Asia's Next Top Model (season 1)


The first season of the reality television show Asia's Next Top Model in which a number of women compete for the title and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire Asia-Pacific region. The international destinations for this season were Batam, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
The season featured 14 contestants, from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Nepal, and Thailand.
The show was filmed in Singapore, and it premiered globally on November 25, 2012 on STAR World.
The prize package for this season included a modeling contract with Storm Model Management, an all-expenses-paid trip to London, a chance to be the cover feature in Harper's Bazaar Singapore, a position as the face of Canon IXUS' 2013 campaign, a S$100,000 cash prize, and a Subaru XV.
The winner of the competition was 26-year-old Jessica Amornkuldilok, from Thailand.

Auditions

Casting calls were held in four countries, listed below:

Contestants

CountryContestantAgeNumber of first call outsFinishPlace
Kyla Tan210Episode 114
Monica Benjaratjarunun200Episode 213
Bei Si Liu240Episode 312
Jee Choi270Episode 411-10
Filantropi Witoko240Episode 411-10
Trang Nguyen230Episode 59
Rachel Erasmus240Episode 68
Melissa Th'ng190Episode 77
Helena Chan232Episode 96
Aastha Pokharel201Episode 105
Sofia Wakabayashi242Episode 124
Stephanie Retuya230Episode 133-2
Kate Ma222Episode 133-2
Jessica Amornkuldilok265Episode 131

Judges

Results

Bottom two