Canada's Next Top Model (season 2)
Cycle 2 of Canada's Next Top Model, the Canadian adaptation of Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model, aired on Citytv from May to July 2007. The show was hosted by Jay Manuel, replacing former host Tricia Helfer, who left the series to pursue her acting career.[1] Jeanne Beker was the only returning judge from last season, with the new judges being photographer Paul Alexander, and model Yasmin Warsame.[2] This was the last cycle aired on Citytv before it moved to CTV. Encore presentations aired on A-Channel, Star! and FashionTelevisionChannel. The cycle's catchphrase was "Fabulous! Fierce! Ready for the World."
| Canada's Next Top Model | |
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| Season 2 | |
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| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winner | Rebecca Hardy |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Original network | Citytv |
| Original release | May 30 – July 18, 2007 |
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The prize package for this cycle included a modeling contract with Sutherland Models, an editorial spread in Fashion magazine, and a beauty contract valued at $100,000 from Procter & Gamble.
The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Rebecca Hardy from Wilmot, Ontario.[3]
Cast
Contestants
(Ages stated are at start of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
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| Mika Emme | 25 | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | Toronto, Ontario | Episode 1 | 10 |
| Jacqueline Blackman | 20 | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) | Vancouver, British Columbia | Episode 2 | 9 |
| Steff Groulx | 18 | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) | Cornwall, Ontario | Episode 3 | 8 |
| Gina Guimont | 23 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Calgary, Alberta | Episode 4 | 7 |
| Mo Ninalowo | 20 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Toronto, Ontario | Episode 5 | 6 |
| Cori MacKinnon | 18 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Valley East, Ontario | Episode 7 | 5 |
| Tia Ayrton-Hill | 19 | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Montreal, Quebec | Episode 8 | 4–3 |
| Tara Winspur | 19 | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) | Calgary, Alberta | ||
| Sinead Brady | 18 | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) | Chatham-Kent, Ontario | 2 | |
| Rebecca Hardy | 21 | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Wilmot, Ontario | 1 |
Judges
- Jay Manuel (host)
- Paul Alexander
- Jeanne Beker
- Yasmin Warsame
Other cast members
- Nolé Marin - creative director
- Stacey McKenzie - runway coach
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 9 | 1[4] | "The First Cut Is The Deepest!" | May 30, 2007 | |
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The twenty semi-finalists arrived in Toronto for casting, where the final ten contestants were selected. After moving into their new home, the finalists took part in a nude photo shoot with male models. At elimination, Mika became the first contestant to leave the competition.
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| 10 | 2[5] | "Tantrums, Tresses And Tears!" | June 6, 2007 | |
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The remaining contestants received makeovers, and Sinead received a $5,000 gift card for her positive attitude. They later had to pose for an eccentric beauty shoot while decorated with seafood, and after one of the models had fainting scare at panel, Jacqueline became the second contestant to leave the competition.
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| 11 | 3[6] | "Skating On Thin Ice..." | June 13, 2007 | |
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The remaining contestants arrived at the Hershey Centre to meet J. Alexander for a runway lesson, and had a runway lesson at MuchMusic under the watchful eyes of an audience where Tara was chosen as the winner. They later shot a commercial for Venus razors with Nolé Marin. At elimination, Steff became the third contestant to leave the competition.
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| 12 | 4[7] | "Getting Carried Away" | June 20, 2007 | |
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The contestants practiced their interview skills with judge Jeanne Beker, and later met Degrassi's Adamo Ruggiero for a mock interview challenge meant to test their composure, where Sinead was chosen as the winner. They later had a Bond inspired photo shoot with a helicopter and the yet to be released 2008 Cadillac CTF while decked out in expensive jewelry and gowns. At elimination, Gina became the fourth contestant to leave the competition.
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| 13 | 5[8] | "Jumping Off The Deep End" | June 27, 2007 | |
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The contestants were taken to the Yorkville Gym to participate in a spin class with coach Stacie McKenzie, before having one-on-one conversations with Jay Manuel. Following a pole-dancing challenge won by Cori, the models took part in an editorial photo shoot that had them jumping from a trampoline. At elimination, Mo became the fifth contestant to be eliminated from the competition.
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| 14 | 6 | "Some Girls Have All The Luck" | July 4, 2007 | |
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The final five contestants attended go-sees with several clients in the city, after which Cori was deemed to be the best performer. They later had a dog-walking photo shoot with America's Next Top Model Judge, Nigel Barker, to promote the new Chocolate cell phone by LG while wearing lingerie. At elimination, Tara and Tia landed in the bottom two, but were both allowed to remain in the competition.
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| 15 | 7 | "Sweet Child O' Mine" | July 11, 2007 | |
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The contestants met model Yanka Clementi for a lesson on visual confidence before heading to French Connection for a challenge in which they had to pose as window mannequins, where Rebecca was chosen as the winner. At the photo shoot, the models were photographed for the cover of Fashion magazine. At elimination, Cori became the sixth contestant to be eliminated.
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| 16 | 8 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" | July 18, 2007 | |
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The final four contestants had a photo shoot for CoverGirl, which saw Tia and Tara leave the competition in a double elimination. The remaining two contestants, Rebecca and Sinead, later arrived at One King Street West for a final runway show to help determine the winner. After the judges reviewed each models body of work and final performances, Rebecca was chosen as the second winner of Canada's Next Top Model.
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Results
| Order | Episodes | |||||||||
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| 1[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 1 | Tara | Cori | Sinead | Tara | Mo | Cori | Rebecca | Sinead | Tia | Rebecca |
| 2 | Steff | Tara | Rebecca | Cori | Rebecca | Rebecca | Sinead | Tia | Sinead | Sinead |
| 3 | Jacqueline | Rebecca | Tara | Sinead | Tara | Tia | Cori | Rebecca | Rebecca | |
| 4 | Mo | Jacqueline | Cori | Rebecca | Sinead | Sinead | Tara Tia | Tara | Tara | |
| 5 | Cori | Tia | Tia | Mo | Tia | Tara | Cori | |||
| 6 | Gina | Sinead | Mo | Tia | Cori | Mo | ||||
| 7 | Rebecca | Mo | Gina | Gina | Gina | |||||
| 8 | Tia | Gina | Steff | Steff | ||||||
| 9 | Sinead | Steff | Jacqueline | |||||||
| 10 | Mika | Mika | ||||||||
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestants were in the bottom two, but nobody was eliminated
- The contestant won the competition
- In the first part of episode 1, the group of 20 semi-finalists was reduced to 10 contestants.
Average call-out order
Casting call-out order and final episode are not included.
| Rank by average |
Place | Model | Call-out total |
Number of call-outs |
Call-out average |
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| 1 | 1 | Rebecca | 17 | 7 | 2.42 |
| 2 | 2 | Sinead | 21 | 3.00 | |
| 3–4 | 3–4 | Tara | 22 | 3.14 | |
| 5 | Cori | ||||
| 5 | 3–4 | Tia | 30 | 4.28 | |
| 6 | 6 | Mo | 25 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 7 | 9 | Jacqueline | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 8 | 7 | Gina | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
| 9 | 8 | Steff | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 10 | 10 | Mika | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
Photo shoot guide
- Episode 1 photo shoot: Nude with male models
- Episode 2 photo shoot: Beauty shots with sea creatures
- Episode 3 commercial: Venus razor
- Episode 4 photo shoot: Bond girl editorial
- Episode 5 photo shoot: Couture editorial on a trampolines
- Episode 6 photo shoot: LG Chocolate phones in lingerie with dog
- Episode 7 photo shoot: Fashion magazine covers
- Episode 8 photo shoot: CoverGirl TruBlend ad
Makeovers
- Jacqueline – Rachel Hunter inspired blonde highlights
- Steff – Cut shorter and dyed platinum blonde
- Gina – Shoulder-length bob and dyed dark brown
- Mo – Cut shorter and dyed chocolate brown
- Cori – Gisele Bündchen inspired blonde highlights
- Tia – Long copper extensions
- Tara – Long wavy weave
- Sinead – Natalie Portman inspired pixie cut
- Rebecca – Bob cut, bangs trimmed, and dyed fire engine red
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070323040423/http://www.citytv.com/cntm/host.asp
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070322212347/http://www.citytv.com/cntm/judges.asp
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070823220002/http://www.cntm.ca/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070630133745/http://www.citytv.com/micro/cntm07/episodes/01/recap.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070630134015/http://www.citytv.com/micro/cntm07/episodes/02/recap.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070630133633/http://www.citytv.com/micro/cntm07/episodes/03/recap.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070630133928/http://www.citytv.com/micro/cntm07/episodes/04/recap.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070630154752/http://www.citytv.com/micro/cntm07/episodes/05/recap.aspx