 4.80 6 7 Jie 21 4 5.25 7 5 Yang 34 6 5.66 8 9 Muo 14 2 7.00 9 8 Lu Lu 23 3 7.67 10 10 Cai 10 1 10.00
Photo shoot guide Episode 1 photo shoot: Student ID card (casting) Episode 2 photo shoot: Lingerie by the pool Episode 3 photo shoot: Beauty shots with creatures Episode 4 photo shoot: Makeovers Episode 5 photo shoot: Girls as boys Episode 6 photo shoot: Marie Claire magazine covers Episode 7 photo shoot & commercial: Max Factor Episode 8 photo shoot: Music genres Episode 10 photo shoot: Max Factor beauty shots
Makeovers Lu Lu: Side parted with layers Jie: Cut short Lili: Long, close-knit curls Yang: Cut short Shan: Dyed blonde with bangs Xin: Long, loose curls Jia Qi: Bangs with red-dye finished Yao: Cut shorter with longer bangs and straightened
References
External links Official Site