America's Next Top Model season 24


The twenty-fourth and final cycle of America's Next Top Model premiered on January 9, 2018, and was the second season to air on VH1. Continuing from cycle 23, this cycle featured an all-female cast. However, in a first for the series, the maximum age limit was removed, allowing contestants of all ages to enter the contest. Although this cycle aired in 2018, it was filmed from May through June 2017.
Top Model franchise creator Tyra Banks returned as the show's host after being replaced for one cycle by singer Rita Ora. The judging panel, consisting of model Ashley Graham, Paper magazine chief creative officer Drew Elliott, and celebrity stylist Law Roach, remained otherwise unchanged.
The prizes for this cycle included a contract with Next Model Management, fashion spread in Paper magazine, a cash prize of from Pantene, and a featured avatar in the new America's Next Top Model Mobile Game.
The winner of the competition was 20 year-old Kyla Coleman from Lacey, Washington with Jeana Turner placing as the runner-up.

Contestants


ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlace
Maggie Keating20Surry, MaineEpisode 215
Ivana Thomas23Durham, North CarolinaEpisode 314
Elizabeth 'Liz' Woodbury24Greenville, MassachusettsEpisode 413
Rhiyan Carreker20Orange, CaliforniaEpisode 412
Shantelle 'Coura' Fall24Eastvale, CaliforniaEpisode 511
Liberty Netuschil20Lava Hot Springs, IdahoEpisode 610
Christina McDonald34Jenkintown, PennsylvaniaEpisode 79
Sandra Shehab22Cliffside Park, New JerseyEpisode 88
Brendi Katelyn 'Brendi K' Seiner22Nashville, TennesseeEpisode 97
Erin Green42Riverside, CaliforniaEpisode 106
Rio Summers23Detroit, MichiganEpisode 135
Shanice Carroll25Murfreesboro, TennesseeEpisode 154
Khrystyana Kazakova32New York, New YorkEpisode 153
Jeana Turner24Minneapolis, MinnesotaEpisode 152
Kyla Coleman20Lacey, WashingtonEpisode 151

Episodes


Summaries

Average call-out order

Casting call-out order, comeback first call-out and final episode are not included.
Rank by
average
PlaceModelCall-out
total
Number of
call-outs
Call-out
average
13Khrystyana36123.00
22Jeana38113.45
35Rio43113.90
41Kyla50124.17
54Shanice56124.67
66Erin5295.78
77Brendi K.4986.12
89Christina3866.33
9-1010Liberty3557.00
9-1013Liz1427.00
118Sandra5377.57
1211Coura3147.75
1312Rhiyan34311.33
1414Ivana23211.50
1515Maggie15115.00

Photo shoot guide

  • Episode 1 photo shoot: Avant-garde couture in a garden with coloful fashions
  • Episode 2 photo shoot: Bohemian maternity editorial with fake belly
  • Episode 3 video shoot: Trademark style in a mirrored room
  • Episode 4 photo shoot: American Horror Story couture dresses in a haunted mansion
  • Episode 5 photo shoot: Stacked beauty shots in groups with Ashley Graham
  • Episode 6 photo shoot: Princesses with former RuPaul's Drag Race contestants
  • Episode 7 photo shoot: Unretouched natural beauty in lingerie
  • Episode 8 photo shoot: Dripping in gold body paints with plus-size male models
  • Episode 9 photo shoot: Parachute couture in the desert with the blowing wind
  • Episode 10 photo shoot: Paper magazine covers decades of fashion
  • Episode 12 music video: Mansion madness with Maejor
  • Episode 13 photo shoot: Posing in pairs with Eva Marcille covered in tarantulas shot by Nigel Barker like cycle 3
  • Episode 14 photo shoot: Pantene shampoo hair campaigns
  • Episode 15 photo shoot: Paper magazine 60s-inspired classic looks in red yellow and blue colors

Makeovers

  • Ivana – Cut short
  • Liz – Long bubblegum pink extensions with short bangs
  • RhiyanNicki Minaj inspired super-long blunt chestnut brown weave
  • Coura – No makeover
  • Liberty – Dyed orange red
  • ChristinaKylie Jenner inspired shoulder length lime green weave
  • SandraKim Kardashian inspired shoulder length bob
  • Brendi Kae – Buzz cut and dyed black; later, shaved on the sides
  • Erin – Long wavy black weave
  • Rio – Cut short and dyed platinum blonde with split eyebrow
  • Shanice – Originally, Serena Williams inspired long curly weave; later, no makeover due to skin issues.
  • Khrystyana – Dyed platinum blonde
  • Jeana – Wig removed
  • Kyla – Straightened and dyed dark brown

Reception

The season received mixed reviews from critics, with several praising the return of Banks to her hosting position while describing the season overall as paling in comparison to earlier seasons. Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, writing for Vulture, ranked the finale one star out of a possible five and remarked, "We had admittedly hopped off this show's bandwagon years ago, only to be lured back in with the promise that Tyra's return would set its course anew." Yang and Rogers concluded, "This is not a good reality show. Its characterizations of the contestants jumped all over the place as it went, it lost more than one contestant who felt emotionally unsafe, its judges were cartoonishly self-aggrandizing, and you could strongly argue that the best contestant, on paper and in our hearts, lost for no good reason at all." Joey Guerra of Houston Chronicle compared the season finale to a "limp balloon," while Scaachi Koul of BuzzFeed News noted, "ANTM lives and dies by Tyra Banks's energy," but remarked that "there's clear callousness in the show's attempt to become political."