America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6
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| America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 | |
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 Promotional photograph of the cast of Cycle 6 of America's Next Top Model |
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| Genre | Reality TV |
| Creator(s) | Tyra Banks |
| Developer(s) | Kenya Barris |
| Starring | Tyra Banks |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Tyra Banks |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | UPN |
| Original run | March 8, 2006 – |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
America's Next Top Model, Cycle Six premiered on March 8, 2006. Tyra Banks served as host while Twiggy, Nigel Barker, and J. Alexander ("Miss J.") returned as judges. This cycle featured thirteen contestants aged 18 to 26 years, with heights ranging from 5'8" to 6'1" (172 to 185 cm).
Season Theme: Fairy Tales Come True[citation needed]
[edit] Episode summaries
[edit] The Girl Who Learns How To Dance (Part 1) / The Girls Go Bald (Part 2)
Original Airdate: March 8, 2006
The two-hour premiere episode devoted an hour to narrowing 32 contestants to 13 finalists, and the second hour featured the first photo shoot and elimination. As the girls moved into their house in Los Angeles, the oldest contestant, 26-year-old Jade, claimed she was "the undiscovered supermodel" and declared herself front runner of the competition. The bedroom themes for this cycle were Twiggy, Janice Dickison, Christie Brinkley, Iman and a room themed of past contestants of America's Next Top Model. The girls were led to believe that they would all be shaved bald as a way to level the competition for the photo shoot, when in fact they were fitted with skull caps and posed wearing Swarovski crystals in an array of mannequin heads. Seen lacking in potential, the self-described hillbilly from Brevard, North Carolina, Kathy, was eliminated.
- Bottom two: Furonda Brasfield & Kathy Hoxit
- Eliminated: Kathy Hoxit
- Special guest: Janice Dickinson
[edit] The Girl Who Is a True Miss Diva
Original Airdate: March 15, 2006
In this episode, the twelve remaining contestants received makeovers. Some were dramatic, such as Jade's short blond cut or Nnenna's head being shaved, while others were less dramatic, such as Joanie and Kari being made blonder than they already were. For the photo shoot, the girls posed with ice sculptures. Though Jade made a poor impression on the judges with her arrogance and took a poor photograph, Wendy, whose family had been affected by Hurricane Katrina, was sent home due to her inability to transfer her modeling potential to photographs.
- Bottom two: Jade Cole & Wendy Wiltz
- Eliminated: Wendy Wiltz
- Special guests: Joel Warren, Edward Tricomi, Rachel Zoe, Naima Mora
- CoverGirl of the Week: Nnenna Agba
[edit] The Girl Who Kissed a Roach
Original Airdate: March 22, 2006
This episode featured the eleven remaining contestants practicing the runway. Like contestants from past cycles, several girls tripped or fell during the challenge and during an impromptu Vivienne Westwood style runway challenge at judging. The girls had to do a runway with cockroaches for Jared Gold's spring collection. Jade Cole was praised for kissing the roach at the end of the runway. For the photoshoot, the girls had to take a photo while falling and were posed as a character from a popular fairy tale. Gina and Kari were in the bottom two due to poor performances in both the runway segment and the photoshoot, and Kari was sent home.
- Bottom two: Gina Choe & Kari Schmidt
- Eliminated: Kari Schmidt
- Special guest: Jared Gold
- CoverGirl of the Week: Nnenna Agba
[edit] The Girl Who Kissed a Male Model
Original Airdate: March 29, 2006
Episode four featured the girls receiving lessons on commercial and high-fashion posing. Their challenge was to model for a Sears catalogue, using the four seasons as their back-drop. This week's photoshoot involved the contestants posing as professionals in their desired career. The episode title refers to Nnenna, who kissed the model (Vaughn Lowery) with whom she was posing, creating some on-air problems with Nnenna and her boyfriend. In this episode, Gina was eliminated due to lack of confidence and potential.
- Bottom two: Brooke Staricha & Gina Choe
- Eliminated: Gina Choe
- Special guests: Janice Dickinson, Lisa D'Amato
- CoverGirl of the Week: Danielle Evans
[edit] The Girl With Two Bad Takes
Original Airdate: April 5, 2006
In the sixth episode, the girls learned about improv by attending a workshop at The Groundlings. Later, the girls put their skills to use in a challenge led by Nick Cannon. Furonda's quick wit impressed Cannon and his friends, and she won a guest role on Veronica Mars. Furonda also won the opportunity to record a public service announcement about HIV prevention, which she shared with Nnenna. In lieu of a photoshoot that week, the girls once again had to utilize their improv skills in a commercial shoot for CoverGirl. Mollie Sue and Jade were in the bottom two; Mollie Sue was ultimately sent home due to her "lack of persona."
- Bottom two: Jade Cole & Mollie-Sue Steenis-Gondi
- Eliminated: Mollie-Sue Steenis-Gondi
- Special guest: Nick Cannon
- CoverGirl of the Week: Mollie Sue Steenis-Gondi
[edit] The Girl Who Has a Temper
Original Airdate: April 12, 2006
On the seventh episode, the contestants learned the "runway twirl" from the Aswirl Twins. They put their knowledge to the test in a church fashion show challenge. Jade and Joanie were two crowd favorites, but in the end, Jade won a $25,000 diamond ring. Jade then chose Furonda to have a $10,000 diamond ring, who lastly chose Nnenna to have an $8,000 diamond ring.
Brooke was mad at Nnenna for not sharing the phone with the other girls because Nnenna kept using the phone to call her boyfriend. The photoshoot required the girls to "krump", which is a modern dance style, to advertise Payless ShoeSource shoes. Leslie and Sara wound up in the bottom two, and Leslie was eliminated for lacking presence in front of the judges.
- Bottom two: Leslie Mancia & Sara Albert
- Eliminated: Leslie Mancia
- Special guests: Lloyd Klein, the Aswirl twins, Tommy the Clown, Sol Rafael, Roy Campbell
- CoverGirl of the Week: Nnenna Agba
[edit] The Girl Who Has Surgery
Original Airdate: April 19, 2006
In this week's episode the contestants were critiqued quite harshly by a woman (later revealed to be an actress, whose tactless remarks were aimed to irk). After the critique, each model took a Polaroid shot to measure how they took the criticism and how it affected their work through their facial expressions. Jade won the challenge because she took the criticism she was given without allowing it to affect her negatively. Jade chose Nnenna to share in the prize with her, which turned out to be a visit from a loved one. Nnenna's boyfriend, to her dismay, arrived, as well as Jade's mother. Two photoshoots were taken in this episode, one where the contestants were made up to look like dolls (such as a marionette and a rag doll), and the other directed by Tyra, in which each girl was photographed crying. This photoshoot was similar to one also directed by Tyra in the previous season. After the "Doll" photoshoot the girls all went to the dentist to have their teeth whitened. However, Joanie and Danielle were both offered to have their teeth fixed. Joanie received veneers to fix her crooked teeth, and while Danielle was offered the chance to fix the gap between her front teeth, she refused claiming the gap was a part of who she was. Brooke and Jade were in the bottom two, Brooke for her lackluster performance and misuse of the "chances" she had been given week to week, and Jade for her overall "fakeness." Ultimately, it was Brooke who was sent home.
- Bottom two: Brooke Staricha & Jade Cole
- Eliminated: Brooke Staricha
- Featured photographers: Pascal Demeester, Jim De Yonker
- Special guests: Janice Dickinson, Eva Pigford, Marc Ecko
- CoverGirl of the Week: Joanie Dodds
[edit] The Girl Who is a Model, Not a Masseuse
Original Airdate: April 26, 2006
This episode began with a session of press training, in which the final six contestants were taught how to deal with difficult interview questions and given pointers on how to improve. Danielle, who had previously refused to have the gap between her front teeth closed, changed her mind at Tyra Banks' urging in order to attain a more "CoverGirl"-like smile. Before long, the contestants were told that they would be heading to Bangkok, Thailand for the remainder of the competition. Upon arriving in the city, they were given the assignment to pose hanging upside down from nets as mermaids over an open market. Though Joanie, Jade, and Danielle performed well on this difficult photoshoot, Sara's was considered mediocre and Furonda and Nnenna struggled to turn out a good shot, ultimately landing both of them in the bottom two. Nnenna was eliminated when her progress in the competition came to a stop.
- Bottom two: Furonda Brasfield & Nnenna Agba
- Eliminated: Nnenna Agba
- Featured photographer: Jaturong Hirankarn
- Special guests: Rachel McCallister, George Wang
- CoverGirl of the Week: Joanie Dodds
[edit] The Girl Who is Going to the Moon
Original Airdate: April 26, 2006
This episode is not an actual episode that progresses the story of the sixth cycle of ANTM, but it shows a 'behind-the-scenes' look at each of the episodes up to this point. Jade is revealed to have a "secret language" of her own, using made-up words such as "analystical." Kathy's quote equating her chance to compete on ANTM to the odds of her making it to the moon was the inspiration for the episode's title.
[edit] The Girl Who is Rushed To The Emergency Room
While in Thailand, the girls competed by learning and performing an intricate Thai dance and perform in front of judges. Joanie was declared the winner of the challenge, breaking the streak of challenge wins by Nnenna and Jade. Danielle was unable to participate in the challenge as she was taken to the hospital for exhaustion, dehydration, and food poisoning, but she returned in time for the week's photoshoot. To arrive at the shoot, the girls traveled by elephant deep into the jungle, where they posed on the elephants to advertise Venus razors. At judging, Sara was called out for copying Joanie's photoshoot poses, though both girls turned out good pictures. Jade and Furonda were the bottom two, and Furonda was eliminated for her lack of ability to take instruction.
- Bottom two: Furonda Brasfield & Jade Cole
- Eliminated: Furonda Brasfield
- Featured photographer: Pongsak Tangtiwaja
- Special guests: Patravadi Mejudhon, Sirithon Srichalakom, Petra Sriwaranon, Siri Udomritthiruj
- CoverGirl of the Week: Joanie Dodds
[edit] The Girls Go to Phuket
Original Airdate: May 10, 2006
The remaining four contestants learn that they will be going on go-sees. They learn about Thai social etiquette from a designer, who tells them that it is customary to remove shoes before entering a place, to smile constantly, and to purchase gifts for the clients. She gives the girls money to buy gifts before they visit the clients and reminds them to come back by 4:30 PM. The girls each travel in a tuk-tuk to the various clients. On their way back, Danielle, Joanie, and Sara are caught in traffic jams and are late as a result. Jade, meanwhile, visits another client and ends up being one hour and ten minutes late. The designer tells the girls that nobody will win the reward, which is two racks of clothing from the clients, because they were late but informs Danielle that she would have won. The next day, the girls fly to Phuket for a photo shoot. There, Joanie tells Danielle that she does not think Sara has a passion for modelling and expresses annoyance at being copied. Tyra Banks visits the girls and tells them about the tsunami tragedy in December 2004. They all have a moment of silence. The girls travel to a beach for the photo shoot, which is an ad for OP Swimwear which will be in ELLEGirl magazine. At judging, Nigel is impressed by Jade's photograph and says that he sees a new side of her. Danielle and Sara land in the bottom two. Danielle is once again criticized for her manner of speaking, but Sara ultimately goes because the judges feel that she has not improved enough.
- Bottom two: Danielle Evans & Sara Albert
- Eliminated: Sara Albert
- Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
- Special guests: Pichita Rucksajit, Christy Bayle,Eric Crane, Disaya Prakobsantisukh, Kai Kawtong, Rai von Bueren
- CoverGirl of the Week: Danielle Evans
[edit] The Girl Who Walked Through the Ancient City
Original Airdate: May 17, 2006
Jay Manuel visits the remaining three contestants, and informs them that they will be doing both a photo shoot and a commercial for CoverGirl (brand) mascara the next day. Jade, who did not memorize her lines, improvises to such an extent that she exasperates Jay. He allows Jade to read her lines off cue cards. Joanie performs well in her commercial, despite struggling with her new teeth, while Danielle fumbles with her lines and is very self-conscious of her Arkansas accent. After their commercials, the girls do their photo shoots. At judging, Jade's photograph is lauded but her commercial is criticized. The judges also criticize Jade's tendency to be outspoken. Joanie's commercial and photograph are well received, and Twiggy sees a striking resemblance to Grace Kelly. Danielle's photograph also receives positive feedback. Her commercial, however, receives criticism from Tyra and Twiggy because of her prominent Southern twang. After deliberation, Joanie is called first. Danielle and Jade land in the bottom two, but Jade is ultimately sent packing. The next day, Danielle and Joanie learn that they will be walking in an elaborate fashion show with a set replicated to look like an ancient city with temples and a winding runway over water.
Danielle and Joanie impress the judges immensely. However, Danielle is told that she look rather bored while she walked while Joanie learns that she looked down too much. The girls' photographs from past shoots are judged side by side. The judges agree that the two young women have had the strongest pictures of the cycle. In the end, Danielle is revealed as the winner of cycle six.
- Bottom two: Danielle Evans & Jade Cole
- Eliminated: Jade Cole
- Final two: Danielle Evans & Joanie Dodds
- America's Next Top Model: Danielle Evans
[edit] Contestants
[edit] In order of elimination
(ages stated are at time of contest)
- Kathy Hoxit, 20, from Brevard, North Carolina
- Wendy Wiltz, 22, from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Kari Schmidt, 18, from Brookings, South Dakota
- Gina Choe, 21, from Tampa, Florida
- Mollie Sue Steenis-Gondi, 25, from Tampa, Florida
- Leslie Mancia, 18, from Higley, Arizona
- Brooke Staricha, 21, from Corpus Christi, Texas
- Nnenna Agba, 24, from Houston, Texas
- Furonda Brasfield, 24, from Stuttgart, Arkansas
- Sara Albert, 22, from Davis, California
- Jade Cole, 26, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Joanie Dodds, 24, from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (runner-up)
- Danielle Evans, 20, from Little Rock, Arkansas (winner)
[edit] Summaries
[edit] Tyra's call-out order
| Order | Ep 1 | Ep 2 | Ep 3 | Ep 4 | Ep 5 | Ep 6 | Ep 7 | Ep 8 | Ep 10 | Ep 11 | Ep 12 | Ep 13 | Ep 13 |
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| 1) | Jade | Nnenna | Brooke | Jade | Furonda | Furonda | Joanie | Joanie | Danielle | Joanie | Joanie | Joanie | Danielle |
| 2) | Sara | Sara | Danielle | Danielle | Joanie | Sara | Jade | Furonda | Jade | Sara | Jade | Danielle | Joanie |
| 3) | Mollie Sue | Leslie | Nnenna | Brooke | Danielle | Leslie | Nnenna | Nnenna | Sara | Danielle | Danielle | Jade | |
| 4) | Leslie | Joanie | Kari | Joanie | Leslie | Danielle | Furonda | Sara | Joanie | Jade | Sara | ||
| 5) | Joanie | Kari | Furonda | Mollie Sue | Jade | Nnenna | Danielle | Danielle | Furonda | Furonda | |||
| 6) | Nnenna | Danielle | Gina | Sara | Mollie Sue | Joanie | Brooke | Jade | Nnenna | ||||
| 7) | Kari | Jade | Mollie Sue | Furonda | Sara | Brooke | Sara | Brooke | |||||
| 8) | Brooke | Mollie Sue | Leslie | Leslie | Nnenna | Jade | Leslie | ||||||
| 9) | Danielle | Brooke | Sara | Nnenna | Brooke | Mollie Sue | |||||||
| 10) | Kathy | Gina | Joanie | Gina | Gina | ||||||||
| 11) | Furonda | Wendy | Jade | Kari | |||||||||
| 12) | Gina | Furonda | Wendy | ||||||||||
| 13) | Wendy | Kathy | |||||||||||
- The contestant won the week's reward challenge
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant won the week's reward challenge and was eliminated on the same episode
- The contestant won the competition
- In episode 1, the pool of 20 girls is reduced to the final 13.
- Episode 9 was the recap episode.
- There was no challenge winner in episode 12 because all of the models were late returning from their go-sees. It was announced that had Danielle returned on time, she would have won the challenge.
[edit] Makeovers
- Brooke: Gisele Bundchen hair; later, teeth whitened
- Danielle: Long curls, weaved; later, teeth whitened and front gap reduced
- Furonda: Hair extensions; later, teeth whitened
- Gina: Edgier angled cut
- Nnenna: Shaved head; later, teeth whitened
- Leslie: Thicker and more lucious hair
- Sara: Platinum Blonde, shorter on the sides, longer on the top; later, teeth whitened
- Jade: Blonde, shorter cut; later, teeth whitened
- Kari: Brigitte Bardot hair
- Mollie Sue: Mia Farrow haircut
- Joanie: Icy, platinum blonde hair; later snaggletooth removed and teeth whitened
- Wendy: Honey Brown
[edit] Photoshoot Guide
- Week 2 Photoshoot: Bald with Swarovski Crystals
- Week 3 Photoshoot: Ice Queen
- Week 4 Photoshoot: Falling Fairytales
- Week 5 Photoshoot: Career
- Week 6 Commercial: Covergirl Commercial
- Week 7 Photoshoot: Krumping with Payless Shoes
- Week 8 Photoshoots: Doll photoshoot and Black and white crying shoot
- Week 10 Photoshoot: Mermaids
- Week 11 Photoshoot: Elephant with Venus Power Razor
- Week 12 Photoshoot: OP Bikini
- Week 13 Photoshoot and Commercial: Covergirl Lash Exact Mascara Endorsement
[edit] Judges
[edit] Cycle statistics
- Total number of contestants: 13
- Oldest contestant: Jade Cole, 26 years old
- Youngest contestants: Kari Schmidt & Leslie Mancia, both 18 years old
- Tallest contestant: Sara Albert, 6' 1" (185 cm)
- Shortest contestant: Kari Schmidt, 5' 8" (172 cm)
- Most consecutive challenge wins: Jade Cole & Nnenna Agba, both 2 times.
- Most collective challenge wins: Nnenna Agba, 4 times
- Callout average of top 3 (excluding semifinals and last judging panel): Danielle Evans - 3.27, Joanie Dodds - 3.18, Jade Cole - 4.64
- Most consecutive first call-outs: Joanie Dodds, 3 times
- Most collective first call-outs: Joanie Dodds, 5 times
- Most consecutive appearances in the bottom two: Danielle Evans, Furonda Brasfield & Gina Choe, all 2 times
- Most collective appearances in bottom two: Jade Cole, 5 times
| America's Next Top Model |
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| Judges and personnel |
| Janice Dickinson | Twiggy | Tyra Banks | Nigel Barker | J. Alexander | Jay Manuel | Beau Quillian |
| Cycles and winners |
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Please see individual cycle articles for additional contestants |
