Cambodia's Next Top Model (season 1)
Cambodia's Next Top Model, Season 1 is the first installment of an upcoming reality television show hosted by Yok Chenda in which a number of women compete for the title of Cambodia's Next Top Model along with the chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The other three judges are Kouy Chandanich, Remy Hou, and Chem Vuth Sovin.
| Cambodia's Next Top Model | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
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| Country of origin | Cambodia |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MYTV |
| Original release | November 14, 2014 – March 27, 2015 |
The show's first season included 50 semi-finalists, which were revealed on a weekly basis in clusters of five on the show's official Facebook page. The same was done for the revealing of the top 35. Fifteen finalists were selected to move on to the main competition.[1]
Casting calls and auditions were held in Cambodia from May through June 2014. Contestants were required to be between the ages of 18 and 27, and meet a minimum height requirement of 1.65 meters (5 ft 5 in, excluding the Maltese adaptation of the Top Model franchise, this is the lowest height cut-off in any adaptation). The show began to air on November 14, 2014.[2][3][4]
The winner of the competition was 22-year-old Chan Kong Kar from Banteay Meanchey. Apart from winning the title of Cambodia's Next Top Model, she will receive; a talent contract with MYTV, a cash prize of $10,000, the opportunity to appear on the cover of Sovrin Magazine in Cambodia, and a one year membership with The Place Gym in Phnom Penh.
Contestants
(ages stated are at start of contest)[2]
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pheng Sombath Meas | 19 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Phnom Penh | Episode 1 | 18 (quit) |
| Veun Ostin | 19 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Phnom Penh | Episode 2 | 17–16 (quit) |
| Heang Sreypov | 27 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Phnom Penh | ||
| Kheang Kanika | 22 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Phnom Penh | 15 | |
| Suon Daroth | 23 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Siem Reap | Episode 3 | 14 |
| Trinh Phalla | 26 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Phnom Penh | Episode 4 | 13 (quit) |
| Peng Thida | 24 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Pailin | Episode 5 | 12 |
| Tang Sovannak Phoung | 27 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Senmonorom | Episode 6 | 11 |
| Kim Karona | 19 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Sihanoukville | Episode 7 | 10 |
| Prem Prey Sovothana | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Takéo | Episode 8 | 9 |
| Srun Kunthy | 20 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Phnom Penh | Episode 9 | 8 |
| Moun Mich Samnang | 18 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Pursat | Episode 10 | 7 |
| Moeung Sopheak | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Phnom Penh | Episode 12 | 6 |
| Nin Malyneth | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Phnom Penh | Episode 13 | 5 |
| Hang Soriyan | 21 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Phnom Penh | Episode 14 | 4 |
| Lun Bodalis | 23 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Koh Kong | Episode 17 | 3 |
| Ke Chankesey | 25 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kampong Thom | 2 | |
| Chan Kong Kar | 22 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Banteay Meanchey | 1 |
Episodes
Episode 1
Original Airdate: November 14, 2014
Casting episode.
- Quit: Pheng Sombath Meas
- Featured photographer: Cheky Athiporn
Episode 2
Original Airdate: November 28, 2014
- Quit: Heang Sreypov & Veun Ostin
- Entered: Tang Sovannak Phoung & Trinh Phalla
- First call-out: Moun Mich Samnang
- Bottom two: Kheang Kanika & Prem Prey Sovothana
- Eliminated: Kheang Kanika
- Featured photographer: Jack Malipan
Episode 3
Original Airdate: December 5, 2014
- First call-out: Meung Sopheak
- Bottom two: Peng Thida & Suon Daroth
- Eliminated: Suon Daroth
- Featured photographer: Alex Tee
Episode 4
Original Airdate: December 12, 2014
- First call-out: Ke Chankesey
- Quit: Trinh Phalla
- Bottom two: Nin Malyneth & Peng Thida
- Originally eliminated: Peng Thida
Episode 5
Original Airdate: December 19, 2014
- First call-out: Chan Kong Kar
- Bottom two: Peng Thida & Prem Prey Sovothana
- Eliminated: Peng Thida
- Featured photographer: Cheky Athiporn
Episode 6
Original Airdate: December 26, 2014
- First call-out: Ke Chankesey
- Bottom two: Kim Karona & Tang Sovannak Phoung
- Eliminated: Tang Sovannak Phoung
- Featured photographer: Alex Tee
Episode 7
Original Airdate: January 2, 2015
- First call-out: Hang Soriyan
- Bottom two: Kim Karona & Meung Sopheak
- Eliminated: Kim Karona
- Featured photographer: Mars Mario
Episode 8
Original Airdate: January 9, 2015
- First call-out: Lun Bodalis
- Bottom two: Chan Kong Kar & Prem Prey Sovothana
- Eliminated: Prem Prey Sovothana
- Featured photographer: Balazs Maar
Episode 9
Original Airdate: January 16, 2015
- First call-out: Lun Bodalis
- Bottom two: Nin Malyneth & Srun Kunthy
- Eliminated: Srun Kunthy
- Featured photographer: Natacha Van
Episode 10
Original Airdate: January 23, 2015
- First call-out: Hang Soriyan
- Bottom two: Meung Sopheak & Moun Mich Samnang
- Eliminated: Moun Mich Samnang
- Featured photographer: Natacha Van
Episode 11
Original Airdate: January 30, 2015
- First call-out: Chan Kong Kar
- Bottom two: Lun Bodalis & Nin Malyneth
- Eliminated: None
Episode 12
Original Airdate: February 6, 2015
- First call-out: Chan Kong Kar
- Bottom two: Moeung Sopheak & Nin Malyneth
- Eliminated: Moeung Sopheak
Episode 13
Original Airdate: February 13, 2015
- First call-out: Chan Kong Kar
- Bottom two: Lun Bodalis & Nin Malyneth
- Eliminated: Nin Malyneth
- Featured photographer: Chem Vuth Sovin
Episode 14
Original Airdate: February 20, 2015
- First call-out: Chan Kong Kar
- Bottom two: Lun Bodalis & Hang Soriyan
- Eliminated: Hang Soriyan
Episode 15
Original Airdate: February 27, 2015
Recap episode.
Episode 16
Original Airdate: March 6, 2015
Interview to look back to the journey of the final three contestants.
Episode 17
Original Airdate: March 27, 2015
- Eliminated: Lun Bodalis
- Final two: Chan Kong Kar & Ke Chankesey
- Cambodia's Next Top Model: Chan Kong Kar
Summaries
Call-out order
| Order | Episodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kunthy | Samnang | Sopheak | Chankesey | Kong Kar | Chankesey | Soriyan | Bodalis | Bodalis | Soriyan | Kong Kar | Kong Kar | Kong Kar | Kong Kar | Kong Kar | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Sovothana | Soriyan | Malyneth | Phalla | Soriyan | Sopheak | Malyneth | Soriyan | Sopheak | Kong Kar | Chankesey | Bodalis | Chankesey | Chankesey | Chankesey | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Thida | Kong Kar | Soriyan | Kong Kar | Sopheak | Soriyan | Bodalis | Chankesey | Soriyan | Bodalis | Sopheak | Soriyan | Soriyan | Bodalis | Bodalis | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Daroth | Malyneth | Chankesey | Bodalis | Chankesey | Bodalis | Kong Kar | Kunthy | Chankesey | Chankesey | Soriyan | Chankesey | Bodalis | Soriyan | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Karona | Thida | Kunthy | Samnang | Kunthy | Kong Kar | Chankesey | Malyneth | Samnang | Malyneth | Bodalis Malyneth | Malyneth | Malyneth | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Soriyan | Phalla | Samnang | Sopheak | Samnang | Samnang | Samnang | Sopheak | Kong Kar | Sopheak | Sopheak | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ostin | Chankesey | Sovothana | Karona | Karona | Kunthy | Sovothana | Samnang | Malyneth | Samnang | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bodalis | Kunthy | Bodalis | Soriyan | Malyneth | Malyneth | Kunthy | Kong Kar | Kunthy | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sreypov | Sopheak | Phalla | Sovothana | Bodalis | Sovothana | Sopheak | Sovothana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Malyneth | Bodalis | Kong Kar | Kunthy | Phoung | Karona | Karona | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Kanika | Karona | Phoung | Phoung | Sovothana | Phoung | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Meas | Daroth | Karona | Malyneth | Thida | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Chankesey | Phoung | Thida | Thida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Samnang | Sovothana | Daroth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Kong Kar | Kanika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Sopheak | Ostin Sreypov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- The contestant quit the competition.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant was the original eliminee but was saved.
- The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two.
- The contestant won the competition.
- Episode 1 began with 50 contestants. The first preliminary photo shoot determined the top 35 semi-finalists. An interview with the judges saw another 13 girls eliminated. A final photo shoot was used to narrow the pool of 22 to the final 15 contestants. Meas was originally chosen to be a part of the top fifteen, but decided to quit after the finalists had been selected. Due to the number opening, Sopheak was allowed to enter the competition.
- In episode 2, Ostin and Sreypov quit the competition. Phalla and Phoung were brought in as their replacements.
- In episode 4, Phalla quit the competition. As a result, Thida was allowed to remain in the competition.
- In episode 11 Bodalis and Malyneth landed in the bottom two. Neither of them was eliminated.
- Episode 15 was the recap episode.
- Episode 16 was the interview special featuring the contestants who participated during the season. Daroth, Phalla and Karona decided not to take part in this episode.
Bottom two/three
| Episode | Contestants | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | Meas | ||
| 2 | Kanika | & | Sovothana | Ostin |
| Sreypov | ||||
| Kanika | ||||
| 3 | Daroth | & | Thida | Daroth |
| 4 | Malyneth | & | Thida | Phalla |
| 5 | Sovothana | & | Thida | Thida |
| 6 | Karona | & | Phoung | Phoung |
| 7 | Karona | & | Sopheak | Karona |
| 8 | Kong Kar | & | Sovothana | Sovothana |
| 9 | Kunthy | & | Malyneth | Kunthy |
| 10 | Samnang | & | Sopheak | Samnang |
| 11 | Bodalis | & | Malyneth | None |
| 12 | Malyneth | & | Sopheak | Sopheak |
| 13 | Bodalis | & | Malyneth | Malyneth |
| 14 | Bodalis | & | Soriyan | Soriyan |
| 17 | Bodalis | Chankesey | Kong Kar | Bodalis |
| Chankesey | & | Kong Kar | Chankesey | |
- The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two/three
- The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two/three
- The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two/three
- The contestant was eliminated after their fifth time in the bottom two/three
- The contestant was eliminated in the first round of elimination and placed third
- The contestant was eliminated and placed as the runner-up
Photo shoot guide
- Episode 1 photo shoot: Modeling Levi's jeans in B&W
- Episode 2 photo shoot: Floating in a pool of flowers
- Episode 3 photo shoot: Jewelry beauty shots with tarantulas and lizards
- Episode 4 photo shoot: Motorcycles on a railroad track
- Episode 5 photo shoot: Adidas boxing advertisements
- Episode 6 photo shoot: Movement on a trampoline
- Episode 7 photo shoot: Fairy tale couture
- Episode 8 photo shoot: Covered in paint
- Episode 9 photo shoot: Lost in an island with a male model
- Episode 10 photo shoot: Lighting candles in a canoe
- Episode 11 photo shoot: Pedro handbags over the Cambodian skyline
- Episode 12 commercial: Natural republic creamy lipstick
- Episode 13 photo shoot: Portraying film actresses
- Episode 14 photo shoot: Cambodian goddesses
- Episode 17 photo shoots: Sovrin magazine covers; posing live onstage
Judges
- Yok Chenda (Host)
- Kouy Chandanich (Model)
- Remy Hou (Designer)
- Chem Vuth Sovin (Photographer)
References
- "'Cambodia's Next Top Model' Starts Shooting". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- "Top Model". Sabay News. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- "Top model will begin competing fiercely". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- "Cambodia's Next Top Model: Is this the real life? TV talent shows on the rise". Khmerization. Retrieved November 13, 2014.