Africa's Next Top Model

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Africa's Next Top Model
AfNTMLogo.JPG
Africa's Next Top Model show logo
Created by Tyra Banks
Judges Oluchi Onweagba
Opening theme Wanna be on top?
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Running time 45 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Production company(s) Lulu Productions
Distributor CBS Television Distribution (International)
Release
Original network M-net Africa Magic
Picture format 480i (4:3 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release November 10, 2013 (2013-11-10) –
present
External links
Website

Africa's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of Africa's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry. The show is hosted by supermodel Oluchi Onweagba, and features aspiring models from a wide variety of countries all over the African continent.[1][2][3][4][5]

On October 26, 2013, a single photograph featuring the official contestants was released on the show's official website. The website later revealed that the countries represented in the competition would be Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, and Uganda.[6] The series began to air on November 10, 2013. The first ever winner of the competition was 20 year-old Aamito Lagum, who represented Uganda.

A second season is currently in pre-production.[6][7] Audition venues and dates for season two have yet to be revealed.

Controversy

West Africa's Next Top Model

File:West Africa's Next Top model.jpg
West Africa's Next Top Model logo, retrieved from the show's website (now defunct)[8]

Some years prior to the creation of Africa's Next Top Model, a similar adaptation had already been planned. It was originally titled West Africa's Next Top Model 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 were scheduled to occur on:[8][9]

  • March 9 at the Arriva Hotel in Port Harcourt
  • March 11 at the Mediterranean Recreation Center in Abuja
  • March 14 at the True Love Magazine Office Convention Centre in Lagos

Auditions began in March 2009, but due to unknown reasons, the show never aired and was left without any TV station. No contestants were ever chosen to compete on the show. Oluchi later went on to host Africa's Next Top Model in 2014. In contrast to West Africa's Next Top Model, the new version allowed applicants from all over the continent.

On February 12, 2016, a federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria dismissed preliminary objections regarding a ₦780 billion copyright lawsuit by Chudi Charles (CEO of International Pageant and Films) against Oluchi Onweagba for infringing on his West Africa's Next Top Model trademark, which he had registered in 2003; a reason why the first planned adaptation likely never aired. After filing a lawsuit against Onweagba, as well as the Nigerian Copyrights 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.[10]

Judges

Judges[11] Seasons
1
(2013-2014)		 2
(TBA)
Oluchi Onweagba Host/Head Judge
Josie Borain Main
Remi Adetiba Main

Cycles

Cycle Premiere date Winner Runner(s)-up Other contestants in order of elimination Number of contestants Destination(s)
1
South Africa
Cape Town		 November 10, 2013 Uganda
Aamito Lagum		 Angola
Michaela Pinto
Nigeria
Opeyemi Awoyemi		 Steffi Reti & Marwa Faiza, Safira Mariquele, Omowunmi Wanyonyi, Rhulani Kubayi, Joyce Zi Chidebe, Michelle Allen, Roselyn Ashkar & Cheandre van Blerk 12 United States
New York City
2 2016 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Contestants per country

Cycle Angola
Angola		 Ghana
Ghana		 Kenya
Kenya		 Mozambique
Mozambique		 Nigeria
Nigeria		 South Africa
South Africa		 Tunisia
Tunisia		 Uganda
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

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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://antmafrica.com/
  7. ↑ https://kisua.com/magazine/read/the-insider-oluchi
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.icypr.com/Clients/wafntm_scoutingNGfeb2709.pdf
  9. ↑ https://www.bellanaija.com/2008/11/next-top-model-sashays-into-africa-with-oluchi/
  10. ↑ http://naijagists.com/oluchi-onweagba-loses-n780-billion-west-africas-next-top-model-copyright-suit-to-chudi-charles/
  11. ↑ http://antmafrica.com/the-judges/

External links

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