Top Model (Polish TV series) explained

Genre:Reality television
Creator:Tyra Banks
Director:Piotr Wawrzyniak
Presenter:Joanna Krupa
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Country:Poland
Language:Polish
Num Seasons:12
Executive Producer:Rinke Rooyens
Ewa Leja
Runtime:45 minutes (Season 1-7)
65 minutes (Season 8-)
Company:Rochstar
TVN
Network:TVN
Last Aired:present

Top Model (formerly Top Model. Zostań modelką (English: Top Model. Become a Model)) is a Polish reality television series based on Tyra Banks' "America's Next Top Model", which sees a number of aspiring models compete against each other in a variety of competitions to win the title of Top Model among other prizes in hopes of a successful career in the modeling business.[1]

The competition is hosted by Polish American model Joanna Krupa, who serves as the lead judge. The other members of the judging panel are fashion designer Dawid Woliński, runway coach Kasia Sokołowska and photographer Marcin Tyszka.[2] Model Anja Rubik has made several guest appearances throughout the show's run.[3]

Judges

Judges Season
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Hosts
Joanna Krupacolspan="12"
Judging Panelists
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Marcin Tyszkacolspan="12"
Dawid Wolińskicolspan="12"
Kasia Sokołowskacolspan="10"
Magda Mielcarzcolspan="11"
Michał Pirógcolspan="12"
Weronika Lewickacolspan="10"
Sylwia Butorcolspan="1"

Format

Challenges

Challenges generally focus on elements important to modeling which will help the contestants improve for the week's photo shoot. A guest judge evaluates the contestants and decides the winner of each challenge. The winner of the challenge receives a prize for their victory, such as immunity from elimination for the week. Sometimes the challenge winner is permitted to choose a certain number of other contestants to share their reward, while the others receive no prize.

Judging and elimination

Once a week, based on the models' performance in the week's challenge, photo shoot, and general attitude, the judges are required to eliminate one contestant from the competition. During the elimination ceremony, the host calls out the names of the contestants who are still in the competition, handing them a copy of their best photo from the shoot. The two or three worst-performing models of the week are in danger of elimination, and one of them is eliminated. In some cases, the series sees double eliminations and non-eliminations by consensus of the judging panel.

Differences from America's Next Top Model

In contrast to America's Next Top Model, in which each cycle begins with preliminary rounds that span one or two episodes and around 30 pre-selected semi-finalists, Top Model begins with several rounds of open auditions held in cities across Poland, followed by a "bootcamp" which concludes with the selection of the final cast of 13 to 16, with the casting process spanning three or four episodes. Contestants are sometimes split into pairs for photo shoots, and the better-performing contestant from each pair is determined during the evaluation panel and granted immunity. Each cycle concludes with a live broadcast in which the final three or four contestants compete in front of a live audience, and a televote decides the winner of the competition.

Cycles

Cycle Premiere date width=16%Winnerwidth=16%Runner-up Other contestants in order of eliminationNumber of contestantsInternational Destinations
1Paulina PapierskaOla Kuligowska Zuza Walkowiak, Sonia Wesołowska, Paulina Pszech, Nicole Rosłoniec (quit), Pamela Jedziniak, Marta Szulawiak, Emilia Pietras, Magda Swat, Beata Szarłowska, Weronika Lewicka, Kasia Smolińska, Ania Piszczałka 14[4] Milan
2Olga KaczyńskaAnia BałonKarolina Hennig, Gabrysia Pacholarz, Magda Roman, Natalia Piaskowska, Vera Suprunenko (disqualified), Viktoria Driuk, Dorota Trojanowska & Oliwia, Honorata Wojtkowska, Asia Kudzbalska, Michalina Manios 13Paris
Mombasa
3Zuza KołodziejczykKsenia Chlebicka, Ola Antas, Anna Piechowiak, Ania Koryto, Marta Zimlińska, Ola Krysiak, Asia Zaremska, Ania Cybulska, Justyna Pawlicka, Tamara Subbotko, Renata Kurczab, Klaudia Strzyżewska14Mumbai
Gharapuri
Madeira
4Osi UgonohMichał BaryzaKarolina Kaczyńska, Michał Kaszyński, Ola Grzegorczyk, Adam Boguta, Mateusz Maga, Misza Czumaczenko, Ewelina Pachucka, Ola Żuraw, Michalina Strabel, Mateusz Jarzębiak, Marta Sędzicka13Lisbon
Fuerteventura
5Radek PestkaKarolina PisarekJustyna Łopian, Jagoda Judzińska, Sebastian Zawiliński & Ola, Michael Mikołajczuk, Natalia Gulkowska (quit), Kamila Ibrom & Andre Whyte, Samuel Kowalski, Magda & Karolina Gilon, Jakob Kosel14Tel Aviv

Cần Thơ
Lanzarote
6 Patryk GrudowiczEwa NiespodzianaKamil Popławski, Zuza Matysiak, Mariusz Tomczak, Sasza Muzheiko, Ola Zbinkowska, Mateusz Zapotocki, Kamila Warzecha, Mateusz Mil, Adam Niedźwiedź, Ada Daniel, Natalia Karabasz & Daniel Tracz, Daria Zhalina15Madrid
Consuegra
Eilat
7Kasia SzklarczykHubert GromadzkiJulia Frankowicz, Natalia Gorączka, Sophie Reich & Franek Strąkowski, Żaklina Ta Dinh, Piotr Muszyński, Szymon Reich & Oliwia Zasada, Daria Dąbrowska, Michał Borzuchowski & Magda Przybielska, Ania Markowska14Sölden
Los Angeles
Nosy Be
Hamburg
82 September 2019Dawid WoskanianOlga KleczkowskaRadek Czekański, Denis Chmielewski (disqualified), Nikola Furman (quit), Magda Karwacka, Rafał Torkowski & Kinga Dębska, Marcin Chowaniak, Klaudia Chojnacka, Michał Gała & Ania Jaroszewska, Kinga Wawrzyniak, Klaudia El Dursi, Sandra Dorsz, Staszek Obolewicz16[5] London
Moscow
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Istanbul
Morón
Cayo Coco
9Mikołaj ŚmieszekPatrycja SobolewskaWiktoria Chorążak, Dominik Bereżański, Agnieszka Skrzeczkowska, Gracja Kalibabka, Łukasz Bogusławski, Karolina Płocka, Mariusz Jakubowski & Maja Siwik & Karolina Kuczyńska, Ernest Morawski, Dominic D'Angelica (disqualified), Weronika Kaniewska14Athens
Vouliagmeni
Hydra
10Dominika WysockaNicole AkonchongKacper Orenkiewicz, Bartek Kloch, Wiktoria Pawliszewska, Olga Król, Łukasz Wasielewski, Sophia Mokhar (quit), Adam Lochyński, Ola Skubis & Arek Pydych, Weronika Zoń, Mikołaj Krawiecki & Kacper Jasiński, Julia Sobczyńska15Prague
Horubadhoo
117 September 2022Klaudia NieściorNatalia WośKarolina Kuracińska, Marcelina Zetler, Krystian Embradora, Filip Ferner, Martyna Kaczmarek, Weronika Pawelec & Adrian Nkwamu, Ola Helis, Maciej Skiba & Borys Barchan & Adriana Hyzopska, Michalina Wojciechowska14Cape Town
Atlantis
Johannesburg
Punta Cana
122 September 2023Dominik SzymańskiSofia Konecka-MenescalZoja Sinitchine, Oliwier Sobczyk & Noemi Penczylo, Mateusz Dziedzic, Wiktoria Burejza, Róża Różańska, Tadeusz Mikołajczak & Marta Szatańska, Filip Krogulski, Amelia Wnęk & Aleks Synkariow, Natalia Węgrzynowska, Wiktoria Darda15Paris
Split
Copenhagen
Odense
Haslev
Salvador
Top Model (Polish season 13)134 September 202420

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tvn.pl/news/3244/view - TVN: ruszają castingi do programu top model
  2. http://www.tvn.pl/news/3249/view - TVN: anja rubik w programie top model. zostań modelką
  3. http://www.nowiny24.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100827/IMPREZY13/228013413 - Modelka Anja Rubik z Rzeszowa wystapi w "Top Model. Zostań Modelką” - 27 sierpnia 2010
  4. The original number of contestants was 13. This increased to 14 when Magda Swat, who was originally eliminated in the semi-finals, entered the competition as a replacement for Nicole Rosłoniec, who withdrew from the competition due to injury.
  5. The original number of contestants was 15. This increased to 16 when Kinga Dębska, who was originally eliminated in the semi-finals, entered the competition as a replacement for Nikola Furman, who withdrew from the competition due to health problems.