Australia's Next Top Model season 5

Australia's Next Top Model season 5
File:Australia's Next Top Model 5 Logo.svg Promotional photograph of the cast of Cycle 5 of Australia's Next Top Model.
Created by	Tyra Banks
Presented by	Sarah Murdoch
Judges	Charlotte Dawson Sarah Murdoch Alex Perry
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	7 (As of June 9, 2009)
Production
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
Network	FOX8
Release	April 28 – July 7, 2009

The Fifth Cycle of Australia's Next Top Model is an Australian reality television program which is broadcast on the Australian subscription television channel FOX8. The cycle premiered on April 28, 2009. Auditions were held during October and November 2008 across Australia. Supermodel and television personality Sarah Murdoch took over as host for this cycle, replacing Jodhi Meares, who resigned from hosting duties after cycle four finished.

Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Maybelline replaced previous season's regular sponsors Vogue and Napoleon Perdis.

The prizes for this season include representation by modelling agency Priscilla's for 12 months, $25,000 trip for 2 to New York paid by Maybelline, feature as face of Maybelline new colour collection, feature in an exclusive 8 page editorial in Harper's Bazaar Australia magazine and receive $20,000 by U by Kotex.

List of episodes

A Fashion Baptism of Fire

Original airdate: April 28, 2009

Thirteen new girls meet their new host, Sarah Murdoch, and are put through their paces straight away in front of Australia's A-list of fashion. The first photo shoot reveals a new pack of "Bitchketeers".

The girls arrive at a surprise press conference and runway with fashion industry experts including Wayne Cooper and Collette Dinigan, the judges as well as Australia's Next Top Model alumnus Eboni Stocks, Samantha Downie, Alexandra Girdwood, Jordan Loukas and Demelza Reveley. Franky, Laura M and Clare are all praised for their runway walks where as many of the others struggle. Cassi is scolded for swearing while on the runway, and Georgie is told she did not look confident. Franky is deemed the winner of the runway challenge, and is given immunity from elimination as her prize.

The models are then given the keys to their new house and are welcomed by bags of gifts. Cassi begins to annoy some of the other girls with what they perceive as attention seeking behavior. In a house meeting Georgie and Franky attack Cassi, but other girls then jump to her defense, making Franky upset. In a Couture Swimwear Photoshoot Leah makes some nasty comments about Clare and her pale complexion, causing her to get upset. Franky and Georgie struggle at their shoot where as Cassi and Tahnee excel.

In judging, Cassi is praised for her ability to transform in front of the camera, Eloise is commended for her amazing body, Madison is told that her photograph was stunning but there was only one usable picture, and Laura M is criticised for squinting in her photo. Adele and Laura T end up in the bottom 2, Adele for not living up to her potential in the shoot and Laura T for criticising other girls when she delivered a less-than-stellar photograph despite previous modeling experience. Adele is spared, and Laura T is asked to leave the competition.

• First name called: Franky Okpara (imune from elimination)
• Bottom two: Adele Thiel & Laura Tyrie
• Eliminated: Laura Tyrie
• Featured photographer: Georges Antoni
• Special guests: Wayne Cooper, Collette Dinigan, Samantha Downie, Alexandra Girdwood, Jordan Loukas, Demelza Reveley

Let's Get Physical

Original airdate: May 5, 2009

Last week's elimination forces the girls to get serious, but that won't stop any of their hidden agendas. Sarah has decided to go the old school NTM route and get these girls a nutritionist and a trainer. The girls learn about portion sizes and healthy eating before heading to a gym to learn this fitness ages. All the girls are surprisingly (or not surprisingly) much older than their actual ages.

The next day, the girls are sent to a gym where they met with the Australian gymnastics champion and went through a beginner’s gym class. Cassi “hurt” herself during this, and some girls don't belive this at all. Clare wins the challenge because she brings the most fashion to her routine. Her prize is going to the ballet with Sarah. She picks Tahnee to come with her because she got the second highest score.

The photo shoot is a challenging contest with Cosmopolitan as the client. It was also announced that the nine best photos would appear in the magazine as an editorial. At the photo shoot, Clare and Cassi shine, while most of the others fail to impress.

While the girls wait before elimination, Tahnee, Lola, Franky and Mikarla take turns trying on Cassi’s elimination dress and making fun of it.

At panel, we learn Clare, Adele, Georgie, Madison, Franky, Tahnee, Mikarla, Cassi and Laura are getting to be in Cosmo and Leah, Eloise, and Lola aren’t. Georgie, even though she got the gig, is in the bottom two because the dress saved her shot. She’s joined by Leah who is there for being too boring. In the end, Leah gets the boot because not getting the gig is far, far worse than boring the judges.

• First name called: Laura Mitchell
• Bottom two: Leah Johnson & Georgie Kidman
• Eliminated: Leah Johnson
• Featured photographer: Ellen Dahl
• Special guests: Bronwyn McCahon (Australian Cosmopolitan editor), Dr. Joanna McMillan Price (nutritionist), Dasha Joura (gymnast)

Makeover Meltdown

Original airdate: May 12, 2009

High Drama fills Makeover week, as some of the girls protest their new looks! Also, Cassi makes a threat to one of the girls for sabotaging her in a crucial challenge, and a beauty shoot reduces one girl to tears.

• First name called: Tahnee Atkinson
• Bottom two: Mikarla Hussey & Georgie Kidman
• Eliminated: Georgie Kidman
• Featured photographer: Bec Parsons
• Special guests: Joh Bailey (professional hair stylist), Nigel Stanislaus (professional make-up artist), Michael Joy (director)

Runway Hell

Original airdate: May 19, 2009

This week the girls were put to the test on their runway skills with runway coach, Mink Sadowsky. Clare and Franky excelled but Madison had a difficult time with her walk. In an effort to make the girls take things more seriously after their walking lesson, Sarah sends them on an early runway assignment to the fruit market. The girls had to walk on the back of a truck in front of the market workers. While Tahnee, Clare, Adele and Franky excel, Tahnee is deemed the winner of the runway challenge and she is given a $10,000 shopping spree at The Corner Store, and chooses to give Adele $1,000 of her prize.

In the house, Cassi physically threatens Clare because she woke Cassi while showering. Also, Tahnee and Eloise put a McDonald's bag filled with cigarettes on Mikarla's bed in an effort to make her quit smoking. This backfires and results in Mikarla calling Tahnee fat and attacking Eloise; Cassi then pours the cigarette contents in Eloise's bed as pay back.

This week's photo shoot was with U by Kotex where the girls had to strut their stuff while showing confidence. Monty Koble, a Kotex representative, said that the best photo will be used as an advertisement, giving all of the girls extra incentive to perform at the shot. At elimination, Franky finds out that her photo will be used in a U ad campaign. Ultimately, it is a double elimination. Mikarla is sent home because she has a bored attitude and doesn't take the competition seriously, and Eloise is eliminated for not taking on the judges previous criticism and being a one-look wonder.

• First name called: Adele Thiel
• Bottom two: Mikarla Hussey & Eloise Hoile
• Eliminated: Mikarla Hussey & Eloise Hoile
• Featured photographer: Kane Skennar
• Special guests: Mink Sadowsky (model), Monty Koble

Diamonds and the Desert

Original airdate: May 26, 2009

This week the girls are put to the test on a farm shoot with a nasty stylist and some squealing pigs. The models then take part in an icy challenge, before a stunning desert shoot. At elimination, the bottom two came down to Laura for weak overall picture and Madison for lack of versatility. Laura was spared but Madison was sent home.

• First name called: Clare Venema
• Bottom two: Laura Mitchell & Madison Wall
• Eliminated: Madison Wall
• Featured photographer: Russell James
• Special guests:

Cruising the Catwalk

Original airdate: June 2, 2009

A challenging lesson in fashion sees the girls' knowledge of fashion put to the test. After a teary reunion for the girls, they strut their stuff on a luxury liner for some fashion A-listers. At elimination Adele, Clare, Tahnee, and Lola where praised for their photos. Franky and Laura, however, landed in the bottom two for medicore performance. Franky was saved but Laura was asked to leave the competition.

• First name called: Adele Thiel
• Bottom two: Laura Mitchell & Franky Okpara
• Eliminated: Laura Mitchell
• Featured photographer: Richard Freeman
• Special guests:

Media Virgins

Original airdate: June 9, 2009

This week, the girls were thrusted into the media spotlight for a media lesson with Charlotte Dawson. The girls were representing V Australia and had to learn a variety of lines to promote the newest Virgin airline. All of the girls failed to win over the media, especially Franky, who jokingly threatened to kill a media official, and Tahnee, who spoke about Victoria's Secret for the entire time.

After the criteria, the girls received a Sarah Mail which lead to an early photoshoot. The girls had to model designer gowns while jumping a trampoline. The photos had a special meaning as the photos would be up for auction on the Australia's Next Top Model website to help support Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. Clare and Tahnee impress the international photographers, Denis Montalbetti and Gay Campbell, but Franky and Lola disappointed.

The next day, all of the girls attended Hugos Lounge for a Fashion Targets Breast Cancer charity event. The girls had to model their designer gowns from the previous photo shoot and encourage the fashion A-Listers to bid on their gowns. Prior to the event, Ruby Rose and Mink Sadowsky spoke to the girls about the foundation and Adele revealed that she had her own breast cancer scare. All of the girls modeled their garments on the runway but Franky was a stand out and was deemed the best, while Cassi was deemed the worst. This resulted in Cassi being the worker for a day and Franky adjudicating all of Cassi's tasks.

During elimination, all of the girls got a 'caning' by Alex Perry due to their terrible outfits; despite this, all of the girls received positive praise for their pictures this week. While Clare and Tahnee were deemed safe by the judges, the judges were concerned with Adele as they feared that 'One look Adele' was coming back, and Cassi as they worried that she was lying about smoking and not putting in enough effort compared to the other contestants.
Despite this, Franky and Lola ended up in the bottom two as they had the worst photos in the bunch and both hadn't made any significant improvements. Franky was saved for the second time in a row while Lola was sent home.

• First name called: Tahnee Atkinson
• Bottom two: Lola Van Vorst & Franky Okpara
• Eliminated: Lola Van Vorst
• Featured photographer: Denis Montalbetti and Gay Campbell
• Special guests: Ruby Rose and Mink Sadowsky

Tears and Emotion

Original airdate: June 16, 2009

At the start of the week, the girls are met by Opera singer, Sharon Zhai, singing in their backyard, who gives them a Sarah Mail. The girls immediately think it is a performing arts lesson, some even think that they have to sing opera.
The Sarah mail sends the girls to the National Institute of Dramatic Arts and the girls are greeted by Jonathan and Mark Gaal, who is an artistic associate and Ana Maria Bella, a tutor and previous student at NIDA. The girls are put through a range of acting challenges including controlling laughter and delivering a eulogy at a funeral.
The next day, a puppet show was performed for the girls, then one of the puppets hand the girls a Sarah Mail preparing them for their challenge.
Then, the girls meet at Ogilvy and are met by Jonathan and commercial director, Adrian Haywood. Jonathan reveals to the girls that are auditioning to feature in a nation-wide Telstra commercial. The girls pair up and audition for Jonathan and Adrian. Tahnee excels and lands the main role in the commercial and is joined by Franky and Clare, but Adrian reveals that Clare was too prissy and might be replaced by Cassi if she doesn’t perform well on the day of the commercial. It was also revealed that the losers, Adele and Cassi, would be assistants on the day.
The following day, the girls arrive at set of the commercial and film it perfectly. Despite feeling nervous about performing, Chantal Walker, a Telstra representative, was so impressed with Clare from the start, that Adrian told her that she would remain in the rest of the commercial. While Adele and Cassi slaved away doing jobs as crew members, Tahnee, Clare and Franky enjoyed the experience of filming a national commercial.

At Fox Studios, the girls posed with Fords from different decades, replicating different style icons. Sarah revealed that she would watch all of the girls on the shoot and also revealed that there were only four Etihad tickets to their International destination, London. They portrayed:

Contestant	Vehicle	Portrayal
Adele	Model T	Greta Garbo
Cassi	Fiesta	Victoria Beckham
Clare		Twiggy
Franky		Grace Jones
Tahnee		Elizabeth Taylor

Before elimination, Cassi reveals that she no longer wants to be in the competition and will tell the judges that she wants to quit. This gets the other girls excited as that means the other girls get to go to London. At elimination, Cassi did not tell the judges she wanted to leave and when she told the other girls in the waiting room, Adele broke down at the idea that she might not make it overseas and Franky and Tahnee yell at Cassi for lying and not wanting to be here. Tahnee and Clare excel but Franky and Adele land on the bottom two. Adele is saved for the second time, and Franky was asked to pack her bags and head home.

• First name called: Clare Venema
• Bottom two: Franky Okpara & Adele Thiel
• Eliminated: Franky Okpara
• Featured photographer: Paul Westlake
• Special guests: Sharon Zhai, Mark Gaal, Ana Maria Bella, Adrian Haywood, Chantal Walker

London's Calling

Original airdate: June 23, 2009

• First name called: Clare Venema
• Bottom two: Adele Thiel & Tahnee Atkinson
• Eliminated: Adele Thiel
• Featured photographer: Andy Falzon
• Special guests: Elle Macpherson, Alice Burdeu, Gerry Deveaux

The Final Three

Original airdate: June 30, 2009

• First name called:
• Bottom two:
• Eliminated:
• Featured photographer:
• Special guests:

Live Finale

Original airdate: July 7, 2009

• Final two:
• Australia's Next Top Model:
• Special guests: Delta Goodrem

Contestants

Eliminated (in order of elimination)

Name1	Date of Birth3	Height	Weight	Place of residence	Occupation
Laura Tyrie	August 10, 1990 (age 18)	172 cm (5' 7½")	51 kg (112 lb)	Perth, Western Australia	Retail sales assistant
Leah Johnson	August 16, 1990 (age 18)	173 cm (5' 8")	55 kg (121 lb)	Melbourne, Victoria	Deferred student, part-time retail sales assistant
Georgie Kidman	December 14, 1992 (age 16)	177 cm (5' 9½")	60 kg (132 lb)	Castlemaine, Victoria	Full-time student, part-time "check-out chick" and retail sales assistant
Mikarla Hussey	April 27, 1990 (age 18)	172 cm (5' 7½")	53 kg (117 lb)4	Wollongong, New South Wales	Bartender
Eloise Hoile	June 3, 1988 (age 20)	180 cm (5' 11")	56 kg (123 lb)	Adelaide, South Australia	Full-time student, part-time retail sales assistant
Madison Wall	July 22, 1991 (age 17)	172 cm (5' 7½")	53 kg (117 lb)	Wurtulla, Queensland	Surfing instructor
Laura Mitchell	September 1, 1988 (age 20)	179 cm (5' 10½")	60 kg (132 lb)	Ocean Reef, Western Australia	Full-time student, part-time bartender
Lola Van Vorst	March 28, 1988 (age 20)	181 cm (5' 11½")	68 kg (150 lb)	Newport, New South Wales	Retail sales assistant
Franky Okpara	July 16, 1990 (age 18)	180 cm (5' 11")	58 kg (128 lb)	Wanneroo, Western Australia	Full-time student, part-time telemarketer
Adele Thiel	September 4, 1990 (age 18)	181 cm (5' 11½")	59 kg (130 lb)	Hornsby, New South Wales	Deferred student, part-time retail sales assistant

Still in the running

Name2	Date of Birth3	Height	Weight	Place of residence	Occupation
Tahnee Atkinson	January 31, 1992 (age 17)	173 cm (5' 8")	60 kg (132 lb)	North Fremantle, Western Australia	School Leaver
Cassi Van Den Dungen	May 19, 1992 (age 16)	175 cm (5' 9")	53 kg (117 lb)	Sunbury, Victoria	Waitress
Clare Venema	July 31, 1992 (age 16)	177 cm (5' 9½")	53 kg (117 lb)	Bridgewater, South Australia	Full-time student

Template:Fnb Names are in order of elimination from the cycle.
Template:Fnb Names are in alphabetical order of surname.
Template:Fnb Ages are as of the beginning of the cycle.
Template:Fnb Mikarla initially weighed 50 kg (110 lb) before production began. After being ordered to gain weight by host Sarah Murdoch, she now weighs 56 kg (123 lb). The official AusNTM website has her weight listed as 53 kg (117 lb).

Summaries

Call-out Order

Sarah's call-out order

Order	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	Franky	Laura M.	Tahnee	Adele	Clare	Adele	Tahnee	Clare	Clare
2	Cassi	Cassi	Eloise	Franky	Adele	Clare	Clare	Tahnee	Cassi
3	Tahnee	Clare	Cassi	Tahnee	Tahnee	Tahnee	Cassi	Cassi	Tahnee
4	Eloise	Franky	Clare	Madison	Cassi	Lola	Adele	Adele	Adele
5	Clare	Mikarla	Franky	Lola	Franky	Cassi	Franky	Franky
6	Mikarla	Adele	Laura M.	Laura M.	Lola	Franky	Lola
7	Lola	Tahnee	Lola	Clare	Laura M.	Laura M.
8	Madison	Madison	Adele	Cassi	Madison
9	Laura M.	Lola	Madison	Eloise
10	Georgie	Eloise	Mikarla	Mikarla
11	Leah	Georgie	Georgie
12	Adele	Leah
13	Laura T.

  The contestant won the reward challenge

  The contestant won the reward challenge and was exempted from elimination

  The contestant was eliminated

  Australia's Next Top Model

  The contestant won the reward challange, but was eliminated

Makeovers

• Adele: Dyed fire orange
• Cassi: Given highlights and relayered
• Clare: Trimmed and relayered
• Eloise: Trimmed and relayered
• Franky: Dyed dark brown and cut short
• Georgie: Cut shorter
• Laura M.: Bob-length cut
• Lola: Dyed Darker and layered
• Madison: Blown-out
• Mikarla: Victoria Beckham inspired cut and bleached
• Tahnee: Volumized with extensions and given highlights

Photoshoots

• Episode 1 Photoshoot: Haute Couture Swimwear
• Episode 2 Photoshoot: Tulle on the Trapeze
• Episode 3 Photoshoot: Outdoor Natural Beauty Shoot
• Episode 4 Photoshoot: Ad for U by Kotex
• Episode 5 Photoshoot: Underwear in the Desert
• Episode 6 Photoshoot: Chanel by the sea
• Episode 7 Photoshoot: Modeling designer gowns while jumping a trampoline
• Episode 8 Photoshoot: Style icons with Ford cars
• Episode 9 Photoshoot: The London Look
• Episode 10 Photoshoot:

Judges

• Sarah Murdoch
• Charlotte Dawson
• Alex Perry

Other cast members

• Jonathan Pease – style director, model mentor

Controversy

Even before the cycle has premiered, there has been controversy over a number of issues.

16 year old Cassi Van Den Dungen has been criticised for being a proud bogan and "drinker" with her mother in support, having to take anger management classes to control her temper whilst participating in the series and for being engaged and living alone with a 25 year old bricklayer. She also received backlash from Hume City Council mayor Jack Ogilvie over her comments in which she described her hometown of Sunbury as "like a ghetto", with the mayor stating that she is a "very immature, silly little girl" and that "she owes Sunbury an apology. I wonder if she knows what a ghetto is. Sunbury is far from being a ghetto, far from it.".

18 year old Mikarla Hussey's appearance initially shocked host Sarah Murdoch. In the second episode, a nutritionist assisted the contestants healthy eating, weight management and lifestyle choices. Mikarla initially weighed 50 kg (110 lb) before production began. After her swimsuit photo shoot showed off her technically unhealthy body, she was force to gain the extra weight. She now weighs 56 kg (123 lb).

Lola Van Vorst has been involved in a nude photo scandal, involving pictures taken by an ex-boyfriend.

External links

• Official Australia's Next Top Model website
• Alamela Rowan's Next Top Model blog