Strike A Pose! CTV Announces First-Ever CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL Nation-Wide Casting Tour

- Five-city casting tour begins January 16 in Vancouver with stops in Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, and Toronto -

Toronto, ON (January 9, 2008) - Dream of strutting on the runway? The chance is closer than ever as CTV brings the catwalk to malls across the country in a CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL first. CTV announced today details for the first-ever, regional open casting tour. Girls with hopes of jumpstarting their modelling career have another great opportunity to prove they have what it takes to be Canada’s next ‘IT” girl. Set to strut from coast-to-coast, the five-city tour hits malls nationwide beginning Friday, January 16 at the Brentwood Town Centre in Vancouver. As announced last night on ETALK, the tour also includes stops in Edmonton, Halifax and Montreal, before concluding in Toronto on January 23. Nearly 4,000 applications from across the country have already been submitted to date online (another TOP MODEL first) and by mail. Now, even more will throw their hat into the ring. But in the end, only 10 women will be chosen to compete on-air.

“CTV aims to identify and nurture raw Canadian talent, so it is only fitting that CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL would trade the catwalk for the sidewalk in search of a new crop of undiscovered talent,” said Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc. “By introducing online applications this year and going coast to coast, on tour, we have broadened the application process to provide even more model hopefuls this amazing opportunity.”

CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL open casting calls will be held in the following five cities on the dates listed below (all information subject to change). Visit model.ctv.ca for rules and regulations and information on what to bring and wear.

City Dates Venues
Vancouver, BC January 16 Brentwood Town Centre (4567 Lougheed Hwy.)

Edmonton, AB January 18 West Edmonton Mall (8882 - 170th Street)

Halifax, NS January 20 Halifax Shopping Centre (7001 Mumford Road)

Montreal, QC January 22 Les Cours Mont-Royal (1455 Peel Street)

Toronto, ON January 23 Fairview Mall (1800 Sheppard Avenue East)

Potential candidates should be aware of the following:

Applicants must be female, between the ages of 18-23 (as of Friday, January 30, 2009), Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents of Canada, and at least 5′8″ in height. The age of majority is as follows: 18 years of age in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan; and 19 years of age in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Yukon.

All competitors must be legally eligible to work in Canada and applicants must not have a substantial modeling career (as determined by Producer in its sole discretion) or have modeled in a national advertising campaign in the past five years.

All competitors must provide two pieces of identification, including a government-issued photo ID (e.g. driver’s license or passport), at the audition.

Hosted by Jay Manuel, CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL provides dramatic twists and turns as hopefuls compete to master essential skills and live together, all under the watchful eye of TOP MODEL cameras. One cast member is eliminated each week and the last model standing wins the coveted title of CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL.

CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL is a format of AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL®, which is produced by 10×10 Entertainment and Bankable Productions. Executive Producers are Tyra Banks, Ken Mok and Daniel Soiseth. The dramality series was created by Tyra Banks and developed by Mok and Kenya Barris. ANTM is licensed in over 100 countries. AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL and the AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL format are sold internationally by CBS Paramount International Television.

CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL is produced by Temple Street Productions in association with CBS Paramount International Television and CTV Inc. Executive producers are Sheila Hockin, Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, and Jay Manuel. Production executives for CTV are Jordan Schwartz, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Entertainment Group, CTV Inc. and Jay Levine, Director of Production, FashionTelevisionChannel. Susanne Boyce is President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc.

Source: CTV Press Release