Britain's Next Top Model
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Host
Lisa Butcher (2005)
Lisa Snowdon (2006-9)
Elle Macpherson (2010-)
Co-hosts
Regular judges: Marie Helvin (series 1), Paula Hamilton (series 2-3), Jonathan Phang (series 1-3), Huggy Ragnarsson (series 4-5), Gerry Deveaux (series 4), Louis Mariette (series 5), Julien MacDonald (series 6), Grace Woodward (series 6), Charley Speed (series 6)
Guest judge: Nicola Roberts (series 6)
Broadcast
Thumbs Up Productions for Living, 22 September 2005 to present
Synopsis
British version of a highly successful international format whereby females take on a variety of modelling tasks (which always seem to involve wearing clothes and looking good on photo shoots, strangely enough) and living in a house together whilst getting gradually eliminated by the three resident judges and a bonus guest judge week by week.
This being Britain, the prizes are a little less glamourous than their US counterpart (one year's representation by a Proper Modelling Company, and an exclusive photoshoot with B magazine which must be elitist, aspirational and exciting because we've never heard of it).
It does keep the rather natty "airbrushing the eliminee from the group photo after the credits" thing they do in the original US show, however.
Trivia
The finale of the sixth series was broadcast live, allowing viewers to vote for the winner for the first time.
Champions
2005: Lucy Ratcliffe
2006: Lianna Fowler
2007: Lauren McAvoy
2008: Alex Evans
2009: Mecia Simson
2010: Tiffany Pisani
