America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 facts for kids

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 "British Invasion" was the eighteenth season of the popular TV show America's Next Top Model, often called ANTM. This special season was named "British Invasion" because it brought together models from two different countries. Seven American models competed against seven British models. The British models had already been on Britain's Next Top Model (BNTM) but didn't win their season.

The goal of the show was to find the next big supermodel. The contestants lived together and competed in different challenges, photoshoots, and fashion shows. Each week, one model was sent home until only one winner remained. The winner of this cycle was 22-year-old Sophie Sumner from Oxford, England.

Awesome Prizes for the Winner

The winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 received some amazing prizes to help start their modeling career:

• A modeling contract with two big agencies: LA Models and NY Model Management.
• A special photo spread in Vogue Italia, a very famous fashion magazine.
• A $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, a well-known makeup brand.
• A job as a correspondent for Extra, a TV entertainment news show.
• The chance to be the face of the America’s Next Top Model perfume called "Dream Come True."
• A production of a music title, which means they got to record a song.

Meet the Contestants

There were 14 contestants in total, with 7 from the United States and 7 from Great Britain.

British Models

These models had previously competed on Britain's Next Top Model:

• Annaliese Dayes (finished 3rd on ANTM)
• Ashley Brown (finished 10th on ANTM)
• Catherine Thomas (finished 6th on ANTM)
• Jasmia Robinson (finished 14th on ANTM)
• Louise Watts (finished 12th on ANTM, she decided to leave the competition)
• Sophie Sumner (Winner of ANTM)
• Alisha White (finished 4th on ANTM, she decided to leave the competition)

American Models

These models were new to the America's Next Top Model competition:

• Ashley "AzMarie" Livingston (finished 9th)
• Ashley "Kyle" Gober (finished 8th)
• Candace Smith (finished 11th)
• Eboni Davis (finished 5th)
• Laura LaFrate (Runner-up)
• Mariah Watchman (finished 13th)
• Seymone Cohen-Fobish (finished 7th)

Journey Through the Episodes

The competition unfolded over several episodes, with models facing different challenges and photoshoots. Here's how the contestants were eliminated:

• Episode 1: Jasmia Robinson was the first model to be eliminated.
• Episode 2: Mariah Watchman was eliminated.
• Episode 3: Louise Watts decided to leave the competition. No one was eliminated by the judges in this episode.
• Episode 4: Candace Smith was eliminated.
• Episode 5: Ashley Brown was eliminated.
• Episode 6: AzMarie Livingston was eliminated.
• Episode 7: Kyle Gober was eliminated.
• Episode 8: Seymone Cohen-Fobish was eliminated.
• Episode 9: Catherine Thomas was eliminated.
• Episode 10: Eboni Davis was eliminated. In the same episode, Alisha White also decided to leave the competition.
• Episode 11: Annaliese Dayes was eliminated, leaving only two models for the finale.
• Episode 12 (Finale): The final two contestants were Sophie Sumner and Laura LaFrate. After the final challenge and runway show, Sophie Sumner was announced as the winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18.

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In Spanish: Anexo:Decimoctava temporada de America's Next Top Model para niños