America's Next Top Model season 12
The twelfth cycle of America's Next Top Model premiered on March 4, 2009, and was the sixth season to air on The CW network. The cycle's catchphrase was "Get in the Fold." The cycle's promotional song was Lady Gaga's "The Fame."
Premise
The prizes for this cycle were:- A modelling contract with Elite Model Management.
- A fashion spread and cover in Seventeen.
- A 100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.
The number of girls was reduced to thirteen for the first time since Cycle 9, after being maintained at fourteen in the last two cycles. This was the last time Paulina Porizkova participated as judge.
It was the first season that the last contestant to be eliminated has no first call-out.
The winner was 20-year-old Teyona Anderson from New Jersey, with Allison Harvard placing as the runner up. This season averaged 4.35 million viewers per episode.
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
| Kelly 'Isabella' Falk | 19 | Barboursville, Virginia | 13 | ||
| Jessica Santiago | 18 | 5 ft 10 in | Bradenton, Florida | Episode 3 | 12 |
| Nijah Harris | 18 | 6 ft 0 in | Episode 4 | 11 | |
| Kortnie Coles | 24 | 5 ft 11 in | Houston, Texas | Episode 5 | 10 |
| Sandra Nyanchoka | 19 | 6 ft 0 in | Rockville, Maryland | Episode 6 | 9 |
| Tahlia Brookins | 18 | Phoenix, Arizona | Episode 7 | 8 | |
| 18 | Arlington, Texas | Episode 9 | 7 | ||
| Natalie Pack | 19 | 6 ft 0 in | Palos Verdes, California | 6 | |
| Felicia 'Fo' Porter | 19 | 5 ft 8 in | Episode 11 | 5 | |
| Celia Ammerman | 25 | 6 ft 0 in | Cynthiana, Kentucky | Episode 12 | 4 |
| Aminat Ayinde | 21 | 6 ft 1 in | Union, New Jersey | Episode 13 | 3 |
| Allison Harvard | 20 | 5 ft 10 in | New Orleans, Louisiana | Episode 13 | 2 |
| Teyona Anderson | 20 | 5 ft 9.5 in | Woodstown, New Jersey | Episode 13 | 1 |
Episodes
Summaries
Photo Shoot Guide
- Episode 1 photo shoot : Goddess profile/type of goddess
- Episode 2 photo shoot: Childhood games
- Episode 3 photo shoot: Lighting oneself in a warehouse
- Episode 4 photo shoot: Couture New York City sight-seeing in pairs
- Episode 5 photo shoot: Ellis Island immigrants
- Episode 6 photo shoot: Beauty shots evoking different colors
- Episode 7 Commercial: CoverGirl micro mineral foundation
- Episode 9 photo shoot: Crazed Ciara fans tangled in wires
- Episode 10 photo shoot: Embodying Carmen Miranda on a Favela
- Episode 11 photo shoot: Swimsuits on a tourist beach
- Episode 12 photo shoot: Exotic birds
- Episode 13 photo shoot & Commercial: CoverGirl outlast lipstain print ad and commercial & Seventeen Magazine covers