Caribbean's Next Top Model
Caribbean's Next Top Model (also referred to as CarribeNTM) is a reality television competition set in the Caribbean, adapted from America's Next Top Model. The show features a group of young aspiring models, from across the Caribbean, compete for the title of Caribbean's Next Top Model and a chance to commence their career in the modeling industry. Each season is set on a different country as the competition itself makes its way across the Caribbean.
Caribbean's Next Top Model | |
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Caribbean's Next Top Model show logo | |
Created by | Tyra Banks |
Judges | Wendy Fitzwilliam Socrates McKinney Pedro Virgil Richard Young |
Opening theme | Machel Montano - "So High" |
Country of origin | Trinidad and Tobago |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 33[1] |
Production | |
Running time | 41-43 min. |
Distributor | CBS Studios International |
Release | |
Original network | CaribVision (2013) Flow TV (2015) |
Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | February 18, 2013[1] – April 25, 2018 |
External links | |
Website |
Former Miss Universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam hosts the series accompanied by her fellow judges, International Photographer Pedro Virgil and Caribbean Fashion Expert Socrates McKinney. Twenty-three (23) finalists from across the Caribbean (Barbados, Bahamas, Curaçao, Guadeloupe, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Antigua & Barbuda, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia, Dominica, Guyana, Puerto Rico) compete in an array of challenges to become the next top model.
Featured guests appearing throughout the show include international photographer Matthew Jordan Smith; stylist and fashion expert Freddie Leiba; international models Lene Hall and Teresa Lourenco; music producer Bryce Wilson; fashion designer Claudia Pegus; former NFL player Quentin Groves; Soca musician Machel Montano and international actress, dancer, choreographer and motion capture artist Dani Swan.
CaribeNTM aired across nearly 30 Caribbean territories during primetime programming from February to May 2013 and October-December 2015.
Judges
Judges | Cycle | |||
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1 (2013) |
2 (2015) |
3 (2017) |
4 (2018) | |
Hosts | ||||
Wendy Fitzwilliam | Head Judge | |||
Judging Panelists | ||||
Pedro Virgil | Main | |||
Richard Young | Main | |||
Socrates McKinney | Main |
Seasons
Season | Premiere date | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Other contestants in order of elimination | Number of contestants | Destination(s) |
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1 Trinidad & Tobago |
February 18, 2013 | Treveen Stewart |
Stephany Francisca |
Rachel John (quit), Semoy De Four, Ashley Anselm, Sheriza Ali, Kendra Beneby, Lisa Wallace, Sedia Jackman, Athaliah Samuel, Trudy-Lee Collins & Susan Chin | 12 | St. Augustine |
2 Barbados |
October 19, 2015 | Kittisha Doyle |
Linda Mejia Torres |
Raquel Wijnerman & Carol-Ann King, Krissle Garcia, Mackella Moo-Young, Lia Ross, Yugge Farrell, Sydney Solomon, Ayana Jeune Whitehead & Nicoya Henry | 11 | None |
3 Grenada |
January 30, 2017 | Shamique Simms |
Nkechi Vaughn & Samantha West |
Nina Victor & Altena Wilson, Sashawna Flake & Zahada Harper, Iyepha Biggot, Chenise Cumberland & Lynah Bontiff, Tonisha Rock-Yaw, Tanisha Lalla, Nikita Maibaum, Lisa-Marie Faustin | 14 | None |
4 Jamaica |
February 14, 2018 | Le Shae Riley |
Daphne Veldkamp |
Kerryne James, Vanessa John, Trevine Sellier & Saskia Lewin & Kristina Robinson, Chimay Ramos, Usha Thomas, Ingrid Suarez, Natalie Whittington, Gabriella Bernard | 12 | None |
Contestants per country
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
N/A | Nicoya Henry | N/A | N/A |
Aruba |
N/A | N/A | N/A | Chimay Ramos |
Bahamas |
Kendra Beneby | N/A | N/A | Kristina Robinson |
Barbados |
Sedia Jackman | Carol-Ann King | Tonisha Rock-Yaw | N/A |
Cayman Islands |
Treveen Stewart | Sydney Solomon | N/A | N/A |
Curaçao |
Stephany Francisca | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dominica |
N/A | N/A | Lynah Bontiff | N/A |
Grenada |
N/A | Kittisha Doyle | Nikita Maibaum Zahada Harper |
Usha Thomas Kerryne James |
Guadeloupe |
Ashley Anselm | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Guyana |
N/A | N/A | Nkechi Vaughn | N/A |
Jamaica |
Trudy-Lee Collins Lisa Wallace |
Mackella Moo-Young | Shamique Simms Chenise Cumberland Sashawna Flake Altena Wilson |
Saskia Lewin |
Panama |
N/A | N/A | N/A | Natalie Whittington Ingrid Suarez |
Puerto Rico |
N/A | Linda Mejia Torres | N/A | N/A |
Saint Lucia |
N/A | Ayana Jeune Whitehead | Lisa-Marie Faustin | N/A |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
N/A | Yugge Farrell[2] | N/A | N/A |
Sint Maarten |
N/A | N/A | Nina Victor | N/A |
Suriname |
N/A | Raquel Wijnerman | N/A | Daphne Veldkamp |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Susan Chin Athaliah Samuel Sheriza Ali Semoy De Four Rachel John |
Lia Ross Krissle Garcia |
Samantha West Tanisha Lalla Iyepha Biggot |
Le Shae Riley Gabriella Bernard Trevine Sellier Vanessa John |
References
- "Countdown Begins to Caribbean's Next Top Mode". thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- Amanda (1 February 2018). "After a Top Model is Sent to a Mental Hospital, Vincentians Fear Politics and Patriarchy Are in Play · Global Voices". Global Voices. Retrieved 21 May 2020.