Season three of Australia's Next Top Model premiered on 27 March 2007 on Fox8. Former model and designer of swimsuit collection Tigerlily, Jodhi Meares replaced Erika Heynatz as the host of the show after the latter was involved in a breach of contract following her appearance on the Seven Network series It Takes Two in 2006. Alex Perry was the only incumbent judge to return in the third series. Also joining the panel for the first time were international photographer Jez Smith, and ex-model and TV personality Charlotte Dawson. Fashion photographer Georges Antoni and fashion producer Victoria Fisher were replaced this year by these new judges.

The prizes for this season included a one-year modelling contract with Priscilla's Model Management in Sydney, a trip to New York City to meet with another top model booker, a Ford Fiesta XR4, a contract to be the face of Napoleon Perdis for one year, and an eight-page fashion spread in Vogue Australia.

The winner of the competition was 18-year-old Alice Burdeu from Melbourne.

Series summary Format changes The show went underwent a series of changes this season, beginning with the introduction of a fan favourite voting system. Shortly after a new episode aired, Foxtel users were able to cast their vote via the Red Button or SMS for who they thought was "Australia's Favourite Top Model". Jordan Loukas was later announced to be the winner of the fan vote during the show's finale.

Live finale For the first time in the show's history, the finale was held live. Viewers were allowed to have a say in who won the overall prize of Australia's Next Top Model by phoning in or using SMS to vote for either Alice or Steph H. during the lead-up week to the finale. The viewers vote counted for 15% of the total vote to determine the winner while the other 85% was determined through the vote of eight judges, including representatives from Vogue Australia, Priscilla's Model Management and Napoleon Perdis.

Requirements Beginning this season, the minimum age requirement for participation in the show was lowered from eighteen to sixteen. Those auditioning were required to have a minimum height of at least 172 centimetres (68 in) tall. To qualify, all applicants had to be Australian citizens residing in Australia. Additional requirements stated that contestants should not have had prior experience as a model in a national campaign within the last five years. If a contestant was represented by an agent or a manager, she had to terminate that representation prior to the competition.

Cast Contestants (Ages stated are at start of contest) ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlaceJaimi Smith18AdelaideEpisode 113 (quit)Cobi Marsh17Melbourne12Cassandra Hughes18Emu PlainsEpisode 211Kara Taylor19South CoastEpisode 310Steph Flockhart17BrisbaneEpisode 49Jane Williamson19Adelaide Episode 58Sophie Wittingslow19RyeEpisode 67Danica Brown16Gold CoastEpisode 76Paloma Rodriguez16NewcastleEpisode 85Anika Salerno20BeaudesertEpisode 94Jordan Loukas17SydneyEpisode 103Steph Hart16Central CoastEpisode 112Alice Burdeu18Melbourne1

Judges Jodhi Meares Alex Perry Charlotte Dawson Jez Smith

Other cast members Jonathan Pease – style director, model mentor

Episodes

Summaries Elimination table OrderEpisodes12345678910111Anika Jordan PalomaAnikaJordan AliceAnikaJordanSteph H.AliceAlice2Steph H. Steph H.DanicaAliceSteph H.Steph H. Alice Anika Alice Steph H.Steph H. 3JordanSteph F.Steph F.JordanPaloma PalomaJordanAlice JordanJordan4AliceAlice AliceSteph H.SophieJordan Steph H.Steph H.Anika5CassandraJaneAnikaPaloma Danica DanicaPalomaPaloma6SophieAnikaJaneSophie AnikaAnikaDanica7Danica DanicaSteph H.Danica Alice Sophie8PalomaKaraSophieJane Jane9JaneSophie JordanSteph F. 10Steph F.PalomaKara 11CobiCassandra12Jaimi

The contestant quit the competition The contestant was eliminated The contestant won the competition

Bottom two EpisodeContestantsEliminated1Cobi & Steph F.Cobi2Cassandra & PalomaCassandra3Jordan & KaraKara4Jane & Steph F.Steph F.5Alice & JaneJane6Anika & SophieSophie7Danica & PalomaDanica8Paloma & Steph H.Paloma9Anika & JordanAnika10Jordan & Steph H.Jordan11Alice & Steph H.Steph H. The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated after her third time in the bottom two The contestant quit the competition The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Average call-out order Final two is not included. Rank byaverage Place Model Call-outtotal Number ofcall-outs Call-outaverage 1–2 1 Alice 30 10 3.00 2 Steph H. 3 Jordan 31 3.10 4 Anika 32 9 3.56 5 Paloma 40 8 5.00 6 Danica 39 7 5.57 7 9 Steph F. 25 4 6.25 8 7 Sophie 40 6 6.67 9 8 Jane 36 5 7.20 10 11 Cassandra 16 2 8.00 11 10 Kara 18 9.00 12 Cobi 11 1 11.00 13 Jaimi

Photoshoot Guide Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Street, Bikini and Elegant shots; Group shoot Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Tigerlily Swimwear Episode 3 Photo Shoot: Natural Beauty Shot Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Runway Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Editorial poses with a Ford Fiesta Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Fashion as Art Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Relationships with Mothers Episode 8 Photo Shoots: Posing in a light Box; Flying Mary Poppins Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Emotions in Menswear Episode 10 Photo Shoot: Modern Hollywood Glamour

Makeovers Kara - Christy Turlington inspired shoulder length cut and dyed dark brown Stephanie F. - Cameron Diaz inspired bob and dyed brown Jane - Natalie Portman inspired pixie cut and dyed purple Sophie - Elle MacPherson inspired dark blonde weave Danica - Nicky Hilton inspired shoulder length hair Paloma - Ashlee Simpson inspired angled line bob Anika - Nicole Kidman dyed light red Jordan - Gisele Bündchen light brown weave Stephanie H. - Jennifer Aniston inspired shoulder length cut and dyed back to blonde Alice - Lucille Ball inspired strawberry blonde and bangs layered

Final votes PlaceContestantFinal votes JodhiAlexCharlotteJezJonathanNapoleonPriscillaKirstie(Vogue)Public16 (68.1%)23 (31.9%) Post-Top Model Careers Jaimi Smith: has done some test shots. Cobi Marsh: has based in Melbourne & London, Cobi has been working with renowned London / New York music producer, Tom Nichols. She goes under the artist name 'Claudette' www.claudette.com.au. She has also been in the Pantene Woman of the year contest and has been in test shots from Bip Ling. She had recently been on "The voice Australia" Cassandra Hughes: has done minor work, including tests for Loren Palombo, AFK photography, Rowanmacs, Gracie Johns & Simon Everiss. Kara-Lee Taylor: has done a few test shoots, some for Hypnotic photography. Steph Flockhart: has been signed to Chadwick Models. She has modeled for Ben mcc, Red eclipse photography & Elle J. Jane Williamson: has done some test shots for Ashlee Dawson and 5 other miscellaneous photos. Sophie Wittingslow: has been signed to Chadwick Models and has walked for numerous designers during Australian Rosemount Fashion Week and has in the 3rd issue of Spook magazine. she has Modeled for Palour hair & wren photos. Danica Brown: is signed with Dally's Model Management and was signed with Priscilla's Model Management. She has walked numerous times for Alex Perry during Australian Fashion Week.She has been in Northshore magazine. Paloma Rodriguez: has done a number of test shoots,such as BLK1, impulse "London Vibe" body spray, Kent Marcus, Luke Holdstock, Daniel Culley & Frankie and Stella. Anika Salerno: has done a number of runway shows and test shots. Jordan Loukas: was signed with Priscilla's Model Management and is now doing celebrity modeling. Steph Hart: was signed with Priscilla's Management. She has modeled for Tigerlily swimwear & has done catalog work for Valerie Tolosa. Alice Burdeu: has been signed to Priscilla's Model Management, Elite Model Management New York, Models 1 London, Why Not Model Agency Milan, Marilyn Agency Paris, Traffic Models Spain and Mannequin Studio Singapore. She has also been the face of Napoleon Perdis, Melbourne clothing brand "Green With Envy", D&G, Blumarine and Mondial Jewellers. Alice has also been amassing catwalk credentials from the 4 major fashion weeks, and have to date, collectively walked in 68 fashion shows in just 2 seriess. Alice has also been appearing in fashion magazines worldwide, such as Verse Magazine USA, Style Magazine Singapore, Vogue Australia, Numero Korea, ELLE Magazine UK, and many more.

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External links Official website