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| Network: | Living TV | ||||||
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The first cycle of Britain's Next Top Model premiered on 14 September 2005 on Living TV. Model Lisa Butcher served as the show's first host, with a panel consisting of former fashion model Marie Helvin and photographer Jonathan Phang.
The prizes for this cycle included a modelling contract with Models 1, as well as an additional contract with Beatrice Models in Milan, a cover feature for B magazine, and a contract with Ruby & Millie cosmetics.
The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Lucy Ratcliffe from Newcastle upon Tyne.
(Ages stated are at start of contest)[1]
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Height | Finish | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Fallahi | 19 | Cheshire | 5'7" | Episode 1 | 12 |
| Claire Hillier | 20 | Bridgend | 5'9" | Episode 2 | 11 |
| Shauna Breen | 23 | Derry | 5'10" | Episode 3 | 10 |
| Anne Kent | 21 | 5'10" | Episode 4 | 9 (quit) | |
| Hayley Wilkins | 19 | West Sussex | 5'9" | Episode 5 | 8 |
| Marisa Heath | 24 | Surrey | 5'9.5" | Episode 6 | 7 |
| Stephanie Jones | 22 | Birmingham | 5'8" | Episode 7 | 6 |
| Naomi Teal | 22 | Leeds | 5'7" | Episode 9 | 5 |
| Tashi Brown | 24 | Leeds | 5'9" | 4 | |
| Jenilee Harris | 20 | Sittingbourne, Kent | 5'7.5" | Episode 10 | 3 |
| Edwina Joseph | 18 | Bristol | 5'9.5" | 2 | |
| Lucy Ratcliffe | 20 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 5'11.5" | 1 |
| Order | Lisa’s Call Out Order | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 1 | Marisa | Tashi | Jenilee | Edwina | Stephanie | Tashi | Lucy | Lucy | Jenilee | Edwina | Lucy |
| 2 | Jenilee | Shauna | Anne | Tashi | Lucy | Naomi | Edwina | Jenilee | Lucy | Lucy | Edwina |
| 3 | Naomi | Lucy | Marisa | Hayley | Edwina | Lucy | Jenilee | Edwina | Edwina | Jenilee | |
| 4 | Anne | Hayley | Hayley | Jenilee | Jenilee | Edwina | Naomi | Tashi | Tashi | ||
| 5 | Tashi | Marisa | Tashi | Marisa | Tashi | Stephanie | Tashi | Naomi | |||
| 6 | Hayley | Stephanie | Lucy | Naomi | Marisa | Jenilee | Stephanie | ||||
| 7 | Lucy | Naomi | Stephanie | Lucy Stephanie | Naomi | Marisa | |||||
| 8 | Stephanie | Jenilee | Naomi | Hayley | |||||||
| 9 | Edwina | Edwina | Edwina | Anne | |||||||
| 10 | Claire | Anne | Shauna | ||||||||
| 11 | Shauna | Claire | |||||||||
| 12 | Marina | ||||||||||
The contestant won the competition
The contestant was eliminated
The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two
The contestant quit the competition
| Episode | Contestants | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina & Shauna | Marina |
| 2 | Anne & Claire | Claire |
| 3 | Edwina & Shauna | Shauna |
| 4 | Lucy & Stephanie | |
| 5 | Hayley & Naomi | Hayley |
| 6 | Jenilee & Marisa | Marisa |
| 7 | Stephanie & Tashi | Stephanie |
| 9 | Naomi & Tashi | Naomi |
| Edwina & Tashi | Tashi | |
| 10 | Jenilee & Lucy | Jenilee |
| Edwina & Lucy | Edwina |
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 third time in the bottom two
The contestant quit the competition
The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up
Final two is not included.
| Rank by average | Place | Model | Call-out total | Number of call-outs | Call-out average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lucy | 34 | 10 | 3.40 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jenilee | 35 | 10 | 3.50 | |
| 3 | 4 | Tashi | 32 | 9 | 3.56 | |
| 4 | 2 | Edwina | 44 | 10 | 4.40 | |
| 5 | 7 | Marisa | 27 | 6 | 4.50 | |
| 6 | 8 | Hayley | 25 | 5 | 5.00 | |
| 7 | 5 | Naomi | 42 | 8 | 5.25 | |
| 8 | 9 | Anne | 16 | 3 | 5.33 | |
| 9 | 6 | Stephanie | 39 | 7 | 5.57 | |
| 10 | 10 | Shauna | 23 | 3 | 7.67 | |
| 11 | 11 | Claire | 21 | 2 | 10.50 | |
| 12 | 12 | Marina | 12 | 1 | 12.00 |
Episode Viewing figures from BARB[2]
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | LIVINGtv Weekly Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 September 2005 | 244,000 | 5 | |
| 2 | 21 September 2005 | 236,000 | 5 | |
| 3 | 28 September 2005 | 192,000 | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 October 2005 | 181,000 | 9 | |
| 5 | 12 October 2005 | 185,000 | 7 | |
| 6 | 19 October 2005 | 181,000 | 10 | |
| 7 | 26 October 2005 | Under 163,000 | Outside Top 10 | |
| 8 | 2 November 2005 | Under 199,000 | Outside Top 10 | |
| 9 | 9 November 2005 | 257,000 | 4 | |
| 10 | 16 November 2005 | 212,000 | 8 |