The twenty-fourth and final cycle of America's Next Top Model premiered on January 9, 2018, and was the second season to air on VH1. Continuing from cycle 23, this cycle featured an all-female cast. However, in a first for the series, the maximum age limit was removed, allowing contestants of all ages (lowest age limit still being 18) to enter the contest. Although this cycle aired in 2018, it was filmed from May through June 2017.
Top Model franchise creator Tyra Banks returned as the show's host after being replaced for one cycle by singer Rita Ora. The judging panel, consisting of model Ashley Graham, Paper magazine chief creative officer Drew Elliott, and celebrity stylist Law Roach, remained otherwise unchanged.
The prizes for this cycle included a contract with Next Model Management, fashion spread in Paper magazine, a cash prize of from Pantene, and a featured avatar in the new America's Next Top Model Mobile Game.
The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Kyla Coleman from Lacey, Washington with Jeana Turner placing as the runner-up.
Contestants (Ages stated are at start of contest)
ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlaceMaggie Keating20Surry, MaineEpisode 215Ivana Thomas23Durham, North CarolinaEpisode 314Elizabeth 'Liz' Woodbury24Greenville, MassachusettsEpisode 413 (quit)Rhiyan Carreker20Orange, California12Shantelle 'Coura' Fall24Eastvale, CaliforniaEpisode 511Liberty Netuschil20Lava Hot Springs, IdahoEpisode 610Christina McDonald34Jenkintown, PennsylvaniaEpisode 79Sandra Shehab22Cliffside Park, New JerseyEpisode 88Brendi Katelyn 'Brendi K' Seiner22Nashville, TennesseeEpisode 97 (quit)Erin Green42Riverside, CaliforniaEpisode 106Rio Summers23Detroit, MichiganEpisode 135Shanice Carroll25Murfreesboro, TennesseeEpisode 15 4Khrystyana Kazakova32New York, New York 3Jeana Turner24Minneapolis, Minnesota2Kyla Coleman20Lacey, Washington 1
Episodes
Summaries Call-out order Order Episodes12345678910121314151Brendi K.ChristinaCouraIvanaJeanaKhrystyanaKylaLibertyLizMaggieRhiyanRioSandraShaniceCouraLibertyKhrystyanaRioKhrystyana Brendi K.JeanaKhrystyanaKylaRioSandraShaniceKylaShanice RioKhrystyanaKylaKylaKyla2RioJeanaJeanaKhrystyanaShaniceJeanaKhrystyanaKhrystyanaKylaKhrystyanaKhrystyanaJeana3 ErinBrendi K.ChristinaShaniceJeanaShaniceErinJeanaShaniceShaniceShaniceKhrystyana4 JeanaRioLibertySandraChristinaErinRioKylaRioRioJeana5 KhrystyanaKylaBrendi K.KylaErinBrendi K.JeanaKylaShaniceJeana6 ChristinaChristinaErinBrendi K.SandraRioErin7LizLizShaniceJeanaRioKhrystyanaBrendi K.8KylaCouraKylaErinBrendi K.ErinSandra9IvanaErinRioLibertyKylaChristina10 RhiyanKhrystyanaSandraChristinaLiberty11LibertySandraCouraCoura12ShaniceRhiyanRhiyan13SandraShaniceLiz14Brendi K.Ivana15ErinMaggie
The contestant was eliminated The contestant quit the competition The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two The contestant was originally eliminated but was saved The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel The contestant won the competition
Average call-out order Casting call-out order, comeback first call-out and final episode are not included. Rank byaverage Place Model Call-outtotal Number ofcall-outs Call-outaverage 1 3 Khrystyana 36 12 3.00 2 2 Jeana 38 11 3.45 3 5 Rio 43 3.90 4 1 Kyla 50 12 4.17 5 4 Shanice 56 4.67 6 6 Erin 52 9 5.78 7 7 Brendi K. 49 8 6.12 8 9 Christina 38 6 6.33 9–10 10 Liberty 35 5 7.00 13 Liz 14 2 11 8 Sandra 53 7 7.57 12 11 Coura 31 4 7.75 13 12 Rhiyan 34 3 11.33 14 14 Ivana 23 2 11.50 15 15 Maggie 15 1 15.00
Bottom two EpisodeContestantsEliminated2Maggie & Brendi K.Maggie3Ivana & ShaniceIvana4 Rhiyan & CouraRhiyan 5Coura & ChristinaCoura6Liberty & KylaLiberty7Christina & ErinChristina8Sandra & KhrystyanaSandra9 Jeana & KylaNone 10Erin & ShaniceErin12Jeana & RioJeana13Rio & ShaniceRio14Jeana & Shanice15Khrystyana, Jeana & Kyla Jeana & KylaJeana 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 originally eliminated but was saved. The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed third The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed second. The contestant was saved from elimination. The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel The contestant quit the competition.
Photo shoot guide Episode 1 photo shoot: Avant-garde couture in a garden with coloful fashions (casting) Episode 2 photo shoot: Bohemian maternity editorial with fake belly Episode 3 video shoot: Trademark style in a mirrored room Episode 4 photo shoot: American Horror Story couture dresses in a haunted mansion Episode 5 photo shoot: Stacked beauty shots in groups with Ashley Graham Episode 6 photo shoot: Princesses with former RuPaul's Drag Race contestants (Manila, Valentina, Katya) Episode 7 photo shoot: Unretouched natural beauty in lingerie Episode 8 photo shoot: Dripping in gold body paints with plus-size male models Episode 9 photo shoot: Parachute couture in the desert with the blowing wind Episode 10 photo shoot: Paper magazine covers decades of fashion Episode 12 music video: Mansion madness with Maejor Episode 13 photo shoot: Posing in pairs with Eva Marcille covered in tarantulas shot by Nigel Barker like cycle 3 Episode 14 photo shoot: Pantene shampoo hair campaigns Episode 15 photo shoot: Paper magazine 60s-inspired classic looks in red yellow and blue colors
Makeovers Ivana – Cut short Liz – Long bubblegum pink extensions with bangs Rhiyan – Nicki Minaj inspired super-long blunt chestnut brown weave Coura – No makeover Liberty – Dyed orange red Christina – Kylie Jenner inspired shoulder length lime green weave Sandra – Kim Kardashian inspired shoulder length bob Brendi K. – Buzz cut and dyed black; later, shaved on the sides Erin – Long wavy black weave Rio – Cut short and dyed platinum blonde with split eyebrow Shanice – Originally, Serena Williams inspired long curly weave; later, no makeover due to skin issues. Khrystyana – Dyed platinum blonde Jeana – Wig removed Kyla – Straightened and dyed dark brown
Reception The season received mixed reviews from critics, with several praising the return of Banks to her hosting position while describing the season overall as paling in comparison to earlier seasons. Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, writing for Vulture, ranked the finale one star out of a possible five and remarked, "We had admittedly hopped off this show's bandwagon years ago, only to be lured back in with the promise that Tyra's return would set its course anew." Yang and Rogers concluded, "This is not a good reality show. Its characterizations of the contestants jumped all over the place as it went, it lost more than one contestant who felt emotionally unsafe, its judges (save Ashley Graham) were cartoonishly self-aggrandizing, and you could strongly argue that the best contestant, on paper and in our hearts, lost for no good reason at all." Joey Guerra of Houston Chronicle compared the season finale to a "limp balloon," while Scaachi Koul of BuzzFeed News noted, "ANTM lives and dies by Tyra Banks's energy," but remarked that "there's clear callousness in the show's attempt to become political."
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