Australia's Next Top Model season 4 explained

Season Number:4
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Num Episodes:11
Network:Fox8
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The fourth season of Australia's Next Top Model premiered on 22 April 2008 on Fox8. Auditions were held during October and November 2007 across Australia. Host Jodhi Meares returned for the fourth series along with judges Alex Perry and Charlotte Dawson, while Jez Smith left the show due to scheduling commitments. Two different guest judges were included at panel every week.[1] The contestants were housed in an $8 million waterfront mansion, located in the southern Sydney suburb of Port Hacking, which the contestants moved into on 25 January 2008.[2]

The prizes for this season included a one-year modelling contract with Priscilla's Model Management in Sydney, an all expenses paid trip to New York City to meet with top international agencies, a Ford Fiesta Zetec, a one-year contract to be the face of Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics, and an eight-page fashion spread in Vogue Australia.[3]

The winner of the competition was 16-year-old Demelza Reveley from Wollongong, New South Wales.

Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant AgeHeightHometown FinishPlace
Kamila Markowska17Adelaide Episode 113
Kristy Coulcher19SydneyEpisode 212
Emma O’Sullivan17PottsvilleEpisode 311
Belinda Hodge17BallanEpisode 410
Alamela Rowan17Byron BayEpisode 59
Leiden Kronemberger18 Sydney Episode 68–7
Jamie Lee21Adelaide
Rebecca Jobson18WollongongEpisode 76
Alyce Crawford 17KiamaEpisode 85
Carey 'Caris' Eves19InglewoodEpisode 94
Samantha Downie20RowvilleEpisode 103
Alexandra Girdwood20Sydney Episode 112
Demelza Reveley16Wollongong 1

Judges

Other cast members

Summaries

OrderEpisodes
1234567891011
1AlyceRebecca CarisSamanthaJamieCarisDemelzaSamantha DemelzaAlexandra Demelza
2DemelzaAlexandraAlamela CarisSamanthaDemelzaSamanthaAlexandra Samantha DemelzaAlexandra
3AlamelaEmmaAlexandraAlamelaCarisSamanthaCarisDemelzaAlexandraSamantha
4CarisSamanthaRebeccaAlyceAlexandraAlexandraAlexandraCaris Caris
5LeidenCarisJamieAlexandra LeidenRebeccaAlyceAlyce
6BelindaJamieAlyceDemelzaDemelzaAlyceRebecca
7AlexandraAlyceDemelzaLeidenRebeccaJamie
8KristyLeidenSamanthaJamieAlyceLeiden
9JamieAlamelaBelindaRebeccaAlamela
10RebeccaDemelzaLeidenBelinda
11SamanthaBelindaEmma
12EmmaKristy
13Kamila

The contestant was immune from elimination.

The contestant was eliminated.

The contestant won the competition.

Bottom two

EpisodeContestantsEliminated
1Emma& KamilaKamila
2Belinda& KristyKristy
3Emma&LeidenEmma
4Belinda&RebeccaBelinda
5Alamela&AlyceAlamela
6Jamie&LeidenJamie
Leiden
7Alyce&RebeccaRebecca
8Alyce&CarisAlyce
9Alexandra&CarisCaris
10Demelza&SamanthaSamantha
11Alexandra&DemelzaAlexandra

The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two

The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two

The contestant was eliminated after her fourth time in the bottom

The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Makeovers

Controversy

This series created some controversy in regards to in-house bullying.[4] The fourth episode, "Reality Bites", showed contestant Alamela Rowan being taunted by Demelza Reveley, Rebecca Jobson and Alyce Crawford, with Reveley and Jobson in particular causing Rowan to become visibly upset.[5] During the episode, Reveley proceeded to pour and throw water balloons at Rowan in a bid to get her to "open up" because she "just didn't get her". Another contestant, Alexandra Girdwood said in the episode that ironically, Reveley had changed schools several times because she herself had been a victim of bullying.[6] [7]

Reveley, Crawford, and Jobson were christened the "Dapto Dogs" by judge Charlotte Dawson during the judging following the incident. Belinda Hodge, who was the contestant eliminated that episode, had defended Rowan on several occasions and was later praised by numerous media outlets for not "jumping the bandwagon" and bullying Rowan.[8] After the episode aired there was an immediate media backlash in regard to the limited response toward the contestants involved in the bullying. It was stated by leading Australian Psychologist Michael Carr Gregg that the show did not properly handle the behavior of Reveley and the other contestants.[9] It was also alleged that Fox8 downplayed the events with reports that in addition to what was televised, Reveley put condoms filled with mayonnaise in Rowan's bed and chili in her breakfast cereal.[10] [11] [12]

At the beginning of the following episode, "Working the Brand", host Jodhi Meares appeared in a message to viewers before the start of the episode explaining that the events of the previous week were examples of natural teenage behavior and the team behind Australia's Next Top Model did not support nor condone the behavior.[13] Reveley apologized to Rowan on camera, but also stated in a confessional that the incident had been "blown out of proportion". Rowan was ultimately eliminated that same episode.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Top Model Judge Bails. The Daily Telegraph. 6 December 2007. 20 June 2009.
  2. Web site: Glamour comes to shire for TV show . https://archive.today/20120721015904/http://stgeorge.yourguide.com.au/news/local/entertainment/glamour-comes-to-shire-for-tv-show/1172968.html . dead . 21 July 2012 . 6 February 2008 . 31 January 2008 . .
  3. Web site: Australia's Next Top Model 4. 17 June 2008. Throng. https://web.archive.org/web/20080801125450/http://www.throng.com.au/australias-next-top-model/australias-next-top-model-4. 1 August 2008 . live.
  4. "I was bullied on Australia's Next Top Model", Girlfriend Magazine, August 2008
  5. News: Australia's Next Top Model rocked by bullying . The Daily Telegraph . Erin . McWhirter . 13 May 2008.
  6. E. Okeefe, Vogue snubs top model winner Demelza, Brisbane Bulletin, 13 July 2008
  7. Web site: S04E04 -When the bullied becomes the bully.
  8. News: 'Living hell' of Australia's Next Top Model's house . 15 May 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080518003335/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0%2C26278%2C23701555-10388%2C00.html . 18 May 2008 . dmy .
  9. M. Carr Gregg, Bullying model a disgrace, 14 July 2008
  10. National Radio, Top Model Australia Lost the Plot, 21 December 2008
  11. Nine News, Alamela's father lashes out, 30 June 2008
  12. Herald Sun, Australia's Next Top Model not in Vogue for us, 2 July 2008
  13. Jodie Mears, episode five introduction, Australia's Next Top Model
  14. News: Bullying victim Alamela holds her head high . The Daily Telegraph . 21 May 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090821090211/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0%2C%2C23732390-5013560%2C00.html . 21 August 2009 . dmy .