Quick Facts
Biography
Topmodel, cycle 1 was the first cycle of the reality series Topmodel hosted by Ingrid Seynhaeve. Ten contestants lived together in a luxurious apartment until the top four travelled to New York for the rest of the cycle.
In contrast to America's Next Top Model, the host was not part of the judging panel. Ghislaine Nuytten was the judging chairwoman and called out the girls onto the next round at the judging panel. The bottom two contestants were then officially nominated for elimination, with Marc Douchez from Dominique Models having the final say on who went home and who stayed.
The winner was Hanne Baekelandt, who won a €25,000 modeling contract for management and representation by Dominique Models, a campaign for L'Oréal cosmetics, and the cover on Glam*It magazine.
Contestants
(ages stated are at start of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Height | Finish | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Colman | 22 | Ghent | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Episode 3 | 10 |
| An Voorhoof | 22 | Drongen | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Episode 4 | 9 |
| Tess Gonnissen | 17 | Bevel | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | Episode 5 | 8 |
| Kelly Van den Kerchove | 21 | Ostend | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Episode 6 | 7–6 |
| Elisa Guarraci | 16 | Genk | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Eveline Dewinter | 17 | Vlierzele | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | Episode 7 | 5 |
| Michèle Vanhooren | 17 | Brussels | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Episode 8 | 4 |
| Valérie Debeerst | 17 | Sint-Pieters | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Episode 10 | 3–2 |
| Ine Nijs | 18 | Hasselt | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Hanne Baekelandt | 20 | Sint-Amandsberg | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 1 |
Summaries
Call-out order
| Order | Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1 | Ine | Ine | Elisa | Eveline | Ine | Michèle | Ine | Hanne |
| 2 | Tess | An | Michèle | Hanne | Valérie | Ine | Valérie | Ine Valérie |
| 3 | Eveline | Michèle | Tess | Ine | Eveline | Valérie | Hanne | |
| 4 | Jessie | Hanne | Eveline | Valérie | Michèle | Hanne | Michèle | |
| 5 | Hanne | Elisa | Kelly | Elisa | Hanne | Eveline | ||
| 6 | Michèle | Kelly | Hanne | Michèle | Elisa Kelly | |||
| 7 | Elisa | Eveline | Ine | Kelly | ||||
| 8 | Kelly | Valérie | Valérie | Tess | ||||
| 9 | An | Tess | An | |||||
| 10 | Valérie | Jessie | ||||||
- Episodes 1 and 2 were the casting episodes.
- In Episode 6, Michèle, Hanne, Kelly and Elisa were nominated for elimination. In the end, Marc decided to save Michèle and Hanne, eliminating Kelly and Elisa.
Photo shoot guide
- Episode 1 photo shoot: Emotions
- Episode 2 photo shoot: Sexy in lingerie
- Episode 3 photo shoot: Oxfam outfits
- Episode 4 photo shoot: Tarzan & Jane
- Episode 5 video shoot: Advertising campaign
- Episode 6 photo shoot: Stewardesses at the airport
- Episode 7 photo shoots: Catwalk diesel; beauty shots for L’Oréal
- Episode 8 photo shoot: Glam*It covers
Judges
- Ghislaine Nuytten (Head judge)
- Lieve Gerrits
- Marc Dochez
- Vasko Todorof
Coaches
- Aza Declercq (actress & presenter)
- Elise Crombez (top model)
- Ingrid Seynhaeve (top model)
- Monique Vanendert (photographer)