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The episode concludes with a cliffhanger, continuing the following episode. Those who are harnessed across to the other side will become finalists, while those who are lowered to the ground will be eliminated. The models will take part in a fashion show three stories in the air, walking across shipping containers before walking off the edge of the runway. In the morning, Yu Tsai and Miss J meet the models at the Long Beach Shipyard to announce that the contestants will face one last challenge before learning whether or not they've made the final cut. That same night the judges deliberate on the photos from the shoot before deciding who will make the top fourteen. Back at the house, Devin and Bello get into a heated argument. Semi-finalist Alexa decides to quit the competition before the photo shoot, and Devin suffers a breakdown after doing badly. The following day the semifinalists show up at Universal CityWalk before a live crowd to pose semi-nude with personalized hashtags in a shoot for the season's promotional poster. Later into the night Hadassah calls a house meeting, rubbing several of the contestants the wrong way. Ava and Mamé make it through each round successfully, but it is Mamé who is chosen as the winner of the challenge. The models must take part in a pose-off in pairs with the last contestant standing being granted entrance into the Tyra suite. After choosing their beds, Yu Tsai and Miss J show up for the very first challenge. The remaining contestants move into the top model home to meet Drew and Jonathan Scott, stars of Property Brothers to see their decoration of their house. Those who do not find a ball with their name on it are eliminated from the competition. There Miss J and Yu Tsai explain that there is a pool of foam containing beach balls with the names of the twenty-two contestants who have been chosen to move on to the next stage of the casting process. Tensions rise backstage after Bello's crown gets broken by one of the other contestants.Īfter panel, the models are driven to the top model house. The contestants are later interviewed individually at panel and have their photos from the bus reviewed. Afterwards, they meet the judges before being paired off for a runway show in front of the show's fans. The thirty-one semifinalists board a double-decker bus and get their pictures taken as it travels through the streets of Hollywood. "The Guys and Girls Make it to Hollywood" DiMarco was the first deaf contestant to win the competition. with Mamé Adjei placing as the runner up. The winner of the competition was 25-year-old Nyle DiMarco from Washington, D.C.
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#Americas next top model cycle 5 series
This is the second cycle in the series to be shot completely in the United States, after cycle 13. While there was no international destination for this cycle, the models traveled to Las Vegas for two episodes. The scoring system remained in place, but only the combined challenge and judges' scores were added into the final tally to determine who would be eliminated.
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Unlike the last three cycles, social media was no longer included on the show. Alexander returned to the judging panel, with photographer Yu Tsai remaining as creative director.
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However, for the first time since cycle 13, the height restriction was removed and the competition was opened to contestants at any height. Like the two previous seasons, cycle 22 featured both male and female contestants. The network announced in mid-October that they were cancelling the show and the finale episode aired on December 4, 2015. The twenty-second cycle of America's Next Top Model (subtitled as America's Next Top Model: Guys & Girls) premiered on Augand is the sixteenth and final season to air on The CW.