America's Next Top Model (season 19)


The nineteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model, consisted of thirteen episodes and was broadcast on The CW. It aired from August 24, 2012, until November 16, 2012, and was promoted by the catchphrase "Only One Can Be Top of the Class". The program saw thirteen women, all of whom were enrolled in higher education, compete for the title of America's Next Top Model, providing them with an opportunity to begin their career in the modeling industry. Its premise was originated with model Tyra Banks, who additionally serves as its executive producer and presenter.
The international destination during the cycle was Ocho Rios, Jamaica, becoming the second occasion in which the series traveled to the country, after cycle 3.
The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Paul Smith's College student Laura James from Cambridge, New York with Kiara Belen placing as the runner up.

Format changes

Casting

This was the first season to feature a cast of all-new contestants since Cycle 16 featured only returning contestants from previous cycles, while Cycle 18. This is also the last season to feature only female contestants until Cycle 23.

Judges

Judge and fashion photographer Nigel Barker, runway coach Miss J. Alexander and photo shoot creative director Jay Manuel were dismissed from the show after the previous cycle in an attempt to revitalize the show. They were replaced by British model Rob Evans and Filipino fashion blogger Bryanboy. Johnny Wujek also joined the crew as the new creative director of photo shoots. Evans and Bryanboy joined the judging panel with Banks and Cutrone, marking the return of four permanent judges since cycle 12. This cycle did not feature guest judges at panel

Public voting

Another change was the incorporation of public voting as a factor in eliminations. A 1–10 scoring system was implemented to determine the merits of each contestant's performances at challenges and photo shoots, and the results for each week were calculated on a 50-point scale, with a maximum possible score of 10 from each of the three judges and for each challenge and a maximum possible average social media score of 10.0. Each week, the girl with the lowest combined score was eliminated from the competition.

Comeback series

The eliminated girls still participated in every photo shoot, and their photos were also still available to be voted on by the public. This separate competition was documented on the "Comeback series", which was untelevised and instead shown on The CW's official website. It lasted for six weeks, and the winning contestant, with the highest average social media score throughout the cycle, was allowed to rejoin the main competition.

Prizes

The prizes for this cycle were a modeling contract with LA Models and NY Model Management, a position the face of the America’s Next Top Model fragrance Dream Come True, a fashion spread in Nylon magazine, campaigns with Nine West and Smashbox cosmetics and a $100,000 cash prize. The following prizes were removed: A position as guest correspondent for Extra, a fashion spread in Vogue Italia, a cover of and fashion spread in Beauty In Vogue, a single produced and released by CBS Records and a 100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, the series' long-time sponsor.

Contestants

ContestantAgeHeightHometownSchoolOutcomePlace
Jessie Rabideau23Speedway, IndianaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaEpisode 213
Maria Tucker22Las Cruces, New MexicoHarvard UniversityEpisode 312
Darian Ellis22Baton Rouge, LouisianaLouisiana State UniversityEpisode 311
Destiny Strudwick18Columbus, OhioAveda Institute ColumbusEpisode 410
Yvonne Powless20Minneapolis, MinnesotaUniversity of Texas at AustinEpisode 69
Allyssa Vuelma20Fort Lauderdale, FloridaFlorida State UniversityEpisode 78
Brittany Brown18Gilbert, ArizonaChandler–Gilbert Community CollegeEpisode 87
Victoria Henley18Colquitt, GeorgiaLiberty UniversityEpisode 96
Kristin Kagay19Jacksonville, FloridaFlorida State College at JacksonvilleEpisode 105
Nastasia Scott19East Stroudsburg, PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg UniversityEpisode 114
Leila Goldkuhl20Framingham, MassachusettsUniversity of Rhode IslandEpisode 123
Kiara Belen22Las Vegas, NevadaUniversity of California, IrvineEpisode 122
Laura James21Cambridge, New YorkPaul Smith's CollegeEpisode 121

Episodes

No episode aired on October 12 due to the network's re-airing of the pilot episode of Arrow.

Comeback series

For this cycle, America's Next Top Model launched a web-series called The Comeback Series. After being eliminated, the girls continued to participate in the photo shoots under the premise that the audience would select one of them to return to the competition later. Leila returned to the competition in episode 9 for having accumulated the highest average fan score for her photographs.
NºModelPublic vote average
7
Destiny
4.53
6
Darian
4.64
5
Yvonne
4.76
4
Jessie
5.04
3
Brittany
5.41
2
Allyssa
5.44
1
Leila
5.84

Summaries

Results

Bottom two

Average call-out order

Casting call-out order and final three are not included.
Rank by
average		PlaceModelCall-out
total		Number of
call-outs		Call-out
average
11Laura29102.90
23Leila2273.14
34Nastasia34103.40
47Brittany2673.71
52Kiara45104.50
65Kristin4194.56
78Allyssa3265.33
86Victoria4485.50
99Yvonne4058.00
1010Destiny30310.00
1111Darian21210.50
1212Maria11111.00
1313Jessie13113.00

Scoring chart

Photo shoot guide