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Cycle 9 of America's Next Top Model premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007, and concluded on December 12.
All the judges from last cycle reprise their roles, Tyra Banks for her ninth time, Nigel Barker for his eighth, and Twiggy and Miss Jay for their fifth. This is the final cycle to feature Twiggy as a judge. The show had 13 episodes with 13 contestants.
Saleisha Stowers was crowned as the winner of the cycle. Fourth place Bianca Golden later competed on the spin-off series, Modelville, and was fourth again. She was a contestant on the All-Star cycle in 2011, where she tied for eighth place.
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 9: 2007[]
| No. in
Series |
No. in
Cycle |
Title | Original Air Date | ||||
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| 101 | 1 | "The Girls Go Cruisin'" | September 19, 2007 | ||||
| The ninth season begins with 33 new contestants embarking on a cruise to the Caribbean. The contestants then compete in a life-jacket runway walk and a photo shoot on the beach before the field gets narrowed down to 13. | |||||||
| 102 | 2 | "The Models Go Green" | September 26, 2007 | ||||
| The models move into a Los Angeles mansion. Later, they participate in a photo shoot that shows the negative effects of smoking. One model is eliminated. | |||||||
| 103 | 3 | "The Girls Go Rock Climbing" | October 3, 2007 | ||||
| The models wear straitjackets to perfect their runway walk; the contestants take part in a fashion show with a prize to Paris on the line; the photo shoot takes place on a rock-climbing wall; and one model is sent home. | |||||||
| 104 | 4 | "The Girl Who Goes Bald" | October 10, 2007 | ||||
| The models receive dramatic makeovers and one contestant is shocked when she is required to have all of her hair cut off. Later, the women take part in a runway challenge and a jungle-themed photo shoot. The judges send one model home. | |||||||
| 105 | 5 | "The Girl Who Is Afraid of Heights" | October 17, 2007 | ||||
| The models learn to pose in the air using a trampoline and later pose while being lifted in the air by an ice skater. The photo shoot takes place on top of a building where the contestants pose as fashion gargoyles. Pair-skating expert Lloyd Eisler and Cycle 6 winner Dani Evans appear. | |||||||
| 106 | 6 | "The Girl Who Gets a Mango" | October 24, 2007 | ||||
| Model-actor Tyson Beckford gives the contestants tips on being a spokesperson. Later, the models divide into groups and create a public-service announcement for a charity. The winner stars in a photo shoot directed by Mary J. Blige. Everyone then participates in a recycling photo shoot | |||||||
| 107 | 7 | "The Girl Who Runs Into the Glass Door" | October 31, 2007 | ||||
| A recap of the first half of the season includes Tyra discussing body image with the models and Bianca having confrontations with Chantal and Ebony. Also, Jenah chips her tooth; and Bianca runs into a glass door and hurts her lip. | |||||||
| 108 | 8 | "The Girls Who Crawl" | November 7, 2007 | ||||
| Tyra teaches the ladies how to model in front of a moving camera. Later, the contestants shoot a music video with Enrique Iglesias. | |||||||
| 109 | 9 | "The Girl Who Starts to Lose Her Cool" | November 14, 2007 | ||||
| Each model designs her own dress with help from student designers and then wears her creation on the runway in a fashion show. The photo shoot takes place in a desert where the ladies pose with a burning car. | |||||||
| 110 | 10 | "The Girls Go to Shanghai" | November 21, 2007 | ||||
| The models arrive in Shanghai and move into a penthouse suite. They are given a lesson on body movement by a martial-arts expert and must perfect their poses while in midair on high wires. Later, the ladies shoot a cosmetics commercial. | |||||||
| 111 | 11 | "The Girls Go on Go-See Adventures" | May 2, 2007 | ||||
| The five remaining models visit designers in Shanghai; Nigel Barker directs the photo shoot that includes Chinese costume dragons and lions. | |||||||
| 112 | 12 | "The Girls Go to the Great Wall" | May 9, 2007 | ||||
| The models move into a Beijing home; the ladies alter a traditional Chinese dress to fit their own style; and Tyra Banks directs a warrior-themed photo shoot. | |||||||
| 113 | 13 | "The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model" | May 16, 2007 | ||||
| The ninth season concludes with the three remaining models shooting a cosmetics commercial. The judges send one contestant home, and the final two compete in a magazine cover shoot and runway strut in Beijing. The judges then select the winner. | |||||||
Trivia[]
- The international destination for this cycle was Shanghai and Beijing, China. This is the second East Asian destination after Japan in Cycle 3.
- This is also the second cycle to have the girls go to the Caribbean in the beginning of the competition, after Cycle 3.
- This is the final cycle to have either the premiere or finale episode reach past 5,000,000 viewers.
Gallery[]
To view the gallery for Cycle 9, click here.
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