The 21st cycle of America's Next Top Model (subtitled as America's Next Top Model: Guys & Girls) premiered on August 18, 2014, and it is the 15th season to air on The CW. It was the second season to feature female contestants and male contestants. Tyra Banks and Kelly Cutrone retained their positions on the judging panel. Runway coach J. Alexander returned to the judging panel, replacing former judge Rob Evans while Johnny Wujek, creative director since Cycle 19, was succeeded by photographer Yu Tsai. In keeping with the last two cycles, social media was a factor in eliminations, with public voting taking place on the show's official page. The fourteen finalists were revealed when voting began.

The international destination for this cycle was Seoul, South Korea. This also marks the final ever international destination for the show. Five of the episodes were filmed in Seoul, one of which featured James of Royal Pirates, and the finale had guest appearances from K-pop girl group 2NE1, boy band BTOB, actor and model Lee Soo-hyuk and fashion designer Lie Sang Bong.

The winner of the competition was 26-year-old Keith Carlos from Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was the show's first male winner. Will Jardell placed as the runner up, and later appeared with his boyfriend, James Wallington, on The Amazing Race 32, where they go on to win.

Eighth eliminated contestant Mirjana Puhar was shot and killed on February 24, 2015, in her boyfriend's home in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Prizes Returning prizes include: a modeling contract with NEXT Model Management, a spread in Nylon magazine, and a US$100,000 campaign with Guess

Contestants (Ages stated are at start of contest)

ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlaceIvy Timlin20Buffalo, New YorkEpisode 314Romeo Tostado23Salinas, CaliforniaEpisode 513 (DQ)Benjamin 'Ben' Schreen24Waverly, IowaEpisode 612Kari Calhoun23Coppell, TexasEpisode 711Matthew Smith24Episode 810Denzel Wells23Houston, TexasEpisode 99Mirjana Puhar †18Charlotte, North Carolina 8Raelia Lewis22Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaEpisode 127Chantelle Young19Toronto, CanadaEpisode 136Andrea 'Shei' Phan23Ardmore, OklahomaEpisode 145Lenox Tillman19Newnan, GeorgiaEpisode 164Adam Smith26Memphis, Tennessee323Nederland, Texas2Keith Carlos26Bridgeport, Connecticut1

Episodes

Summaries

Call-out order OrderEpisodes3456789101213141516 1 KeithBenWillLenoxLenoxLenoxWillChantelleKeithKeithAdamAdamKeith 2LenoxLenoxRaeliaMirjanaAdamWill Raelia SheiWillLenoxKeithWillWill 3Mirjana WillKeithRaelia WillSheiKeith LenoxLenoxWillWillKeithAdam 4Matthew Raelia MirjanaShei Denzel KeithSheiAdamSheiSheiLenoxLenox 5Denzel Keith Matthew WillMatthewAdamMirjanaKeith AdamAdamShei 6Chantelle Matthew SheiAdamMirjanaDenzelAdamWillChantelle Chantelle 7BenMirjana DenzelMatthew KeithRaeliaLenoxRaeliaRaelia 8Romeo RomeoKariDenzelSheiMirjanaDenzel Mirjana 9Kari Denzel BenKariRaelia Matthew 10AdamSheiAdamKeithKari 11Raelia AdamLenoxBen 12SheiKari 13WillChantelle 14Ivy

The contestant returned to the competition The contestant was eliminated The contestant was disqualified from the competition The contestant was originally eliminated but was saved The contestant won the competition

Bottom two EpisodeContestantsEliminated3Ivy & WillIvy4Chantelle & KariChantelle5 Adam & Lenox6Ben & KeithBen7Kari & RaeliaKari8Matthew & Mirjana Matthew9Denzel & LenoxDenzel10Mirjana & RaeliaMirjana12Chantelle & RaeliaRaelia13Adam & ChantelleChantelle14Lenox & SheiShei15Keith & LenoxLenox16Adam, Keith & WillKeith & WillWill The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two The contestant was eliminated after her fourth time in the bottom two The contestant was disqualified from the competition The contestant was originally eliminated but was saved. The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed third The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Average call-out order Casting call-out order, comeback first call-out and final three are not included. Rank byaverage Place Model Call-outtotal Number ofcall-outs Call-outaverage 1 4 Lenox 41 12 3.42 2 2 Will 44 3.67 3 1 Keith 45 3.75 4 8 Mirjana 43 8 5.37 5 3 Adam 66 12 5.50 6 5 Shei 62 11 5.64 7 7 Raelia 52 9 5.78 8 10 Matthew 36 6 6.00 9 6 Chantelle 32 5 6.40 10 9 Denzel 47 7 6.71 11 12 Ben 28 4 7.00 12 13 Romeo 16 2 8.00 13 11 Kari 48 5 9.60 14 14 Ivy 14 1 14.00

Scoring chart Place Model Episodes Average 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 12 13 14 16 161Keith41.830.839.336.932.637.941.335.346.444.439.234.051.70511.639.42Will33.131.840.938.836.442.144.135.045.839.837.835.049.20509.839.23Adam34.726.833.038.537.437.735.637.736.237.041.838.045.16479.636.94Lenox 39.633.630.344.745.243.935.538.639.742.037.231.0461.338.45Shei33.627.337.339.032.538.139.640.537.938.536.6400.936.46Chantelle37.126.342.235.833.7175.135.07Raelia33.930.940.340.731.436.341.934.235.4325.036.18Mirjana37.929.439.043.233.235.938.833.9291.336.49Denzel37.328.235.638.236.337.235.4248.235.510Matthew37.730.337.938.335.135.2214.435.711Kari35.4 26.435.237.530.8165.333.012Ben36.933.734.630.3135.533.913Romeo 36.728.8DQ65.532.714Ivy32.832.832.8

Indicates the contestant won the competition. Indicates the contestant had the highest score that week. Indicates the contestant was eliminated that week. Indicates the contestant was in the bottom two that week. Indicates the contestant was disqualified that week. Indicates the contestant was originally eliminated that week, but was saved.

Photo shoot guide Episode 1 photo shoot: Runway selfies (casting) Episode 2 photo shoots: Four seasons wardrobe in the subway; leather swimwear on the beach (casting) Episode 3 video & photo shoot: Opening titles; wet and wild in black and white Episode 4 photo shoot: Twofold illusion atmosphere Episode 5 commercial: Black widow fragrance in pairs Episode 6 motion shoot: Hair whipping & flipping Episode 7 photo shoot: Frostbitten at an ice rink Episode 8 photo shoot: Futuristic heritage with Corybot Episode 9 photo shoot: Mitch Stone essentials ad campaign Episode 10 photo shoot: Composite couples for HIV awareness Episode 12 photo shoot: MCM Bags at Seoul City Hall Episode 13 photo shoot: Jinny Kim shoes at Gyeongbokgung Palace Episode 14 photo shoot: Portraying Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe Episode 15 photo shoots: Tyra Beauty campaign; Guess campaign Episode 16 photo shoot: Nylon magazine spreads

Makeovers Romeo – Dyed ice blonde with grey contacts Ben – Buzz cut Kari – Long ice blonde weave with bleached eyebrows; later, bangs added Matthew – Shaved sides Denzel – Lace front beard weave Mirjana – Karlie Kloss inspired blunt bob cut Raelia – Voluminous curly weave like afro Chantelle – Ombre style long weave Shei – Half platinum blonde and half jet black ala Melanie Martinez with matching eyebrows Lenox – Dyed dark brown, tips trimmed Adam – Buzz cut Will – Pompadour style Keith – No makeover

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