The ninth cycle of ''

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'' was the third season of the series to be aired on

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network. This cycle's promotional tagline was "The Future Of Fashion." The promotional song was "

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" by

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. The prizes for this cycle were: * A modeling contract with

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* A fashion spread and cover in ''

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'' magazine * A 100,000 contract with

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cosmetics The international destinations for this cycle were

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(for the semi-finals) and

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and

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

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. The show’s second visit to East Asia. Among the thirteen finalists was 21-year-old

Heather Kuzmich Heather Kuzmich (born April 19, 1986) is an American fashion model. She lives in Chicago, Illinois, where she is studying video game design. She is best known for being a contestant of ''America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9'', in which she was the ...

, who has

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, an

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disorder. The season averaged 5.12 million viewers, making the cycle one of the most successful in the show's history. This was also the last cycle to date in which

Twiggy Dame Lesley Lawson (''née'' Hornby; born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer, widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging '60s in London. ...

was featured as a judge. For cycle 10, she was replaced by

Paulina Porizkova Paulina Porizkova (born Pavlína Pořízková, ; 9 April 1965) is a Swedish model. Born in Czechoslovakia and raised in Sweden, Porizkova became the first Central European woman to appear on the cover of the ''Sports Illustrated'' swimsuit issu ...

. The winner was 21-year-old

Saleisha Stowers Saleisha Lashawn Stowers (born January 20, 1986) is an American actress and model. She was cycle 9’s winner ''America's Next Top Model''. She portrayed the role of Lani Price on NBC's soap opera '' Days of Our Lives''. Early life Stowers was ...

from Los Angeles, California with

Chantal Jones Heather Chantal Griffiths (née Jones; born September 8, 1988 in Austin, Texas), is an American fashion model and actress. Jones was the runner-up on ''America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9'' in 2007. ''America's Next Top Model'' Jones was perh ...

placing as the runner up.

Contestants

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

Episodes

Summaries

Call-out order

: The contestant was eliminated : The contestant quit the competition : The contestant was originally eliminated but was saved : The contestant won the competition

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 their third time in the bottom two : The contestant quit the competition : The contestant was originally eliminated but was saved. : The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Average call-out order

Casting call-out order and final two are not included.

Photo shoot guide

*Episode 2 photo shoot: Glamour shots smoking/detriments of smoking *Episode 3 photo shoot:

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Rock Climbing *Episode 4 photo shoot: Flowers & plant life *Episode 5 photo shoot: Fashion gargoyles on top of building *Episode 6 photo shoot: Eco-friendly fashion portraying recyclable materials *Episode 8 music video:

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...

, "

Tired of Being Sorry "Tired of Being Sorry" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Scott Thomas for his band, Ringside. Singer Enrique Iglesias' cover of the song was released as the second international single from his album '' Insomniac'' (2008) and achie ...

" *Episode 9 photo shoot: Stranded in the desert *Episode 10 commercial & photo shoot:

queen collection ad & commercial *Episode 11 photo shoot: Chinese princesses / lion & dragon dance *Episode 12 photo shoot:

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warriors/Group shot *Episode 13 Commercial & photo shoot: CoverGirl wetslicks fruit spritzers commercial & print ad; ''

'' magazine covers

Other cast members

Jay Manuel Jay Manuel (born August 14, 1972) is a Canadian TV host, Creative Director, make-up artist, and author. He is most recognizable as the Creative Director on the popular reality television show ''America's Next Top Model'' for the first eighteen sea ...

– Photo Director * Sutan – Make-up Artist * Christian Marc – Hair Stylist * Anda & Masha – Wardrobe *

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Makeovers

* Victoria - Blonde highlights with lengthen bangs * Janet - Dyed black with bangs * Ebony -

Naomi Campbell Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. She began her career at the age of 15, and established herself amongst the most recognisable and in-demand models of the past four decades. Cam ...

inspired long black weave * Sarah - Cut short with blonde highlights * Ambreal - Pixie cut and dyed black * Lisa - Cut short and dyed light brown * Heather - Trimmed with chestnut brown highlights * Bianca - Buzz cut(due to long golden blonde weave being unable to work) * Jenah - Long blonde extensions with bangs * Chantal - Long platinum blonde extensions with bangs * Saleisha -

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inspired black bob with bangs

Post-''Top Model'' careers

*Mila Bouzinova did some test shots, did some print work for ''

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'' and used to be signed with Basic Model Management in New York. *Jenah Doucette has done some test shots and print work and was featured as one of the presenter in Tyra's Fiercee Awards on ''

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'' in 2008. *Bianca Golden is currently signed with Major Model Management in New York, Fusion Model Management in South Africa, Ford Models in Chicago and Click Models in Boston. She was one of the models in the finale of fifth season of ''

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''. She has modeled in Essence, Cosmopolitan, The Source and for various brands. She has also taken part in Farah Angsana Spring 2010 presentation as well as multiple fashion weeks and BET's Rip The Runway shows. Bianca has also appeared on ''

'' several times. She also participated the all-star version of ''America's Next Top Model'' along with other returning models, and was eliminated in episode 7 alongside fellow contestant Kayla Ferrel. *Sarah Hartshorne is currently signed with IPM Model Management and a comedian in New York City. * Lisa Jackson is currently signed with Major Model Management in New York, Studio Model Management in Paris and Muse Model Management in New York. She was one of the models in the finale of sixth season and was the model for designer Michelle Lesniak Franklin, Season 11, of ''Project Runway'' and walked for TRESemme at Mara Hoffman Spring 2010 show amongst many other shows. She has also modeled for Source, Carmen Marc Valvo and numerous brands and magazines. She has also been featured twice in Top Models In Action, the first time in Cycle 11, and the second in Cycle 13. She has appeared in the music video for Sean Paul's "She Doesn't Mind". Lisa also was the winning model on season 11 of ''Project Runway'', winning $25,000 and the cover of Marie Claire. *

is currently signed with Nous Model Management, L.A. Model Management, Paragon Model Management in Mexico Muse Model Management in New York. She used to be signed with 62 Models & Talent in Auckland. *

is currently signed with

in Chicago. She is also pursuing a career in the video game industry and she is currently signed with Major Model Management in New York and Studio Model Management in Paris. She was one of the models in the finale of sixth season of ''Project Runway'' and walked for TRESemme at Mara Hoffman Spring 2010 show amongst many other shows. She has also modeled for Source, Carmen Marc Valvo and numerous brands and magazines. *Kimberly Leemans is currently signed with Elite Model Management in Chicago, after winning Elite Chicago's E-Tube's contest. She used to be signed with Basic Model Management in New York and International Model Management in Brussels. She was one of the models in the finale of season 6 of ''Project Runway''. She was featured in ''Ocala'' magazine. She has appeared on ''Gossip Girl'', ''Life on Mars'', ''Cupid'', ''Law and Order'' and HBO's ''How to Make It in America''. In 2014, Kimberly had a small role on The Vampire Diaries as "Young Jo" *Victoria Marshman has returned to

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and started to finish her Medieval History course. *Janet Mills is currently signed with Level Model and Talent Management. *Ebony Morgan has gone back to dental school and was seen in Tyra's Fiercee Awards on ''The Tyra Banks Show'' as one of the nominated models. *

is currently signed with Elite Model Management in New York and Los Angeles and with L.A. Model Management. In 2013, she joined the cast of the online revival of ''

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'', and in 2015, joined the cast of ''

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''. *Ambreal Williams is currently signed with Click Model Management in Los Angeles.

Notes

References

External links

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