Mexico's Next Top Model, Cycle 2
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Mexico's Next Top Model
, Cycle 2 is a reality show hosted by supermodel
Elsa Benitez
, which aims to find the next top Mexican fashion model. The series is based on the reality TV series America's Next Top Model
, which is hosted by Tyra Banks
.
The winner of the competition was Tracy Reuss from the municipality of Gómez Palacio
in Durango
, Mexico
. As her prizes she received a $100,000 contract with Shock Modeling Management and a photo-shoot for the cover and a six-page spread in Elle Magazine.
This cycle featured 20 semi-finalists from all over the country, which were then pared down to 14. The destination during this cycle was San Miguel de Allende
, Mexico
.
chooses the Final 14 models from the casting process to enter the competition.
Episode 12 was the recap episode, and it reviewed the seasons highlights.
(Contestants eliminated in the preliminary round of the competition)
Top 14
(Finalists)
Mexico's Next Top Model
Mexico's Next Top Model, sometimes abbreviated as MxNTM, is a Mexican reality television series, based on Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model...
, Cycle 2 is a reality show hosted by 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...
Elsa Benitez
Elsa Benítez
Elsa Benítez is a Mexican model perhaps best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, including appearing on the cover in 2001.-Career:...
, which aims to find the next top Mexican fashion model. The series is based on the reality TV 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....
, which is hosted by 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...
.
The winner of the competition was Tracy Reuss from the municipality of Gómez Palacio
Gómez Palacio
Gómez Palacio is a city and its surrounding municipality in northeastern Durango, Mexico, located at 25°33′40″N 103°29′54"W adjacent to the border with the state of Coahuila...
in Durango
Durango
Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. As her prizes she received a $100,000 contract with Shock Modeling Management and a photo-shoot for the cover and a six-page spread in Elle Magazine.
This cycle featured 20 semi-finalists from all over the country, which were then pared down to 14. The destination during this cycle was San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende is a city and municipality located in the far eastern part of the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico. It is 274 km from Mexico City and 97 km from the state capital of Guanajuato...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Episode 1
Elsa BenitezElsa Benítez
Elsa Benítez is a Mexican model perhaps best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, including appearing on the cover in 2001.-Career:...
chooses the Final 14 models from the casting process to enter the competition.
Episode 2
First aired:- First call-out: Tracy Reuss
- Bottom two: Pris Zamora & Melina Laporta
- Eliminated: Pris Zamora
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Episode 3
First aired:- First call-out: Melina Laporta
- Bottom two: Xareni Sajaropulos & Ana Claudia Reyes
- Eliminated: Ana Claudia Reyes
- Quit: Veronica Sanchez
- Reinstated: Ana Claudia Reyes
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Episode 4
First aired:- First call-out: Nikoll Vogas
- Bottom two: Grecia Vargas & Marina Avila
- Eliminated: Marina Avila
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Episode 5
First aired:- First call-out: Yael Alvarez
- Bottom two: Tracy Reuss & Xareni Sajaropulos
- Eliminated: Xareni Sajaropulos
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Episode 6
First aired:- First call-out: Lee Velazquez
- Bottom two: Melina Laporta & Ana Claudia Reyes
- Eliminated: Ana Claudia Reyes
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Episode 7
First aired:- First call-out: Fer Herrera
- Bottom two: Tracy Reuss & Quetzalli Bulnes
- Eliminated: Quetzalli Bulnes
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Episode 8
First aired:- First call-out: Tracy Reuss
- Bottom two: Grecia Vargas & Erika Coronel
- Eliminated: Grecia Vargas & Erika Coronel
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Episode 9
First aired:- First call-out: Yael Alvarez
- Bottom two: Lee Velazquez & Melina Laporta
- Eliminated: Melina Laporta
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Episode 10
First aired:- First call-out: Tracy Reuss
- Bottom two: Nikoll Vogas & Lee Velazquez
- Eliminated: Lee Velazquez
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Episode 11
First aired:- First call-out: Nikoll Vogas
- Bottom two: Yael Alvarez & Fer Herrera
- Eliminated: Fer Herrera
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Episode 12
First aired:Episode 12 was the recap episode, and it reviewed the seasons highlights.
Episode 13
First aired:- First call-out: Nikoll Vogas
- Bottom two: Tracy Reuss & Yael Alvarez
- Eliminated: Yael Alvarez
- Final Two: Tracy Reuss & Nikoll Vogas
- Mexico's Next Top Model: Tracy Reuss
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests:
Contestants
Top 20(Contestants eliminated in the preliminary round of the competition)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Height | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriela "Gaby" Prieto | 18 |  Chihuahua |
174 cm (5'8.5") | 20th (quit) |
| Ana Escudero | 18 | 168 cm (5'6") | 19th/18th | |
| Saray Villalobos | 23 | Chihuahua |
171 cm (5'7.5") | |
| Estela "Lola" Camacho | 21 | 176 cm (5'9.5") | 17th-15th | |
| Mónica González | 26 |  Jalisco |
172 cm (5'7.5") | |
| Laura Vanessa Martinez | 20 | Chihuahua |
177 cm (5'9.5") | |
Top 14
(Finalists)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Height | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priscila "Pris" Zamora | 27 |  Sinaloa |
173 cm (5'8") | 14th |
| Veronica Sánchez | 18 | 171 cm (5'7.5") | 13th (quit) | |
| Marina Ávila | 25 |  Guanajuato |
173 cm (5'8") | 12th |
| Xareni Sajaropulos | 24 | 175 cm (5'9") | 11th | |
| Ana Claudia Reyes | 22 |  Michoacán |
174 cm (5'8.5") | 10th |
| Quetzalli Bulnes | 23 | 170 cm (5'7") | 9th | |
| Erika Coronel | 21 |  Morelos |
176 cm (5'9.5") | 7th/8th |
| Grecia Vargas | 20 |  Nayarit |
182 cm (5'11.5") | |
| Melina Laporta | 20 |  Quintana Roo |
174 cm (5'8.5") | 6th |
| Lizeth "Lee" Velazquez | 24 |  Sonora |
173 cm (5'8") | 5th |
| Maria Fernanda "Fer" Herrera | 20 | Chihuahua |
178 cm (5'10") | 4th |
| Yael Alvarez | 25 | 173 cm (5'8") | 3rd | |
| Nikoll Vogas | 20 | Jalisco |
172 cm (5'7.5") | Runner-up |
| Tracy Reuss | 20 |  Durango |
173 cm (5'8") | Winner |
Call-out Order
| Order | |Episodes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1 | Lee | Tracy | Melina | Nikoll | Yael | Lee | Fer | Tracy | Yael | Tracy | Nikoll | Nikoll | Tracy |
| 2 | Tracy | Erika | Lee | Yael | Lee | Erika | Grecia | Melina | Nikoll | Fer | Tracy | Tracy | Nikoll |
| 3 | Erika | Lee | Nikoll | Fer | Melina | Grecia | Nikoll | Nikoll | Tracy | Yael | Yael | Yael | |
| 4 | Grecia | Nikoll | Tracy | Erika | Grecia | Fer | Lee | Yael | Fer | Nikoll | Fer | ||
| 5 | Nikoll | Veronica | Veronica | Lee | Quetzalli | Quetzalli | Melina | Lee | Lee | Lee | |||
| 6 | Fer | Grecia | Erika | Nikoll | Yael | Erika | Fer | Melina | |||||
| 7 | Pris | Quetzalli | Marina | Quetzalli | Erika | Tracy | Yael | Grecia | |||||
| 8 | Yael | Marina | Grecia | Melina | Fer | Nikoll | Tracy | Erika | |||||
| 9 | Veronica | Fer | Quetzalli | Tracy | Melina | Quetzalli | |||||||
| 10 | Melina | Xareni | Fer | Xareni | Tracy | ||||||||
| 11 | Marina | Yael | Grecia | Xareni | |||||||||
| 12 | Xareni | Yael | Xareni | Marina | |||||||||
| 13 | Melina | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Quetzalli | Pris | |||||||||||
- The contestant was added to the cast in a last minute decision by the judges
- The contestant won the reward challenge
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant quit the competition
- The contestant was the original eliminee but was saved due to a contestant that quit
- The contestant won the reward challenge and was eliminated
- The contestant won the competition
- In episode 1, Quetzalli was put through to the competition due to a number opening.
- In episode 3, Veronica's decision to quit at panel automatically saved Ana Claudia from being eliminated.
- In episode 8, Erika and Grecia were both eliminated from the competition when Elsa pulled out a blank photograph.
- Episode 12 was the recap episode
Makeovers
- Nikoll : Shorter red hair.
- Quetzalli : Haircut with asymmetrical bangs, and dyed blonde.
- Erica : Lighter hair with a bang.
- Tracy : Shorter, lighter hair.
- Lee : Shortened on the sides.
- Grecia : Shorter & wavier with highlights.
- Marina : Hair cut short.
- Yael : Brown, with a hair weave.
- Veronica : Bobcut.
- Fer : Shorter hair with bang and layers.
- Melina : Shorter, with blonde highlights.
- Ana Claudia : Light brown hair.
- Xareni : Lighter hair.
Photo Shoot Guide
- Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Posing In Red Dresses (Casting)
- Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Bikinis Inside of a Light-Box
- Episode 3 Photo Shoot: Blooming Butterflies
- Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Nude Photo-shoot
- Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Futuristic High Fashion Editorial on a Platform
- Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Story of Seduction with a Male Model
- Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Model Stereotypes
- Episode 8 Photoshoot: Underwater Nymphs
- Episode 9 Commercial: Sedal Co-Creations
- Episode 10 Photoshoot: Old Glamour in Couture Dresses
- Episode 11 Photoshoot: Gypsies on a Train
- Episode 13 Photoshoot/Commercial: Elle cover shots / Sedal Co-Creations Commercial
See Also
- MxNTM Website
- Elsa BenítezElsa BenítezElsa Benítez is a Mexican model perhaps best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, including appearing on the cover in 2001.-Career:...
- Category:Mexican reality television series
- Top Model series
- Mexico's Next Top ModelMexico's Next Top ModelMexico's Next Top Model, sometimes abbreviated as MxNTM, is a Mexican reality television series, based on Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model...
- Mexico's Next Top Model, Cycle 1Mexico's Next Top Model, Cycle 1Mexico's Next Top Model, Cycle 1 is a reality show hosted by supermodel Elsa Benitez, which aims to find the next top fashion model.The winner received a US$ 100,000 contract, management and representation by Shock Modeling and a photo shoot for the cover and a six-page spread within Glamour magazine...