Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 7 is the seventh season of Australia's Next Top Model. It began airing on August 2011. This cycle includes 16 contestants. The winner was 17-year-old Montana Cox from Melbourne.
Contestants[change | change source]
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Shannon Gaitz 18 Sydney, New South Wales 20th-17th Sarah Boulazeris 20 Newcastle, New South Wales Lauren Middlin 19 Brisbane, Queensland Georgia Stensness 19 Brisbane, Queensland
Top 16 [Finalists]
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Cassandra "Cassy" Phillips-Sainsbury 17 Bonnyrigg, New South Wales 16th Tayah Lee-Traub 18 Perth, Western Australia 15th Annaliese McCann 16 Shepparton, Victoria 13th/14th Alissandra Moone 18 Perth, Western Australia Nyajame "Neo" Yakuac 18 Brisbane, Queensland 11th/12th Caroline Austin 19 Brisbane, Queensland Yolanda Hodgson 22 Sydney, New South Wales 10th Jessica "Jess" Bush 19 Brisbane, Queensland 8th/9th Amelia Coutts 18 Sydney, New South Wales Madeline Huett 22 Launceston, Tasmania 7th Isabelle "Izzy" Faith Vesey 21 Gold Coast, Queensland 6th/5th Abbey "Hazel" O'Connell 16 Bathurst, New South Wales Rachel Riddell 18 Melbourne, Victoria 4th Simone Holtznagel 17 Wollongong, New South Wales 3rd Elizabeth "Liz" Braithwaite 17 Brisbane, Queensland Runner-up Montana Cox 17 Melbourne, Victoria Winner
Prizes[change | change source]
- A modeling contract with Chic Model Management
- A spread & cover in Harper's Bazaar
- A $20,000 cash prize by U By Kotex
- A brand New Ford Fiesta
- A trip to New York City to meet with NEXT Model Managment
Episodes[change | change source]
Episode 1 casting episode
Episode 2
- Best: Rachel Riddell
- Worst: Georgia Stensness, Lauren Middlin, Sarah Boulazeris, Shannon Gaitz & Simone Holtznagel
- Eliminated: Georgia Stensness, Lauren Middlin, Sarah Boulazeris & Shannon Gaitz
Episode 3
- Best: Yolanda Hodgson
- Worst: Cassy Phillips-Sainsbury & Hazel O'Connell
- Eliminated: Cassy Phillips-Sainsbury
Episode 4
- Best: Liz Braithwaite
- Worst: Tayah Lee-Traub & Alissandra Moone
- Eliminated: Tayah Lee-Traub
Episode 5
- Best: Montana Cox
- Worst: Alissandra Moone, Annaliese McCann & Neo Yakuac
- Eliminated: Alissandra Moone & Annaliese McCann
Episode 6
- Best: Montana Cox
- Worst/Eliminated: Caroline Austin & Neo Yakuac
Episode 7
- Best: Rachel Riddell
- Worst: Yolanda Hodgson, Jess Bush & Amelia Coutts
- Eliminated: Yolanda Hodgson
Episode 8
- Best: Simone Holtznagel
- Worst: Liz Braithwaite, Jess Bush & Amelia Coutts
- Eliminated: Jess Bush & Amelia Coutts
Episode 9
- Best: Hazel O'Connell
- Worst: Madeline Huett & Izzy Vesey
- Eliminated: Madeline Huett
Episode 10
- Best: Montana Cox
- Worst/Eliminated: Izzy Vesey & Hazel O'Connell
Episode 11
- Best: Montana Cox
- Worst: Rachel Riddell & Simone Holtznagel
- Eliminated: Rachel Riddell
Episode 12 recap episode
Episode 13
- Best: Montana Cox
- Worst: Liz Braithwaite & Simone Holtznagel
- Eliminated: Simone Holtznagel
- Final Two: Liz Braithwaite & Montana Cox
- Winner: Montana Cox
The prizes for this cycle included a modelling contract with Chic Model Management, replacing the previous association with Priscilla's Model Management, a cash prize of $20,000 sponsored by TRESemmé, a brand new Ford Fiesta, an overseas trip to New York City to meet with NEXT Model Management, and an editorial spread along with the cover of Harper's Bazaar Australia.
The winner of the competition was 17-year-old Montana Cox from Melbourne, Victoria. This marked the final series of Australia's Next Top Model hosted by Sarah Murdoch, as she departed the show several months after the cycle's finale.
Series summary[edit]
Twenty semi-finalists were ultimately chosen out of 100 applicants from across Australia, who were selected for a casting in the first week of the competition. After the second episode, the number of contestants was reduced to sixteen, who then resided in their designated house in Sydney throughout the production period from May to August 2011.
Requirements[edit]
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 172 centimetres [68 in] 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.
Auditions[edit]
Auditions were held on 24 January in Darwin, 27 January in Melbourne, 28 January in Adelaide, 30 January in Perth, 3 and 5 February in Sydney, and on 12 February 2011 in Brisbane [delayed from 22 January due to the floods that devastated the city].
Cast[edit]
Contestants[edit]
[Ages stated are at start of contest]
Contestant Age Height Hometown Finish PlaceCassandra 'Cassy' Phillips-Sainsbury17 174 cm [5 ft 8+1⁄2 in] Bonnyrigg Episode 3 16 Tayah Lee-Traub 18 177 cm [5 ft 9+1⁄2 in] Perth Episode 4 15 Annaliese McCann 16 177 cm [5 ft 9+1⁄2 in] Shepparton Episode 5 14–13 Alissandra Moone 18 175 cm [5 ft 9 in] Perth Nyajame 'Neo' Yakuac 18 174 cm [5 ft 8+1⁄2 in] Brisbane Episode 6 12–11 Caroline Austin 19 178 cm [5 ft 10 in] Brisbane Yolanda Hodgson 22 175 cm [5 ft 9 in] Sydney Episode 7 10 Jessica 'Jess' Bush 19 175 cm [5 ft 9 in] Brisbane Episode 8 9–8 Amelia Coutts 18 176 cm [5 ft 9+1⁄2 in] SydneyMadeline Huett22 172 cm [5 ft 7+1⁄2 in] Launceston Episode 9 7 Isabelle 'Izzy' Vesey 21 182 cm [5 ft 11+1⁄2 in] Gold Coast Episode 10 6–5 Abbey 'Hazel' O'Connell 16 177 cm [5 ft 9+1⁄2 in] Bathurst Rachel Riddell 18 183 cm [6 ft 0 in] Melbourne Episode 11 4 Simone Holtznagel 17 175 cm [5 ft 9 in] Wollongong Episode 13 3 Elizabeth 'Liz' Braithwaite 17 182 cm [5 ft 11+1⁄2 in] Brisbane 2 Montana Cox 17 179 cm [5 ft 10+1⁄2 in] Melbourne 1
Judges[edit]
- Sarah Murdoch [host]
- Alex Perry
- Charlotte Dawson
Other cast members[edit]
- Josh Flinn – style director, model mentor
Episodes[edit]
Results[edit]
Order Episodes 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 1 Rachel Yolanda Liz Montana Montana Rachel Simone Hazel Montana Montana Montana Montana 2 Izzy Montana Yolanda Madeline Liz Liz Izzy Montana Liz Liz Liz Liz 3 Jess Neo Jess Rachel Simone Izzy Rachel Liz Simone Simone Simone 4 Madeline Izzy Rachel Hazel Hazel Hazel Hazel Simone Rachel Rachel 5 Caroline Liz Amelia Simone Jess Montana Montana Rachel Hazel Izzy 6 Yolanda Alissandra Simone Amelia Madeline Madeline Madeline Izzy 7 Amelia Madeline Montana Caroline Rachel Simone Liz Madeline 8 Neo Jess Neo Jess Amelia Amelia Amelia Jess 9 Liz Amelia Madeline Yolanda Yolanda Jess 10 Montana Tayah Hazel Izzy Izzy Yolanda 11 Hazel Simone Annaliese Liz Caroline Neo 12 Alissandra Annaliese Caroline Neo 13 Tayah Caroline Izzy Alissandra Annaliese 14 Annaliese Rachel Alissandra 15 Cassy Hazel Tayah 16 Simone Cassy The contestant was eliminated The contestant won the competition
Average call-out order[edit]
Casting call-out order and final two are not included.
Rank by average Place Model Call-out total Number of call-outs Call-out average 1 Montana 26 10 2.60 2 Liz 37 3.70 3 Simone 46 4.60 4 Rachel 45 9 5.00 5 5–6 Hazel 47 8 5.87 6 7 Madeline 43 7 6.14 7 10 Yolanda 31 5 6.20 8 5–6 Izzy 53 8 6.62 9 8–9 Jess 41 6 6.83 10 Amelia 44 7.33 11 11–12 Neo 34 4 8.50 12 Caroline 43 10.75 13 13–14 Alissandra 33 3 11.00 14 Annaliese 36 12.00 15 Tayah 25 2 12.50 16 Cassy 16 1 16.00
Bottom two[edit]
Episode Contestants Eliminated 3 Cassy & Hazel Cassy 4 Alissandra & Tayah Tayah 5 Alissandra, Annaliese & Neo Alissandra Annaliese 6 Caroline & Neo Caroline Neo 7 Amelia, Jess & Yolanda Yolanda 8 Amelia, Jess & Liz Amelia Jess 9 Izzy & Madeline Madeline 10 Hazel & Izzy Hazel Izzy 11 Rachel & Simone Rachel 13 Liz, Montana and SimoneSimoneLiz & Montana Liz The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two/three The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two/three The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed third The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up
Makeovers[edit]
- Alissandra - Amy Adams light red
- Annaliese - Kylie Jenner inspired chest length cut
- Caroline - Loose waves
- Neo - Jennifer Lawrence dark blonde
- Amelia - Natalie Portman inspired bob and dyed brown
- Jess - Linda Evangelista inspired pixie cut and dyed platinum blonde
- Madeline - Kim Kardashian inspired angled line bob
- Hazel - Amanda Seyfried strawberry blonde and cut shoulder length
- Izzy - Isla Fisher dark red
- Rachel - Rihanna inspired angled line bob and dyed brown
- Simone - Brigitte Nielsen light blonde and tight waves
- Liz - Cut chest length
- Montana - Melania Trump blonde weave and dyed blonde
Controversy[edit]
There was some controversy surrounding the show following comments made by Alex Perry regarding the body of one of the contestants. 18-year-old Alissandra Moone from Perth was criticised by Perry, who compared her body to "overstuffed luggage" after seeing one of her photos in the fourth episode of the series. Fans of the show immediately took to social media after the episode aired to express their outrage, to which Perry replied that he had been referring to Moone's posing skills in a confined space, and not her body. The model was ultimately eliminated the following episode, in which she'd been unable to fit into a size 10 dress for a photo shoot and had to have her photo taken as a close-up. During the episode's deliberation, Perry stated that he wasn't looking for "Australia's next top head". Perry went on to explain, "As a model, no matter what environment you're shooting in, you need to be able to make it work, and she didn't. In regards to her elimination, models need to be able to fit into sample size dresses. She was given a standard size 10 dress to wear and could not fit into it."
When questioned over Perry's comments, Moone stated "It's a very bad message to be sending to young girls who watch the show. It's harsh. It's stupid. And it's out of touch. I understand it's a reality of the industry but this is a TV show and they should have a responsibility to censor that kind of thing. I know this has happened to other girls in the past but I was shocked when he said I was too fat. I'm only a size eight. There's going to be a lot of young girls watching this who are bigger than me, and how's this going to make them feel? I understand it's probably a reality of the industry but no one likes to be told they look fat - regardless of what job you are in, I have never thought of myself as fat. I am a health freak. I go to the gym and eat well."
There was also some backfire from animal rights group PETA over the prominent use of animal fur in one of the photo shoots of the series. Foxtel defended the shoot, with a spokeswoman explaining that it had been inspired by Native American culture. The representative stated "It is a trend and idea borrowed from a past culture. Foxtel, ANTM producers, host [Sarah Murdoch] and the judges in no way condone the ongoing practice of producing fashion items using real fur." Prior to this, the show had already met criticism over its use of fur in a shoot for the previous cycle.
Notes[edit]
- Episode 2 was the second episode of casting where the top 20 was reduced to the final 16.
- Episode 5 was a three way double elimination.
- Episode 6 was a surprise double elimination. In episode 7, the bottom three contestants were in danger of elimination, but only Yolanda was eliminated.