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. It began airing on January 9, 2009. Among the prizes for this season was a contract with

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was declared the winner of the competition.

Contestants

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

Episodes

Episode 1

Casting episode.

Episode 2

*First call-out: Mo Jia Qi *Bottom two: Hu Lu Lu & Zhang Cai *Eliminated: Zhang Cai

Episode 3

*First call-out: Meng Yao *Bottom two: Li Muo & Zhang Yang *Eliminated: Li Muo

Episode 4

*First call-out: Lili Anna *Bottom two: Hu Lu Lu & Zhang Yang *Eliminated: Hu Lu Lu

Episode 5

*First call-out: Meng Yao *Bottom two: Mo Jia Qi & Tan Jie *Eliminated: Tan Jie

Episode 6

*First call-out: Mo Jia Qi *Bottom two: He Xin & Lili Anna *Eliminated: Lili Anna

Episode 7

*First call-out: He Xin *Bottom two: Wang Shan & Zhang Yang *Eliminated: Zhhang Yang

Episode 8

*First call-out: Meng Yao *Bottom two: He Xin & Wang Shan *Eliminated: Wang Shan

Episode 9

Recap episode.

Episode 10

*First call-out: Meng Yao *Bottom two: He Xin & Mo Jia Qi *Eliminated: He Xin *Final two: Meng Yao & Mo Jia Qi *China's Next Top Model: Meng Yao

Summaries

Call-out order

: The contestant was eliminated : The contestant won the competition * In episode 1, the group of girls was reduced to 10 that would move on to the main competition. This first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week. * Episode 9 is the recap episode.

Bottom Two

: The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two : The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two : The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two : The contestant was placed as the runner-up

Average call-out order

Final two are not included.

Photo shoot guide

*Episode 1 photo shoot: Student ID card (casting) *Episode 2 photo shoot: Lingerie by the pool *Episode 3 photo shoot: Beauty shots with creatures *Episode 4 photo shoot: Makeovers *Episode 5 photo shoot: Girls as boys *Episode 6 photo shoot:

magazine covers *Episode 7 photo shoot & commercial:

*Episode 8 photo shoot: Music genres *Episode 10 photo shoot:

beauty shots

Makeovers

*Lu Lu: Side parted with layers *Jie: Cut short *Lili: Long, close-knit curls *Yang: Cut short *Shan: Dyed blonde and bangs added *Xin: Long, loose curls *Jia Qi: Bangs with red-dye finishing *Yao: Cut shorter with longer bangs and straightening

External links

Official Site
{{China's Next Top Model 2009 Chinese television seasons China's Next Top Model