America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8 Promotional photograph of the cast of Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model Format Reality television Created by Tyra Banks Developed by Ken Mok Kenya Barris Country of origin United States No. of episodes 13 Production Executive producer(s) Tyra Banks Ken Mok Anthony Dominici Running time 60 minutes Broadcast Original channel The CW Original run February 28, 2007 – May 16, 2007 Chronology Preceded by Cycle 7 Followed by Cycle 9 External links Official website America's Next Top Model Cycle 8 is the eighth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the second season of the series to be aired on The CW network, which aired from February 28, 2007 to May 16, 2007. The international destination during this cycle was Sydney, Australia. The winner, similar to all of the cycles aired on The CW network, received representation by Elite Model Management, a cover & six-page spread within Seventeen magazine[1], and a US $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics. The winner was 20 year old Jaslene Gonzalez from Chicago, Illinois, becoming the first Puerto Rican to win the title. The cycle's promotional tagline was "Welcome To The Jungle, Ladies" and the promotional theme songs were both Danity Kane's "One Shot" and Shiny Toy Guns' "Le Disko." The cycle's finale episode attracted more than 6.6 million viewers, a record for both the franchise and the CW. Contents [hide] 1 Episode summaries 1.1 The Girl Who Won't Stop Talking 1.2 The Girls Go To Prom 1.3 The Girl Who Cries All The Time 1.4 The Girl Who Changes Her Attitude 1.5 The Girl Who Takes Credit 1.6 The Girl Who Gets Thrown In The Pool 1.7 The Girl Who Impresses Pedro 1.8 The Girls Go Down Under 1.9 The Girl Who Picks A Fight 1.10 The Girl Who Blames The Taxi Driver 1.11 The Girl Who Does Not Want To Dance 1.12 The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model 2 Contestants 2.1 In order of elimination 3 Summaries 3.1 Call-out order 3.2 Makeovers 3.3 Photo Shoot Guide 3.4 Judges 3.5 Other Cast Members 4 Post Top Model Careers 5 References 6 External links [edit] Episode summaries [edit] The Girl Who Won't Stop Talking First aired February 28, 2007 The 33 contestants were sent to Los Angeles, and were immediately thrown into model boot camp. They met Jay Manuel and J. Alexander who tested them with a quick photo shoot and a quiz on fashion-related knowledge. Later that day, they met Tyra. After the boot camp, the semi-finalists went into a room with Tyra, Jay and Miss J, to tell them about themselves. Some memorable auditions include a girl named Micheline, who had at least 20 tattoos on her body, Natasha telling them how she was only 18 when she got married to a man in his forties, and Dionne calling her hair color "1B-30". After the interviews, the field was pared down to twenty contestants. At a party hosted by Marc Ecko, the contestants each had their pictures taken, and the final thirteen were chosen based on these photos. The photo shoot dealt with the following controversial political issues: Contestant Controversial political issue Brittany Pro-fur Cassandra Carnivore Diana Pro-gun Dionne Vegan Felicia Straight marriage Jael Pro-life Jaslene Death Penalty Kathleen Anti-fur Natasha Pro-choice Renee Anti-gun Samantha Gay marriage (with Whitney) Sarah Life imprisonment Whitney Gay marriage (with Samantha) For the week's reward challenge, the contestants were taken to a Goodwill thrift shop where they were given three minutes to put together an outfit which reflects their personal style. After a runway show featuring their outfits, each outfit was auctioned off to raise money for Goodwill, and Jael's received the highest bid. Her reward was to sign her name on the ceremonial check given to the charity for the vocationally challenged, and she got to get dressed up by Phillip Bloch before meeting the judges. Only Jaslene, Felicia, Samantha and Brittany pulled off good photos, while the rest failed to impress. Despite several girls producing unsatisfactory pictures, Jael and Kathleen were the bottom two contestants for failing to commit to their characters during their photo shoots. The judges criticized Jael for her apparent fear of success, but decided that she had more potential than Kathleen. Bottom two: Jael Strauss & Kathleen DuJour Eliminated: Kathleen DuJour Featured photographer: Nigel Barker Special guests: Johnta Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Russell Baer, Phillip Bloch, Marc Ecko [edit] The Girls Go To Prom First aired March 7, 2007 The contestants were greeted by J. Alexander and a marching band at a high school, before they were divided into teams and taught a runway walking routine based on timing and precision. After the rehearsal, they met fashion show producer Roy Campbell, who introduced them to their challenge - a prom fashion show consisting of three looks each, modern contemporary, the 80s prom and ghetto fabulous. Sarah's breasts fell out of her ghetto fabulous dress, and was commended for not letting it affect her walk but was criticized for not covering up in front of the high school students. Brittany won the runway challenge and received her own personalized runway trophy. Although Samantha did not win, she believed since she missed her prom, this was her way of going to prom. The next day, the contestants returned to the high school for a photoshoot, where Jay Manuel assigned each of them a different high school cliché: Contestant High School Cliché Brittany Valedictorian Cassandra Cheerleader Diana Student Body President Dionne Bad Girl Felicia Jock Jael Bookworm Jaslene Weirdo Natasha Teacher's Pet Renee Class Clown Samantha Girl with the Bad Reputation Sarah Class Flirt Whitney Mean Girl While Jaslene stood out and was called first once again, and Felicia and Diana impressed the judges, Natasha and Samantha struggled to fit their characters, and they consequently landed in the bottom two. Natasha was criticized for her inability to transfer her beauty into a photograph and she was told she was worse than Ann Markley from Cycle 3 of Top Model, while the judges saw Samantha as too inexperienced and lacking personality. With that, Tyra handed the last photo to Natasha because of her good personality and her ability to change a negative comment into a positive comment, thus sending Samantha home. Bottom two: Natasha Galkina & Samantha Francis Eliminated: Samantha Francis Featured photographer: Carlos Rios Special guests: Roy Campbell, Hallie Bowman CoverGirl of the Week: Jaslene Gonzalez [edit] The Girl Who Cries All The Time First aired March 14, 2007 The 11 remaining contestants traveled to a Beverly Hills salon for their makeovers. While most of them liked their new looks, a lot of pain came with Brittany's new hair weave, and the long weave originally planned for Jael was taken out after 8 hours in the salon. Later, Jael received a devastating phone call, discovering that one of her close friends had passed away of a drug overdose. The contestants participated in a challenge to test their ability to apply makeup, which Brittany won, though it was announced Cassandra would have won, had she not been late. For the photo shoot, the contestants posed nude, decorated as various types of candy: Contestant Type Of Candy Brittany Banana Split Cassandra Jelly Bean Diana Gummy Bear Dionne Candy Cane Felicia Lollipop Jael Birthday Cake Jaslene Dulce De Leche Natasha Gum Balls Renee Candy Necklace Sarah Hard Candy Whitney Chocolate Kiss At judging, the judges were impressed by Brittany's "editorial" photograph, and learned of Jael's tragedy. While most girls also received praise for their improvements, the judges criticized Jaslene for losing her "spicy personality." However, the judges were left disappointed with Cassandra's picture, seeing that she hasn't stepped up to the plate at all. With that, she landed in the bottom two with Diana, who had a hard time posing her plus-sized body. In the end, the judges felt that Cassandra was not able to transfer her inner and outer beauty into a photo and she was sent home. Bottom two: Cassandra Watson & Diana Zalewski Eliminated: Cassandra Watson Featured photographer: Joseph Cultice Special guests: Neeko, Roxanna Floyd, Carissa Rosenberg CoverGirl of the Week: Jaslene Gonzalez [edit] The Girl Who Changes Her Attitude First aired March 21, 2007 The contestants met posing instructor Benny Ninja, who taught them the art of "voguing". They were put to the test when they had to maneuver their way through a laser maze within 2 minutes while being judged on their posing. Renee was the only one to fail the task. Whitney won her first challenge, and her reward was a $40,000 bracelet from Angara. For the week’s photo shoot, the girls posed as crime scene victims: Contestant Crime Scene Brittany Electrocuted by a model Diana Disemboweled by a model Dionne Shot by a model Felicia Decapitated by another model Jael Strangled by a model Jaslene Pushed off a roof by another model Natasha Drowned by a model Renee Poisoned by a model Sarah Pushed down stairs by a model Whitney Stabbed by a model At panel, Renee, Whitney, and Natasha were congratulated for finally taking stunning photographs, while Brittany, Jaslene, Sarah and Jael also received praise, though Jael was criticized for letting her grief towards her close friend's death impact her shoot. Felicia ended up in the bottom two with Dionne. Dionne for not looking like a model in person and Felicia for having the weakest photo in the bunch. Felicia was then sent home due to her declining performance. Bottom two: Dionne Walters & Felicia Provost Eliminated: Felicia Provost Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal Special guest: Benny Ninja CoverGirl of the Week: Jael Strauss [edit] The Girl Who Takes Credit First aired March 28, 2007 This week, the girls learned all about fashion appeal. They met up with Elite Model Management director Cathy Gould, who taught them what not to wear and what outfits were considered “top model” standard. After this, the girls were split into groups of three and put to the test. Their challenge, judged by two fashion mavens, was to assemble their own clothing line and be their own mannequins. At the end, when they were called to pose, Whitney, ignoring Natasha’s reminder, sat on the floor, outside the designated posing platform, and disqualified herself and her group. They were then told that their group would have won, and Whitney individually, but due to the circumstances, they selected Sarah as the next best and she won her first reward — double the frames for the week’s photo shoot. When Sarah claimed all the credit, this angered her group mates Dionne and Renee, who had picked her outfit for her. She talked about how she saw the top she wanted to wear and knew she had to wear it when in fact Sarah did not choose any part of her outfit at all, and even at one point before they were called to pose she had asked Dionne and Renee which outfit was hers. For the week’s photo shoot, the girls were excited when they saw male models on set, but were surprised when they heard that they were drag queens and would be posing as women, and the girls as men. The couples each contestant had to portray were as follows: Contestant Couples Brittany Outdoorsy Diana Red-Carpet Dionne Power Couple Jael Bohemian Jaslene Nautical Natasha Hip-Hop Renee Glam Rock Sarah Rocker Whitney Collegiate While Brittany and Jaslene once again impressed Jay with their strong shots, the real shock of the day came from Natasha, who wowed everyone on set. Not only did she turn out with a great photo, she also incorporated some ideas of her own into the shoot, including grills from a gum wrapper and a toothpick. Diana and Whitney struggled with their plus-size bodies, and landed in the bottom two. The judges felt that Diana had no fire and when she was asked why she wanted to be a top model, she answered 'just cuz', and Whitney just couldn't take a good picture, but gave Whitney a chance and Diana was eliminated. Bottom two: Diana Zalewski & Whitney Cunningham Eliminated: Diana Zalewski Featured photographer: Richard Reinsdorf Special guests: Cathy Gould, Deda Coben CoverGirl of the Week: Whitney Cunningham [edit] The Girl Who Gets Thrown In The Pool First aired April 4, 2007 The girls met Twiggy and Cycle 7’s Melrose Bickerstaff, where they were told to assign themselves a nickname which they would be using to introduce themselves at a party attended by many influential people in the industry. Jael overly irritated rapper 50 Cent and he pushed her in the pool, with Natasha jumping in after her. Later, the two were embarrassed when they meet Tyra’s manager Benny Medina for an interview and they are soaking wet. Also Nicole Richie was gossiping and told Jael that Renee hated her. Later there was a fight between Jael and Renee. The week’s photo shoot required the girls to direct their own hair and makeup, and to showcase four sides of their personalities as follows: Contestant Personalities Portrayed Nicknames Brittany Innocent, Spacey, Secret Evil, Goofy Brit Dionne Friendly, Evil, Hood, Sensitive Wholahay (changed to Brown) Jael Sexy Beast, Anarchist, Revolutionary, Dominator Jael Jaslene Sentimental, Drag Queen, Cha Cha Diva, Modelesque Jaslene Natasha Happy, Surprised, Sad, Sexy Nata Renee Sexual, Dark Side, Motherly, Sorrow Nayiem (changed to NeNe) Sarah Innocent, Angry, Sad, Happy Moe Whitney Secretive, Peaceful, Thinker, Comedian Whitelle After the shoot, Dionne, having impressed Benny the most at the party, won the reward of a spread for Keds in Seventeen magazine, and chose Jaslene and Whitney to go with her. The next day, Tyra visited the girls for a chat, where Renee was criticized by all the girls, but Tyra managed to mediate the problem and allowed Renee to air her grievances. Renee confessed that due to a troublesome abusive childhood, she had a tendency to lash out at people. At panel, Jael, Natasha, Dionne, Brittany and Renee all receive praise, while Jaslene is criticized for making all four of her personalities look the same, but the judges felt that Sarah had yet to step out of her comfort zone, while Whitney once again did not produce a stellar photo, landing both of them in the bottom two. Whitney was given one last chance as Sarah’s overly posed photos sent her home. Bottom two: Sarah VonderHaar & Whitney Cunningham Eliminated: Sarah VonderHaar Featured photographer: Kareem Black Special guests: 50 Cent, Melrose Bickerstaff, Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Beverly Johnson, Nancy Josephson, Nikki Haskell, Larry Sanitsky, Benny Medina, Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry, Bill Maher, Markus Klinko and Indrani, Jennifer Weiderman CoverGirl of the Week: Natasha Galkina [edit] The Girl Who Impresses Pedro First aired April 11, 2007 The contestants got a crash course in character acting from actress Tia Mowry, and were immediately thrown into an acting challenge with Efren Ramirez, who portrayed Pedro in the film Napoleon Dynamite. Renee was chosen as the best actress. She chose Dionne to share in her prize of a custom-made t-shirt. However, the real prize was a surprise visit from their families. Natasha began to have an emotional breakdown from missing her daughter. Despite being down, Natasha was able to push the thought out of her head and model (as Mr. Jay puts it) "like a professional". Excitement rose when participants of past cycles showed up for a photo shoot that highlighted some of the most scandalous and memorable moments of the series as follows: Contestant Past Cycle Representation Brittany ANTM having twins for contestants (Amanda and Michelle Babin, Cycle 7) Dionne Lesbian limo kiss (Kim Stolz, Cycle 5) Jael Balance disorder fainting during panel (Rebecca Epley, Cycle 4) Jaslene Stolen granola bar (Bre Scullark, Cycle 5) Natasha Impetigo (Michelle Deighton, Cycle 4) Renee Snaggletooth removal (Joanie Dodds, Cycle 6) Whitney Refusal to do a nude shoot (Shannon Stewart, Cycle 1) At panel, Dionne, Natasha and Brittany impressed the judges with their outstanding photographs, while Jael landed in the bottom two for being too mechanical at the shoot and then failing to express herself eloquently at panel. However, the judges felt that Jael's portfolio was more impressive, therefore Whitney was eliminated in her third consecutive bottom two appearance when she was still unable to effectively translate her beauty into photos. Bottom two: Jael Strauss & Whitney Cunningham Eliminated: Whitney Cunningham Featured photographer: Matthew Jordan Smith Special guests: Tia Mowry, Efren Ramirez, Rebecca Epley, Kim Stolz, Joanie Dodds, Michelle Deighton, Bre Scullark, Michelle Babin, Amanda Babin, Shannon Stewart, Christian Marc CoverGirl of the Week: Jaslene Gonzalez [edit] The Girls Go Down Under First aired April 18, 2007 The girls got a crash course in interviewing from Cycle 2 contestant April Wilkner and comedian Gary Riotto, before their international destination was revealed as Sydney, Australia. Upon landing, the girls were immediately tasked to interview the locals on American fashion faux pas, using as much Australian slang as possible. Natasha won the challenge, winning an opportunity to be a correspondent for The Tyra Banks Show. This week, instead of a regular photo shoot, the girls did a CoverGirl commercial at Hyde Park with an Australian accent. Tyra was surprised that Natasha was able to cover her thick Russian accent with a commendable Australian accent, and Renee was able to pull off "Steve Irwin" in her take. Brittany struggled to remember her lines, but later used another excuse as a crutch. Nevertheless, she landed in the bottom two together with Jael, who also had a lackluster take. In the end, despite Jael's take still being better than Brittany's, she was shockingly eliminated when the judges valued Brittany’s previous strong photographs. Bottom two: Brittany Hatch & Jael Strauss Eliminated: Jael Strauss Featured director of commercial: Simon Higgins Special guests: April Wilkner, Erika Heynatz, Gary Riotto, Nick Hudson CoverGirl of the Week: Natasha Galkina [edit] The Girl Who Picks A Fight First aired April 25, 2007 This was the season's recap episode. Never-before seen footage included the girls making a mock runway show, Jael following Renee around with a pair of pom-poms, Dionne and Renee getting into a heated argument, Natasha and Renee bonding while cleaning the house, Cassandra going to the hospital for frostbite following the nude "candy-coated" shoot and Natasha getting a tooth removed. [edit] The Girl Who Blames The Taxi Driver First aired May 2, 2007 The remaining five contestants were sent on go-sees all around Sydney and were given a time limit of 4 hours. Natasha and Brittany arrived back at the modeling agency late, and they were disqualified. Natasha accepts it gracefully while Brittany had a tantrum, throwing her portfolio on the ground, yelling at Natasha to "shut up", and blaming the taxi driver for not meeting her at the designated area. Everyone inside the agency, including challenge administrator Priscilla Leighton Clark, heard Brittany expressing her displeasure with her disqualification. Jaslene impressed the clients the most and won the challenge. She chose Dionne to accompany her to share a photo shoot on top of the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge shot by Nigel Barker. At the photo shoot, the girls worked a swimsuit in two ways. First, Tyra shot them in sensual poses for a women's magazine, and then they struck sexy poses for a men's magazine. Tyra was impressed with Jaslene's variety of poses, but was disappointed with Dionne after Dionne had to be coached through the entire photo shoot. At judging, Brittany's lackluster personality and poor challenge feedback landed her in the bottom two together with Dionne. The judges were stunned that absolutely none of the designers would hire Brittany. And even though the judges preferred Brittany's shots, her lack of personality and poor runway walk send her home, sparing Dionne for the second time. Bottom two: Brittany Hatch & Dionne Walters Eliminated: Brittany Hatch Featured photographers: Tyra Banks, Michael Omm Special guests: Jodhi Meares, Priscilla Leighton Clark, Wayne Cooper, Lill Boyd, Anna Hewett, Tina Kalivas, Jayson Brunsdon, Arabella Ramsay, Alice McCall, Kit Willow, David Sciola, Brad Rope, Adrian Allen, Tamati William, Samuel Sirena CoverGirl of the Week: Natasha Galkina [edit] The Girl Who Does Not Want To Dance First aired May 9, 2007 The final four contestants visited aboriginal teachers for a lesson on self-expression and storytelling through dance. They decorated themselves and their costumes with traditional body paint, before relating their life story to a crowd. While the cold irritated Dionne, Renee embraced the dance and subsequently won the challenge. She picked Jaslene to share in her prize of pearl jewelry. That night, Renee, Dionne and Jaslene hit the town, while Natasha stayed home, sick. They took the opportunity to talk behind her back, questioning her husband and child. At the photo shoot, each girl has to express herself through aboriginal dance as follows: Contestant Aboriginal Dance Dionne Dance of the Food Gatherers Jaslene Dance of the Red Chested Robin Natasha Dance of the Willie Wagtail Renee Dance of the Butterfly While only Renee excelled, Dionne had to be coached through the entire photoshoot again, and Natasha’s flu took its toll as she produced numerous bad takes, and Jaslene photographed the same as she did her first photoshoot. At elimination, things get heated when Natasha was verbally attacked by the rest of the girls when Tyra asks them who they felt had the most and least amount of potential. Despite being singled out, Natasha held her cool and handled the situation well. Although Natasha's photo shoot was deemed by the judges as her worst ever, the judges chose to send Dionne home instead due to her weaker overall portfolio. Bottom two: Dionne Walters & Natasha Galkina Eliminated: Dionne Walters Featured photographer: Kane Skennar Special guests: Carissa Rosenberg, Uncle Max, Calita Murray, Justin Schwarz, Sharon Williams CoverGirl of the Week: Jaslene Gonzalez [edit] The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model First aired May 16, 2007 The final three were put to the test when they had to shoot a CoverGirl commercial and print ad. For the commercial, the girls were told to ad lib. Natasha initially wrote a script, but later dropped it to sound more natural, while Jaslene impressed by using Spanish in her commercial. All the girls were praised, but the judges noted differing weaknesses in them - Natasha only gave a natural smile when she was laughing, Jaslene's picture looked like a yearbook photo, and Renee's photographs looked old. Despite having the best commercial and picture, Renee was eliminated in her first appearance in the bottom 2, as she continued to look too old in her photographs. The next day, the final two shot their covers for Seventeen magazine. Tyra visited both contestants for one-on-one sessions before they prepared for the final runway challenge. Cycle 7 winner CariDee English joined Jaslene and Natasha in the runway show, themed "evolution" for Australian fashion label Sass and Bide. Jaslene started off with a weak walk but ended off strong and natural. While Natasha had a wardrobe malfunction backstage, the production went on smoothly. The judges were also impressed by her professional handling of the situation when her skirt fell while on the runway. At the final judging, the panel saw both finalists as winners and were divided over their preference of the girls' walks. Natasha's striking look got the thumbs up, but her ability to learn was both lauded and questioned. Jaslene's photographs received universal praise, though there was concern for her commercial ability. The judges were torn between Natasha's astounding progress and Jaslene's overall consistency. After a long deliberation, the girls were called in and Jaslene was revealed to be the eighth winner of America's Next Top Model. Bottom two: Natasha Galkina & Renee Alway Eliminated: Renee Alway Final two: Jaslene Gonzalez & Natasha Galkina America's Next Top Model: Jaslene Gonzalez Featured photographer: Jim De Yonker Special guests: CariDee English, Brent Poer, Sarah-Jane Clarke, Heidi Middleton, Carissa Rosenberg [edit] Contestants [edit] In order of elimination (ages stated are at time of contest) Kathleen DuJour, 20, from Brooklyn, New York Samantha Francis, 19, from Pinson, Alabama Cassandra Watson, 24, from Seattle, Washington Felicia Provost, 19, from Houston, Texas Diana Zalewski, 21, from Garfield, New Jersey Sarah VonderHaar, 20, from Lake Zurich, Illinois Whitney Cunningham, 21, from West Palm Beach, Florida Jael Strauss, 22, from Detroit, Michigan Brittany Hatch, 21, from Savannah, Georgia Dionne Walters, 20, from Montgomery, Alabama Renee Alway, 20, from Maui, Hawaii Natalia "Natasha" Galkina, 21, from Dallas, Texas (runner up) Jaslene Gonzalez, 20, from Chicago, Illinois (winner) [edit] Summaries [edit] Call-out order Tyra's call-out order Order Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 1 Natasha Jaslene Jaslene Brittany Renee Natasha Jael Dionne Natasha Jaslene Renee Jaslene Jaslene 2 Kathleen Brittany Felicia Jael Natasha Dionne Natasha Natasha Renee Natasha Jaslene Natasha Natasha 3 Sarah Felicia Diana Sarah Brittany Brittany Dionne Brittany Jaslene Renee Natasha Renee 4 Cassandra Diana Renee Dionne Whitney Jaslene Brittany Renee Dionne Dionne Dionne 5 Renee Samantha Brittany Felicia Jaslene Sarah Renee Jaslene Brittany Brittany 6 Samantha Cassandra Cassandra Renee Jael Renee Jaslene Jael Jael 7 Dionne Renee Dionne Whitney Diana Jael Whitney Whitney 8 Whitney Sarah Jael Natasha Sarah Whitney Sarah 9 Brittany Dionne Whitney Jaslene Dionne Diana 10 Felicia Whitney Sarah Diana Felicia 11 Jael Natasha Natasha Cassandra 12 Jaslene Jael Samantha 13 Diana Kathleen The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week & won the reward challenge The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week The contestant won the competition The contestant won the reward challenge The contestant was eliminated In episode 1, the pool of 20 girls was reduced to 13 who moved on to the main competition. However, this first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week. In episode 4, Cassandra was disqualified from the challenge for being late, similarly to Brittany and Natasha in episode 11. In episode 6, Whitney disqualified her team (herself, Jael and Natasha) by not following instructions. Episode 10 is a recap episode. [edit] Makeovers Brittany: Long red weave and dyed red; later, weave removed Cassandra: Afro weave Diana: Dyed blonde and weave tracks added Dionne: Kelis inspired cut and dyed darker Felicia: Bangs added and dyed darker Jael: Long brunette weave; later, Mia Farrow inspired brunette cut Jaslene: Cut and volumized Natasha: Vidal Sassoon inspired cut and dyed chocolate brown Renee: Yoanna House inspired cut Sarah: Dyed brown Whitney: Long extensions [edit] Photo Shoot Guide Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Marc Ecko Party Shoot (Casting) Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Controversial Political Views Episode 3 Photo Shoot: High School Clichés Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Nude Candy Coated Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Crime Scene Victims Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Gender Swap Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Four Personalities Episode 8 Photo Shoot: Memorable Moments of Past Cycles Episode 9 Commercial: CoverGirl Outback Endorsement Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Swimsuit Spread for Men's & Women's Magazines Episode 12 Photo Shoot: Aboriginal Dance Episode 13 Photo Shoots & Commercial: Covergirl Beauty Shot; "My Life As A Covergirl" Commercial Shoot; Seventeen Magazine Covers [edit] Judges Tyra Banks Twiggy Nigel Barker J. Alexander [edit] Other Cast Members Jay Manuel - Photo Director Sutan - Make-up Artist Christian Marc - Hair Stylist Anda & Masha - Wardrobe [edit] Post Top Model Careers Jaslene Gonzalez: Has collected all of her prizes, has been featured on the cover of Latina Magazine, and is now a face of Lot 29. Natasha Galkina: Was represented by Beatrice International Models. But she has left the industry to finish her education. Renee Alway: Has announced on her MySpace the she had signed to NEXT Model Management, has starred in Modelville with Bianca from Cycle 9, Dominique, Fatima and Lauren from Cycle 10. Dionne Walters: Has signed to Eye Candy Model Management. Brittany Hatch: Is signed to Beatrice Models and was with New York Model Management. Jael Strauss: Is no longer working in Otto Models, but is the face of Hitch Couture. Sarah VonderHaar: Has signed to Elite Models in Chicago and has released her debut album on iTunes. Diana Zalewski: Has done some test shots[2]. Felicia Provost: Has signed to Elite in Chicago, has done some print and runway modeling. Samantha Francis: Has signed to Elite in New York City, has been featured several times in Harper's Bazaar and other editorial magazines, is currently signed with Apple Model Management in Bangkok [edit] References This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references (ideally, using inline citations). Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2007) ^ America's Next Top Model - Cast - Tyra Banks ^ http://all-antm.net/thumbnails.php?album=67 [edit] External links Wikinews has related news: Former 'Top Model' contestant Whitney Cunningham defends plus size models, celebrates the "regular woman" Official page at The CW America's Next Top Model at the Internet Movie Database Entertainment Tonight Pictures and Official Previews at tv.yahoo.com TV Guide.com Interviews Eliminated Contestants America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8 at TV.com [hide]v • d • eAmerica's Next Top Model Current Judges & Personnel Tyra Banks • J. Alexander • Nigel Barker • Paulina Porizkova • Jay Manuel • Sutan • Christian Marc • Anda & Masha Cycles: Former Judges 1-4: Janice Dickinson • 1: Beau Quillian • 1: Kimora Lee Simmons • 2: Eric Nicholson • 3-4: Nolé Marin • 5-9: Twiggy Cycles: Winners 1: Adrianne Curry • 2: Yoanna House • 3: Eva Pigford • 4: Naima Mora • 5: Nicole Linkletter • 6: Danielle Evans • 7: CariDee English • 8: Jaslene Gonzalez • 9: Saleisha Stowers • 10: Whitney Thompson • 11: McKey Sullivan • 12: TBA For the entire list of contestants, click here. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Next_Top_Model,_Cycle_8" Categories: America's Next Top Model