The first cycle of ''

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'' aired weekly on Indonesian private broadcaster NET., starting November 28, 2020. Indonesian supermodel and actress

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and Deddy Corbuzier were added to the panel as the host and creative consultant of the show respectively, while Patricia Gouw and Panca Makmun were added to the panel as judge, catwalk coach, and main model mentor.

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and Jesslyn Lim from

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were added as model mentors throughout the cycle. This season saw 16 contestants vying for a brand new

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and cash amounting to hundreds of millions of

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s. The first cycle of the show was filmed under strict health protocols as it was produced during the

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pandemic, which also made the production team unable to take contestants to an international destination like the other

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editions around the world. However, the top five contestants took a trip to the coastal town of

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and stayed overnight as a local destination. The winner of the competition was 24-year-old

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, from Bali.

Cast

Contestants

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

Judges

(host) * Deddy Corbuzier * Patricia Gouw * Panca Makmun

Model mentors

* Jesslyn Lim

Episodes

Results

Call-out order

: The contestant won the competition : The contestant was immune from elimination : The contestant returned to the competition : The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom twO : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant was originally eliminated but was saved : The contestant was absent at elimination and was safe

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 after their fourth time in the bottom two. : The contestant was eliminated and placed as the runner-up/s.

Average call-out order

Comeback episode are not included.

Photo / video shoot guide

*Episode 2 photo shoot:

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couture *Episode 4 photo shoot: Fierce posing with

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*Episode 6 commercial:

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party girls for Ellips Hair Vitamins on Jakarta Phinisi *Episode 8 photo shoot:

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street style Street style is fashion that is considered to have emerged not from studios, but from the population at large. Street fashion is generally associated with youth culture, and is most often seen in major urban centers. Magazines and newspapers co ...

on rollerskates with Jerome Kurnia *Episode 10 photo shoot: Tough and elegant with

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on fire runway *Episode 12 photo shoot: Wild jewelries with

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in pairs *Episode 14 photo shoot:

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beauty in

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dress *Episode 16 photo shoot: Colour

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splashing *Episode 18 photo shoot: Self style and jumping on a

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with Honda Brio *Episode 20 commercial:

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horse girl for Ellips

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*Episode 22 photo shoot: Posing on a

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wearing

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gowns *Episode 24 photo shoot: Ocean-themed headpieces for ''Queen of

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'' *Episode 26 photo shoot: Family

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with Honda Mobilio RS *Episode 28 photo shoot:

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editorial *Episode 30 photo shoot: Girls in

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with previously eliminated contestants *Episode 32 photo shoot:

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on a mission for Honda Civic Hatchback RS *Episode 34 photo shoot: Moody women in red gowns at

reefs *Episode 36 photo shoot:

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black angels *Episode 38 commercial: ''

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'' in

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arena with

*Episode 40 photo shoot:

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designs at

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crater lake

Makeovers

After the comeback episode, the remaining six finalists got a second makeover. Before the comeback episode, Ranti already got eliminated, and while outside the competition, she cut her hair boyish short style. Thus, she didn't have to get a second makeover.

Post-''Top Model'' careers

* Kian has signed with 2 Icons Management. * Shania has competed on Miss Universe Indonesia 2023. * Eveline signed with Humann Management. * Audrey has signed with New Generation Model Management in

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. She has since modelled for Xiaomi Mi 11 ad campaign,

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Netherland and various Indonesian beauty brands, such as Trueve and MS Glow. * Clafita signed with Kick Management. She has also modelled for Trueve and MS Glow products. * Sheren has competed on Miss Universe Indonesia 2023. * Grace signed with Kick Management. * Devina signed with Kick Management. She is currently the host of crime-related programs (86 and Jatanras) on NET. * Gea signed with Kick Management. She hosted an episode of the program Festival Film Pendek (

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Festival) on NET. She is now no longer modeling. * Ilene signed with Castaway Model Management, Jim Models and Now Model Management in

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Controversy

During a judging panel,

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(who later won the cycle) shared her battle with depression and

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in response to

's question about her photoshoot concept in Anyer beach. Deddy Corbuzier then cut off Ilene's story by saying "Depression? ..You're pretty, you're a model. You're also tall, sexy, and smart. If you're depressed, you're insulting the

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(stuffed pancake) vendor in front of my house.” Luna also said "I really like eating, so o I have aneating disorder?" These remarks were met with backlash from the viewers and general public who believed their remarks were obtuse and insensitive to the issue of

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. Videos of their remarks went viral on

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, in which many took to

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and

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to express their disapproval and also sympathy for Ilene, including

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s and

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, also the former ''

'' host Nadya Hutagalung. Felicia Hutapea, the daughter of lawyer

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also openly criticized Luna and Deddy in her Instagram story, in which Luna responded through direct message that "everyone went through depression" and that 5-year-old Feliciawas "such a child". Luna and Deddy later apologized for their remarks through their Instagram. Those remarks subsequently were edited out from the episode in the show's official

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channel in response to the backlash.

References

External links

* * {{Indonesia's Next Top Model Indonesia's Next Top Model 2020 Indonesian television seasons 2021 Indonesian television seasons Television series impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic