Norway's Next Top Model, Cycle 7

Norway's Next Top Model, Cycle 7
Promotional photograph of the cast of Top Model 2011
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Tyra Banks
Presented by	Mona Grudt
Judges	Mona Grudt, Marcel Leliënhof, Storm P.
Country of origin	Norway
No. of episodes	TBA
Broadcast
Original channel	TV3
Original run	February 07 – May 02, 2011
External links
Website

Norway's Next Top Model, Cycle 7 (also known as Top Model 2011) was the seventh Cycle (fourth individual Cycle) of Norway's Next Top Model. It premiered on February 7, 2011.

After the entire panel left the show,^[1] Norways first Miss Universe title holder Mona Grudt became the new host^[2] and was now judging the contestants together with photographer Marcel Leliënhof and modelling coach "Storm P." Pedersen. The show was announced in early 2010 and filmed during the summer but did not air until February 7 of the following year.^[3] After being off air for more than two years it was the longest break between two Cycles the show ever had. For the first time 14 years old were allowed to audition however in the final selection of the top 15 no contestant was younger than 16.

Beautiful Claudia Alette Bull from Stavanger won the on May 2nd. She was the second ginger-headed contestant to win the show in a row.

Episode Summaries

Episode 1

First aired February 7, 2011

After the selected 15 girls met in Oslo they received their first mail which took them to a Hair Stylist. Here they met their new coach Storm P. who informed them that makeovers would be performed on them. Darja, the older sister of Katarina was first to burst out in tears with Eirin following soon.

At a dinner the girls met new host Mona Grudt who let them in their new modelling appartement. The morning after Marcel Leliënhof, the last of member of the new juding panel was introduced and shot the girls under the theme Plastic Fantastic.

Following the first deliberation based on their performances at the photoshoot and potential Mona presented a box to each of the girl consisting with a necklace for everyone who would remain the competition. The first names that were called were Roberta, Charlotte and Maiken meaning they were the top 3 of the week. Being second to last to open her box, Sarah found herself eliminated when her box was empty and she immediately had to say goodbye to the remaining competitors.

• Bottom three: Farzaneh Davodi, Frida Mathea Kocian, Sarah Gindel Jabang
• Eliminated outside of judging panel: Sarah Gindel Jabang
• Featured photographer: Marcel Leliënhof

Episode 2

First aired February 14, 2011

The girls travel to Barcelona where they move into a luxurious Hotel Suite. On the next day the competitors meet Triana Iglesias who teaches them how to pose in front of a camera. Bambie, Darija and Charlotte were named the top 3 with Charlotte winning the challenge and receiving a digital photocamera as a reward. At the photoshoot the girls are photographed as a group in Rococo / Haute Couture style. Facing their first real judging session the girls are introduced to Heidi Sinding-Larsen, editor of Woman Magazine who joined Grudt, Leliënhof and Iglesias on the panel. Challenge winner Charlotte found herself in the bottom two next to Bambie who was, to the surprise of many, sent home.

• First call-out: Claudia Alette Bull
• Bottom two: Bambie Maria Bang Vaage & Charlotte-Louise Isachsen
• Eliminated: Bambie Maria Bang Vaage
• Featured photographer: Marcel Leliënhof

Episode 3

First aired February 21, 2011

Storm P. woke up the girl calling out a surprised Signe and Frida who both received another makeover. After they returned to the group a cheerleading training was arranged where the girls had to present various choreographies. Farzaneh was named the winner of the challenge and chose Signe to share the reward with her which was a beauty treatment. Additionally she received a short cut yellow summer dress.
At the photoshoot the contestants where bodypainted and photographed in leggins laying in a box on Oslo streets for an advertising by La Mote where Eirin and Thea struggled with their poses.
Serving as guest judges for the week were La Mote's production manager Christina Placht, Krister Falk and make-up artist Cathrine Aas. Much to her unimpression, Eirin was called chubby by Falk and initially stormed out of the judging room and was comforted by Mona. Alexandra received a first call out meaning she was booked for the La Mote campaign which immediately was displayed on the official website after the episode ended.^[4] In the end Darja was sent home leaving her teary younger sister Katarina in the competition.

• First call-out: Alexandra Sanneh Stølen
• Bottom two: Darja Barannik & Thea Sofie Rabbum Karlsen
• Eliminated: Darja Barannik
• Featured photographer: Marcel Leliënhof

Episode 4

First aired February 28, 2011

• First call-out: Claudia Alette Bull
• Bottom two: Signe Marie Taubøll & Farzaneh Davodi
• Eliminated: Farzaneh Davodi
• Featured photographer: TBA

Episode 5

First aired March 7, 2011

• First call-out: Katarina Barannik
• Bottom two: Inga Maurstad & Maiken Wahlstrøm Nilssen
• Eliminated: Inga Maurstad
• Quit: Signe Marie Taubøll
• Featured photographer: TBA

Episode 6

First aired March 14, 2011

The girls travelled to Dublin where they had another runway lesson by Storm P. followed by a casting for fashion designer Jennifer Rothwell. At the evaluation of the girls performances a huge gap between the best and the worst was noticed. Claudia impressed the most and was booked to walk for Rothwell on the catwalk later the day. It was also revealed that the worst of them would get eliminated. Alexandra, Katarina and Eirin were named bottom three on the casting and a teary Eirin had to leave the competition immediately. Claudia then got to walk at the runway show with the other competitors witnissing her from the front row.
For the photoshoot the girls were wearing clothes of fashion designer Louise Kennedy who welcomed them in her store. In the garden of Irish Museum of Modern Arts Mona and Marcel were waiting to welcome the top 8 and the shooting took place in avantgarde styling with the girls posing as mannequins. Kennedy was impressed by all of the girls and liked Maikens performance on set the most.
At the elimination, where Louise Kennedy and fashion designer and stylist Chen Nystrøm were gust judging this week, Charlotte landed in the bottom two for her second time in the competition. However it was Thea Sofie who was send home.

• First call-out: Roberta Grybauskaite
• Bottom three outside of Judging Panel: Alexandra Sanneh Stølen, Katarina Barannik & Eirin Hagstrøm
• Eliminated outside of Judging Panel: Eirin Hagstrøm
• Bottom two: Charlotte-Louise Isachsen & Thea Sofie Rabbum Karlsen
• Eliminated: Thea Sofie Rabbum Karlsen

Episode 7

First aired March 21, 2011

Back in Oslo the episode started as always with the cuteness that is Storm P telling the girls what to expect from the next episode. They were carried to an acting lesson by Mia Gundersen. In a following videoshoot the girls had to present what they learned. Katarina was benefiting from her strikening physical resemblance to Amy Adams and was declared the winner of the challenge.
For the weekly photoshoot Marcel photographed the girls in his obligatory blue shirt. This time they were shooting different frames of a comic inspired shoot based on a Schwarzkopf advertising where the girls had to portray three different characters:

Contestant	Character
Claudia	The Biker Chick
Roberta
Frida	The Goddesss
Alexandra	The Guardian Angel
Katarina
Charlotte	The Tomboy
Maiken

While Roberta was shooting two motives her Biker Chick photo was used at judging. Once again Frida was struggeling with her stiffness while all Charlotte, Roberta and Claudia managed to impress.
Actress Mia Gundersen and product chief for Schwarkopf Lena Jacobsen were the guest judges. Frida Mathea, who was bursting out in tears before the judging began, was sent home leaving her best friend Roberta in devastation.

• First call-out: Maiken Wahlstrøm Nilssen
• Bottom two: Alexandra Sanneh Stølen & Frida Mathea Kocian
• Eliminated: Frida Mathea Kocian

Episode 8

First aired March 28, 2011

Style in ghostly-Annie Lennox-fashion Storm P woke up the girls in the middle of the night and told them that they have to prepare to take an early flight to their newest destination in Dubai. After some sightseeing the girls faced off in another challenge where they had to name the correct designer label for different shoes. Charlotte scored the highest and won a pair of shoes by Hugo Boss. Storm P was in for another unpleasant interruption of the girls needed sleep when he came visiting them in their hotel at 1 am telling them they have to prepare for the photoshoot. The girls were then set up and taken to outside the city for a desert-set exotic photoshoot where Amy Adams-lookalike Katarina was struggeling at first but in the end managed to partly fullfil the expactationswhile Charlotte once again scored with her poses. Markting director of Bonaventura Sales Gitte Hannestad and model / actress Viktoria Winge were guest judging. Being nervously awaiting the verdict Katarina bursted out in tears however against her fears she was declared save. A surprised Alexandra had to say goodbye to Roberta as she survived the bottom two for the second week in a row.

• First call-out: Charlotte-Louise Isachsen
• Bottom two: Alexandra Sanneh Stølen & Roberta Grybauskaite
• Eliminated: Roberta Grybauskaite

Episode 9

First aired April 4, 2011

Storm P photographs the final 5 in ugly black dancing blazers. They were then taken to do a Woman cover testshoot where they met the magazines chef editor Ingveld Larsen and cute photographer Baard Lunde. Claudia and Katarina were named the top 2 of the challenge with the latter one winning an armband. In a small lake of a wood the photoshoot took place, this time in cooperation with Lumene. After an unsuccessful session Charlotte bursted out in tears fearing her performance was not enough to carry her on to the next round. After the shoot all the girls were taken to a House of Beauty as a reward for the last weeks. Larsen and Skolvy were co-judging the elimination ceremony. Claudia was named to have the best picture of the week with Alexandra following close behind also having produced a "perfect" picture. Amy Adams look-a-like Katarina is eliminated for her inability to look editorial.

• First call-out: Claudia Alette Bull
• Bottom two: Katarina Barranik & Maiken Wahlstrøm Nilssen
• Eliminated: Katarina Barranik
• Featured photographer: Baard Lunde

Episode 10

First aired April 11, 2011

Storm took the girls on a boot camp to clean the pores before the other days physical recording. He also taught them how to dress and to adapt in the fashion industry. Both Alexandra and Claudia managed to win a big gift cheque for doing the best in the challenge. A day before the shooting the girls were surprised by a visit of their family and friends. In the end it was third time unlucky for Alexandra in the bottom three as she was sent packing.

• First call-out: Charlotte-Louise Isachsen
• Bottom two: Alexandra Sanneh Stølen & Claudia Alette Bull
• Eliminated: Alexandra Sanneh Stølen
• Featured photographer: TBA

Episode 11

First aired April 25, 2011

Full of joy the girls were taken to their final destination of the Cycle: London. Together with Mona the Top 3 took a look back at their journey so far. At the mannequin challenge the girls had to stand still in windows of a boutique. As all the girls did a fantastic job Storm randomly draw a number to determine the winner. Lucky ginger-head Claudia won a designer bag as the reward. Once again Storm wook up the girls to carry them to a location for their photoshoot for Solig AS. Styled with bald heads the girls nude bodies were only touched by body painting. After the photoshoot Mona and Marcel deliberate about the girls overall performance throughout the show. In the end Maiken is denied a place in Cycle's final episode as she missed to gain a spot among the top 2 and had to leave London halfway through.

• First call-out: Claudia Alette Bull
• Bottom two: Charlotte-Louise Isachsen & Maiken Wahlstrøm Nilssen
• Eliminated: Maiken Wahlstrøm Nilssen

Episode 12

First aired May 2, 2011

• Final Two: Claudia Alette Bull and Charlotte-Louise Isachsen
• Winner: Claudia Alette Bull
• Runner-up: Charlotte-Louise Isachsen

Contestants

In Order of Elimination

Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Rank
Sarah Gindel Jabang	22	170 cm	Oslo (heritage from Gambia)	15th
Bambie Maria Bang Vaage	18	172 cm	Haslum	14th
Darja "Dasha" Barannik	20	174 cm	Oslo (originally from Russia)	13th
Farzaneh Davodi	22	173 cm	Rælingen (originally from Iran)	12th
Signe Marie Taubøll	18	182 cm	Drøbak	11th (quit)
Inga Maurstad	18	174 cm	Karasjok	10th
Eirin Hagstrøm	18	173 cm	Haslum	9th
Thea Sofie Rabbum Karlsen	17	176 cm	Oslo	8th
Frida Mathea Kocian	17	183 cm	Oslo	7th
Roberta Grybauskaite	18	172 cm	Son (originally form Lithuania)	6th
Katarina Barannik	18	175 cm	Drammen (originally from Russia)	5th
Alexandra Sanneh Stølen	20	175 cm	Iveland (heritage from Gambia)	4th
Maiken Wahlstrøm Nilssen	20	177 cm	Stokke	3rd
Charlotte-Louise Isachsen	22	176 cm	Oslo	Runner-Up
Claudia Alette Bull	19	182 cm	Stavanger	Winner

Call-Out Order

Mona's Call Out Order

Order	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	Roberta	Claudia	Alexandra	Claudia	Katarina	Roberta	Maiken	Charlotte	Claudia	Charlotte	Claudia	Claudia
2	Charlotte	Farzaneh	Maiken	Inga	Alexandra	Maiken	Charlotte	Maiken	Alexandra	Maiken	Charlotte	Charlotte
3	Maiken	Katarina	Inga	Thea	Claudia	Claudia	Katarina	Katarina	Charlotte	Claudia	Maiken
4	Inga	Eirin	Katarina	Katarina	Charlotte	Alexandra	Claudia	Claudia	Maiken	Alexandra
5	Signe	Thea	Frida	Frida	Thea	Katarina	Roberta	Alexandra	Katarina
6	Claudia	Inga	Eirin	Eirin	Frida	Frida	Alexandra	Roberta
7	Thea	Frida	Signe	Charlotte	Eirin	Charlotte	Frida
8	Bambie	Alexandra	Farzaneh	Roberta	Roberta	Thea
9	Alexandra	Roberta	Charlotte	Maiken	Maiken	Eirin
10	Darja	Maiken	Roberta	Alexandra	Inga
11	Katarina	Darja	Claudia	Signe	Signe
12	Eirin	Signe	Thea	Farzaneh
13	Frida	Charlotte	Darja
14	Sarah	Bambie
15	Farzaneh

     The contestant won the reward challenge

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant won the reward challenge and was eliminated

     The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel

     The contestant quit the competition

     The contestant was not called but remained in the competition

     The contestant won the competition

Photo Shoot Guide

• Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Plastic Fantastic
• Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Group Shot in Barcelona
• Episode 3 Photo Shoot: La Mote Stockings
• Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Schwarzkopf Advertising
• Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Sunglasses and topless Thomas
• Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Mannequins in Louise Kennedy
• Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Comic Characters
• Episode 8 Photo Shoot: Norwegian Fata Morgana
• Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Lumene Advertising
• Episode 10 Photo Shoot: Kloofing
• Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Bald and Nude with Paint

Judges

• Mona Grudt
• Marcel Leliënhof
• Storm P.

References

1. ^ http://www.side2.no/underholdning/article2917539.ece
2. ^ http://mobil.tv2.no/underholdning/gkn/mona-grudt-ny-top-modelprogramleder-3208727.html
3. ^ http://casting.strix.tv/topmodel2010
4. ^ http://www.facebook.com/lamotetights

External links

• (Norwegian) Official website