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Cycle 11

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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, those being Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker, J. Alexander and Paulina Porizkova. This cycle had 13 episodes with 14 contestants. The destination abroad was Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

McKey Sullivan was named "America's Next Top Model" with Samantha Potter as runner-up. 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.

Cycle 11 received mixed response from audiences with the user score indicating average engagement among viewers during its original run. Available user ratings suggest that the cycle maintained viewer interest comparable to other seasons in the series.[1] This aligns with its steady broadcast performance on The CW and continued fan discussion about its casting and narrative twists.[2]

Prizes

Contestants

Ages stated are from the start of the contest. Names reflect current use with acknowledgment of credited name in the contest.

Rank Contestant Age Location EP 1 EP 2 EP 3 EP 4 EP 5 EP 6 EP 7 EP 8 EP 9 EP 10 EP 11 EP 12 EP 13 EP 13 Average
Call-Out
Auditions Voting Issues Hot Air Balloon Swimsuits in Malibu (Makeovers) Eyes Above Water Natural Disasters Fiercee Awards Moments Recap CoverGirl Commercial Dutch Pirates Simple/ Dramatic Shots Windmill Couture Finale
1st
(Winner) 		McKey Sullivan 19 Lake Forest,
IL 		8th
IN 		3rd 5th 4th 5th 3rd
Win 		3rd RUN 5th 1st
Win 		2nd 2nd 1st WINNER 3.09
2nd
(Runner-Up) 		Samantha Potter 18 Woodland Hills,
CA 		5th
IN 		6th 6th 3rd 9th 1st 4th RUN 3rd 4th
Win (x2) 		1st BTM2 2nd RUNNER
UP 		3.82
3rd Lio Tipton
(Analeigh) 		19 Sacramento,
CA 		2nd
IN 		9th 11th BTM2 2nd 2nd 2nd RUN 1st 2nd 3rd
Win 		1st ELIM 4.27
4th Marjorie Conrad 19 San Francisco,
CA 		4th
IN 		1st 4th 7th 6th 5th 1st
Win 		RUN 4th 3rd BTM2 ELIM
Win 		3.90
5th Elina Ivanova 18 Seattle,
WA 		6th
IN 		5th 2nd
Win 		1st 8th 4th 5th RUN BTM2
Win 		BTM2
Win 		ELIM 4.56
6th Sheena Sakai 21 Harlem,
NY 		1st
IN 		8th 7th 5th 4th 7th BTM2 RUN 2nd ELIM 5.75
7th Joslyn Pennywell 23 Lucky,
LA 		14th
IN 		4th 3rd 6th 7th
Win 		BTM2 6th RUN ELIM 5.86
8th Lauren Brie Harding 20 Charlottesville,
VA 		11th
IN 		11th 1st7 2nd 3rd 6th ELIM GUEST 5.17
9th Clark Gilmer 19 Pawleys Island,
SC 		13th
IN 		10th 9th 8th 1st ELIM GUEST 7.40
10th Isis King 22 Prince George's County,
MD 		12th
IN 		2nd 12th 9th ELIM GUEST 8.25
11th Hannah White 18 Fairbanks,
AK 		10th
IN 		12th 8th 10th
Win 		ELIM
(cut after challenge) 		GUEST 10.00
12th Brittany Rubalcaba 19 Henderson,
NV 		7th
IN 		7th 10th ELIM GUEST 9.67
13th Nikeysha Clarke 19 Allerton,
NY 		3rd
IN 		BTM2 ELIM GUEST 13.00
14th ShaRaun Brown 18 Chicago,
IL 		9th
IN 		ELIM GUEST 14.00

Win This contestant won the challenge.
Casting call-out order and final two are not included the calculation of average call-out.

Episodes

No. in
Series 		No. in
Cycle 		Title Original Air Date
127 1 "The Notorious Fierce Fourteen" 3 Sep 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" 3 Sep 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" 10 Sep 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" 17 Sep 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" 24 Sep 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" 1 Oct 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" 8 Oct 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" 15 Oct 2008
Highlights from the first half of Season 11 are presented, including unaired footage.
135 9 "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" 22 Oct 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 Automobiles" 29 Oct 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" 5 Nov 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" 12 Nov 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..." 19 Nov 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 did not make the final cut.
  • 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 galleries of Cycle 11, start here.

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  1. ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/tv/americas-next-top-model/season-11 access date: 2025-12-23
  2. ↑ http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/12/spotvault-americas-next-top-model-cw_8449.html
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