Australia's Next Top Model season 2

Australia's Next Top Model
Season 2
Judges
No. of contestants13
WinnerEboni Stocks
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkFox8
Original release4 January (2006-01-04) –
22 February 2006 (2006-02-22)
Season chronology

Cycle two of Australia's Next Top Model premiered on 4 January 2006 on Fox8. Thirteen contestants were chosen to share an inner city apartment in Sydney for eight weeks while they were competing for the title of Australia's Next Top Model. The cycle's tagline was "Game On!".[1]

The prizes for this cycle included a two-year modelling contract with Chic Model Management, an all expenses paid trip to New York City to meet with Next Model Management, an eight-page editorial in Cleo magazine, a national campaign for Napoleon cosmetics, A$1,500 worth of Lovable lingerie and sleepwear, a Samsung E530 mobile phone, and a cash prize of A$1,000.

The winner of the competition was 19-year-old Eboni Stocks from Hobart, Tasmania.[2][3]

Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant Age Height Hometown Finish Place
Sasha Greenoff 22 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Darwin Episode 1 13
Rebecca Pian 18 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Melbourne 12–11
Natalie Giuffre 19 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Perth
Sophie Miller 18 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Brisbane Episode 2 10
Sarah Lawrence 19 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Perth Episode 3 9
Hiranthi Warusevitane 21 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Canberra Episode 4 8
Caroline Mouflard 18 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Byron Bay Episode 5 7 (quit)
Lara Cameron 18 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Perth 6
Louise van Brussel 20 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Adelaide Episode 6 5
Madeleine Rose 18 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Sydney Episode 7 4
Simone Viljoen 19 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Canberra Episode 8 3
Jessica French 20 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Brisbane 2
Eboni Stocks 19 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Hobart 1

Judges

Other cast members

  • Michael Azzolini – personal stylist

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
101"Models 24/7"4 January 2006 (2006-01-04)

The top thirteen contestants arrived at the Holsworthy Army Barracks for an obstacle course challenge that saw Sasha becoming the first contestant sent home for her worst performance. Upon arriving to their new home, the thirteen contestants were surprised to find that they would be sharing the home with a new contestant. After meeting their personal trainer for a fitness session, the models were taught how to walk on the runway. At their first photo shoot, the girls were photographed nude whilst posing with jewellery, both Natalie and Rebecca landed in the bottom two, Erika sent both contestants home.

  • Special guests: Adam Hill, Craig Wing, Michael Boyd, Victoria Fischer, Andrea & Joen, Jayne Wild
  • Featured photographer: Dean Tirkot
112"The Girl That Starts A Romance"11 January 2006 (2006-01-11)

The top ten contestants received makeovers and were later taken to the Napoleon Perdis cosmetics company for a make-up lesson. They then arrived at the Hilton hotel for a party with Beau Brady and Cleo editor Nedahl, in which they were secretly being judged on their behaviour. For the photo shoot the models had to pose with circus staff while dressed in lingerie. The contestants were also treated to a special dinner with cycle 1 winner Gemma Sanderson, Sophie became the fourth contestant sent home.

  • Special guests: Jayne Wild, Emanuel Perdis, Beau Brady, Nedahl Stelio, Leonie Looser, Mark McVeigh, Andrew Welsh, Adam Hill, Sharon-Lee Hamilton, Gemma Sanderson
  • Featured photographer: Marc Debnam
123"Letting Out Emotions"18 January 2006 (2006-01-18)

The top nine contestants took a class at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and were later taken to a theater where they had to perform a series of acting-related tasks. For the photo shoot, each contestant drew a different emotion from a hat that she would later have to portray, Sarah became the fifth contestant sent home.

  • Special guests: Mark Gaal, Cameron Knight, Rebecca De Unamuno, Justin Hemmes, Christina Fitzgerald, Adam Hill, Connor Beaver
  • Featured photographer: Georges Antoni
134"Getting-back To Basics"25 January 2006 (2006-01-25)

The top eight contestants were taken to the bush to meet Tim Jarvis for a lesson on survival skills, and had to spend the night out in tents. Eboni was sent to the hospital after having back pain problems, while the other contestants completed a challenge to abseil down a cliff. At the shoot, the models were styled in country life fashion, Hiranthi became the sixth contestant sent home.

  • Special guests: Tim Jarvis, Carl Reeves, Rai Thistlethwayte
  • Featured photographer: Nick Leary
145"The Girl That Had Back Pains"1 February 2006 (2006-02-01)

Caroline decided to quit of the competition to focus on her university studies, and the top six contestants met Olympic Gold Medalist Elka Graham. During a swimming session, Eboni lost all feeling in one of her arms and was sent to the hospital. The rest of the contestants arrived at Latin Motion Dance Academy and learned a choreographed dance. After a posing challenge with Tigerlilly swimwear, Eboni found out about an artery in her neck could potentially cause her to have a stroke. She subsequently decided to quit the competition. While the other contestants focused on other competition tasks, Erika Heynatz visited Eboni at the hospital and assured her that if the doctors gave the okay, she could come back into the competition. The remaining contestants had a swimwear photo shoot with male models, Lara became the eighth contestant sent home.

  • Special guests: Adam Hill, Elka Graham, Michael Boyd, Dr. Richard Parkinson, Tracy Baker, Mick O'Rafferty, Jodhi Meares
  • Featured photographer: Simon Upton
156"Oh-My Cleo"8 February 2006 (2006-02-08)

The top four contestants travelled to Bridge Climb, and climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It was then revealed that Eboni would be returning to the competition. The contestants were briefed on the importance of the media and being good role models to build their credibility. Tension later ensued over Eboni's return. For the challenge the contestants were interviewed by Natalie Michaels for Sky News. For the photo shoot the models arrived at Central Coast Stadium and learned that they would be shooting a 5-page editorial spread for Cleo magazine, Louise became the ninth contestant sent home.

  • Special guests: Dr. Richard Parkinson, Peter Metzner, Adam Hill, Natalie Michaels, Peter Evans, Victoria Tullock, Jo Ferguson, Nedahl Stelio
167"Fashion 1.1"15 February 2006 (2006-02-15)

The contestants learned about marketing and were interviewed by Erika Heynatz before being sent to the Chic Modelling Agency for them to learn how to market themselves. They also had a styling and fashion lesson followed by go-sees. The contestants later had lunch with Antonia Kidman, and attended an event for raising the awareness of breast cancer. For the shoot, the models were suspended from ropes wearing Terry Biviano shoes, Madeleine became the tenth contestant sent home.

  • Special guests: Ursula Hufnagl, Kathy Ward, Jo Ferguson, Dianne Taylor, Napoleon Perdis, Bianca Spender, Camila & Marc, Wayne Cooper, Antonia Kidman, Terry Biviano, Ashleigh Swift
  • Featured photographer: Liz Hahn
178"The Girl Who Becomes Australia's Next Top Model"22 February 2006 (2006-02-22)

The top three Contestants met Australian designer Charlie Brown, and later took part in their final photo shoot before practicing for the final runway show. After Simone became the last contestant sent home, the final two were taken to Cargo Lounge in Sydney Harbour for the final show. The judges deliberated one last time and had a look at the final two's progress throughout the series, and Eboni was revealed to be Australia's Next Top Model.

  • Special guests: Charlie Brown, Jonathan Pease, Jesse Margolis, Nikita Semak
  • Featured photographer: Nick Leary

Summaries

OrderEpisodes
1[a]2345[b] 678
1 EboniMadeleineLouiseMadeleineSimoneEboniJessicaEboniEboni
2 CarolineSimoneMadeleineSimoneMadeleineSimoneEboniJessicaJessica
3 JessicaJessicaLaraEboniLouiseJessicaSimoneSimone
4 SimoneEboniSimoneLaraJessicaMadeleineMadeleine
5 LouiseLaraCarolineLouiseLaraLouise
6 LaraCarolineEboniJessicaEboni
7 HiranthiLouiseHiranthiCarolineCaroline
8 MadeleineHiranthiJessicaHiranthi
9 SophieSarahSarah
10 SarahSophie
11-12 Natalie
Rebecca
13 Sasha
  The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant was temporarily removed from the competition
  The contestant quit the competition
  The contestant won the competition

Bottom two

Episode Contestants Eliminated
1 Natalie & Rebecca
Sasha
Rebecca
Natalie
2 Sarah & Sophie Sophie
3 Jessica & Sarah Sarah
4 Caroline & Hiranthi Hiranthi
5 Jessica & Lara Caroline
Lara
6 Louise & Madeleine Louise
7 Madeleine & Simone Madeleine
8 Jessica & Simone Simone
Eboni & Jessica Jessica
  The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two
  The contestant quit the competition
  The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Average call-out order

Final two is not included.

Rank by
average
Place Model Call-out
total
Number of
call-outs
Call-out
average
1Eboni1872.57
23Simone2182.62
34Madeleine2273.14
42Jessica3083.75
5Louise2664.33
6Lara2354.60
7Caroline2045.00
8Hiranthi307.50
9Sarah2839.33
10Sophie1929.50
11–12Natalie11111.00
Rebecca
13SashaN/aN/aN/a

Photoshoot Guide

  • Episode 1: Nude shoot with jewellery
  • Episode 2: Circus oddities wearing Lovable lingerie
  • Episode 3: Screen sirens portraying emotions
  • Episode 4: Pioneer women in the countryside
  • Episode 5: Azzolini swimwear with male models
  • Episode 6: Cleo magazine spread
  • Episode 7: Suspended wearing Terry Biviano shoes
  • Episode 8: Shaded beauty shots

Makeovers

  • Sophie - Emma Bunton dark blonde, cut short layers and bangs swept
  • Sarah - Melanie Brown inspired loose curls and layered
  • Hiranthi - Kelis inspired loose wavy black weave
  • Caroline - Cate Blanchett strawberry blonde and layers
  • Lara - Deborah Harry inspired shoulder length cut and dyed light blonde
  • Louise - Shelley Duvall fire engine red and straightened
  • Madeleine - Dyed platinum blonde
  • Simone - Cut shoulder length
  • Jessica - Naomi Campbell inspired short angled line bob with bangs
  • Eboni - Dyed jet black and layered with bangs

Controversies

In a surprising twist, Sasha Greenoff was eliminated and Madeleine Rose took her place in the competition. Also, in week 5 Eboni left due to a medical condition but was allowed to return in week 6 despite missing a photoshoot.

After the show, Madeleine, Jessica, Caroline and Simone continued modelling. After being dropped from Chic Management, Eboni signed with Elite Modeling Agency (Aus). Currently, she is working as a sales person in a shoe store and was seen working in a restaurant.[4] Caroline signed with Chic management but decided to pursue her education instead- she attends the university of technology in Sydney and is undertaking a bachelor of Law with a combined bachelor of medical science. In January 2008 Caroline moved to Los Angeles as world renowned NEXT model management expressed its interest in her look. Recently Eboni has signed up to Scene Model Management Eboni's Portfolio - Cardiff is in Wales

Post-Top Model Careers

  • Sasha Grennoff: has been in the RAW swimsuit calendar in 2008 and has done some test shots.
  • Rebecca Pian: did not pursue any modelling.
  • Natalie Giuffre did not pursue any modelling.
  • Sophie Miller has modelled for celina k designs and was in a wild girlz swimsuit calendar along with test shots for Danial Gowans, Carla Mitchell and Glen Bowden.
  • Sarah Lawrence: is signed to Scene models both in Perth and melbourne and was in the 5th issue of Centro life magazine and the 18th issue of Talk magazine in 2007.
  • Hiranthi Warusevitane: was signed with Scene Models and has been in a newspaper ad for Anton's hair studio along with 5 misc. test shots.
  • Caroline Mouflard did some test shots.
  • Lara Cameron: is currently signed to Chadwick Models.[5] she has also been in More magazine, Eat & travel magazine in Hong Kong, Avenuel magazine, Scoop magazine in autumn 2009, Oui magazine of the same year & Looks magazine in September 2012, has done test shots, some from Nicole Bentley & has done catalogue work for Joveeba in summer 2008/2009 & Ae'lkemi.
  • Louise van Brussel did some modelling work and tests.
  • Madeleine Rose: modelled for Canterbury and Poison Kiss and has been seen in Harper's Bazaar, as well as being on the cover of Oyster magazine. She has also been in Cleo and Next Hair.[6]
  • Simone Viljoen: she used to be signed to Chic Management[7] and has modelled for Zoo Weekly and Cooper Street[8]
  • Jessica French: is currently signed to Dally's Model Agency and Scene Model Management in Perth.[9] and has done multiple test shots for Ruskin photography.
  • Eboni Stocks: After being dropped from Chic Management and Priscilla's Model Management, Eboni is now signed with Scene Models. She recently has done catalogue work for Bella Brush.

Notes

  1. ↑ In episode 1, Sasha was eliminated outside of the judging panel after being named the worst in an obstacle course challenge. She was replaced by Madeleine that same episode.
  2. ↑ In episode 5, Caroline quit the competition to focus on her studies, whilst Eboni was temporarily removed due to medical issues.

References

  1. ↑ FOX8 - Promo - Australia's Next Top Model - Cycle 2 Launch
  2. ↑ Who’s working and who’s not? We check in on the Australia’s Next Top Model alumni
  3. ↑ Top Model winner in catfight?
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Model Enquiries · Chadwick Models". Chadwickmodels.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Print Work/Madeleine Rose". 27 May 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2014.(registration required)
  7. ↑ "What happened to Eboni?? – Page 6 – Club Vogue". Forums.vogue.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Print Work/Simone Viljoen". 11 December 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2014.(registration required)
  9. ↑ "Jessica French – the Fashion Spot". Forums.thefashionspot.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.