Canada's Next Top Model season 1

Canada's Next Top Model season 1
Promotial shot of the Cast of Cycle 1 of Canada's Next Top Model
Created by	Tyra Banks
Starring	Tricia Helfer Jeanne Beker Paul Venoit Stacey McKenzie
Country of origin	Canada
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	Citytv/A Channel
Release	May 31 – July 19, 2006

Canada's Next Top Model (retroactively Canada's Next Top Model Cycle 1) takes it first season on May 31, 2006 features a dynamic reality show format - in that the viewers not only witness an intense competition to find a top model but also the impact of the competition on and day-to-day lives of a diverse group of contestants.

In the end, Andrea Muizelaar would beat out her competition to become the first winner of Canada's Next Top Model.

Episode summaries

Episode 1: Hit the Dance Floor Running

Original Airdate: May 31, 2006

In the premiere episode, the girls arrive in Victoria, British Columbia and receive their first video mail from Host Tricia Helfer welcoming them all to the competition. They are then introduced to first guest judge, "America's Next Top Model" Creative Director Jay Manuel. Jay’s first challenge for the girls is an au naturel photo shoot where they must remove all their makeup and pose for Jay’s Polaroid camera. Some make funny faces and others don’t know how to pose, Jay isn’t impressed. The girls must then assemble an outfit in five minutes and use a winding, uneven wooden deck as a European runway. All the girls have trouble with the challenge, but Jay deems Heather the best of the worst.

At their first full photo shoot, Jay meets the girls and introduces them to Photographer, Andrew MacNaughtan. The shoot's theme is “Iconic Women of Rock”, where the girls get their first taste at professional modelling. Even though they all look fierce, Jay says Brandi is the most together “first timer” he's ever seen. Tenika bares all backstage and wins no points with the rest of the girls….or with Tricia!

During the first elimination ceremony, the girls meet the judges: Stacey McKenzie, model and runway coach, Paul Venoit, celebrity hair and makeup stylist and Jeanne Beker, host of "FT-FashionTelevision." Although Sylvie’s photo is brilliant, the judges are unhappy with her attitude and appearance at the judging. In the end, Sylvie is eliminated.

• Bottom two: Natalie Talson & Sylvie Majcher
• Eliminated: Sylvie Majcher
• Featured Photographer: Andrew MacNaughtan
• Special Guest: Jay Manuel

Episode 2: Float Like a Butterfly, Fight Like a Babe

Original Airdate: June 7, 2006

In the second episode, the girls receive makeovers by Judge Paul Venoit and "Canada's Next Top Model" Head Stylist Greg Wencel. After all the hair is chopped, make-up applied and tears are shed, the girls look and feel more like models. Andrea and Heather transform the most, while others like Sisi and Brandi have practically no changes done to their appearance. Tenika doesn't win any fans at the makeover, being dubbed a diva by Paul and Greg. Paul says he has never worked with someone so demanding and irritating.

This week's photo shoot is themed "Fight Club". The girls are dressed in bikinis in a boxing ring and have slicked back hair and dramatic make-up. In an effort to make them more comfortable, Tricia gives each girl personal instruction before Photographer, Christopher Wadsworth shoots them. With her new style, Andrea transforms into a model while Natalie is still very self-conscious about her body. Brandi and Sisi are very confident about their shoots and themselves - almost too confident!

During the second elimination ceremony, the girls are asked who they think should be eliminated based on what they've learned. The majority think Sisi should go, but the judges think that her picture is too strong. It comes down to Dawn and Brandi. Although Dawn has improved, her presence and low confidence level isn't strong enough to keep her in the competition and she is eliminated.

• Bottom two: Dawn Buggins & Brandi Alexander
• Eliminated: Dawn Buggins
• Featured Photographer: Christopher Wadsworth
• Special Guest: Greg Wencel

Episode 3: Walk This Way

Original Airing: June 14, 2006

In the third episode, Judge Stacey McKenzie shows the girls how to really walk a runway...at a bowling alley. She's unimpressed with Tenika, even though she has the most confidence, as well as Andrea, whose walk is extremely awkward. Sisi impresses Stacey and she comments that Sisi is closest to becoming Canada’s Next Top Model. Stacey puts the girls to work in front of a real audience, a university rugby team. Although Brandi has a “wardrobe malfunction” in front of the rugby team, she is chosen as the challenge winner.

The next day, the photo shoot involves A LOT of diamonds and an emotional storyline. Guest Judge, Hollywood Stylist Phillip Bloch directs the girls to give him a range of movement and emotion. Alanna doesn’t really know how to move, Heather can take direction but seems incapable of emoting, and Natalie looks lost. Sisi charmed the camera and photographer with her quirkiness. Tenika has great movement, but the camera can’t capture a frame that has any impact. Both Sisi and Ylenia blow Phillip away with great performances.

During the third elimination ceremony, the girls are asked to display their runway walk for the judges. All the girls do fairly well. Tenika is the most confident. In the end, Natalie is eliminated. Although Paul didn't want to see her go, the others felt she just wasn't Top Model material.

• Bottom two: Natalie Talson & Tenika Davis
• Eliminated: Natalie Talson

Episode 4: Topping It All Off

Original Airing: June 21, 2006

In the fourth episode, celebrity personal trainer and Guest Judge Harley Pasternak wakes up the girls and prepares to whip them into shape. All the girls are slow to get up, but Heather takes an especially long time to get out of bed. Harley is not impressed. After a five-minute run, the girls are given weights to use, but Sisi claims she’s “too sick” to continue. She slumps in bed while the others continue, unimpressed. Later, when Harley interviews the girls about their eating habits, Sisi confesses she wasn't really sick at all. Brandi wins the fitness challenge and for her prize, all the girls go out for a night on the town. The bouncer at the club is really hot and the girls all get excited. Sisi eats with the girls, but then finds other people to talk to, ignoring everyone else.

The next day, the photo shoot brings a few surprises. The girls are modelling lingerie with a male model who turns out to be the bouncer from the night before. Ylenia is extremely uncomfortable with her co-star and when she's told the second part of the shoot is topless, she considers to pull out. Finally she decides to go through with it and her pictures turn out beautifully. Heather, on the other hand, is totally flat and very uncomfortable, and unfortunately it translates on film. Tenika, Sisi and Alanna are comfortable with the shoot and Brandi almost has too much chemistry with the model. Everyone wonders how Andrea will react to the scenario, but she musters up what it takes to make the shoot work.

During the fourth elimination ceremony, the judging test requires the girls to put together a sexy, sporty, summer look from a rack of clothing and then show it off. Most of the girls pull off this task reasonably well, but Heather doesn't seem to have any natural sense of movement or ability to emote, despite her beauty. Her bad photo shoot and inability to work out with Harley lead the judges to eliminate her.

• Bottom two: Heather Dorssers & Alanna Shelast
• Eliminated: Heather Dorssers
• Special Guest: Harley Pasternak

Episode 5: She Has The Weakest Photograph

The fifth episode of CNTM brought the girls to the six remaining contestants face feared fashion journalist Michael Gross, who shares discomforting truths about the modeling industry with the girls. In an extreme editorial shot, the girls are first asked to pose with a falcon while maintaining control of their facial expressions. Sisi and Brandi do well, while Tenika falls completely flat in the shoot and Ylenia, despite her strong performance, comes across as much older than she is in her pictures. The girls then have to pose together for a group shot and stand out. During judging, the girls are interviewed by Michael Gross, who asks them tough questions to see their responses. The judges are impressed with all of the shots except for Tenika's. Tenika's motives are also questioned; the judges are unsure if Tenika actually wants to be a fashion model or if she simply wants to be famous. While Ylenia is put in the bottom two for photographing old, Tenika is the fifth girl to be sent home because of her poor composition in the shoot.

• Bottom two: Ylenia Aurucci & Tenika Davis
• Eliminated: Tenika Davis
• Special Guest: Malcom Tweedy, Michael Gross

Episode 6: Beauty Is As Beauty Poses

Original Airing: July 5, 2006

In this episode, Tricia visited the girls at their suite to teach them a little bit about acting. She taught them an exercise where their facial expressions had to go from happy to angry in ten steps. All of the girls displayed convincing emotions except for Alanna, who giggled when she was supposed to be angry. For their next exercise, the girls had to pretend to be housecats and crawl around their photographer's legs; this exercise was to let them release their inhibitions.

The girls then took a stab in the opposite direction, taking natural beauty shots for their next challenge. Brandi was declared the winner yet again. She earned a private message from Jay Manuel, creative director for America's Next Top Model. For the photoshoot, the girls had to take what they learned from Tricia and display it in their photos—a close-up beauty shot for Pantene.

Andrea was first to finish, and going back to the house early brought her a surprise: Stacey McKenzie was there to teach her how to runway walk again, as Stacey felt Andrea still needed more coaching. At elimination, the girls were to pose through a picture frame. Brandi ended up giggling uncontrollably. Ylenia was eventually the one picked to pack her bags, as the judges felt that her unique bone structure would limit her future in modelling.

• Bottom two: Ylenia Aurucci & Brandi Alexander
• Eliminated: Ylenia Aurucci
• Featured Photographer: Rob Dali
• Special Guest: Rob Dali

Episode 7: Get Ready, Get Set, Go See!

Original Airing: July 12, 2006

For this episode, the girls were to meet various go-sees around the city, however, they were given a time limit, and were to meet Tricia outside The Empress at 5:00pm. Andrea still struggled with her runway walking at her go-sees, while Sisi stood out as usual. The clients had also noticed that Sisi's portfolio was the most professional. However, both Andrea and Sisi were declared the winners and received a spa experience at the Empress.

While they enjoyed their relaxing spa, Brandi and Alanna rummaged through their opponents' luggage, finding one shocking secret after another. They then left some cold meat slices for the girls to enjoy, however, they sprinkled salt on the slices, unbeknownst to both Sisi and Andrea. For their photoshoot, the girls were to wear 1980's workout garb and pose on a Stairmaster, an inflatable dinosaur, and holding various food/drink items, like a hot dog, milk, fried eggs, and mustard.

At elimination, the girls were to put on an eccentric look for an eccentric designer. Andrea looked like a clown, while Alanna hit the nail on the head with a great look. Sisi and Brandi both landed the bottom two spot. Although Sisi took very strong photographs week after week, the judges noticed that the other girls were catching up to Sisi, and didn't know how much Sisi had left to give. However, they chose to eliminate Brandi, because they felt she could not model in high fashion. Brandi verbally communicated her disappointment that she wasn't picked, speaking her mind to the judges that they "made a big mistake," and walked away—with no consoling hugs and kisses from the three remaining girls.

• Bottom two: Sisi Wang & Brandi Alexander
• Eliminated: Brandi Alexander
• Featured Photographer: Christopher Wadsworth
• Special Guest: Sarah Bancroft

Episode 8: Runway Race To The Finish

Original Airing: July 19, 2006

In the first part of the season finale, the girls were to shoot a commercial for CoverGirl. Alanna did the best and wooed the judges at evaluation, while Sisi, who was losing her consistency, was sent home, as she was not on top of her game at a crucial part of the competition. In the second part, the final two girls were to shoot a photo for the cover of Fashion Magazine, and the winner's photo would grace the cover.

For their final challenge, the girls were to be in a real runway show. Guest judge and creative director for America's Next Top Model, Jay Manuel, was there again to watch the girls strut. He was amazed by Andrea's complete transformation from a shy girl to a confident girl. Alanna also exuded confidence after a snafu with her dress, which had a train, but was put on backwards; she simply held it in her hands, and walked the runway. In the end, the judges just couldn't decide on a winner. A silent vote was cast. As the final two came back into the judging room, Tricia told them that the judges had tears, arguments, and more tears. The room was silent until the TV screen revealed that Andrea is Canada's Next Top Model.

• Bottom two: Alanna Shelast & Sisi Wang
• Eliminated: Sisi Wang

• Final two: Alanna Shelast & Andrea Muizelaar
• Canada's Next Top Model: Andrea Muizelaar
• Featured Photographer: Candace Meyer
• Special Guest: Jay Manuel

Contestants

In order of elimination

(ages stated are at the time of the contest)

• Sylvie Majcher, 23, from Sherwood Park, Alberta
• Dawn Buggins, 22, from Calgary, Alberta
• Natalie Talson, 22 from New Westminster, British Columbia
• Heather Dorssers, 20 from Blenheim, Ontario
• Tenika Davis, 23 from Newmarket, Ontario
• Ylenia Aurucci, 23 from Vancouver, British Columbia
• Brandi Alexander 21 from Vancouver, British Columbia
• Sisi Wang, 23 from Richmond, British Columbia
• Alanna Shelast, 18, from Kelowna, British Columbia
• Andrea Muizelaar, 19, from Whitby, Ontario

Makeovers

• Alanna: Cut off and color darkened
• Andrea: Cut short and dyed red
• Brandi: Straightened
• Dawn: Heavy bangs
• Heather: Cut short and sidelocks lengthened
• Natalie: Bangs added and dyed blonde
• Sisi: Extra volume and shine
• Tenika: Long chocolate brown extensions
• Ylenia: Blown-out and color darkened

Photoshoot guide

• Episode 1 Photoshoot: Nude Shot (Casting)
• Episode 2 Photoshoot: Model Stereotypes
• Episode 3 Photoshoot: Hair Wars
• Episode 4 Photoshoot: Wobbly Runway
• Episode 5 Photoshoot: Freakshow Circus
• Episode 6 Photoshoot: Celebrity Couples
• Episode 7 Photoshoot: Romance Novels (with Fabio); Black & White Scary/Sexy Beauty Shot
• Episode 9 Photoshoot: Sky-Diving to Catch the Covergirl Whipped Foundation
• Episode 10 Commercial: Secret Deodorant Commercial
• Episode 11 Photoshoot: Bullfighting
• Episode 12 Photoshoot: Underwater Nymphs; Flamenco Shoot
• Episode 13 Photoshoot: Covergirl Beauty Shot & Commercial; Seventeen Magazine Shoot

Call-out order

Tricia's call-out order

Order	Ep 1	Ep 2	Ep 3	Ep 4	Ep 5	Ep 6	Ep 7	Ep 8
01	Brandi	Alanna	Heather	Brandi	Brandi	Alanna	Alanna	Andrea	Andrea
02	Heather	Heather	Brandi	Sisi	Sisi	Sisi	Andrea	Alanna	Alanna
03	Sisi	Tenika	Sisi	Andrea	Alanna	Andrea	Sisi	Sisi
04	Ylenia	Ylenia	Andrea	Tenika	Andrea	Brandi	Brandi
05	Andrea	Andrea	Alanna	Ylenia	Ylenia	Ylenia
06	Tenika	Natalie	Ylenia	Alanna	Tenika
07	Alanna	Sisi	Tenika	Heather
08	Dawn	Brandi	Natalie
09	Natalie	Dawn
10	Sylvie

  The contestant won the week's reward challenge

  The contestant was eliminated

  The contestant won the competition

Photoshoot Guide

• Week 1 Photoshoot : Iconic Women of Rock
• Week 2 Photoshoot : Fight Club
• Week 3 Photoshoot : Cars & Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend
• Week 4 Photoshoot : Lingerie and Topless
• Week 5 Photoshoot : Lady Of The Manor
• Week 6 Photoshoot : Pantene Beauty Campaign
• Week 7 Photoshoot : 80's Workout
• Week 8 Commercial : CoverGirl
• Week 8 Photoshoot : Fashion Magazine Cover

Cycle Statistics

• Total number of contestants - 10
• Oldest contestant - Ylenia Aurucci, Tenika Davis, Sylvie Majcher, and Sisi Wang all age (23) at the time of taping.
• Youngest contestant - Andrea Muizelaar & Alanna Shelast both age (19) at the time of taping.
• Contestant with the most consecutive challenge wins - Brandi Alexander - 2 times
• Contestant with the most collective challenge wins - Brandi Alexander - 3 times
• Contestant with the most consecutive first call outs - Brandi Alexander and Alanna Shelast - 2 times
• Contestant with the most collective first call outs - Brandi Alexander and Alanna Shelast - 3 times
• Most consecutive appearances in the bottom two - Brandi Alexander, Sisi Wang and Ylenia Aurucci - 2 times
• Most collective appearances in the bottom two - Brandi Alexander - 3 times
• No appearance in the bottom two - Andrea Muizelaar
• Half of the contestants are from British Columbia.