# Colombia's Next Top Model season 3

Colombia's Next Top Model, Cycle 3 is the third cycle of the Colombian reality show based on the popular American format America's Next Top Model in which a number of women compete for the title of Colombia's Next Top Model and an opportunity to start her career in the modeling industry. The premiere of the third season was January 10, 2017.
The winner of the competition was Alejandra Merlano from Armenia.

## Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest)
| Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
| Dana Ceballos | 20 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Cali | Episode 2 | 13 |
| Catherine Peña | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bogotá | Episode 4 | 12 |
| Valentina Londoño | 26 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Medellín | Episode 6 | 11 |
| Valentina Ortiz | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Bogotá | Episode 8 | 10 |
| Valentina Lagarejo | 18 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Cali | Episode 10 | 9 |
| Laura Espada | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Cali | Episode 12 | 8 |
| Valentina Caicedo | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Cali | Episode 14 | 7 |
| Paula Zamudio | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Bogotá | Episode 16 | 6 |
| Sofia Cuello | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | San Juan del Cesar | Episode 18 | 5 |
| Karen Soto | 20 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Cali | Episode 20 | 4 |
| Sasha Palma | 22 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Riosucio | Episode 21 | 3-2 |
| María Camila Giraldo | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Cali | Episode 21 | 3-2 |
| Alejandra Merlano | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Armenia | Episode 21 | 1 |

## Episodes
### Episode 1

First aired January 10, 2017
* Immune: María Camila Giraldo

### Episode 2

First aired January 11, 2017
* Bottom two: Dana Ceballos & Sasha Palma
* Eliminated: Dana Ceballos

### Episode 3

First aired January 12, 2017
* Immune: Valentina Caicedo

### Episode 4

First aired January 13, 2017
* Challenge winner: Alejandra Merlano
* Best photo: María Camila Giraldo
* Bottom two: Paula Zamudio & Catherine Peña
* Eliminated: Catherine Peña

### Episode 5

First aired January 16, 2017
* Immune: Paula Zamudio

### Episode 6

First aired January 17, 2017
* Challenge winner: Karen Soto
* Best photo: Valentina Lagarejo
* Bottom two: Valentina Londoño & Valentina Ortiz
* Eliminated: Valentina Londoño

### Episode 7

First aired January 18, 2017
* Immune: Sasha Palma

### Episode 8

First aired January 19, 2017
* Challenge winner: Paula Zamudio
* Best photo: Alejandra Merlano
* Bottom two: Sofia Cuello & Valentina Ortiz
* Eliminated: Valentina Ortiz

### Episode 9

First aired January 20, 2017
* Immune: Alejandra Merlano

### Episode 10

First aired January 26, 2017
* Challenge winner: Alejandra Merlano
* Best photo: Karen Soto
* Bottom two: Laura Espada & Valentina Lagarejo
* Eliminated: Valentina Lagarejo

### Episode 11

First aired January 27, 2017
* Immune: Alejandra Merlano

### Episode 12

First aired January 30, 2017
* Challenge winner: Alejandra Merlano
* Best photo: María Camila Giraldo
* Bottom two: Laura Espada & Valentina Caicedo
* Eliminated: Laura Espada

### Episode 13

First aired January 31, 2017
* Immune: Karen Soto

### Episode 14

First aired February 1, 2017
* Challenge winner: Sofia Cuello
* Best photo: María Camila Giraldo
* Bottom two: Paula Zamudio & Valentina Caicedo
* Eliminated: Valentina Caicedo

### Episode 15

First aired February 2, 2017
* Immune: Karen Soto

### Episode 16

First aired February 3, 2017
* Challenge winner: Sofia Cuello
* Best photo: Sasha Palma
* Bottom two: Paula Zamudio & Sofia Cuello
* Eliminated: Paula Zamudio

### Episode 17

First aired February 6, 2017

### Episode 18

First aired February 7, 2017
* Best photo: María Camila Giraldo
* Bottom three: Karen Soto, Sasha Palma & Sofia Cuello
* Eliminated: Sofia Cuello

### Episode 19

First aired January 8, 2017
* Immune/Best photo: Sasha Palma

### Episode 20

First aired February 9, 2017
* Bottom two: Karen Soto & María Camila Giraldo
* Eliminated: Karen Soto

### Episode 21

First aired February 10, 2017
* Colombia's Next Top Model: Alejandra Merlano

## Call-out order

| Order | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Order | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| 1 | María Camila | Valentina C. | Paula | Sasha | Alejandra | Alejandra | Karen | Karen | María Camila | Sasha | Alejandra |
| 2 | Sofia | María Camila | Valentina La. | Alejandra | Karen | María Camila | María Camila | Sasha | Alejandra | Alejandra | María Camila Sasha |
| 3 | Karen | Karen | Karen | Valentina La. | María Camila | Paula | Alejandra | Alejandra | Karen Sasha | María Camila | María Camila Sasha |
| 4 | Alejandra Catherine Laura Paula Valentina C. Valentina La. Valentina Lo. Valentina O. | Sofia | Alejandra | Paula | Paula | Sofia | Sasha | María Camila | Karen Sasha | Karen | |
| 5 | Alejandra Catherine Laura Paula Valentina C. Valentina La. Valentina Lo. Valentina O. | Laura | Laura | Valentina C. | Valentina C. | Sasha | Sofia | Sofia | Sofia | | |
| 6 | Alejandra Catherine Laura Paula Valentina C. Valentina La. Valentina Lo. Valentina O. | Valentina Lo. | María Camila | María Camila | Sasha | Karen | Paula | Paula | | | |
| 7 | Alejandra Catherine Laura Paula Valentina C. Valentina La. Valentina Lo. Valentina O. | Alejandra | Valentina C. | Laura | Sofia | Valentina C. | Valentina C. | | | | |
| 8 | Alejandra Catherine Laura Paula Valentina C. Valentina La. Valentina Lo. Valentina O. | Valentina La. | Sofia | Karen | Laura | Laura | | | | | |
| 9 | Alejandra Catherine Laura Paula Valentina C. Valentina La. Valentina Lo. Valentina O. | Sasha | Sasha | Sofia | Valentina La. | | | | | | |
| 10 | Alejandra Catherine Laura Paula Valentina C. Valentina La. Valentina Lo. Valentina O. | Valentina O. | Valentina O. | Valentina O. | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Alejandra Catherine Laura Paula Valentina C. Valentina La. Valentina Lo. Valentina O. | Paula | Valentina Lo. | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Sasha | Catherine | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dana | | | | | | | | | | |
    The contestant was put through collectively to the next round
    The contestant was eliminated
    The contestant was immune from elimination
    The contestant won the competition
* ↑ Episode 1 was the casting episode.
* ↑ In episode 2, María Camila was immune from elimination for having performed the best during the photo shoot. After deliberation, the judges named Sofía and Karen the best performers, while singling out Dana and Sasha as the worst.
* ↑ In episode 18, Karen, Sasha and Sofia were called forward as the bottom three. Karen and Sasha were saved collectively, and Sofia was eliminated.
* ↑ In episode 20, Sasha advanced directly to the final after having been given immunity for performing the best during the photo shoot.
| Episodes | Contestants | Contestants | Contestants | Eliminated |
| 2 | Dana | & | Sasha | Dana |
| 4 | Catherine | & | Paula | Catherine |
| 6 | Valentina Lo. | & | Valentina O. | Valentina Lo. |
| 8 | Sofia | & | Valenitna O. | Valentina O. |
| 10 | Laura | & | Valentina La. | Valentina La. |
| 12 | Laura | & | Valentina C. | Laura |
| 14 | Paula | & | Valentina C. | Valentina C. |
| 16 | Paula | & | Sofia | Paula |
| 18 | Karen | Sasha | Sofia | Sofia |
| 20 | Karen | & | Maria Camila | Karen |
| 22 | Alejandra | Maria Camila | Sasha | Maria Camila |
| 22 | Alejandra | Maria Camila | Sasha | Sasha |
    The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two
    The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two
    The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two
    The contestant was eliminated and placed as the runner-up

### Photo shoot guide

* Episode 2 photo shoots: Underwater embodying Houdini, promo shots
* Episode 3 photo shoot: Pillow fight in lingerie with male models
* Episode 4 photo shoot: Zombies in a cemetery
* Episode 5 photo shoot: Sexy fire fighters
* Episode 6 photo shoot: Posing in a bath of flowers and ice
* Episode 7 photo shoot: Colonial beauties
* Episode 8 photo shoot: Golden goddesses embodying Bachué
* Episode 9 photo shoot: Beauty shots with jewelry for Masglo
* Episode 10 photo shoot: Farm style posing with a piggy
* Episode 11 photo shoot: In the circus
* Episode 12 photo shoot: Covered in oil
* Episode 13 photo shoot: Seven deadly sins
* Episode 14 photo shoot: Dance genres
* Episode 15 photo shoot: Life-size dolls
* Episode 16 photo shoot: Natural smiling beauty shots
* Episode 17 photo shoot: Colorful powder while jumping from a trampoline
* Episode 18 photo shoot: Sightseeing selfies
* Episode 19 photo shoot: Warriors fighting against themselves
* Episode 20 photo shoots: Posing as art painting; CROMOS cover try
* Episode 21 photo shoots: Posing as Cleopatra