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Cycle 2 of America's Next Top Model premiered on January 13, 2004 on UPN and concluded on March 23, 2004.
Tyra Banks remains as head judge of the cycle, and Janice Dickinson reprises her role as a main judge. Kimora Lee Simmons and Beau Quillian are replaced with Nigel Barker and Eric Nicholson. The cycle featured 12 contestants, with 11 episodes. The destination abroad was Milan, Italy.
Yoanna House won the title of "America's Next Top Model" with Mercedes Scelba-Shorte as runner-up. Fifth-placed Camille McDonald was brought back for All-Stars in 2011, where she placed 11th.
Prizes
- A modeling contract with IMG Models
- A spread in Jane magazine
- A cosmetics campaign with Sephora
Contestants
The ages stated are from the start of 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 | Special | Average Call-Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden of Eden | Self-Styled for Steve Madden | Suspension (Makeovers) |
Mock Magazine Cover | Underwater | Beauty Shot/ Rollitos Commercial |
"Shake Ya Body" Music Video | Arena di Verona | Recap | Lake Como Villa | Finale | Where Are They Now? | |||||
| 1st (Winner) |
Yoanna House | 23 | Jacksonville, FL |
8th | 2nd | 3rd Win |
4th | 4th | 2nd | BTM2 | 2nd | RUN | 1st | WINNER | GUEST | 3.20 |
| 2nd (Runner-Up) |
Mercedes Scelba-Shorte | 21 | Valencia, CA |
4th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 2nd Win |
3rd | 2nd | BTM2 | RUN | BTM2 | RUNNER UP |
GUEST | 3.00 |
| 3rd | Shandi Sullivan | 21 | Kansas City, MO |
2nd | BTM2 | 1st | 3rd Win |
6th | 4th | 1st | 1st | RUN | 2nd Win |
ELIM | GUEST | 3.30 |
| 4th | April Wilkner | 23 | Miami Beach, FL |
3rd | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 1st Win |
4th Win |
3rd | RUN | ELIM | GUEST | 3.33 | |
| 5th | Camille McDonald | 23 | Mamaroneck, NY |
1st | 2nd | 6th | 7th | BTM2 | BTM2 | 3rd | ELIM Win |
GUEST | GUEST | 4.62 | ||
| 6th | Sara Racey-Tabrizi | 22 | Seattle, WA |
6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 5th | ELIM | GUEST | GUEST | 4.86 | |||
| 7th | Catie Anderson | 18 | Wilmar MN |
5th | 1st Win |
8th | BTM2 | 5th | ELIM | GUEST | GUEST | 5.67 | ||||
| 8th | Xiomara Frans | 25 | Morganville, NJ |
10th | 7th | BTM2 | 2nd | ELIM | GUEST | GUEST | 7.20 | |||||
| 9th | Jenascia Chakos | 21 | Burien, WA |
BTM2 | 9th | 7th | ELIM | GUEST | GUEST | 9.00 | ||||||
| 10th | Heather Blumberg | 18 | Moreno Valley, CA |
7th | 8th | ELIM | GUEST | GUEST | 8.33 | |||||||
| 11th | Bethany Harrison | 22 | Houston, TX |
9th | ELIM | GUEST | GUEST | 10.00 | ||||||||
| 12th | Anna Bradfield | 24 | LaGrange, GA |
ELIM | GUEST | GUEST | 12.00 | |||||||||
Win This contestant won the challenge.
Episodes
| No. in Series |
No. in Cycle |
Title | Original Air Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "The Girl Who Overslept" | 13 Jan 2004 | ||||
| Aspiring models perform for Marines aboard the USS Intrepid; a participant oversleeps for the first photo shoot and is left behind; a hopeful is forced off the set of a nude shoot. | |||||||
| 11 | 2 | "The Girl Who Floats Like a Butterfly and Stings Like a Bee" | 20 Jan 2004 | ||||
| Competitive rivalry leads to heightened tensions at the house; a competitor falls off the runway; a contestant worries about her body shape. | |||||||
| 12 | 3 | "The Girl Who Can Cry at the Drop of a Hat" | 27 Jan 2004 | ||||
| Models try to maintain their composure as they show off makeovers during a dangerous photo shoot; a hopeful wins a date with male models. | |||||||
| 13 | 4 | "The Girl Who Needs Six Months of Modeling School" | 3 Feb 2004 | ||||
| The models face their harshest criticism; the participants prepare for a photo shoot, posing as legendary celebrities. | |||||||
| 14 | 5 | "The Girl Who Is a Visual Orgasm" | 10 Feb 2004 | ||||
| The women visit a personality coach; high-pressure interviews reveal deepest secrets; underwater photo-shoot. | |||||||
| 15 | 6 | "The Girl Whose Lip Puffed Up" | 17 Feb 2004 | ||||
| A model has an allergic reaction that swells her lips; the models undergo an acting exercise; a kissing scene with a soap star. | |||||||
| 16 | 7 | "The Girl Who Is Dripping With Hypocrisy" | 24 Feb 2004 | ||||
| A model argues with her boyfriend back home, and all must learn sexy choreography in order to be featured in Tyra Banks' music video. | |||||||
| 17 | 8 | "The Girl With the Signature Walk" | 2 Mar 2004 | ||||
| The models face more criticism and increased pressure; a contestant attempts to change her attitude; a hopeful thinks of quitting; one model accuses another of lying. | |||||||
| 18 | 9 | "The Girl Who Is Afraid of Snakes" | 9 Mar 2004 | ||||
| A review of the contest includes unseen footage of competitors and judges. | |||||||
| 19 | 10 | "The Girl Who Cheated" | 16 Mar 2004 | ||||
| In Milan, Italy, a night of passion leads to consequences; an emotional breakdown jeopardizes a contestant's chance of winning the competition. | |||||||
| 20 | 11 | "The Girl Who Is America's Next Top Model" | 23 Mar 2004 | ||||
| The winner is announced. | |||||||
| 21 | Special | "The Runway Ahead" | 11 May 2004 | ||||
| Updates involve the 11 runners-up and second-season winner Yoanna House, from her first photo shoots to her performance during L.A. Fashion Week. | |||||||
Gallery
To view the galleries of Cycle 2, start here.
Trivia
- This marked the first cycle to feature Nigel Barker as a judge.
- This is the only American cycle to feature twelve contestants.
- The international destination for the cycle was Milan, Italy.
- This is the second European International destination.
- This is the first cycle to feature Asian contestants: April, Sara and Jenascia.
- This is the first cycle to not feature any 19 or 20 year old contestants.
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