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	11
Production
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
Network	FOX8
Release	28 April, 2009 – 7 July, 2009

The Fifth Cycle of Australia's Next Top Model is an Australian reality television programme which was broadcast on the Australian subscription television channel, FOX8. The cycle premiered on 28 April, 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.

The competition was won by Tahnee Atkinson.

Sponsors

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

The prizes for the season included representation by modelling agency Priscilla's for twelve months, A$25,000 trip for two to New York paid by Maybelline; feature as the face of Maybelline's new colour collection; feature in an exclusive eight page editorial in Harper's Bazaar (Australia) magazine and receive A$20,000 by U by Kotex.

List of episodes

A Fashion Baptism of Fire

Original airdate: 28 April, 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 (immune 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: 5 May, 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 believe 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: 12 May, 2009

High Drama fills about the makeover week. Franky threatens to go home rather than getting a haircut, even Jonathan tells her that she looked like a "shopping mall" and Adele is frizzled in her dyed hair where some of the girls protest their new looks. Sarah tells Franky to lose her Afro weave and loves her new look. They are formed to look like school girls to models in a magazine cover.

They meet with Nigel, a professional make-up artist for Maybelline, who gives them make up lesson. Mikarla and Georgie cheat by doing their make-up and pay the price to do so. After the lesson, they are performing in a Maybelline commercial and they must know each line on the day. Cassi makes a threat to one of the girls for sabotaging her in a crucial challenge. The director was impressed about Laura's delivery but Adele thinks she has little in the shoot. Jonathan and the director love Lola's script and Cassi is devastated when they tell her she can't use a line and Lola already used it.

After the challenge, tragedy strikes Cassi and Lola when they are confronted in a commercial challenge. The director declares that if the shoot is real which Cassi would booked with Maybelline or an any client to control her attitude. A natural beauty shoot reduces one girl to tears. Mikarla has trouble in light and tears where Madison can't stop her frowning and Lola can't relax her mouth. Clare and Tahnee shine while Cassi steals the day.

In the elimination panel, Tahnee and Eloise's photos impressed the judges. Mikarla and Georgie were sent to the bottom two. In the end, Sarah tells Georgie that she may be a bit too young for the competition and she was eliminated and vowing to keep her modelling career.

• 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: 19 May, 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 three: Mikarla Hussey, Eloise Hoile & Cassi Van Den Dugen
• Eliminated: Mikarla Hussey & Eloise Hoile
• Featured photographer: Kane Skennar
• Special guests: Mink Sadowsky (model), Monty Koble

Diamonds and the Desert

Original airdate: 26 May, 2009

Cassi is really shocked that Mikarla has been evicted in the previous week and she wants to leave next. Whilst the other girls are happy if Cassi decides to go, gives less in the competition.

This week the girls are put to the test on a farm shoot with a nasty stylist and some squealing pigs. Cassi fed up and ready to leave the shoot where Sarah reveals that the shoot is fake. The models then take part in an icy challenge for expensive Cerrone diamond jewelry, in front to an A-List crowd. Lola won the challenge and received 18 caret AU$2,000 necklace after numbing her face for 20 minutes. Cassi is really disappointed that she told her mother on the phone that she would leave the house.

The next day, there are screams of excitement and they discover that they are going to South Australia, Clare's home state, into the Outback for the photo shoot. They work with Russell James, and also a male model. Things are tough in the sweltering heat and flies are everywhere. They're creativity is tested.

Clare impressed in her photo shoot while Russell also impressed with Adele. Cassi knows she is done and decides to stay. 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: 2 June, 2009

The show opens with the girls talking about how much they miss Madison. They are then taken to the Harper’s Bazaar office to learn about fashion, as the very top models have a strong sense of personal style and are very knowledgeable about the fashion industry. The girls are taught about the three latest trends and are divided into teams to replicate the trends. All three teams do pretty poorly and the editor from the magazine is not impressed.

This week’s challenge is walking for Alex Perry and his consultant, Trevor. The girls take turns walking for them and they are going to pick two girls to be in a ridiculously fancy fashion show. Alex and Trevor choose Clare and Adele to win the challenge.

After the challenge, the girls get to home and see their moms.

This week’s photo shoot was all Chanel. The girls had to model on a rickety pylon, but a lot of girls fell flat on the photo shoot.

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: Claudia Navone

Media Virgins

Original airdate: 9 June, 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: 16 June, 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 for not having a stronger range to continue.

• 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: 23 June, 2009

The girls are off to London, and after seeing their swanky apartment and getting a good night’s sleep. They arriving at London Heathrow Airport and greeted by Sarah's pal Gerry DeVeaux (Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 4 judge) takes them on a shopping tour of London - High Street and TopShop, then some higher end brands, then Selfridges, where Elle MacPherson is there to greet them. Elle feeds them stuff about how they are beautiful and need to be grounded and supported and what not. Adele wins the paparazzi challenge and chooses to take Cassi because she hasn’t won a challenge yet.

The next day, the girls have go sees at Storm and Premiere. At Storm, the managing director had nice things to say about everyone. At Premiere, they’re a bit meaner about Tahnee’s measurements, Adele’s height, and Cassi’s walk.

The photo shoot is high fashion meets London sights. Gerry was impressed by everyone. All the girls looked great, but it was clearly Adele who struggled the most. They return to Australia and Alice Burdeu is the guest judge. The judges, with the exception of Sarah, all hate Clare’s photo, think Adele looks cheap, think Cassi looks bored, and think that while Tahnee’s photo is the best of the bunch, it isn’t that great. After a tough deliberation, Clare’s complete package puts her on top and Tahnee and Adele land in the bottom two and Adele’s one note look ends up sending her home.

• 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: 30 June, 2009

The girls meet at Priscilla’s Modelling agency and are met with Priscilla Leighton-Clarke and Sarah who tells the girls that they are going on castings for Rosemount’s Australian Fashion Week. Sarah states that this is the biggest challenge the girls will face and the girls are given their portfolios and head off to their 5 castings.

First, the girls visit Ginger & Smart. Cassi impresses the designers with her strong look but almost falls over when showing them her walk. Clare is the only girl that books Ginger & Smart. Secondly, the girls visit Wayne Cooper and he dislikes Tahnee’s walk so he ultimately chooses Clare and Cassi to walk in her show, even though Wayne Cooper states she needs to work on her walk. The next casting was Nicola Finetti. Once again, Cassi almost falls over but Clare and Tahnee perform well due to their walk and sexy vibe so they are booked for the fashion show. The next audition is with Anna & Boy, Cassi is the only girl picked as the designers feel she has a more suited look compared to Tahnee and Clare. Finally, the girls audition for the Diet Coke ‘Little Black Dress’ runway show and are met with Jonathan, Kim Marks and the producer of the fashion show. The girls all succeed and book the job but Cassi has a break down after her audition because she thought she didn't do well.

The first show was Ginger & Smart, and Clare impresses the judges as she performed beautifully on the runway with nor Tahnee or Cassie standing in her way. The next show was Wayne Cooper, which featured Clare and Cassi. Clare, once again, performed well but the judges were disappointed with Cassi as she underperformed on the catwalk. The Nicola Finetti show was next, and Tahnee and Clare performed well and impressed the judges. The next show, Anna & Boy, featured Cassi, who performed significantly better than Wayne Cooper runway performance because cassie is much more suited to swimwear. Finally, all of the girls grace the runway for the Diet Coke ‘Little Black Dress’ runway show and all of the girls performed perfectly on the runway, impressing all of the judges.

The next day, Sarah reveals that Clare won a trip to Broome with a friend as she was the deemed the best performer during fashion week. After her win, Clare is giving the opportunity to ring her mum to tell her the great news, but the two losers were getting a bit annoyed with Clare's prissyness. and then her mum reveals that the girls have a Sarah Mail which was slipped under the hotel door, hinting to the girls that a photo shoot is coming up and like always they guessed what they theme would be.

The next day, the girls arrive on Gerri beach National Park to meet with Jonathan and their photographer, Jez Smith. Jonathan and Jez reveal to the girls that they are going to be photographed together and will be wearing natural makeup. Not only do the girls have to work together and embrace one another but they have to deal with the strong winds, rain and large waves. After their successful group shot, the girls are photographed individually; Clare struggles to find intensity in her eyes and modelled a bit too much and Jaz said "she is coming up with some really weird poses that don't fit her personality", Cassi amazed Jez and Jonathan because of her creative poses and powerful body and eyes. Tahnee performed well but Jonathan was worried about her body but at the end she presented some amazing photos.

At elimination, Sarah asks the girls to tell the judges why they want to be in the top 2 as well as describing their strengths and weaknesses. All of the girls break down in tears and are praised by the judges for their responses. The judges were also blown away with their group and individual photos, which made choosing the final 2 very difficult. After a long and hard deliberation, Clare and Cassi are revealed as the bottom two. Both with their strengths and weaknesses addressed, Sarah announces that Cassi will join Tahnee in the top two, eliminating Clare.Now leaving Tahnee and Cassie battling it out for the number 1 spot.

• First name called: Tahnee Atkinson
• Bottom two: Cassi Van Den Dungen & Clare Venema
• Eliminated: Clare Venema
• Featured photographer: Jez Smith
• Special guests: Wayne Cooper, Nicola Finetti, Doll Wright, Kim Marks, Prisilla Leighton-Clarke

Live Finale

Original airdate: 7 July, 2009

Live from Luna Park, Sarah Murdoch hosted the finale of Australia's Next Top Model Cycle 5. The finale began with an introduction of the judging panel that consisted of Charlotte Dawson, Alex Perry, Jonathan Pease, Prisilla Leighton-Clare, Claudia Navone, Russell James and of course, Sarah Murdoch. Soon after, the 11 eliminated contestants were re-introduced and modelled on the catwalk while Jessica Mauboy performed her hit, Burn.

Sarah then introduced the girls, including the final 2, as they all performed on the runway wearing designer clothes from The Corner Shop. After the girls spilled the beans on many memorable moments from the series, Sarah announced that Clare had won Australia's Favourite Model, winning her $5,000 thanks to Impulse.

After Tahnee and Cassi were interviewed, the voting lines closed and the judges were ready to vote after viewing the girls' portfolios, but not after a quick good luck message from the one and only Brüno. Before the judges votes were conducted, Tahnee and Cassi were surprised when both of their mothers joined them on stage to give them support during the judging. Jonathan Pease begun the voting and stated that he was looking for 'the whole package' and his vote went to Tahnee while Claudie Navone and Russell James voted for Cassi due to her strong look and her ability to take stunning photographs. After a commercial break, the judging votes continued with Sarah giving her vote to Tahnee as she felt that Cassi was not ready to model while Tahnee was ready to perform. Prisilla Leighton-Clarke voted for Cassi yet still had concern over whether she was ready to model. In a shock vote, Charlotte Dawson, who has supported Cassi throughout the entire competition, gave her vote to Tahnee as she was concerned that Cassi wouldn't have the drive to model and just return to her old life and Alex Perry voted for Cassi due to her good looks and her ability to transform in front of the camera. With only one vote between Tahnee and Cassi, it was up to the public to decide who would be Australia's Next Top Model. Unfortunately, throughout the judges deliberation, Tahnee had a nose bleed which brought light to a serious part of the show.

After all of the votes were tallied, Sarah revealed that Tahnee Atkinson had won Australia's Next Top Model, beating Cassi Van Den Dungen.

• Final two: Cassi Van Den Dungen & Tahnee Atkinson
• Australia's Favourite Top Model: Clare Venema
• Australia's Next Top Model: Tahnee Atkinson
• Special guests: Jessica Mauboy, Russell James, Claudia Navone, Prisilla Leighton-Clarke, Ruby Rose, Brüno

Contestants

Eliminated (in order of elimination)

Name1	Date of Birth2	Height	Weight	Place of residence	Occupation
Laura Tyrie	10 August, 1990 (age 18)	172 cm (5' 7½")	51 kg (112 lb)	Perth, Western Australia	Retail sales assistant
Leah Jonhson	16 August, 1990 (age 18)	173 cm (5' 8")	55 kg (121 lb)	Oakleigh, Victoria	Deferred student, part-time retail sales assistant
Georgie Kidman	14 December, 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	27 April, 1990 (age 18)	172 cm (5' 7½")	53 kg (117 lb)3	Wollongong, New South Wales	Bartender
Eloise Hoile	3 June, 1988 (age 20)	180 cm (5' 11")	56 kg (123 lb)	Glenunga, South Australia	Full-time student, part-time retail sales assistant
Madison Wall	22 July, 1991 (age 17)	172 cm (5' 7½")	53 kg (117 lb)	Wurtulla, Queensland	Surfing instructor
Laura Mitchell	1 September, 1988 (age 20)	179 cm (5' 10½")	60 kg (132 lb)	Ocean Reef, Western Australia	Full-time student, part-time bartender
Lola Van Vorst	28 March, 1988 (age 20)	181 cm (5' 11½")	68 kg (150 lb)	Newport, New South Wales	Retail sales assistant
Franky Okpara	16 July, 1990 (age 18)	180 cm (5' 11")	58 kg (128 lb)	Wanneroo, Western Australia	Full-time student, part-time telemarketer
Adele Thiel	4 September, 1990 (age 19)	181 cm (5' 11½")	59 kg (130 lb)	Hornsby, New South Wales	Deferred student, part-time retail sales assistant
Clare Venema	31 July, 1992 (age 16)	177 cm (5' 9½")	53 kg (117 lb)	Bridgewater, South Australia	Full-time student
Cassi Van Den Dungen	19 May, 1992 (age 16)	175 cm (5' 9")	53 kg (117 lb)	Sunbury, Victoria	Waitress
Tahnee Atkinson	31 January, 1992 (age 17)	173 cm (5' 8")	60 kg (132 lb)	North Fremantle, Western Australia	School Leaver

Template:Fnb Names are in order of elimination from the cycle.
Template:Fnb Names are in alphabetical order of surname.
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	Tahnee	Tahnee
2	Cassi	Cassi	Eloise	Franky	Adele	Clare	Clare	Tahnee	Cassi	Cassi	Cassi
3	Tahnee	Clare	Cassi	Tahnee	Tahnee	Tahnee	Cassi	Cassi	Tahnee	Clare
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 exempt from elimination

  The contestant was eliminated

  The contestant won the competition

  The contestant won the reward challenge, but was eliminated

• In episode 5, there was a double elimination. Instead of a bottom 2, there was a bottom 3, which consisted of Cassi, Mikarla and Eloise, with Mikarla and Eloise both being eliminated.

Photoshoots

• Episode 1 Photoshoot: Swimwear Couture
• Episode 2 Photoshoot: Tulle on Trapeze
• Episode 3 Photoshoot: Outdoor Natural Beauty Shoot
• Episode 4 Photoshoot: Outdoor Moving (promoting U by Kotex products)
• Episode 5 Photoshoot: Lingerie in the Desert
• Episode 6 Photoshoot: Stranded on a Pylon (wearing Chanel dresses)
• Episode 7 Photoshoot: Designer Dresses on a Trampoline
• Episode 8 Photoshoot: Style Icons
• Episode 9 Photoshoot: London Edge
• Episode 10 Photoshoot: Raw Beauty on the Beach

Judges

• Sarah Murdoch
• Charlotte Dawson
• Alex Perry

Other cast members

• Jonathan Pease – style director, model mentor

Controversy

Before the cycle premiered, there was controversy over a number of issues.

Sixteen year old Cassi Van Den Dungen was 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 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.".

Eighteen year old Mikarla Hussey's appearance initially shocked host Sarah Murdoch. In the second episode, a nutritionist assisted the contestants with 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 forced to gain the extra weight. She now weighs 56 kg (123 lb).

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

On 6 June, 2009, it was revealed that Clare Venema, Laura Tyrie, Adele Thiel and Tahnee Atkinson had previous professional modelling experience that had not been disclosed during the show.

External links

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