America's Next Top Model (season 18)
The eighteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model premiered on February 29, 2012 and was the twelfth season to air on The CW. It occupied the time slot of the final two scheduled episodes of Remodeled. This was the first American edition of Top Model to be filmed and broadcast in high definition. The cycle featured fourteen contestants, placing seven British models who had competed in previous cycles of Britain's Next Top Model alongside seven all-new American models.
Fashion industry public relations maven Kelly Cutrone replaced Vogue editor André Leon Talley as a judge for the series. The rest of the judging panel remained the same.
The international destinations for this cycle were Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong in China.
The prizes for this cycle included a modeling contract with LA Models & NY Model Management, a guest correspondent placement with Extra, a fashion spread in Vogue Italia, and both the cover and a spread in Beauty In Vogue, becoming the face of America’s Next Top Model fragrance "Dream Come True", production of a record single released by CBS Records, and a 100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.
The winner of the competition was 21-year-old British model Sophie Sumner from Oxford, England. American Model Laura LaFrate placed as the runner up.
Casting
The cycle featured seven contestants from previous cycles of Britain's Next Top Model for a second chance to win the title. Cycles 1 and 7 were both unrepresented, cycles 2, 3, 4 and 6 were each represented by one contestant, and cycle 5 was represented by three contestants. The returning contestants from Britain's Next Top Model and their prior placements were:| Previous season | Contestant | Finish |
| Cycle 2 | Jasmia Robinson | 3rd place |
| Cycle 3 | Louise Watts | Runner-up |
| Cycle 4 | Catherine Thomas | Runner-up |
| Cycle 5 | Annaliese Dayes | 7th place |
| Cycle 5 | Ashley Brown | 4th place |
| Cycle 5 | Sophie Sumner | Runner-up |
| Cycle 6 | Alisha White | Runner-up |
| Cycle 6 | Amelia Thomas* | 5th place |
Cast
Contestants
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | Number of first call outs | Hometown | Finish | Place |
| Jasmia Robinson | 24 | 0 | London, England | Episode 1 | 14 | ||
| Mariah Watchman | 20 | 0 | Pendleton, Oregon | Episode 2 | 13 | ||
| Louise Watts | 25 | 0 | London, England | Episode 3 | 12 | ||
| Candace Smith | 22 | 0 | Brooklyn, New York | Episode 4 | 11 | ||
| Ashley Brown | 22 | 0 | Armadale, Scotland | Episode 5 | 10 | ||
| AzMarie Livingston | 24 | 2 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Episode 6 | 9 | ||
| Kyle Gober | 20 | 0 | Magnolia, Texas | Episode 7 | 8 | ||
| Seymone Cohen-Fobish | 19 | 1 | Augusta, Georgia | Episode 8 | 7 | ||
| Catherine Thomas | 22 | 0 | Folkestone, England | Episode 9 | 6 | ||
| Eboni Davis | 18 | 1 | Seattle, Washington | Episode 10 | 5 | ||
| Alisha White | 20 | 2 | South London, England | Episode 10 | 4 | ||
| Annaliese Dayes | 24 | 0 | London, England | Episode 11 | 3 | ||
| Laura LaFrate | 20 | 3 | Scotia, New York | Episode 13 | 2 | ||
| Sophie Sumner | 21 | 3 | Oxford, England | Episode 13 | 1 |
Judges
- Tyra Banks
- Nigel Barker
- Kelly Cutrone
Episodes
Summaries
Call-out order
Bottom two
Average call-out order
Casting call-out order and final two are not included.| Rank by average | Place | Model | Call-out total | Number of call-outs | Call-out average |
| 1 | 2 | Laura | 34 | 11 | 3.09 |
| 2 | 1 | Sophie | 35 | 11 | 3.18 |
| 3 | 6 | Catherine | 45 | 9 | 5.00 |
| 4 | 8 | Kyle | 37 | 7 | 5.29 |
| 5 | 5 | Eboni | 53 | 10 | 5.30 |
| 6 | 9 | AzMarie | 32 | 6 | 5.33 |
| 7 | 3 | Annaliese | 61 | 11 | 5.55 |
| 8 | 7 | Seymone | 47 | 8 | 5.88 |
| 9 | 4 | Alisha | 62 | 10 | 6.20 |
| 10 | 11 | Candace | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
| 11 | 10 | Ashley | 42 | 5 | 8.40 |
| 12 | 12 | Louise | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 13 | 13 | Mariah | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 14 | 14 | Jasmia | 14 | 1 | 14.00 |
Photo shoots
- Episode 1 photo shoot: American vs. British public figures
- Episode 2 photo shoot: Toddlers of Kris Jenner
- Episode 3 photo shoot: Very.com trends campaign
- Episode 4 photo shoot: Posing with British hats and American cars
- Episode 5 photo shoot: Covered in maple leaves and syrup
- Episode 6 music video: Booty Tooch group video
- Episode 7 photo shoot: Art installments at a dinner party hosted by Estelle
- Episode 8 photo shoot: Hello Kitty couture
- Episode 9 photo shoot: Wearing silk dresses with silkworms
- Episode 10 photo shoot: Harnessed on the Macau Tower
- Episode 11 photo shoot: Dream Come True perfume in a life-sized bottle
- Episode 13 photo shoot & commercial: Beauty in Vogue spread; CoverGirl Blast Flipstick commercial and print ad
Makeovers
- Mariah – Dark ombre with bangs
- Louise – Beige blunt cut
- Candace – Extra long weave
- Ashley – Strawberry blunt cut
- AzMarie – Shaved design
- Kyle – Strawberry blonde with bangs
- Seymone – Milk chocolate weave
- Catherine – Magenta pink
- Eboni – Straight brown weave with bangs
- Alisha – Black brown weave with one side shaved
- Annaliese – Crazy teased weave, later; weave removed
- Laura – Dyed platinum blonde with blue & red clip-in extensions
- Sophie – Cotton candy pink and bleached eyebrows
Criticism
Trivia
- In a 2018 Instagram post, Annaliese Dayes revealed that during the photoshoot in episode 10, where the girls were photographed on top of Macau Tower, the girls experienced “hail stones and gail force winds at 388 metres above the ground”. She also revealed that the weather was so bad, that the tower was closed “to the public due to the treacherous weather”.
- Dayes revealed on Instagram that the episode 2 photoshoot that with Kris Jenner was filmed on her 25th birthday, describing the day as “one of my best and most memorable birthdays ever!”.