America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9 facts for kids
America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9 was the ninth season of the popular TV show America's Next Top Model. This show looks for new faces in the modeling world. In this season, 13 young women competed to become America's next top model. The winner was Saleisha Stowers, who was 19 years old at the time. The show helps aspiring models learn about the fashion industry and how to pose, walk, and act like a professional model.
Meet the Contestants
Thirteen hopeful models joined this season, each hoping to win the big prize. They came from different places and had unique looks. Here are the contestants who competed:
- Kimberly Leemans
- Mila Bouzinova
- Victoria Marshman
- Bianca Golden
- Heather "Chantal" Jones
- Ebony Morgan
- Ambreal Willams
- Jenah Doucette
- Saleisha Stowers
- Lisa Jackson
- Janet Mills
- Heather Kuzmich
- Sarah Hartshorne
Amazing Prizes for the Winner
The winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9 received some fantastic prizes to kickstart her modeling career. These prizes included:
- A special modeling contract with Elite Model Management, a very famous modeling agency.
- A big photo spread in Seventeen Magazine, which means her pictures would be shown in many pages of the magazine.
- A $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, a well-known makeup brand. This meant she would be a face for their products.
How the Competition Unfolded
The competition was tough, with challenges each week that tested the models' skills. They had photo shoots, runway walks, and acting challenges. Each week, one contestant was sent home until only the best remained.
- The first episode was all about casting, where the judges chose the 13 contestants.
- In the second week, Mila Bouzinova was eliminated.
- Kimberly Leemans left the competition in the third week.
- Victoria Marshman was eliminated in the fourth episode.
- Janet Mills was sent home in the fifth week.
- Ebony Morgan decided to leave the competition in the sixth week.
- Sarah Hartshorne was eliminated in the eighth episode.
- Ambreal Williams left the show in the ninth week.
- Lisa Jackson was eliminated in the tenth episode.
- Heather Kuzmich was eliminated in the eleventh week.
- Bianca Golden was sent home in the twelfth episode.
- Jenah Doucette was eliminated in the thirteenth episode, just before the finale.
- The final two models were Chantal Jones and Saleisha Stowers.
- The winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9 was Saleisha Stowers!
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Novena temporada de America's Next Top Model para niños
