America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12
Promotional photograph of the cast of Cycle 12 of America's Next Top Model
Format	Reality television
Created by	Tyra Banks
Developed by	Ken Mok Kenya Barris
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tyra Banks Ken Mok Daniel Soiseth
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	The CW
Original run	March 4, 2009 – May 13, 2009
Chronology
Preceded by	Cycle 11
Followed by	Cycle 13
External links
Website

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12 is the twelfth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the sixth season to air on The CW network. It premiered on March 4, 2009. The cycle's catch phrase is "Get In The Fold." The cycle's promotional song is Lady Gaga's "The Fame".

The first half of the cycle took place in New York City, moving the show back from Los Angeles last season. The international destination for this cycle is São Paulo, Brazil, the series first visit to South America.

The number of girls was reduced to 13, the first time since Cycle 9, after being maintained at 14 in the last two cycles. This was the last time Paulina Porizkova participated as judge.

The winner was 20 year-old Teyona Anderson from Woodstown, New Jersey. Her prizes included representation by Elite Model Management, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, and the cover and six-page fashion spread in Seventeen. This season averaged 4.35 million viewers per episode.^[1]

Episode summaries

What Happens in Vegas

First aired March 4, 2009

34 semi-finalists arrived at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, where they were dressed up as "goddesses" and took a profile shot before showing off their walks. Later that night, Tyra arrived dressed up as the "Goddess of Fierce," and told the models that she was looking for a "successor."

Notable interviews included London revealing that she was a street preacher, Tahlia showing her burn scars, Kathryn disappointing the panel for not knowing five working models, but then impressing them by citing three designers, and Monique confessing that she was a conspiracy theorist. In between interviews, Angelea revealed she had a daughter who died, and that she slept in the Port Authority Bus Terminal just so she could audition.

Later, a first cut was made, and 21 girls remained, each having to portray a certain goddess. During the shoot, Sandra and Angelea bickered, greatly affecting the latter's performance. Tyra then selected the final 13. When Tyra called the thirteenth girl (Sandra), Sandra bumped Angelea as an act of revenge for messing with her, disappointing the eliminated Angelea even further. (Angelea would audition again in the fourteenth cycle a year later, and was successful in making it to the Top Model house.)

• Featured photographer: Jessica Brooks

Fun and Games

First aired March 4, 2009

After a trip to the rooftop of the Empire State Building, Celia was handed the key to their new Top Model house, who was chosen to choose the first bed. Sandra, placing her personal belongings onto Celia's chosen bed, stirred up conflict in the house until London gave up her own bed. In addition, Isabella discussed her epilepsy

The ladies participated in their first fashion show for Abaeté. Sandra only walked half the runway, but never realized it until judging. Tahlia's confidence was crushed when the designer dressed her up fully so as to cover her scars. They later headed to Central Park for their first photo shoot where they brought well-known childhood games to life, portraying "good girls" along with other models who portrayed "bad girls" with the photoshoot aiming to show how girls can grow up too quickly.

Contestant	Childhood Game
Allison	Double Dutch
Aminat	London Bridge
Celia	Hula hoop
Fo	Ring Around the Rosie
Isabella	Dodgeball
Jessica	Jacks
Kortnie	Monkey bars
London	Tug of War
Natalie	Leapfrog
Nijah	Musical chairs
Sandra	Hide and seek
Tahlia	Tag
Teyona	Hopscotch

In judging, London's photo received unanimously great praise, mainly because she managed to smile wide without looking cheesy and because she found her photographer while also finding her light at the same time. However, her not-so-model presence at the judging panel dragged the judges' choice down a bit. Allison, Celia and Fo also received praise, but Sandra, Isabella, Tahlia, and Jessica struggled to make it work. Near the end, Allison was the first to have her picture displayed as digital art in the house. The bottom two came down to Isabella and Sandra, where, despite Sandra's poor performances on the runway and in the photo shoot, Isabella was eliminated for having a weaker photo and presence.

• First call-out: Allison Harvard
• Bottom two: Isabella Falk & Sandra Nyanchoka
• Eliminated: Isabella Falk
• Featured photographer: Fadil Berisha
• Special guest: Laura Poretzky

Do You Light The Way I Look?

First aired March 11, 2009

Tyra Mail announced that it was time for makeovers. They arrived at Bergdorf Goodman where the two Jays were waiting for their makeovers; most of the girls were pleased by their new looks, but Fo was visibly affected by the loss of her hair and her presumed femininity. In a Top Model first, Natalie was not given a makeover, as she was deemed to be sufficiently model-looking the way she was. That night the girls went to a bar and Sandra caused tension with Aminat, by insinuating that she could get drunk.

The next day, the girls were introduced to their first reward challenge. In teams of three, they had to search the streets of New York for a woman that embodied the spirit of Cover Girl and act as spokesmodels for the brand, as well as help her do her makeup. Team 1 consisting of Aminat, Celia and Sandra won the reward of doing a photo shoot that will be displayed on Walmart.com, despite Sandra's limited contributions to the group.

The week’s photo shoot required the girls to direct their own lighting using flashing light sticks. Fo’s discomfort over her makeover caused her to cry on set, disrupting the shoot. The judges were impressed by Teyona, Celia, Allison, London, and Natalie, but were disappointed with a large majority of the rest for lack of posing "tension." Despite a strong photo, Fo landed in the bottom two because the judges were concerned that she was unable to be a chameleon, but it was Jessica who was sent home for being unable to translate her beauty into photos and for relying too much on being pretty.

• First call-out: Teyona Anderson
• Bottom two: Fo Porter & Jessica Santiago
• Eliminated: Jessica Santiago
• Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
• Special guests: Nolé Marin, John Barrett, Elyssa Starkman

New York's Finest

First aired March 18, 2009

The 11 remaining models attended Miss J's Charm School to practice their runway walks. Cycle 9 contestants Bianca and Chantal were there to give advice to the girls. Back at the house, tension arose when Natalie claimed that Tahlia's picture last week was the worst in the entire group. Teyona received a new weave after Tyra admitted in the last panel that it wasn't what she wanted.

The girls were challenged to walk for Jill Stuart, wearing her Spring Collection and carrying large shopping bags. Celia and Natalie's walks stood out, and despite making a mistake by ungracefully twirling on the runway, Natalie won the challenge and received a selection of items from the Jill Stuart collection.

The photo shoot involved posing in groups as different characters in famous Manhattan locations:

Contestants	Role and location
Allison & London	Socialites on Fifth Avenue
Aminat & Fo	Stockbrokers on Wall Street
Celia & Sandra	Nannies on the Upper East Side
Kortnie & Nijah	Artists in SoHo
Natalie, Tahlia and Teyona	Tourists in Times Square

Sandra impressed the judges with her stunning profile shot and received the first callout. Aminat, Fo and Tahlia also impressed the judges having their photos being their best so far. In the end, Allison, having disappointed the judges by over-analyzing her shot, landed in the bottom two with Nijah, whom the judges felt she was relying too much on being beautiful to get by in the competition. But the judges felt Allison had more to give, and Nijah was sent home.

• First call-out: Sandra Nyanchoka
• Bottom two: Allison Harvard & Nijah Harris
• Eliminated: Nijah Harris
• Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal
• Special guests: Jill Stuart, Ann Shoket, Bianca Golden, Chantal Jones
• Top Model in Action: Bianca Golden (Cycle 9)

Put Your Best Face Forward

First aired March 25, 2009

Tocarra Jones of Cycle 3 visited the girls for a slumber party, and taught them about making an impression with personality. The next day, the models were taught by Benny Ninja how to strike various poses with different genres of music. Most of the girls struggled at the teach, but Natalie and Celia stood out due to their creativity. Later that night the girls were challenged to a pose-off competition, where groups of girls faced off against each other and were judged based on the overall audience response to their individual performances. Celia and Natalie made it to the final round, but it was Celia who won the challenge.

Tahlia's confidence was once again shattered because of the audience's negative reaction during her performance, and she considered quitting the competition. This sparked a series of reactions from some of the girls, especially Celia, who were shocked that she might move on instead of someone who wanted to win more than her.

The weeks's photo shoot had the girls portray old immigrants that traveled to Ellis Island with their families; Benny Ninja was pictured with the girls as the family father. The pictures were taken via old-fashioned cameras, and were thus black-and-white. Tahlia once again expressed her desire to quit in the make-up room, but at panel, her improvement impressed the judges and she received the first call-out. Teyona, Natalie, and Allison also received unanimous praise for their convincing performances conveyed on film. Sandra, despite her poor performances in the challenge and photo shoot, was yet again spared elimination when Kortnie was sent home for not having striking photographs.

Right after Sandra's name was called, Celia went to stand by Kortnie and told Tyra that Tahlia wanted to quit the competition, and that she found it unfair to eliminate other girls with more passion. However, Celia was rebutted by Tyra who said that Tahlia should be the one to express her own feelings, not her. The judges' decision was final and couldn't be further altered.

• First call-out: Tahlia Brookins
• Bottom two: Kortnie Coles & Sandra Nyanchoka
• Eliminated: Kortnie Coles
• Featured photographer: Brian Edwards
• Special guests: Benny Ninja, David Blond, Phillipe Blond, Sky Nellor, Toccara Jones
• Top Model in Action: April Wilkner (Cycle 2)

Here's Your Test

First aired April 1, 2009

The fallout of the previous week's elimination continued to rock the house as the girls returned home, and a divide was created between Aminat, Teyona and Tahlia and the rest of the house.

The girls' challenge was to pose using face cut-outs in famous photos of Tyra Banks. Celia was criticised for focusing too much on her body, while London and Natalie excelled. Natalie was ultimately chosen as the winner, and she received 50% more frames at the next photo shoot as her prize. Back at the house later, Tahlia and Celia discussed the previous elimination, with Tahlia expressing her humiliation and disappointment in Celia's behavior. Celia said she did not regret saying what she said, but said humiliating Tahlia was not her intention and apologized, saying she felt sure she would be eliminated at panel.

This week's photo shoot saw the girls taking beauty shots using different colored powders.

Contestant	Color
Allison	Hot Pink
Aminat	Green
Celia	Grey
Fo	Red
London	Blue
Natalie	Orange
Sandra	White
Tahlia	Violet
Teyona	Yellow

At panel, the judges were impressed by Fo and Teyona's photos. Tahlia and Aminat also received positive feedback. Allison received a reprimand from panel for relying on one look in all of her photos, while London, Natalie and Sandra were criticized. Celia was praised for embodying her color and for strong personal style, but the judges were disappointed about her controversial actions last panel. Ultimately Sandra and Celia landed in the bottom two; Sandra for being unable to take a strong front facial shot, and Celia for her "non-beautiful" doings last week. In the end, Celia was spared because of her strong photos, but was warned to "not mess with another girl's money."^[2]

• First call-out: Fo Porter
• Bottom two: Celia Ammerman & Sandra Nyanchoka
• Eliminated: Sandra Nyanchoka
• Featured photographer: Keith Major
• Special guests: Beth Stern
• Top Model in Action: Whitney Thompson (Cycle 10)

Acting Like A Model

First aired April 8, 2009

The girls were taught acting skills by Paulina, which led them to act out a scene with Clay Aiken. Celia and London excelled, while Allison and Tahlia were criticized for holding back too much. London won the challenge, and $5,000 worth of clothing. However, she gave most of her prizes away as she felt she had gained weight and would not be able to fit in the clothes.

Instead of a photo shoot, the girls had a Cover Girl commercial with the aid of a teleprompter. They were split into two groups: Teyona, Allison, Aminat and Celia are in Group 1 and Fo, Natalie, London and Tahlia form Group 2.

At panel, all of the girls received criticism. Celia was praised again for her strong fashion sense although it was pointed out how much older she looked. Teyona was told she was not telegenic. Allison's commercial was criticized, both for her one-note expressions and delivery. On the side Allison was ordered to swap clothes with Teyona, as she was wearing an outfit that she had worn before. Aminat was criticized for clipping words and London was told her performance was lazy. The judges additionally commented on London's weight gain during deliberation. Natalie was told she looked good on film, but was forgettable; Fo stuttered through her commercial and was told that she performed better in the background of other commercials. A similar criticism was also given to London. Tahlia struggled, with the judges commenting that she looked older than her years.

Ultimately, Celia received the first call out for standing out in a batch of weak commercials. Allison and Tahlia landed in the bottom two, with Allison being told she was not versatile, and Tahlia that her low self-esteem held her back. With that, Tahlia was sent home.

• First call-out: Celia Ammerman
• Bottom two: Allison Harvard & Tahlia Brookins
• Eliminated: Tahlia Brookins
• Featured commercial director: Peter Chelkowski
• Special guests: Clay Aiken, McKey Sullivan, Elyssa Starkman
• Top Model in Action: Heather Kuzmich (Cycle 9)

Cycle 12 Rewind

First aired April 10, 2009

This is the recap episode. It featured unaired clips such as two verbal altercations between Nijah and Sandra, Celia giving her breakdown of the girls at casting, Allison's drawings (including a nose-bleeding Tyra), a montage of Natalie sleeping, Fo's incessant crying, Sandra's repeatedly reiterating she was there to become America's next top model, Aminat and Teyona stripping on the runway, Sandra's breakdown during Toccara's visit and her reaction to Celia's judging disruption,Kortnie, Allison and Celia making a bird house and more insight into Allison and Celia's friendship.

• Top Model in Action: Claire Unabia (Cycle 10)

Take Me To The Photo Shoot

First aired April 15, 2009

The week's reward challenge had the girls become the creative directors of their competitors' photo shoots as they take pictures for a South Pole Junior advert. Allison impressed Jay with her bubbly personality for the first time, while Aminat's laid back attitude infuriated him as she used too much time on wardrobe and only had four minutes to get Natalie on set. Celia gave good direction but selected a picture where Fo’s shoes were cropped out. Teyona's creativity amazed Jay and she was chosen as the winner, and got the opportunity to appear in the June issue of Seventeen magazine, which she shared with Aminat and Celia.

The next morning, Jay visited the girls at their own house and brought in the entire Tyra Banks "glam squad (occasionally featured in some of Tyra's talk show episodes)." R&B superstar Ciara arrived at this week's photo shoot, and the girls had to portray crazed fans of the star tangled up in wires. While Teyona, Fo and Natalie excelled in the shoot, Aminat and Allison struggled to deliver a shot. London's weight gain was too obvious to be ignored, and Jay discussed it with her after her photo shoot, telling her that while she was way too small for plus-size modeling she should watch her eating habits to continue to fit in sample sizes.

A male model appeared at the beginning of panel speaking Portuguese and presented Tyra with a bowl of Brazil nuts, leading her to tell the girls that the six models to survive elimination would be going to São Paulo, Brazil for the rest of the competition. Teyona received the first call out while Aminat and London ended up in the bottom two, each for the first time; Aminat for her bland shot and dead facial expression, and London for not using her conventional beauty well in her photo. In the end, London was eliminated.

• First call-out: Teyona Anderson
• Bottom two: Aminat Ayinde & London Levi-Nance
• Eliminated: London Levi-Nance
• Featured photographers: James Wade, Mike Ruiz
• Special guests: Ann Shoket, Ciara
• Top Model in Action: Bre Scullark (Cycle 5)

The Amazing Model Race

First aired April 22, 2009

Upon arrival in São Paulo, Brazil, the remaining six contestants were greeted by Brazil's Next Top Model host Fernanda Motta and raced in pairs to deliver flowers to Helô Pinheiro, "The Girl from Ipanema." Natalie and Fo were the first to arrive and they received US$500 pairs of jeweled Havaiana flip flops as well as the keys to their new home.

The following day, the girls learned the martial art of Capoeira and Celia accidentally kicked Aminat in the face during practice. They were then challenged to perform while attempting to produce a good photograph. Most girls struggled, such as Celia who repeatedly blocked her face, Teyona who did capoeira more than she modeled, and Natalie who didn't push through. Fo's photo was chosen as the best, granting her 50% more frames during the next photo shoot while another contestant of her choice would lose 50%. Fo, still bitter that Teyona did not choose her to share in her reward during the previous episode, chose Teyona to lose half of her frames.

For the week's photo shoot, the models embodied Brazilian icon Carmen Miranda. Allison surprised Jay with her creativity and Teyona excelled despite having only 25 frames. On the other hand, Aminat and Fo struggled to deliver a shot with Jay criticizing Fo as interpreting the Brazilian icon so literally that she lost her model sense.

At panel, Allison's photo received praise for her successful embodiment of the icon and Teyona's photo was deemed as the only "model" shot in the bunch. Despite the good photo, Teyona's wardrobe was criticized while Celia's photo was chastised for not looking fresh. In the end, Natalie was dropped to the bottom two for not having a great portfolio along with Aminat for her lack of expressions in her photos. Shockingly, Natalie was sent home and Aminat was again spared.

• First call-out: Allison Harvard
• Bottom two: Aminat Ayinde & Natalie Pack
• Eliminated: Natalie Pack
• Featured photographers: Paschoal Rodriguez, Daniel Klajmic
• Special guests: Fernanda Motta, Helô Pinheiro
• Top Model in Action: Eva Pigford (Cycle 3)

Let's Go See The City

First aired April 29, 2009

The girls met Paulo Borges, the director of São Paulo Fashion Week before being sent on go-sees throughout the city. Despite a high fashion portfolio, Allison's walk was criticized. Aminat's walk was heralded as great whilst Teyona was praised for her face and personality. Fo managed to see all five designers but was chastised heavily for her height and looking too commercial. Celia's age did not sit well with one designer, but compensated for her graceful, elegance walk and sense of style. In the end, Fo managed to book none of her go sees whilst Celia saw the best results, managing to book three out of four go sees. However, both arrived late (Celia by one minute and Fo by 12) and were both disqualified. The rest of the girls flew by helicopter to meet Paulo at the fashion week headquarters. Teyona won the challenge as she was booked by all three of her go-sees, and won clothes from each designer.

For this week's photo shoot, the girls had to pose in small, high fashion swimsuits while standing out on a crowded beach of locals and tourists in Santos. Allison was praised for being able to connect with her surroundings whilst Teyona was noted for being able to understand her angles. Aminat failed to use the potential in her body with her shot coming out stiff, whilst Fo's shot made her look even shorter. Celia, despite again lauded for her strong personal style, was lambasted for being overly-rehearsed during her shoot.

Celia landed in the bottom two for not looking fresh and thinking too much beforehand, whilst Fo joined her for looking short in her photos and booking none of her go sees. In the end, Fo could not compensate for her lack of height and Celia's previous strong shots and personal style won the judges over, and Fo was sent home.

• First call-out: Teyona Anderson
• Bottom two: Celia Ammerman & Fo Porter
• Eliminated: Fo Porter
• Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
• Special guests: Paulo Borges, Fabienne Muzy, Adriana Degreas, Caio Campos, Clo Orozco, Cris Barros, Oskar Metsavaht, Adriana Bozon, Vanessa Da Silveira, Adrianne Curry
• Top Model in Action: Sammy Potter (Cycle 11)

Take Me To The Jungle

First Aired: May 6, 2009

The girls arrived at Águia de Ouro and met Paulina where they learned the steps in samba dance. The next day, they were put to the test and had to create an illusion of having a good time through the dance they learned. Celia managed to relax her face and delivered a convincing performance, winning her jewelry from Ara Vartanian worth over $7,000, which she shared with Allison.

For the week’s photo shoot, the girls traveled to the Brazilian jungle where they were dressed as exotic birds sitting in their nests, with Tyra herself as the photographer. Allison’s composure on set got praise and Celia was lauded for looking fresh and being creative. On the other hand, Aminat’s inability to use her face to catch the light impeded her performance^[3] while Teyona struggled against various elements (rain & darkness) during her photo shoot, causing Tyra to have difficulty in shooting her as well.

At panel, only Allison's photo received unanimously great praise from judges, though the rest also received praise. Although Celia was deemed to have a better portfolio, the judges felt that she continued to look old in her pictures and was ultimately eliminated while Aminat was again saved for another time.

• First call-out: Allison Harvard
• Bottom two: Aminat Ayinde & Celia Ammerman
• Eliminated: Celia Ammerman
• Featured photographer: Tyra Banks
• Special guests: Juliana Leite, Eduardo Ramos, Ara Vartanian, Ann Shoket
• Top Model in Action: Yaya DaCosta (Cycle 3)

America's Next Top Model Is...

First aired May 13, 2009

The final three shot their CoverGirl commercials. Aminat was criticized for her lack of facial expression on film but her overall commercial was deemed the best by panel. Allison forgot her lines but managed to deliver a convincing commercial, while Teyona's nerves took their toll on her as she fumbled through her lines. Afterward, the girls shot their CoverGirl print ad.

Allison was called first for her ability to capture her beauty in a photo due to her stunning picture, despite her average but believable commercial. Aminat's inability to photograph with facial variety disappointed the judges once more, though her commercial was the strongest of the three. Teyona's photo granted her universal praise once again because she managed to appear sultry and maintain commercial appeal, but she was lambasted for her uninspiring performance in her CoverGirl commercial. Aminat's inconsistent portfolio and Teyona's dismal commercial landed then in the bottom two. But the judges deemed Teyona's portfolio was strong enough to save her, thus sending Aminat home.

• First call-out: Allison Harvard
• Bottom two: Aminat Ayinde & Teyona Anderson
• Eliminated: Aminat Ayinde
• Featured photographer: Jim De Yonker
• Featured commercial director: Jay Manuel

The final two shot their Seventeen magazine cover tries where they both excelled and impressed Ann Shoket. Later, for their final performance, Allison and Teyona arrived at Ibirapuera Auditorium for competed in a Rosa Chá swimsuit fashion show where they had to strut a sultry walk, dance in samba movement and crawl provocatively at the end of the show.

At panel, Allison was commended for her significant improvements throughout the competition as well as for her strong walk, which also improved immensely from being the worst of the bunch. Teyona's walk was criticized for looking somewhat robotic, though she was still praised for her stellar photos. The judges felt that both finalists had their own strengths; Teyona was lauded for her versatile portfolio that translated into booking ability, creativity during photo shoots, and genuine personality while Allison's high fashion and editorial look could book her international fashion shows.

The girls were called back, and Tyra announced Teyona as the twelfth winner of America's Next Top Model.

• Final two: Allison Harvard & Teyona Anderson
• America's Next Top Model: Teyona Anderson
• Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
• Special guests: Amir Slama, McKey Sullivan, Maíra Vieira, Fernanda Motta, Ann Shoket
• Top Model in Action: Fatima Siad (Cycle 10)

Cycle 12 Finale Party (Reunion)

The reunion aired May 13, 2009 on The Tyra Banks Show and was the third one after cycles 5 and 10. It was graduation themed and all the girls (except for Sandra, who didn't attend) wore bikinis. The girls were voted yearbook-style as follows:

Contestant	Yearbook Title
Allison	Most likely to star in a Twilight movie
Aminat	Most banging body
Celia	Fiercest personal style
Fo	Most likely to be on a "Guess my race" show
London	Most likely to bring a bible on a date
Natalie	Most likely to be mistaken for a Gossip Girl

Various girls were interviewed after their vote was revealed. Fo revealed she had met her father, whom she didn't know was black until she was six and coined the phrase "blaxican" at 12. Celia got her one featurette about her personal style and London went on to preach on the streets of New York City. Tyra also discussed Allison's nosebleeding picture of her and Tyra made a montage of her and Robert Pattinson. Natalie revealed she suffered from panic attacks and hypochondria.

Tyra brought a general from the US Army to discuss her positive impact on burnt soldiers and Tahlia did a shoot with a burnt soldier and another burn survivor where they displayed their scars. It was also revealed that Tahlia had become pregnant since the taping of the show. Then elderly people reenacted memorable scenes introduced by Bianca Golden from cycle 9. Those included Fo's haircut, Celia's rebellion against Tyra and Natalie's and Aminat's face off. Celia said that all things were settled between her and Tahlia and when Tyra said "Don't mess with a girl's money," Celia joked back that Tahlia was messing with hers.

The show ended with Tyra revealing that two contestants had been offered a contract with Nous Model Management by Kenya Knight which were revealed on her show's website as being Allison and Fo.

Contestants

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Rank
Isabella Falk	19	Barboursville, Virginia	13th
Jessica Santiago	18	Caguas, Puerto Rico	12th
Nijah Harris	18	Rancho Cucamonga, California	11th
Kortnie Coles	24	Houston, Texas	10th
Sandra Nyanchoka	19	Rockville, Maryland	9th
Tahlia Brookins	18	Phoenix, Arizona	8th
Lauren "London" Levi-Nance	18	Arlington, Texas	7th
Natalie Pack	19	Palos Verdes, California	6th
Felicia "Fo" Porter	19	Albuquerque, New Mexico	5th
Celia Ammerman	25	Cynthiana, Kentucky	4th
Aminat Ayinde	21	Union, New Jersey	3rd
Allison Harvard	20	New Orleans, Louisiana	Runner-up
Teyona Anderson	20	Woodstown, New Jersey	Winner

Summaries

Call-out order

Tyra’s Callout Order

Order	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	12	13
1	Aminat	Allison	Teyona	Sandra	Tahlia	Fo	Celia	Teyona	Allison	Teyona	Allison	Allison	Teyona
2	Natalie	Fo	Celia	Aminat	Teyona	Teyona	Natalie	Fo	Teyona	Allison	Teyona	Teyona	Allison
3	Fo	Teyona	Allison	Tahlia	Allison	Tahlia	Teyona	Natalie	Fo	Aminat	Aminat	Aminat
4	Allison	London	Natalie	Fo	Natalie	Aminat	Fo	Celia	Celia	Celia	Celia
5	Tahlia	Celia	London	Celia	London	Allison	London	Allison	Aminat	Fo
6	Celia	Nijah	Nijah	London	Aminat	Natalie	Aminat	Aminat	Natalie
7	Nijah	Kortnie	Tahlia	Kortnie	Celia	London	Allison	London
8	London	Natalie	Sandra	Teyona	Fo	Celia	Tahlia
9	Teyona	Aminat	Kortnie	Natalie	Sandra	Sandra
10	Kortnie	Tahlia	Aminat	Allison	Kortnie
11	Isabella	Jessica	Fo	Nijah
12	Jessica	Sandra	Jessica
13	Sandra	Isabella

     The contestant won the reward challenge

     The contestant won two reward challenges

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant won the reward challenge and was eliminated

     The contestant won the competition

• In episode 1, the pool of 20 girls was reduced to 13 who moved on to the main competition. However, this first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week.
• In episode 8, was the recap episode.
• In episode 10, it featured two challenges, Fo & Natalie won the first challenge as a team then Fo won another challenge individually.
• In episode 11, Celia and Fo were disqualified from the challenge for being late.

Photo shoot guide

• Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Goddess Profile / Types of Goddesses (Casting)
• Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Childhood Games
• Episode 3 Photo Shoot: Lighting Oneself
• Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Couture New York City Sight-Seeing on a Bus
• Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Ellis Island Immigrants
• Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Extreme Beauty Shots Evoking Different Colors
• Episode 7 Commercial: CoverGirl Micro Mineral Foundation
• Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Crazed Ciara Fans Tangled in Cord Webs
• Episode 10 Photo Shoot: Embodying Carmen Miranda
• Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Swimsuits in Brazil with Tourist
• Episode 12 Photo Shoot: Exotic Brazilian Birds
• Episode 13 Photo Shoot & Commercial: CoverGirl Outlast Lipstain PrintAd and Commercial & Seventeen Magazine Covers

Judges

• Tyra Banks – creator, host, photographer & main judge
• Nigel Barker – judge & photographer
• J. Alexander – runway coach
• Paulina Porizkova – judge

Other cast members

• Jay Manuel – photo shoot director
• Sutan – make-up
• Christian Marc – hair stylist
• Anda & Masha – wardrobe
• Ann Shoket

Post Top Model careers

• Teyona Anderson has changed her name to Asia Anderson. She is not with Elite model management in New York and Cape town any more. She is now signed to Mega Models in Miami and Base Model agency in Cape town.
• Celia Ammerman has modeled for the New York Post^[4] and Vogue Italia.^[5] She has also been featured on Racked.com,^[6] in the September 2009 issue of Allure Magazine^[7] and in Short Hair Magazine^[8] Celia has appeared on The Tyra Banks Show. She has also walked in New York Fashion week 2011 for Marlon Globel.
• Aminat Ayinde has modeled for Zulu Rose^[9] and walked in the This Day/Arise: African Fashion Collection S/S 10 show^[10] Aminat is signed to MMG models in New York.
• Tahlia Brookins has modeled for People.^[11]
• Kortnie Coles is currently signed with Wilhelmina Models in New York City and Models1 in London.
• Isabella Falk is currently signed with Elite Model Management in Chicago under the name Kelly Marie.^[12]
• Nijah Harris has modeled for a That Girl Magazine.^[13]
• Allison Harvard was signed with Nous Model Management in Los Angeles. She is currently participating on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 17: All-Stars among with other returning models.^[14]
• London Levi-Nance appeared in the October 2009, issue of Playboy.^[15]
• Sandra Nyanchoka was signed with Major Model Management in New York.^[16]
• Natalie Pack is currently signed with Ford Models in Los Angeles.^[17] She has modeled for Jockey^[18] and BL!SSS Magazine, July 2009.^[19] She walked in Billabong USA’s 3rd Annual Design for Humanity show^[20] and for Dona Daneshi “I Am Mystic”.^[21]
• Fo Porter is currently signed with Nous Model Management in Los Angeles.^[22] She has modeled for H&M, Revolve Clothing^[23] and Nylon Magazine^[24] She also has booked campaigns with Reebok, Nike, Abercrombie & Fitch, Target and Payless.^[25]
• Jessica Santiago is currently signed with Ford Models in Los Angeles.^[26] She also participated in a beauty pegeant show called "Nuestra Belleza Latina" but was eliminated before all the contestants were chosen. She also competed in another modeling competition called Model Latina where she finished as the runnerup. She was a contestant in Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011, and placed as the second runner-up.^[27]

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15. ^ Photo by Michael J Laudini for Playboy Magazine October 2009.
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25. ^ "Wanna be on top?: Fo Porter in Payless Commercial". topmodelobsession.blogspot.com. http://topmodelobsession.blogspot.com/2010/02/fo-porter-in-payless-commercial.html. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
26. ^ "Jessica – Ford Models (Los Angeles)". http://www.fordmodels.com/main.cfm?ref=M_1_0_26522. 
27. ^ Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011 – Vota por tu candidata preferida – Primerahora.com

External links

• Official website
• America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12 at the Internet Movie Database
• America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12 at TV.com