Africa's Next Top Model

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Africa's Next Top Model
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Africa's Next Top Model logo
Created byTyra Banks
JudgesOluchi Onweagba
Opening themeWanna be on top?
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time45 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Production companyLulu Productions
DistributorCBS Television Distribution (International)
Release
Original networkAfrica Magic
Picture format480i (4:3 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release10 November 2013 (2013-11-10) –
present
External links
Website

Africa's Next Top Model is a reality television show and spin-off to America's Next Top Model. It follows the format of the original version, and documents a competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of Africa's Next Top Model and a chance to start a career in the modeling industry. The show is hosted by model Oluchi Onweagba, and features contestants from countries in Africa.[1][2][3][4][5]

The first season ("cycle") aired on Africa Magic from November 2013 to January 2014. The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Aamito Lagum, who represented Uganda. A second season is currently in pre-production.[6][7] Audition venues and dates for cycle 2 have yet to be revealed.

Controversy[]

West Africa's Next Top Model[]

West Africa's Next Top Model logo[8]

In 2008, a similar adaptation titled West Africa's Next Top Model was planned and would have featured contestants originating from the West African countries of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia and Nigeria. The competition was also supposed to be hosted by Oluchi Onweagba. Auditions began in March 2009, but due to unknown reasons, the series was left without a station and never aired, and no contestants were selected. On 12 February 2016, a federal high court in Abuja dismissed preliminary objections regarding a ₦780 billion copyright lawsuit by Chudi Charles, CEO of International Pageant and Films, against Onweagba for infringing his West Africa's Next Top Model trademark, which he had registered in 2003; After filing the lawsuit against Onweagba, as well as the Nigerian Copyright Commission, Etisalat Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mtech, Multichoice Nigeria and CBS, Onweagba and the other defendants filed an objection in which they argued that they had obtained the rights to host Africa's Next Top Model from Tyra Banks, the executive producer and host of America's Next Top Model. The objection was dismissed after the defendants were unable to produce a superior title to back up their claims of ownership.[9]

Judges[]

Judges[10] Seasons
1
(2013–2014)
Oluchi Onweagba Host/head judge
Josie Borain Main
Remi Adetiba Main

Cycles[]

Cycle Premiere date Winner Runner(s)-up Other contestants in order of elimination Number of contestants Destination(s)
1
 South Africa 		10 November 2013 Uganda
Aamito Lagum 		Angola
Michaela Pinto
Nigeria
Opeyemi Awoyemi 		Steffi Reti & Marwa Faiza, Safira Mariquele, Omowunmi Wanyonyi, Rhulani Kubayi, Joyce Zi Chidebe, Michelle Allen, Roselyn Ashkar & Cheandre van Blerk 12 United States
New York City

Contestants per country[]

Cycle  Angola  Ghana  Kenya  Mozambique  Nigeria  South Africa  Tunisia  Uganda
1 Michaela Pinto Roselyn Ashkar Steffi Reti Safira Mariquele Opeyemi Awoyemi
Joyce Zi Chidebe
Omowunmi Wanyonyi 		Cheandre van Blerk
Michelle Allen
Rhulani Kubayi 		Marwa Faiza Aamito Lagum
  • Bold text indicates winners
  • Italic text indicates runners-up

References[]

  1. ^ "Africa's Next Top Model Debuts". One Nigerian Boy. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Africa's Next Top Model". The Africa Channel. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Oluchi holds auditions for Africa's Next Top Model in Accra". Ameyaw Debrah. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Oluchi talks 'Africa's Next Top Model'". TONIGHT. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. ^ Wilson, Julee (30 April 2013). "'Africa's Next Top Model': Tyra Banks Expands Her ANTM Empire To The Motherland". Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  6. ^ http://antmafrica.com/
  7. ^ "KISUA | Shop African Fashion Online - the insider: Oluchi".
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ http://naijagists.com/oluchi-onweagba-loses-n780-billion-west-africas-next-top-model-copyright-suit-to-chudi-charles/
  10. ^ http://antmafrica.com/the-judges/

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