China's Next Top Model (CNTM, in China and ChiNTM in fansites) is a Chinese

People's Republic of China

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

America's Next Top Model

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The show was produced by Chinese television subscription channel Sichuan Satellite TV (zh:四川衛視) and it is filmed in Shanghai, the casting was held in selected cities of China -- Shanghai

Shanghai

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, Beijing

Beijing

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, Chengdu

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, and Guangzhou

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. It began airing on January 13, 2008 and airs at 10:30 PM, presented by Chinese

Chinese people

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 Supermodel

Supermodel

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 Li Ai.http://promomagazine.com/entertainmentmarketing/news/pantene_title_sponsor_china_next_top_model_053007/ 21-year-old Angela Yi became the first winner of China's Next Top Model.

As carried by eWorld, and its wholly owned subsidiary MOJO Media Works with Pantene-sponsored China's Next Top Model began its production during the last week of December. With the successful conclusion of a nationwide talent search across Mainland China through the participation of Wal Mart, Watsons, Tesco and Carrefour, the show's producers have sifted through over 5000 applications from would-be reality TV stars and hopeful future models.

Contestants

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Contestant	English Name	Age	Hometown	Rank
Liu Wenjing, 劉文靜	Wendy Liu	24	Chongqing Chongqing Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...	10th (quit)
Bao Jie, 鮑潔	Sarah Bao	21	Anhui Anhui Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...	9th
Zhang Xiaopei, 張曉霈	Aki Zhang	20	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...	8th
Tanya, 坦雅	Tanya Zy	28	Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...  (originally from Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... )	7th
Wu Meiting, 吳美廷	Diana Wu	19	Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...	6th
Ma Shuyi, 馬舒怡	Vivian Ma	21	Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...	5th
Zhu Feng, 朱楓	Icy Zhu	19	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...	4th (quit)
Yan Xueqian, 閻雪芊	Qian Yan	19	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...  (originally from Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... )	3rd
Wang Jia, 王佳	Michele Wang	21	Harbin Harbin Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...	Runner-up
Yin Ge, 殷歌	Angela Yin	21	Changsha	Winner

After The Show

Eventual winner Yin Ge 殷歌 (Angela) didn't receive the promoted prizes of a contract with NEXT models and work with Pantene due to her violation of the rules on the show about being signed pre-show. Although she was not signed she did indeed do runway work for a Chinese agency, which was also out of bounds with the rules. Yin Ge also lied about the work in her application for China's Next Top Model but since she didn't think she was going to win, it didn't matter to her at the time. Since then it has also been revealed that Ma Shu-Yi 馬舒怡 (Vivian) and Zhu Feng 朱楓 (Icy) did preshow work as well with other agencies.

Call-out order

Li Ai's Call-Out Order

Order	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	Diana	Angela	Diana	Qian	Vivian	Icy	Michele	Angela	Angela	Michele	Angela
2	Wendy	Tanya	Angela	Angela	Michele	Qian	Angela	Icy	Michele	Angela	Michele
3	Angela	Wendy	Icy	Icy	Qian	Vivian	Qian	Qian	Qian	Qian
4	Sarah	Diana	Vivian	Vivian	Angela	Angela	Icy	Michele	Icy
5	Aki	Aki	Qian	Diana	Icy	Michele	Vivian
6	Vivian	Icy	Tanya	Michele	Diana	Diana
7	Qian	Michele	Aki	Tanya	Tanya
8	Michele	Sarah	Michele	Aki
9	Tanya	Qian	Sarah
10	Icy	Vivian	Wendy

The contestant won the competition BUT violated the rules so she did not receive her prizes

The contestant won the reward challenge

The contestant was eliminated

The contestant won the reward challenge and was eliminated

The contestant quit the competition

The contestant was brought back in place of contestant who quit

The contestant was brought back in place of contestant who quit and won the reward challenge

• In episodes 3 & 9, Wendy and Icy respectively quit the competition.
• In episode 9, there was a non-elimination.

Makeovers

• Aki: Hair was curled and dyed red
• Angela: Long black hair extensions
• Diana: Flip level haircut and dyed brown
• Icy: Hair shortened
• Michele: Trimmed
• Qian: Hair was bleached and curled
• Tanya: Hair was bleached and permed wavy
• Vivian: Hair curled at bottom

Photoshoot Guide

• Week 1 Photoshoot: Bikini Shoot
• Week 2 Photoshoot: Magazine Covers
• Week 3 Photoshoot: 1930 Film Sets
• Week 4 Photoshoot: Swimsuits In Water
• Week 5 Photoshoot: Old Shanghainese Singer with Cheongsam
• Week 6 Photoshoot: Superheroes
• Week 7 Photoshoot: Olympic Symbols
• Week 8 Photoshoot & Commercial: Pantene
  Pantene
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  Clinicare Shoot & Commercial
• Week 9 Photoshoot: MGM Grand Macau Shoot
• Week 10 Photo shoot: MGM Grand Macau Shoot, self-directed

Banned S&M Shoot

According to many online sources, the models participated in an S&M-themed photoshoot the first week, which was consequently banned from ever being shown on television. Only Zhu Feng, Wang Jia and Yin Ge's photo were leaked to the public on the official website for a few days. They were taken down within the week. Also, the images evoke mood of war and destruction, possibly being another reason for their eventual banning, ongoing with China's Tibet controversy.

External links

• Official Site
• Article on China's Next Top Model