The third cycle of Holland's Next Top Model premiered on 15 October 2007 on RTL5. This was the first cycle of the series to be hosted by Dutch model Daphne Deckers, who replaced the previous host, Yfke Sturm after two cycles. All of the previous season's judges returned for the new cycle, with the exception of photographer and creative director Carli Hermès, who was replaced by photographer Philip Riches. Bastiaan van Schaik also replaced stylist Ruud van der Pijl as a mentor for the contestants.
The prizes for this cycle included a modelling contract with Modelmasters The Agency valued at €75,000, a cover feature for Glamour magazine, an advertising campaign for L'Oreal, and the opportunity to represent the Netherlands at the 2008 Ford Models Supermodel of the World contest.[1]
The 100 semi-finalists attended casting week, and the judges chose the final 12 contestants. The finalists later moved into the model home, and had their promotional photos taken. At the end of the episode, Iris was eliminated from the competition.
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"Episode 2"
22 October 2007 (2007-10-22)
The contestants received makeovers, and Cicilia decided to quit the competition. The remaining 10 models later shot a campaign for luxury watches, and at elimination, Shardene was eliminated from the competition.
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"Episode 3"
29 October 2007 (2007-10-29)
Anna and Lilly won the week's reward challenges. The models took part in an extreme bungee jumping photo shoot where they were suspended upside down. At elimination, Monique and Nana landed in the bottom two. Monique was given a second chance, and Nana became the fourth contestant to leave the competition.
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"Episode 4"
5 November 2007 (2007-11-05)
The models shot a campaign featuring roller skating streetwear, and had their polaroids taken by judge and photographer Philip Riches. Sophie won the week's reward challenge, and at elimination, Anna and Monique were asked to leave the competition.
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"Episode 5"
12 November 2007 (2007-11-12)
Cecile and Kassandra won the week's reward challenges. The remaining six contestants shot a commercial for L'Oreal, and were later photographed in a steamy photo shoot with a male model. At the end of episode, Anne was eliminated from the competition. Host Daphne Deckers revealed that the remainder of the competition would be taking place in São Paulo, Brazil.
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"Episode 6"
19 November 2007 (2007-11-19)
The models arrived in Brazil, and had a rooftop swimwear photo shoot with a helicopter. At elimination, Carmen and Lilly landed in the bottom two. Carmen was saved, and Lilly became the eighth contestant to leave the competition.
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"Episode 7"
26 November 2007 (2007-11-26)
Karmen won the week's reward challenge, and the remaining four contestants had a nude photo shoot on the beach. At the end of the episode, Sophie was eliminated from the competition, leaving Carmen, Cecile, and Kassandra as the three remaining finalists.
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"Episode 8"
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
This episode focused on the day-to-day lives of the four finalists as they were visited by the judges and prepared for the cycle's live finale. The voting lines for each of the four models opened during this episode, and remained open until the following week.
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"Episode 9"
17 December 2007 (2007-12-17)
The contestants performed in a series of live challenges, and the show went over footage of the models performing in a photo shoot for the cover of Glamour magazine. At the end of the night, the judges scored the remaining models on a scale from one to ten, and after adding the public vote to the judge's vote, Cecile was revealed to be the winner of the competition.
Anna Anne Carmen Cecile Cicilia Kassandra Lilly Monique Nana Shardene Sophie
Cecile
Lilly
Lilly Sophie
Lilly
Kassandra
Kassandra
Cecile
2
Iris
Sophie
Sophie
Carmen
Sophie
Cecile
Kassandra
3
Cicilia
Carmen
Carmen
Cecile Kassandra
Cecile
Cecile
Carmen
Carmen
4
Carmen
Kassandra
Kassandra
Sophie
Carmen
Sophie
5
Kassandra
Lilly
Cecile
Anna Monique
Kassandra
Lilly
6
Monique
Anna
Anna
Anne
7
Anna
Monique
Anne
Anne Carmen
8
Sophie
Anne
Monique
9
Cecile
Nana
Nana
10
Lilly
Shardene
11
Anne
Cicilia
12
Shardene
Iris
The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel
The contestant was put through collectively to the next round
The contestant quit the competition
The contestant was eliminated
The contestant won the competition
Final scores
Place
Final scores
Contestant
Judge's vote
Viewer vote
Total score
1
Cecile
30 points
35 points (70%)
65 points
2
Kassandra
20 points
12 points (24%)
32 points
3
Carmen
0 points
3 points (6%)
3 points
Notes
^In episode 1, the pool of 100 semi-finalists was reduced to the final 12 contestants. Iris was eliminated at the end of the episode.
^In episode 2, Cicilia refused her makeover and quit the competition.
^In episode 4, the contestants were called forward in pairs and told their verdict.
^During the live final, each of the judges was allowed to vote for one of the three remaining models. The weight of each individual vote was ten points, with a possible total of 50 points. These totals were then tallied with the percentages of the viewer vote among the remaining three contestants, which counted for half of the overall total. Cecile accumulated the most points at the end of the night, and was crowned the winner.
