Make Me a Supermodel is a British reality television modeling competition hosted and judged by New Zealand model Rachel Hunter, airing on the television channel Five. An American version began airing 2 January 2008 on the cable network Bravo.[1]
| Make Me a Supermodel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Fashion |
| Presented by | Dave Berry & Tess Daly (2005: Live Final only) Fearne Cotton (2006: Live Shows) |
| Judges | Tandy Anderson Rachel Hunter Perou Dylan Jones (2006) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Varies |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 14 March 2005 – 16 November 2006 |
| Related | |
| Make Me a Supermodel US Make Me a Supermodel Australia | |
Series overview
edit| Series | Premiere date | Winner | Runner-up | Other contestants in order of elimination | Number of contestants | Destination(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 14, 2005 | Alice Sinclair | Kate Ellery | Katie Black, Juliet Horne, Jackie Turner, Patsy Kigozi, Camilla Hamilton, Jasmine Lennard, Abigail Boston & Emily Mann, Antoinette Williams, Samantha Rowley, Joanna Downes | 13 |  Paris  New York City |
| 2 | October 15, 2006 | Albert Mordue | Luke Farrell | Jono Namara & Katie Furler, James Dunstan & Kerrie Johnson, Anya James & Josh Murad, Sennait Adhanom & Waz Ashayer, Marianne Berglund, Jen Hunter | 12 |  Reykjavík |
Series one (2005)
editThe series premiered Tuesday, 14 March 2005 and followed 13 young women (including twins) competing for a modelling contract with Select Model Management and a trip to Maldives to shooting for Glamour magazine.[1] The judges of the first season were Rachel Hunter, Tandy Anderson (co-founder and owner of Select) and fashion photographer Perou.[1] This season contained 13 episodes.
The judges eliminated 10 contestants, with viewers voting for the winner among the final three – Kate Ellery, Alice Sinclair and Joanna Downes – in a live catwalk show presented by Tess Daly and Dave Berry. Sinclair was the first season's winner.[2]
Contestants
edit(Ages stated are at start of contest)[3]
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Finish | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Black | 21 | Paisley | Episode 1 | 13 |
| Juliet Horne | 21 | London | 12 | |
| Jackie Turner | 26 | Dorset | Episode 2 | 11 |
| Patsy Kigozi1 | 19 | London | Episode 3 | 10 |
| Camilla Hamilton | 19 | London | Episode 5 | 9 |
| Jasmine Lennard | 19 | Fulham | Episode 6 | 8 |
| Abigail Boston | 18 | Congleton | Episode 7 | 7-6 |
| Emily Mann | 21 | London | ||
| Antoinette Williams1 | 19 | London | Episode 9 | 5 |
| Samantha Rowley | 17 | Kent | Episode 10 | 4 |
| Joanna Downes | 22 | Hertfordshire | Episode 12 | 3 |
| Kate Ellery | 18 | Cardiff | 2 | |
| Alice Sinclair | 18 | Middlesex | 1 |
^1 Antoinette Williams and Patsy Kigozi are identical twins; however, they competed individually.
Series two (2006)
editThe second series premiered on Sunday, 15 October 2006 with a change in format from the first series: this time, male models were part of the competition. This season contained 19 episodes and followed 12 young competing for a modelling contract with Select Model Management and a spread in either Glamour for girls or GQ Magazine for boys. In addition, the three returning judges were joined by new judge Dylan Jones, editor-in-chief of British GQ magazine.[4] Each week, one male contestant and one female contestant would be eliminated, until the final catwalk, at which a winner was chosen. With the exception of the first elimination, it was all based on the public's votes. The live catwalk shows were presented by Fearne Cotton on Fridays.[5]
Each week, the bottom four contestants (two male models, two female models) would face a live 'Walk Off', and the public would vote and the male and female model who received the lowest vote total from the public would be eliminated. In the first week, there was no 'Walk Off' - the judges decided which two of the models were the weakest and should be sent home.
The final show aired on Thursday 16 November 2006. Four models competed: Albert, Jen, Luke, Marianne. As in every catwalk show in Make me a Supermodel, the models had to do 3 catwalks. After the first 'Walk Off', Marianne was eliminated. The remaining 3 models walked the next 'Walk Off' and Jen was eliminated, leaving the 2 men, Luke and Albert. After their final 'Walk Off', Albert was announced as the winner leaving Luke as runner up.[6]
Contestants
edit(Ages stated are at start of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jono Bamara | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | London | Episode 4 | 11-12 | |
| Katie Furler | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Devon | |||
| James Dunstan | 19 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Ipswich | Episode 8 | 9-10 | |
| Kerrie Johnson | 17 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Birmingham | |||
| Anya James | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | London | Episode 12 | 8-7 | |
| Josh Murad | 18 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | London | |||
| Sennait Adhanom | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Middlesex | Episode 16 | 6-5 | |
| Waz Ashayer | 17 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Marlborough | |||
| Marianne Berglund | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Umeå, Sweden | Episode 19 | 4 | |
| Jen Hunter | 24 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Wigan | 3 | ||
| Luke Farrell | 19 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | London | 2 | ||
| Albert Mordue | 20 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Cornwall | 1 | ||
Contestant elimination progress
edit| Place | Model | Episodes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Albert | SAFE | SAFE | WO | SAFE | WIN | ||||||||
| 2 | Luke | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WO | OUT | ||||||||
| 3 | Jen | SAFE | SAFE | WO | WO | OUT | ||||||||
| 4 | Marianne | BTM 4 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
| 5-6 | Sennait | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| Waz | SAFE | WO | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
| 7-8 | Anya | SAFE | WO | OUT | ||||||||||
| Josh | BTM 4 | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
| 9-10 | Kerrie | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
| James | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 11-12 | Katie | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Jono | OUT | |||||||||||||
- The model was in the bottom four in week one.
- The model was eliminated purely by the judges at the end of the first week.
- The model was in the live 'Walk Off' that week but survived the public vote.
- The model was in the live 'Walk Off' and was eliminated by the public.
- The model won the competition.
Make Me a Supermodel Extra
editThe behind-the-scenes show Make Me a Supermodel Extra, broadcast on the channel Five Life, was presented by Anthony Crank, and series-one contestant Jasmine Lennard, who was dropped after referring to Rachel Hunter as "Rachel Munter" live on air.
International versions
edit Currently airing franchise
Franchise with an upcoming season
Franchise no longer airing
| Country | Title | Broadcaster | Presenters | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
Make Me a Supermodel | Seven Network | Jennifer Hawkins & Tyson Beckford | Season 1: 6 August 2008 – 20 November 2008 |
 Malaysia |
I Wanna Be a Model | 8TV | Dylan Liong (season 1-2) Lynn Lim (season 1-2) Cheryl Lee (season 3) Jefferey Cheng (season 3) Lynn Lim (season 4) |
Season 1: 5 August 2006 – 28 October 2006 Season 2: 26 August 2007 – 11 November 2007 Season 3: 5 July 2009 – 27 September 2009 Season 4: 1 May 2016 – 24 July 2016 |
 United Kingdom |
Make Me a Supermodel | Channel 5 | Rachel Hunter | Season 1: 14 March 2005 – 4 April 2005 Season 2: 15 October 2006 – 16 November 2006 |
 United States |
Make Me a Supermodel | Bravo | Tyson Beckford Niki Taylor (season 1) Nicole Trunfio (season 2) |
Season 1: 2 January 2008 – 3 April 2008 Season 2: 4 March 2009 – 3 June 2009 |
External links
edit- Official Website (Series 1) (archive at the Wayback Machine)
- Official Website (Series 2) (archive at the Wayback Machine)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Make Me a Supermodel: A Closer Look". BuddyTV. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Alice Sinclair: hot fashion property". Independent (Ireland). Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Make me a supermodel; WE REVEAL TV'S 13 WANNABE CATWALK QUEENS". The Free Library. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Speaker Bios - Dylan Jones". JLA. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Speaker Profile - Fearne Cotton". The Speakers Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "TV Crown For Cornish Model". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2014.