Top Model po-russki (Топ-модель по-русски; English: Top Model Russian-style) is a Russian reality television show and the second Russian adaptation of Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model, after You are a Supermodel, which aired from 2004 to 2007. The show sees a number of aspiring models compete against each other in a variety of challenges to win the title of the next Top Model of Russia, along with a lucrative modelling contract and other prizes in the hope of a successful career in the modeling industry.

Top Model po-russki
Show Logo
GenreReality television
Created byTyra Banks
Presented byNatasha Stefanenko (5)
Irina Shayk (4)
Ksenia Sobchak (1-3)
JudgesCurrent:
Natalya Stefanenko (Host)
Denis Simachev
Ksenia Sobchak
Vlad Lisovets
Former:
Irina Shayk (4)
J. Alexander (4)
Tess Feuilhade (4)
Vincent McDoom (4)
Inna Zobova (1-3)
Danila POlgakov (2-3)
Elena Suprun (1)
Mikhail Korolev (1)
Country of originRussia
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes66
Production
Executive producersOlga Akimtseva
Nikolay Golovin
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkMuz-TV (Seasons 1-3)
You-TV (Season 4-present)
ReleaseApril 3, 2011 (2011-04-03) –
December 28, 2014 (2014-12-28)

On November 30, 2012, it was announced that Top model po-russki had been cancelled after four cycles.[1][2] After a one-year hiatus, the show returned with a fifth cycle in 2014.[3]

Judges

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For the first three cycles the competition was hosted by Ksenia Sobchak. The judging panel of the first cycle were Sobchak, model Inna Zobova, fashion designer Elena Suprun and photographer Mikhail Korolev. For cycle 2, Suprun and Korolev left the show and were replaced by male model Danila POlyakov and stylist, fashion designer & TV presenter Vlad Lisovets. For cycle 4 the entire panel was revamped. The other members of the judging panel were J. Alexander, Tess Feuilhade, and Vincent McDoom. For cycle 5, Lisovets and Sobchak returned to the show as judges, joined by new judge Denis Simachev, and new host Natasha Stefanenko, who previously hosted the Italian version of the show during its four-year run.

Judge Cycles
1
(2011)
2
(2011)
3
(2012)
4
(2012)
5
(2014)
Host/head judge
Judge
Elena Suprun
Judge
Judge
Mikhail Korolev
Judge
Danila POlyakov
Judge
Judge
Judge
Host/head judge
Judge
Tess Feuilhade
Judge
Vincent McDoom
Judge
Host/head judge
Judge

Cycles

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Cycle Premiere date Winner Runner-up Other contestants in order of elimination Number of contestants International Destinations
1 3 April 2011 Mariya Lesovaya Irina Adadurova Katya Nikulina, Yelena Domashnyaya, Alyona Prokopova (quit), Karmela Amadio, Kseniya Dmitriyeva, Valeriya Chertok, Kseniya Viktorova, Arina Perchik, Anastasiya Zharinova, Liza Ramuravelu, Kseniya Timofeeva, Evgeniya Timakova, Olga Timofeeva, Masha Minogarova, Evgeniya Frank 17 New York City
2 25 September 2011 Katya Bagrova Yulya Vlasenko Arnela Butuyeva, Liza Oleshko, Anzhelika Yakuseva, Sveta Babiy, Anastasiya Belkina, Margo Lukina, Vera Butakova (quit), Anzhelika Tikhonenko, Dobromira Nepomnyashchaya, Katya Streltsova, Alina Fedulova, Olga Ponomar 14 London
3 25 March 2012 Tatyana Kozuto Anna Afanasyeva Vera Sapozhnikova, Evgeniya Vasilyeva, Ira Koroleva, Yana Kondratyeva & Valeriya Ivanova, Anastasiya Savenkova, Natalya Pampukha, Dinara Elgaytarova, Evgeniya Shagdarova, Lidia Marycheva, Darya Korniyenko, Lilya Kotsur 14 Miami
4 16 September 2012 Yulya Farkhutdinova Katya Grigoryeva Anzhela Igoshina & Natalya Petrova, Anna Galyatskaya, Valeriya Sokolova, Ulyana Makarova, Alisa Yelizarova, Darya Minisheva, Veronika Istomina, Anna Sokolova, Anna Korotkikh, Anastasiya Krapivina, Alyona Moskalik, Valya Grigoryeva 15 Paris[a]
5 26 October 2014 Evgeniya Nekrasova Juste Juozapaityte Anastasiya Senchukova, Sasha Plaksina, Elena Sarattseva, Alina Hoven (quit), Kristine Smirnova, Sofia Shum, Oksana Kavali, Alisa Shirokova, Olga Afonina, Darya Li, Masha Shapovalova, Tatyana Rumyantseva 14[4] St. Petersburg
  1. ^ Cycle 4 was filmed entirely in Paris, France.

References

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  1. ^ Шоу "Топ-модель по-русски" закончится 1 декабря Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Программа на телеканале "Ю" "Топ-модель по-русски" закрывается, выполнив свою задачу
  3. ^ "Новости — Телеканал Ю".
  4. ^ "Season 5 promotional photo". You TV. October 15, 2014.
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