Top Model (Polish season 9)
Top Model, cycle 9 is the ninth cycle of an ongoing reality television series based on Tyra Banks' "America's Next Top Model" that pits contestants from Poland against each other in a variety of competitions to determine who will win the title of the next Polish "Top Model". Joanna Krupa, who also serves as the lead judge, returned to host the ninth cycle. Other judges included fashion designer Dawid Woliński, fashion show director Kasia Sokołowska and photographer Marcin Tyszka. This is the sixth season of the show to feature male contestants. Among the prizes  for the season were a contract with Models Plus Management, an appearance on the cover of the Polish issue of "Glamour", and 100,000 złotys (US$30,000). The international destination for this cycle was Athens. The winner of the competition was 19 year-old Mikołaj Śmieszek, from Rabka Zdrój. Episodes. Episode 1. "Original airdate:" Auditions for the ninth season of "Top Model" begin, and aspiring hopefuls are chosen for the semi-final round. Episode 2. "Original airdate:" In the semi-finals, the judges begin to eliminate contestants to narrow the number of models who will battle it out for a place  in the top model house. Episode 3. "Original airdate:" In the third and final casting episode of the season, the judges chose the finalists who will move onto the main competition out of the remaining pool of contestants. Episode 4. "Original airdate:" Episode 5. "Original airdate:" Episode 6. "Original airdate:" Episode 7. "Original airdate:" Episode 8. "Original airdate:" Episode 9. "Original airdate:" Episode 10. "Original airdate:" Episode 11. "Original airdate:" Episode 12. "Original airdate:" Episode 13. "Original airdate:" Controversy. Finalist Dominic D'Angelica was disqualified from the competition two days prior to the show's live finale due to his past  criminal record of having pleaded no contest to sexual contact with a minor in the United States. Player.pl who serves as a steamer of TVN released a statement disqualifying D'Angelica from the competition. References.