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Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model premiered on The CW on September 3, 2008 and concluded on November 19, 2008.
All the judges from last cycle reprise their roles, Tyra Banks for her eleventh time, Nigel Barker for his tenth, Miss Jay Alexander for her seventh and Paulina Porizkova for her second. This cycle had 12 episodes with 14 contestants.
McKey Sullivan was crowned as the winner of the cycle. Sheena Sakai and Isis King, who placed sixth and tenth respectively, returned for the All-Stars cycle in 2011. Sheena placed thirteenth while Isis placed twelfth.
Prizes[]
- A modeling contract with Elite Model Management
- A fashion spread and cover with Seventeen Magazine
- A $100,000 dollar contract with CoverGirl Cosmetics
Contestants[]
Ages stated are from the start of the contest.
Cycle 11: 2008[]
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Cycle |
Title | Original Air Date | ||||
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| 127 | 1 | "The Notorious Fierce Fourteen" | September 3, 2008 | ||||
| The eleventh season begins in Los Angeles with thirty would-be models being trimmed to fourteen finalists and one of the contestants revealing that she is transgender. | |||||||
| 128 | 2 | "Top Model Inauguration" | September 3, 2008 | ||||
| The fourteen ladies move into a house and participate in their first photo shoot, which revolves around hot-button political issues. Later, the first person is eliminated | |||||||
| 129 | 3 | "The Ladder of Model Success" | September 10, 2008 | ||||
| Benny Ninja gives the models tips on posing. For the photo shoot, the ladies swing on a rope ladder. The judges eliminate one contestant. | |||||||
| 130 | 4 | "You're Beautiful, Now Change" | September 17, 2008 | ||||
| The ladies receive makeovers and go to Malibu, Cal., for a swimsuit shoot with model and designer Susan Holmes. Later, the judges eliminate one contestant. | |||||||
| 131 | 5 | "Fierce Eyes" | September 24, 2008 | ||||
| The models wear blindfolds while practicing their runway walks. For the photo shoot, the ladies pose with their eyes. The judges eliminate two contestants. | |||||||
| 132 | 6 | "Natural Beauty" | October 1, 2008 | ||||
| Paulina shows the ladies how to stylishly model unflattering clothing. For the photo shoot, the models pose as natural disasters common to Los Angeles, including an earthquake, a heat wave and a traffic jam. And the judges eliminate another contestant. | |||||||
| 133 | 7 | "The Fiercee Awards" | October 8, 2008 | ||||
| Tyra directs a photo shoot and instructs the ladies on discovering their best pose. Later, the models attempt to reveal raw emotions during a fake awards presentation. The judges eliminate one contestant. | |||||||
| 134 | 8 | "Top Model 11 Confidential" | October 15, 2008 | ||||
| Highlights from the first half of Season 11 are presented, including unaired footage. | |||||||
| 135 | 9 | "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" | October 22, 2008 | ||||
| Cycle 10 winner Whitney Thompson gives the models tips on shooting a cosmetics commercial. After one contestant is eliminated, Tyra reveals the remaining ladies will be traveling overseas and announces the location. | |||||||
| 136 | 10 | "Planes, Trains and Slow Automobiles" | October 29, 2008 | ||||
| The ladies travel to Europe and partake in a scavenger hunt, and then they model clothes in a storefront window. | |||||||
| 137 | 11 | "The Final Five" | November 5, 2008 | ||||
| The five remaining ladies travel by boat to various modeling appointments; Tyra directs the photo shoot; and one contestant screams at the judges during a critique. | |||||||
| 138 | 12 | "Good Times and Windmills" | November 12, 2008 | ||||
| Paulina gives the ladies tips on how to model with objects, such as fish and toilet paper. Later, the contestants invite over some local guys for a night of games. For the photo shoot, the models strike poses with a windmill in the background. One contestant is sent home. | |||||||
| 139 | 13 | "America's Next Top Model Is..." | November 19, 2008 | ||||
| The final three ladies shoot a cosmetics commercial in the 11th-season finale. After one model is eliminated, the remaining two walk a winding runway to determine the winner. | |||||||
Trivia[]
- This is the first cycle to feature a transgender contestant on screen, Isis King. Cycle 6 and Cycle 8 also had a transgender semifinalist, but both were edited out.
- This also makes cycle 11 the first cycle to have a transgender finalist.
- With Lio Tipton's announcement that they are non-binary in 2021, they are the first non-binary contestant in ANTM history.
- This is the first cycle where the judging panel has the judges on the left side of the shot with the girls on the right side. This format remains until the very end.
- The international destination for this cycle was Amsterdam, Netherlands. This is the sixth European destination.
- This is one of two cycles to have two representations for All-Stars, the other being Cycle 5.
- This is the first cycle to have "Top Models in Action" segments in between commercials.
Gallery[]
To view the gallery for Cycle 11, click here.
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