America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6

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America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6

Promotional photograph of the cast of Cycle 6 of America's Next Top Model
Format Reality TV
Created by Tyra Banks
Developed by Ken Mok
Kenya Barris
Starring Tyra Banks
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Tyra Banks
Running time 42 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel UPN
Original run March 8, 2006 – May 17,2006
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 premiered on March 8, 2006, which would be the last cycle to air on UPN before merging with the The WB to create the The CW. The catch-phrase for this cycle was "Fairy Tales Come True".

The international destination during this cycle was Bangkok, Thailand. The winner was 20 year old Danielle Evans from Little Rock, Arkansas, who won a photo shoot for Elle magazine, a contract for representation with Ford Models, and a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.

Contents

[edit] Episode summaries

[edit] The Girl Who Learns How to Dance (Part 1) / The Girls Go Bald (Part 2)

Original Airdate: March 8, 2006

The two-hour premiere episode devoted an hour to narrowing 32 contestants to 13 finalists, and the second hour featured the first photo shoot and elimination. As the girls moved into their house in Los Angeles, the oldest contestant, 26-year-old Jade, claimed she was "the undiscovered supermodel" and declared herself front runner of the competition. Nnenna won an interview challenge and chose Jade, Gina and Sara to be the first four to enter the house to choose their bedrooms.

The girls were led to believe that they would all be shaved bald as a way to level the competition for the photo shoot, when in fact they were fitted with skull caps and posed wearing Swarovski crystals in an array of mannequin heads. Many of the girls' photos impressed the judges, particularly Nnenna, Sara, Leslie, Joanie and Danielle's among many others. Seen lacking in potential, the self-described hillbilly Kathy was eliminated over Furonda, (whose photo Tyra said was the worst in the group) because the judges felt that she looked lost in her photo, and also because the judges didn't feel Kathy had model potential.

[edit] The Girl Who Is A True Miss Diva

Original Airdate: March 15, 2006

The remaining contestants received makeovers. During the makeover process, Jay spoke with each of the girls to help them to establish their individual styles, which they later had to embody in a clothing challenge. Nnenna won her second challenge for her interpretation of the "new African queen", and once again chose Jade and Gina to accompany her for a $5000 shopping spree at Nanette Lepore.

For the photo shoot, the contestants posed with ice sculptures. Though Jade made a poor impression with the judges with her excuses, and took a poor photograph, Wendy, whose family had been affected by Hurricane Katrina, was sent home due to her inability to transfer her modeling potential to photographs, as well as lack of focus.

  • Bottom two: Jade Cole & Wendy Wiltz
  • Eliminated: Wendy Wiltz
  • Special guests: Joel Warren, Edward Tricomi, Rachel Zoe, Naima Mora
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Nnenna Agba

[edit] The Girl Who Kissed A Roach

Original Airdate: March 22, 2006

This episode featured the eleven remaining contestants practicing the runway. The girls had to do a runway with cockroaches for Jared Gold's spring collection. Gina was terrified about the cockroaches and it made for some funny scenes of her freaking out, meanwhile it was clear the other girls were noticing her sharp insecurity issues. Jade impressed the judges by kissing the cockroach at the end of the runway. She won the challenge and picked Danielle, Mollie Sue, Nnenna & Leslie to join her in a trip to the Sheri Bodell fashion show, which was a part of Los Angeles' fashion week.

For the photo shoot, the girls had to take a photo while falling and were posed as a character from a popular fairy tale (in the case of Mollie Sue - she posed as Little Boy Blue - a character from a nursery rhyme).

Model Fairytale
Brooke The Emperor from The Emperor's New Clothes
Danielle Snow White
Furonda Rapunzel
Gina Sleeping Beauty
Jade Little Red Riding Hood
Joanie Cinderella
Kari Goldilocks
Leslie The Big Bad Wolf
Mollie Sue Little Boy Blue
Nnenna The Frog Princess
Sara Gretel from Hansel and Gretel

At panel, several girls tripped or fell during the challenge during an impromptu Vivienne Westwood style runway challenge at judging. While Joanie received praise for maintaining a model's walk and her steadiness on the 10-inch heels, Danielle fell twice - the second time which she sprained her toe. Jade was praised for her photo because she finally kept her strong presence in it, but also looked soft, while Danielle and Joanie also received praise for their stellar photographs.

Gina and Kari landed in the bottom two. The judges said Gina lacks the confidence she needs to get by as a model and her photos have been some of the worst in the bunch, while Kari couldn't walk. Thus, they sent Kari home.

  • Bottom two: Gina Choe & Kari Schmidt
  • Eliminated: Kari Schmidt
  • Featured photographer: Tracy Bayne
  • Special guest: Jared Gold
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Nnenna Agba

[edit] The Girl Who Kissed A Male Model

Original Airdate: March 29, 2006

This episode featured the girls receiving lessons on commercial and high-fashion posing from Janice Dickinson. Their challenge was to model for a Sears catalogue, using the four seasons as their back-drop. Nnenna easily won her third challenge and her prize was the entire wardrobe used for the shoot. Meanwhile, problems between Gina and Jade escalate into an argument, and Jade verbally attacks Gina at dinner.

This week's photo shoot involved the contestants posing as their dream careers, as follows:

Model Dream Career
Brooke Anesthetist
Danielle Singer
Furonda Human Rights Attorney
Gina Fashion Designer
Jade Kindergarten Teacher
Joanie Mom
Leslie Criminal Justice Investigator
Mollie Sue Makeup Artist
Nnenna Chemist
Sara Prosecutor

The episode title refers to Nnenna, who was kissed by the model Vaughn Lowery with whom she was posing, creating some on-air problems with Nnenna and her boyfriend. At judging, Tyra was impressed with Furonda's, Joanie's, Danielle's, and Leslie's photos, but then questions Gina about her stiff performance and Brooke on her awkward photo. In the end, Brooke & Gina land in the bottom two and Tyra chose Brooke over Gina, crediting Brooke with still having potential.

  • Bottom two: Brooke Staricha & Gina Choe
  • Eliminated: Gina Choe
  • Special guests: Janice Dickinson, Lisa D'Amato
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Danielle Evans

[edit] The Girl With Two Bad Takes

Original Airdate: April 5, 2006

The girls learned about improv by attending a workshop at The Groundlings. Tyra plays a mean trick on the girls by pretending to faint. Later, the girls put their skills to use in a challenge led by Nick Cannon. Furonda's quick wit impressed Cannon and his friends, and she won a guest role on Veronica Mars. Furonda also won the opportunity to record a public service announcement about HIV prevention, which she shared with Nnenna.

In lieu of a photo shoot that week, the girls once again had to utilize their improved skills in a commercial shoot for CoverGirl.

Furonda impressed Tyra with her commercial while Mollie Sue and Jade were in the bottom two for bad commercials; Mollie Sue for failing to show any personality and Jade for her bad attitude. Mollie Sue was ultimately sent home due to her "lack of persona".

[edit] The Girl Who Has A Temper

Original Airdate: April 12, 2006

The contestants learned the "runway twirl" from the Aswirl Twins. They put their knowledge to the test in a church fashion show challenge. Jade and Joanie were two crowd favorites, but in the end, Jade won a $25,000 diamond ring. Jade then chose Furonda to have a $10,000 diamond ring, who lastly chose Nnenna to have an $8,000 diamond ring.

Brooke was mad at Nnenna for not sharing the phone with the other girls because Nnenna kept using the phone to call her boyfriend, leading to the usually docile Brooke lashing out at Nnenna.

The photo shoot required the girls to "krump", which is a modern dance style, to advertise Payless shoes. Jade wowed Mr Jay at the photoshoot by adding something special to the end of the photoshoot while Joanie's photo impresses the judges. Sara and Leslie wound up in the bottom two for their poor challenge performance as well as a weak photo, but they feel Sara had more potential. Leslie was eliminated for not being a model in person, bad runway walk, posture and presence.

  • Bottom two: Leslie Mancia & Sara Albert
  • Eliminated: Leslie Mancia
  • Special guests: Lloyd Klein, the Aswirl twins, Tommy the Clown, Sol Rafael, Roy Campbell
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Nnenna Agba

[edit] The Girl Who Has Surgery

Original Airdate: April 19, 2006

In this week's episode, the contestants were critiqued harshly by an agent (later revealed to be an actress, whose tactless remarks were aimed to irk), wanting to test their response under pressure. After the critique, each model took a Polaroid shot to measure how they took the criticism and how it affected their work through their facial expressions. Jade won the challenge because she took the criticism she was given without allowing it to affect her negatively. Jade chose Nnenna to share in the prize with her, which turned out to be a visit from a loved one. Nnenna's boyfriend, to her dismay, arrived, as well as Jade's mother.

Two photo shoots were taken in this episode, one directed by Tyra, in which each girl was photographed crying using a tear jerking formula, and the other was a doll photo shoot, as follows:

Model Doll
Brooke Glamour Doll
Danielle Marionette
Furonda Rag Doll
Jade Mannequin
Joanie Ventriloquist's Dummy
Nnenna Baby Doll
Sara Teen Doll

After the "Doll" photo shoot the girls all went to the dentist to have their teeth whitened. However, Joanie and Danielle were both offered to have their teeth fixed. Joanie received veneers to fix her snaggletooth, and while Danielle was offered the chance to fix the gap between her front teeth, she refused claiming the gap was a part of who she was. After Joanie had her surgery, she did not like how her mouth felt. She also did not like how she talked but when everything was done, she was very happy.

While Joanie and Furonda impressed the judges, Brooke and Jade landed in the bottom two, Brooke, for her lackluster performance, and Jade for her overall "fakeness". Ultimately, it was Brooke who was sent home due to her inhability to transfer her strong looks onto a photo.

  • Bottom two: Brooke Staricha & Jade Cole
  • Eliminated: Brooke Staricha
  • Featured photographers: Pascal Demeester & Jim De Yonker
  • Special guests: Janice Dickinson, Eva Pigford, Marc Ecko
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Joanie Dodds

[edit] The Girl Who Is A Model, Not A Masseuse

Original Airdate: April 26, 2006

This episode began with a session of press training, in which the final six contestants were taught how to deal with difficult interview questions and given pointers on how to improve. Danielle, who had previously refused to have the gap between her front teeth closed, changed her mind at Tyra's urging in order to attain a more "CoverGirl"-like smile and compromised by having her gap closed almost fully, leaving a little bit of it open. Before long, the contestants were told that they would be heading to Bangkok, Thailand for the remainder of the competition.

Upon arriving in the city, they were given the assignment to pose hanging upside down from nets as mermaids over an open floating market. Joanie, Jade, and Danielle performed well on this difficult photo shoot while Sara's was considered mediocre. Furonda took good and bad shots and Nnenna struggled to turn out a good shot, ultimately landing both of them in the bottom two. Although Furonda was criticized for dressing too flashy, Nnenna, who had started at the top of the pack in the beginning, was eliminated when her progress in the competition seemed to plateau and that the judges felt she was slipping fast.

  • Bottom two: Furonda Brasfield & Nnenna Agba
  • Eliminated: Nnenna Agba
  • Featured photographer: Jaturong Hirankarn
  • Special guests: Rachel McCallister, George Wayne
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Joanie Dodds

[edit] The Girl Who Is Going To The Moon (RECAP)

Original Airdate: April 26, 2006

This episode is not an actual episode, it is the story of the sixth cycle of ANTM, but it shows a 'behind-the-scenes' look at each of the episodes up to this point. Jade is revealed to have a "secret language" of her own, using made-up words such as "analystical." More insight was given into the argument between Brooke and Nnenna regarding Nnenna's use of the phone, and Kathy's quote equating her chance to compete on ANTM to the odds of her making it to the moon was the inspiration for the episode's title.

[edit] The Girl Who Is Rushed To The Emergency Room

Original Airdate: May 3, 2006

While in Thailand, the girls competed by learning and performing an intricate Thai dance and perform in front of judges. While Furonda's performance made the Thai audience laugh, Joanie was declared the winner of the challenge, breaking the streak of challenge wins by Nnenna and Jade. She chose Sara to share in her prize which was a dinner with the fashion editor of Thailand's Elle. Danielle was unable to participate in the challenge as she was taken to the hospital for exhaustion, dehydration, and food poisoning, but she left the hospital and was able to return in time for the photoshoot.

To arrive at the shoot, the girls traveled by elephant deep into the jungle, where they posed on the elephants to advertise Venus razors. At judging, Sara was called out for copying Joanie's poses, even though both girls turned out good pictures. Danielle also received great praise for recovering so quickly in her photoshoot, and delivering a gorgeous photograph. Jade and Furonda were the bottom two, Jade for her bad attitude and Furonda because she "doesn't quite get it". Furonda was eliminated for her lack of ability to take instruction.

  • Bottom two: Furonda Brasfield & Jade Cole
  • Eliminated: Furonda Brasfield
  • Featured photographer: Pongsak Tangtiwaja
  • Special guests: Patravadi Mejudhon, Sirithon Srichalakom, Petra Sriwaranon, Siri Udomritthiruj
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Joanie Dodds

[edit] The Girls Go to Phuket

Original Airdate: May 10, 2006

The remaining four contestants meet designer Pichita Rucksajit, who sends them to four go-sees. They are given 2,500 baht each to buy presents for the designers (to comply with Thai customs). The notorious traffic jam in Bangkok delays all of them on their way back. When they finally finish, Rucksajit announces that because of their tardiness, they have disqualified themselves from the prizes (a line of Thai dresses), although it was announced Danielle would have been the challenge winner.

The Tyra Mail after the challenge says that they are going to Phuket. The next morning, Tyra comes to visit them and tells them the story about the tsunami disaster on December 26, 2004.

The photo shoot of the week is sponsored by Ocean Pacific, Elle Girl and Amp'd Mobile. The head of these sponsors fly all the way to the beach in Phuket to watch the girls take pictures. To make them even more nervous, the photographer is Nigel Barker. After the photo shoot, they fly back to Bangkok.

At judging, Jade finally wins the recognition of Nigel Barker who says her picture is great. Joanie's photo is praised as well. Danielle's pose in the picture is criticized because it is suitable for men's magazines but the client of this photo shoot is ElleGirl, a women's magazine. Also, her accent problem remains unsolved, which makes the judges wonder if she really can be an articulate model for CoverGirl. In the end Sara is eliminated for not improving enough.

  • Bottom two: Danielle Evans & Sara Albert
  • Eliminated: Sara Albert
  • Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
  • Special guests: Kai Kawtong, Rai von Bueren, Christy Bayle, Eric Crane, Disaya Prakobsantisukh
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Danielle Evans

[edit] The Girl Who Walked Through The Ancient City

Original Airdate: May 17, 2006

Jay Manuel visits the remaining three contestants, and informs them that they will be doing both a photo shoot and a commercial for CoverGirl mascara the next day. Jade, who did not memorize her lines, improvises to such an extent that she exasperates Jay. He allows Jade to read her lines off cue cards. Joanie performs well in her commercial, despite struggling with her new teeth, while Danielle fumbles with her lines and is very self-conscious of her accent. After their commercials, the girls do their photo shoots.

At judging, Jade's photograph is praised but her commercial is criticized. The judges also criticize Jade's tendency to be outspoken. Joanie's commercial and photograph are well received. Danielle's photograph also receives positive feedback. Her commercial, however, receives criticism from Tyra and Twiggy because of her prominent Southern accent. After deliberation, Joanie is called first. And Danielle & Jade land in the bottom two, and in the end, Jade is sent home in her fifth bottom two appearance, giving the strangest goodbye in ANTM's history. The next day, Danielle and Joanie learn that they will be walking in an elaborate fashion show, for Roj Singhakul's line Issue, with a set replicated to look like an ancient city with temples and a winding runway over water.

Danielle and Joanie impress the judges immensely. However, Danielle is told that her walk is boring, while Joanie looked down too much. The girls' photographs from past shoots are judged side by side, and great emphasis is made in Twiggy preferring Joanie and Nigel going for Danielle. However, the judges agree that the two young women have had the strongest and most consistent pictures of the cycle. In the end, Danielle's presence edged out Joanie's and she is revealed as the winner of Cycle 6.

  • Bottom two: Danielle Evans & Jade Cole
  • Eliminated: Jade Cole
  • Final two: Danielle Evans & Joanie Dodds
  • America's Next Top Model: Danielle Evans

[edit] Contestants

[edit] In order of elimination

(ages stated are at time of contest)

[edit] Summaries

[edit] Call-out order

Tyra's call-out order
Order Ep 1 Ep 2 Ep 3 Ep 4 Ep 5 Ep 6 Ep 7 Ep 8 Ep 9 Ep 11 Ep 12 Ep 13
01 Jade Nnenna Brooke Jade Furonda Furonda Joanie Joanie Danielle Joanie Joanie Joanie Danielle
02 Sara Sara Danielle Danielle Joanie Sara Jade Furonda Jade Sara Jade Danielle Joanie
03 MollieSue Leslie Nnenna Brooke Danielle Leslie Nnenna Nnenna Sara Danielle Danielle Jade
04 Leslie Joanie Kari Joanie Leslie Danielle Furonda Sara Joanie Jade Sara
05 Joanie Kari Furonda MollieSue Jade Nnenna Danielle Danielle Furonda Furonda
06 Nnenna Danielle Gina Sara MollieSue Joanie Brooke Jade Nnenna
07 Kari Jade MollieSue Furonda Sara Brooke Sara Brooke
08 Brooke MollieSue Leslie Leslie Nnenna Jade Leslie
09 Danielle Brooke Sara Nnenna Brooke MollieSue
10 Kathy Gina Joanie Gina Gina
11 Furonda Wendy Jade Kari
12 Gina Furonda Wendy
13 Wendy Kathy
     The contestant won the reward challenge
     The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week
     The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week & won the reward challenge
     The contestant won the reward challenge & was eliminated
     The contestant was eliminated
     The contestant won the competition
  • In episode 1, the pool of 20 girls is reduced to the final 13 who would move on to the main competition. This first call-out does not reflect their performance.
  • Episode 10 was the recap episode.
  • In episode 12, nobody won the challenge, though it was revealed Danielle would have won if she had returned on time from the go-sees.

[edit] Makeovers

This season's makeovers included teeth whitening for the top 7 girls.

  • Wendy: Dyed honey brown
  • Kari: Brigitte Bardot inspired long curls
  • Gina: Layers and angles cut
  • Mollie Sue: Mia Farrow inspired cut
  • Leslie: Lusicous extensions
  • Brooke: Gisele Bundchen inspired style
  • Nnenna: Shaved bald
  • Furonda: Tiffany Richardson inspired hair extensions
  • Sara: Brigitte Nielsen platinum blonde mohawk
  • Jade: Pixie blonde haircut
  • Joanie: Dyed icy blonde; later, snaggletooth removed and porcelain crowns added
  • Danielle: Long and wavy hair weave; later, gap partially closed

[edit] Photo Shoot Guide

  • Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Bald With Swarovski Crystals
  • Episode 3 Photo Shoot: Ice Princesses
  • Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Falling Fairy Tales
  • Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Fantasy Careers
  • Episode 6 Commercial: CoverGirl Clean Liquid Foundation Commercial
  • Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Krumping for Payless Shoes
  • Episode 8 Photo Shoots: Dolls; Black & White Crying
  • Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Mermaids in Floating Market
  • Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Venus Vibrance On Elephants
  • Episode 12 Photo Shoot: OP Swimwear Shoot in Phuket
  • Episode 13 Photo Shoot & Commercial: CoverGirl Lash Exact Mascara Commercial and Print Ad

[edit] Judges


[edit] Cycle statistics

  • Total number of contestants: 13
  • Oldest contestant: Jade Cole, 26 years old
  • Youngest contestants: Kari Schmidt & Leslie Mancia, both 18 years old
  • Tallest contestant: Sara Albert, 6'1" (185 cm)
  • Shortest contestant: Kari Schmidt, 5'8" (173 cm)
  • Contestant with the most collective challenge wins: Nnenna Agba, 4 wins
  • Contestant with the most consecutive challenge wins: Jade Cole & Nnenna Agba, 2 wins
  • Top 3's average call-out mean (excluding semifinals and last judging panel): Danielle Evans - 3.27, Joanie Dodds - 3.09, Jade Cole - 4.64
  • Top 3's call-out median (excluding semifinals and last judging panel): Danielle Evans - 3, Joanie Dodds - 2, Jade Cole - 4
  • Contestant with the most consecutive first call-outs: Joanie Dodds, 3 times
  • Contestant with the most collective first call-outs: Joanie Dodds, 5 times
  • Contestants with the most consecutive bottom two appearances: Danielle Evans, Furonda Brasfield & Gina Choe, all 2 times
  • Contestant with the most collective bottom two appearances: Jade Cole, 5 times
  • Contestant with the most consecutive CoverGirl of the Week wins: Joanie Dodds, 3 wins
  • Contestant with the most collective CoverGirl of the Week wins: Nnenna Agba, 4 wins
  • Contestant with no bottom two appearances: Joanie Dodds

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