Top Model International (cycle 2)

The second cycle of **Top Model Interational** is based in Ukraine, and opens doors for modeling hopefuls specifically from Ukraine to compete. Due to the show's multicultural nature, the hosts switch off every season as well. This cycle, social media influencer Olenna Prysyazhnyuk steps up for the hosting position.

This cycle features 24 models, one representing a different oblast (province). The winner was **TBA**, representing TBA.

## **Prizes**

The winner of this cycle will receive the following:

* A 2-year modeling contract with Faces of Ukraine
* An online campaign with Colgate
* A campaign with ASOS
* A cover and six-page spread with Vogue UA

## **Episode summaries**

### Episode 1 - Casting Pt. 1

The first 12 of the girls arrive in Kiev and are immediately thrown into their first challenge where they had to style themselves and participate in a photoshoot where the brief was to stand out. Nina was deemed to perform the best in the challenge and was given immunity. Afterwards, they had a basic black and white beauty shot wearing minimal clothing to showcase their natural beauty. Then, the first huge cut was made and four girls were sent home.

* **Immune:** Nina Kondratyuk
* **Bottom eight:** Larysa Lazarenko, Marta Davydenko, Olga Usenko, Ruslana Pasichnyk, Vira Omelchuk, Yaroslava Lutsenko, Yelizaveta Shcherbyna, and Zynayida Martynenko
* **Eliminated:** Marta Davydenko, Vira Omelchuk, Yaroslava Lutsenko, and Zynayida Martynenko

### Episode 2 - Casting Pt. 2

Just like the first half of the cast, the second half of the cast arrive in Kiev and were told to attempt to stand out from the other 11 girls. This time, Lyubov was deemed the challenge winner. Contrasting to the black and white shoot the previous batch had, this batch wore frilly dresses and stood in very colorful sceneries where the brief was to not let the color overwhelm them. Again, four more girls were sent home and now the competition can start for real.

* **Immune:** Lyubov Tretyak
* **Bottom eight:** Alina Danylenko, Kseniya Datsenko, Nadia Chupryna, Ruslana Korzh, Tamara Hlushchenko, Yana Chajka, Yevheniya Osipenko, and Zhanna Ovcharenko
* **Eliminated:** Alina Danylenko, Nadia Chupryna, Yevheniya Osipenko, and Zhanna Ovcharenko

### Episode 3 - Style to Impress

After the elimination from Episode 2, it was revealed that the top 16 girls would fly over to Miami where the cycle would be based in. The second batch unites with the first batch and they were taken to a salon to get makeovers. Surprisingly all of them liked the makeovers which was very anticlimactic lmao. Lyubov won the challenge again which was the makeover photos so she gets immunity,,, again! Then house time! The second half of the cast contemplates interacting with the first half, to which Valentyna reluctantly takes one for the team and tried to socialize with someone from the first half. She brings back Ruslana P., to Ruslana K.'s surprise, there's more than one Ruslanas competing wow. Then, they had a photoshoot in pairs depicting a couple about to catch a train on a business trip and two girls were sent home!!!

* **Challenge winner:** Lyubov Tretyak
* **First call-outs:** Mariya Vdovychenko and Lyubov Tretyak
* **Bottom four:** Ivanna Kyrylyuk, Nina Kondratyuk, Kseniya Datsenko, and Valentyna Tkachenko
* **Eliminated:** Kseniya Datsenko and Valentyna Tkachenko

### Episode 4 - The Art of Selling

* **Challenge winners:** Mariya Vdovychenko and Yelizaveta Shcherbyna
* **First call-out:** Ruslana Korzh
* **Bottom two:** Ivanna Kyrylyuk and Nina Kondratyuk
* **Eliminated:** Ivanna Kyrylyuk

### Episode 5 - Wig Out

* **Challenge winner:** Mariya Vdovychenko
* **First call-out:** Orysya Demchuk
* **Bottom two:** Ruslana Korzh and Ruslana Pasichnyk
* **Eliminated:** Ruslana Pasichnyk

### Episode 6 - In Your Skin

* **Challenge winner:** Yana Chajka
* **First call-out:** Ruslana Korzh
* **Bottom two:** Lyubov Tretyak and Tamara Hlushchenko
* **Eliminated:** Tamara Hlushchenko

## **Summaries**

### Challenge guide

* **Episodes 1 and 2:** Standing out in a crowd self-styled
* **Episode 3:** Makeover photos
* **Episode 4:** Mock commercial selling beauty products
* **Episode 5:** Workout lookbook
* **Episode 6:** Hockey match with the local hockey team

### Photoshoot guide

* **Episode 1:** Black and white beauty shoot
* **Episode 2:** IZ\*ONE *Fiesta* inspired photo shoot
* **Episode 3:** Couples on a business trip
* **Episode 4:** Sculptures come to life
* **Episode 5:** Crazy wigs
* **Episode 6:** Nivea mock campaigns

### Makeover guide

* **Ivanna:** Bowl cut with undercut
* **Kseniya:** Dyed ginger, cut to shoulder length
* **Larysa:** Volumized
* **Lyubov:** Buzz cut
* **Mariya:** Bleached brows
* **Nina:** Blue-black two-toned
* **Olga:** Dyed ash blonde, fixed roots
* **Orysya:** Dyed smoky blue like the mildliner color lol
* **Ruslana K.:** Dyed darker
* **Ruslana P.:** Trimmed, dyed lighter
* **Sofiya:** Dyed jet black
* **Tamara:** Bleached hair
* **Tayisiya:** Dyed burgundy
* **Valentyna:** Angled bob, dyed blue-black
* **Yana:** Fringe
* **Yelizaveta:** Curled

## **Notes**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Episodes 1 and 2 were the casting episodes where the top 24 finalists were narrowed down to 16. The girls also competed in two batches.
2. ↑ The girls were called-out individually with the exception of first call-outs and the bottom two pairs.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nina and Lyubov were immune for winning the challenge. The rest of the call out was decided arbitrarily, with the exception of the bottom eight.