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Asia's Next Top Model, Cycle 4
Season 4
Season 4 cast
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	STAR World
Original release	March 9, 2016 – TBA
Season chronology
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Asia's Next Top Model, Cycle 4 is the fourth season of the reality television show of the same name in which a number of women compete for the title of Asia's Next Top Model along with the chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire Far East region and South Asia continent.

On December 3, 2015, Georgina Wilson announced via her official Instagram account that she would not return as the host of the show. Alex Perry and Joey Mead King both also confirmed that they would not be returning for the fourth cycle. The judges were replaced by Thai fashion model and beauty queen Cindy Bishop as host and head judge, Indonesian model Kelly Tandiono as model mentor, along with America's Next Top Model's Yu Tsai joining the show as creative consultant.

The cycle featured 14 contestants, three from the Philippines, two from Indonesia and Thailand, and one each from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam. South Korea marked its return after last cycle's absency, while Mongolia and Myanmar made their first ever appearance. China, India, Japan, Nepal and Taiwan were unrepresented.

Among the prizes are a brand new Subaru XV, the chance of becoming the new face of TRESemmé for one of their 2016 campaigns, the chance to appear in a spread and on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Singapore and a modeling contract with Storm Model Management in London.

Casting

Casting calls were held in three countries, listed below;

• September 20 at JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta, Jakarta
• September 26 at Pangea, Kaos City of Dreams, Manila
• October 3 at Space Convention Centre, Bangkok

Contestants were also encouraged to apply for the competition online if they were unable to make an appearance at the live auditions.

Episodes

Episode 1: The Girl Who Had No Bed

Original airdate: 9 March 2016

The fourteen chosen models arrived at the Singapore Sports Hub and were greeted by editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar Singapore Kenneth Goh and model Kelly Tandiono, who revealed that she will be a permanent judge for the remainder of the competition. The girls were then introduced to the host, model Cindy Bishop who walked down an uneven runway with multiple edges. The girls were set their first challenge - in which they had to walk down the same runway and pose at each edge. Patricia, Tawan and Tuti impressed the judges, while Maya was castigated for not looking like a model.

The girls moved into their new house in the South Beach Hotel. Sang-in was left without a bed, as there were only thirteen beds available. The girls then received their first Cindy Mail. Cindy (in a video recording) told the girls about a major change in the show format: a scoring system, based on that introduced on the nineteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model, would be implemented, with each girl receiving a score of 1 to 10 based on their performance at challenges and photo shoots. Cindy then announced that the girl with the lowest score for the challenge that took place earlier would be immediately eliminated. The challenge scores were revealed, with Patricia getting the highest score at 9.5, and therefore winning the challenge, and Maya the lowest at 3.3, meaning she was out of the competition.

• Challenge winner: Patricia Gunawan
• Eliminated outside of judging panel: Maya Goldman

The next day, the girls participated in their first photo shoot, the theme of which was "Fashion Transcends Time"; they were styled in 60's fashion in a giant bubble suspended high up. Patricia's shoot entertained the judges, while Tuti and Aldilla impressed as well. Mai Ngo was praised for her creativity, while Angie was criticised for posing in an inappropriate way for her skirt. Tugs, Tawan and Gwen all failed to impress. Back at the house, Alaiza noticed that Mai Ngo was taking all the house's food supply for herself and didn't share with the others. She told the rest of the girls about this and they considered talking to Mai Ngo about her behaviour.

At judging panel, Tuti, Alaiza, Aldilla and Patricia were all lauded for their performances, while Angie was reprimanded for her inappropriate posing. Backstage, while waiting for the judges to calculate their scores, Alaiza, Angie and Tuti confronted Mai Ngo about her behavior. Tuti received the highest score of the week, while Angie and Gwen landed in the bottom two. Cindy handed the last photograph to Angie, eliminating Gwen. However, in a twist Cindy revealed that Gwen was saved from elimination, since there had already been an elimination that week.

1. There was an inconsistency during the calculation of the scores for episode 1: Tugs received a lower score (18.5) than Jessica (19.0), yet was called earlier than the latter. Also, Angie and Gwen's respective judges scores weren't revealed, only the total scores of each girl were shown.

• First call-out: Tuti Noor
• Bottom two: Angie Watkins & Gwen Ruais
• Originally eliminated: Gwen Ruais
• Featured photographer: BJ Pascual
• Special guest/guest judge: Kenneth Goh

Episode 2: The Girl Who Bounced Back

Original airdate: 16 March 2016

Back at the house, the models were relieved that none of them were eliminated, especially Gwen. Mai Ngo took the opportunity to apologize to the other girls about her attitude earlier that week, although Tuti doubted the sincerity of her apology. They received Cindy Mail metioning "bouncing", and were later brought to the AMPED Park, Singapore's first indoor trampoline park. They were greeted by Kelly and a personal trainer for a lesson about composure and elegance while jumping on the trampoline. Jessica sprained her ankle while on the trampoline and had to be taken to the hospital. Many of the girls thought Jessica injured herself on purpose so that she would not have to partake in the lesson.

Kelly revealed that their challenge for the week would take place in the stadium itself. The girls had to pose while jumping from the trampoline. Tuti, Tugs and Patricia struggled. Jessica didn't participate in the challenge because she was still in hospital. Angie won the challenge and was rewarded a $1,000 shopping spree from Zalora.

• Challenge winner: Angie Watkins

While reviewing their challenge scores for that week, Jessica returned from the hospital and noticed that she was given a 0 for not participating. Tension brewed between Jessica and the other girls when Gwen said that Jessica had told her she was "happy" to have gotten injured because she would not have to participate in the lesson. This lead to the girls, particularly Gwen and Alaiza, talking behind Jessica's back all week.

At the photo shoot the bouncing theme continued, and the girls had to pose gracefully in mid-air while jumping on a trampoline at the top of SCOPE Singapore. Mai Ngo and her extensive dancing background impressed Kelly immensely, with Angie, May and Julian also impressing. Patricia struggled with timing and was told by Kelly that her performance was very weak. Jessica, who was still on crutches, was allowed to pose at the edge of the trampoline with either a wheelchair or her crutches, much to the dismay of the other girls.

Before judging, Jessica told the girls that she knew they had been talking about her behind her back, and that she wouldn't demand an apology from them because she was only there for the competition. The girls dismissed this, with Julian openly admitting that she hoped Jessica would be sent home. At panel, the judges applauded Angie's improvement and also praised Mai Ngo and Julian, while criticizing Tugs, Aldilla, Patricia and Tawan for their weak photographs. Jessica's photograph impressed the judges, but she was reprimanded for not participating in the challenge. Ultimately, Tugs and Jessica wound up in the bottom two. Although Tugs had been 4 points ahead of Jessica in the challenge, Jessica's score from the judges put her ahead of Tugs, who was subsequently sent home.

1. Jessica and Tugs' scores from the judges were not revealed.

• First call-out: Angie Watkins
• Bottom two: Jessica Lam & Tugs Saruul
• Eliminated: Tugs Saruul
• Featured photographer/guest judge: BJ Pascual
• Special guest: Derrick Siu

Episode 3: TBA

Original airdate: 23 March 2016

• Challenge winner:

• First call-out:
• Bottom:
• Eliminated:
• Featured photographer:
• Special guest(s):
• Guest judge:

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest)

From	Contestant	Age	Height	Outcome
Thailand	Wanvisa "Maya" Goldman	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Eliminated outside of judging panel in Episode 1
Mongolia	Adina "Tugs" Saruul	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Eliminated in Episode 2
Philippines	Alaiza Malinao	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Indonesia	Aldilla Zahraa Hopkin-Hamid	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Singapore	Angela "Angie" Watkins	19	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Philippines	Gwendoline "Gwen" Ruais	25	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hong Kong	Jessica Lam	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Thailand	Jiratchaya "Tawan" Kedkong	20	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Philippines	Julian Flores	25	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Vietnam	Ngo Thi Quynh Mai "Mai Ngo"	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Malaysia	Nuraini "Tuti" Noor	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Indonesia	Patricia Gunawan	25	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
South Korea	Sang-in Kim	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Myanmar	That "May" Htet Aung	17	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

• Mai Ngo previously participated in the fourth cycle of Vietnam's Next Top Model.

Summaries

Call-out order

  The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel

  The contestant was originally eliminated from the competition but was saved

  The contestant was eliminated

  The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two

  The contestant won the competition

• In episode 1, Maya was eliminated outside of judging panel for having the lowest challenge score. Gwen was originally eliminated from the competition but was saved due to Maya's elimination earlier in the episode.

Scoring chart

  Indicates the contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel

  Indicates the contestant had the highest score that week

  Indicates the contestant was originally eliminated that week, but was saved

  Indicates the contestant was eliminated that week

Photo shoot guide

• Episode 1 photo shoot: Harper's Bazaar March 1963 cover inspired
• Episode 2 photo shoot: Jumping on a trampoline at SCAPE Singapore
• Episode 3 photo shoot:Group Selfie

Makeovers

• Alaiza:pixie Cut
• Aldilla: Chocolate Brown
• Angie: pixie cut
• Gwen:Ice Blue
• Jessica: Highlights
• Julian: pixie cut
• Mai Ngo: half red, half white
• May: Pixie cut
• Patricia: Voluminous curly weave
• Sang-in:Dyed ice blonde
• Tawan:pixie cut
• Tuti:Buzz cut

Official partners

(The companies and brands recognized by the show's official website)

• Subaru - Exclusive Automobile Partner
• TRESemmé - Exclusive Hair Care Partner
• Zalora - Official Online Fashion Shopping Partner
• Closeup - Official Smiles Partner
• Maybelline - Official Make Up Partner
• Harper's Bazaar - Official Magazine

References

1. "Asia's Next Top Model 4". Fox International Channels.
2. "Fox International Channels announces season 4 of Asia's Next Top Model". FremantleMedia. September 3, 2015.
3. https://www.instagram.com/p/-1VfdyvAnf/
4. "Open Casting Events". Asia's Next Top Model 4 - Fox International Channels.
5. "Online Casting". Asia's Next Top Model 4 - Fox International Channels.
6. "Models". Star World - Asia's Next Top Model.
7. "Partners". Star World - Asia's Next Top Model.

External links

• Official website
• Asia's Next Top Model on STAR World

• Asia's Next Top Model