America's Next Top Model

For the current Cycle, see America's Next Top Model, Cycle 11. America's Next Top Model Format Reality television Created by Tyra Banks Judges Tyra Banks J. Alexander (5-present) Nigel Barker (2-present) Paulina Porizkova (10-present) Twiggy (5-9) Janice Dickinson (1-4) Kimora Lee Simmons (1) Nolé Marin (3-4) Eric Nicholson (2) Beau Quillian (1) Theme music composer David Thomas & Les Pierce Country of origin United States No. of seasons 11 No. of episodes 138 Production Running time 60 minutes (44 without commercials) Broadcast Original channel UPN (2003–2006) The CW (2006–present) Picture format 480i (SDTV) Original run May 20, 2003 – present External links Official website IMDb profile TV.com summary America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry. The show was created and is hosted by veteran television personality, former supermodel and current talk-show host, Tyra Banks, who also serves as the head judge and executive producer of the show. The first "cycle" premiered in May 2003 and was one of UPN's highest rated shows. The show's seventh cycle was the first of the shows among regular programming on UPN's successor network, The CW, and thus far is the network's highest rated series.[1][2] The show will continue until at least the 2009-10 season.[3] The opening theme is performed by Tyra Banks and is produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Banks co-produces the show with Ken Mok and Anthony Dominici.[4] For the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 television seasons, ANTM was the #1 show in average viewers on The CW.[5] Contents [hide] 1 Show format 1.1 ANTM with The CW 1.2 The Tyra Banks Show 1.2.1 Modelville 1.3 ANTM Writers' Labor Dispute 1.4 Criticism 1.5 Controversy 2 Spinoff 3 Cycles 4 Contestants 4.1 Crossover Appearances 4.2 Winners: Statistics 4.3 All Contestants: Statistics 5 International versions 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Show format Each season of America's Next Top Model has from 9-13 episodes and starts with 10-14 contestants. Each episode, one contestant is eliminated, though in rare cases a double elimination or no elimination was given by consensus of the judging panel. Makeovers are administered to contestants early in the season (usually after the first or second elimination in the finals), and a trip to an international destination is scheduled at about two-thirds of the way through the season (usually with five or six contestants remaining). Each episode of Top Model covers the events of roughly a week of real time (however, while overseas, an episode roughly covers three to four days, totaling two weeks of filming abroad), and features a fashion challenge, photo shoot or commercial, a critique of each contestant and her performance by the judging panel led by Tyra Banks, and the elimination of one or more contestants. As of Cycle 10, the current judging panel includes runway coach J. Alexander, fashion photographer Nigel Barker and Czech supermodel Paulina Porizkova. Previous judges included fashion icon Twiggy, supermodel Janice Dickinson, fashion stylist Nolé Marin, designer Kimora Lee Simmons and fashion editors Beau Quillian and Eric Nicholson. Photo shoot director Jay Manuel, though not a permanent judge, is featured every episode. Usually, an additional guest judge will sit in on the panel every week. Each episode is usually associated with a theme in the world of modeling, such as dealing with the press in interviews, selling a commercial product, appearing in a runway show or going on "go sees". An episode usually begins with the contestants receiving training in an area concurr