America's Next Top Model season 4

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America's Next Top Model season 4
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Promotional photograph of the cast of ANTM Cycle 4
Created byTyra Banks
Developed byKen Mok
Kenya Barris
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerTyra Banks
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkUPN
ReleaseMarch 2, 2005 –
May 18, 2005

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 4 aired in spring 2005, with the shooting location being moved from New York City to Los Angeles. The catch-phrase of the season was "Dive In".

The international destination during this cycle was Cape Town, South Africa. The winner was 20 year old Naima Mora from Detroit, Michigan. She won a contract for representation with Ford Models, a fashion spread within ELLE magazine, and a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.

Episode summaries

The Girl Who Is A Lady Kat... Reow!

Original Airdate: March 2, 2005

The 20 contestants who survive the audition round are cut down to 14. The more memorable auditions include Tiffany's, who was selected as a semi-finalist for Cycle 3, but was disqualified for getting in a bar fight. This time around, after going through anger management classes, she is back and determined to make good of her time. Also, contestant Mary tried out for Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model, came back, but didn't make the cut once again. Lluvy recounts how she was once part of a gang, and Naima talks about her dysfunctional childhood. The episode is named after semi-finalist Jessika, who is nicknamed "Lady Kat".

The Girls Who Hate Their Makeovers

Original Airdate: March 9, 2005

The cycle begins with Jay Manuel, the show's director of photography, taking the 14 contestants taken to an LA movie, where they meet the judges, Nigel Barker, Janice Dickinson and Nolé Marin. The judges are dressed as the "fashion police" and introduce the contestants to their first photo shoot,Aliens In Manhattan. Many girls impress the judges, but the situation quickly sours when Brandy claims to have had to wait the longest, irking Nigel, their photographer for the day.

After the shoot, the girls are driven to a luxurious house decorated with the themes of LA, which will be their residence for the rest of the cycle. Afterwards, they go to a salon for their makeovers. Brandy and Keenyah, however, both complain throughout the entire process. Brandy is upset in large part because her eyebrows are to be bleached orange, and she complains that they look like part of her skin and her boyfriend will be disappointed with her new look.

At the first judging, Brandy and Keenyah's bad attitudes were frowned upon. Brandy is in the bottom two, together with Brita. In the end, Brita is eliminated because the judges think that Brandy still has much room for improvement, but Brita is unable to mask her age in photo shoots.

  • Bottom two: Brandy Rusher & Brita Petersons
  • Eliminated: Brita Petersons
  • Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Naima Mora

The Girl Who Suddenly Collapsed

Original Airdate: March 16, 2005

The girls meet runway coach Miss J. Alexander at a stadium, where they are taught how to walk in a straight line, up and down gradients, and while carrying items. While most girls adapt well, Sarah struggles and walks awkwardly throughout the entire duration.

The next day, they are brought to K-Mart for their reward challenge. They each have to pick an item to use while walking down the supermarket aisle, and evaluation is elimination style. Rebecca wins the challenge, and is rewarded with designer shoes by Stuart Weitzman, along with five friends. She picks Kahlen, Sarah, Noelle, Lluvy, and Naima to share her prize.

This week's photo shoot is for 1-800-Flowers. While Rebecca's photo is being evaluated, she experiences a relapse of her childhood balance disorder and faints. She is sent to the hospital before she decides to continue on with judging and elimination. Keenyah is criticized for her poor choice in wardrobe, but makes up for her previous week's poor performance with a stellar photo.

Brittany is criticized for being overly sexy to where it's triple-X in her photos, but Sarah is eliminated for her poor runway walk.

  • Bottom two: Brittany Brower & Sarah Dankleman
  • Eliminated: Sarah Dankleman
  • Special guests: J. Alexander, Stuart Weitzman, Sandi Bass
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Naima Mora

The Girl With The Worst Photo In History

Original Airdate: March 23, 2005


The girls are given a ballet lesson. Later, they are taken to a tennis court, where they are told that they are shooting various tennis shots for a big client. Unknown to them, this is actually a test to gauge their response to being under pressure. The "client" is actually an actor told to give the girls a hard time. Almost all the girls get frustrated, and Brandy later takes out her irritation on Tatiana. After the shoot, Jay Manuel finally reveals that the photo shoot was a test, and Naima is crowned the winner for being the only one who stayed calm under pressure. She picks Kahlen and Tiffany to accompany her on her reward, which is dinner with tennis star Serena Williams. Naima is also given an autographed tennis racquet.

In this week's photo shoot, the 12 remaining girls become the 12 signs of the zodiac, and Brandy once again shows bad attitude on set.

Model Zodiac Sign
Brandy Scorpio
Brittany Sagittarius
Christina Libra
Kahlen Aries
Keenyah Taurus
Lluvy Pisces
Michelle Aquarius
Naima Capricorn
Noelle Leo
Rebecca Virgo
Tatiana Gemini
Tiffany Cancer

Brittany redeems herself by producing a stellar Sagittarius picture. Conversely, Lluvy's Pices photo is deemed as "the worst photo in the history of America's Next Top Model", which lands in the bottom two along with Brandy. Brandy is eliminated because of her continuous bad attitude.

  • Bottom two: Brandy Rusher & Lluvy Gomez
  • Eliminated: Brandy Rusher
  • Featured photographer: Tracy Bayne
  • Special guests: Serena Williams, Beverly Johnson
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Naima Mora

The Girl Who Is Contagious

Original Airdate: March 30, 2005

The theme for the week is makeup application, and Jay Manuel meets the girls at an art studio, introducing the task. They each have a limited amount of time to rush over to the various CoverGirl stations to apply makeup resembling "haute couture". Naima is the only one to fully grasp the concept, and wins the challenge. She chooses Christina and Lluvy to share in her prize of Lauren Scherr custom made handbags.

Noelle calls her mother, describing Michelle's facial blemishes which would not go away. These are suggested to be a "deadly and contagious flesh eating bacteria that will cause certain death", which causes a panic attack among the girls who had previously shared makeup with Michelle. The pandemonium continues all the way to the photo shoot, where the girls have to pose as different ethnicities with children for a GOT MILK? ad, and Jay quickly sends Michelle for medical attention. The different ethnicities are as follows:

Model Ethnicity
Brittany African American
Christina East Indian
Kahlen Hawaiian
Keenyah Korean
Lluvy Swedish
Michelle Eskimo
Naima Icelandic
Noelle African
Rebecca Italian
Tatiana Biracial
Tiffany Native American

Michelle's disease is revealed to be impetigo, a treatable skin disease. Because of the possible skin-to-skin contact with children, Michelle ends up posing with a doll, which causes some jealousy among the other contestants who had to pose with jumpy children. However, Mr. Jay did recognize the fact that it was still hard for Michelle to pose, even with a doll, because the doll could not interact like a real human child.

At judging, Lluvy is called out for not using her unconventional beauty well in her photos, while Noelle is criticized for not looking "model" in person despite her great photos, which causes her elimination.

  • Bottom two: Lluvy Gomez & Noelle Staggers
  • Eliminated: Noelle Staggers
  • Featured photographer: Delaney & Gitte
  • Special guest: Lauren Scherr, Jim de Yonker
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Naima Mora

The Girl With The Deliciously Tacky Dance

Original Airdate: April 6, 2005

Tyra teaches the girls about the business side of modeling, and introduces her parents. Tyra talks about the ins and outs of the industry, and warns the girls against signing a contract without reading or understanding it.

After this session, the girls are invited to a CoverGirl Cosmetics industry party, where they are given time to converse with guests and possibly gain contacts. Unknown to them, the party was a secret challenge to see who could leave the best impression. Keenyah wins the challenge and chooses Brittany to accompany her for a stay at a hotel and spa.

For the week's photo shoot, the girls have to pose at an old gas station while being blasted with cold rain and strong winds. Many girls succumb to the surroundings.

During judging, the judges are fed up that Lluvy and Rebecca are both not making any progress. Lluvy is eliminated in her third consecutive appearance in the bottom two.

  • Bottom two: Lluvy Gomez & Rebecca Epley
  • Eliminated: Lluvy Gomez
  • Featured Photographer: Mathu
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Naima Mora

The Girl Who Pushes Tyra Over The Edge

Original Airdate: April 13, 2005

The girls are given scripts to read and memorize before having to act in a scene with male model Boris Kodjoe. While many girls flub their lines due to anxiety, Naima once again wins the challenge. She picks Michelle and Tatiana to share in her prize, which is $10,000 worth of diamonds.

For the week's photo shoot, the girls model for Wonderbra while depicting a pillow fight scene in bed with male model Rib Hillis. Most of the girls struggle with the awkward situation, most notably Rebecca, who is in constant worry about her fiance's reaction.

For this week's pre-evaluation test, the girls read a passage filled with fashion-related jargon, testing their improvisational skills as well as fashion knowledge. Tiffany does not even attempt the challenge, and gives up. Tyra shows her disappointment in Tiffany, prompting a weak try from Tiffany before giving up again. This negative response lands Tiffany in the bottom two with Rebecca, who had clearly struggled with the photo shoot. In the end, both Rebecca and Tiffany are eliminated when Tyra pulls out a blank photo, to the shock of all of the girls. This marks the only episode in any ANTM cycle in which both girls in the bottom two are eliminated.

Tyra calls Rebecca and Tiffany back. While she commends Rebecca on her emotion, she chastises Tiffany for her joking attitude. When Tiffany starts to explain in a combative manner, Tyra loses her cool and explodes at Tiffany, yelling at her to stop defeating herself and take responsibility for her own actions.

  • Bottom two: Rebecca Epley & Tiffany Richardson
  • Eliminated: Rebecca Epley & Tiffany Richardson
  • Special Guests: Boris Kodjoe, Rib Hillis, Andrea Nachreiner
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Naima Mora

The Girl Who Gets Bad News

Original Airdate: April 20, 2005

The girls are taught how to conduct interviews. They are then put to the test as they interview rapper Eve. Christina is chosen as the winner because of her preparedness and clarity of speech, and wins an exclusive interview on Entertainment Tonight.

Right before they leave for the photo shoot, Kahlen receives a message that her best friend from high school has just died. Shaken by this sudden news, Kahlen is further disturbed when it turns out that the next shoot will be at a cemetery, where the models will portray the seven deadly sins while posing in a casket at the bottom of a grave. Jay Manuel learns of this and allows Kahlen to opt out of the shoot, though it will affect her placement in the competition. After some consideration, Kahlen decides to go ahead, and is able to channel all her sorrow into her "sin" - wrath. The models' portrayal of the seven sins are as follows:

Model Deadly Sin
Brittany Sloth
Christina Lust
Kahlen Wrath
Keenyah Gluttony
Michelle Pride
Naima Envy
Tatiana Greed

For the judging challenge this week, the panel poses as journalists asking the girls questions in a mock press conference for the America's Next Top Model clothing line. The judges found most of the girls let the judges get the better of them.

At judging, the judges learn about Kahlen's news and are wowed by her picture. Michelle and Tatiana produce bland shots, however, which land them in the bottom two. The judges feel that Michelle has more potential and desire to win and send Tatiana home.

  • Bottom two: Michelle Deighton & Tatiana Dante
  • Eliminated: Tatiana Dante
  • Special guests: Eve, Jann Carl
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Naima Mora

The Girls The Lionesses Are Hunting

Original Airdate: April 27, 2005

The girls are driven to an empty parking lot, where their challenge for the week requires them to show their "wild side" and pose as animals. The girls are told that they are flying to Cape Town, South Africa. Since Brittany posed the best and had the best facial expressions, her enthusiasm wins her the challenge.

Upon landing in South Africa, the girls are treated to a scenic safari ride that ends at a clearing. Brittany is then told that she can pick two friends to share in her prize - luxury accommodation at a hotel, while the other three have to rough it out in the wilderness. As Kahlen, Naima and Michelle bond in their tents, Brittany, Christina and Keenyah have to deal with a cockroach problem at their hotel.

For the week's photo shoot, the girls have to pose as animals in the South African safari with a crocodile for Lubriderm.

Model Animal
Brittany Giraffe
Christina Ostrich
Kahlen Springbok
Keenyah Elephant
Michelle Zebra
Naima Cheetah

The judges are once again amazed with Kahlen and her portrayal of the springbok, the national animal of South Africa. Keenyah's weight issue and Michelle's inability to handle pressure land them in the bottom two. Despite having a strong photograph, Michelle is eliminated as she is deemed not strong enough to handle the tough modeling industry.

  • Bottom two: Keenyah Hill & Michelle Deighton
  • Eliminated: Michelle Deighton
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Naima Mora

The Girl Who Flops In The Mud

Original Airdate: May 4, 2005

For their challenge, the girls go on a go-see and meet several important people in the fashion industry. Several make comments about Keenyah's weight problem, but in the end, she wins the challenge and picks Brittany to accompany her to designer Craig Port's house. Naima is the only one who misses the 4:30 deadline because she feels it is important to see everyone, but is criticized for this.

This episode reveals the first crack in Brittany and Keenyah's seemingly solid friendship. Brittany unwittingly steals the show from Keenyah at Craig Port's party, getting drunk off many glasses of wine and ending the evening mimicking the doggy style sexual position with Craig Port while the other guests look on and laugh. Keenyah regrets bringing Brittany along.

For this week's photo shoot, the girls are taken deep into the South African jungle, and they stop at a picturesque waterfall for their shoot. They have to make their own outfits from their surroundings, including leaves and mud. Brittany flopped around in mud to make her outfit.

At judging, the girls are told to critique each other's photos, and state who they feel has the most and least amount of potential. Kahlen amazes the judges with her acute fashion-based analysis, while Brittany's comments lack insight. This week, Christina finds herself in the bottom two for the first time because the judges find her persona "icy cold", and she is unable to mask this in front of the panel. Brittany also lands in the bottom two for her poor pre-evaluation task performance, but is not eliminated.

  • Bottom two: Brittany Brower & Christina Murphy
  • Eliminated: Christina Murphy
  • Special guest: Craig Port
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Naima Mora

The Girl Who Is Special

Original Airdate: May 11, 2005

The reward challenge this week requires the contestants to learn the traditional South African dance and perform it in front of a live audience. Keenyah tells the South African dancers that she feels like she is "home," and that she has much more of a connection with South Africa since she is the only black girl, which Naima takes offense to as she is half-black. Naima gets her fourth challenge win of the season, and wins 30 extra frames for the photo shoot. She is allowed to pick friends to share with her the reward of extra frames, and Kahlen is strategically left out due to Naima perceiving her as the biggest threat.

The girls are brought to see Nelson Mandela's cell afterwards. Keenyah, who feels a connection with her roots in Africa, and hearing of Mandela's ordeal for democracy, cries, even though she knows nothing about Mandela. This irks the girls, most notably Brittany, who is irritated that Keenyah whines to her how great Mandela is but does not even know whether he is alive or dead. At the prison, the guide passes a key to Naima to open the cell, which upsets Keenyah because she thinks that it is her "birthright". The bad air is cleared momentarily as the final four soak in the history of the location.

After this, the girls are brought to Mandela's residence, where they listen to Mandela's advice and philosophy.

For the photo shoot, the girls pose while dancing with male models. Naima and Brittany excel, but Keenyah gets disturbed when her male model touches her and grunts in her ear, and confronts him after the shoot. Kahlen, who up until now producing stellar photos, has her worst photo shoot ever, and admits that she still isn't comfortable "being sexy". On the drive back, Keenyah complains about the incident with the male model. The girls, already irritated by her actions throughout the day, ignore her. When she touches on the subject about the cell, Brittany finally lets loose and gives Keenyah a severe verbal lashing.

This confrontation takes its toll on Brittany, who lands in the bottom two with Naima who lands in the botton two due to her dwindling personality. In the end, the judges felt that Brittany's defeated demeanor was too obvious to ignore and she is eliminated.

  • Bottom two: Brittany Brower & Naima Mora
  • Eliminated: Brittany Brower
  • Special guests: J. Alexander, Mandela, Bebe
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Naima Mora

What The Girls Did That You've Never Seen Before

Original Airdate: May 17, 2005

This is the recap episode of the cycle, which aired one day before the finale.

The Girl Who Walks On Water

Original Airdate: May 18, 2005

The final three meet Jay Manuel and shoot a commercial and print ad for CoverGirl. Naima breezes through both rounds and is the first selected for the final two. Kahlen produces a stunning CoverGirl shot, but her performance in the commercial is moderate. Keenyah, on the other hand, has a decent commercial and photo. Keenyah's weight problem and arrogant attitude get her eliminated, as the judges feel that Kahlen's stunning portfolio show more potential.

For their final runway walk, the girls meet Ms. J at a runway partially submerged underwater and are given a crash course about how to stomp on water. At night, the show begins as Kahlen and Naima emerge from behind a waterfall and strut down the runway together with a bevy of other models. The judges are torn between the high fashion appeal of Kahlen and Naima's commercial appeal. While they feel Kahlen's pictures had been consistently stronger, she failed her final runway assessment. Tyra compared Kahlen to a girl who "did good all semester and kinda failed her final exams", and Naima to a girl who "did fair during semester and "killed" the final exams."

Kahlen and Naima are brought back in and Naima is crowned America's Next Top Model.

  • Bottom two: Kahlen Rondot & Keenyah Hill
  • Eliminated: Keenyah Hill
  • Final two: Kahlen Rondot & Naima Mora
  • America's Next Top Model: Naima Mora
  • Special guest: J. Alexander

Return To The Runway

The Return To The Runway special aired on September 20, 2005, preceding the premiere of the fifth cycle. In this "Where are they now?" episode, we learned:

  • Naima shot an episode of Veronica Mars
  • Kahlen is doing test shoots to expand her portfolio
  • Keenyah appeared on an episode of The Bold and The Beautiful
  • Brittany is now being represented by NEXT Model Management
  • Christina has walked runways for San Francisco fashion week
  • Michelle is working on her body, signed with Wilhemina in New York
  • Tatiana has moved to New York
  • Rebecca signed with VNY Model Management and has appeared in various magazines, including Cosmopolitan
  • Tiffany has been featured on the cover of an International hair magazine
  • Lluvy shot a bridal magazine cover
  • Noelle is staying at home and taking care of her son
  • Brandy is continuing to meet with various agencies
  • Sarah has modeled in Paris and Tokyo
  • Brita has signed with Ford Models and has her own billboard

Contestants

In order of elimination

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Summaries

Call-out order

Tyra’s Callout Order
Order Ep 1 Ep 2 Ep 3 Ep 4 Ep 5 Ep 6 Ep 7 Ep 8 Ep 9 Ep 10 Ep 11 Ep 13
01 Rebecca Tiffany Keenyah Brittany Rebecca Kahlen Brittany Kahlen Kahlen Naima Keenyah Naima Naima
02 Christina Naima Tatiana Keenyah Christina Brittany Keenyah Christina Christina Keenyah Kahlen Kahlen Kahlen
03 Keenyah Rebecca Rebecca Michelle Tatiana Naima Naima Naima Naima Kahlen Naima Keenyah
04 Brita Kahlen Tiffany Kahlen Tiffany Christina Michelle Keenyah Brittany Brittany Brittany
05 Naima Christina Lluvy Christina Keenyah Michelle Kahlen Brittany Keenyah Christina
06 Noelle Michelle Naima Rebecca Kahlen Tatiana Christina Michelle Michelle
07 Michelle Noelle Christina Tatiana Naima Tiffany Tatiana Tatiana
08 Sarah Sarah Brandy Naima Brittany Keenyah Rebecca
09 Brandy Tatiana Noelle Tiffany Michelle Rebecca Tiffany
10 Brittany Brittany Michelle Noelle Lluvy Lluvy
11 Kahlen Lluvy Kahlen Lluvy Noelle
12 Tatiana Keenyah Brittany Brandy
13 Lluvy Brandy Sarah
14 Tiffany Brita
  The contestant won the reward challenge
  The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week
  The contestant was CoverGirl of the Week & won the reward challenge
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant who won the competition
  • In episode 1, the field of 20 girls was reduced to 14 that would move on to the main competition. This first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week.
  • There was no reward challenge for episode 2.
  • Episode 12 was the recap episode.
  • Naima was voted CoverGirl of the Week 10 times. To date, she is the only contestant (and winner) to win this award every week.

Makeovers

  • Brita: Princess Bride inspired curls
  • Sarah: Peter Pan inspired haircut and side bangs
  • Brandy: No makeover originally intended, but afro weave was removed because of knots and cut short
  • Noelle: Blown out
  • Lluvy: Dyed Shelley Duvall red
  • Tiffany: Hair extensions
  • Rebecca: Long and curly blonde hair weave
  • Tatiana: Paulina Porizkova inspired long hairstyle
  • Michelle: Dyed ice blonde
  • Christina: Dyed dark brown
  • Brittany: Trimmed slightly and bangs lengthened
  • Keenyah: Vidal Sassoon asymmetric cut
  • Kahlen: Blunt Carmen Kass weave
  • Naima: Dyed honey blonde

Photo Shoot Guide

  • Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Aliens in Manhattan
  • Episode 3 Photo Shoot: 1-800-Flowers
  • Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Warneco Calendar featuring Signs of the Zodiac
  • Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Got Milk? Ethnicity Switching
  • Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Gas Attendants in Rain
  • Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Wonderbra
  • Episode 8 Photo Shoot: 7 Deadly Sins
  • Episode 9 Photo Shoot: African Safari For Lubriderm
  • Episode 10 Photo Shoot: Kloofing
  • Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Caress Body Wash Endorsement
  • Episode 13 Photo Shoot & Commercial: CoverGirl Outlast Foundation Endorsement

Judges

Cycle statistics

  • Total number of contestants: 14
  • Oldest contestant: Brita Petersons, 25 years old
  • Youngest contestants: Tatiana Dante, 18 years old
  • Tallest contestants: Brittany Brower & Keenyah Hill, both 5'11" (180 cm)
  • Shortest contestants: Noelle Staggers & Tatiana Dante, both 5'7" (170 cm)
  • Heaviest contestant: Brita Petersons, 136 lb (62 kg)
  • Lightest contestant: Kahlen Rondot, 114 lb (52 kg)
  • Contestant with most consecutive challenge wins: Naima Mora, 2 wins
  • Contestant with most collective challenge wins: Naima Mora, 4 wins
  • Top 3's call-out mean (excluding semifinals and the last judging panel): Naima Mora - 3.64; Kahlen Rondot - 3.64; Keenyah Hill - 4.09
  • Top 3's call-out median (excluding semifinals and the last judging panel): Naima Mora - 3; Kahlen Rondot - 3; Keenyah Hill - 3
  • Contestant with the most consecutive first call-outs: Kahlen Rondot, 2 times
  • Contestant with the most collective first call-outs: Kahlen Rondot, 3 times
  • Contestant with the most consecutive appearances in the bottom two: Lluvy Gomez, 3 times
  • Contestants with the most collective appearances in the bottom two: Brittany Brower & Lluvy Gomez, both 3 times
  • Contestant with the most consecutive CoverGirl of the Week wins: Naima Mora, 10 wins
  • Contestant with the most collective CoverGirl of the Week wins: Naima Mora, 10 wins

References