America's Next Top Model, Cycle 1

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America's Next Top Model, Cycle 1

Promotional photograph of the cast of Cycle 1 of America's Next Top Model
Genre Reality
Running time 60 minutes
Creator(s) Tyra Banks
Executive producer(s) Tyra Banks, Ken Mok
Starring Tyra Banks, Adrianne Curry, Shannon Niquette Stewart, Elyse Sewell
Country of origin United States
Original channel UPN
Original run May 20, 2003–
No. of episodes 9
[UPN.com Official website]

America's Next Top Model (retroactively America's Next Top Model Cycle 1) aka the original version features a dynamic reality show format - in that the viewers not only witness an intense competition to find a top model but also the impact of the competition on and day-to-day lives of a diverse group of contestants.

This first group of contestants included Adrianne Curry, an Illinois native who saw this competition as a chance to overcome a rough financial situation; Ebony Haith, an African-American lesbian model; Elyse Sewell, a recent college graduate who aspired to attend medical school; Giselle Samson, an 18-year-old dancer with Latina roots; Shannon Stewart, a devout Christian, all-American beauty; Robbyne Manning, another devout Christian and the only plus-sized model of this cycle; and Kesse Wallace, who was participating in the competition though her parents disapproved of her pursuit of modeling.

In the end, Adrianne Curry would beat out her competition to become the first winner of America's Next Top Model.

Contents

[edit] Episode summaries

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
# Airdate Title Contestant eliminated
1 May 20, 2003 The Girl Who Wants It Bad Tessa Carlson
The eight girls selected at semifinals were transported to New York City and escorted to a large loft apartment that they would be sharing for the first half of the competition. A subsequent two contestants were added to the group after being scouted at a separate audition. After Brazilian bikini waxes had been administered to the contestants and initial weights had been recorded, the girls headed to their first photo shoot - a bikini shoot for J. Lo swimwear set atop a Manhattan skyscraper in chilly weather. At the first judging session, the panel of judges - led by Tyra Banks and featuring Janice Dickinson, a supermodel of the 70s, Beau Quillian, a renowned fashion editor, and Kimora Lee Simmons, owner of Baby Phat fashions - evaluated each contestant's best photograph from their shoot. The judges felt that Elyse was too thin - having weighed in at 114 pounds despite being 5"10 - and that Tessa had not learned how to pose correctly. Finally, the judges decided to eliminate Tessa.
2 May 27, 2003 The Girls Is Here To Win Katie Cleary
Tension erupted in the loft between the devout Christians - Robbyne and Shannon - and several other contestants, especially due to Elyse's atheism and Ebony's homosexuality. The second photo shoot was another bikini shot for Stuff Magazine. Katie Cleary was eliminated at panel as the judges felt that she was overly sexual in her photos, which limited her appeal as a model.
3 June 3, 2003 The Girl Who Gets Rushed to the Emergency Room Nicole Panattoni
The third episode began with makeovers of all eight remaining contestants, in which some girls were more enthusiastic about their new looks than others. Later it was announced that each contestant would be posing with a guest model in that week's shoot - a snake. While this terrified many contestants, the group managed to take strong photos as a whole. The day after the shoot, Adrianne was rushed to the hospitial for severe food poisoning, and she later forced her way out of the hospital and back to the competition after being told that missing a judging session would result in automatic elimination. At panel, Nicole Panattoni who was ousted, as she was deemed not committed enough to the competition.
4 June 10, 2003 The Girl Who Drives Everyone Crazy Ebony Haith
The seven remaining contestants were challenged to polish their acting skills and collaborated to shoot a television commercial for contact lenses. The main source of drama in this episode revolved around contestant Ebony, whose partner came to visit her during the episode, much to the consternation of the Christians in the house. At judging, Giselle and Ebony were singled for their poor performance in the challenge, and Ebony was eliminated from the competition.
5 June 17, 2003 The Girl Who Everyone Thinks Is Killing Herself Giselle Samson
In the week's challenge, the contestants tried to impress a tough interviewer, and Elyse's candid and outspoken remarks won her and Adrianne the opportunity to invite Elyse's boyfriend Marty and Adrianne's mother to the loft for a brief visit. In that week's photo shoot, each model was pictured with NFL Rookie of the Year Clinton Portis, and Giselle Samson was sent home at panel because she could not overcome her low self-confidence issues despite her modeling talent.
6 June 24, 2003 The Girl Who Deals with a Pervert Kesse Wallace
The five remaining contestants - Kesse, Robbyne, Elyse, Shannon, and Adrianne - were then told that they would be flying to fashion capital Paris for the remainder of the competition. Here, they had a lingerie shoot with a male model, and each girl was given the opportunity to go on several go-sees to impress Parisian designers. Adrianne was phased by an unwanted encounter with a Parisian man while looking for a go-see destination. Kesse Wallace was cut at evaluation for not demonstrating enough desire to continue in the competition.
7 July 1, 2003 The Girls Who Get Really Naked Robbyne Manning
The final four aspiring models tried on couture outfits for Parisian designers and were asked to pose naked in their photo shoot for diamond jewelry. Robbyne Manning and Shannon Stewart refused due to their personal sense of morality. Subsequently, these two contestants were called forward as the bottom two, and Robbyne was ousted.
- July 8, 2003 How the Girls Got Here None
This recap episode featured a summary of the episodes that already aired leading up to how Elyse Sewell, Adrianne Curry, and Shannon Stewart had beat out their competitors to become the final three.
8 July 15, 2003 The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model Elyse Sewell, Shannon Stewart
In the first half of Cycle 1's finale, the three finalists were evaluated by Kimora Lee Simmons and again by the judging panel. In a surprising elimination, Elyse Sewell and Adrianne Curry - a pair that had become close friends through the competition - were placed in the bottom two, and Elyse was ousted because the judges felt her intelligence sometimes came across as superciliousness and that she had not taken to heart the judges' credence in modeling being a profession that required brains and beauty. Soon after this, Adrianne and Shannon faced off on the runway modeling Baby Phat fashions, and finally both girls faced the panel one last time. Tyra told the remaining girls that the winner would receive a contract with Revlon, a spread in Marie Claire magazine, and a contract with Wilhelmina Models. After evalulating, Tyra told that America's Next Top Model will be revealed on a large cover of fictional ANTM Magazine behind the judges' panel. The sheet draped over the picture fell down as Adrianne is declared the winner.

[edit] Callout Order

Tyra’s Callout Order
Order Ep 1 Ep 1 Ep 2 Ep 3 Ep 4 Ep 5 Ep 6 Ep 7 Ep 8 Ep 8
01 shannon Elyse Shannon Shannon Kesse Adrianne Elyse Elyse Shannon Adrianne
02 Robin Nicole Nicole Kesse Elyse Kesse Shannon Adrianne Adrianne Shannon
03 Kesse Adrianne Giselle Elyse Adrianne Shannon Robin Shannon Elyse
04 Elyse Giselle Robin Giselle Robin Robin Adrianne Robin
05 Katie Katie Adrianne Adrianne Shannon Elyse Kesse
06 Ebony Tessa Ebony Robin Giselle Giselle
07 Adrianne Shannon Elyse Ebony Ebony
08 Shannon Kesse Kesse Nicole
09 Tessa Robin Katie
10 Giselle Ebony
     The model won the week's reward challenge
     The model did not participate in the photoshoot
     The model was eliminated
     The model did not participate in the photoshoot and was eliminated
     The model won the competition
  • In episode 1, the pool of 20 girls was reduced to 8 who would move on to the actual competition. Tessa and Giselle were later introduced to the show on the same episode, bringing the total number of finalists to 10.

[edit] "The Runway Ahead"

Since the show aired in 2003, Adrianne Curry was better known as a cast member of VH1's The Surreal Life and love interest of former Brady Bunch star and Surreal Life castmate Chris Knight on another reality series, My Fair Brady. Without much dispute, it has been Elyse Sewell who has enjoyed the most successful modeling career of the ten contestants of Cycle 1 and arguably the most modeling success of any Top Model alumna.[citation needed]

[edit] Contestants

(in order of elimination)

[edit] Makeovers

  • Adrianne- Hair weave
  • Ebony- Tuft of hair shaved
  • Elyse- Pixie hair cut
  • Giselle- Layered red hair
  • Kesse- "Tyra Banks 1992" hair extensions
  • Nicole- Straightened
  • Robin- Brown extensions
  • Shannon- Bleached and hair extensions

[edit] Photoshoots Guide

  • Week 1 Photoshoot : Rooftop Swimwear Shoot
  • Week 2 Photoshoot : Swimwear Shoot For Stuff Magazine
  • Week 3 Photoshoot : Beauty Shot With Snakes
  • Week 4 Commercial : Contact Lenses Commercial
  • Week 5 Photoshoot : Dancing And Movement; Clinton Portis posed with the girls
  • Week 6 Photoshoot : Wonderbra with view of the Eiffel Tower
  • Week 7 Photoshoot : Merrit Diamonds nude photo shoot with coal and water in Buddha Bar; Black And White stills taken on the balcony of the Paris Hilton Hotel.

[edit] Judges

America's Next Top Model
Judges and personnel
Janice Dickinson | Twiggy | Tyra Banks | Nigel Barker | J. Alexander | Jay Manuel | Beau Quillian
Cycles and winners

Please see individual cycle articles for additional contestants
1: Adrianne Curry | 2: Yoanna House | 3: Eva Pigford | 4: Naima Mora
5: Nicole Linkletter | 6: Danielle Evans | 7: CariDee English
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