Asia's Next Top Model (cycle 3)

Asia's Next Top Model (cycle 3)

Cycle 3 cast
Country of origin Singapore
No. of episodes 13
Release
Original network STAR World
Original release

March 25 – June 17, 2015

Additional information
Judges
No. of contestants 14
Winner Ayu Gani

Asia's Next Top Model, cycle 3 is the third season of the reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of Asia's Next Top Model and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire Asia-Pacific region.[1][2] Nadya Hutagalung confirmed that she would not be returning for cycle three. She was replaced by Filipino model and TV personality Georgina Wilson.[3][4][5] Joey Mead-King returned to the judging panel for the third time, while Australia's Next Top Model judge and fashion designer Alex Perry also joined the show as a new judge.[6][7]

The cycle featured 14 contestants, three from Indonesia and the Philippines, two from Hong Kong and Malaysia, and one each from Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Nepal was once again unrepresented. China, India, South Korea, and Taiwan were also not represented this cycle. The show was filmed in Singapore once again. It premiered globally on March 25, 2015 culminating with a finale that aired on June 17, 2015.

Among the prizes were a brand new Subaru XV STI, the chance of becoming the new face of TRESemmé for one of their 2015 campaigns, the chance to appear in a spread and on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Singapore and a modeling contract with Storm Model Management in London. There was no international destination this season.

The winner of the competition was 23-year-old Ayu Gani from Indonesia.

Casting

Casting calls were held in three countries, listed below:[8][9][10][11]

Contestants were also encouraged to apply for the competition online if they were unable to make an appearance at the live auditions.[12]

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest)[13]

Country ContestantAgeHeightFinishPlace
 Malaysia Shareeta Selvaraj 24 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Episode 1 14
 Thailand Kiana Guyon 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Episode 2 13
 Indonesia Rani Ramadhany 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Episode 3 12
 Hong Kong Lorretta Chow 26 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Episode 4 11–10
 Vietnam Celine Duong 18 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
 Philippines Franchesca Lagua 23 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Episode 5 9
 Malaysia Melissa Tan 27 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Episode 7 8
 Hong Kong KB Barlow 25 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Episode 8 7
 Indonesia Tahlia Raji 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Episode 9 6
 Philippines Amanda Chan 17 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Episode 11 5
 Japan Barbara Katsuki 27 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Episode 12 4
 Singapore Aimee Cheng-Bradshaw 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Episode 13 3
 Philippines Monika Sta. Maria 23 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 2
 Indonesia Ayu Gani 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 1

Episode summaries

Episode 1: The Girl in a Spin

First aired: March 25, 2015

The episode started with the models entering the model house. After settling in, they received their very first Georgina Mail. They met Georgina and Joey as they evaluated the girls' runway walks. Monika got Georgina and Joey's acclamation while Melissa struggled to impress and create a first impression. Amanda was noted for being too cute instead of fierce, Barbara was noted for being too safe. Majority of the girls got moderate feedback for their walks. The judges were worried about Rani's walk.

Nervous about their walks, the girls practiced on the runway in the penthouse, with Gani mentoring some of the girls. The day after, they met Marina Fairfax from Storm Model Management and they were told that they were going to be walking on a runway with a turntable at the end. Although most of the girls struggled; mainly Shareeta, Rani and Melissa - Barbara and Monika remained to excel on the runway. Marina declared Barbara as the winner of the challenge, who received a set of clothes from Zalora as her prize.

For their first photo shoot, they were told that they would be doing a swimwear shoot. Amanda, Barbara, Gani and Monika excelled, while Shareeta, Melissa and Rani struggled. Some of the girls were noted for being too sexy for a high fashion swimwear shoot.

At panel, most of the girls received mixed feedback for their shots. Amanda, Barbara, Gani, Monika, and Tahlia received favorable reviews of their shots, especially Amanda, who received praises from the judges as they didn't expect her to pull off that great of a shot. She got the first call out while Celine and Shareeta ended up in the bottom two. Both Celine and Shareeta were complimented for looking beautiful and stunning in person, but looking awful in photo. In the end, Georgina deemed Celine safe while Shareeta was sent home.

Episode 2: The Girl with K-POP Fever

First aired: April 1, 2015

The girls returned to the model house after Shareeta's elimination. Amanda felt she was lucky for garnering the best photo despite the fact that she was a newbie, while Celine worried about having been in the bottom two at last panel. Tensions began to rise between Kiana and the rest of the girls as they felt the former was pushing herself away from the pack during dinner. Gani commented on the fact that Kiana never ate what she cooked in the house.

Georgina and Alex arrived in the house where they challenged the girls to wear their best casting outfits in under two minutes. Monika, Tahlia, Gani and Amanda received praise from the duo. The models then practiced the newest single for the K-POP girl group, Tahiti, with Wil Sabin as their resident choreographer. Aimee excelled while Celine struggled with the dance routine.

After practicing, the models received Georgina Mail about their upcoming challenge. The next day, they performed a flash mob in front of the tourists in Clarke Quay, Singapore. Aimee, Franchesca and Melissa received universal praise, and subsequently won the challenge.

Joey then explained to the girls that they were to pick their group members for the next photo shoot, which will require them to pose as Korean pop singers. Aimee picked Barbara and Lorretta; Melissa picked Gani and Celine, while Franchesca picked Monika and Amanda. With no one picking them, Tahlia, KB, Rani and Kiana are left to form a separate group. Tensions rose again after Tahlia confronted Kiana about her state as a member of the household. The girls held a discussion which led to a heated argument between Monika and Kiana.

The morning after the models took part in their second photo shoot, where they were assigned different themes and were styled by the person behind Shinee's signature looks, Ha Sang Beg from Korea.

Group Name Style Models
Flipperinas Girly Amanda, Franchesca, Monika
Jah-Mei CasualAimee, Barbara, Lorretta
Loup Masculine Celine, Gani, Melissa
Fours Sporty KB, Kiana, Rani, Tahlia

Aimee, Lorretta and Barbara were critiqued on lacking focus and the ability to be in-sync. Melissa, Gani and Celine received praise for working well as a group. Franchesca, Monika and Amanda were commended on their poses but critiqued on their blank facial expressions. Tahlia, KB, Kiana and Rani's group received mixed direction. The models celebrated Celine's birthday back at the model house. They also noted that they would be celebrating Kiana's birthday on the next day after elimination.

At judging, Aimee, Lorretta and Barbara were critiqued for not working well as a group. Aimee was criticized for being lazy and was advised to work out her body more. Lorretta was told that there was a disconnect between her face and body, while Barbara failed to execute the brief. Franchesca, Monika and Amanda's photo was praised as a group shot but individually, the judges felt they fell short having only Franchesca to uplift the photo. Melissa, Gani and Celine received universal praise for their photo, as they fulfilled the brief. Tahlia, KB, Kiana and Rani delivered mixed results. Kiana was highly critiqued for her slacked-off pose. During elimination, Melissa, Gani, and Celine received best photo as a trio (a first for Indonesia and Vietnam, respectively). Aimee, Amanda and Kiana landed in the bottom three. Aimee was immediately declared safe, having a slightly better photo than the other two. Amanda was handed her photo, resulting in Kiana's elimination. As Kiana was packing her bags, she found the cake the girls were preparing for her birthday and managed to eat some.

Episode 3: The Girl Who Dreads a Makeover

First aired: April 8, 2015

The remaining twelve models went back to the model house after the elimination. Aimee and Amanda were relieved that they were safe from the bottom three last week but were also saddened that Kiana left. The next morning, the contestants were surprised with freebies from TRESemmé, which contained hair products such as shampoo, conditioner, hairspray, and hair dryer, then followed by a Georgina Mail stating that they would have their makeovers.

The models went to the Kimage Hair Studio for their makeovers. Georgina along with TRESemmé professional head stylist Lourd Ramos and model mentor Joey met them. They had a quick chat about their makeovers. Georgina said Barbara's head would be shaved but in fact she was just kidding and she's going to get a short hair which concerned her. Melissa would get a pixie cut. Aimee would get a full fringe, jet black hair while Tahlia would get a strawberry blonde long bob. When the makeover started, Barbara was really scared. She started crying when she felt that her head almost had no hair. Lourd said the more she cried the shorter it would be. Joey started comforting her. Lourd gave Celine and Gani a short hair, wherein Celine said her sex appeal would disappear.

When it was time to see their makeovers, Melissa was shocked and saw a totally different person. Amanda thought she looked sophisticated and older with her new hair. Gani liked her blunt cut. Tahlia said her hair was so blonde, Monika didn't see herself the same just like Aimee, who said that she didn't know the girl in the mirror. Rani thought her old hair was still better. Lorretta thought her makeover wasn't too drastic. Franchesca felt very young. Georgina said KB's old hairstyle would not book her any jobs. Celine thought she looked strange but she liked it. Barbara felt better after she cried and she actually liked her hair saying that she looked expensive, and said that the hairstyle would be even more amazing if it was a bit shorter. After the makeovers, they went home and immediately rushed to the mirrors to scrutinize every single detail of their new hair to figure out their new best angles.

On the day of the photo shoot, Joey was there to mentor the girls along with their photographer, Olaf Mueller. Joey said their hair was one of their jewels so they would pair it up with some diamond jewelry from Temptations Jewelry. Rani was feeling nauseous right before the photo shoot. Franchesca and Lorretta comforted her while she was throwing up. Joey went to the comfort room to tell Rani that she will call a doctor. Dr. Kwan checked her up and said she had a bad flu. She was injected three times. In the photo shoot, Aimee, Monika, Celine, Amanda, Franchesca and Melissa did very well; while Barbara, who was so stiff and said that the cause of which was the red lipstick she's wearing. KB, Gani, Tahlia, Lorretta, and Rani who felt better after her check up, struggled.

At panel, Aimee, Amanda, Celine, Franchesca, Melissa and Monika received good reviews for their shots, the others gained lukewarm reactions and while Barbara, KB, Rani and Lorretta received negative feedback from the judges. Aimee garnered best photo and had risen from the bottom to the top. Due to over-thinking and not understanding the concept of high fashion, Lorretta landed in the bottom two with Rani, who was questioned for her ability to push her boundaries. Georgina handed the last photo to Lorretta resulting in Rani's elimination. She left her drum sticks in the model house to serve as a remembrance of her to the remaining girls.

Episode 4: The Girl with a Broken Heart

First aired: April 15, 2015

The girls went home to the model house after their third elimination. Indonesian compatriots Gani and Tahlia became emotional as Rani left a message on the board before she went home. The girls were brought to a challenge of blush and lipstick to create the hottest new looks, the spring/summer trends of 2015: Enlightened, Review, No Make-Up, Free Party, Scarlet Reduction and Rock Glamour. They were given the liberty to choose their partners, but as an odd group of models, Gani was let alone and had to settle with a Make Up Artist in the studio.

Looks to be copied Models
Enlightened KB & Lorretta
Review Aimee & Amanda
No Make-Up Franchesca & Monika
Free Party Gani
Scarlet Reduction Barbara & Celine
Rock Glamour Melissa & Tahlia

Lorretta's prize for winning the challenge was a shopping spree of $1,000 at MAC cosmetics which she shared with KB because they were both partners in the challenge. Most girls, especially Melissa, noticed that the house had become messy and no one would clean their trash. Joey visited the girls at their home and told the girls some stories. Monika cried because she has not won any challenge or best photo yet, and she aimed to win it in the next photo shoot.

The next day, the girls headed to Manhattan Bar, where they met Joey and Manhattan-based designer Peter Som for their photo shoot, which was showing romance with a male model. Most girls struggled during their sessions especially Lorretta, Gani, Celine, Franchesca and Barbara. Also, Barbara said that the model looks like her ex-boyfriend. The girls who excelled were Amanda, Aimee, Monika and Melissa.

At panel, Monika, Amanda, KB and Aimee received praise for their photos. While most of the girls received negative feedback from the judges and Georgina revealed to Barbara that the model she worked with was a cousin of her ex-boyfriend. Gani was noted for looking too stiff in her photo, but Georgina told her that it worked well in her shot. Barbara and Lorretta were criticized for giving photos that looked more like a mother to son relationship, but Lorretta's photo was in lack of emotion. Celine and Franchesca were criticized for having flat photos. Peter also stated that Celine had an absurd attitude on set. At elimination, Monika received best photo for her performance at the photo shoot. Celine, Franchesca and Lorretta landed in the bottom three: Franchesca for having a major downfall despite improving throughout the competition, Celine for having a flat photo and slow improvement through the competition, and Lorretta for having an expression less and awkward photo. Franchesca was handed her photo, leaving Celine and Lorretta in the bottom two. In a surprising twist, Georgina handed out a blank photo, eliminating those two models.

Episode 5: The Girl with a Killer Smile

First aired: April 22, 2015

The nine remaining models came home after the very shocking double elimination the previous week, for some, the pressure of competition started to get to them. The girls went on to a workshop that will absolutely bring smiles as Dr. Cecile Infantado taught the girls how to get that picture-perfect smile. Then the girls took on to an acting class with Indonesian TV Personality Daniel Mananta. All of the girls were given specific task by him to do basic acting play role. Amanda struggled to portray her role to be angry and ended up refusing to act.

The next day, the models applied what they've learned from Dr. Cecile Infantado, as they were challenged to capture that perfect selfie, but with the members of the public. The models head on to the mall and searched for that one hot guy to take a selfie with. The girls struggled but it was to be Barbara's second challenge win, winning her a dinner date with Daniel Mananta.

Back at the model house, Gani started becoming conscious on her smile, the girls however, believed otherwise. The smiles continued in their photo shoot for Closeup Diamond Attraction Ad campaign with photographer Mike Rosenthal. Mike stated beforehand that for this session he would give no or little instruction for the girls to strike a pose whichever they felt suit them best. Gani initially struggled but ultimately brought back her A-game in the middle of the shoot. Monika excelled as Filipino compatriots Amanda and Franchesca struggled; Amanda giggled a lot during the session, while Franchesca posed at certain facial angles of hers all the time.

At panel, Aimee, Barbara, Gani, Melissa and Monika were acclaimed by the judges while Tahlia and KB received lukewarm comments from the judges. Amanda and Franchesca failed to impress the judges. Gani and Monika were singled out as the two stand-outs of the week's photo shoot. Georgina revealed one of their photos would run as an actual commercial ad for Closeup and asked both girls to give their argument on why one should be chosen over the other. Ultimately, Monika was chosen for the ad, receiving her second best photo in a row. Amanda and Franchesca ended up in the bottom two both for their mediocre photos, but the former was given her photo after being pushed by the panel to act angry at Daniel, which she turned out to be quite successful in doing so. Nonetheless, it was Franchesca who was sent home.

Episode 6: The Girl Who Ran Out of Luck

First aired: April 29, 2015

The remaining girls were driven to Kyō, where they were greeted by Joey and the fashion director of Zalora, Meghna Mistry. Meghna gave advice to the models and helped the girls to create their style. The girls were challenged about their styling in pairs based on the given theme under two minutes.

Style Models
Feminine Amanda & KB
Urban Barbara & Melissa
Boho Aimee & Tahlia
Basics Gani & Monika

As the challenge winning accommodation, Tahlia got extra five minutes at the coming photo shoot. But, she had to choose one girl to take away five minutes from the photo shoot, leaving ten minutes only for that girl to get shot. Tahlia chose Monika because in her opinion Monika had been doing really well and had won two best photos in a row.

At the photo shoot, Tahlia was granted five extra minutes, for a total of twenty, while the other girls were given fifteen. Despite the extended session, Tahlia still struggled doing the shoot. Monika had to work all three outfits in ten minutes and also struggled to compose herself on set. Amanda had trouble keeping her eyes open for the photos, while Barbara, Melissa and Monika had problems with their movement. KB and Gani did well at the photo shoot. So did Aimee, although with a little wardrobe malfunction drama during her shoot as the zipper kept falling.

At panel, Amanda, Melissa, Barbara and Monika received negative feedback from the judges. KB, Gani and Aimee were lauded as the standouts of the week. Aimee was praised for acting professional on set disported the wardrobe malfunction. Gani received best photo, and was chosen to be a part of Zalora's new campaign. Barbara and Monika were placed in the bottom two for having mediocre photos, but Georgina revealed that neither of them would be eliminated. Georgina also told Barbara to not give a defeating attitude, since Barbara stated that she would quit and give her spot to Monika if ever she was deemed safe for this round. As a punishment, they received only ten frames for the next photo shoot.

Episode 7: The Girl Who Finally Cracks

First aired: May 6, 2015

Gani was happy for Barbara because she thinks that the girls didn't want Barbara to be eliminated. Monika confronted Tahlia for why did she choose her to take five minutes out of any other girls and she answered that it's because all of the girls were afraid of Monika and she was not very connected to her. Monika said that Tahlia was now an enemy.

The girls went to a park with their model mentor, Joey together with blogger, host and top model, Cara G. McIlroy. They had a model pose-off. Joey put the models in pairs.

Pairs
Amanda Melissa
Aimee Barbara
Gani Monika
KB Tahlia

Amanda didn't know what she's doing and she kept giggling. Melissa outshone Amanda. Aimee and Barbara were disconnected. Gani didn't like being paired with Monika but they did spice up the challenge. KB and Tahlia were praised for their eye-to-eye contact.

The challenge was posing with a hula-hoop. KB, Melissa, Tahlia, Gani and Barbara excelled; while Aimee, Amanda and Monika struggled. Melissa was told that she was touching her chest a bit too much. Barbara tried jumping while "shaking her ass". Melissa won the challenge and got a chance to call home and eventually managed to speak to her mother.

Joey visited the girls in the model house. She was disgusted by the lack of cleanliness of the whole house and let the girls clean it. She said they need to maintain the cleanliness of their environment in order to clear their minds for every photo shoot.

On the photo shoot day, they met the executive director of Tan Chong International, Glenn Tan. The winner of the photo shoot would become the new Subaru brand ambassador. Former contestants and Subaru ambassadors, Jodilly Pendre and Natalie Pickles showed the girls that they would wear only body paint on top of their underwear and gave some advice to the girls.

Color Theme Models
Crystal Black Chic Barbara & Melissa
Tangerine Orange Exhilarating Monika & Tahlia
Dark Gray Powerful Amanda & Gani
Desert Khaki Wild Aimee & KB

While the girls were being prepared and styled for the shoot, Gani and Tahlia confronted Georgina and Joey that they were not comfortable with the supposed attire for the shoot which was underwear only but having body paint on top of them. Georgina told them that they could go home if they would not do it. Gani then decided to do it as she wanted to try something new. However, Tahlia still took some time to decide if she would participate. Monika and Barbara took risks and impressed the photographer and the judges despite only having ten frames. Gani and KB impressed everyone as well, especially Gani for facing her fears. Aimee, Tahlia, Melissa, and Amanda struggled. Aimee, despite having a lot of energy could not put the right expression into her shots. Tahlia was uncomfortable and showed a lack of confidence during her session. Melissa was too stiff. Amanda had her blinking problem.

At the model house, Gani and Monika had a feud. Gani thought Monika was a bit disgusting because a yogurt container had some peanut butter on it and the last one who ate peanut butter was Monika, which angered her. Monika replied that it was unfair that Gani was talking behind her back, while Gani also said Monika also offended her by saying that Indonesians will never win this competition, which Monika later clarified that it was just a joke. This made Gani even angrier and refused to talk to Monika furthermore.

At the panel, Monika, Barbara, KB, and Gani were praised for their photos. Amanda received lukewarm comments while Aimee, Tahlia, and Melissa got the worst comments. Monika was the standout, having her third first call-out and became the newest Subaru brand ambassador. Glenn Tan was impressed with Barbara and chose her to become the second brand ambassador. Tahlia and Melissa found themselves in the bottom two. Tahlia was criticized for displaying an attitude of almost refusing to participate in the shoot and eventually resulting in a lackluster photo, while Melissa was noted for being too stiff in her photo, disappointing the client. In the end Georgina handed a photo to Tahlia, sending Melissa home and leaving the girls shocked.

Episode 8: The Girl on a Mission

First aired: May 13, 2015

The girls went home after the shocking elimination of who may seem a big threat for all of them, Melissa's elimination led her circle of friends; Barbara, Gani, Tahlia and most especially KB into deep sadness. The girls went in awe to see how flawless Monika's performance so far. Aimee became frustrated with the fact that Tahlia stayed over Melissa.

Tahlia had her health checked in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, as she felt strange the past few days, and started speculating it was a breast lump. She was worried before, during and after her check-up due to the fact that breast cancer runs in her family's veins having her mother and grandmother died because of it.

The girls headed on to their challenge. They were introduced to the latest runway hair trends by Georgina and TRESemmé expert stylist, Giovanni Wihayak, and were given thirty minutes to recreate such. Amanda, KB, Monika and Tahlia excelled in the challenge, with Gani being the only girl who experienced a train wreck to recreate the assigned look to her. KB was told to have a higher pony tail because it looked like a gym pony tail.

Hairstyle Model
Out of Water Barbara
Big Buns Aimee
Bombshell Blowout Amanda
Twists & Braids Monika
Pony Tail KB
Mixed Materials Gani
Boho Waves Tahlia

Ultimately it was Monika's first ever challenge win, winning her immunity from elimination and had secured her spot in the top six. Georgina asked Monika to choose five models who she would like to go through with her in the top six. She chose all the girls but Tahlia, as a payback for Tahlia's picking Monika resulting in Monika's disadvantages in the competition a few weeks before.

Georgina decided to visit the girls after the challenge. She had a chat with Tahlia regarding her health concerns. Having checked at the hospital, Tahlia stated that she apparently has four benign breast lumps that still needs to be checked routinely. She became emotional afterwards because her mother and grandmother died due to breast cancer and her mother, who died last year, used to encourage her to pursue modelling making her feel the need to make them proud by doing well throughout the competition.

The girls participated in an outdoor photo shoot with Indonesian singer / icon Andien Aisyah, which they were tasked to showcase their hair well while wearing the gorgeous creations of Filipino fashion designer Rajo Laurel. The man behind the lens was Jez Smith. Tahlia and Barbara were the clear stand-outs, while Gani started off weak, took herself up and ended up doing well in the shoot. Aimee and Monika did well too, while Amanda kept delivering great body poses but the facial expression was continuously flat throughout her session. KB struggled as well with her hair flips, as the hair would always be caught up in her face. Alex commented after all the sessions that all of the girls did well and it would be a tough decision to send someone home.

At panel the girls received acclamation from the judges; Aimee, Barbara, Gani, Monika and Tahlia were praised with their outstanding photos, leaving Amanda and KB receiving lukewarm comments from the judges. Tahlia was handed her first best photo, winning her the opportunity of leading the TRESemmé runway show. Amanda and KB landed themselves in the bottom two. For Amanda it was because of her blinking problem which missed out opportunities for getting great photos; while for KB even though she had shown improvement ever since the start of the competition, the judges were still questioning her ability to produce great photos. In the end Amanda was handed a photo and was warned by Georgina that it could be her last chance to stay in the competition if she wouldn't improve; while KB was sent home.

Episode 9: The Girl Who Flew To The Top

First aired: May 20, 2015

Gani thought it was unfair for Amanda to stay over KB since it was her third time in the bottom two while it was KB's first. Barbara speculated that there was favoritism going on between Alex Perry and Amanda. This led the models to have an evident separation in the house, with Barbara, Tahlia and Gani against Aimee, Amanda and Monika.

The girls headed on to a sparring session with Brazilian jiu-jitsu World Champion, Bruno Pucci and ONE Fighting Championship Vice President, Rich Franklin. Fitness and fears were tested as the models then underwent a punishing preparation with the MMA world champions and aerial gymnast, Ming Leong. All the girls did really well in the challenge but ultimately Barbara won her third challenge.

Barbara's prize for winning the challenge was a spa treatment at Sofitel So Singapore where she was asked to bring a friend with her to enjoy her prize with; and Barbara chose Gani. While Barbara and Gani enjoyed their spa treatment, Aimee, Amanda and Monika decided to go for a swim in the housepool, leaving Tahlia alone feeling awkward to socialize with them since they were not very close to each other and both her friends in the house went to the spa.

In the photo shoot, the girls were required to be raised and suspended in the air wearing Alex Perry-designed long gowns, and Jez Smith was again the man behind the lens. Amanda, Barbara and Monika were the clear standouts. Though Aimee did good, it was deemed to be a safe performance from her. Indonesian compatriots, Gani and Tahlia struggled. Back at the modelling house Gani and Tahlia started to worry about their chances as they were seen evidently struggling during the shoot.

At panel, Amanda, Barbara and Monika got universal acclamation from all the judges, while Aimee was asked to push harder as she received lukewarm reactions from the judges. Gani and Tahlia were criticized for looking really short and had the Alex Perry gowns wearing them instead of them wearing the gowns. Amanda received her second best photo, Monika, Barbara and Aimee followed. Gani and Tahlia found themselves in the bottom two, but it was Tahlia who was sent home, as Gani was deemed safe.

Episode 10: The Girl in the Driver's Seat

First aired: May 27, 2015

After Tahlia's elimination, Gani and Barbara couldn't stop crying. Gani stated that she really missed Tahlia, Melissa and KB. They became more emotional after reading Tahlia's letter.

For their challenge, the girls headed to the Port of Singapore where they were greeted by Ken Jones, the cruise director, where they needed to find Alex and Joey in the Savoy theater in the Mariner of the Seas cruise ship for their catwalk challenge. When the girls found the theater, Joey said that if they were in the top 4, they would be cruising in that boat, courtesy of Royal Caribbean Cruises.

Alex and Joey immediately explained that the mechanics of the challenge was to change into three looks, one minute each, and to model each of the looks through a catwalk. Aimee was immediately called up first wherein she wasn't able to mentally prepare herself yet. She excelled in all of her looks, however she wasn't able to properly zip the top of her third look but still did a great job in covering it up. Next was Gani, in her first look she had a little wardrobe malfunction. Overall, Alex and Joey thought all her walks looked the same and were a little too safe. When it was Amanda's turn, her first and last walk was okay but during her second, she didn't finish changing her clothes. Monika's first and second walks were excellent, however she was confused by her third look and wasn't able to finish changing her clothes as well. Barbara did a great job in modeling all three of the looks with a few seconds to spare in changing into each look. In the end, Alex and Joey was impressed with Aimee the most, making it her second challenge win. Gani thought that Barbara was more deserving to win the challenge than Aimee.

Aimee's prize for winning the challenge was a mentoring session with Indonesian pastry chef, model, and celebrity Farah Quinn. They had tea together, with Farah giving her advice on how she could succeed in the competition.

In the photo shoot day, they will be doing a motion editorial for the Subaru Forester with Peter Wery as their director. Aimee was given the role of a businesswoman. She was the only girl to have lines. Overall, she did a great job in being confident and in embodying her lifestyle. Gani had to portray the role of an architect. Alex thought that she wasn’t focused enough and was a bit difficult to direct. Barbara, who portrayed as a baker, and Amanda, who portrayed as a tennis coach, both also struggled in their shoot. Monika, who did yoga in real life, did well in portraying a yogi.

Model Lifestyle
Aimee Businesswoman
Amanda Tennis coach
Barbara Chef
Gani Architect
Monika Yoga master/yogi

At panel, Gani, Barbara and Amanda were heavily castigated for their performance being deemed as too safe. Aimee was praised for looking confident and for portraying her role very well. Monika was praised as well for her confidence and versatility in her shoot. In the end, Monika received her fourth best photo, followed by Aimee and Gani. Amanda and Barbara landed in the bottom two for opposite reasons. Amanda for standing out in the competition and winning two best photos, but lacking in experience and consistency. On the other hand, Barbara had the most experience but was deemed too safe and didn't stand out. The episode ended with a cliffhanger scene, and the call-out was resumed next episode.

Episode 11: The Final Four Revealed

First aired: June 3, 2015

It was revealed that Amanda was eliminated over Barbara. Monika, Aimee, and even Georgina got emotional with Amanda’s elimination.

After the elimination, Monika said that Amanda was one of the girls that made her happy. Barbara felt upset when Monika said Amanda deserved to stay in the competition which means that Barbara should've gone home instead of Amanda. Gani also said that Barbara felt upset and confused due to the fact that she was the only girl left who doesn’t have a first call–out.

The girls headed to a cruise trip. They did rock climbing and were welcomed with a special dinner. During the trip, Monika and Aimee had a jogging session while Gani and Barbara were sleeping. Gani wished that she and Barbara could be in the top three together. Barbara felt that it would be weird if she, Monika and Aimee would have been in the top three hence that she doesn’t talk too much to them.

After their trip, Monika observed that they were not going to the model house but instead to a different location.

The top 4 together with Georgina and Joey will have a one–on–one session but before which, they looked back some of certain moments during the competition to date. Barbara said that she felt like being a “teenager” during week 1. Aimee said that the fun part in the competition was when they baked Celine’s cake. Georgina asked them about who was the loudest in the house and they said KB while Barbara and Gani added Monika and Tahlia, respectively, to the list of the loudest girls. Georgina mentioned that Kiana made an impact to the girls and Monika addressed that she is an interesting person in the house. Monika made mention about the spa session at the model house during the time when Gani and Barbara went to a spa treatment.

Aimee was the first one to have a one–on–one chat together with Joey. Aimee said that the most challenging photo shoot was the K–Pop collective photo shoot in week 2. They also talked about her makeover changing her perspective in herself. Asked if what her opinion was regarding that she needed to lose some weight, she said that it made her sad. She also said that she will not change her figure just to please everybody, as they will not make her down, and it shall help her in the competition.

The girls talked about Tahlia. Barbara told that living with her was interesting while Gani said that she cheered up everyone.

Gani had the one–on–one session with Georgina. Gani told that she was connected with everyone except Monika because she didn’t want to make friends with the other girls and much more focused with the competition, and her as being irritating and acting a different person behind the camera. They also talked about the conflict that aroused during week 7. After which, they talked about Gani's doubts on herself being in the competition, Rani being her inspiration to win the competition, and her first call–out in week 6 being her highest point. Georgina also addressed the topic of her being better in prints rather than commercials, on which Gani later thought confidently otherwise after winning the Zalora campaign photoshoot. They then moved to the issue of Gani being bullied all the time because of her unique looks and wanting to be an ambassador for bullied children. Asked if the haters and bashers would go away if Gani will eventually make it to the top, she said that if she will win this competition, the bashers will see what she has achieved.

The girls talked about their favorite challenges. Barbara told that it was the hula - hoop challenge during week 7. Aimee said that the flash mob challenge, particularly the choreography lessons during week 2 was fun. Gani expressed that the make – up challenge during week 4 was not fun for her. After which, Georgina asked the girls to say a girl’s name for every question that she asked. Asked about who works out every time in the house, they unanimously answered Monika. Asked about who dreaded in working out, Aimee and Monika answered Amanda.

Monika was joined by Georgina for her session. They first talked about Monika’s competitive nature and Monika addressing that her competitiveness was to reach the top and not to put other girls down. She also took note of the girls talking behind her back, which she felt diasappointed at times. She then said that she wasn’t lying about anything and not a fake person, addressing it to Gani. They then talked about Monika’s struggles and said that she struggled most in the Zalora photo shoot during week 6. Georgina then moved to a positive side of her having four first call – outs, the most of any girls in this season. Asked if given the chance to pick out of the three girls who shall win the competition aside herself, surprisingly, she answered Gani hence she is perfect for the international runways, her bone structure, and how she can take amazing photographs. She also sees Gani as her biggest competitor and believes that she could go far in the industry.

The girls talked about the men who appeared in this season. Georgina saw Barbara blushing when Joey talked about Bruno Pucci who made an appearance in week 9.

The last girl to have a session with Joey is Barbara. First they talked about Barbara’s confidence in the competition. She admitted that her confidence went down when she saw the photo from the Zalora photo shoot during week 6, thought that it was terrible and questioned herself if she was a model. Barbara also addressed her as having the most experience amongst all the girls and saw Amanda, having two first call – outs and had even never modeled before, made her feel bad. Also, she felt scared of being at the bottom and of the girls being better and stronger than her; which happened in the bikini photo shoot in week 1 when she was the runner-up for best photo, and again in week 6 when she was ready to go home and to give her slot to Monika, should Monika be eliminated that week. Barbara told Joey that her good friends, Gani and Tahlia, were a big influence for her to change. She then said that working with Jez Smith was amazing because he was a good photographer and wants to take more pictures even though he has already got the best photo.

Georgina and Joey then said to the girls that they were happy for them to be in the top four and the remaining girls needed to show and prove them that their slot was worth it.

Episode 12: The Cover Girl

First aired: June 10, 2015

The top four were taken to their new house at Villa Du Jardin 4 Villa Dillenia, where they were amazed with its amenity. The house was ornamented with Harper's Bazaar magazine covers in almost every corner. The girls also received gifts from Triumph which contained lingerie.

For their challenge, they were tasked to go-sees to impress three clients namely POIS, Braun Büffel and Triumph. The girls were divided into two groups, Aimee was with Monika and Barbara with Gani.

Aimee and Monika went to their first go-see in POIS, a boutique which sells designer clothes, where they were greeted by model and presenter, Liv Lo, and Harper's Bazaar fashion editor, Windy Aulia. Their job was to present designer clothes in an eloquent way. Monika was up first where she was assigned to present the designs of Oscar de la Renta. Liv was very impressed with her. Aimee was next. She was tasked to present the designs of Mary Katrantzou. She made a big blunder by mistaking a top and bottom as a dress.

Barbara and Gani went to Braun Büffel for their first go-see where they met Kenneth Goh and creative director of Braun Büffel, Damiano Biella. They were needed to do a catwalk while showcasing the leather bags of the brand. Both Barbara and Gani failed to impress Kenneth and Damiano. Aimee and Monika also went to Braun Büffel for their second go-see. Aimee initially struggled but later excelled after following Damiano and Kenneth's directions. Monika also did well in showcasing the bag wherein Damiano said that she was very special and he would consider booking her.

Barbara and Gani later went to their second go-see at POIS. Mugler was the designer assigned to Gani. She showed her passion for fashion and performed very well during her presentation. Barbara's assigned designer was Roland Mouret in which she struggled and bumbled a lot during her presentation.

They all simultaneously went to their last go-see at Triumph where they saw Alex and the brand manager of Triumph Singapore, Kate Ang. The girls were instructed to guess their own bust size which will be compared to their actual measurements to be determined by expert fitters and later have a catwalk showing off Triumph lingeries. Gani guessed her bust size right, which was 32 A. The client also said that Gani's walk was perfect for lingerie. Aimee's actual bust size, which was 32 A, was a bit smaller than her guess, 34 A. Kate said that she did a good job and her walk was very sensual. Barbara's actual measurement was two inches short with her guess, 34 C, with 32 C being her real bust size. She also did a very good job in showcasing the lingerie. The client said that Monika was underestimating her size a lot with two letters off with her guess, 32 B (her real measurement is 32 D). Kate thought that she was changing her poses too fast. Kate Ang declared Barbara as her favorite. As her prize, she received $5,000 worth of bras with her correct bust size. Aimee stated that Barbara was the obvious winner because she has a big bust.

As they went home to their new house, they saw a red bag and an envelope containing a handwritten letter from Kenneth stating that the winner of the Braun Büffel go-see and the one who gets the red bag as her prize was Monika. Aimee and Gani immediately got jealous of Monika for winning the beautiful bag. Aimee expressed her dismay for not winning anything due to the fact that Barbara won bras for winning the Triumph go-see and Monika got a bag for winning the Braun Büffel go-see. Barbara and Gani also got jealous of Monika's winning while Gani said that Monika really needs those kinds of bags.

The next morning, Kenneth and Georgina paid a visit to the new model house. They told the girls that their next photoshoot would be the most important yet, a Harper's Bazaar magazine cover. Kenneth had one-on-one sessions with each girl discussing their portfolio throughout the competition and on how they can be a good cover girl for Harper's Bazaar.

For their photoshoot, they met Alex Perry and their director for the shoot, Windy Aulia. They were also introduced to their photographer for the shoot, Elvina Farkas. Their theme was the four decades in which fashion was prominent the most. They were each assigned different decades to portray:

Model Decade
Aimee '60s
Barbara '50s
Gani '80s
Monika '70s

Monika portrayed the '70s. She had problems with her hair due to repetitively flipping it but as the shoot was progressing, she kept getting better. The decade assigned to Barbara was the '50s, in which Windy was happy that they gave it to her because it suits her perfectly. However, Windy wanted more personality from her and Elvina said that she was pulling off more catalog than editorial. But as the shoot went on, she started getting better. Aimee also struggled during her shoot portraying the '60s. Her brief was to look innocent but Windy said that she looked scared, was a bit too cheesy and resembled a Korean pop singer. Gani did very well during her shoot of the decade '80s. Alex stated that he was obviously not into short girls but he saw an Asian Linda Evangelista-vibe in Gani during her shoot.

At the judging panel, Kenneth Goh was back again as a guest judge. Monika received mostly positive feedbacks however, Kenneth said that she was staring through the camera in a not so friendly manner which was not suitable for a Harper's Bazaar cover. Aimee received negative feedbacks for looking scared rather than innocent in her photo. Barbara received lukewarm remarks for her photo. Georgina said that she imagined her photo as a cover in the 1950s but it lacked modernity. Gani received positive feedbacks, with her photo looking like a legit Harper's Bazaar cover. In the end, Gani received her third first call-out, becoming the first girl to advance through the finale. Monika was the second girl to be in the final. Aimee and Barbara landed in the bottom two, Aimee for giving a lackluster photo despite being consistent throughout the competition, and Barbara for delivering an okay photo but was inconsistent at times in the competition. Georgina declared Aimee safe and was the last girl through to the finale while Barbara continues the Japanese legacy for being the third Japanese girl in a row to place fourth in the history of the competition.

Episode 13: The Girl on Top

First aired: June 17, 2015

After Barbara's elimination, Gani was sad because she missed Barbara and her other close friends. The three remaining models had to face their final photo shoot in front of the Fullerton Hotel, wearing haute couture and supposed to do their best high fashion poses. At first, Monika seemed wary and uncertain about her poses, as Alex said as being a bit Modeling 101 poses. That turned much better after she sat on the balcony porch and eventually managed to get good photos. Aimee on the other hand definitely nailed the photoshoot from the start, even if she wore tight dresses and had to stand on a small triangle at one of the building's pillars. Gani struggled at most times, yet managed to pose well during the end of her photo session.

Back at the villa, Monika and Aimee were so excited with the next challenge, their final runway, as they practiced their catwalk strut a lot inside the villa. Their high spirit was very opposite to Gani, who felt hopelessly sad to had heard Alex's opinion about short girls in the modeling industry, particularly towards her in the competition.

The top three had their final runway at the CHIMES Hall. There they met Joey which then called Barbara, Tahlia, KB, Franchesca and Melissa to take part at the final runway. Their sudden appearance made the three of them (especially Gani) felt elated and more confident to do the runway show. While Franchesca supported her Philippines compatriot Monika; the other girls mostly supported Gani. Past guest judges, celebrities, hair stylist and makeup artists came up at the show, as well as several cycle two contestants to give their support to the top three.

All three girls and the eliminated models did a great job in the runway. Monika had the edge of being the conqueror of the runway, while Aimee fared well too. Yet the judges agreed that it was Gani who nailed the runway and had the best walk of the top three girls.

At the villa they reminisced of what they had been through during the whole competition for the last three months and what they may face in the future being in the industry. They evidently became good friends, surpassing upon what they had disagreement in the past, and supported one another.

At the panel, Monika had good reviews on the photo shoot and the runway show. Aimee had excellent comments unanimously from the judges on her photo shoot, yet deemed quite okay and a bit too safe during the final runway. Alex said that she should tone up her physique to become a better model than what she is now. Gani seemed nailing both the photo shoot and the runway, and mentioned that during the show she just wants to prove to Alex that short models can do catwalk as well as others. Senior STORM modeling scout Nathan Toth from London commented that with her short stature, she still could get modeling jobs in Europe as long as she performed on prints and on the runways excellently.

During the deliberation, the three girls hugged together outside the judging panel and wished one another luck for grabbing the title. At the deliberation, Aimee was not deemed ready for the modeling industry, as Nathan looked her as a rough diamond needs to be refined later on. Monika was quite persistent and passionate with the modeling life, yet Kenneth and Joey said she lacks the X-factor. Gani was excellent as the show's ambassador, but her height might give hindrance to her career.

When being called for the announcement of the winner, the three models were surprised when their family was coming into the set. Aimee was called out first by Georgina, who revealed that she was not the winner. Monika and Gani were called forward, and Georgina asked about their feelings about becoming the top two models. Monika said that she was happy and it was a dream come true for her to be in that spot, whilst Gani mentioned that she wants to prove everybody doubting her and other short models that they can be in her spot as other taller models. Georgina then announced that Gani was the third winner of Asia's Next Top Model. Monika was the third runner-up in a row to represent the Philippines.

Summaries

Call-out order

Georgina's call-out order
OrderEpisodes
123456789101213
1 AmandaMelissa
Gani
Celine		AimeeMonikaMonikaGaniMonikaTahliaAmandaMonikaGaniGani
2 BarbaraMelissaAimeeGaniAimeeBarbaraBarbaraMonikaAimeeMonikaMonika
3 MonikaMonikaAmandaBarbaraMelissaKBGaniBarbaraGaniAimeeAimee
4 TahliaTahliaFranchescaKBMelissaKBGani AimeeAimeeBarbaraBarbara
5 Gani[lower-alpha 1]FranchescaCelineMelissaAimeeTahlia AmandaMonikaGaniAmanda
6 AimeeLorrettaAmandaTahliaKBAmanda AimeeAmandaTahlia
7 LorrettaKBGaniGaniTahliaBarbara
Monika		 TahliaKB
8 KBBarbaraBarbaraBarbaraAmanda Melissa
9 FranchescaMonikaTahliaFranchescaFranchesca
10 MelissaRaniKBCeline
Lorretta
11 KianaAimeeLorretta
12 RaniAmandaRani
13 CelineKiana
14 Shareeta
  1. ↑ Ayu was referred to by her surname, Gani, on the show.
     The contestant was eliminated
     The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two
     The contestant was immune from elimination
     The contestant won the competition

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