Asia's Next Top Model (cycle 5)
| Asia's Next Top Model (cycle 5) | |
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Cycle 5 cast
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| Country of origin | Singapore |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | STAR World |
| Original release |
April 5, 2017 – TBA |
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| No. of contestants | 14 |
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April 5, 2017 – TBA
The fifth cycle of Asia's Next Top Model (subtitled as Asia's Next Top Model 5: Expect The Unexpected) aired on April 5, 2017. Filming for cycle five took place in Singapore and Malaysia. Cindy Bishop and Yu Tsai returned as judges for panel this season, while Kelly Tandiono departed from the show, and was replaced by Cara G. McIlroy. Pia Wurtzbach will also appear as a recurring judge.
The cycle will feature 14 contestants: three from Indonesia and the Philippines, two from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, and one each from Taiwan and Vietnam. China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal and South Korea were unrepresented. Taiwan marked its comeback after its absences from the two previous cycles.
The prize package for this cycle includes a Subaru Impreza, a cover and fashion spread in Nylon Singapore, and a modeling contract with Storm Model Management in London.
Casting calls were held in three countries, listed below:
Contestants were also encouraged to apply for the competition online if they were unable to make an appearance at the live auditions.
(Ages stated are at start of contest)
The 14 model hopefuls from across Asia arrived in Singapore and were immediately put to the test with a daring lingerie catwalk challenge across a bridge, where Shikin was deemed to be the best performer. They later a “runaway model” photo shoot that placed some contestants a step ahead of the rest. At panel, Nametha and Anjelica landed in the bottom two, and Anjelica became the first model to be eliminated.
With 13 contestants remaining, drama ensued when jealousy creeped into the model house after a unique dance improvisation challenge that spelled disaster for some. The winners of the challenge were Maureen, Dorothy, Shikin, Layla and Nametha. The challenge was followed by a smiling photo shoot for Colgate. At elimination, Jennica and Heidi were chosen as the bottom two, with Heidi becoming the second contestant to leave the competition.
The season upped the ante on the much anticipated makeover day. In an unprecedented twist, Dorothy was allowed to pick all the contestants’ new looks, which they each had to rock in a denim photo shoot out in the open fields. At panel, there was a special appearance by internationally renowned Malaysian supermodel, Ling Tan. Maureen and Jennica landed in the bottom two, with Jennica becoming the third contestant to leave the competition.
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