Own Next Top Model (Cycle 6)

Own Next Top Model, Cycle 6 was the sixth cycle of Own Next Top Model. The season premiered on the 9th April, 2009.

The cycle was hosted by Juliette Dubois. Model Elizabeth Taunton and Hair and Makeup Artist Andrea Moreau returned to judge alongside new judge, Fashion Designer Marianna Navarro . Runway Coach, Alexander Jonnson appeared as a guest several times throughout the season.

The winner was Vietnamese Thao Sihalath from Argentina, with Lía Álvarez from Honduras and Parvathy Omanakuttan from India finishing as the runner-ups.

Bríanne Nguyen and Marceline Franco would return for All Stars 1, Stephanie Santos returned for All Stars 2, Li Xia returned for All Stars 3 and Ophelía DeSantos and Tejashree Venkatachalam returned for All Stars 4.

## Prizes

* A modelling contract with Ford Models.
* A cover and 3-page spread in Cosmopolitan Magazine.
* An international L'Oréal Paris Campaign.
* An international Rimmel London Campaign.
* A cash prize worth 10,000 USD

## Locations

* Praia, Episodes 1-3
* Mindelo, Episodes 4-6
* Shanghai, Episodes 7-9
* Beijing, Episodes 10-12

## Contestants

(*information stated is correct at time of contest*)

## Episodes

### Episode 2

* **Challenge Winner**: Lía Álvarez
* **First Callout**: Li Xia
* **Bottom 2**: Kimiko Tanabe and Lív DeSantos
* **Eliminated**: Lív DeSantos

### Episode 3

* **Challenge Winner**: Meghan Lansing
* **First Callout**: Kimiko Tanabe
* **Bottom 2**: Meghan Lansing and Muk Sol Hee
* **Eliminated**: Muk Sol Hee

### Episode 4

* **Challenge Winner**: Stephanie Santos
* **First Callout**: Stephanie Santos
* **Bottom 2**: Kimiko Tanabe and Sarnai Bayarsaikhan
* **Eliminated**: Sarnai Bayarsaikhan

### Episode 5

* **Challenge Winner**: Kimiko Tanabe
* **First Callout**: Thao Sihalath
* **Bottom 2**: Kimiko Tanabe and Ophelía DeSantos
* **Eliminated**: Kimiko Tanabe

### Episode 6

* **Challenge Winner**: Thao Sihalath
* **First Callout**: Ophelía DeSantos
* **Bottom 2**: Bríanne Nguyen and Tejashree Venkatachalam
* **Eliminated**: Tejashree Venkatachalam

### Episode 7

* **Challenge Winner**: Ophelía DeSantos
* **Eliminated**: Bríanne Nguyen
* **First Callout**: Thao Sihalath
* **Bottom 2**: Li Xia and Meghan Lansing
* **Eliminated**: Li Xia

### Episode 9

* **Challenge Winner**: Marceline Franco
* **First Callout**: Kimiko Tanabe
* **Bottom 2**: Meghan Lansing and Stephanie Santos
* **Eliminated**: Stephanie Santos

### Episode 10

* **Challenge Winner**: Meghan Lansing
* **First Callout**: Lía Álvarez
* **Bottom 2**: Marceline Franco and Meghan Lansing
* **Eliminated**: Meghan Lansing

### Episode 11

* **Challenge Winner**: Kimiko Tanabe
* **First Callout**: Parvathy Omanakuttan
* **Bottom 3**: Kimiko Tanabe, Marceline Franco and Ophelía DeSantos
* **Eliminated**: Marceline Franco and Ophelía DeSantos

### Episode 12

* **Eliminated**: Kimiko Tanabe
* **Runner Ups**: Lía Álvarez and Parvathy Omanakuttan
* **Winner**: Thao Sihalath

## Summaries

### Call-out order

     The contestant won the competition.
     The contestant won the weekly challenge.
     The contestant won the challange and earned immunity from elimination.
     The contestant won the challenge but was eliminated
     The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
     The contestant was eliminated outside of panel.
### Photo Shoot Guide

* **Episode 1**: Posing nude with their home flag balloons.
* **Episode 2**: Posing inside a hour glass filling with sand.
* **Episode 3**: Posing in a bath filled with rose petals ala American Beauty.
* **Episode 4**: Fixing broken Cadillac in pairs.
* **Episode 5**: Junkyard editorial.
* **Episode 6**: Military soldiers in groups.
* **Episode 7**: White and silver evening gowns.
* **Episode 8**: Extreme beauty shots with snakes.
* **Episode 9**: Football cheerleaders.
* **Episode 10**: Posing underwater
* **Episode 11**: Hair jewellery.
* **Episode 12-1**: Cosmopolitan Cover Shoot.
* **Episode 12-2**: L'Oreal Campaign.
* **Episode 12-3**: Rimmel London Campaign.
* **Episode 12-4**: Final Runway.

### Makeovers

* **Bríanne** – dyed honey blonde.
* **Kimiko** – added volumous layerd weave & dyed fuchsia.
* **Li** – added volume, layered and dyed brunette.
* **Lía** – hair dyed platnium blonde with red tips.
* **Marceline** – cut shorter.
* **Meghan** – dyed blonde.
* **Muk Sol** – straitened, layered and dyed lighter.
* **Ophelia** – layered, volumeised, curled, dyed coral.
* **Parvathy** – asymetrical bob.
* **Sarnai** – dyed ginger, cut shorter.
* **Stephanie** – added curls and volume.
* **Tejashree**– layered, dyed dark brown.
* **Thao** – Turquoise extensions.