Asia's Next Top Model season 1


The first cycle of the reality television show Asia's Next Top Model in which a number of women compete for the title and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire Asia-Pacific region. The international destinations for this cycle were Batam, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.
The cycle featured 14 contestants from the China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This is notably the only cycle to feature a contestant from Nepal.
The show was filmed in Singapore, and it premiered globally on November 25, 2012 on STAR World.
The prize package for this cycle included a modeling contract with Storm Model Management, an all-expenses-paid trip to London, a chance to be the cover feature in Harper's Bazaar Singapore, a position as the face of Canon IXUS' 2013 campaign, a S$100,000 cash prize, and a Subaru XV.
The winner of the competition was 26-year-old Jessica Amornkuldilok, from Thailand.

Auditions

Casting calls were held in four countries, listed below:

Cast

Contestants

CountryContestantAgeHeightFinishPlace
SingaporeKyla Tan23Episode 114
ThailandMonica Benjaratjarunun19Episode 213
ChinaBei Si Liu24Episode 312
South KoreaYun-ji 'Jee' Choi27Episode 411
IndonesiaFilantropi Witoko24Episode 410
VietnamVietnam's [Next Top Model (cycle 2)|Trang Nguyễn]23Episode 59
IndiaRachel Erasmus22Episode 68
MalaysiaMelissa Th'ng21Episode 77
Hong KongHelena Chan22Episode 96
NepalAastha Pokharel20Episode 105
JapanSofia Wakabayashi24Episode 124
TaiwanKate Ma22Episode 133
PhilippinesStephanie Retuya23Episode 132
ThailandJessica Amornkuldilok26Episode 131

Judges

Makeovers

  • Aastha: Rihanna inspired cut
  • Bei Si: Cut to neck length with bangs and dyed blue black
  • Filantropi: Bob cut with bangs and dyed deep red
  • Helena: Victoria Beckham inspired bob cut with blonde highlights
  • Jee: Trimmed with bangs and dyed light red
  • Jessica: Cut short and dyed chestnut brown
  • Kate: Layered and dyed honey blonde
  • Melissa: Cut to shoulder length with bangs and dyed brown with highlights
  • Rachel: Selita Ebanks inspired cut and dyed dark brown
  • Sofia: Dyed jet black
  • Stephanie: Volumized curls and dyed dark red
  • Trang: Cut shorter