Africa's Next Top Model, cycle 1 is the first installment of a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of Africa's Next Top Model along with the chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire African continent.
The prize package for this cycle included a 1-year modeling contract with New York-based modelling agency DNA Model Management, a product endorsement deal with P&G, a 1-year contract as an ambassador for South African Tourism, SNAPP, Etisalat, and Verve, and a cash prize of 50,000 USD.
The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Aamito Lagum, representing the nation of Uganda.
Series summary Auditions Casting calls and auditions were held in several countries and on different dates, listed below:
6 July at Polana Serena Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique 9 July at Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa 14 July at Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 20 July at M Plaza Hotel, Accra, Ghana 23 July at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria 28 July at Centro Cultural Paz Flor (Paz Flor Convention Centre), Luanda, Angola 1 August at Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
After the selection process, 12 models were chosen to participate in the competition.
Requirements All applicants were required to be between 18 and 27 years old at the time they auditioned or applied for the show. Additional requirements stated that if a model was being represented by a modeling agency at the time she applied, she had to terminate that representation prior. Contestants from any country in Africa were encouraged to apply. The minimum height requirement was 170 cm, or 5'7".
Cast Contestants (Ages stated are at start of contest)
CountryContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlaceKenya Steffi Reti 20 MombasaEpisode 212-11Tunisia Marwa Faiza 22 NairobiMozambique Safira Mariquele 20 MaputoEpisode 310Nigeria Omowunmi Wanyonyi 23 LagosEpisode 49South Africa Rhulani Kubayi 20 JohannesburgEpisode 58Nigeria Joyce Zi Chidebe 24 LagosEpisode 6 7South Africa Michelle Allen 22 PietermaritzburgEpisode 76Ghana Roselyn Ashkar 22 AccraEpisode 85-4South Africa Cheandre van Blerk 20 JohannesburgNigeria Opeyemi Awoyemi 25 LagosEpisode 103-2 Angola Michaela Pinto 21 LuandaUganda Aamito Lagum 20 Kampala1
Judges Oluchi Onweagba (host) Remi Adetiba Josie Borain
Other cast members Carl Isaacs Crystal Birch
Episodes Episode 1 First aired 10 November 2013
Episode 2 First aired 17 November 2013
Guest judge: Carl Isaacs
Episode 3 First aired 24 November 2013
Guest judge: Thula Sindi
Episode 4 First aired 1 December 2013
Guest judge: Malibongwe Tyilo
Episode 5 First aired 8 December 2013
Guest judge: Annabel Onyango
Episode 6 First aired 15 December 2013
Guest judge: Marianne Fassler
Episode 7 First aired 22 December 2013
Guest judge: Craig Port
Episode 8 First aired 29 December 2013
Guest judge: David Tlale
Episode 9 First aired 5 January 2014
Guest judge: Jackie Burger
Episode 10 First aired 12 January 2014
Guest judge: Butterfly Cayley
Results OrderEpisodes12345678910 1OmowunmiAamitoCheandre JoyceOpeyemiRoselynAamitoAamitoAamitoAamito 2JoyceMichaelaRhulaniCheandreJoyceAamitoOpeyemiMichaelaOpeyemiMichaelaOpeyemi 3OpeyemiOpeyemiMichelleRhulaniRoselynOpeyemiCheandreOpeyemiMichaela 4RoselynSafiraJoyceRoselynMichaelaMichelleMichaelaCheandreRoselyn 5CheandreRoselynOmowunmiMichaelaMichelleCheandreRoselyn 6MichelleRhulaniMichaelaMichelleAamitoMichaela Michelle 7RhulaniMichelleAamitoAamitoCheandre Joyce 8MarwaJoyceOpeyemiOpeyemiRhulani 9AamitoCheandreOmowunmiRoselynOmowunmi 10SteffiSafira 11SafiraMarwaSteffi 12Michaela
The contestant was eliminated The contestant was in a non-elimination bottom two The contestant won the competition
Average call-out order Final episode is not included. Rank byaverage Place Model Call-outtotal Number ofcall-outs Call-outaverage 1 1 Aamito 27 8 3.38 2 2–3 Opeyemi 30 3.75 3 Michaela 31 3.88 4 7 Joyce 22 5 4.40 5–6 4–5 Cheandre 31 7 4.43 Roselyn 7 8 Rhulani 19 4 4.75 8 6 Michelle 31 6 5.17 9 10 Safira 14 2 7.00 10 9 Omowunmi 23 3 7.67 11–12 Marwa 11 1 11.00 Steffi
References
External links
Aamito at Models.com