You are a Top Model
You are a Top Model Is a Russian reality TV show based on America's Next Top Model by Tyra Banks, it is the third installment of the show after You are a supermodel and Top Model po-russki. The show showed a number of aspiring contestants competing against each other in a series of challenges for the Russia's Top Model title.
The jury consists of social media star and 1st runner-up Miss Russia 2014, Anastasia Reshetova; TV star Alexander Gudkov; Fashion stylist and designer Gosha Kartsev and fashion designer Philipp Plein.
The winner of the contest will win an advertising contract for the Philip Plein for 1 year and a cash prize of 3,000,000 Russian rubles.
The winner of this season was 20-year-old Tina Tova from Krasnodar.
On 19 January 2022, it was announced that castings had begun for season two.
Cycles
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Outcome | Place |
| Polina Chernyshova | 24 | Moscow | Episode 4 | 14-13 | |
| Aleksandra Kosygina | 25 | Rostov-on-Don | Episode 4 | 14-13 | |
| Nika Kraush | 24 | Krasnodar | Episode 6 | 12 | |
| Elizaveta 'Liza' Vdovina | 21 | Stupino | Episode 6 | 11 | |
| Eva Evans | 20 | Kaliningrad | Episode 7 | 10-9 | |
| Polina Zasimenkova | 22 | Kemerovo | Episode 7 | 10-9 | |
| Sabina Rabaia | 24 | Moscow | Episode 8 | 8 | |
| Ekaterina 'Katya' Pan | 18 | Krasnodar | Episode 9 | 7 | |
| Anastasiya Chernobaeva | 32 | Saint Petersburg | Episode 10 | 6-5 | |
| Tatyana 'Roma' Milova | 31 | Moscow | Episode 10 | 6-5 | |
| Anna Tregub | 26 | Moscow | Episode 11 | 4 | |
| Yana Dobroliubova | 23 | Tolyatti | Episode 12 | 3 | |
| Viktoria 'Vika' Kuznetsova | 19 | Novosibirsk | Episode 12 | 2 | |
| Tina Tova | 20 | Krasnodar | Episode 12 | 1 |
Roma Milova is also known as Tatyana Krokhina. Winner of Ty - supermodel.
Episode summaries
Episode 1
Original airdate:The episode started with 70 semi-finalists invited to the project, where the judges will decide on the first top 20 to participate in the first photoshoot. After this, only 10 will continue on in the casting process where after 3 weeks, the final 14 models will participate in the competition.
- Eliminated semifinalists: Angelina Garanina, Aleksandra 'Sancesca' Naumova, Anna Mikhailova, Antonina 'Tonya' Starostina, Inessa Bogoslovskaya, Kate Bezvulyak, Ulyana Minenko, Veronika Osichkina, Yana Petrova & Yuliana Lyamina
- Special guests: Vlada Roslyakova
Episode 2
Continuing from last week, another 20 girls arrived, where once again only 10 will be chosen to advance into the next round.
- Eliminated semifinalists: Maria Trubitsyna, Valeria Salnikova & Zaki Musin
- Featured photographer:
- '''Special guests:'''
Episode 3
This week, the final 20 contestants from the previous weeks were narrowed down to the final top 14.
- Eliminated semifinalists: Anastasiya Chervyakova, Anastasiya Voznyuk, Angelina Andrianova, Elena Sarattseva, Kristina Bridan & Sofia Tuzovskaya
- Featured photographer:
- '''Special guests:'''
Episode 4
- Bottom three: Aleksandra Kosygina, Nika Kraush & Polina Chernysheva
- Eliminated: Aleksandra Kosygina & Polina Chernysheva
- Featured photographer:
- '''Special guests:'''
Episode 5
- Bottom three: Katya Pan, Anastasiya Chernobaeva & Nika Kraush
- Eliminated: Katya Pan & Anastasiya Chernobaeva
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests: Lyasan Utiasheva
Episode 6
- Quit: Nika Kraush
- Bottom three: Eva Evans, Liza Vdovina & Sabina Rabaia
- Eliminated: Liza Vdovina
- Featured photographer:
- '''Special guests:'''
Episode 7
- Bottom three: Eva Evans, Polina Zasimenkova & Sabina Rabaia
- Eliminated: Eva Evans & Polina Zasimenkova
- Featured photographer:
- '''Special guests:'''
Episode 8
- Returned: Anastasiya Chernobaeva & Katya Pan
- Bottom three: Katya Pan, Sabina Rabaia & Tina Tova
- Eliminated: Sabina Rabaia & Tina Tova
- Featured photographer:
- Special guests: Ksenia Sobchak
Episode 9
- Returned: Tina Tova
- Bottom three: Anna Tregub, Katya Pan, & Tina Tova
- Eliminated: Katya Pan
- Featured photographer:
- '''Special guests:'''
Episode 10
- Bottom three: Anastasiya Chernobaeva, Roma Milova & Tina Tova
- Eliminated: Anastasiya Chernobaeva & Roma Milova
- Featured photographer:
- '''Special guests:'''
Episode 11
- Bottom two: Anna Tregub & Vika Kuznetsova
- Eliminated: Anna Tregub
- Featured photographer:
- '''Special guests:'''
Episode 12
- Final three: Vika Kuznetsova, Tina Tova, & Yana Dobroliubova
- Eliminated: Yana Dobroliubova
- Final two: Tina Tova & Vika Kuznetsova
- Ty - Topmodel: Tina Tova
- Featured photographer:
- '''Special guests:'''
Call-out order
- Episodes 1, 2 & 3 are casting episodes. In episodes 1 & 2 the number of semi-finalists was reduced from 70 to 20.
- In episode 3, the remaining 20 semifinalists were reduced to 14 finalists.
- In episode 8, Anastasia and Katya were brought back into the competition
- In episode 9, Tina was brought back into the competition
Photo shoots
- Episode 1: Divas
- Episode 2: B&W vogue dancing
- Episode 3: Trust jump into the male crowd
- Episode 4: Portret photos with reptiles
- Episode 5: Fashion athletes
- Episode 6: Fashion video in underwear
- Episode 7: Catwalk in train
- Episode 8: Underwater photoshoot
- Episode 9: Natural Beauty Shoot
- Episode 10: Catherine the Great
- Episode 11: Duel in the ring
- Episode 12: Artistic statue
Criticism