Top Model (Polish TV series)

Top Model (formerly Top Model. Zostań modelką (English: Top Model. Become a Model)) is a Polish reality television series based on Tyra Banks' "America's Next Top Model", which sees a number of aspiring models compete against each other in a variety of competitions to win the title of Top Model among other prizes in hopes of a successful career in the modeling business.[1]

Top Model
GenreReality television
Created byTyra Banks
Directed byPiotr Wawrzyniak
Presented byJoanna Krupa
Opening themeSheMoans - "Super Girl"
(Season 1)

SheMoans - "Super Girl" remix
(Seasons 2-6)

Wojciech Kilar - "Trędowata"
(Season 8)

Ted Griggs - "Supermodel"
(Season 12)
Country of originPoland
Original languagePolish
No. of seasons12
Production
Executive producersRinke Rooyens
Ewa Leja
Running time45 minutes (Season 1-7)
65 minutes (Season 8-)
Production companiesRochstar
TVN
Original release
NetworkTVN
ReleaseSeptember 8, 2010 (2010-09-08) –
present

The competition is hosted by Polish American model Joanna Krupa, who serves as the lead judge. The other members of the judging panel are fashion designer Dawid Woliński, runway coach Kasia Sokołowska and photographer Marcin Tyszka.[2] Model Anja Rubik has made several guest appearances throughout the show's run.[3]

Judges edit

Judges Season
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Hosts
Joanna Krupa Head Judge
Judging Panelists
Karolina Korwin Piotrowska Main
Marcin Tyszka Main
Dawid Woliński Main
Kasia Sokołowska Main
Magda Mielcarz Mentor
Michał Piróg Mentor
Weronika Lewicka Mentor
Sylwia Butor Mentor

Format edit

 
Former Top Model. Zostań modelką logo (2010–2013)

Challenges edit

 
Judges (2023)

Challenges generally focus on elements important to modeling which will help the contestants improve for the week's photo shoot. A guest judge evaluates the contestants and decides the winner of each challenge. The winner of the challenge receives a prize for their victory, such as immunity from elimination for the week. Sometimes the challenge winner is permitted to choose a certain number of other contestants to share their reward, while the others receive no prize.

Judging and elimination edit

Once a week, based on the models' performance in the week's challenge, photo shoot, and general attitude, the judges are required to eliminate one contestant from the competition. During the elimination ceremony, the host calls out the names of the contestants who are still in the competition, handing them a copy of their best photo from the shoot. The two or three worst-performing models of the week are in danger of elimination, and one of them is eliminated. In some cases, the series sees double eliminations and non-eliminations by consensus of the judging panel.

Differences from America's Next Top Model edit

In contrast to America's Next Top Model, in which each cycle begins with preliminary rounds that span one or two episodes and around 30 pre-selected semi-finalists, Top Model begins with several rounds of open auditions held in cities across Poland, followed by a "bootcamp" which concludes with the selection of the final cast of 13 to 16, with the casting process spanning three or four episodes. Contestants are sometimes split into pairs for photo shoots, and the better-performing contestant from each pair is determined during the evaluation panel and granted immunity. Each cycle concludes with a live broadcast in which the final three or four contestants compete in front of a live audience, and a televote decides the winner of the competition.

Cycles edit

Cycle Premiere date Winner Runner-up Other contestants in order of elimination Number of contestants International Destinations
1 8 September 2010 Paulina Papierska Ola Kuligowska Zuza Walkowiak, Sonia Wesołowska, Paulina Pszech, Nicole Rosłoniec (quit), Pamela Jedziniak, Marta Szulawiak, Emilia Pietras, Magda Swat, Beata Szarłowska, Weronika Lewicka, Kasia Smolińska, Ania Piszczałka 14[4] Milan
2 7 September 2011 Olga Kaczyńska Ania Bałon Karolina Hennig, Gabrysia Pacholarz, Magda Roman, Natalia Piaskowska, Vera Suprunenko (disqualified), Viktoria Driuk, Dorota Trojanowska & Oliwia Downar-Dukowicz, Honorata Wojtkowska, Asia Kudzbalska, Michalina Manios 13 Paris
Mombasa
3 6 March 2013 Zuza Kołodziejczyk Marcela Leszczak Ksenia Chlebicka, Ola Antas, Anna Piechowiak, Ania Koryto, Marta Zimlińska, Ola Krysiak, Asia Zaremska, Ania Cybulska, Justyna Pawlicka, Tamara Subbotko, Renata Kurczab, Klaudia Strzyżewska 14 Mumbai
Gharapuri
Madeira
4 1 September 2014 Osi Ugonoh Michał Baryza Karolina Kaczyńska, Michał Kaszyński, Ola Grzegorczyk, Adam Boguta, Mateusz Maga, Misza Czumaczenko, Ewelina Pachucka, Ola Żuraw, Michalina Strabel, Mateusz Jarzębiak, Marta Sędzicka 13 Lisbon
Fuerteventura
5 7 September 2015 Radek Pestka Karolina Pisarek Justyna Łopian, Jagoda Judzińska, Sebastian Zawiliński & Ola Ławnik-Sadkowska, Michael Mikołajczuk, Natalia Gulkowska (quit), Kamila Ibrom & Andre Whyte, Samuel Kowalski, Magda Stępień-Kolesnikow & Karolina Gilon, Jakob Kosel 14 Tel Aviv
Ho Chi Minh City
Cần Thơ
Lanzarote
6 6 September 2016 Patryk Grudowicz Ewa Niespodziana Kamil Popławski, Zuza Matysiak, Mariusz Tomczak, Sasza Muzheiko, Ola Zbinkowska, Mateusz Zapotocki, Kamila Warzecha, Mateusz Mil, Adam Niedźwiedź, Ada Daniel, Natalia Karabasz & Daniel Tracz, Daria Zhalina 15 Madrid
Consuegra
Eilat
7 3 September 2018 Kasia Szklarczyk Hubert Gromadzki Julia Frankowicz, Natalia Gorączka, Sophie Reich & Franek Strąkowski, Żaklina Ta Dinh, Piotr Muszyński, Szymon Reich & Oliwia Zasada, Daria Dąbrowska, Michał Borzuchowski & Magda Przybielska, Ania Markowska 14 Sölden
Los Angeles
Nosy Be
Hamburg
8 2 September 2019 Dawid Woskanian Olga Kleczkowska Radek Czekański, Denis Chmielewski (disqualified), Nikola Furman (quit), Magda Karwacka, Rafał Torkowski & Kinga Dębska, Marcin Chowaniak, Klaudia Chojnacka, Michał Gała & Ania Jaroszewska, Kinga Wawrzyniak, Klaudia El Dursi, Sandra Dorsz, Staszek Obolewicz 16[5] London
Moscow
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Istanbul
Morón
Cayo Coco
9 2 September 2020 Mikołaj Śmieszek Patrycja Sobolewska Wiktoria Chorążak, Dominik Bereżański, Agnieszka Skrzeczkowska, Gracja Kalibabka, Łukasz Bogusławski, Karolina Płocka, Mariusz Jakubowski & Maja Siwik & Karolina Kuczyńska, Ernest Morawski, Dominic D'Angelica (disqualified), Weronika Kaniewska 14 Athens
Vouliagmeni
Hydra
10 1 September 2021 Dominika Wysocka Nicole Akonchong Kacper Orenkiewicz, Bartek Kloch, Wiktoria Pawliszewska, Olga Król, Łukasz Wasielewski, Sophia Mokhar (quit), Adam Lochyński, Ola Skubis & Arek Pydych, Weronika Zoń, Mikołaj Krawiecki & Kacper Jasiński, Julia Sobczyńska 15 Prague
Horubadhoo
11 7 September 2022 Klaudia Nieścior Natalia Woś Karolina Kuracińska, Marcelina Zetler, Krystian Embradora, Filip Ferner, Martyna Kaczmarek, Weronika Pawelec & Adrian Nkwamu, Ola Helis, Maciej Skiba & Borys Barchan & Adriana Hyzopska, Michalina Wojciechowska 14 Cape Town
Atlantis
Johannesburg
Punta Cana
12 2 September 2023 Dominik Szymański Sofia Konecka-Menescal Zoja Sinitchine, Oliwier Sobczyk & Noemi Penczylo, Mateusz Dziedzic, Wiktoria Burejza, Róża Różańska, Tadeusz Mikołajczak & Marta Szatańska, Filip Krogulski, Amelia Wnęk & Aleks Synkariow, Natalia Węgrzynowska, Wiktoria Darda 15 Paris
Split
Copenhagen
Odense
Haslev
Salvador

References edit

  1. ^ - TVN: ruszają castingi do programu top model Archived 2010-06-26 at archive.today
  2. ^ - TVN: anja rubik w programie top model. zostań modelką Archived 2010-06-28 at archive.today
  3. ^ - Modelka Anja Rubik z Rzeszowa wystapi w "Top Model. Zostań Modelką” - 27 sierpnia 2010
  4. ^ The original number of contestants was 13. This increased to 14 when Magda Swat, who was originally eliminated in the semi-finals, entered the competition as a replacement for Nicole Rosłoniec, who withdrew from the competition due to injury.
  5. ^ The original number of contestants was 15. This increased to 16 when Kinga Dębska, who was originally eliminated in the semi-finals, entered the competition as a replacement for Nikola Furman, who withdrew from the competition due to health problems.