Season three of ''

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replaced

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as the host of the show after the latter was involved in a breach of contract following her appearance on the

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was the only original judge to return in the third series. Also joining the panel for the first time were international photographer

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, and ex-model and TV personality

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. Fashion photographer Georges Antoni and fashion producer Victoria Fisher were replaced this year by these new judges. The prizes for this season included a one-year modelling contract with Priscilla's Model Management in Sydney, a trip to New York City to meet with another top model booker, a

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XR4, a contract to be the face of

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for one year, and an eight-page fashion spread in ''

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'' Australia. The winner of the competition was 18-year-old

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Series summary

Format changes

The show went underwent a series of changes this season, beginning with the introduction of a fan favourite voting system. Shortly after a new episode aired, Foxtel users were able to cast their vote via the

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for who they thought was "Australia's Favourite Top Model". Jordan Loukas was later announced to be the winner of the fan vote during the show's finale.

Live finale

For the first time in the show's history, the finale was held live. Viewers were allowed to have a say in who won the overall prize of ''Australia's Next Top Model'' by phoning in or using SMS to vote for either Alice or Steph H. during the lead-up week to the finale. The viewers vote counted for 15% of the total vote to determine the winner while the other 85% was determined through the vote of eight judges, including representatives from ''Vogue'' Australia, Priscilla's Model Management and Napoleon Perdis.

Age requirement

The minimum age requirement for participation in the show was still around 18 years old and above to compete. Starting this season, the age had been lowered to 18 below with the minimum age began at 16 years old. Participants who were below 18 must go to bed at 10:00 pm with a curfew hours began at 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.

Cast

Contestants

''(Ages stated are at start of contest)''

Judges

Other cast members

*Jonathan Pease – style director, model mentor

Episodes

Results

: The contestant won a reward challenge. : The contestant quit the competition : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant won the reward challenge and was eliminated : The contestant won the competition

Final votes

Average call-out order

Final two is not included.

Bottom two

: 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 was eliminated after her third time in the bottom two : The contestant quit the competition : The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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