Africa's Next Top Model is a reality television show and spin-off to America's Next Top Model. It follows the format of the original version, and documents a competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of Africa's Next Top Model and a chance to start a career in the modeling industry. The show is hosted by model Oluchi Onweagba, and features contestants from countries in Africa.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Africa's Next Top Model | |
|---|---|
 Africa's Next Top Model logo | |
| Created by | Tyra Banks |
| Judges | Oluchi Onweagba |
| Opening theme | Wanna be on top? |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time |
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| Production company | Lulu Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Africa Magic |
| Release | 10 November 2013 – 12 January 2014 |
The first season ("cycle") aired on Africa Magic from November 2013 to January 2014. The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Aamito Lagum, who represented Uganda.
Controversy
editWest Africa's Next Top Model
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In 2008, a similar adaptation titled West Africa's Next Top Model was planned and would have featured contestants originating from the West African countries of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia and Nigeria. The competition was also supposed to be hosted by Oluchi Onweagba. Auditions began in March 2009, but due to unknown reasons, the series was left without a station and never aired, and no contestants were selected. On 12 February 2016, a federal high court in Abuja dismissed preliminary objections regarding a ₦780 billion copyright lawsuit by Chudi Charles, CEO of International Pageant and Films, against Onweagba for infringing his West Africa's Next Top Model trademark, which he had registered in 2003; After filing the lawsuit against Onweagba, as well as the Nigerian Copyright Commission, Etisalat Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mtech, Multichoice Nigeria and CBS, Onweagba and the other defendants filed an objection in which they argued that they had obtained the rights to host Africa's Next Top Model from Tyra Banks, the executive producer and host of America's Next Top Model. The objection was dismissed after the defendants were unable to produce a superior title to back up their claims of ownership.[7]
Judges
edit| Judges[8] | Seasons | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (2013–2014) | ||
| Oluchi Onweagba | Host/head judge | |
| Josie Borain | Main | |
| Remi Adetiba | Main | |
Cycles
edit| Cycle | Premiere date | Winner | Runner-up | Other contestants in order of elimination | Number of contestants | International Destinations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 November 2013 | Aamito Lagum | Opeyemi Awoyemi & Michaela Pinto |
Steffi Reti & Marwa Faiza, Safira Mariquele, Omowunmi Wanyonyi, Rhulani Kubayi, Joyce Zi Chidebe, Michelle Allen, Roselyn Ashkar & Cheandre van Blerk | 12 | New York City |
Contestants per country
edit| Cycle | Angola | Ghana | Kenya | Mozambique | Nigeria | South Africa | Tunisia | Uganda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michaela Pinto | Roselyn Ashkar | Steffi Reti | Safira Mariquele | Opeyemi Awoyemi Joyce Zi Chidebe Omowunmi Wanyonyi |
Cheandre van Blerk Michelle Allen Rhulani Kubayi |
Marwa Faiza | Aamito Lagum |
- Bold text indicates winners
- Italic text indicates runners-up
References
edit- ^ "Africa's Next Top Model Debuts". One Nigerian Boy. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Africa's Next Top Model". The Africa Channel. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Oluchi holds auditions for Africa's Next Top Model in Accra". Ameyaw Debrah. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Oluchi talks 'Africa's Next Top Model'". TONIGHT. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Julee (30 April 2013). "'Africa's Next Top Model': Tyra Banks Expands Her ANTM Empire To The Motherland". Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Oluchi Onweagba Loses N780 Billion West Africa's Next Top Model Copyright Suit To Chudi Charles - Proudly Nigerian DIY Motivation & Information Blog". NaijaGists.com - Proudly Nigerian DIY Motivation & Information Blog. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "The Judges". Africa’s Next Top Model (antmafrica.com). Archived from the original on 8 November 2013.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 28 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine