America's Next Top Model (season 1)

Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	UPN
Original release	May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20) – July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)
Additional information
Filming dates	December 30, 2002 (2002-12-30) – February 5, 2003 (2003-02-05)

America's Next Top Model, cycle 1 was the first cycle of America's Next Top Model. It originally aired on UPN from May to July 2003, and was hosted by Tyra Banks, who additionally served as its executive producer and presenter. The judging panel consisted of Banks, Janice Dickinson, Kimora Lee Simmons, and Beau Quillian. The cycle's catchphrase was "One girl has what it takes."

This was the only season to feature a cast of only ten contestants. All later cycles have featured at least twelve contestants. The international destination for the cycle was Paris, France. The show’s first visit to Europe.

The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Adrianne Curry from Joliet, Illinois with Shannon Stewart placing as runner up. Her prizes were a modeling contract with Wilhelmina Models, a photo spread in Marie Claire magazine, and a contract with Revlon cosmetics.

Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown	Outcome	Place
Tessa Carlson	19	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Chicago, Illinois	Episode 1	10
Katie Cleary	21	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Glenview, Illinois	Episode 2	9
Nicole Panattoni	22	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Murrieta, California	Episode 3	8
Ebony Haith	24	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Harlem, New York	Episode 4	7
Giselle Samson	18	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Corona, California	Episode 5	6
Kesse Wallace	21	5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)	North Little Rock, Arkansas	Episode 6	5
Robin Manning	27	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Memphis, Tennessee	Episode 7	4
Elyse Sewell	20	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Episode 9	3
Shannon Stewart	18	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	Franklin, Ohio		2
Adrianne Curry	20	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Joliet, Illinois		1

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"The Girl Who Wants It Bad"	May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)	2.92
2	2	"The Girl is Here to Win, Not Make Friends"	May 27, 2003 (2003-05-27)	3.20
3	3	"The Girl Who Gets Rushed to the Emergency Room"	June 3, 2003 (2003-06-03)	4.13
4	4	"The Girl Who Drives Everyone Crazy"	June 10, 2003 (2003-06-10)	3.38
5	5	"The Girl Who Everyone Thinks is Killing Herself"	June 17, 2003 (2003-06-17)	3.45
6	6	"The Girl Who Deals With a Pervert"	June 24, 2003 (2003-06-24)	3.40
7	7	"The Girls Get Really Naked"	July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)	4.42
8	8	"How the Girls Got Here"	July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)	2.43
9	9	"The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model"	July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)	4.47

Summaries

Call-out order

Order	Episodes
	1		2	3	4	5	6	7	9
1	Nicole	Ebony	Shannon	Shannon	Kesse	Adrianne	Elyse	Elyse	Shannon	Adrianne
2	Robin	Elyse	Nicole	Kesse	Elyse	Kesse	Shannon	Adrianne	Adrianne	Shannon
3	Kesse	Kesse	Giselle	Elyse	Adrianne	Shannon	Robin	Shannon	Elyse
4	Elyse	Adrianne	Robin	Giselle	Robin	Robin	Adrianne	Robin
5	Katie	Katie	Adrianne	Adrianne	Shannon	Elyse	Kesse
6	Ebony	Nicole	Ebony	Robin	Giselle	Giselle
7	Adrianne	Giselle	Elyse	Ebony	Ebony
8	Shannon	Robin	Kesse	Nicole
9	Giselle Tessa	Shannon	Katie
10		Tessa

     The contestant was not included in the casting call-out order but was additionally added to the cast

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant won the competition

Average call-out order

Casting call-out order and final two are not included.

Rank by average	Place	Model	Call-out total	Number of call-outs	Call-out average
1	3	Elyse	24	8	3.00
2	2	Shannon	25		3.12
3	1	Adrianne	26		3.25
4	5	Kesse	21	6	3.50
5	4	Robin	33	7	4.71
6	6	Giselle	26	5	5.20
7	7	Ebony	21	4	5.25
8	8	Nicole	16	3	5.33
9	9	Katie	14	2	7.00
10	10	Tessa	10	1	10.00

Bottom two

Episode	Contestants			Eliminated
1	Shannon	&	Tessa	Tessa
2	Katie	&	Kesse	Katie
3	Ebony	&	Nicole	Nicole
4	Ebony	&	Giselle	Ebony
5	Elyse	&	Giselle	Giselle
6	Adrianne	&	Kesse	Kesse
7	Robin	&	Shannon	Robin
9	Adrianne	&	Elyse	Elyse
	Adrianne	&	Shannon	Shannon

     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 in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Photo shoot guide

• Episode 1 photo shoot: Swimwear on a rooftop
• Episode 2 photo shoot: Swimwear for Stuff magazine
• Episode 3 photo shoot: Beauty shots with snakes
• Episode 4 commercial: Fresh Look contact lenses
• Episode 5 photo shoot: Reebok ad with Clinton Portis
• Episode 6 photo shoot: Wonder Bra overlooking the Eiffel Tower
• Episode 7 photo shoots: Nude campaign for Merit Diamond

Makeovers

• Nicole - Extensions trimmed and straightened
• Ebony - Tuft shaved off
• Giselle - Layered and dyed red
• Kesse - Long honey blonde extensions
• Robin - Light brown extensions
• Elyse - Pixie cut
• Shannon - Long blonde extensions
• Adrianne - Weave with bangs

Critical reception

Cycle 1 has received positive reviews from critics. Despite its low budget, E. Alex Jung commented how this worked to the show's advantage, praising how Tyra “wanted to reflect the reality of life as a working model” and acknowledging that “there was something about the low production value that reflected that simple truth.” He also praised it in comparison to other seasons of America's Next Top Model, commentening how “ANTM’s first season felt like a glimpse into how fashion actually worked” whereas later seasons “became campier, more ludicrous, and vaguely surreal.” Jung also states that Cycle 1 “was the only season where the contestants didn’t readily buy into the project” and commended the season for respecting their decisions, such as when Shannon and Robin refused to pose nude.

Margaret Lyons also praised the season, describing it as “impeachable” and “one of the best seasons, debut or otherwise, that any reality show has ever had.” She argued that “ANTM helped usher in the era of profession-based reality contest shows” but viewed it more positively compared to the rest of America's Next Top Model's seasons, commenting how “nothing has ever quite lived up to the perfection of season one” and how “the grossness of Tyra’s constant idiotic catchphrases, and the repetitiveness of the challenges (have) eventually eroded my passion for the series.”

Post–Top Model careers

• Tessa Carlson modeled for Noah Kalina and Joey Quintero.
• Katie Cleary has worked with Deal or No Deal and has done print modeling. She has been an on-camera host for TV Guide Channel, E! News, and HDTV's Get Out. Her acting credits include How to Get Away with Murder, Chuck, The Break-Up, The Lake House, and Iron Man 2.
• Adrianne Curry although not receiving her contracts Revlon and Wilhelmina, she has still modelled for several magazines, including Life & Style Weekly, Us Weekly, Star, OK!, Stuff, People, Maxim, made the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2005, Max (Spanish), Marie Claire and Spanish Marie Claire. She shot campaigns for Von Dutch, Von Dutch Watches, Salon City, Macy's, Famous Stars and Straps, Lucky, Ed Hardy, Kinis Bikinis, Beverly Hills Choppers and Merit Diamonds. She has walked for Jaime Pressly and Pamela Anderson. Curry was signed with Wilhelmina Models and Avenue Modeller, and is no longer a model. She was married to actor Christopher Knight from 2006 to 2012.
• Ebony Haith was signed with Downtown Model Management.
• Robin Manning is pursuing an acting career and has been in two movies, and has done church-related print work.
• Nicole Panattoni modeled for various companies. She is married to BMX rider Cory Nastazio.
• Giselle Samson now works as a hostess for Carnival Cruise.
• Elyse Sewell signed with multiple agencies in Asia and later graced the cover of Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong.
• Shannon Stewart has done print work for Bakers Shoes, Dillards and Speedo Aquatic Fitness Line. She has been signed with Ford Models and Elite Model Management. She participated in the America's Next Top Model All Stars cycle alongside other former contestants, finishing in sixth place.

Trivia

• In an Instagram livestream, Jay Manuel revealed that Cycle 1 had such a low budget, that he was the one on the computer, throwing the photos up onto the screen during panel.

• Manuel also revealed that during the filming of episode 7, when the black and white photos that Tyra Banks shot came up on the screen before panel, Janice Dickinson said “Who shot these photos?! They’re horrible!“.

Controversies

After winning Cycle 1, Adrianne Curry was meant to receive a contract with Revlon and Wilhelmina Models, but she never received it. America's Next Top Model and Tyra Banks ignored her when she contacted them about the issue, and Curry was subsequently erased from the show. Although she appeared on Cycle 2, and was briefly mentioned in Cycle 20 as part of a challenge, she wasn’t featured in the opening credits for Cycles 7, 8 or 9 alongside the other previous winners of America's Next Top Model, and a photo of her didn’t appear in the contestants’ New York residence alongside the previous Top Model winners.

External links

• America's Next Top Model, cycle 1 at IMDb