America’s Next Top Model debuted in 2003 and has since completed 13 seasons or “cycles” to find the next top model. On Wednesday, March 10, 13 new contestants will be introduced for cycle 14 in the quest to become America’s next top model.
This season also introduces a new judge on the panel –André Leon Talley, Editor-at-large of Vogue magazine. He replaces former panel judge Miss J. Alexander. Talley will join host and series creator on the judging panel with Tyra Banks, photographer Nigel Barker, and rotating guest judges.
Meet the Contestants
Cycle 13 of ANTM was the “petite” model season. America’s Next Top Model 14 goes back to the normal Top Model standards – 5’7” or taller, between the ages of 18-27. The contestants are:
- Brenda Arens, 23, Houston, Texas
- Raina Hein, 22, Minnetonka, Minnesota
- Tatianna Kern, 21, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
- Gabrielle Kniery, 18, St. Louis, Missouri
- Simone Lewis, 19, Lenexa, Kansas
- Anslee Payne-Franklin, 23, Dacula, Georgia
- Naduah Rugley, 22, San Diego, California
- Alasia Tiggs, 18, Marietta, Georgia
- Ren Vokes, 22, Grand Prairie, Texas
- Alexandra, 21, Kerrville, Texas
- Angelea, 23, Buffalo, New York
- Jessica, 18, Conway, Arkansas
- Krista, 26, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Krista ties for oldest contestant on the series with Jade Cole from Cycle Six.
Meet the Judges
New to cycle 14 of America’s Next Top Model is André Leon Talley, Editor-at-large of Vogue magazine. In 2007, he was ranked 45th in Out Magazine's "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America." Talley has an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Savannah College of Art and Design, where he serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and a master's degree in French from Brown University.
Creator and host Tyra Banks will lead the Top Model judging panel each week. Banks had an active modeling career from 1990 – 2005, when she retired from modeling to focus on her television shows, The Tyra Banks Show (a talk show) and America’s Next Top Model. She has also appeared as an actress on television shows, and in movies and music videos. She is also a singer and has released three singles.
Photographer and former model Nigel Barker is the third permanent judge on the panel for America’s Next Top Model Season 14. Barker has also judged the Miss America Pageant, is executive producer of the VH1 reality series The Shot, and is working on a book on beauty.
What Else to Expect for ANTM Cycle 14
The series once again returns to New York City for Cycle 14, after taking place in Los Angeles for Cycle 13. Additionally, Auckland, New Zealand has been announced as the overseas location for the end of Cycle 14.
To catch all of the action of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14, tune in to the CW Network on Wednesday, March 10, 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
Sources: Wikipedia and CWTV.com.
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