China's Next Top Model season 1

China's Next Top Model is a Chinese reality TV series, based on the international version and spin-off to the original, America's Next Top Model.

China's Next Top Model
Season 1
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkSichuan Satellite TV
Original releaseJanuary 13 (2008-01-13) –
March 23, 2008 (2008-03-23)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The show was produced by Chinese television subscription channel Sichuan Satellite TV and it is filmed in Shanghai and Macau, with the casting was held in selected cities of China - Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, and Guangzhou. It began airing on January 13, 2008.[1]

Among the prizes for this season was a contract with NEXT Model Management and became the spokesperson for Pantene.

Yin Ge, 21 year old from Changsha, became the first winner of China's Next Top Model.

Contestants

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(ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown Finish Place
Liu Wen Jing 26 Chongqing Episode 3 10 (quit)
Bao Jie 21 Anhui 9
Zhang Xiao Pei 20 Shanghai Episode 4 8
Tanya Zy 28 Belarus Episode 5 7
Wu Mei Ting 21 Guangzhou Episode 6 6
Ma Shu Yi 21 Guangzhou Episode 7 5
Zhu Feng 19 Shanghai Episode 9 4 (quit)
Yan Xue Qian 19 Shanghai Episode 10 3
Wang Jia 21 Harbin 2
Yin Ge 21 Changsha 1

Episodes

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Episode 1

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Casting episode.

Episode 2

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  • First call-out: Yin Ge
  • Bottom two: Ma Shu Yi & Yan Xue Qian
  • Eliminated: Ma Shu Yi

Episode 3

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  • Quit: Liu Wen Jing
  • Returned: Ma Shu Yi
  • First call-out: Wu Mei Ting
  • Bottom two: Bao Jie & Wang Jia
  • Eliminated: Bao Jie

Episode 4

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  • First call-out: Yan Xue Qian
  • Bottom two: Tanya Zy & Zhang Xiao Pei
  • Eliminated: Zhang Xiao Pei

Episode 5

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  • First call-out: Ma Shu Yi
  • Bottom two: Tanya Zy & Wu Mei Ting
  • Eliminated: Tanya Zy

Episode 6

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  • First call-out: Zhu Feng
  • Bottom two: Wang Jia & Wu Mei Ting
  • Eliminated: Wu Mei Ting

Episode 7

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  • First call-out: Wang Jia
  • Bottom two: Ma Shu Yi & Zhu Feng
  • Eliminated: Ma Shu Yi

Episode 8

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  • First call-out: Yin Ge
  • Bottom two: Wang Jia & Yan Xue Qian
  • Eliminated: Wang Jia

Episode 9

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  • Quit: Zhu Feng
  • Returned: Wang Jia
  • Eliminated: None

Episode 10

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  • First call-out: Wang Jia
  • Bottom two: Yan Xue Qian & Yin Ge
  • Eliminated: Yan Xue Qian
  • Final two: Wang Jia & Yin Ge
  • China's Next Top Model: Yin Ge

Summaries

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Call-out order

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Ai's call-out order
Order Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Mei Ting Ge Mei Ting Xue Qian Shu Yi Feng Jia Ge Ge Jia Ge
2 Wen Jing Tanya Ge Ge Jia Xue Qian Ge Feng Jia Ge Jia
3 Ge Wen Jing Feng Feng Xue Qian Shu Yi Xue Qian Xue Qian Xue Qian Xue Qian
4 Jie Mei Ting Shu Yi Shu Yi Ge Ge Feng Jia Feng
5 Xiao Pei Xiao Pei Xue Qian Mei Ting Feng Jia Shu Yi
6 Shu Yi Feng Tanya Jia Mei Ting Mei Ting
7 Xue Qian Jia Xiao Pei Tanya Tanya
8 Jia Jie Jia Xiao Pei
9 Tanya Xue Qian Jie
10 Feng Shu Yi Wen Jing
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant was eliminated but allowed to remain in the competition
  The contestant quit the competition
  The contestant won the competition
  • In episode 3, Wen Jing decided to quit the competition, for pregnancy reasons. Shu Yi re-entered the competition to replace her.
  • In episode 9, It was revealed that Feng decided quit the competition, after the previous episode ended. She was replaced by Wang Jia, who had been eliminated the previous episode. Additionally, no elimination took place.

Bottom Two

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Episodes Contestants Eliminated
2 Shu Yi & Xue Qian Shu Yi
3 Jia & Jie Wen Jing
Jie
4 Tanya & Xiao Pei Xiao Pei
5 Mei Ting & Tanya Tanya
6 Jia & Mei Ting Mei Ting
7 Feng & Shu Yi Shu Yi
8 Jia & Xue Qian Jia
9 None Feng
10 Ge & Xue Qian Xue Qian
Ge & Jia Jia
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two
  The contestant quit the competition
  The contestant was placed as the runner-up

Average call-out order

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Final two are not included.

Rank by
average
Place Model Call-out
total
Number of
call-outs
Call-out
average
1 1 Ge 19 9 2.11
2 10 Wen Jing 3 1 3.00
3 4 Feng 24 7 3.42
4 3 Xue Qian 32 9 3.55
5 2 Jia 36 9 4.00
6 6 Mei Ting 22 5 4.40
7 5 Shu Yi 27 6 4.50
8 7 Tanya 22 4 5.50
9 8 Xiao Pei 20 3 6.67
10 9 Jie 17 2 8.50

Photo shoot guide

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  • Episode 1 photo shoot: Posing in bikinis
  • Episode 2 photo shoot: Magazine covers
  • Episode 3 photo shoot: 1930 film sets
  • Episode 4 photo shoot: Swimsuits in water
  • Episode 5 photo shoot: Old Shanghai singers
  • Episode 6 photo shoot: Superheroes
  • Episode 7 photo shoot: Olympic symbols
  • Episode 8 photo shoot & commercial: Pantene Clinicare
  • Episode 9 photo shoot: MGM Grand Macau
  • Episode 10 photo shoots: MGM Grand Macau; self-directed

Makeovers

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  • Xiao Pei: Hair was curled and dyed red
  • Tanya: Hair was bleached and waved
  • Mei Ting: Flip level haircut and dyed brown
  • Shu Yi: Hair curled at bottom
  • Feng: Hair shortened
  • Xue Qian: Hair was bleached and curled
  • Wang Jia: Trimmed
  • Ge: Long black hair extensions

References

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  1. ^ "Pantene Signs as Title Sponsor of China's Next Top Model". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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