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.
Series overview
SeriesPremiere dateWinnerRunner-up Other contestants in order of eliminationNumber of contestantsDestination(s) 1Alice SinclairKate ElleryKatie Black, Juliet Horne, Jackie Turner, Patsy Kigozi, Camilla Hamilton, Jasmine Lennard, Abigail Boston & Emily Mann, Antoinette Williams, Samantha Rowley, Joanna Downes13Paris New York City2Albert MordueLuke FarrellJono Namara & Katie Furler, James Dunstan & Kerrie Johnson, Anya James & Josh Murad, Sennait Adhanom & Waz Ashayer, Marianne Berglund, Jen Hunter12 Reykjavík
Series one (2005) The 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. The judges of the first season were Rachel Hunter, Tandy Anderson (co-founder and owner of Select) and fashion photographer Perou. 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.
Contestants (Ages stated are at start of contest)
Contestant Age Hometown Finish PlaceKatie Black21PaisleyEpisode 113Juliet Horne21London12Jackie Turner26DorsetEpisode 211Patsy Kigozi19LondonEpisode 310Camilla Hamilton19LondonEpisode 59Jasmine Lennard19FulhamEpisode 68Abigail Boston18CongletonEpisode 77-6Emily Mann21LondonAntoinette Williams19LondonEpisode 95Samantha Rowley17KentEpisode 104Joanna Downes22HertfordshireEpisode 123Kate Ellery18Cardiff2Alice Sinclair18Middlesex1
Antoinette Williams and Patsy Kigozi are identical twins; however, they competed individually.
Series two (2006) The 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. 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.
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.
Contestants (Ages stated are at start of contest)
Contestant Age Height Hometown FinishPlaceJono Namara19LondonEpisode 411-12Katie Furler19DevonJames Dunstan19IpswichEpisode 89-10Kerrie Johnson17BirminghamAnya James19LondonEpisode 128-7Josh Murad18LondonSennait Adhanom20MiddlesexEpisode 166-5Waz Ashayer17MarlboroughMarianne Berglund18Umeå, SwedenEpisode 194Jen Hunter24Wigan3Luke Farrell19London2Albert Mordue20Cornwall1
Contestant elimination progress +Model Elimination ProgressPlaceModelEpisodes481216191Albert SAFE SAFE WO SAFE WIN2Luke SAFE SAFE SAFE WO OUT3Jen SAFE SAFE WO WO OUT4MarianneBTM 4 SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT5-6Sennait SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Waz SAFE WO SAFE OUT 7-8Anya SAFE WO OUT JoshBTM 4 SAFE OUT 9-10Kerrie SAFE OUT James SAFE OUT 11-12KatieOUT JonoOUT
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 The 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 Currently airing franchise Franchise with an upcoming season Franchise no longer airing
Country Title Broadcaster Presenters Air Dates Make Me a Supermodel Seven Network Jennifer Hawkins & Tyson Beckford Season 1: 6 August 2008 – 20 November 2008 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 Make Me a Supermodel Channel 5 Rachel Hunter Season 1: 14 March 2005 – 4 April 2005Season 2: 15 October 2006 – 16 November 2006 Make Me a Supermodel Bravo Tyson BeckfordNiki Taylor (season 1)Nicole Trunfio (season 2) Season 1: 2 January 2008 – 3 April 2008Season 2: 4 March 2009 – 3 June 2009
References
External links Official Website (Series 1) (archive at the Wayback Machine) Official Website (Series 2) (archive at the Wayback Machine)