# China's Next Top Model season 5

China's Next Top Model Cycle 5 is the fifth cycle of the Chinese reality TV series, based on the international version and spin-off to the original, America's Next Top Model. It began to air on 21 May 2015 at 9:20 pm (UTC+8). This was the first season of the show to feature male contestants. The hosts were Chinese female supermodel Lynn Hung and Chinese male supermodel Zhang Liang.
The cycle featured 16 contestants competing for several prizes, including a modeling contract with Paras Talent Management and an editorial in Vogue China & GQ China.
The international destination for the show was London, with the rest of the filming taking place in Shanghai.
The winner of the competition was 22-year-old Li Si Jia from Harbin.

## Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
| Lai Yu Ting | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Taipei, Taiwan | Episode 1 | 16–15 |
| Jiang Ying | 33 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Beijing | Episode 1 | 16–15 |
| Ha Sheng | 32 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Taipei, Taiwan | Episode 2 | 14 |
| Xu Meng Ting | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Shanghai | Episode 3 | 13 |
| Jia Zhen Zhen | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Chengdu, Sichuan | Episode 4 | 12 |
| Yu Ling Yun | 26 | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Shanghai | Episode 5 | 11 |
| Wang Meng | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Shanghai | Episode 5 | 10 |
| Teng Tian Long | 25 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Chongqing | Episode 6 | 9 |
| Yi Chen | 21 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu | Episode 7 | 8 |
| Zhao Zhuo Nun | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Wuxi, Jiangsu | Episode 8 | 7 |
| Huang Si Qi | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia | Episode 9 | 6 |
| Li Hao Ting | 21 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Huizhou, Guangdong | Episode 10 | 5 |
| Liu Xian Xia | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Tianjin | Episode 11 | 4 |
| Wang Ren Chuan | 20 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Dalian, Liaoning | Episode 12 | 3 |
| Li Xue | 25 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Huangpu, Shanghai | Episode 12 | 2 |
| Li Si Jia | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Harbin, Heilongjiang | Episode 12 | 1 |

## Episode summaries
### Episode 1

       First aired: May 21, 2015
Scores :
| Nº | Model | Lynn | Liang | Lucia | Chal. | Media | Total |
| 1 | Si Jia | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 42 |
| 2 | Tian Long | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 41 |
| 3 | Hao Ting | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Xian Xia | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Xue | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Chen | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Si Qi | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Ling Yun | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 35 |
| 9 | Sheng | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| 10 | Meng Ting | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 11 | Meng | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 31 |
| 12 | Zhen Zhen | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 13 | Zhuo Nun | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 14 | Ren Chuan | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 |
| 15-16 | Ying | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 28 |
| 15-16 | Yu Ting | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
* First call-out: Li Si Jia
* Bottom three: Jiang Ying, Lai Yu Ting & Wang Ren Chuan
* Eliminated: Jiang Ying & Lai Yu Ting

### Episode 2

       First aired: May 28, 2015
Scores :
| Nº | Model | Lynn | Liang | Lucia | Chal. | Media | Total |
| 1 | Chen | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 41 |
| 2 | Xian Xia | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 40 |
| 3 | Si Jia | | | 8 | 7 | | 37 |
| 4 | Si Qi | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Zhen Zhen | | | | 6 | | 35 |
| 6 | Xue | | | | 9 | | 35 |
| 7 | Ren Chuan | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 35 |
| 8 | Zhuo Nun | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 9 | Meng Ting | | | | 8 | | 34 |
| 10 | Hao Ting | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 11 | Tian Long | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 12 | Ling Yun | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 33 |
| 13 | Meng | | | | 7 | | 32 |
| 14 | Chen | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
* First call-out: Yi Chen
* Bottom two: Ha Sheng & Wang Meng
* Eliminated: Ha Sheng

### Episode 3

       First aired: June 4, 2015
Scores :
| Nº | Model | Lynn | Liang | Lucia | | Chal. | Media | Total |
| 1 | Xian Xia | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 51 |
| 2 | Ren Chuan | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 50 |
| 3 | Si Jia | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 48 |
| 4 | Xue | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 46 |
| 5 | Chen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 6 | Hao Ting | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Zhuo Nun | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Tian Long | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 41 |
| 9 | Meng | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| 10 | Ling Yun | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| 11 | Si Qi | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 40 |
| 12 | Zhen Zhen | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 39 |
| 13 | Meng Ting | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 38 |
* First call-out: Liu Xian Xia
* Bottom two: Jia Zhen Zhen & Xu Meng Ting
* Eliminated: Xu Meng Ting

### Episode 4

       First aired: June 11, 2015
* First call-out: Li Si Jia
* Bottom two: Jia Zhen Zhen & Yu Ling Yun
* Eliminated: Jia Zhen Zhen

### Episode 5

       First aired: June 18, 2015
* First call-out: Li Hao Ting
* Bottom three: Liu Xian Xia, Yu Ling Yun & Wang Meng
* Eliminated: Yu Ling Yun & Wang Meng

### Episode 6

       First aired: June 25, 2015
* First call-out: Zhao Zhuo Nun
* Bottom two: Teng Tian Long & Li Hao Ting
* Eliminated: Teng Tian Long

### Episode 7

       First aired: July 2, 2015
* First call-out: Liu Xian Xia
* Bottom three: Li Si Jia, Li Xue & Yi Chen
* Eliminated: Yi Chen

### Episode 8

       First aired: July 9, 2015
* First call-out: Li Si Jia
* Bottom two: Wang Ren Chuan & Zhao Zhuo Nun
* Eliminated: Zhao Zhuo Nun

### Episode 9

       First aired: July 16, 2015
* First call-out: Li Si Jia
* Bottom two: Huang Si Qi & Wang Ren Chuan
* Eliminated: Huang Si Qi
* Special guest: Michael Cinco

### Episode 10

       First aired: July 23, 2015
* First call-out: Li Xue
* Bottom two: Li Hao Ting & Liu Xian Xia
* Eliminated: Li Hao Ting
* Featured photographer: Dean Lee
* Special guest: Chen Ran

### Episode 11

       First aired: July 30, 2015
* First call-out: Li Xue
* Bottom two: Liu Xian Xia & Wang Ren Chuan
* Eliminated: Liu Xian Xia

### Episode 12

       First aired: August 6, 2015
Scores :
| Nº | Model | Lynn | Liang | Lucia | | Chal. | Total |
| 1 | Si Jia | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 46 |
| 2 | Xue | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 45 |
| 3 | Ren Chuan | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 44 |
* Eliminated: Wang Ren Chuan
* Final two: Li Si Jia & Li Xue
* China's Next Top Model: Li Si Jia

## Summaries
### Call-out order

Lynn & Zhang's call-out order :
| Order | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Order | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 1 | Si Jia | Chen | Xian Xia | Si Jia | Hao Ting | Zhuo Nun | Xian Xia | Si Jia | Si Jia | Xue | Xue | Si Jia |
| 2 | Tian Long | Xian Xia | Ren Chuan | Xian Xia | Tian Long | Xue | Ren Chuan | Xue | Xian Xia | Ren Chuan | Si Jia | Xue |
| 3 | Hao Ting | Si Jia | Si Jia | Si Qi | Si Jia | Si Qi | Hao Ting | Si Qi | Hao Ting | Si Jia | Ren Chuan | Ren Chuan |
| 4 | Xian Xia | Si Qi | Xue | Chen | Xue | Xian Xia | Si Qi | Xian Xia | Xue | Xian Xia | Xian Xia | |
| 5 | Xue | Zhen Zhen | Chen | Zhuo Nun | Si Qi | Chen | Zhuo Nun | Hao Ting | Ren Chuan | Hao Ting | | |
| 6 | Chen | Xue | Hao Ting | Ren Chuan | Zhuo Nun | Si Jia | Si Jia Xue | Ren Chuan | Si Qi | | | |
| 7 | Si Qi | Ren Chuan | Zhuo Nun | Xue | Chen | Ren Chuan | Si Jia Xue | Zhuo Nun | | | | |
| 8 | Ling Yun | Zhuo Nun | Tian Long | Hao Ting | Ren Chuan | Hao Ting | Chen | | | | | |
| 9 | Sheng | Meng Ting | Meng | Tian Long | Xian Xia | Tian Long | | | | | | |
| 10 | Meng Ting | Hao Ting | Ling Yun | Meng | Meng | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Meng | Tian Long | Si Qi | Ling Yun | Ling Yun | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Zhen Zhen | Ling Yun | Zhen Zhen | Zhen Zhen | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Zhuo Nun | Meng | Meng Ting | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ren Chuan | Sheng | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ying Yu Ting | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ying Yu Ting | | | | | | | | | | | |
    The contestant was eliminated
    The contestant won the competition
* Episodes 1 and 5 featured a double elimination with the bottom three contestants facing the danger of elimination.
* In episode 7, Chen, Si Jia, and Xue landed in the bottom three. Si Jia and Xue were saved with a tied score of 33, while Chen was eliminated.

### Scoring chart

| Place | Model | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Total score | Average |
| Place | Model | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total score | Average |
| 1 | Si Jia | 42 | 37 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 35 | 33 | 50 | 78 | 35 | 49 | 46 | 546 | 45.5 |
| 2 | Xue | 37 | 35 | 46 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 33 | 48 | 66 | 42 | 52 | 45 | 527 | 43.9 |
| 3 | Ren Chuan | 29 | 35 | 50 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 41 | 38 | 59 | 35 | 47 | 44 | 494 | 41.1 |
| 4 | Xian Xia | 38 | 40 | 51 | 48 | 38 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 75 | 34 | 38 | | 481 | 43.7 |
| 5 | Hao Ting | 41 | 33 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 33 | 40 | 41 | 67 | 33 | | | 417 | 41.7 |
| 6 | Si Qi | 36 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 47 | 54 | | | | 373 | 41.44 |
| 7 | Zhuo Nun | 30 | 35 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 37 | | | | | 304 | 38 |
| 8 | Chen | 36 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 39 | 35 | 30 | | | | | | 268 | 38.29 |
| 9 | Tian Long | 41 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 45 | 32 | | | | | | | 232 | 38.67 |
| 10 | Meng | 31 | 32 | 41 | 38 | 37 | | | | | | | | 179 | 35.8 |
| 11 | Ling Yun | 35 | 33 | 41 | 37 | 35 | | | | | | | | 181 | 36.2 |
| 12 | Zhen Zhen | 30 | 35 | 39 | 31 | | | | | | | | | 135 | 33.75 |
| 13 | Meng Ting | 33 | 34 | 38 | | | | | | | | | | 105 | 35 |
| 14 | Sheng | 34 | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | 65 | 32.5 |
| 15/16 | Ying | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 28 |
| 15/16 | Yu Ting | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 28 |
    Indicates the contestant won the competition.
    Indicates the contestant had the highest score that week.
    Indicates the contestant was eliminated that week.
    Indicates the contestant was in the bottom two that week.
* Episodes 3, 4, 5, 8 and 11 had a special guest joining the panel for scoring. This means that the maximum total increased from 50 points to 60.

### Photo shoot guide

* Episode 1 photo shoot: Colorful editorial
* Episode 2 photo shoot: Jungle wilderness in groups for Tusk
* Episode 3 photo shoot: Beauty shots with flowers
* Episode 4 photo shoot: Falling look-book for I'Am
* Episode 5 photo shoot: Children's toys in groups
* Episode 6 music video: "Are You Tide?" - Bad Kids
* Episode 7 photo shoot: Suspended on polygons in metallic body paint
* Episode 8 photo shoot: Terminator inspired futuristic shoot
* Episode 9 photo shoot & fashion film: Waking up underwater; Michael Cinco collection
* Episode 10 photo shoot: On a yacht with Chen Ran for OK! girl China
* Episode 11 photo shoot: Punk rock editorial
* Episode 12 photo shoots: High end couture

### Makeovers

* Chen: Military shave
* Hao Ting: Hair shaved on both sides
* Ling Yun: Buzzcut and dyed jewel blue
* Meng: Short pixie and dyed blue-black
* Meng Ting: Trimmed and lightened
* Ren Chuan: Bleached platinum blonde
* Si Jia: Hair shaved on one side and shortened
* Si Qi: Bangs added, hair shortened and dyed pink
* Tian Long: Shoulder length weave
* Xian Xia: Lightened eyebrows and hair parted at the center
* Xue: Dyed black with a natural wave
* Zhen Zhen: Bangs shortened and weave added at the back
* Zhuo Nun: Dyed dark brown