Topmodel is a Flemish

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...

 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 which pits contestants against each other in a variety of competitions to determine who will win a modeling

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 contract

Contract

A contract is an agreement entered into by two parties or more with the intention of creating a legal obligation, which may have elements in writing. Contracts can be made orally. The remedy for breach of contract can be "damages" or compensation of money. In equity, the remedy can be specific...

 with Dominique Models. Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve

Ingrid Seynhaeve

Ingrid Seynhaeve is a Belgian model. In 1991, she won the Elite Look of the Year contest. Since then, she has appeared in advertisements for Guess?, Ralph Lauren, and Saks Fifth Avenue, in catalogs for Victoria's Secret, and on the covers of Elle, Amica, and Shape...

 hosts the show, which is based on the top-rating 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 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 debut season of the show premiered on KanaalTwee in October 2007. On it, 10 female contestants were placed in an apartment. Spanning a wide variety of women of various races, heights and body sizes, they had been whittled down from a pool of thousands to compete against one another in various contests designed to simulate the extreme demands placed on professional models. Each week one contestant was eliminated by a panel of judges: Ingrid Seynhaeve

Ingrid Seynhaeve

Ingrid Seynhaeve is a Belgian model. In 1991, she won the Elite Look of the Year contest. Since then, she has appeared in advertisements for Guess?, Ralph Lauren, and Saks Fifth Avenue, in catalogs for Victoria's Secret, and on the covers of Elle, Amica, and Shape...

 herself, fashion expert Ghislaine Nuytten, model Elise Crombez

Elise Crombez

Élise Crombez is a Belgian fashion model. She grew up and went to school in Koksijde. She was discovered in 1999 when she decided to enter a fashion contest with a friend of hers. The contest was held in the Belgian town of Roeselaere...

 and Monique Vanendert, photographer. Coaches are Lieve Gerrits who's a stylist, Aza Declercq as acting coach and Vasko Todorof, make up artist.

The second season premiered one year after the start of season 1 in October 2008 on new network 2BE. An Lemmens replaced Ingrid Seynhaeve

Ingrid Seynhaeve

Ingrid Seynhaeve is a Belgian model. In 1991, she won the Elite Look of the Year contest. Since then, she has appeared in advertisements for Guess?, Ralph Lauren, and Saks Fifth Avenue, in catalogs for Victoria's Secret, and on the covers of Elle, Amica, and Shape...

 as the host of the show. The jury consisted of Marc Douchez from Dominique Models, visagist Rudi Cremers, fashion journalist Els De Pauw, Pascale Belden and again Ghislaine Nuytten, now as the head of the panel of judges. The cast was increased from 10 to 12.

Cycles

Cycle	Premiere date		Winner	Runner-up		Other contestants in order of elimination	Number of contestants		International destination
1 Topmodel, Cycle 1 Topmodel, Cycle 1 was the first Cycle of the reality series Topmodel hosted by Ingrid Seynhaeve. Ten contestants lived together in a luxurious apartment until the top 4 travelled to New York for the rest of the Cycle....	October 1, 2007		Hanne Baekelandt Hanne Baekelandt Hanne Baekelandt is a Belgian model.-Personal life:While being a contestant in the first cycle of Topmodel, Baekelandt studied political science at the University of Ghent. Fashion always had been her passion.-Career:...	Ine Nijs & Valerie Debeerst		Jessie Colman, An Voorhoof, Tess Gonnissen, Elisa Guarraci, Kelly Van den Kerckhove, Eveline Dewinter, Michèle Vanhooren	10		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 Topmodel, Cycle 2 Topmodel, Cycle 2 was the second cycle of the reality series Topmodel hosted by An Lemmens. This is the first season to be aired on 2BE network. The show features twelve contestants. The winner of this cycle, similar to the previous cycle, will win management and representation by Dominic Models, a...	October 9, 2008		Virginie Bleyaert	Alison Houthuys & Barbara Vanden Bussche		Maite Valck, Hasse De Meyer, Eline Janssen, Imke Courtois, Anouchka Muller, Yana Hermans, Stefanie Broes, Leen Van Belle, Daisy Olie	12		Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...   Marrakech Marrakech Marrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...
3 Benelux' Next Top Model 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 Luxembourger or Walloon contestants are participating, nor is the program being...	September 14, 2009		see Benelux' Next Top Model Benelux' Next Top Model 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 Luxembourger or Walloon contestants are participating, nor is the program being...