Muodin huipulle (Finnish, "To the Top of Fashion") is Finland's version of the American reality television series Project Runway. The show aired on Finland's MTV3 from 2009 to 2011. In February 2023, over a decade after its second season, the series returned for a third season with a new judging panel and mentor.[1][2]
| Muodin huipulle | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Eli Holzman |
| Starring | Minna Cheung (season 1) Jaakko Selin Anssi Tuupainen (season 1) Nora Vilva (season 2) Janne Renvall (season 2) Miisa Grekov (season 3)[1] Sofia Järnefelt (season 3)[2] |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 47 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Approx. 43 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV3 |
| Release | 1 October 2009 – present |
Overview
editThe show began airing in October 2009 at 20.00. In addition, Muodin huipulle Extra started airing on MTV3's daughter channel Sub on 24 September at 21.00. The first season was hosted by fashion designer and entrepreneur Minna Cheung[3] in Heidi Klum's role and fashion editor and host Jaakko Selin filled Tim Gunn's role as fashion mentor. The second season's host was model Nora Vilva and mentor was designer Janne Renvall. Janne Kataja, who is well known for working on MTV3 and Sub programs, hosted Muodin huipulle Extra.[4]
The first season's winner, Katri Niskanen, received a one-year contract with Spalt PR, one year cooperation with L'Oreal Paris hair and makeup, and a Bernina Sewing Machine worth €6,000. In addition to this, the winner's collection was featured in the February 2010 issue of Finnish fashion magazine Olivia.
Seasons
edit| Season | Premiere date | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Other contestants (In order of elimination) | No. of contestants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 October 2009 | Katri Niskanen | Maria Jokela | Hanna-Maaria Sinkkonen, Silja Jeskanen-Wehber, Achilles Ion Gabriel, Hely Seppänen, Antti Putkonen, Laura Korhonen, Olga Sjöroos, Antti Asplund, Mirkka Metsola, Jarno Viitala, Mert Otsamo | 13 |
| 2 | 22 February 2011 | Linda Sipilä | Leni Lauretsalo | Paula Karsurien, Jarna Papinniemi, Caterina Montagni, Ville Lipponen, Anne-Mari Pahkala, Tuomas Kantola, Mari Koppanen, Essi Karell, Suvi Jaskari-Marchesi, Harriet Kjellman, Reta Raven, Jussi Salminen | 14 |
| 3 | 2 February 2023[1] | Pali Albin | Jarkko Karppinen, Sakari Säämäki[5] | Lauri Järvinen, Kaisa Turtiainen, Krista Virtanen, Markus Aejmelaeus, Riikka Manni, Antèro Kabongo, Anna Palmén[2] | 10 |
| 4 | 8 February 2024 | Miro Hämäläinen | Carla Norldund Katariina Kekoni |
Pinja Antikainen, Aleksi Peräkylä, Elias Pitkänen, Suvi Hänninen, Jutta Virtanen, Mauro Severino, Reetta Hellgren | 10 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Räsänen, Anu (2 February 2023). "Muodin huipulle palaa pitkältä tauolta – Muotirealityn juontaa nyt Miisa Grekov". Seura (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Koste, Henna; Saarinen, Sonja (15 December 2022). "Tässä ovat uudet Muodin huipulle -kilpailijat ja tuomarit! Mukana myös Minttu Räikkönen". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Viihde". Archived from the original on 5 March 2009.
- ^ "MTVuutiset.fi".
- ^ Räsänen, Piritta (19 July 2023). "Emoilu teki Muodin huipulle -voittaja Pali Albinista muotisuunnittelijan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
