Top Model (Scandinavian TV series)
Top Model is a Scandinavian reality television show, based on Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model. It was broadcast on TV3 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden by Viasat in 2005 and 2006. A second adaptation of the show featuring plus-sized models was produced by the network in 2016.
Top Model | |
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Created by | Tyra Banks |
Presented by | Georgianna Robertson Cynthia Garrett |
Judges | J. Alexander Mariana Verkerk Cynthia Garrett Georgianna Robertson |
Country of origin | Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | TV3 |
Original release | February 2005 – May 2006 |
Format
The competition was divided into three separate competitions: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Each contest began with a group of twenty-something national semi-finalists that were narrowed down to nine national finalists in the first episode. Each episode, one contestant was eliminated, until there were just three contestants remaining in each competition. At that point, the three competitions would merge into one overall competition. The last contestant standing from each country competed in the finale, and from this group a winner was chosen.
The individual hosts for each country were Anne Pedersen in Denmark, Kathrine Sørland in Norway, and Mini Andén in Sweden. Andén left the show after the first two seasons and was replaced by Malin Persson for the third. The merged competition was hosted by Georgianna Robertson in season 1 and Cynthia Garrett in seasons 2 and 3.
The show ran for three seasons, after which the countries parted ways and began their own individual adaptions of Top Model. In 2016, a new series, Top Model Curves, which includes contestants from all three countries, was broadcast. The winner of season 1 of Top Model was Kine Bakke, who represented Norway. Season 2 was won by Frøydis Elvenes, also representing Norway. Season 3 was won by Freja Kjellberg Borchies, representing Sweden.
Seasons
Season | Premiere date | Winner | Runners-up | Other contestants in order of elimination | National finalists | Number of contestants | |||||||||
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1 New York City |
Denmark 15 February 2005 Sweden 16 February 2005 Norway 17 February 2005 |
Kine Bakke[1] | Elina Herbeck Nanna Schultz Christensen |
Stine Mangaard Hansen, Madelene Lund & Kristin Rem Trehjørningen, Maja Ekberg & Henriette Stenbeck & Cecilie Madsen |
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28 | |||||||||
2 Paris |
Norway 5 September 2005 Denmark 6 September 2005 Sweden 14 September 2005 |
Frøydis Elvenes[5] | Anna Nørgaard Arwen Bergström |
Mikaela Källgren & Louise Falkenblad & Karin Santini, Tine Holm Riis & Kristine Øverby & Janni Juntunen |
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27 | |||||||||
3 Milan |
Denmark 14 February 2006 Norway 27 February 2006 Sweden 8 March 2006 |
Freja Kjellberg Borchies[9] | Anna Brændstrup Therese Haugsnes |
Sara Olsen & Cathrine Wenger, Florina Weisz, Sabina Karlsson & Mira Aanes Wolden & Camilla Schønberg |
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29 |
References
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- "TopModel DK". tv3.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 March 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "TopModel NO". tv3.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "TopModel SE". tv3.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 March 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- Jensen, Karsten (23 November 2005). "Norske Frøydis blev Skandinaviens næste Top Model". tvnyt.com (in Danish). Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Topmodel 2005". tv3.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 January 2006. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- "TopModel NO". tv3.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 October 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Svårt göra karriär efter "Top model"". svd.se (in Swedish). 14 September 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- Julander, Oscar (24 May 2006). "Svenska Freja vann Top Model". expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Topmodel". tv3.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Top Model - Forside". tv3.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Top Model - Deltagare". tv3.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 April 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2016.