Make Me a Supermodel (British TV series) explained

Genre:Fashion
Presenter:Dave Berry & Tess Daly (2005: Live Final only)
Fearne Cotton (2006: Live Shows)
Judges:Tandy Anderson
Rachel Hunter
Perou
Dylan Jones (2006)
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:2
Num Episodes:32
Runtime:Varies
Company:Tiger Aspect Productions
Network:Channel 5
Related:Make Me a Supermodel US
Make Me a Supermodel Australia

Make Me a Supermodel is a British reality television modeling competition hosted and judged by New Zealand model Rachel Hunter, airing on the television channel Five. A U.S. version began airing 2 January 2008 on the cable network Bravo.[1]

Series overview

SeriesPremiere datewidth=14%Winnerwidth=14%Runner-up Other contestants in order of eliminationNumber of contestantsDestination(s) <--PLACES IN USA ARE NOT DESTINATIONS, IT SHOULD BE OUTSIDE OF USA.-->
1Alice SinclairKate ElleryKatie Black, Juliet Horne, Jackie Turner, Patsy Kigozi, Camilla Hamilton, Jasmine Lennard, Abigail Boston & Emily Mann, Antoinette Williams, Samantha Rowley, Joanna Downes13
Paris

New York City
2Albert MordueLuke FarrellJono Namara & Katie Furler, James Dunstan & Kerrie Johnson, Anya James & Josh Murad, Sennait Adhanom & Waz Ashayer, Marianne Berglund, Jen Hunter12
Reykjavík

Series one (2005)

The series premiered Tuesday, 14 March 2005 and followed 13 young women (including twins) competing for a modelling contract with Select Model Management and a trip to Maldives to shooting for Glamour magazine.[1] The judges of the first season were Rachel Hunter, Tandy Anderson (co-founder and owner of Select) and fashion photographer Perou.[1] This season contained 13 episodes.

The judges eliminated 10 contestants, with viewers voting for the winner among the final three – Kate Ellery, Alice Sinclair and Joanna Downes – in a live catwalk show presented by Tess Daly and Dave Berry. Sinclair was the first season's winner.[2]

Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)[3]

ContestantAgeHometownFinishPlace
Katie Black21PaisleyEpisode 113
Juliet Horne21London12
Jackie Turner26DorsetEpisode 211
Patsy Kigozi19LondonEpisode 310
Camilla Hamilton19LondonEpisode 59
Jasmine Lennard19FulhamEpisode 68
Abigail Boston18CongletonEpisode 77-6
Emily Mann21London
Antoinette Williams19LondonEpisode 95
Samantha Rowley17KentEpisode 104
Joanna Downes22HertfordshireEpisode 123
Kate Ellery18Cardiff2
Alice Sinclair18Middlesex1

Antoinette Williams and Patsy Kigozi are identical twins; however, they competed individually.

Series two (2006)

The second series premiered on Sunday, 15 October 2006 with a change in format from the first series: this time, male models were part of the competition. This season contained 19 episodes and followed 12 young competing for a modelling contract with Select Model Management and a spread in either Glamour for girls or GQ Magazine for boys. In addition, the three returning judges were joined by new judge Dylan Jones, editor-in-chief of British GQ magazine.[4] Each week, one male contestant and one female contestant would be eliminated, until the final catwalk, at which a winner was chosen. With the exception of the first elimination, it was all based on the public's votes. The live catwalk shows were presented by Fearne Cotton on Fridays.[5]

Each week, the bottom four contestants (two male models, two female models) would face a live 'Walk Off', and the public would vote and the male and female model who received the lowest vote total from the public would be eliminated. In the first week, there was no 'Walk Off' - the judges decided which two of the models were the weakest and should be sent home.

The final show aired on Thursday 16 November 2006. Four models competed: Albert, Jen, Luke, Marianne. As in every catwalk show in Make me a Supermodel, the models had to do 3 catwalks. After the first 'Walk Off', Marianne was eliminated. The remaining 3 models walked the next 'Walk Off' and Jen was eliminated, leaving the 2 men, Luke and Albert. After their final 'Walk Off', Albert was announced as the winner leaving Luke as runner up.[6]

Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)

ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlace
Jono Bamara19LondonEpisode 411-12
Katie Furler19Devon
James Dunstan19IpswichEpisode 89-10
Kerrie Johnson17Birmingham
Anya James19LondonEpisode 128-7
Josh Murad18London
Sennait Adhanom20MiddlesexEpisode 166-5
Waz Ashayer17Marlborough
Marianne Berglund18Umeå, SwedenEpisode 194
Jen Hunter24Wigan3
Luke Farrell19London2
Albert Mordue20Cornwall1

Contestant elimination progress

Place! rowspan="2"
ModelEpisodes
48121619
1AlbertSAFE SAFE WO SAFE WIN
2LukeSAFE SAFE SAFE WO OUT
3JenSAFE SAFE WO WO OUT
4MarianneBTM 4 SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
5-6SennaitSAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
WazSAFE WO SAFE OUT
7-8AnyaSAFE WO OUT
JoshBTM 4 SAFE OUT
9-10KerrieSAFE OUT
JamesSAFE OUT
11-12KatieOUT
JonoOUT

The model was in the bottom four in week one.

The model was eliminated purely by the judges at the end of the first week.

The model was in the live 'Walk Off' that week but survived the public vote.

The model was in the live 'Walk Off' and was eliminated by the public.

The model won the competition.

Make Me a Supermodel Extra

The behind-the-scenes show Make Me a Supermodel Extra, broadcast on the channel Five Life, was presented by Anthony Crank, and series-one contestant Jasmine Lennard, who was dropped after referring to Rachel Hunter as "Rachel Munter" live on air.

International versions

Currently airing franchise  
Franchise with an upcoming season
Franchise no longer airing  

Country Title Broadcaster Presenters Air Dates
Make Me a Supermodel Season 1: 6 August 2008 – 20 November 2008 -I Wanna Be A Model Dylan Liong (season 1-2)
Lynn Lim (season 1-2)
Cheryl Lee (season 3)
Jefferey Cheng (season 3)
Lynn Lim (season 4)
Season 1: 5 August 2006 – 28 October 2006
Season 2: 26 August 2007 – 11 November 2007
Season 3: 5 July 2009 – 27 September 2009
Season 4: 1 May 2016 – 24 July 2016
Make Me a Supermodel Season 1: 14 March 2005 – 4 April 2005
Season 2: 15 October 2006 – 16 November 2006
Make Me a Supermodel Tyson Beckford
Niki Taylor (season 1)
Nicole Trunfio (season 2)
Season 1: 2 January 2008 – 3 April 2008
Season 2: 4 March 2009 – 3 June 2009

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Make Me a Supermodel: A Closer Look . BuddyTV . 27 December 2007 . 25 November 2014.
  2. News: Alice Sinclair: hot fashion property . Independent (Ireland). 25 November 2014.
  3. News: Make me a supermodel; WE REVEAL TV'S 13 WANNABE CATWALK QUEENS. The Free Library. 27 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Speaker Bios - Dylan Jones. JLA . 25 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Speaker Profile - Fearne Cotton . The Speakers Agency . 25 November 2014.
  6. News: TV Crown For Cornish Model . BBC . 25 November 2014.