# Asia's Next Top Model season 5

The fifth cycle of Asia's Next Top Model (subtitled as Asia's Next Top Model 5: Expect The Unexpected) aired from April 5 to June 28, 2017. Filming for cycle five took place in Singapore and Malaysia. Cindy Bishop and Yu Tsai returned as judges for panel this cycle, while Kelly Tandiono departed from the show, and was replaced by Cara G. McIlroy.
The cycle featured 14 contestants: three each from Indonesia and the Philippines, two each from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, and one each from Taiwan and Vietnam. Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, and South Korea were unrepresented. Taiwan marked its comeback after its absences from the two previous cycles.
The prize package for this cycle included a Subaru Impreza, a cover and fashion spread in Nylon Singapore, and a modeling contract with Storm Model Management in London.
The winner of the competition was 18 year-old Maureen Wroblewitz, from Philippines.

## Auditions

Casting calls were held in three countries, listed below:
* October 29 at Grand Caymans, Level 10, Sunway Resort Hotel and Spa, Kuala Lumpur
* November 5 at The Hermitage, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Jakarta
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 |
| Philippines | Anjelica Santillan | 22 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Episode 1 | 14 |
| Thailand | Heidi Grods | 25 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Episode 2 | 13 |
| Philippines | Jennica Sanchez | 20 | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Episode 3 | 12 |
| Singapore | Layla Ong | 20 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Episode 4 | 11 |
| Malaysia | Alicia Amin | 22 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Episode 5 | 10 |
| Singapore | Randhawa Nametha | 18 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Episode 6 | 9 (DQ) |
| Indonesia | Valerie Krasnadewi | 24 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Episode 7 | 8–7 |
| Thailand | Dorothy Petzold | 18 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Episode 7 | 8–7 |
| Indonesia | Veronika Krasnasari | 24 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Episode 8 | 6 |
| Taiwan | Yong-shin "Cindy" Chen | 19 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Episode 11 | 5 |
| Indonesia | Clara Sutantio | 21 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Episode 12 | 4 |
| Malaysia | Nurfashikin 'Shikin' Gomez | 24 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Episode 13 | 3–2 |
| Vietnam | Minh Tu Nguyen | 24 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Episode 13 | 3–2 |
| Philippines | Maureen Wroblewitz | 18 | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | Episode 13 | 1 |

### Judges

* Cindy Bishop (host)
* Cara G. McIlroy
* Yu Tsai

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 53 | 1 | "The Girl Who Got Up and Walked Again" | 5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) |
| The 14 finalists arrived in Singapore and were immediately put to the test with a daring lingerie catwalk challenge across a bridge, where Shikin was deemed to be the best performer. They later had a “runaway model” photo shoot overlooking the skyline of downtown Singapore. At panel, Nametha and Anjelica landed in the bottom two, and Anjelica became the first model to be eliminated. Featured photographer: Joel Lim Special guests: Pia Wurtzbach ||||
| 54 | 2 | "The Girl Who Is Genetically Blessed" | 12 April 2017 (2017-04-12) |
| With 13 contestants remaining, drama ensued when jealousy creeped into the model house after a unique dance improvisation challenge. The winners of the challenge were Maureen, Dorothy, Shikin, Layla and Nametha. The challenge was followed by a smiling photo shoot for Colgate. At elimination, Jennica and Heidi were chosen as the bottom two, with Heidi becoming the second contestant to leave the competition. Featured photographer: Joel Lim Special guests: Lukkade Metinee, Kay Grace Lee ||||
| 55 | 3 | "The Girl Who Is A Crybaby" | 19 April 2017 (2017-04-19) |
| The cycle upped the ante on the much anticipated makeover day. In an unprecedented twist, Dorothy was allowed to pick all the contestants’ new looks, which they each had to rock in a denim photo shoot out in the open fields. At panel, there was a special appearance by internationally renowned Malaysian supermodel, Ling Tan. Maureen and Jennica landed in the bottom two, with Jennica becoming the third contestant to leave the competition. Featured photographer: Shavonne Wong Special guests: Ling Tan, Mervin Wee, Cheryl Wee, Jean Yip ||||
| 56 | 4 | "The Girl Who Learnt That She Was Flawsome" | 26 April 2017 (2017-04-26) |
| The contestants received an unexpected wake up call from digital superstar Andrea Chong, who teamed them up for their first social media challenge of the cycle, where Valerie was chosen as the winner. They later had to work together again within the confines of a bus for an edgy model on the move photo shoot with resident judge Yu Tsai working behind the lens. At elimination, Layla became the fourth contestant to be eliminated from the competition after landing in the bottom two with Dorothy. Featured photographer: Yu Tsai Special guests: Andrea Chong, Jason Godfrey, Madi Ross ||||
| 57 | 5 | "The Girl Who Made 'It' Happen" | 3 May 2017 (2017-05-03) |
| The contestants were asked to create photo stories from specially selected text phrases in a challenge that was collectively won by Clara, Cindy, Dorothy, and Maureen. Later, they each had to personify “It girls” in a paparazzi-inspired photoshoot at the National Gallery Singapore. At elimination, Clara and Alicia were chosen as the bottom two, and Alicia became the fifth contestant to leave the competition. Featured photographer: Shavonne Wong Special guests: Cindercella, Nigel Stanislaus, Madi Ross ||||
| 58 | 6 | "The Girl Who Has A Dirty Little Secret" | 10 May 2017 (2017-05-10) |
| The models were tasked with an eye-opening social media challenge which was won by Dorothy, and later had a photo shoot for Neutrogena in which they had to pose inside a bathtub. Tension surfaced after it was revealed that Nametha had used Wi-Fi to communicate with her family, breaching the contract of the show. At panel, Dorothy was originally eliminated after landing in the bottom two with Veronika, but was allowed to remain in the competition when Nametha was disqualified for having broken the rules. Featured photographer: Joel Lim Special guests: Aimee Cheng-Bradshaw, Fiona Fussi, Madi Ross ||||
| 59 | 7 | "The Girl Who Fakes It Until She Makes It" | 17 May 2017 (2017-05-17) |
| The remaining contestants were split into teams of two in a social media challenge for Zalora, which was ultimately won by Cindy. The models later took on their next photo shoot, which came in the form of a video campaign for the brand where they were paired off into teams once again. At panel, the girls were surprised with the news of a double elimination, which saw Dorothy and Valerie leave the competition. Featured photographer: Kevin Ou Special guests: Kim Cam Jones, Rayne Reed, Kevin Ou ||||
| 60 | 8 | "The Girl Who Needs To Grow Up" | 24 May 2017 (2017-05-24) |
| The remaining six contestants had a go-sees challenge, which was won by Minh Tu, before being photographed by Yu Tsai in a black-and-white bondage photo shoot with a male model where they had to convey power and seduction. At elimination, Clara and Veronika landed in the bottom two, and Veronika became the ninth contestant to leave the competition. Featured photographer: Yu Tsai Special guests: Daniel Boey, Audrey Ong, Kevin Seah, Pavan J. Singh, Cheryl Wee, Dominic Lau, Joel Willfors ||||
| 61 | 9 | "The Girl Who Raised The Stakes" | 31 May 2017 (2017-05-31) |
| The remaining five contestants took part in an extreme photoshoot where they were harnessed in gowns above a Subaru as it performed stunts. They later attended the 2017 Subaru auto show, where they were introduced to the CEO of Subaru, Glenn Tan, along with some former contestants of the show. At elimination, Minh Tu received the highest score and was chosen as the newest ambassador for Subaru. Cindy was originally eliminated after landing in the bottom two with Clara but was allowed to remain in the competition. Immediately afterward Cindy Bishop beckoned a new addition, Xiao Qing, to enter the judging room. Xiao Qing's exact role in the show, however, was not revealed. Featured photographer: Kevin Ou Special guests: Russ Swift, Daniel Boey, Bobby Tonelli, Glenn Tan, Natalie Pickles, Monika Sta. Maria, Tawan Kedkong ||||
| 62 | 10 | "The Girls Who Became Friends (and Foes)" | 7 June 2017 (2017-06-07) |
| This episode recapped the entire cycle, and showed previously unaired footage for the first time. It was also revealed that Xiao Qing would serve as an undercover judge for the cycle, having entered as a 'new' contestant. ||||
| 63 | 11 | "The Girl Who Threatens The Competition" | 14 June 2017 (2017-06-14) |
| The 'top six' had to catwalk on a bridge as part of their challenge at Sunway Lagoon, Malaysia, where 'Xiao Qing' was deemed to be the best performer which makes the girls get threatened by her. Later, the girls had to model as ice queens at a skating rink in Sunway Pyramid and confronted Xiao Qing regarding her suspicious presence in the competition. At elimination, Maureen had best photo of the week. Cindy was eliminated after landing in the bottom two with Xiao Qing, with Minh Tu only narrowly avoiding being in danger of elimination. Featured photographer: Bibo Aswan Special guest: Daniel Boey ||||
| 64 | 12 | "The Girl Who Sees The Light" | 21 June 2017 (2017-06-21) |
| The contestants took part in a vertical runway challenge for Subaru, which was won by Shikin, and later had a vintage road trip photo shoot with photographer Kevin Ou. Xiao Qing was finally revealed to be a judge at panel, where Clara and Maureen landed in the bottom two. Maureen was chosen as the third and last finalist, while Clara became the eleventh contestant to be eliminated. Featured photographer: Kevin Ou Special guests: Daniel Boey, Glenn Tan, Xiao Qing Zhang ||||
| 65 | 13 | "The Girl Who Finishes With A Bang" | 28 June 2017 (2017-06-28) |
| The final three contestants received a surprise visit from their loved ones, and were later photographed at an avant-garde "motherland" themed photo shoot with Yu Tsai, where they had to embody the essence of their home countries. The finalists were later taken to the National Gallery Singapore, and reunited with some of the previously eliminated models for the final runway show, where they were dressed in renaissance inspired designs created by Xiao Qing Zhang. After the final deliberation of the cycle, Maureen was crowned as the fifth winner of Asia's Next Top Model. Featured photographer: Yu Tsai Special guests: Pia Wurtzbach, Ruby Adler, Adele Chan, Glenn Tan, Daniel Boey ||||

## Results

| Order | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Order | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1 | Clara | Dorothy | Cindy | Tu | Maureen | Cindy | Shikin | Maureen | Tu | Maureen | Shikin | Maureen |
| 2 | Valerie | Cindy | Tu | Nametha | Shikin | Nametha | Tu | Tu | Shikin | Clara | Tu | Tu Shikin |
| 3 | Maureen | Veronika | Shikin | Maureen | Valerie | Maureen | Clara | Shikin | Maureen | Shikin | Maureen | Tu Shikin |
| 4 | Veronika | Layla | Clara | Valerie | Dorothy | Shikin | Veronika | Cindy | Clara | Tu | Clara | |
| 5 | Shikin | Maureen | Nametha | Veronika | Tu | Valerie | Maureen | Clara | Cindy | Cindy | | |
| 6 | Heidi | Clara | Alicia | Cindy | Nametha | Clara | Cindy | Veronika | | | | |
| 7 | Dorothy | Nametha | Layla | Shikin | Cindy | Tu | Dorothy Valerie | | | | | |
| 8 | Tu | Shikin | Dorothy | Clara | Veronika | Veronika | Dorothy Valerie | | | | | |
| 9 | Jennica | Tu | Veronika | Alicia | Clara | Dorothy | | | | | | |
| 10 | Cindy | Valerie | Valerie | Dorothy | Alicia | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Alicia | Alicia | Maureen | Layla | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Layla | Jennica | Jennica | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Nametha | Heidi | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Anjelica | | | | | | | | | | | |
    The contestant was eliminated
    The contestant was originally eliminated from the competition but was saved
    The contestant was disqualified from the competition
    The contestant won the competition

### Scores

(Total and average scores on the table only reflect scores calculated from the full sets added during panel)
| 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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Total Score | Average |
| 1 | Maureen | 38.7 | 35.3 | 20.5 | 42.5 | 45.3 | 43.4 | 32.3 | 45.0 | 25.0 | 47.3 | 32.7 | WIN | 408.0 | 37.09 |
| 2-3 | Minh Tú | 35.0 | 32.2 | 27.5 | 45.0 | 38.9 | 36.5 | 40.6 | 42.2 | 31.0 | 40.1 | 39.0 | OUT | 408.0 | 37.09 |
| 2-3 | Shikin | 35.9 | 32.3 | 25.0 | 38.7 | 41.8 | 43.0 | 40.8 | 41.8 | 30.0 | 43.0 | 44.8 | OUT | 417.1 | 37.92 |
| 4 | Clara | 44.7 | 34.5 | 24.5 | 34.5 | 32.4 | 37.8 | 40.1 | 33.9 | 22.0 | 44.5 | 32.4 | | 381.3 | 34.66 |
| U. Judge | Xiao Qing | | | | | | | | | | 37.3 | | | 37.3 | 37.3 |
| 5 | Cindy | 34.6 | 43.5 | 29.0 | 39.2 | 34.3 | 44.1 | 30.5 | 37.5 | 18.0 | 36.6 | | | 347.3 | 34.73 |
| 6 | Veronika | 36.0 | 40.3 | 22.0 | 39.3 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 38.7 | 32.8 | | | | | 278.6 | 34.82 |
| 7-8 | Dorothy | 35.3 | 44.0 | 23.0 | 30.0 | 40.3 | 34.8 | OUT | | | | | | 207.4 | 34.57 |
| 7-8 | Valerie | 41.5 | 31.4 | 21.0 | 42.0 | 41.3 | 42.5 | OUT | | | | | | 219.7 | 36.62 |
| 9 | Nametha | 30.6 | 33.0 | 24.0 | 43.2 | 35.3 | 43.7 | | | | | | | 209.8 | 34.97 |
| 10 | Alicia | 34.3 | 31.2 | 24.0 | 34.2 | 32.0 | | | | | | | | 155.7 | 31.14 |
| 11 | Layla | 33.2 | 36.0 | 23.5 | 29.0 | | | | | | | | | 121.7 | 30.43 |
| 12 | Jennica | 34.9 | 28.5 | 19.5 | | | | | | | | | | 82.9 | 27.63 |
| 13 | Heidi | 35.6 | 24.5 | | | | | | | | | | | 60.1 | 30.05 |
| 14 | Anjelica | 29.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 29.8 | 29.8 |
    Indicates the contestant had the highest score that week
    Indicates the contestant was in the bottom that week
    Indicates the contestant was originally eliminated that week, but was saved
    Indicates the contestant was eliminated that week
    Indicates the contestant was disqualified that week
    Indicates the contestant was an undercover judge who is posing as a 'contestant'
    Indicates the contestant won the competition

### Average call-out order

Episode 13 & the undercover judge are not included.
| Rank by average | Place | Model | Call-out total | Number of call-outs | Call-out average |
| 1-2 | 1 | Maureen | 39 | 11 | 3.55 |
| 1-2 | 2-3 | Shikin | 39 | 11 | 3.55 |
| 3 | 2-3 | Tu | 42 | 11 | 3.82 |
| 4 | 5 | Cindy | 47 | 10 | 4.70 |
| 5 | 4 | Clara | 52 | 11 | 4.72 |
| 6 | 9 | Nametha | 35 | 6 | 5.83 |
| 7 | 7-8 | Valerie | 41 | 7 | 5.86 |
| 8 | 6 | Veronika | 47 | 8 | 5.88 |
| 9 | 7-8 | Dorothy | 46 | 7 | 6.57 |
| 10 | 11 | Layla | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 11 | 10 | Alicia | 47 | 5 | 9.40 |
| 12 | 13 | Heidi | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 13 | 12 | Jennica | 33 | 3 | 11.00 |
| 14 | 14 | Anjelica | 14 | 1 | 14.00 |

## Bottom two/three

| Episode | Contestants | Contestants | Contestants | Eliminated |
| 1 | Anjelica | & | Nametha | Anjelica |
| 2 | Heidi | & | Jennica | Heidi |
| 3 | Jennica | & | Maureen | Jennica |
| 4 | Dorothy | & | Layla | Layla |
| 5 | Alicia | & | Clara | Alicia |
| 6 | Dorothy | & | Veronika | Nametha |
| 7 | Cindy | Dorothy | Valerie | Dorothy |
| 7 | Cindy | Dorothy | Valerie | Valerie |
| 8 | Clara | & | Veronika | Veronika |
| 9 | Cindy | & | Clara | None |
| 11 | Cindy | & | Minh Tu | Cindy |
| 12 | Clara | & | Maureen | Clara |
| 13 | Maureen | Minh Tu | Shikin | Shikin |
| 13 | Maureen | Minh Tu | Shikin | Minh Tu |
    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 after their fourth time in the bottom two.
    The contestant was eliminated and placed as the runner-up/s.
    The contestant was disqualified.

## Makeovers

* Alicia: Cut short and dyed dark brown
* Cindy: Long straight black extensions with graphic bangs; later, extensions removed
* Clara: Shoulder length shaggy bob
* Dorothy: Trimmed with bangs and dyed auburn brown
* Jennica: Chin-length bob and dyed blue-black
* Layla: Ombré with blue extensions
* Maureen: Layered with heavy bangs
* Minh Tu: Dyed dark auburn red
* Nametha: Layered and dyed ash blonde
* Shikin: Cut short and dyed blonde
* Valerie: Chin-length bob
* Veronika: Shoulder length cut with bangs and dyed burgundy