Australia's Next Top Model season 3


Season three of Australia's Next Top Model premiered on 27 March 2007 on Fox8. Former model and designer of swimsuit collection Tigerlily, Jodhi Meares replaced Erika Heynatz as the host of the show after the latter was involved in a breach of contract following her appearance on the Seven Network series It Takes Two in 2006. Alex Perry was the only incumbent judge to return in the third series. Also joining the panel for the first time were international photographer Jez Smith, and ex-model and TV personality Charlotte Dawson. Fashion photographer Georges Antoni and fashion producer Victoria Fisher were replaced this year by these new judges.
The prizes for this season included a one-year modelling contract with Priscilla's Model Management in Sydney, a trip to New York City to meet with another top model booker, a Ford Fiesta XR4, a contract to be the face of Napoleon Perdis for one year, and an eight-page fashion spread in Vogue Australia.
The winner of the competition was 18-year-old Alice Burdeu from Melbourne.

Series summary

Format changes

The show went underwent a series of changes this season, beginning with the introduction of a fan favourite voting system. Shortly after a new episode aired, Foxtel users were able to cast their vote via the Red Button or SMS for who they thought was "Australia's Favourite Top Model". Jordan Loukas was later announced to be the winner of the fan vote during the show's finale.

Live finale

For the first time in the show's history, the finale was held live. Viewers were allowed to have a say in who won the overall prize of Australia's Next Top Model by phoning in or using SMS to vote for either Alice or Steph H. during the lead-up week to the finale. The viewers vote counted for 15% of the total vote to determine the winner while the other 85% was determined through the vote of eight judges, including representatives from Vogue Australia, Priscilla's Model Management and Napoleon Perdis.

Requirements

Beginning this season, the minimum age requirement for participation in the show was lowered from eighteen to sixteen. Those auditioning were required to have a minimum height of at least 172 centimetres tall. To qualify, all applicants had to be Australian citizens residing in Australia. Additional requirements stated that contestants should not have had prior experience as a model in a national campaign within the last five years. If a contestant was represented by an agent or a manager, she had to terminate that representation prior to the competition.

Cast

Contestants


ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlace
Jaimi Smith18AdelaideEpisode 113
Cobertha 'Cobi' Marsh17MelbourneEpisode 112
Cassandra Hughes18Emu PlainsEpisode 211
Kara Taylor19South CoastEpisode 310
Stephanie 'Steph' Flockhart17BrisbaneEpisode 49
Jane Williamson19AdelaideEpisode 58
Sophie Wittingslow19RyeEpisode 67
Danica Brown16Gold CoastEpisode 76
Paloma Rodriguez16NewcastleEpisode 85
Anika Salerno20BeaudesertEpisode 94
Jordan Loukas17SydneyEpisode 103
Stephanie 'Steph' Hart16Central CoastEpisode 112
Alice Burdeu18MelbourneEpisode 111

Judges

Other cast members

  • Jonathan Pease – style director, model mentor