# Asia's Next Top Model season 3

The third cycle of Asia's Next Top Model aired from March to June 2015. Nadya Hutagalung confirmed that she would not be returning for cycle three. She was replaced by Filipino model and TV personality Georgina Wilson. Joey Mead-King returned to the judging panel for the third time, while Australia's Next Top Model judge and fashion designer Alex Perry also joined the show as a new judge.
The cycle featured 14 contestants, three from Indonesia and the Philippines, two from Hong Kong and Malaysia, and one each from Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Nepal was once again unrepresented. China, India, South Korea, and Taiwan were also not represented this cycle. The show was filmed in Singapore once again.
The prize package for this cycle included a brand new Subaru XV STI, the chance of becoming the new face of TRESemmé for one of their 2015 campaigns, the chance to appear in a spread and on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Singapore and a modeling contract with Storm Model Management in London.
The winner of the competition was 23-year-old Ayu Gani, from Indonesia.

## Auditions

Casting calls were held in three countries, listed below:
* October 4 & 5 at Resorts World Manila, Manila
* October 10 at JW Marriott, Jakarta
* October 11 at ION Sky Level 56, ION Orchard, Singapore City
Contestants were also encouraged to apply for the competition online if they were unable to make an appearance at the live auditions.

## Cast
### Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | Finish | Place |
| Malaysia | Shareeta Selvaraj | 24 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Episode 1 | 14 |
| Thailand | Kiana Guyon | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Episode 2 | 13 |
| Indonesia | Rani Ramadhany | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Episode 3 | 12 |
| Hong Kong | Lorretta Chow | 26 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Episode 4 | 11–10 |
| Vietnam | Thuy Vi 'Celine' Duong | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Episode 4 | 11–10 |
| Philippines | Franchesca Lagua | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Episode 5 | 9 |
| Malaysia | Melissa Tan | 27 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Episode 7 | 8 |
| Hong Kong | Kirsteen 'KB' Barlow | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Episode 8 | 7 |
| Indonesia | Tahlia Raji | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Episode 9 | 6 |
| Philippines | Amanda Chan | 17 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Episode 11 | 5 |
| Japan | Akemi 'Barbara' Katsuki | 27 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Episode 12 | 4 |
| Singapore | Aimee Cheng-Bradshaw | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Episode 13 | 3 |
| Philippines | Monika Sta. Maria | 23 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Episode 13 | 2 |
| Indonesia | Ayu Gani | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Episode 13 | 1 |

### Judges

* Georgina Wilson (host)
* Joey Mead King
* Alex Perry

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 27 | 1 | "The Girl in a Spin" | 25 March 2015 (2015-03-25) |
| The 14 finalists moved into the model home before meeting host Georgina Wilson and Joey Mead-King for an evaluation of their runway walks. They later had a turntable runway challenge under the watchful eye of model agent Marina Fairfax, where Barbara was chosen as the winner. For the photo shoot, the models were photographed amidst a jungle setting wearing high-end swimwear. At elimination, Amanda received best photo, Celine and Shareeta landed in the bottom two, and Shareeta became the first contestant to be sent home. Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal Special guests: Marina Fairfax, Kenneth Goh ||||
| 28 | 2 | "The Girl with K-POP Fever" | 1 April 2015 (2015-04-01) |
| The contestants had a brief styling lesson before practicing a choreography for the newest single of the K-POP group, Tahiti. They later performed in had a flash mob for tourists in Clarke Quay, where Aimee, Franchesca, and Melissa were chosen as the winners. For the photo shoot, the models were divided into separate teams and had to pose as musical groups whilst embodying a specific style. At elimination, Melissa, Celine, and Gani received a joint first call-out, Aimee, Amanda and Kiana landed in the bottom three, and Kiana was chosen as the second contestant to leave the competition. Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal Special guests: Wil Sabin, Ha Sang Beg, Tahiti (in a video message) ||||
| 29 | 3 | "The Girl Who Dreads a Makeover" | 8 April 2015 (2015-04-08) |
| The remaining 12 contestants received makeovers, and had a jewelry photo shoot with photographer Olaf Mueller for Temptations Jewelry. At elimination, Aimee received best photo, Loretta and Rani landed in the bottom two, and Rani became the third contestant to leave the competition. Featured photographer: Olaf Mueller Special guests: Lourd Ramos, Dr. Kwan ||||
| 30 | 4 | "The Girl with a Broken Heart" | 15 April 2015 (2015-04-15) |
| The contestants took part in a challenge, won by Loretta, where the goal was to re-create makeup looks based on trends of the spring/summer 2015 season. They later had a romantic photo shoot at Manhattan Bar with model William Highwind, wearing designs by Peter Som. At panel, Monika received best photo, Celine, Franchesca and Loretta landed in the bottom three, and both Celine and Loretta left the competition in a surprise double elimination. Featured photographer: Amanda Lim Special guests: Beno Lim, Peter Som, William Highwind ||||
| 31 | 5 | "The Girl with a Killer Smile" | 22 April 2015 (2015-04-22) |
| The contestants attended a workshop that taught them how to master a picture-perfect smile, and later had an acting class with Indonesian TV Personality Daniel Mananta in preparation for a challenge, won by Barbara, where they had to win over strangers with their smiles to convince them to take a selfie. At the photo shoot, the models had to pose in a mock advertising campaign for Closeup Diamond Attraction. At elimination, Monika received best photo for the second consecutive week, Amanda and Franchesca landed in the bottom two, and Franchesca became the sixth contestant to leave the competition Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal Special guests: Dr. Cecile Infantado, Daniel Mananta ||||
| 32 | 6 | "The Girl Who Ran Out of Luck" | 29 April 2015 (2015-04-29) |
| The remaining contestants were driven to Kyō, where they met Joey Mead-King and the fashion director of Zalora Meghna Mistry, for a timed styling challenge which was won by Tahlia. As part of her prize, she was allowed to steal five minutes from Monika's session at the upcoming photo shoot, which involved being photographed with multiple outfit changes in a lookbook for Zalora. At elimination, Gani received best photo, while Barbara and Monika were both allowed to remain in the competition after landing in the bottom two. As a punishment however, they were given only ten frames for the next photo shoot. Featured photographer: Joel Lim Special guest: Meghna Mistry ||||
| 33 | 7 | "The Girl Who Finally Cracks" | 6 May 2015 (2015-05-06) |
| The contestants had a posing challenge in which Melissa was deemed to be the best performer. They were later introduced to the CEO of Subaru, Glenn Tan, and former contestants Jodilly Pendre and Natalie Pickles in time for a photo shoot in which they had to pose alongside a Subaru whilst wearing nothing but body paint. At elimination, Monika received best photo, Melissa and Tahlia landed in the bottom two, and Melissa became the seventh contestant to leave the competition. Featured photographer: Jesper McIlroy Special guests: Cara Grogan-McIlroy, Glenn Tan, Jodilly Pendre, Natalie Pickles ||||
| 34 | 8 | "The Girl on a Mission" | 13 May 2015 (2015-05-13) |
| The contestants took part in a timed challenge to recreate the latest runway hair trends of the season with products from TRESemmé, where Monika was chosen as the winner, and was granted immunity from the upcoming elimination. Host Georgina Wilson later paid the models a visit, and had a talk with Tahlia regarding her breast cancer scare earlier in the episode. At the photo shoot, the contestants were styled with designs by Rajo Laurel in a mock campaign for TRESemmé. At elimination, Tahlia received best photo, Amanda and KB landed in the bottom two, and KB became the eighth contestant to leave the competition. Featured photographer: Jez Smith Special guests: Giovanni Wihayak, Andien Aisyah ||||
| 35 | 9 | "The Girl Who Flew To The Top" | 20 May 2015 (2015-05-20) |
| The contestants had a sparring session with Brazilian jiu-jitsu World Champion, Bruno Pucci and ONE Fighting Championship Vice President, Rich Franklin. They later had an MMA challenge with Ming Leong, which was won by Barbara. For the photo shoot, the models were suspended in the air while wearing Alex Perry gowns. At elimination, Amanda received best photo, Gani and Tahlia landed in the bottom two, and Tahlia became the ninth contestant to leave the competition. Featured photographer: Jez Smith Special guests: Bruno Pucci, Rich Franklin, Ming Leong, Kenneth Goh ||||
| 36 | 10 | "The Girl in the Driver's Seat" | 27 May 2015 (2015-05-27) |
| The remaining five contestants were taken to the Port of Singapore and boarded the Mariner of the Seas, where it was revealed that the four contestants who made it past the week's elimination would be travelling on the ship for the next leg of the competition. The models then had a timed catwalk challenge, won by Aimee, and later had to shoot a motion editorial for the Subaru Forester with Peter Wery as their director. At elimination, Monika received best photo. Amanda and Barbara landed in the bottom two, but the episode ended in a cliffhanger, and the elimination was postponed until the following episode. Featured director: Peter Wery Special guests: Ken Jones, Farah Quinn, Glenn Tan ||||
| 37 | 11 | "The Final Four Revealed" | 3 June 2015 (2015-06-03) |
| The episode's previous elimination resumed, with Amanda becoming the tenth contestant to be eliminated. The remaining contestants went on the cruise, and later reminisced about moments in the competition before having one-on-one conversations with Joey Mead-King and Georgina Wilson regarding their individual journeys on the show. Special guest: Ken Jones ||||
| 38 | 12 | "The Cover Girl" | 10 June 2015 (2015-06-10) |
| The final four moved into their new home at Villa Du Jardin, and later had a go-sees challenge with clients from POIS, Braun Büffel and Triumph, where Barbara and Monika were deemed to be the best performers. On set, the contestants had to pose in a mock cover photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar, with each model embodying a different decade. At elimination, Barbara became the eleventh contestant to be eliminated, leaving Aimee, Gani, and Monika as the three remaining finalists. Featured photographer: Elvina Farkas Special guests: Liv Lo, Windy Aulia, Kenneth Goh, Damiano Biella, Kate Ang ||||
| 39 | 13 | "The Girl on Top" | 17 June 2015 (2015-06-17) |
| The final three had a final couture photo shoot in front of the Fullerton Hotel, and later took part in a final runway show at CHIJMES hall alongside some of the previously eliminated contestants. After reviewing all of the material throughout the cycle and sitting down for a final deliberation, Gani was crowned as the third winner of Asia's Next Top Model. Featured photographer: Jean-Baptiste Fort Special guests: Liv Lo, Daniel Mananta, Yvette King, Joel Lim, Kenneth Goh, Elvina Farkas, Sheena Liam, Janice Hermijanto, Poojaa Gill, Josephine Tan, Nicole Lee, Jodilly Pendre, Elektra Yu, Lourd Ramos, Sonya Davison, Nathan Toth ||||

## Results

| Order | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Order | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| 1 | Amanda | Celine Gani Melissa | Aimee | Monika | Monika | Gani | Monika | Tahlia | Amanda | Monika | Gani | Gani |
| 2 | Barbara | Celine Gani Melissa | Melissa | Aimee | Gani | Aimee | Barbara | Barbara | Monika | Aimee | Monika | Monika |
| 3 | Monika | Celine Gani Melissa | Monika | Amanda | Barbara | Melissa | KB | Gani | Barbara | Gani | Aimee | Aimee |
| 4 | Tahlia | Tahlia | Franchesca | KB | Melissa | KB | Gani | Aimee | Aimee | Barbara | Barbara | |
| 5 | Gani | Franchesca | Celine | Melissa | Aimee | Tahlia | Amanda | Monika | Gani | Amanda | | |
| 6 | Aimee | Loretta | Amanda | Tahlia | KB | Amanda | Aimee | Amanda | Tahlia | | | |
| 7 | Loretta | KB | Gani | Gani | Tahlia | Barbara Monika | Tahlia | KB | | | | |
| 8 | KB | Barbara | Barbara | Barbara | Amanda | Barbara Monika | Melissa | | | | | |
| 9 | Franchesca | Monika | Tahlia | Franchesca | Franchesca | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Melissa | Rani | KB | Celine Lorretta | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Kiana | Aimee | Loretta | Celine Lorretta | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Rani | Amanda | Rani | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Celine | Kiana | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Shareeta | | | | | | | | | | | |
    The contestant was eliminated
    The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two
    The contestant won the challenge and was immune from elimination
    The contestant won the competition

### Average call-out order

Episode 13 is not included.
| Rank by average | Place | Model | Call-out total | Number of call-outs | Call-out average |
| 1 | 2 | Monika | 35 | 11 | 3.18 |
| 2 | 1 | Gani | 39 | 11 | 3.55 |
| 3 | 3 | Aimee | 46 | 11 | 4.18 |
| 4 | 4 | Barbara | 51 | 11 | 4.64 |
| 5 | 8 | Melissa | 33 | 7 | 4.71 |
| 6 | 5 | Amanda | 53 | 10 | 5.30 |
| 7 | 6 | Tahlia | 49 | 9 | 5.44 |
| 8 | 7 | KB | 49 | 8 | 6.13 |
| 9 | 9 | Franchesca | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
| 10 | 10-11 | Celine | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
| 11 | 10-11 | Lorretta | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 12 | 12 | Rani | 34 | 3 | 11.33 |
| 13 | 13 | Kiana | 24 | 2 | 12.00 |
| 14 | 14 | Shareeta | 14 | 1 | 14.00 |

## Bottom two/three

| Episode | Contestants | Contestants | Contestants | Eliminated |
| 1 | Celine | & | Shareeta | Shareeta |
| 2 | Aimee | Amanda | Kiana | Kiana |
| 3 | Lorretta | & | Rani | Rani |
| 4 | Celine | Franchesca | Lorretta | Celine |
| 4 | Celine | Franchesca | Lorretta | Lorretta |
| 5 | Amanda | & | Franchesca | Franchesca |
| 6 | Barbara | & | Monika | None |
| 7 | Melissa | & | Tahlia | Melissa |
| 8 | Amanda | & | KB | KB |
| 9 | Gani | & | Tahlia | Tahlia |
| 10 | Amanda | & | Barbara | Amanda |
| 12 | Aimee | & | Barbara | Barbara |
| 13 | Aimee | Gani | Monika | Aimee |
| 13 | Gani | & | Monika | Monika |
    The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two/three
    The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two/three
    The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two/three
    The contestant was eliminated after their fourth time in the bottom two/three
    The contestant was eliminated in the first round of elimination and placed third
    The contestant was eliminated and placed as the runner-up