The first cycle of the reality television show ''

Asia's Next Top Model ''Asia's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated as ''AsNTM'') is a reality television show based on the American franchise ''America's Next Top Model'' in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of ''Asia's Next Top Model'' and a chance ...

'' in which a number of women compete for the title and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire Asia-Pacific region. The international destinations for this cycle were

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, and

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. The cycle featured 14 contestants from the

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Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

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, and

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. This is notably the only cycle to feature a contestant from Nepal. The show was filmed in Singapore, and it premiered globally on November 25, 2012 on

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. The prize package for this cycle included a modeling contract with

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, an all-expenses-paid trip to

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, a chance to be the cover feature in ''

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'' Singapore, a position as the face of Canon IXUS' 2013 campaign, a S$100,000 cash prize, and a

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. The winner of the competition was 26-year-old

Jessica Amornkuldilok Jessica Amornkuldilok (), born Rattana Yimchan (; 18 December 1985) is a Thai fashion model, who is the winner of the first cycle of ''Asia's Next Top Model'' in 2012. Elite Model Look Thailand In 2004, Amornkuldilok applied for Elite Model ...

, from

Auditions

Casting calls were held in four countries, listed below: *July 16 at

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*July 18 at

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

*July 20 at Siam Discovery,

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*July 22 at FOX International Studios, Singapore City

Cast

Contestants

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

Judges

* Nadya Hutagalung (host) * Joey Mead King * Daniel Boey * Todd Anthony Tyler

Episodes

Results

: The contestant was eliminated : The contestant quit the competition : The contestant was absent at elimination and was safe : The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two : The contestant won the competition

Makeovers

*Aastha:

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inspired cut *Bei Si: Cut to neck length with bangs and dyed blue black *Filantropi: Bob cut with bangs and dyed deep red *Helena:

Victoria Beckham Victoria Caroline, Lady Beckham (; born 17 April 1974) is an English fashion designer, singer, and television personality. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Posh Spic ...

inspired bob cut with blonde highlights *Jee: Trimmed with bangs and dyed light red *Jessica: Cut short and dyed chestnut brown *Kate: Layered and dyed honey blonde *Melissa: Cut to shoulder length with bangs and dyed brown with highlights *Rachel:

Selita Ebanks Selita Ebanks (born 17 February 1983) is a Caymanian model. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2005 to 2010. She has also worked for high fashion brands Neiman Marcus and Ralph Lauren, and appeared in magazines such as the ''Sports Illustrate ...

inspired cut and dyed dark brown *Sofia: Dyed jet black *Stephanie: Volumized curls and dyed dark red *Trang: Cut shorter

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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