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The fourth season of ''
America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...
'' aired in spring 2005, with the shooting location being moved from New York City to Los Angeles. The catchphrase of the season was "Dive In." These were the last appearances of
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and Nolé Marin as judges and the Beauty Tip of the Week was replaced by the My Life as a CoverGirl segment. The house that the girls stayed in the first half of the competition was later used in
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) '' The Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious'' and the
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TV series '' Pretty Wicked.'' The international destination for the cycle was
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, South Africa, the show's first visit to Africa and only visit to Southern Africa. The winner was 20-year-old
Naima Mora Naima Mora (born March 1, 1984) is an American fashion model and the winner of Cycle 4 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography Early life Mora was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of jazz vocalist and entrepreneur Theresa Mora and ja ...
from
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with Kahlen Rondot placing as the runner up. The prizes for this cycle were a modeling contract with
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, a fashion spread and cover in ''Elle'' magazine, and a 100,000 contract with
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cosmetics.


Contestants

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


Episodes


''Return to the Runway''

The ''Return to the Runway'' special aired on September 20, 2005, preceding the premiere of the
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. In this "Where are they now?" episode, we learned: ;Appearing (in order): *Naima shot a premiere episode in
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of ''
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.'' *Brittany is represented by
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. *Brita has signed with
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and has her own billboard. *Keenyah has been seen in various ads and appeared on an episode of ''
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''. *Tiffany has been featured on the cover of an ''International Hair'' magazine and does community service as a teen counselor. *Lluvy is getting married and shot a bridal magazine cover. *Michelle is working on her body and has signed with Wilhelmina in New York. *Noelle is taking care of her son back home and plans to model. *Christina has walked runways for
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fashion week. *Rebecca signed with VNY Model Management and has appeared in various magazines, including ''
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.'' *Brandy is continuing to meet with various agencies. *Kahlen is doing test shoots to expand her portfolio and began working in different fashion capitals in the world like Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris, and many more. *Tatiana has moved to New York. *Sarah has modeled in Paris and Tokyo. (No Appearance) It also focused on the ANTM tour featuring: Shannon Stewart,
Mercedes Scelba-Shorte Mercedes Yvette Scelba-Shorte, also known as Mercedes Yvette (born August 24, 1981, in New Jersey), is an American fashion model and actress. She was a contestant on Cycle 2 of ''America's Next Top Model''. During the show, Scelba-Shorte reveal ...
, Shandi Sullivan, Catie Anderson, Ann Markley, Norelle Van Herk,
Eva Marcille Eva Marcille Pigford (born October 30, 1984) is an American actress, fashion model and television personality. She rose to prominence after she won the third cycle of ''America's Next Top Model''. Afterwards, she starred as Tracie Evans in Tyler ...
, Amanda Swafford,
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, Kahlen Rondot, Brittany Brower, Tiffany Richardson, Keenyah Hill, and
Naima Mora Naima Mora (born March 1, 1984) is an American fashion model and the winner of Cycle 4 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography Early life Mora was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of jazz vocalist and entrepreneur Theresa Mora and ja ...
. *Special guests: Naima Mora


Summaries


Call-out order

: The contestant was eliminated : The contestant won the competition


Average call-out order

Casting call-out order and final two are 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 was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up


Photo Shoot Guide

*Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Aliens over Manhattan *Episode 3 Photo Shoot:
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dog-walkers *Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Warneco calendar
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*Episode 5 Photo Shoot:
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campaign with different ethnicities *Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Gas attendants fighting the elements *Episode 7 Photo Shoot:
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pillow fight with a male model *Episode 8 Photo Shoot: 7 deadly sins *Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Animals for Lubriderm with a crocodile *Episode 10 Photo Shoot: Kloofing to get to shoot actual shoot was creating their own look using natural elements *Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Dancing with African Natives for Caress Body Wash *Episode 13 Photo Shoot & Commercial:
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Outlast Foundation ad


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 se ...
– Photo Director * J. Alexander – Runway Coach * Mathu Anderson – Make-Up Artist * Danilo – Hairstylist


Makeovers

* Brita -
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inspired tight waves * Sarah -
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inspired cut and dyed dark brown * Brandy - Cut short and dyed light red with bleached eyebrows * Noelle - Blown-out and straightened * Lluvy - Trimmed and dyed red a la
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*Rebecca - Long curly brown weave with blonde highlights * Tiffany - Long straight middle part black weave * Tatiana - Dyed chocolate brown a la
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* Michelle - Dyed ice blonde * Christina - Dyed dark brown * Brittany - Trimmed with heavy bangs * Keenyah -
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inspired asymmetrical blunt bob cut; later, long wavy black weave * Kahlen -
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inspired long blonde weave * Naima - Dyed honey blonde


Criticism

The show was criticized for its handling of sexual assault allegations from Keenyah, who was sexually harassed by a male model on a photo shoot. The show has been criticized for not doing anything when the model stroked her inner thigh, moaned in her ear, took photos of her and harassed her repeatedly for her phone number.


Post–''Top Model'' careers

*Brita Petersons has done some advertising work, including a billboard. She has signed with
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in Los Angeles and Vue Model Management. *Sarah Dankelman has not pursued modeling actively but has been featured in ''Stuff''. *Brandy Rusher has done test shots. *Lluvy Gomez has done some print work including a bridal shot. *Noelle Staggers has done test shots. *Rebecca Epley has done some modeling. She signed with VNY Model Management and has appeared in various magazines, including Cosmopolitan. *Tiffany Richardson had a cover of International Hair and has done few test shots, but after has not continued to model. She is now mentoring troubled teenagers and taking care of her son. *Tatiana Dante has done Hawaii-based print work. *Michelle Deighton has tried out for the Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Later she married Jon Dalton, and gave birth to a baby girl. She has modeled for Elate wear, Louche Clothing, Celebrity Baby Blog, Mommygoround.com, and has appeared in Life & Style Magazine. She was a contestant on
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, where she quit. *Christina Murphy did some print work for various clothing companies. She was also signed with Passport Model Agency. *Brittany Brower has done a few campaigns and been featured on a few TV programs, including
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''. She also works for NEXT Models now in L.A. In addition, Brower participated ''America's Next Top Model, Cycle 17'', which is an all-star edition along with other returning models and was placed 14th, first to be eliminated. *Keenyah Hill has done some spreads in magazines and runway shows and has signed to I Model and Talent in New York *Kahlen Rondot has done some ANTM-related promotional work. She was the face of Jay Manuel's cosmetic line but has since quit the industry and now works as a bartender. *
Naima Mora Naima Mora (born March 1, 1984) is an American fashion model and the winner of Cycle 4 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography Early life Mora was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of jazz vocalist and entrepreneur Theresa Mora and ja ...
collected all her prizes and is signed with Basic Model Management and 301 Model Management. She has received a show card in fashion week SS09 and walked in Project Runway. She has also modeled for various magazines and is lead vocalist for the band Chewing Pics.


References


External links

* {{America's Next Top Model A04 2005 American television seasons Television shows filmed in Los Angeles Television shows filmed in South Africa