Norway's Next Top Model is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 show based on the original American version

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....

, airing on TV3

TV3 (Norway)

TV3 Norway is a commercial television channel targeting Norway owned by Viasat, which is a part of the Swedish media group Modern Times Group...

. The first cycle aired in 2006, after part years of participating in Scandinavia's Next Top Model

Scandinavia's Next Top Model

Scandinavia's Next Top Model was a Scandinavian reality television show, based on the original concept from America's Next Top Model. It is broadcast on TV3 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden by Viasat....

 along with Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 and Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. The prize was a model contract with Trump Model Management

Trump Model Management

Trump Model Management is a modeling agency founded by Donald Trump in 1999. Trump founded the boutique agency, and still owns and operates it.-Fashion models represented by Trump :*Ximena Navarrete*Siri Tollerod*Elena Melnik*Paul...

, a campaign with cosmetic brand Make Up Store, and a cover of the Norwegian magazine Woman. The show was hosted by Kathrine Sørland

Kathrine Sørland

Kathrine Sørland is a Norwegian fashion model, TV presenter and beauty queen who has competed in the Miss World and Miss Universe beauty pageants.-Beauty pageants:...

. The three coaches are model coach Herve Bernard, runway coach J. Alexander and posing coach Mariana Verkerk.

After three Cycles of being part of the scandinavian co-production Norway had its first indivdidual Cycle (officially counted as Cycle 4) in September 2006 featuring 12 girls. The winner was Maria Eilertsen from Stavanger

Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

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Cycle 5 premiered on 3 September 2007. It was hosted by Vendela Kirsebom

Vendela Kirsebom

Vendela Maria Kirsebom is a Norwegian-Swedish model and actress living in Nesodden, Norway.-Early life and career:Vendela Kirsebom was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Norwegian mother; her Swedish father was of Turkish descent. At age 13, Kirsebom was discovered in a Stockholm restaurant by Eileen...

, who was also hosting Sweden's Next Top Model at the same time. Starting with 13 girls, ranging between the ages of 16 - 27, the second cycle was won by Kamilla Alnes from Ålesund

Ålesund

is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....

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With Martina Lervikg, another girl from Ålesund

Ålesund

is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....

 also won the sixth Cycle which was running from September to December 2008.

In Early 2010 castings for a new Cycle were announced. The age limit of the girls has been set down to 14. The seventh Cycle was taped in summer 2010 but did not went on air before February 7, 2011. Kirsebom was replaced by former Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 Mona Grudt

Mona Grudt

Mona Grudt Bittrick became the first Norwegian to capture the Miss Universe title in 1990.-Miss Universe:...

 making her the third host of Top Model Norge.

As Part of SNTM

Cycle	Premiere date	Winner	Runner-up	Other contestants in order of elimination	Number of contestants	International destination
1	February 17, 2005	Kine Lauvås Bakke	Henriette Stenbeck	Anne Hauge, Amila Vučkić, Warsan Adam, Anna Kolaczkowska, Tina Nordby, Marna Haugen, Kristin Trehjørningen	9	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
2	September 5, 2005	Frøydis Elvenes	Kristine Øverby	Nazila Shirindell, Annette Kjær, Nora Møller, Elise Måge, Sarah Mohamud, Sandra Otteråen, Karin Santini	9	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...
3	February 27, 2006	Therese Haugsnes	Mira Wolden	Ingrid Janne Sæberg, Rikke Kalsveen, Kira Hellesten, Ellen Caroline Brenger, Helene Sletten Vangen, Camilla Abry, Catherine Wenger	9	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

Top Model Norge

Cycle	Premiere date	Winner	Runner-up	Other contestants in order of elimination	Number of contestants	International destination
4 Norway's Next Top Model, Cycle 4 Cycle four of Norway's Next Top Model was the first individual season of the Show after three Cycles of competing on Scandinavia's Next Top Model...	September 4, 2006	Maria Eilertsen	Lene Egeli Lene Egeli Lene Egeli is a Norwegian beauty pageant contestant and model who won the title of Frøken Norge 2008, on the 21st April 2008. She went on to represent Norway in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 13, 2008...	Eva Simone Laading, Toril Charlotte Ulleberg, Trine Rekdal Hoel, Nina Therese Aune, Camilla Skjerven Veie-Rosvoll, Meriam Lerøy Brahimi, Tara Cecilie Midtli, Cecilie Sundsbø, Ingvild Jenhaug, Iren Desirée Puskas Kristiansen	12	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
5 Norway's Next Top Model, Cycle 5 Cycle five of Norway's Next Top Model started airing since 3 September 2008 with 13 girls, more than ever, competing for the title of Norway's Next Top Model 2007....	September 3, 2007	Kamilla Alnes	Ivanna Petrova & Polina Barbasova	Ann Jeanett Angell-Henriksen, Kine Johansen, Kristina Breivik, Kristina Marcelie Holen Talleraas, Agathe Høistad, Julia Brønn Lyon, Kaja Kirstine Hegstad Lilleng, Silje Alvhilde Løvik, Anette Wiborg, Esther Roe	13	Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...     Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...     Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...     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...
6 Norway's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 Cycle six of Norway's Next Top Model started airing since 8 September 2008 with utmost 16 ladies to compete for the title.The 15 finalists were given tasks in their first week to determine whom of them would be allowed to go to Portugal in week two when Line and Vana were eliminated right before...	September 8, 2008	Martine Lervik	Marita Skeivik Frost	Line Stolen Wilberg, Vana Perisa, Thea Pernille B. Christophersen, Sasha Danest Hammari, Sina Gulbrandsen, Helene Hornstuen Urberg, Martine Bjørke Dyb, Silje Hellenes, Ida Serine Nikås, Elise Haugen, Goshia Golab, Mona Lisa Ibrahim, Christina Slette Johnsen, Frøydis Labowsky (quit)	16	Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...     Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...   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...   New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
7 Norway's Next Top Model, Cycle 7 Norway's Next Top Model, Cycle 7 was the seventh Cycle of Norway's Next Top Model...	February 7, 2011	Claudia Alette Bull	Charlotte-Louise Isachsen	Sarah Gindel Jabang, Bambie Maria Bang Vaage, Darja Barannik, Farzaneh Davodi, Signe Taubøll (quit), Inga Maurstad, Eirin Hagstrøm, Thea Sofie Rabbum Karlsen, Frida Mathea Kocian, Roberta Grybauskaite, Katarina Barannik, Alexandra Sanneh Stølen, Maiken Wahlstrøm Nilssen	15	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...   Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...     Dublin   Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...   London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

External links

• Official site (Norwegian)
• Norway's Next Top Model at the Internet Movie Database
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