Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search
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The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search is a reality TV show produced by NBC
that debuted in January 2005, prior to the launch of that year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
.
The purpose of the show was to document
twelve previously unknown fashion models
as they competed against one another for a grand prize. In this case, it was a pictorial in the 2005 edition of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
and a modeling contract with NEXT Model Management
worth one million US dollars.
The twelve contestants were chosen after NBC and Sports Illustrated
launched a nation-wide search, processing around 3,000 potential women.
The three-judge panel consisted of:
Competitions would include how well the contestants did on their photo shoots and their rigorous fitness
tests. Based on these, the aforementioned judges would choose who "made the cut" and who would be let go from the competition, until there were two finalists.
The show's tagline
was "The business of being beautiful is about to get ugly."
Week 1 - Come As You Are
Week 2 - 70s Shoot
Week 3 - Freeze Frame
Week 4 - Runway
Week 5 - Final Shoot
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
that debuted in January 2005, prior to the launch of that year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is published annually by Sports Illustrated. It features fashion models wearing swimwear in exotic locales. According to some, the magazine is the arbiter of supermodel succession. In addition, the issue is a media nexus that in 2005 carried in advertising....
.
The purpose of the show was to document
Document
The term document has multiple meanings in ordinary language and in scholarship. WordNet 3.1. lists four meanings :* document, written document, papers...
twelve previously unknown fashion models
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
as they competed against one another for a grand prize. In this case, it was a pictorial in the 2005 edition of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is published annually by Sports Illustrated. It features fashion models wearing swimwear in exotic locales. According to some, the magazine is the arbiter of supermodel succession. In addition, the issue is a media nexus that in 2005 carried in advertising....
and a modeling contract with NEXT Model Management
NEXT Model Management
NEXT Model Management is a Global modeling agency with offices in New York City, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan and Paris. Founded in 1989 by Faith Kates, the agency is one of the top 3 model agencies in the world...
worth one million US dollars.
The twelve contestants were chosen after NBC and Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
launched a nation-wide search, processing around 3,000 potential women.
The three-judge panel consisted of:
- Roshumba WilliamsRoshumba WilliamsRoshumba Williams is an American model who first became known for her appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in the early 1990s. She also works as an actress and reality TV show judge. As a teenager in 1987, she was discovered in Paris by fashion designer Yves St...
(SI Hall of Fame Swimsuit Model) - Joel Wilkenfeld (President of NEXT Model Management)
- Jule Campbell (Founder of the SI Swimsuit Issue and former editor)
Competitions would include how well the contestants did on their photo shoots and their rigorous fitness
Physical fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
tests. Based on these, the aforementioned judges would choose who "made the cut" and who would be let go from the competition, until there were two finalists.
The show's tagline
Tagline
A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. The idea behind the concept is to create a memorable phrase that will sum up the tone and premise of a brand or product , or to reinforce the audience's memory of a product...
was "The business of being beautiful is about to get ugly."
Contestants
In order of eliminationWeek 1 - Come As You Are
- Marcela Ziemiansk
- Nancy Stelmaszcyzk
- Sabrina Sikora
- Shantel VanSantenShantel VanSantenShantel Yvonne VanSanten is an American actress and model. She currently stars in the CW television series One Tree Hill where she portrays Quinn James On film, she stars in You and I, Something Wicked, and The Final Destination...
Week 2 - 70s Shoot
- Adaora Akubilo
- Stella DiazStella DiazStella Diaz is a Puerto Rican fashion model and former contestant on the NBC reality television show Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search. Diaz was the only Latina to participate on the program, which premiered on January 5, 2005, on NBC and ended with the season finale on February 9, 2005...
Week 3 - Freeze Frame
- Krisi Ballentine
- Betti Formeus
Week 4 - Runway
- Jenna Spilde
Week 5 - Final Shoot
- Stacy Klimek
- Shannon Hughes (runner-up)
- Alicia HallAlicia HallAlicia Hall is an American model and winner of NBC's 2005 reality TV show Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search.- Biography :...
(winner)