| Season Number: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| Network: | TV3 |
Top Model, season 1 (or Top Model: New York) was the first season of Top Model. It was broadcast on TV3 in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Viasat from February to May 2005. The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Kine Bakke from Bergen. The runners-up were Elina Herbeck from Umeå and Nanna Schultz Christensen from Copenhagen.[1]
Denmark's competition was hosted by Anne Pedersen, who was also the head judge until the three countries merged and Georgianna Robertson took over. The first episode was aired in Denmark on 15 February 2005 with the final episode being aired on 3 May. The first episode saw nine contestants selected for the competition.
The final three girls chosen to compete in the final competition with Norway and Sweden were Cecilie Madsen, Nanna Schultz Christensen and Stine Mangaard Hansen. The last contestant standing was Schultz Christensen, who was runner-up overall.
(ages stated are at start of contest)[2]
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malene von der Maase | 20 | 174cm | Holte | Episode 2 |
| Amirah Hamed Alsarrag | 23 | 175cm | Nørresundby | Episode 3 |
| Sophie Tine Schandorff | 18 | 174cm | Albertslund | Episode 4 |
| Helga Rose | 24 | 175cm | Frederiksberg | Episode 5 |
| Anne Baunbæk Pedersen | 19 | 174cm | Lyngby/Frederiksberg | Episode 6 |
| Stéphanie Juana Rasmussen | 21 | 176cm | Aabenraa | Episode 7 |
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stine Mangaard Hansen | 18 | 176 cm | Risskov | Episode 8 | 9 |
| Cecilie Madsen | 22 | 174 cm | Bjerringbro | Episode 10 | 6–4 |
| Nanna Schultz Christensen | 22 | 172 cm | Copenhagen | Episode 12 | 3–2 |
| Order | Episodes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Nanna | Cecilie | Stine | Stéphanie | Stéphanie | Cecilie | |||||||||
| 2 | Sophie | Stine | Cecilie | Stine | Cecilie | Nanna | |||||||||
| 3 | Amirah | Nanna | Anne | Nanna | Stine | Stine | |||||||||
| 4 | Cecilie | Stéphanie | Nanna | Anne | Nanna | Stéphanie | |||||||||
| 5 | Helga | Helga | Helga | Cecilie | Anne | ||||||||||
| 6 | Anne | Sophie | Stéphanie | Helga | |||||||||||
| 7 | Stine | Anne | Sophie | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Stéphanie | Amirah | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Malene | ||||||||||||||
The contestant was eliminated at judging panel
Sweden's competition was hosted by Mini Andén, who was also the head judge until the three countries merged and Georgianna Robertson took over. The first episode was aired in Sweden on 16 February 2005 with the final episode being aired on 27 April. The first episode saw nine contestants selected for the competition.
The final three girls chosen to compete in the final competition with Denmark and Norway were Elina Herbeck, Madelene Lund and Maja Ekberg. The last contestant standing was Herbeck, who was runner-up overall.
(ages stated are at start of contest)[3]
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Quiroga | 20 | 173 cm | Stockholm | Episode 2 |
| Maria Öhrstrand | 19 | 178 cm | Malmö | Episode 3 (quit) |
| Heléne Melin | 20 | 176 cm | Värnamo | Episode 3 |
| Maria Lager | 19 | 179 cm | Stockholm | Episode 4 |
| Kumba M'bye | 21 | Episode 5 | ||
| Louise Willenheimer | 19 | 177 cm | Malmö | Episode 6 |
| Julia Krischel | 20 | 173 cm | Hammarö | Episode 7 |
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Outcome | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madelene Lund | 20 | 173 cm | Stockholm | Episode 9 | 8–7 |
| Maja Ekberg | 21 | 175 cm | Borås | Episode 10 | 6–4 |
| Elina Herbeck | 19 | 180 cm | Umeå | Episode 12 | 3–2 |
| Order | Episodes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Maja | Elina | Julia | Maja | Elina | Elina | |||||||||
| 2 | Madelene | Kumba | Maja | Julia | Madelene | Madelene | |||||||||
| 3 | Louise | Maja | Elina | Louise | Julia | Maja | |||||||||
| 4 | Elina | Julia | Kumba | Madelene | Maja | Julia | |||||||||
| 5 | Maria L. | Madelene | Louise | Elina | Louise | ||||||||||
| 6 | Helene | Maria.L | Madelene | Kumba | |||||||||||
| 7 | Maria Ö. | Louise | Maria L. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Julia | Heléne | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Paula | Maria Ö. | |||||||||||||
The contestant was eliminated at judging panel
The contestant quit the competition
Norway's competition was hosted by Kathrine Sørland, who was also the head judge until the three countries merged and Georgianna Robertson took over. The first episode was aired in Norway on 17 February 2005 with the final episode being aired on 12 May.[4] [5]
The final three girls chosen to compete in the final competition with Denmark and Sweden were Henriette Stenbeck, Kine Bakke and Kristin Rem Trehjørningen. The last contestant standing was Bakke, who went on to win the competition.
(ages stated are at start of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Hauge | 23 | 174 cm | Sola | Episode 2 |
| Amila Vuckic | 19 | 175 cm | Rykkinn | Episode 3 |
| Warsan Adam | 22 | 175 cm | Episode 4 | |
| Anna Kolaczkowska | 21 | 177 cm | Ellingsrud | Episode 5 |
| Tina Nordby | 22 | 173 cm | Episode 6 | |
| Marna Haugen | 23 | 176 cm | Ørsta | Episode 7 |
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Rem Trehjørningen | 20 | 177 cm | Episode 9 | 8–7 | |
| Henriette Floridon Stenbeck | 19 | 179 cm | Episode 10 | 6–4 | |
| Kine Lauvås Bakke | 21 | 180 cm | Bergen | Episode 12 | 1 |
| Order | Episodes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Tina | Kine | Kine | Henriette | Kristin | Kine | |||||||||
| 2 | Henriette | Marna | Marna | Tina | Henriette | Henriette | |||||||||
| 3 | Kine | Henriette | Kristin | Kine | Marna | Kristin | |||||||||
| 4 | Marna | Kristin | Henriette | Marna | Kine | Marna | |||||||||
| 5 | Warsan | Tina | Anna | Kristin | Tina | ||||||||||
| 6 | Amila | Warsan | Tina | Anna | |||||||||||
| 7 | Kristin | Anna | Warsan | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Anna | Amila | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Anne | ||||||||||||||
The contestant was eliminated at judging panel