In order of elimination

(ages stated are at time of contest)

• Tessa Carlson, 24, from Chicago, Illinois
• Katie Cleary, 22, from Glenview, Illinois
• Nicole Panattoni, 21, from Murietta, California
• Ebony Haith, 20, from Bronx, New York
• Giselle Samson, 18, from Corona, California
• Kesse Wallace, 20, from North Little Rock, Arkansas
• Robin Manning, 26, from Memphis, Tennessee
• Elyse Sewell, 20, from Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Shannon Stewart, 18, from Franklin, Ohio (runner-up)
• Adrianne Curry, 20, from Joliet, Illinois (winner)

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Original Airdate: July 15, 2003

In the first half of Cycle 1’s finale, the three finalists were evaluated by Kimora Lee Simmons and again by the judging panel. In a surprising elimination, Elyse and Adrianne - a pair that had become close friends through the competition - were placed in the bottom two, and Elyse was ousted because the judges felt her intelligence sometimes came across as superciliousness and that she had not taken to heart the judges’ credence in modeling being a profession that required brains and beauty. Soon after this, Adrianne and Shannon faced off on the runway modeling Baby Phat fashions, and finally both girls faced the panel one last time. Tyra told the remaining girls that the winner would receive a contract with Revlon, a spread in Marie Claire magazine, and a contract with Wilhelmina Models. After evalulating, Tyra told that America’s Next Top Model will be revealed on a large cover of fictional ANTM Magazine behind the judges’ panel. The sheet draped over the picture fell down as Adrianne is declared the winner.

• Bottom two: Adrianne Curry & Elyse Sewell
• Eliminated: Elyse Sewell
• Final two: Adrianne Curry & Shannon Stewert
• America’s Next Top Model: Adrianne Curry

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Original Airdate: July 8, 2003

This recap episode featured a summary of the episodes that already aired leading up to how Elyse, Adrianne, and Shannon had beat out their competitors to become the final three.

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Original Airdate: July 1, 2003

The final four aspiring models tried on couture outfits for Parisian designers and were asked to pose naked in their photo shoot for diamond jewelry. Robin Manning and Shannon Stewart refused due to their personal sense of morality. Subsequently, these two contestants were called forward as the bottom two, and Robin was ousted.

• Bottom two: Robin Manning & Shannon Stewert
• Eliminated: Robin Manning

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Original Airdate: June 24, 2003

The five remaining contestants - Kesse, Robin, Elyse, Shannon, and Adrianne - were then told that they would be flying to fashion capital Paris for the remainder of the competition. Here, they had a lingerie shoot with a male model, and each girl was given the opportunity to go on several go-sees to impress Parisian designers. Adrianne was phased by an unwanted encounter with a Parisian man while looking for a go-see destination. Kesse was cut at evaluation for not demonstrating enough desire to continue in the competition.

• Bottom two: Adrianne Curry & Kesse Wallace
• Eliminated: Kesse Wallace
• Featured photographer: Michel Haddi

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Original Airdate: June 17, 2003

In the week’s challenge, the contestants tried to impress a tough interviewer, and Elyse’s candid and outspoken remarks won her and Adrianne the opportunity to invite Elyse’s boyfriend Marty and Adrianne’s mother to the loft for a brief visit. In that week’s photo shoot, each model was pictured with NFL Rookie of the Year Clinton Portis, and Giselle Samson was sent home at panel because she could not overcome her low self-confidence issues despite her modeling talent.

• Bottom two: Elyse Sewell & Giselle Samson
• Eliminated: Giselle Samson
• Special guest(s): Clinton Portis, Steve Santagati

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Originial Airdate: June 10, 2003

The seven remaining contestants were challenged to polish their acting skills and collaborated to shoot a television commercial for contact lenses. The main source of drama in this episode revolved around contestant Ebony, whose partner came to visit her during the episode, much to the consternation of the Christians in the house. At judging, Giselle and Ebony were singled out for their poor performance in the challenge, and Ebony was eliminated from the competition.

• Bottom two: Ebony Haith & Giselle Samson
• Eliminated: Ebony Haith
• Special guest(s): J. Alexander, Lauren Haynes, Alice Spivak

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Original Airdate: June 3, 2003

The third episode began with makeovers of all eight remaining contestants, in which some girls were more enthusiastic about their new looks than others. Later it was announced that each contestant would be posing with a guest model in that week’s shoot - a snake. While this terrified many contestants, the group managed to take strong photos as a whole. The day after the shoot, Adrianne was rushed to the hospitial for severe food poisoning, and she later forced her way out of the hospital and back to the competition so as not to be automatically eliminated. At panel, Nicole was ousted as she was deemed not committed enough to the competition.

• Bottom two: Ebony Haith & Nicole Panattoni
• Eliminated: Nicole Panattoni
• Featured photographer: John Ward
• Special guest(s): Jay Manuel

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Original Airdate: May 27, 2003

Tension erupted in the loft between the devout Christians - Robin and Shannon - and several other contestants, especially due to Elyse’s atheism and Ebony’s homosexuality. The second photo shoot was another bikini shot for Stuff Magazine. Katie was eliminated at panel as the judges felt that she was overly sexual in her photos, which limited her appeal as a model.

• Bottom two: Katie Cleary & Kesse Wallace
• Eliminated: Katie Cleary
• Special guest(s): Wyclef Jean, J. Alexander

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Original Airdate: May 20, 2003

The eight girls selected at the semifinals were transported to New York City and escorted to a large loft apartment that they would be sharing for the first half of the competition. Ebony and Adrianne roomed in the Miami Room; the devout Christians, Robin, Shannon and Kesse, in the Milan Room; and Elyse, Nicole and Katie in the Tokyo Room. The girls of the Tokyo Room discover pullout mattresses from underneath their beds. Two additional contestants, Giselle and Tessa, were added to the group after being scouted at a separate audition and they will sleep on the pullout mattresses in the Tokyo Room. After Brazilian bikini waxes had been administered to the contestants and initial weights had been recorded, the girls headed to their first photo shoot - a bikini shoot for J. Lo swimwear set atop a Manhattan skyscraper in chilly weather. At the first judging session, the judges felt that Elyse was too thin - having weighed in at 114 pounds despite being 5″10 - and that Tessa had not learned how to pose correctly. Finally, the judges decided to eliminate Tessa.

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