The fifteenth cycle of ''

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'' premiered on September 8, 2010 and was the ninth cycle to be aired on The CW network. Several changes were made to the show in a bid to place greater emphasis on

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, including a lineup of prominent fashion industry guest judges and photographers as well as a change in prizes. All three permanent judges from the previous cycle, ''

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'' editor-at-large

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, photographer Nigel Barker and

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, remained in place. The prizes for this cycle included a modeling contract with

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, a fashion spread in ''

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'', and both the cover and a

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in '' Beauty In Vogue'', along with an editorial feature on ''Vogue.it'', and a 100,000 contract with

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cosmetics. The international destinations for this cycle are

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and

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, all in

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. The winner of the competition was 19-year-old

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from

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with Chelsey Hersley placing as the runner up.

Cast

Contestants

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

Judges

* Nigel Barker *

Other cast members

*J. Alexander – runway coach *Jay Manuel – creative director

Episodes

Summaries

Call-out order

: The contestant was eliminated : The contestant was eliminated outside of the judging panel : The contestant won the competition

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 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 shoots

* Episode 1 photo shoot: Paired up wearing

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designs (casting) * Episode 2 photo shoot: Teen bullying * Episode 3 photo shoot: Fallen angels * Episode 4 photo shoot: Underwater beauty shots * Episode 5 photo shoot: Lucha Va Voom * Episode 6 photo shoot: Walking down

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* Episode 7 photo shoot: Portraying iconic fashion designers * Episode 8 commercial: H2T water on roller skates * Episode 9 photo shoot:

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group shoot with a casanova * Episode 10 photo shoot: Marble statues coming to life * Episode 11 motion editorial: Modelli folli ("Model Madness") * Episode 13 photo shoot and commercial:

Lash Blast Fusion print ad and commercial; '' beauty In Vogue'' spreads

Makeovers

* Terra – Cut short and dyed black * Sara – Cut to shoulder length and dyed chocolate brown with bleached eyebrows * Rhianna – Long wavy brown extensions with blonde highlights * Lexie – Dyed light brown * Kacey – Long straight black weave and contacts instead of glasses * Kendal – Long, straight middle-part black weave * Esther – Dyed black * Liz – Pixie cut * Chris – Long wavy dark brown weave * Kayla – Cut to shoulder length with bangs and dyed bright red with bleached eyebrows * Jane – Dyed light brown with blonde highlights * Chelsey – Trimmed, dyed ice blonde and tooth gap accentuated * Ann – Long wavy copper brown extensions

Post-''Top Model'' careers

* Anamaria Mirdita has taken test shots. * Terra White has pursued modeling but has not been signed by an agency. * Sara Blackamore did not state a desire to continue modeling after the show. * Rhianna Atwood was signed by Paragon Model Management in Mexico City and appeared in ''Refix Magazine.'' * Lexie Tomchek has done test shots but declared a hesitancy about continuing to model after the show, and declared a desire to pursue acting in Chicago. * Kacey Leggett has continued to model, including at Miami Swim Week in 2018 and in an advertisement for Mia Beccar. She is represented by TNG Models in Las Vegas. * Kendal Brown declared a desire to continue modeling in Atlanta after the show. * Esther Petrack studied Hebrew at Hebrew University in Jerusalem after appearing on the show. She emigrated to Israel in 2012 and joined the IDF. * Liz Williams declared a desire to continue modeling or be a television host after the show and pursued a degree in architecture. She has taken test shots. * Chris White declared a desire to start acting again after the show. * Jane Randall signed with IMG Models. She has appeared in ''Vogue Italia'', the ''New York Times Magazine,'' and on the cover of ''Women's Wear Daily''. She has models for Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale's, and other retailers online, and walked in runway shows at New York Fashion Week in 2011 and 2012. In 2017, she started to run "The Jersey Report," a New Jersey-focused right wing blog. * Kayla Ferrel signed with a modeling agency in Japan and participated in season 17 of ''Top Model''. * Chelsey Hersley signed with Passport Model Management in San Francisco and Urban Talent Management in Boise. * Ann Ward won a contract with CoverGirl, a contract with IMG Models, and a spread in Vogue Italia. Since then, she has booked some ad campaigns with small designers, appeared in ''Velvet Magazine'', and walked in some high fashion runway shows. She also posts artwork online.

Notes

References

External links

Official website
{{America's Next Top Model A15 2010 American television seasons Television shows filmed in Los Angeles Television shows filmed in Italy