Cycle one of Australia's Next Top Model began airing on 11 January 2005 on Fox8.[1] The ten contestants from around the country chosen for the competition converged in Sydney, where they spent eight weeks sharing an inner city apartment while competing for the title of Australia's Next Top Model. The series finale was held in Melbourne.
The prizes for winning the first cycle of Australia's Next Top Model included a modelling contract with Chic Model Management, an all-expenses paid trip to Milan to meet with Italian modeling agency Fashion, an eight-page editorial in Cleo magazine, and a national campaign for Napoleon cosmetics.
The top ten aspiring contestants met Erika Heynatz and Alex Perry for a runway show in front of an audience. After moving into their new apartment, the contestants were briefed on the importance of fitness and healthy eating. They were later introduced to the Sydney social scene at an A-List cocktail party, and received waxes in preparation for a bikini shoot on the beach.
The top nine contestants received a horse riding lesson before heading over to a dance studio to learn how to walk on the runway. The winner of the lesson was chosen to meet Miss Universe, Jennifer Hawkins. The contestants later took part in a horseback photo shoot.
Special guests: Mink Sadowsky, Jennifer Hawkins, Gina Byrne, Christina Fitzgerald, Sharon-Lee Hamilton, Sally Sharpe
Featured photographer: Nick Leary
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"The Girl Who Breaks the Edge"
25 January 2005 (2005-01-25)
The top eight contestants received makeovers at the Joh Bailey salon, and were shot in pairs at a Manor in Sydney wearing lingerie. They later took part in an exercise and makeup challenge.
Special guests: Joh Bailey, Emanuel Perdis, Kostya Tszyu
Featured photographer: Steven Chee
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"The Girl Who Loses Her Faith"
1 February 2005 (2005-02-01)
The top seven contestants received acting and pole dancing lessons, later followed by an acting challenge. While the winners of the challenge attended a launch party, the losers shot a commercial for Venus. One of the contestants opted to drop out of the competition, and the remaining contestants took part in a spider beauty shoot.
Special guests: Dean Carey, Blair McDonough, Jens Hertzum, Steve Fellenberg
Featured photographer: Sam Borich
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"The Girl Who Has The Flaws"
8 February 2005 (2005-02-08)
The top six contestants learned about body movement and language, before receiving tips on their runway walks and poses. They learned salesmanship skills in an interview, and one contestant revealed that she suffered from depression. The contestants took part in a runway show for the media, and had interviews with Cleo magazine editor Nedahl Stelio. The girls later arrived at Circular Quay for an intimate photo shoot with Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill.
The top five contestants arrived at Fitness First where they had a fitness session with Brad Spence. They later learned about tap dancing, and received a visit from a clairvoyant to talk about their personal lives. The contestants had a dancing and endurance challenge before visiting a pole dancing studio for their photo shoot.
Special guests: Brad Spence, Ben Read, Marlene Stoten, Sally Sharpe, Stephen Lee
Featured photographer: Andrew Gash
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"The Girl Who Has One Look"
22 February 2005 (2005-02-22)
The top four contestants learned about go-sees and had a wardrobe lesson, before putting their skills to the test in a shopping challenge to put together an outfit that suited their personal style. Later, the models stripped for an exotic high fashion photo shoot session in which they wore nothing but gold foil.
Special guests: Nicole Zimmerman, Simone Zimmerman, Brad Ngata, June Dally-Watkins
Featured photographer: Nick Leary
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"The Girl Who Becomes Australia's Next Top Model"
1 March 2005 (2005-03-01)
The top three contestants received a second set of makeovers and were flown to Melbourne for the grand finale. There, they took part in a cosmetics shoot and arrived at the Zambesi clothing retailer line to meet Elisabeth Findlay for a casting challenge. They later attended a red carpet party for Mercedes Australian fashion week, before one contestant was eliminated from the competition. The final two competed in a final runway show, and Gemma was declared to be Australia's Next Top Model.
Special guests: Napoleon Perdis, Nicola Finetti, Elisabeth Findlay
Featured photographer: Monty Cole
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"Reunited and Exposed"
8 March 2005 (2005-03-08)
The cycle 1 contestants reunited to discuss their time and experiences on the show and tried to settle old scores in the process.
