America's Next Top Model (season 1)
America's Next Top Model, cycle 1 was the first cycle of "America's Next Top Model". It originally aired on UPN from May to July 2003, and was hosted by Tyra Banks, who additionally served as its executive producer and presenter. The judging panel consisted of Banks, Janice Dickinson, Kimora Lee Simmons, and Beau Quillian. The cycle's catchphrase was "One girl has what it takes." This was the only season to feature a cast of only ten finalists. All later cycles have featured at least twelve finalists. The international destination for  the cycle was Paris, France. The show’s first visit to Europe. The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Adrianne Curry from Joliet, Illinois with Shannon Stewart placing as runner up. Her prizes were a modeling contract with Wilhelmina Models, a photo spread in "Marie Claire" magazine, and a contract with Revlon cosmetics. Episodes. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Summaries. Average call-out order. Casting call-out order and final two are not included. Critical reception. Cycle 1 has received positive reviews from critics. Despite its low budget, E. Alex Jung commentened how this worked to the show's advantage , praising how Tyra “wanted to reflect the reality of life as a working model” and acknowledging that “there was something about the low production value that reflected that simple truth.” He also praised it in comparison to other seasons of "America's Next Top Model", commentening how “"ANTM"’s first season felt like a glimpse into how fashion actually worked” whereas later seasons “became campier, more ludicrous, and vaguely surreal.” Jung also states that Cycle 1 “was the only season where the contestants didn’t readily buy into the project” and commended the season for respecting their decisions, such as  when Shannon and Robin refused to pose nude. Margaret Lyons also praised the season, describing it as “impeachable” and “one of the best seasons, debut or otherwise, that any reality show has ever had.” She argued that “"ANTM" helped usher in the era of profession-based reality contest shows” but viewed it more positively compared to the rest of "America's Next Top Model"'s seasons, commenting how “nothing has ever quite lived up to the perfection of season one” and how “the grossness of Tyra’s constant idiotic catchphrases, and the repetitiveness of the challenges (have) eventually eroded my  passion for the series.” Controversies. After winning Cycle 1, Adrianne Curry was meant to receive a contract with Revlon and Wilhelmina Models, but she never received it. America's Next Top Model and Tyra Banks ignored her when she contacted them about the issue, and Curry was subsequently erased from the show. Although she appeared on Cycle 2, and was briefly mentioned in Cycle 20 as part of a challenge, she wasn’t featured in the opening credits for Cycles 7, 8 or 9 alongside the other previous winners of America's Next Top Model, and a photo of her  didn’t appear in the contestants’ New York residence alongside the previous Top Model winners.