China's Next Top Model (season 1)
# China's Next Top Model (season 1)

China's Next Top Model is a Chinese reality TV series, based on the international version and spin-off to the original, America's Next Top Model.

The show was produced by Chinese television subscription channel Sichuan Satellite TV and it is filmed in Shanghai, the casting was held in selected cities of China - Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, and Guangzhou. It began airing on January 13, 2008.

Among the prizes for this season was a contract with NEXT Model Management and a campaign for Pantene.

Yin Ge from Changsha, 21, became the inaugural China's Next Top Model.

## Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest)

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Finish | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Liu Wen Jing | 26 | Chongqing | Episode 3 | 10 (quit) |
| Bao Jie | 21 | Anhui | Episode 3 | 9 |
| Zhang Xiao Pei | 20 | Shanghai | Episode 4 | 8 |
| Tanya Zy | 28 | Belarus | Episode 5 | 7 |
| Wu Mei Ting | 21 | Guangzhou | Episode 6 | 6 |
| Ma Shu Yi | 21 | Guangzhou | Episode 7 | 5 |
| Zhu Feng | 19 | Shanghai | Episode 9 | 4 (quit) |
| Yan Xue Qian | 19 | Shanghai | Episode 10 | 3 |
| Wang Jia | 21 | Harbin | Episode 10 | 2 |
| Yin Ge | 21 | Changsha | Episode 10 | 1 |

## Episodes

### Episode 1

Casting episode.

### Episode 2

* First call-out: Yin Ge
* Bottom two: Ma Shu Yi & Yan Xue Qian
* Eliminated: Ma Shu Yi

### Episode 3

* Quit: Liu Wen Jing
* Returned: Ma Shu Yi
* First call-out: Wu Mei Ting
* Bottom two: Bao Jie & Wang Jia
* Eliminated: Bao Jie

### Episode 4

* First call-out: Yan Xue Qian
* Bottom two: Tanya Zy & Zhang Xiao Pei
* Eliminated: Zhang Xiao Pei

### Episode 5

* First call-out: Ma Shu Yi
* Bottom two: Tanya Zy & Wu Mei Ting
* Eliminated: Tanya Zy

### Episode 6

* First call-out: Zhu Feng
* Bottom two: Wang Jia & Wu Mei Ting
* Eliminated: Wu Mei Ting

### Episode 7

* First call-out: Wang Jia
* Bottom two: Ma Shu Yi & Zhu Feng
* Eliminated: Ma Shu Yi

### Episode 8

* First call-out: Yin Ge
* Bottom two: Wang Jia & Yan Xue Qian
* Eliminated: Wang Jia

### Episode 9

* Quit: Zhu Feng
* Returned: Wang Jia
* Eliminated: None

### Episode 10

* First call-out: Wang Jia
* Bottom two: Yan Xue Qian & Yin Ge
* Eliminated: Yan Xue Qian
* Final two: Wang Jia & Yin Ge
* China's Next Top Model: Yin Ge

## Summaries

### Call-out order

Ai's call-out order :

| Order | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Order | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | Mei Ting | Ge | Mei Ting | Xue Qian | Shu Yi | Feng | Jia | Ge | Ge | Jia | Ge |
| 2 | Wen Jing | Tanya | Ge | Ge | Jia | Xue Qian | Ge | Feng | Jia | Ge | Jia |
| 3 | Ge | Wen Jing | Feng | Feng | Xue Qian | Shu Yi | Xue Qian | Xue Qian | Xue Qian | Xue Qian | |
| 4 | Jie | Mei Ting | Shu Yi | Shu Yi | Ge | Ge | Feng | Jia | Feng | | |
| 5 | Xiao Pei | Xiao Pei | Xue Qian | Mei Ting | Feng | Jia | Shu Yi | | | | |
| 6 | Shu Yi | Feng | Tanya | Jia | Mei Ting | Mei Ting | | | | | |
| 7 | Xue Qian | Jia | Xiao Pei | Tanya | Tanya | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jia | Jie | Jia | Xiao Pei | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Tanya | Xue Qian | Jie | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Feng | Shu Yi | Wen Jing | | | | | | | | |

    The contestant was eliminated
    The contestant was eliminated but allowed to remain in the competition
    The contestant quit the competition
    The contestant won the competition
* In episode 3, Wen Jing decided to quit the competition, for pregnancy reasons. Shu Yi re-entered the competition to replace her.
* In episode 9, It was revealed that Feng decided quit the competition, after the previous episode ended. She was replaced by Wang Jia, who had been eliminated the previous episode. Additionally, no elimination took place.

### Bottom Two

| Episodes | Contestants | Contestants | Contestants | Eliminated |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Shu Yi | & | Xue Qian | Shu Yi |
| 3 | Jia | & | Jie | Wen Jing |
| 3 | Jia | & | Jie | Jie |
| 4 | Tanya | & | Xiao Pei | Xiao Pei |
| 5 | Mei Ting | & | Tanya | Tanya |
| 6 | Jia | & | Mei Ting | Mei Ting |
| 7 | Feng | & | Shu Yi | Shu Yi |
| 8 | Jia | & | Xue Qian | Jia |
| 9 | None | None | None | Feng |
| 10 | Ge | & | Xue Qian | Xue Qian |
| 10 | Ge | & | Jia | Jia |

    The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two
    The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two
    The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two
    The contestant quit the competition
    The contestant was placed as the runner-up

### Average call-out order

Final two are not included.

| Rank by average | Place | Model | Call-out total | Number of call-outs | Call-out average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ge | 19 | 9 | 2.11 |
| 2 | 10 | Wen Jing | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 3 | 4 | Feng | 24 | 7 | 3.42 |
| 4 | 3 | Xue Qian | 32 | 9 | 3.55 |
| 5 | 2 | Jia | 36 | 9 | 4.00 |
| 6 | 6 | Mei Ting | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
| 7 | 5 | Shu Yi | 27 | 6 | 4.50 |
| 8 | 7 | Tanya | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 9 | 8 | Xiao Pei | 20 | 3 | 6.67 |
| 10 | 9 | Jie | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |

### Photo shoot guide

* Episode 1 photo shoot: Posing in bikinis
* Episode 2 photo shoot: Magazine covers
* Episode 3 photo shoot: 1930 film sets
* Episode 4 photo shoot: Swimsuits in water
* Episode 5 photo shoot: Old Shanghai singers
* Episode 6 photo shoot: Superheroes
* Episode 7 photo shoot: Olympic symbols
* Episode 8 photo shoot & commercial: Pantene Clinicare
* Episode 9 photo shoot: MGM Grand Macau
* Episode 10 photo shoots: MGM Grand Macau; self-directed

### Makeovers

* Xiao Pei: Hair was curled and dyed red
* Tanya: Hair was bleached and waved
* Mei Ting: Flip level haircut and dyed brown
* Shu Yi: Hair curled at bottom
* Feng: Hair shortened
* Xue Qian: Hair was bleached and curled
* Wang Jia: Trimmed
* Ge: Long black hair extensions
