Suomen huippumalli haussa (season 4)

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Suomen huippumalli haussa
Season 4
Country of origin	Finland
Release
Original network	Nelonen
Original release	September 12, 2011 (2011-09-12)
Additional information
Website	http://www.nelonen.fi/suomenhuippumalli/
Season chronology
← Previous Season 3 Next → Season 5

Cycle four of Suomen huippumalli haussa began airing on 12 September 2011 at 20.00 on the Finnish channel Nelonen.^[1] The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Anna-Sofia Ali-Sisto, from Oulu. As her prizes, she received a modeling contract with Paparazzi Model Management, a 6-page editorial spread in Finnish Elle, a special casting trip to New York and the chance to become the new spokesperson for Max Factor.

Episode summaries[]

Episode 1[]

Casting episode.

Episode 2[]

The 12 girls arrive at the modelhouse and head straight to the photo shoot with Nigel Barker who is former judge and photographer on America's Next Top Model. Mari was the only girl who brought the energy and intensity. Minna and Eevi also excelled. Hilda and Roosa land in the bottom two; Hilda for bringing low energy on set, and Roosa for delivering a weak image. In the end, Hilda was sent home, much to the surprise for the other girls.

• First call-out: Mari Viitanen
• Bottom two: Hilda Nissinen & Roosa Puonti
• Eliminated: Hilda Nissinen
• Photographer: Nigel Barker

Episode 3[]

The remaining girls do an ad for Pepsodent. Mari excelled once again, giving her the best photo for a second time. Janni and Roosa land in the bottom two, Roosa for her second time. Roosa was sent home because the judges did not believe that she would make it as a top model.

• First call-out: Mari Viitanen
• Bottom two: Janni Puuppo & Roosa Puonti
• Eliminated: Roosa Puonti

Episode 4[]

The remaining 10 girls have to stand out, in order to impress a rock star. Anne announces that the remaining girls (who survive elimination) are going to London. But surprisingly, Janni and Sahra are eliminated at the airport, so only 8 continue on and fly to London.

• First call-out: Helen Preis
• Bottom two/eliminated: Janni Puuppo & Sahra Ali Mohamud

Episode 5[]

The remaining 8 girls fly to London, in order to do a Vero Moda ad campaign. Eevi and Anna-Sofia were deemed best, and were allowed to participate in a two-group-shot. Although the judges found Anna-Sofia to be better in the group shot, Eevi got best picture of the week. Nelli and Veronica are the last to standing; Nelli for having an average photo this late in the competition, and Veronica for looking old and not nailing it, like the judges expected from her. Veronica was sent home, and Nelli was spared.

• First call-out: Eevi Nieminen
• Bottom two: Nelli Junttila & Veronica Kontio
• Eliminated: Veronica Kontio

Episode 6[]

The top 7 does an ad for Kalevara Jewelry. Anna-Sofia showed once again a stellar photo, earning the best photo of the week for her first time. Elsi and Mari are deemed to be the weakest, but in a shocking elimination, Mari was eliminated, and Elsi was spared.

• First call-out: Anna-Sofia Ali-Sisto
• Bottom two: Elsi Pulkkinen & Mari Viitanen
• Eliminated: Mari Viitanen

Episode 7[]

In the next photo shoot, the girls have to bring different emotions, and show their versatility. Elsi went from Bottom to the top. Eevi and Nelli stand in the bottom two; Eevi for having an awkward photo, and Nelli for not giving enough. In the end, the judges felt, Eevi had more potential, and Nelli was sent home. After the elimination, Anne announces that the remaining 5 girls are going to Portugal.

• First call-out: Elsi Pulkkinen
• Bottom two: Eevi Nieminen & Nelli Junttila
• Eliminated: Nelli Junttila

Episode 8[]

The final five arrives at Portugal and heads to a bikini and scarf shooting. Although Anna-Sofia won the mini challenge and gets a new job, her photo was deemed flat and being "supported". Helen, Minna and Eevi showed stellar photos while Elsi and Anna-Sofia struggled. Elsi was eliminated because her photos look flat.

• First call-out: Helen Preis
• Bottom two: Anna-Sofia Ali-Sisto & Elsi Pulkkinen
• Eliminated: Elsi Pulkkinen

Episode 9[]

The final four flies back to Finland and heads to their ninth photo shoot. The judges found it hard to decide who was going home, but they found Minna, Anna-Sofia and Helen to be stronger than Eevi, so Eevi became the ninth girl to leave the competition.

• First call-out: Minna Puro
• Bottom two: Eevi Nieminen & Helen Preis
• Eliminated: Eevi Nieminen

Episode 10[]

Recap Episode.

Episode 11[]

The final three do a black & white photo shoot. At panel, Helen was deemed to be the best out of the bunch, leaving Minna and Anna-Sofia in the bottom two. Anna-Sofia was spared again, and Minna was sent home.

• First call-out: Helen Preis
• Bottom two: Anna-Sofia Ali-Sisto & Minna Puro
• Eliminated: Minna Puro

Episode 12[]

The final two do a Max Factor beauty shots and a runway show. In the end, Anna-Sofia was crowned as the fourth winner of the competition.

• Final two: Anna-Sofia Ali-Sisto & Helen Preis
• Finland's Next Top Model: Anna-Sofia Ali-Sisto

Contestants[]

(ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Height	Rank	Place
Hilda Nissinen	18	Kerava	5 ft 9.7 in (1.77 m)	Episode 2	12
Roosa Puonti	18	Kotka	5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)	Episode 3	11
Sahra Ali Mohamud	23	Espoo	5 ft 7.7 in (1.72 m)	Episode 4	10–9
Janni Puuppo	20	Tampere	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Veronica Kontio	24	Helsinki	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Episode 5	8
Mari Viitanen	18	Tampere	5 ft 7.7 in (1.72 m)	Episode 6	7
Nelli Junttila	20	Helsinki	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Episode 7	6
Elsi Pulkkinen	19	Oulu	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	Episode 8	5
Eevi Nieminen	18	Siuntio	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)	Episode 9	4
Minna Puro	20	Helsinki	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Episode 11	3
Helen Preis	20	Lappeenranta	5 ft 9.3 in (1.76 m)	Episode 12	2
Anna-Sofia Ali-Sisto	20	Oulu	5 ft 9.4 in (1.76 m)		1

Summaries[]

Call-out order[]

Order	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	12
1	Sahra	Mari	Mari	Helen	Eevi	Anna-Sofia	Elsi	Helen	Minna	Helen	Anna-Sofia
2	Helen	Helen	Veronica	Nelli	Anna-Sofia	Nelli	Minna	Minna	Anna-Sofia	Anna-Sofia	Helen
3	Anna-Sofia	Eevi	Elsi	Eevi	Elsi	Eevi	Anna-Sofia	Eevi	Helen	Minna
4	Hilda	Minna	Sahra	Veronica	Minna	Minna	Helen	Anna-Sofia	Eevi
5	Minna	Sahra	Anna-Sofia	Anna-Sofia	Mari	Helen	Eevi	Elsi
6	Elsi	Janni	Minna	Elsi	Helen	Elsi	Nelli
7	Nelli	Anna-Sofia	Helen	Mari	Nelli	Mari
8	Eevi	Nelli	Nelli	Minna	Veronica
9	Mari	Elsi	Eevi	Janni Sahra
10	Roosa	Veronica	Janni
11	Veronica	Roosa	Roosa
12	Janni	Hilda

  The contestant was eliminated

  The contestant won the competition

• Episode 1 was the casting episode.
• In Episode 4 a trip to London was planned and both Janni and Sahra were eliminated at the airport.
• Episode 10 was the recap episode.

Photo shoot guide[]

• Episode 1 photo shoot: Natural beauty shots (casting)
• Episode 2 photo shoot: Full body fade out shots
• Episode 3 photo shoot: Pepsodent ad with umbrellas and a male model
• Episode 4 music video: Watch Out! - Lovex
• Episode 5 photo shoot: Vero Moda fall campaign
• Episode 6 photo shoot: Kalevala jewelry on a pirate ship
• Episode 7 photo shoot: Beauty shots with LensWay glasses
• Episode 8 photo shoots: Novita knit hats & Bikinis
• Episode 9 photo shoot: Fashion capitals of the world
• Episode 11 photo shoot: B&W simplistic shots
• Episode 12 photo shoot: Max Factor beauty shots

References[]

External links[]

• Nelonen homepage (in Finnish)
• Nelonen homepage (in English)
• Suomen huippumalli haussa homepage