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America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7

Promotional photograph of the Cycle 7 cast of America's Next Top Model
Genre Reality television
Creator(s) Tyra Banks
Developer(s) Kenya Barris
Starring Tyra Banks
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s) Tyra Banks
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel The CW
Original run September 20, 2006 – December 6, 2006
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7 started airing on September 20, 2006 as the first to be aired on The CW network. To date, this cycle is the most watched season, averaging 5.13 million viewers per episode.

The international destination is Barcelona, Spain, and the winner received management and representation by Elite Model Management, a photo shoot for the cover and a spread within Seventeen magazine, and a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.

The winner was CariDee English from Fargo, North Dakota.

Contents

Episode summaries

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The Girl Who Marks Her Territory

Original Airdate: September 20, 2006

This season premiere was a special two-hour episode, which starts off with the auditions. A girl named Cyndel, who referred to herself as an entertainer and told the judges that she works at a strip club. Said she considered that stripping "was another part of modeling". Anchal also stood out, principally because of her blue contacts. When asked why she had them in, she said that in India, they find girls with lighter eyes more beautiful. The 33 "semi-finalists" were reduced to 21 girls who would go onto the next round. The 21 girls participate in a nude photoshoot, of which the more conservative girls struggled between their ambition and upbringing.

After the field was narrowed down to 13 girls by the judges, the girls were sent to a runway competition using the clothes from the designers of Elmer Ave. The contestants had to choose their clothes off the backs of 13 male models, then feminize and wear the outfit down the runway. Melrose was chosen as the winner, allowing her the chance to be "Diva for the Day" on the set of their next photo shoot. At the fashion magazine-inspired house, the contestants were surprised that only 11 beds were available, and manoeuvering took place. Monique, who did not get a bed, stole Eugena's and poured water on it, saying it was pee in order to ensure nobody tried to take it off her. The next day, Tyra's dramatic diva appearance kicked off a shoot where the girls were given different model stereotypes to portray, such as AJ as a casting-couch model, Amanda as an anorexic model, Anchal as a narcissistic model, Brooke as the backstabbing model, CariDee as a dumb blone, Christian was portraying a model-turned-actress, Eugena as a black girl turned into white girl, Jaeda as the plastic surgery model, Megan as a diva model, Megg as a drug-addicted model, Melrose as a $10,000 a day model and Monique as a phone-throwing model. But in the end, it was Christian who can't prove herself to be a model, two of the judges even said that she's boring, and she was eliminated.

  • Bottom two: Christian Evans & Melrose Bickerstaff
  • Eliminated: Christian Evans
  • Featured photographers: Brian, Oliver Bronson, Dylan Don
  • Special guests: The Aswirl Twins, Elmer Ave designers

The Girl Who Hates Her Hair

Original Airdate: September 27, 2006

Whilst some of the girls, like Megan and Brooke, are happy with their assigned makeover, Monique and Jaeda are upset with theirs.

The challenge this week involved make-up application, speed and presentation. They each raced against the clock to put together their entire look, from make-up to wardrobe, during brief elevator stops on a trip to the top of a skyscraper. Megg and Monique could not make the elevator at various storeys, and were eliminated even before the presentation. Eugena, who was chosen the winner by CoverGirl, Queen Latifah and her make-up artist, Roxanna Floyd. Her prize was an exclusive photoshoot for the CoverGirl Website, which she chose CariDee and Jaeda to share.

Back at the house, Monique took off her frustration of her earlier premature elimination by using the phone for more than three and a half hours, much to the disgust and irritation of the other girls.

This week's quirky-hair themed photoshoot, in which they had to work with large wigs and hairpieces involving moving parts, was a challenge to some of the girls. Megan and Jaeda both failed to give a good picture, and landed in the bottom two. Eventually Megan was chosen as the second girl eliminated.

  • Bottom two: Jaeda Young & Megan Morris
  • Eliminated: Megan Morris
  • Featured photographer: Tracy Bayne
  • Special guests: Frederic Fekkai, Queen Latifah, Roxanna Floyd
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Anchal Joseph

The Girl Who Goes To Texas

Original Airdate: October 4, 2006

J. Alexander prepares the girls with a unique runway exercise from atop a ½" wide tight rope. The next day, their runway skills are put to the test in their rockiest challenge yet, with Bre Scullark (Cycle 5) appearing as guest. The contestants were asked to strut across broken slabs of concrete in high heels while wearing masks which impaired their vision. The winner of the challenge, AJ, picks CariDee and Megg to jet off to work a star-studded Dennis Quaid Charity Weekend Fashion Show with some past seasons’ contestants in Austin, Texas.

Later, the girls have to rock a catwalk suspended over water, but Monique's dehydration lands her in hospital. She makes it to the show, but then decides to go home. At judging, Monique is criticized for not pulling through like Danielle did in Cycle 6. In the end, it is Eugena and Monique who land in the bottom two. Monique is subsequently eliminated for her seemingly lack of drive.

  • Bottom two: Eugena Washington & Monique Calhoun
  • Eliminated: Monique Calhoun
  • Featured photographer: Charlie Altuna
  • Special guests: Dennis Quaid, Bre Scullark, Altuna Moreno
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Anchal Joseph

The Girl Who Joined the Circus

Original Airdate: October 11, 2006

The contestants learn to strike an extreme pose from a contortionist and are put to the test in a high fashion challenge. They must learn to show an extreme pose in designer Bao Tranchi's clothing, and a piece of jewelry. The winner, Eugena, wins all the jewelry that the contestants were wearing, totaling up to $32,000.

The photo shoot this week is based on a circus freak show and the girls turn into the circus freaks, including Siamese twins, a cannibal, a bearded woman, a giant, a strongwoman, an elephant girl and a rubber girl. At judging, Jaeda and Megg were declared as the bottom two, both for their bad photos, with Megg being sent home because of her inability to transfer her personality into a photo.

  • Bottom two: Jaeda Young & Megg Morales
  • Eliminated: Megg Morales
  • Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal
  • Special guests: Bao Tranchi, Stacey McKenzie, Jonathan Nosan, Erica Courtney, Atoosa Rubenstein
  • CoverGirl of the Week: AJ Stewart

The Girl Who Punk'd Ashton

Original Airdate: October 18, 2006

A red carpet challenge with former judge Janice Dickinson leaves some of the girls speechless. Melrose wins the reward challenge, which gives her a night to interview stars on the red carpet as part of Entertainment Tonight's staff.

The stars come out at a photo shoot where the contestants are transformed into celebrity couples, which were CariDee as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Michelle as Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, Brooke as Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, Amanda as Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Melrose as Donald and Melania Trump, AJ as Marc Anthony and J.Lo, Eugena as Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Jaeda as Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston and Anchal as Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham.

Back at the house, Michelle reveals her sexual ambiguity, to the surprise (and even shock) of her twin sister Amanda. During judging, the girls were asked to be impromptu correspondents and give their best commentary of red carpet footage featuring the ANTM judges, during which AJ lets her self-consciousness show through. The judging concludes in a big shock when AJ, becomes the fifth contestant eliminated. The judges felt that she had just lost her drive to remain in the competition and spared Jaeda for the third time.

  • Bottom two: AJ Stewart & Jaeda Young
  • Eliminated: AJ Stewart
  • Featured photographer: Matthew Jordan Smith
  • Special guests: Janice Dickinson, Mark Steines
  • CoverGirl of the Week: AJ Stewart

The Girl Who Graduates

Original Airdate: October 25, 2006

Tyra picked up her camera and surprised the contestants in their backyard with an impromptu black and white photo shoot where they were asked to express anger while maintaining their sex appeal, but a few girls struggled when burlesque dancer Dita von Teese asked them to get in touch with their sexy side. The contestants were put to the test by walking down the dinner table of Elite Models director Cathy Gould at her dinner party. Melrose won her third challenge and brought Amanda, Michelle, and Brooke for a Seventeen Magazine editorial spread photo shoot as her reward.

To test their new sense about the fine line between 'sexy' and 'sleazy', Jay Manuel met the contestants for a second photo shoot depicting romance novels with model Fabio. Despite bad takes from Jaeda and Michelle, Eugena and Brooke were revealed as the bottom two. While the judges were irked at Eugena's mannerisms, they doubted Brooke's potential as a model, and wondered whether she was just getting by on her vibrant personality.

In the end, Eugena was saved again as Brooke was eliminated on the night of her high school graduation, prompting Tyra to mention that many girls would rather be on the show than at graduation, of which a teary eyed Brooke agreed.

The Girls Who Made It This Far

Original Airdate: November 1, 2006

This episode recaps the process that the seven remaining girls have survived, including some never before seen footage.

One such scene was during the very first hour the girls entered the house, when they met their wardrobe stylist Charlie Altuna and makeup artist Sutan, who had with them a “Fashion Trash” bin, and confiscated whatever of the girls’ clothing they deemed "unfashionable". However, after this abrupt event, the girls were brought to Skylar where they had 5 minutes to shop for “fashionable top model” clothing.

Footage included a catfight between Amanda and Monique, who went on a rampage and threw away almost every other foodstuff in the house into the garbage when Monique found out that her Doritos were eaten. Amanda then ran provocatively around the house opening every other closet that contained any remains of food, all the while shouting, “there's food here!”.

Finally, the girls meet with yoga instructor Shirley Archer for a relaxing time of meditation, and we were treated to Jaeda’s impersonation of Tyra during the judging panel.

The Girl Who Wrecks the Car

Original Airdate: November 8, 2006

The next day, the contestants head to the beach where they meet pro athlete and model Gabrielle Reece where she teaches the girls the art of action modeling while they bump, set and spike to beach volleyball.

The girls get even more physical with Nascar driver Stanton Barrett for a competition where the winner has to take their own shots using a remote controlled camera. Although accidentally denting Stanton's car, Michelle wins the challenge and picks Amanda, CariDee & Melrose to share her reward. Unknown to them, there is a reward challenge within the challenge, where the 4 girls have to act fast and don as many pieces of clothing within 30 seconds. Melrose won the prize of $10,000 worth of clothes.

Back at the house, the tension between Anchal and Melrose reaches boiling point when Melrose accuses Anchal of being childish and disrespectful to others, causing a visibly affected Anchal to retreat to her room.

For the week's photoshoot, the girls receive their first Covergirl assignment, shooting for TrueBlend whipped foundation, modeling as space-sirens. They fly at a skydiving training facility, where many contestants had difficulty expressing grace inside the wind tunnel.

During judging, the girls had to act out a scene derived from a verb and adverb randomly drawn from a box, including "swim frighteningly" and "dance aggressively", where Anchal's lack of self confidence showed through, where she eventually ran out in complete self consciousness. In the end, Michelle and Anchal are in the bottom 2, both for their apparent lack of commitment, and Anchal is ultimately eliminated.

The Girl Who Breaks Down

Original Airdate: November 15, 2006

The girls meet with acting coach Tasha Smith at the Los Angeles Repertory Company for acting lessons, and all took turns performing exercises to learn how to break down their physical boundaries. Each girl then shot their own silent film, acting out the direction given to them. After an emotional day, CariDee was chosen as the winner, earning her a guest spot on The CW’s "One Tree Hill". The girls then viewed CariDee’s winning silent film, and Tyra surprised them with a trip to Barcelona, Spain.

Once the girls landed in Barcelona, they were happily surprised when their driver made several stops along the way to pick up male models who would be part of their next challenge. Together, they went to dinner at a traditional Spanish restaurant, where they learned they would shoot a commercial the next day in the Catalan language. Tensions rose between Jaeda and her male model Nacho after he told her he did not like black women.

The following day the girls shot a Secret deodorant commercial, where they had to kiss their male model at the end. Most of the girls struggled with their lines and the pressure to perform in another language.

Despite the judges' appreciation of Jaeda’s beauty, they could not overlook the fact that week after week she had been in the bottom two and had still yet to improve substantially, hence eliminating her.

  • Bottom two: CariDee English & Jaeda Young
  • Eliminated: Jaeda Young
  • Featured director of commercial: Denis Rovira
  • Special guests: Tasha Smith, Lee Norris, David Jackman
  • CoverGirl of the Week: CariDee English

The Girl Who Sticks Her Foot In Her Mouth

Original Airdate: November 22, 2006

Shaken from her near elimination, CariDee struggles to rebound from an off week. In order to relieve some anxiety, the girls invite their Spanish models from their last commercial shoot over for dinner.

The next day, Tyra visits the girls and has a sit down talk about the dark side of modeling, before the girls meet up with Pancho Saula, the director of Elite Barcelona, who has set up ten go-sees for them to attend all around the city. Eugena and CariDee team up, as do the twins, while Melrose decides to hit the streets alone, a strategy that seems to pay off as she manages to attend the most number of auditions. While the twins get lost and arrive late, hence disqualifying themselves, Melrose easily wins her fourth reward challenge, and she chooses CariDee to share in her reward – a catered dinner at their apartment.

For this week’s photoshoot, the girls arrive at the bull-fighting arena and meet their photographer, Nigel Barker. CariDee jokingly makes a crude remark to Nigel, who obviously doesn’t find it funny and storms off, albeit she later apologizes for this.

At panel, the girls are asked to tell the judges who they feel has the most and least amount of potential. While Amanda is singled out as the girl with the least potential, Michelle’s insecurities finally overwhelm her as she breaks down in front of panel, conflicted by her doubts of whether she really wants to be a model.

During deliberation, the judges are torn between the lackluster photos of Amanda and CariDee, but Michelle’s confidence crisis makes them question whether Michelle may be even sacrificing her place for her sister. Consequentially, the twins land in the bottom two, where Amanda’s drive ultimately won the judges over and Michelle is eliminated from the competition.

  • Bottom two: Amanda Babin & Michelle Babin
  • Eliminated: Michelle Babin
  • Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
  • Special guests: Pancho Saula, Julie Cher, Susana Castano, Jorge Paulo de Oliveira Terra, Victoriano Simon, Julie Sohn
  • CoverGirl of the Week: CariDee English

The Girl Who Grates

Original Airdate: November 29, 2006

The girls travel to a dance studio where they meet flamenco dancer Nacho Blancho, who teaches them the steps of the traditional Spanish dance. While Eugena breezes through the practice, Amanda’s awkwardness becomes apparent.

Later that night, the girls share a dinner with runway coach and judge Miss J. Alexander, before returning to their apartment to rehearse their dance steps. The next morning, the girls arrive at a majestic Spanish villa for their flamenco dance test, decked out in full flamenco attire. Nacho is impressed by Amanda’s improvement but crowns Eugena the winner, who picks Amanda to share in her prize, which turns out to be 3 presents bearing clothes worn at the Custo Barcelona Fall 2006 collection.

For the photoshoot, the girls meet with Jay Manuel who brings out Tyra to assist. The girls are paired up – Eugena and Melrose, Amanda and CariDee – to pose as nymphs floating underwater. While Melrose shines in the freezing water, Eugena delivers many blank shots. CariDee has to be pulled out from the icy water prematurely when she starts shivering uncontrollably. Amanda had to finish the shoot by herself.

At panel, the judges warn Eugena about her bland expressions, and still have reservations about Amanda’s stiffness and awkward posing. Amanda and CariDee later find themselves in the bottom two: Amanda’s look was “edgy” & “high-fashion”, the judges worry if she is overly awkward and meek; CariDee's look was “classic”, but may not be able to take the physical demands of being a model. Tyra ultimately hands the last photo to CariDee, eliminating Amanda.

  • Bottom two: Amanda Babin & CariDee English
  • Eliminated: Amanda Babin
  • Featured photographer: David Ruiz
  • Special guests: Nacho Blanco, Naama Hernandez Ruiz
  • CoverGirl of the Week: CariDee English

The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model

Original Airdate: December 6, 2006

The final three meet Jay Manual to shoot their commercial for Covergirl Double Lip Shine, where they meet last cycle's winner Danielle Evans. First up is CariDee, whose natural enthusiasm shines through. While Eugena once again starts off with bland takes, she finally turns on the charm for a great delivery, while Melrose struggles with her over-preparedness. During their CoverGirl print ad shoot, and CariDee once again shines with her blissful look while Eugena delivers some passionate shots. Melrose, affected by her earlier performance, stumbles.

Judges considered Melrose failed to live up to her past performances, and Eugena's passion is questioned. Ultimately, Melrose joins CariDee as the final two as Eugena is eliminated.

In preparation for the final runway challenge, Tyra sets up a sit-down talk with life coach Dr. Michelle. Next, the final two meet Jay Manuel at their final runway, where they have to play ghostly brides in wedding gowns designed by Victorio & Lucchino.

As night falls on Barcelona, Dani starts off the show while Melrose and CariDee begin their catwalk face-off. The second walk requires the girls to stop and stare down each other halfway down the runway. A minor disaster occurs when CariDee accidentally steps on Melrose's train and rips a hole in the middle of the runway. After a brief moment of shock, Melrose recovers quickly and continues her walk confidently. However, drama begins to stir at the changing room as Melrose blames CariDee for the torn gown. The final segment begins with Jay Alexander as the Corpse Bride running out on the catwalk, screaming theatrically, and the girls follow suit. The show ends off with CariDee and Melrose's final walk at the runway, together with their last face-off pose before 'disappearing' from the runway.

Back in the judging room, Melrose is praised for her superior runway walk, CariDee triumphs in their overall picture portfolios. The judges appreciate Melrose’s fashion knowledge and persistence to win the competition, but she comes off as too clinical. Meanwhile CariDee is lambasted for her loud personality, although she has the much sought after “X-factor”.

The girls return and make one last plea before Tyra, who announced CariDee as America’s Next Top Model, making her the first ever natural all-American blonde to win.

  • Bottom two: Eugena Washington & Melrose Bickerstaff
  • Eliminated: Eugena Washington
  • Final two: CariDee English & Melrose Bickerstaff
  • America's Next Top Model: CariDee English
  • Featured photographers: Jim De Yonker, George Holz
  • Special guests: Danielle Evans, Victorio & Lucchino, Atoosa Rubenstein, Beau Quillian, Dr. Michelle

Contestants

In order of elimination

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Summaries

Call-out order

Tyra's call-out order
Order Ep 1 Ep 2 Ep 3 Ep 4 Ep 5 Ep 6 Ep 7 Ep 9 Ep 10 Ep 11 Ep 12 Ep 13 Ep 13
1 Melrose Michelle Melrose AJ CariDee Brooke Amanda CariDee Melrose Eugena Melrose CariDee CariDee
2 Jaeda CariDee Anchal Jaeda Eugena Melrose CariDee Melrose Eugena Melrose Eugena Melrose Melrose
3 Michelle AJ Amanda Brooke AJ Amanda Anchal Jaeda Amanda CariDee CariDee Eugena
4 Eugena Megan Michelle Anchal Melrose CariDee Melrose Amanda Michelle Amanda Amanda
5 Brooke Anchal AJ Michelle Michelle Michelle Jaeda Eugena CariDee Michelle
6 Anchal Megg CariDee Melrose Anchal Eugena Michelle Michelle Jaeda
7 AJ Monique Brooke Megg Amanda Anchal Eugena Anchal
8 Christian Amanda Eugena Amanda Brooke Jaeda Brooke
9 Megg Jaeda Megg CariDee Jaeda AJ
10 Megan Eugena Monique Eugena Megg
11 CariDee Brooke Jaeda Monique
12 Amanda Melrose Megan
13 Monique Christian
     The contestant won the week's reward challenge
     The contestant was eliminated
     The contestant did not participate in the photoshoot and was eliminated
     The contestant won the competition
  • In episode 1, the pool of 21 girls was reduced to 13 who moved on to the main competition. However, this first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week.
  • Episode 8 was a recap episode.

Makeovers

  • AJ: Linda Evangelista inspired cut, light brown
  • Amanda: Straightened, dyed fire engine red
  • Anchal: Edgier, angled cut, hairline moved back.
  • Brooke: Dyed chocolate brown
  • CariDee: Weaved, lengthened
  • Eugena: Long wavy weave.
  • Jaeda: Halle Berry inspired cut
  • Megan: Plantinum blonde Pixie-like cut.
  • Megg: Extra long, curly hair
  • Melrose: Nadja Auermann cut, sunkissed blonde
  • Michelle: Dyed flame orange, given texture.
  • Monique: Unweaved, lengthened, added curls and new weave

Photoshoot guide

  • Week 1 Photo shoot: Nude Shot (Casting)
  • Week 2 Photo shoot: Model Stereotypes
  • Week 3 Photo shoot: Hair Wars
  • Week 4 Photo shoot: Wobbly Runway
  • Week 5 Photo shoot: Freakshow Circus
  • Week 6 Photo shoot: Celebrity Couples
  • Week 7 Photo shoots: Romance Novels (with Fabio) and Black and White Scary & Sexy Beauty Shot
  • Week 9 Photo shoot: CoverGirl Whipped Foundation Shoot
  • Week 10 Commercial: Secret Deodorant Commercial
  • Week 11 Photo shoot: Bullfighting
  • Week 12 Photo shoots: Underwater Nymphs; Flamenco Shoot
  • Week 13 Photo shoot and Commercial: CoverGirl Beauty Shot and Commercial; Seventeen Magazine Shoot

Judges

Cycle statistics

  • Total number of contestants: 13
  • Oldest contestant: Melrose Bickerstaff, 23 years old
  • Youngest contestants: Amanda Babin, Brooke Miller, Jaeda Young, Megg Morales, Michelle Babin, all 18 years old at the time of the show
  • Tallest contestants: Amanda Babin & Michelle Babin, both 6' 0" (182 cm)
  • Shortest contestant: Brooke Miller, 5' 7" (170 cm)
  • Lightest contestant: Melrose Bickerstaff, 107 lbs (48 kg)
  • Contestant with most consecutive challenge wins: Melrose Bickerstaff, 2 wins
  • Contestant with most collective challenge wins: Melrose Bickerstaff, 4 wins
  • Call-out averages of top 3 (excluding semifinals and the last judging panel): CariDee English - 3.36, Melrose Bickerstaff - 3.36, Eugena Washington - 5.09
  • Contestant with the most first call-outs (excluding semifinals and the last judging panel): CariDee English & Melrose Bickerstaff, both 3 times
  • Contestants with the most consecutive appearances in the bottom two: Jaeda Young & Amanda Babin, both twice
  • Contestant with the most collective appearances in bottom two: Jaeda Young, 4 times before eliminated
  • First contestant who was eliminated at the same episode when she was CoverGirl of the Week: AJ Stewart
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 | 8: To be announced
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