The Random Thread and the Royal Family of Canadia, the USA, and Great Britain

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Amber is the mother of Leah Leann Shirley. Amber's journey into parenthood has been tough; she struggles to parent Leah, and stay with her fiance Gary. She used to be a self-declared party girl, but now discovers she has little time to do anything besides take care of Leah.

Season 1: Amber dropped out of high school when she discovered she was pregnant, but now is working on obtaining her GED. She struggles to balance school and parenting, and her dream of opening her own beauty salon seems far fetched now.[8] She learns her anxiety is taking a major toll on her, but she begins to wonder if her relationship with her fiance, Gary, can survive. She eventually breaks up with Gary, and moves into her own apartment and gets a job at a beauty salon. At the reunion, Amber stated she was sorry for slapping Gary during the season, and revealed that they are back together and that she may be pregnant again.

Season 2: Amber and Gary find out that they are not pregnant, and are relieved. They continue to have a rocky relationship, resulting in another proposal followed by another breakup. Amber continues to be verbally and physically abusive towards Gary. During episode 210, Amber punched Gary in the face. Gary neglected to contact the police or file any charges. The Anderson Police Department has recently launched an investigation.

 

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Catelynn is the mother of Carolyn "Carly" Elizabeth, whom she placed for adoption. Described as a smart and funny high school senior, she struggles to adjust back to her normal life after her emotional decision to place Carly for adoption. The adoptive parents are Brandon and Theresa.

Season 1: Catelynn moves back home with her parents, but learns that her stepfather, who is also the father of her boyfriend Tyler, is not over her decision to place her daughter for adoption. During the season, Catelynn comes to terms with being a birth mother, moves in with Tyler and his mother when her mother and her step-father moves into an apartment in another city, and gets engaged to Tyler. She and Tyler both get tattoos in honor of their daughter. Catelynn states: "It was difficult because that's my daughter...I knew in my heart it was the best decision so I just went forward with it," in regards to her placing her daughter for adoption.

Season 2: Catelynn moves back in with her mother after Tyler told her that he needed more space. After she admits having sexual relations with her ex, and being in contact with him without Tyler's knowledge, Tyler considers breaking up with her. They begin to see a relationship counselor, they eventually resolve their problems, and continue to work on their relationship and their feelings towards giving Carly up for adoption, as well as trying graduate high school. Catelynn hopes to become a Ultra-Sound Technician while Tyler hopes to become a counselor for children, their dreams once again seem to move farther away when they discover that they won't be graduating with their friends, because they have missed too many days when Catelynn was pregnant with Carly. Despite this setback, they still manage to support their friends. During episode 211, Catelynn and Tyler are invited to go to West Virginia to visit Carly and only have a week to prepare.
In Episode 212 Catelynn and Tyler finally are able to see Carly for the first time since the reunion special.

 

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America's Next Top Model (often shortened and abbreviated as ANTM) is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry.

The show was created and is hosted by talk-show host and model Tyra Banks, who also serves as the head judge and executive producer of the show. The first "cycle" premiered in May 2003 and was one of UPN's highest rated shows. The show's seventh cycle was the first of the shows among regular programming on UPN's successor network, The CW, and thus far is the network's highest rated series.[5] The opening theme is performed by Tyra Banks and is produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Banks co-produces the show with Ken Mok and Anthony Dominici, and is an independent production of 10 by 10 Entertainment and Bankable Productions (part of the dummy company/joint venture Pottle Productions), distributed for The CW by Bankable Productions and syndicated internationally by KingWorld (and its successor CBS Television Distribution).[6] For the 2006–2007, 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 television seasons, ANTM was the #1 show in average viewers on The CW.[7]

On February 16, 2010, The CW renewed the show for a 15th and 16th cycle.

 

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As of the fourteenth cycle, the current judging panel includes Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley, and fashion photographer Nigel Barker. Previous judges included fashion icon Twiggy, models Janice Dickinson and Paulina Porizkova, fashion stylist Nolé Marin, runway coach J. Alexander, designer Kimora Lee Simmons (Kimora was scheduled to be a permanent judge for Cycle 14 and changed her plans for not returning the show) and fashion editors Beau Quillian and Eric Nicholson. Photo shoot director Jay Manuel, though not a permanent judge, is featured every episode. Usually, an additional guest judge will sit in on the panel every week.

 

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The following description of the show is based primarily on the American version of the series, though the format applies to the international versions, as well.

[edit] Contestants
Each "cycle" of the show consists of 9–13 episodes and starts with 10–20 contestants. In each episode one contestant is eliminated, though in rare cases there may be a double elimination or no elimination at all, based on the consensus of the judging panel. Makeovers are administered to contestants early in the cycle, usually after the first or second elimination.

[edit] Tasks
Each episode, which covers the events of roughly one week of real time, is usually associated with a theme in the world of modeling, such as dealing with the press in interviews, selling a commercial product, appearing in a runway show, or visiting prospective employers in "go sees". Each episode typically features a fashion challenge, photo shoot or commercial, critique of each contestant's performance by the judging panel, and the elimination of one or more contestants.

A trip to an international destination is typically scheduled at about two-thirds of the way through the competition, usually with five or six contestants remaining. While overseas, each episode covers roughly three to four days, totaling two weeks of filming abroad. In some international versions, contestants travel to two to six different countries.

[edit] Challenges
Each episode usually begins with the contestants receiving training in an area concurrent with the week's theme. For example, contestants may get coached in runway walking, improvisational acting, or applying makeup to suit various occasions. A related challenge soon follows, such as a mock (or real) runway show or interview, and a winner is chosen by a judge. She receives some prize, such as clothing, a night out, or an advantage at the next photo shoot. Often she is allowed to share the benefits with a certain number of other contestants of her choosing.

 

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Photo shoots
The next segment is usually a photo shoot, which may involve beauty shots (closeup photos emphasizing the face), posing in swimwear or lingerie, posing nude or semi-nude, posing with a male model, or posing with animals. Usually one photo shoot per cycle is replaced with a television commercial or music video shoot.

Performance in each week's photo or video shoot is typically weighed quite heavily in the final judging.

[edit] Judging
The final segment of each episode involves judging by a panel of fashion industry experts. It always start with a close up of tyra herself then the girls walk in the judging room. In addition to the regular judges, usually there is a special guest judge related to that week's theme. Contestants are sometimes given a final challenge in some area of modeling such as posing, runway walking, selling a product, or choosing an appropriate outfit or makeup to satisfy a given situation. Each contestant's photo, or video performance, is then shown and evaluated by the panel. After all photos have been evaluated, the contestants leave the room and the judges deliberate. During deliberations it always have a close up shot of the contestant in this week's photo shoot.

The elimination process follows a rigid format, as the host reveals, one by one and in order of merit, the photos of the contestants who have not been eliminated. Each photo is given to the corresponding contestant, who is told by the host something similar to, "Congratulations. You are still in the running towards becoming [this country or region's] Next Top Model." The first-called contestant may receive additional benefits, such as having her photo displayed prominently in the contestants' living quarters or being allowed to share in the following week's challenge winnings, regardless of her performance in the challenge.

The last two contestants who have not received their photos are brought forward for special critiques by the host before the final photo is revealed. The contestant who has not received a photo is thus eliminated from the competition. Sometimes the last two contestants are both eliminated; rarely, neither is eliminated.

[edit] Live show
In some versions of the show the winner is determined during a live broadcast. This is done in Germany, Russia, Croatia, Britain (cycle 6 onwards), Israel and Austria. In Australia (cycle 3 onwards), Israel, Vietnam, and the Netherlands, the viewers have a chance to influence the voting via SMS.

 

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ANTM with The CW
It was announced on January 24, 2006, that Top Model would be part of the new The CW network, a merger between UPN and The WB, when the next cycle started in September airing on Wednesdays. Prior to the announcement of merging with The CW, UPN had committed to renewing the series through its ninth cycle on January 20, 2006,[9] for which casting was conducted throughout mid-2006.

To celebrate its tenth cycle, ANTM aired a special installment called America's Next Top Model: Exposed in two parts on the CW on Wednesday, February 6 & 13, 2008. It reviewed the best cat fights, mishaps and most memorable photoshoots, personalities, defining moments and contained other segments about the show since Cycle 1 to Cycle 9, and featured a special opening fusing all three openings together. Camille McDonald (Cycle 2), Toccara Jones (Cycle 3), Eva Pigford (Cycle 3 winner), Bre Scullark (Cycle 5), Cassandra Whitehead (Cycle 5), Joanie Dodds (Cycle 6), Jael Strauss (Cycle 8), Dionne Walters (Cycle 8), Heather Kuzmich (Cycle 9), and Bianca Golden (Cycle 9) all returned to comment on events that happened in their or other cycles.

 

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The Tyra Banks Show
America's Next Top Model is also very connected with Tyra Banks' talk show: several contestants have made appearances on it, most notably Natasha Galkina (Cycle 8) who worked as a correspondent for the show.[10] The show's stage was also used for the Cycle 5 reunion show.

The Fiercee Awards had categories as follows. Bold names indicate the category winners.

Biggest Makeover Meltdown (presented by CariDee English (Cycle 7) and Saleisha Stowers (Cycle 9)):
Jade Cole (Cycle 6)
Jaeda Young (Cycle 7)
Bianca Golden (Cycle 9)
Craziest Phone Call (presented by Jaslene Gonzalez (Cycle 8) and Nicole Linkletter (Cycle 5)):
Shandi Sullivan (Cycle 2)
Natasha Galkina (Cycle 8)
Lifetime Achievement (presented by Tyra Banks):
Toccara Jones (Cycle 3)
Worst Walks & Wipe Outs (presented by April Wilkner (Cycle 2) and Heather Kuzmich (Cycle 9)):
Norelle Van Herk (Cycle 3)
Rebecca Epley (Cycle 4)
Jael Strauss (Cycle 8)
Most Dramatic Exit (presented by Camille McDonald (Cycle 2) and Diana Zalewski (Cycle 8)):
Jade Cole (Cycle 6)
Ebony Morgan (Cycle 9)
Kimberly Rydzewski (Cycle 10)
Ugliest Cry (presented by Jenah Doucette (Cycle 9) and Keenyah Hill (Cycle 4)):
Shandi Sullivan (Cycle 2)
Joanie Dodds (Cycle 6)
Jael Strauss (Cycle 8)
Biggest Change (presented by Tyra Banks):
Shandi Sullivan (Cycle 2)
This ceremony was preceded by red carpet interviews of Toccara Jones, CariDee English, Jaslene Gonzalez, Camille McDonald, Keenyah Hill, Carol Alt, Quiana Grant, Melissa Baker and Tyra Banks, followed by an online fashion review by Toccara Jones and Jay Manuel. Amongst Jay's favourites were Jones herself, together with McDonald, while Jones liked Gonzalez. They agreed that Saleisha Stowers, Norelle Van Herk and Banks were amongst the best dressed while English was amongst the worst.

 

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Yahoo's "Shine" lifestyle website blasted the show's cruelty and elements of humiliation, saying that some of the girls' critiques from the "cruel and unusual" judges are "really cruel and cringe-inducing," and that the show "humiliates and degrades young women."[15] They created a list called "10 reasons why 'America's Next Top Model' is bad for women, humans," citing such things as giving an unrealistic vision to girls (both on the show, and watching) about what life as a model is like, and "always espousing empowerment and female strength and then forcing the contestants into embarrassing scenarios far outside the realm of real-life modeling." One such scenario highlighted was when two final contestants "were made to wear bikinis so skimpy that the producers had to blur out Allison's butt cheeks," and performed a "creepily sexual mud fight," after which the contestant Teyona Anderson was "commended for taking her weave in her hand and whipping it around on the runway like a sexy feather boa."[15]

Allure magazine criticized the show in its October 2006 issue, saying that ANTM "hasn't exactly produced any actual supermodels."[16]

Ken Mok and Tyra Banks noticed that most of Cycle 8's girls were unusually heavy smokers. "Tyra and I understand the influence 'Top Model' has on a generation of young people, and we want to make sure we get the right message to our audience," Mok said, which then prompted the "green" theme of Cycle 9.[17]

The winner of Cycle 9, Saleisha Stowers, was discovered to have been in a Wendy's commercial, on a catwalk in the Cycle 6 show and an episode of Tyra Banks Show prior to the Cycle 9 event. The CW network said she had revealed her role in the Wendy's commercial, and "after reviewing the commercial, it was determined that her appearance did not amount to 'modeling' experience, and therefore did not exclude her from participating in the show."[18]

After filming Cycle 10, the producers of America's Next Top Model were served with a lawsuit from Michael Marvisi who owns the loft used as the Top Model house. The lawsuit claims that the contestants as well as the production crew caused an estimated $500,000 in damages to the loft. Marvisi claims the contestants engaged in food fights, made holes in the walls, caused water damage to the bathroom, damaged a $15,000 chandelier beyond repair, and caused $90,000 worth of damage to an electrical store. Also, the production crew has been accused of damaging the flooring and making holes in the ceiling for lighting equipment.[19]

 

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Crossover Appearances
In Cycle 3, Taye Diggs from Kevin Hill appeared in the acting challenge, which was won by Yaya DaCosta but it was the cycle's winner Eva Pigford who guest-starred on the show, she later starred on other UPN/CW show such as Smallville.
The winner of the following cycle Naima Mora also got to guest-star on a show, Veronica Mars.
Kim Stolz (Cycle 5) and Furonda Brasfield (Cycle 6) were given small guest-starring roles on episodes of Veronica Mars. Kim and Furonda's roles were cameos in the same series.
CariDee English (Cycle 7), who won the acting challenge in Episode 9, guest-starred in an episode of the series One Tree Hill. More recently, she had a cameo appearance in an episode of Gossip Girl.
For Cycle 8, the acting-themed episode had Tia Mowry of CW's The Game give the girls a crash course in acting, although the "crossover" was limited to Mowry's appearance, as the challenge winner was not given a guest role as a prize. Instead, Renee Alway, who won the challenge, got a surprise visit from her husband and son in which she shared with Dionne Walters, whose family also showed up for a surprise visit.
Also several contestants (winners or not) have landed roles in shows by UPN or the CW, such as Mercedes Scelba-Shorte, Ann Markley, Toccara Jones and Cassandra Whitehead.
Analeigh Tipton and Samantha Potter (both Cycle 11) were featured in an episode of The Big Bang Theory which featured the main characters locating the top model house.
At the E! News preshow for the 81st Academy Awards five contestants were featured modeling Oscar gowns: Ambreal Williams, and Saleisha Stowers (both Cycle 9), Samantha Potter (cycle 11), Nijah Harris and Natalie Pack (both Cycle 12)
On May 12, 2010, Angelea Preston, Jessica Serfaty, and Simone Lewis from Cycle 14 appeared on a Jay Walking All-Stars segment on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

 

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Influence on pop culture
The show has been referred to in many series, such as ABC Family's GREEK and The Big Bang Theory and Fox's Family Guy. It also had its own E! True Hollywood Story episode, featuring past contestants Ebony Haith, Giselle Samson, Elyse Sewell, Adrianne Curry, Camille McDonald, April Wilkner, Mercedes Scelba - Shorte, Toccara Jones, Ann Markley, Amanda Swafford, Eva Pigford, Michelle Deighton, Brittany Brower, Naima Mora, Ebony Taylor, Lisa D'Amato, Kim Stolz and Bre Scullark as well as judges & personals Janice Dickinson, Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker, J. Alexander, Jay Manuel, Ken Mok and Michelle Mock-Falcon. It covered the first five cycles and recently reaired with a few added minutes of footage which cover cycles 6 to 10 and Stylista.

Oxygen Network, which has acquired the cable rights of ANTM, is going to air a series of documentary called Top Model Obsessed, featuring past contestants Lisa D'Amato, CariDee English and Bianca Golden.[31]

The show has even inspired a game of the same name. The game was released on May 23, 2010.

 

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ANTM is currently shown on TV internationally in 170 countries and regions, namely: Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and the whole Southeast Asia (except Myanmar and Timor-Leste). The following table shows countries and regions that have aired this show:[32]

Country Channel First aired Last aired Cycle(s) Episodes
Latin America SET 2004 TBA 1–10 124
Southeast Asia Channel V 2005 2009 3–11 TBA
STAR World 2010 TBA 13–
Australia Fox8 2004 TBA 1–13 137
Austria Puls 4 January 8, 2009 TBA 1-2 20
Bahamas TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Belgium TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Bolivia TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Botswana TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Canada Citytv
CTV/A 2003 (Citytv)
2008 (CTV) 2008 (Citytv) All All
Chad TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Chile Canal 13 2010 TBA TBA TBA
China TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Denmark

 

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Egypt TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Estonia Kanal 2
Kanal 11
TBA 2010 1-11
1-8
TBA
Fiji TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Finland Nelonen January 6, 2004 February 8, 2010 1–9
Gabon TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Germany VIVA 2007 TBA 1–5 57
Greece Skai 2006 TBA 1–12 TBA
Guinea TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Hong Kong TVB Pearl
Star World
2003 TBA 1-13 TBA
Iceland TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
India Zee Cafe TBA TBA 3–6, 10–11 TBA
Ireland TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Israel HOT3 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Italy SKY Uno TBA TBA TBA TBA
Japan TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Kenya KTN TBA TBA 1–7 TBA
Korea, South TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Lithuania TV6 TBA TBA 1–11 TBA
Malaysia

 

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Netherlands RTL5 2005 2009 1–10 124
New Zealand TV3 2004 TBA 1–13 150
Philippines Studio 23
ETC 2004 (Studio 23)
2006 (ETC) 2005 (Studio 23) 1–11, 13–14 TBA
Poland TVN 2010 1
Portugal SIC Mulher 2009 TBA 7–12 TBA
Puerto Rico WAPA-TV
WAPA América August 17, 2009[33] September 8, 2010 1-14 182
Russia Muz-TV February 1, 2010 February 19, 2010 TBA TBA
Singapore Channel 5 TBA TBA 1–2,4–13 TBA
Slovenia TV3 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Taiwan Channel V Taiwan TBA TBA TBA TBA
United Kingdom LIVING 2004 TBA 1–13 137
Vietnam HTV2 2008 2008 6-7 TBA
British Virgin Islands TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Yemen TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Zambia TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Zimbabwe