WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15

“AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)

“Take Me To The Photo Shoot”

RECORDING ARTIST CIARA JOINS THE GIRLS FOR A PHOTO SHOOT AND THE OVERSEAS LOCATION IS REVEALED

The remaining girls freak when Grammy Award-winning recording artist Ciara shows up at their apartment to offer some words of advice. The girls then join Ciara on the musical stage for a photo shoot. During elimination panel, Tyra reveals the overseas location (#1208).

Last week the girls were taught acting skills by Paulina, which leads them to act out a scene with Clay Aiken. Celia and London excelled, while Allison and Tahlia were criticized for holding back too much. London won the challenge, and $5,000 worth of clothing. However, she gave most of them away as she felt she had gained weight and would not be able to fit in them. Instead of a photo shoot, the girls had a CoverGirl commercial with the aid of a teleprompter. They were split into two groups: Allison, Aminat, Celia and Teyona are in Group 1 and Fo, London, Natalie and Tahlia formed Group 2.

At panel, all of the girls received criticism. Celia was praised again for her strong fashion sense although it was pointed out how much older she looked. Teyona was told she was not telegenic, and Allison was ordered to swap clothes with her as she was wearing an outfit that she had worn before. Her commercial was also criticized, both for her one-note expressions and delivery. Aminat was shot down for clipping words and London is told her performance was lazy and the judges also commented on her weight gain during deliberation. Natalie was told she looked good, but was forgettable; Fo stuttered through her commercial. Tahlia struggled, with the judges commenting that she looks older than her years.

Ultimately, Celia received the first call out for standing out in a batch of weak commercials. Allison and Tahlia landed in the bottom two, with Allison being told she has only one look, and Tahlia that her low self-esteem holds her back. With that, Tahlia is sent home.

AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL” CYCLE 12 PARTICIPANTS:

Name: ALLISON
Age: 20
Hometown: New Orleans, Louisana
Occupation: Artist

Name: AMINAT
Age: 21
Hometown: Union, New Jersey
Occupation: Student

Name: CELIA
Age: 25
Hometown: Cynthiana, Kentucky
Occupation: Designer Fashion Sales

Name: FO
Age: 19
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Occupation: Student

Name: ISABELLA (Eliminated in Week Two)
Age: 19
Hometown: Barboursville, Virginia
Occupation: Aspiring Model

Name: JESSICA (Eliminated in Week Three)
Age: 18
Hometown: Bradenton, Florida
Occupation: Student

Name: KORTNIE (Eliminated in Week Five)
Age: 24
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Occupation: Non-Profit Organizer

Name: LONDON
Age: 18
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
Occupation: Student

Name: NATALIE
Age: 19
Hometown: Palos Verdes, California
Occupation: Student

Name: NIJAH (Eliminated in Week Four)
Age: 18
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, California
Occupation: Aspiring Model

Name: SANDRA (Eliminated in Week Six)
Age: 19
Hometown: Rockville, Maryland
Occupation: Student

Name: TAHLIA (Eliminated in Week Seven)
Age: 18
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Occupation: Student

Name: TEYONA
Age: 20
Hometown: Woodstown, New Jersey
Occupation: Loss Prevention Representative

During this cycle, the 13 participants live together and ferociously vie for the grand prize, competing in a highly accelerated modeling boot camp. The participants abilities are tested each week as they strive to master the runway and fashion photo shoots, perfect publicity skills and learn the business aspects of becoming a supermodel, all under 24-hour-a-day surveillance of the AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL cameras. Throughout the series, supermodel Tyra Banks, art director of photo shoots Jay Manuel, and runway guru J. Alexander mentor the participants.

Banks leads the panel of AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL judges, comprised of leading fashion industry experts. The panel consists of supermodel Paulina Porizkova, along with photographer Nigel Barker and runway expert J. Alexander, who closely evaluate the progress of the models to narrow the field each week. In addition, special guest judges appear to critique the participants within his or her area of expertise.

The winner of The CW’s AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL will be managed by Elite Model Management. She also receives a $100,000 contract with cosmetics giant CoverGirl. Finally, the winner will appear on the cover and six-page fashion spread in Seventeen magazine.

AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment, in association with Bankable Productions. Tyra Banks is the creator and executive producer along with Ken Mok (“Making the Band”) and Daniel Soiseth (“Hell’s Kitchen“).

Source: The CW Press Release