Cycle 5


Fun Facts - Cycle 5

In order of elimination(ages listed are at time of contest)

[edit] Makeovers

  • Bre: Straightened
  • Cassandra: Mia Farrow inspired hair cut (never actually achieved)
  • Coryn: Blonde extensions
  • Diane: Wheat colored hair
  • Ebony: Waist length braids
  • Jayla: Long extensions (Later, taken out)
  • Kim: Red hair
  • Kyle: Chocolate brown
  • Lisa: Believable blonde cut
  • Nicole: Big, curly hair weave
  • Nik: Sun-kissed blonde
  • Sarah: Asymmetrical chin-length cut

[edit] Photoshoot Guide

  • Week 2 Photo shoot: Superheroes
  • Week 3 Photo shoot: Town & Country Couture
  • Week 4 Photo shoot: Fashion Victims
  • Week 5 Photo shoot: Decadent Plastic Surgery
  • Week 6 Photo shoot and Commercial: Secret Platinum Endorsement
  • Week 8 Photo shoots: Natural Black & White / 1940’s Vargas Pin-Up Girls
  • Week 9 Photo shoot: Mad With The Wildboyz
  • Week 10 Photo shoot: Paparazzi Phonebooth
  • Week 11 Photo shoot: Timeless Art Re-Creation
  • Week 12 Photo shoot: Stars Of Bollywood
  • Week 13 Photo shoot and Commercial: Covergirl TruBlend Endorsement

[edit] Judges

[edit] Cycle statistics

  • Total number of contestants: 13
  • Oldest contestant: Lisa D’Amato, aged 24
  • Youngest contestants: Ebony Taylor & Sarah Rhoades, both aged 18
  • Tallest contestant: Kyle Kavanagh, 5′ 11″ (180 cm)
  • Shortest contestant: Cassandra Whitehead, 5′ 7″ (170 cm)
  • Contestants with the most consecutive challenge wins: Kyle Kavanagh & Nik Pace, both 2 times
  • Contestants with the most collective challenge wins: Bre Scullark, Kyle Kavanagh, Lisa D’Amato & Nik Pace, all 2 times
  • Callout average of top 3 (excluding semifinals and last judging panel): Nicole Linkletter - 4.36, Nik Pace - 3.09, Bre Scullark - 4.64
  • Contestant with the most first callouts: Nik Pace, 3 times
  • Contestant with the most consecutive bottom two appearances: Bre Scullark, 3 times
  • Contestant with the most collective bottom two appearances: Bre Scullark, 5 times
  • Contestant with the most CoverGirl of the Week wins: Nik Pace, 6 times  

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The Girl Who Is On The Cover - Cycle 5

Original Airdate: December 7, 2005

In the season finale, Bre, Nik, and Nicole shot a Covergirl commercial and stills. While Nik’s strong performance was an improvement from her previous showing in the Secret shoot, both Bre and Nicole struggled. Nik was chosen first to continue on in the final round, and then Nicole was chosen over Bre, who became the eleventh girl to get sent home.

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The Girl Who Takes A Pill - Cycle 5

Original Airdate: November 30, 2005

In the penultimate episode of the cycle, the final four were photographed in a Bollywood-inspired shoot, reflecting the Indian influence on British fashion in recent years. At panel, Jayla was eliminated because, despite her previous strong performance, her more recent series photographs were mediocre, and she had blended into the background of the last shoot.

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The Girl Who Retaliates - Cycle 5

Original Airdate: November 23, 2005

In the following episode, the five remaining contestants posed as modern interpretations of classical art in an advertisement for Quench body lotion by Olay. Kim Stolz, who posed as Botticelli’s Venus, was subsequently eliminated due to a lack of consistency during the competition.

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The Girl Who Talks Behind Everyone’s Back - Cycle 5

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The Girl Whose Boyfriend Is Cheating On Her - Cycle 5

Original Airdate: November 9, 2005

For the following week’s episode, the final six contestants shot with the Wild Boyz. Though Nicole and Jayla failed to impress the judges with their photographs and were called forward as the bottom two, Tyra shocked the contestants by announcing that both girls would have to “pack their bags” - because everyone would be going to London. This was the first episode in Top Model history in which no contestant was eliminated.

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The Girl Who Wants To Step On The Pretty Flower - Cycle 5

Original Airdate: November 2, 2005

This was the recap episode of the season.

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The Girls Are 1940s Pin-ups - Cycle 5

Original Airdate: October 26, 2005

The contestants shot advertisements for Ford Fusion dressed as Vargaspin-up” girls. Kyle was eliminated in this round as she failed to be expressive in her face and use the potential she had to stand out in photo shoots.

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The Girl Who Loves Bubbles And Talks To Plants - Cycle 5

Original Airdate: October 19, 2005

The next episode’s challenge was to complete a commercial shoot, photo shoot, and press interview, all advertising Secret deodorant, in the space of thirty minutes. The undeclared prize was that the girl with the strongest photograph would have her picture run as an actual advertisement for the product in print media. Nicole’s photo was selected. Coryn was eliminated because she could not overcome her melancholy demeanor.

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The Girl Who Gets A Boob Job - Cycle 5

Original Airdate: October 12, 2005

Janice Dickinson, a former panel judge, photographed the remaining contestants in the following plastic surgery-themed photo shoot. Each contestant was photographed as if they had undergone a surgical beauty enhancement procedure gone over the top, such as a Botox injection, breast implants, or breast reduction. The plus-sized model, Diane, was eliminated due to her lack of confidence and over-awareness of her body.

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