Top Model Britain (cycle 5)

***Top Model Britain,*** Cycle 5 was the **fifth** official season of **Top Model Britain**. Castings were held in the cities of London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Dublin and Derry. Requirements for applicants were to be between the ages of 18-23, and at least 5 foot 7 inches (170 cm). The season premiered on 3 April 2019.

Nina Nestorovski returned to the program for her third season as head judge. For the first time in the history of the show, no judges from the eliminated panel were featured this season as Elise McDonald left the show. Fashion blogger, Dana Watkins returned as a judging panelist, and new judge and international model, Olivia Richardson joined the panel. 13 contestants were featured this season, and for the first time an eliminated semi-finalist returned to the competition, this being Julia Bojko. This season was also the first to not feature immunity challenge wins.

The prizes for this cycle included a modeling contract with Models 1, a cover and spread in *Cosmopolitan* magazine, and campaigns with Rimmel London, Lola Make Up, and Missguided.

The winner of this season was 18 year-old **Emily Rochfort** from Dublin, Ireland. She is the first winner from Ireland.

## Episode summaries

### **Episode 1**

* **Photo of the Week:** Lauren Dixon
* **Bottom two:** Joanna Williamson & Noor Mesbah
* **Eliminated:** Noor Mesbah

### **Episode 2**

* **Photo of the Week:** Natasha Shvedova
* **Bottom two:** Joanna Williamson & Lauren Dixon
* **Eliminated:** Joanna Williamson

### **Episode 3**

* **Photo of the Week:** Sadhbh MacHale
* **Bottom two:** Anika Goswami-Holmes & Nina Douglas
* **Eliminated:** Anika Goswami-Holmes

### **Episode 4**

* **Photo of the Week:** Martha Hooper
* **Bottom two:** Nina Douglas & Sadhbh MacHale
* **Eliminated:** Nina Douglas

### **Episode 5**

* **Photo of the Week:** Natasha Shvedova
* **Bottom two:** Lauren Dixon & Sadhbh MacHale
* **Eliminated:** Sadhbh MacHale

### **Episode 6**

* **Photo of the Week:** Emily Rochfort
* **Bottom two:** Julia Bojko & Trinity Leonard
* **Eliminated:** Julia Bojko & Trinity Leonard

### **Episode 7**

* **Photo of the Week:** Sophie Donnelly
* **Bottom two:** Clare Feist & Natasha Shvedova
* **Eliminated:** Clare Feist

### **Episode 8**

* **Photo of the Week:** Emily Rochfort
* **Bottom two:** Natasha Shvedova & Sophie Donnelly
* **Eliminated:** Natasha Shvedova

### **Episode 9**

* **Photo of the Week:** Lauren Dixon
* **Bottom two:** Martha Hooper & Sophie Donnelly
* **Eliminated:** Sophie Donnelly

### **Episode 10**

* **Final three:** Emily Rochfort, Lauren Dixon & Martha Hooper
* **Eliminated:** Martha Hooper
* **Final two:** Emily Rochfort & Lauren Dixon
* **Top Model Britain:** Emily Rochfort

## Summaries

### **Contestant progress**

     The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two.
     The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two.
## Notes

1. ↑ In episode 4, Clare fainted at panel and was evacuated due to a medical emergency. The judges still evaluated her performance and noted that she was safe from elimination, and there would be somebody else eliminated.
2. ↑ Episode 6 featured a double elimination without prior warning.