Britain's Next Top Model

Britain's Next Top Model
Also known as	Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model (2011–13)
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Tyra Banks
Directed by	Series director - TJ Sherbrooke. Series producer - David Cheesman. Exec Producers - Cheryl Price and Marty Redman
Presented by	Lisa Butcher Lisa Snowdon Elle Macpherson Abbey Clancy Paul Sculfor
Judges	Marie Helvin Jonathan Pang Paula Hamilton Gerry DeVeaux Huggy Ragnarsson Louis Mariette Julien Macdonald Charley Speed Grace Woodward Tyson Beckford Whitney Port Dannii Minogue Hilary Alexander Nicky Johnston
Country of origin	United Kingdom Ireland
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	11
No. of episodes	108
Production
Running time	60mins (inc. adverts)
Production company(s)	Thumbs Up Productions
Release
Original network	Sky Living (2005–2013) Lifetime (2016–present)
Picture format	16:9
Original release	Original series: 14 September 2005 (2005-09-14) – 5 September 2013 (2013-09-05) Revived series: 14 January 2016 (2016-01-14) – present
External links
Website	bntm.co.uk

Britain's Next Top Model (or Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model 2011–13), often abbreviated as BNTM, BINTM, or Top Model, is a British-Irish reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of Britain's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modelling industry. The first "cycle" premiered on 14 September 2005 on Sky Living.

The winner normally receives a modelling contract, cosmetics campaign, and a spread within a fashion magazine which also includes appearing on the front cover. Other benefits which changed from cycle to cycle include a car, holiday, money, or an apartment among other things.

As part of the Top Model franchise, it is based on the American television series America's Next Top Model. From series 7 onwards, the show was named Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model as it has begun to include contestants from Ireland.

On 28 October 2013, Sky Living confirmed that the show had been cancelled.^[1] In April 2015, the show confirmed via its Twitter account that it would be returning in 2015 on Lifetime.^[2] The title was changed back to Britain's Next Top Model due to licensing issues,^[3] but contestants from Ireland were still allowed to apply for the show.^[4]

Premise

The series features a group of young female contestants who live together in a house for several weeks while taking part in challenges, photo shoots and meetings with members of the modelling industry. Normally, one poor-performing contestant is eliminated each week until the last contestant remaining is declared "Britain's Next Top Model" and receives a modelling contract along with other prizes.

In a BBC interview, Elle Macpherson contrasted the show with the U.S. version, describing BNTM as "Uniquely British, the sense of humour and the styling is very British... more hybrid backgrounds... and I think that is really examplatory [sic] of what's going on in the UK today".^[5]

Format

Each series of Britain's Next Top Model features from ten to fourteen episodes and begins with twelve to fourteen contestants. Each episode, one contestant is eliminated, though in rare cases a double elimination or no elimination is given by consensus of the judging panel. Season 6 saw a live finale where the public chose the winner of the cycle. The series was narrated by Fearne Cotton. Due to maternity leave, Fearne did not fulfill this role for the ninth series. She was replaced by Dawn Porter.

Starting with the ninth series, the elimination process was changed. Multiple contestants were in danger of elimination every week, with the number of contestants in danger being lowered as the competition progressed.

Judges

The season nine panel consisted of Elle Macpherson, Tyson Beckford, and fashion designer, pop star, model, and former X Factor Judge Dannii Minogue. It was originally reported for series 8 that Grace Woodward would leaving the judging panel to be replaced by Kelly Osbourne and that both Charley Speed and Julien Macdonald would continue on the judging panel. However it was later announced that both Speed and Woodward were leaving the panel to be replaced by Tyson Beckford and Whitney Port.^[6] Previous judges have included Lisa Butcher, Marie Helvin, Paula Hamilton, Huggy Ragnarsson, industry expert Jonathan Phang and fashion expert Gerry DeVeaux. Usually, an additional guest judge will sit in on the panel every week.

• Hosting roles are indicated in bold.

Requirements

According to the show's official site, anyone with the right to live or work in Britain is free to apply for the show, but must meet the height requirement of 5'8", and be between the ages of 18-23 at the time they try out for the show.^[8] This is true for seasons 6-8. During the first casting episode of cycle 7, some producers stated that 'The requirements would be stricter' in order to accommodate models closer within the range of the real fashion world.

Exhibition

Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model Live was launched by Media 10 in October 2010 at ExCeL London.^[9] The event was created to immerse members of the public into the Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model (BINTM) lifestyle. Bringing the TV series to life, the event gave every visitor the opportunity to experience the Top Model lifestyle for themselves. The show featured 45 minute catwalk shows, music performances from celebrities and an exhibition full of clothes and fashion accessories for the visitor to purchase. The 2011 Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Live took place from 28–30 October at London ExCel.

Cycles

Cycle	Premiere date	Winner	Runner-up	Other contestants in order of elimination	Number of contestants	International destination(s)
1	000000002005-09-14-000014 September 2005	Lucy Ratcliffe	Edwina Joseph	Marina Fallahi, Claire Hillier, Shauna Breen, Anne Kent (quit), Hayley Wilkins, Marisa Heath, Stephanie Jones, Naomi Teal, Tashi Brown, Jenilee Harris	12	Milan Paris
2	000000002006-07-24-000024 July 2006	Lianna Fowler	Abigail Clancy	Yvette Stubbs, Nina Malone, Asha Hibbert, Lucy Flower, Sophia Price, Sam Gerrard, Tamar Higgs & Georgina Edewor-Thorley, Sarah Butler, Amber Niemann, Jasmia Robinson	13	Marrakesh
3	000000002007-07-02-00002 July 2007	Lauren McAvoy	Louise Watts	Dani Lawrence, Krystal Hancock, Abigail Galatia, Natalie Nwagbo, Holly Alexander, Carly Thompson, Sherece Campbell, Lucy Bennett, Stefanie Webber, Rebecca White	12	Rio de Janeiro
4	000000002008-04-21-000021 April 2008	Alex Evans	Catherine Thomas	Sophie Roberts, Musayeroh Barrie, Louise Heywood, Lauren Donaldson-Stanley, Lynzi Arnott, Lisa Fowler, Martha Braddell & Leanne Nagle, Aaron Hunt, Charlotte Denton, Rachael Cairns, Stefanie Wilson	14	Cape Town
5	000000002009-04-20-000020 April 2009	Mecia Simson	Sophie Sumner	Lisa-Ann Hillman, Lauren Wee, Kasey Wynter & Chloe Cummings, Madeleine Wheatley, Hayley Buchanan, Annaliese Dayes, Daisy Payne, Viola Szekely, Ashley Brown, Jade McSorley	13	Reykjavík Buenos Aires
6	000000002010-07-05-00005 July 2010	Tiffany Pisani	Alisha White	Hannah Goodeve (quit), Rachelle Harry, Susan Loughnane, Harleen Kaur Nottay, Delita Cole, Amba Hudson-Skye, Nicola Wright, Kirsty Parsons, Olivia Oldham-Stevens, Amelia Thomas, Charlotte Holmes, Joy McLaren	14	Alicante Hardanger Kuala Lumpur
7	000000002011-07-04-00004 July 2011	Jade Thompson	Juste Juozapaityte	Kimberleigh Spreadbury & Joanne Northey, Ufuoma Itoje, Hannah Devane, Holly Higgins & Amy Woodman, Tanya Mihailovic & Stacey Haskins, Jessica Abidde, Imogen Leaver & Anastasija Bogatirjova	13	Dublin Miami
8	000000002012-07-09-00009 July 2012	Letitia Herod	Emma Grattidge	Amelia Raven (quit), Emma Sharratt, Penelope Williamson, Tasmin Golding, Anne Winterburn, Kellie Forde, Jennifer Joint, Madeleine Taga, Roxanne O'Connor, Rissikat Oyebade, Lisa Madden, Anita Kaushik	14	Dubai Paris Toronto
9	000000002013-06-20-000020 June 2013	Lauren Lambert	Emma Ward & Sarah Kennedy	Christina Chalk, Danielle Sandhu, Jess Patterson, Abigail Johns, Laura Young, Emily Garner, Saffron Williams, Holly Carpenter, Angel Mbonu, Naomi Pelkiewicz, Sophie Ellson	14	Bridgetown
10	000000002016-01-14-000014 January 2016	Chloe Keenan	Angel Cole & Jessica Workman	Jasmine Hodge, Amreen Akhtar (quit), Alex Needham, Jenna McMahon, Megan Brunell & Georgia Butler, Billie Downes, Lexi Kelly, Bethan Sowerby	12	Zagreb Ocho Rios
11	000000002017-03-16-000016 March 2017	Olivia Wardell	Jennifer Malengele	Anastasia Ellis, Abby Heaton, Victoria Clay, Eleanor Sippings (quit), Talulah-Eve Brown, Bianca Thomas, Chloe Lockley-Middleton, Simone Murphy, Tallulah Steed-Fassett, Alannah Beirne	12	Praia

America's Next Top Model: British Invasion

In 2012, it was announced that seven past contestants, they being Jasmia Robinson, Louise Watts, Catherine Thomas, Ashley Brown, Annaliese Dayes, Sophie Sumner, and Alisha White, would be appearing on cycle 18 of America's Next Top Model. Cycle 1 and cycle 7 were unrepresented. The returning contestants from Britain's Next Top Model and their placements for cycle 18 were:

Juste Juozapaityte

In 2014, cycle 7 runner-up Juste Juozapaityte participated on Top Model po-russki's (the Russian adaptation of Top Model) fifth cycle, which included contestants from Russia and contestants from other countries with Russian roots. Juozapaityte, from London, was born in Lithuania and is of Russian descent.^[10] She finished in second place to Zhenya Nekrasova of Kemerovo.

Sponsors

Since the tenth cycle, the show is sponsored by Cosmopolitan, Head & Shoulders and Sleek Cosmetics. Models 1 is a long-time sponsor for the winning model since the first series but now are no-longer sponsor to the show.

References

External links

• Official site
• Britain's Next Top Model on IMDb
• Britain's Next Top Model at TV.com