Benelux' Next Top Model
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Benelux' Next Top Model is a Dutch
reality television show aired in Flanders
and the Netherlands. The show is Dutch writer and former top model Daphne Deckers
. Despite the reference in the title to the Benelux
, no Luxembourg
er or Walloon contestants are participating, nor is the program being broadcast in Luxembourg or Wallonia. The first cycle premiered in September 2009, and is based on the top-rated series America's Next Top Model
with supermodel
Tyra Banks
.
Each episode covers the events of roughly a week of real time (however, while overseas, an episode roughly covers three to four days, totaling two weeks of filming abroad), and features a fashion challenge, photo shoot or commercial, judging, and critique of each contestant and her performance by the judging panel led by Daphne Deckers
, and the elimination of one or more contestants. Usually, an additional guest judge will sit in on the panel every week. Each episode is usually associated with a theme in the world of modeling, such as dealing with the press in interviews, selling a commercial product, appearing in a runway show or going on "go sees".
An episode usually begins with the contestants receiving training in an area concurrent with the week's theme. For example, contestants may get coached in runway walking, improvisational acting, or applying make-up to suit various occasions. A related challenge soon follows, such as a mock runway show or interview, and a winner is chosen by a judge. She receives some prize, such as clothing, a night out, or an advantage at the next photo shoot, and she is usually allowed to share the benefits with a certain number of other contestants of her choice.
The next segment is a photo shoot, and each contestant's performance will reflect heavily on her judging for that week. Each season features photo shoots such as bikini or lingerie shots, beauty shots, posing nude or semi-nude, posing with a male model, and posing with animal(s). Usually one photo shoot per season is replaced with a commercial shoot.
The final segment of each episode is judging. Each contestant's photo is then shown and evaluated by the judging panel. After all photos have been evaluated, the contestants leave the room as the judges deliberate. The elimination process is ceremonious, as Daphne reveals and hands out the photos of the contestants that have not been eliminated one-by-one, in order of merit. The last two contestants who have not received their photos are brought up as "the bottom two", and Daphne Deckers
critiques each one before revealing which of the two has been eliminated.
The three remaining contestants compete in a runway show in front of the judges and a live audience. After the runway show, the judges may vote on the contestants and the results will declare a winner.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
reality television show aired in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
and the Netherlands. The show is Dutch writer and former top model Daphne Deckers
Daphne Deckers
Daphne Muriël Deckers is a Dutch model, host, writer and occasional actress.Deckers began her career as a model. Later, she also did a few acting jobs, notably in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. In 1999, she co-presented the first series of Big Brother...
. Despite the reference in the title to the Benelux
Benelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
, no Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
er or Walloon contestants are participating, nor is the program being broadcast in Luxembourg or Wallonia. The first cycle premiered in September 2009, and is based on the top-rated series America's Next Top Model
America's Next Top Model
America's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry....
with supermodel
Supermodel
The term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...
Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks is an American model, media personality, actress, occasional singer, author and businesswoman. She first became famous as a model, but television appearances were her commercial breakthrough...
.
Show format
The first season of Benelux' Next Top Model has 10 episodes and starts with 13 contestants. Each episode, one contestant is eliminated, though there have been cases of a double elimination by consensus of the judging panel. Makeovers are administered to contestants early in the season (usually after the first or second elimination in the finals), and a trip to an international destination is scheduled at about two-thirds of the way through the season (usually with five or six contestants remaining).Each episode covers the events of roughly a week of real time (however, while overseas, an episode roughly covers three to four days, totaling two weeks of filming abroad), and features a fashion challenge, photo shoot or commercial, judging, and critique of each contestant and her performance by the judging panel led by Daphne Deckers
Daphne Deckers
Daphne Muriël Deckers is a Dutch model, host, writer and occasional actress.Deckers began her career as a model. Later, she also did a few acting jobs, notably in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. In 1999, she co-presented the first series of Big Brother...
, and the elimination of one or more contestants. Usually, an additional guest judge will sit in on the panel every week. Each episode is usually associated with a theme in the world of modeling, such as dealing with the press in interviews, selling a commercial product, appearing in a runway show or going on "go sees".
An episode usually begins with the contestants receiving training in an area concurrent with the week's theme. For example, contestants may get coached in runway walking, improvisational acting, or applying make-up to suit various occasions. A related challenge soon follows, such as a mock runway show or interview, and a winner is chosen by a judge. She receives some prize, such as clothing, a night out, or an advantage at the next photo shoot, and she is usually allowed to share the benefits with a certain number of other contestants of her choice.
The next segment is a photo shoot, and each contestant's performance will reflect heavily on her judging for that week. Each season features photo shoots such as bikini or lingerie shots, beauty shots, posing nude or semi-nude, posing with a male model, and posing with animal(s). Usually one photo shoot per season is replaced with a commercial shoot.
The final segment of each episode is judging. Each contestant's photo is then shown and evaluated by the judging panel. After all photos have been evaluated, the contestants leave the room as the judges deliberate. The elimination process is ceremonious, as Daphne reveals and hands out the photos of the contestants that have not been eliminated one-by-one, in order of merit. The last two contestants who have not received their photos are brought up as "the bottom two", and Daphne Deckers
Daphne Deckers
Daphne Muriël Deckers is a Dutch model, host, writer and occasional actress.Deckers began her career as a model. Later, she also did a few acting jobs, notably in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. In 1999, she co-presented the first series of Big Brother...
critiques each one before revealing which of the two has been eliminated.
The three remaining contestants compete in a runway show in front of the judges and a live audience. After the runway show, the judges may vote on the contestants and the results will declare a winner.
Cycles
| Cycle | Premiere date | Winner | Runner-ups | Other contestants in order of elimination | Number of contestants | International destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Benelux' Next Top Model, Cycle 1 Benelux' Next Top Model, Cycle 1 was the first cycle of Benelux' Next Top Model and the first season which include Dutch and Flemish contestants... |
September 14, 2009 | Rosalinde Kikstra Rosalinde Kikstra Rosalinde Kikstra is a Dutch fashion model, and the winner of Benelux' Next Top Model, Cycle 1.-Benelux' Next Top Model:... |
Denise de Menes & Maxime van Steenvoort | Alexandra Carnewal, Adinda Kennedy, Roxanne de Craene, Sarah van der Meer, Melanie Weterings, Tessa Kort, Justine Desmet, Bianca Kortzorg, Catharina Elias, Lianne Bakker | 13 |  Miami |
| 2 Benelux' Next Top Model, Cycle 2 Benelux' Next Top Model, Cycle 2 was the second and last cycle of Benelux' Next Top Model which include Dutch and Flemish contestants. It premiered on September 13 and was aired until November 16, 2010... |
September 13, 2010 | Melissa Baas | Renée Trompert | Jacqueline Sorbie, Lisse Habraken, Daisy Koller, Lesley van Helden, Epiphany Vanderhaeghen, Aïcha Cissé, Frederieke Bonn, Jaelle Leclerc, Marjolein de Velder, Alix Schoonheijt | 12 |  Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...  Oranjestad Oranjestad, Aruba Oranjestad is the capital and largest city of Aruba, which is in the Caribbean north of Venezuela. Oranjestad is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country... Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |