America's Next Top Model (season 2)

The second cycle of America's Next Top Model, premiered on January 13, 2004, and was hosted by model Tyra Banks. The show aimed to find the next top fashion model.[2] The cycle's catchphrase was "They are all gorgeous, but only one has what it takes."

America's Next Top Model
Season 2
Judges	Tyra Banks Janice Dickinson Nigel Barker Eric Nicholson
No. of contestants	12
Winner	Yoanna House
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	11
Release
Original network	UPN
Original release	January 13[1] – March 23, 2004
Additional information
Filming dates	September 8 – October 15, 2003
Season chronology

The prizes for this cycle were a contract with IMG Models, a fashion spread and a cover in Jane magazine, and a cosmetics campaign with Sephora.

This was the only season to feature a cast of twelve contestants. The international destination for the cycle was Milan, Italy.

The winner was 23-year-old Yoanna House from Jacksonville, Florida with Mercedes Scelba-Shorte placing as the runner up.[3]

This was also the first appearance of Nigel Barker as a judge and the only season to feature Eric Nicholson as a judge.

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown	Finish	Place
Anna Bradfield[4]	24	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	LaGrange, Georgia	Episode 1	12
Bethany Harrison[5]	22	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Houston, Texas	Episode 2	11
Heather Blumberg[6]	18	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Moreno Valley, California	Episode 3	10
Jenascia Chakos[7]	21	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Burien, Washington	Episode 4	9
Xiomara Frans[8]	25	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Morganville, New Jersey	Episode 5	8
Catie Anderson[9]	18	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Willmar, Minnesota	Episode 6	7
Sara Racey-Tabrizi[10]	22	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Seattle, Washington	Episode 7	6
Camille McDonald[11]	25	5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)	Mamaroneck, New York	Episode 8	5
April Wilkner[12]	23	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Miami Beach, Florida	Episode 10	4
Shandi Sullivan[13]	21	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Kansas City, Missouri	Episode 11	3
Mercedes Scelba-Shorte[14]	22	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Valencia, California		2
Yoanna House[15]	23	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Jacksonville, Florida		1

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
10	1	"The Girl Who Overslept"	January 13, 2004
The twelve finalists were picked up in a party bus where they were introduced to the viewers and each other. They then partook in a fashion show on a U.S. Navy ship, where Jenascia helped April after April realized she had the wrong outfit on. After receiving a Tyra Mail at dinner telling them that they had a photoshoot the next day, April promised to be responsible for waking everyone up on time. The next day, they did a Garden of Eden–themed nude photoshoot for Fresh Look contact lenses with male models. Jenascia failed to wake up on time for the photoshoot, arriving three hours late, which later impacted her performance. This caused a lot of resentment between Jenasica and April, as she had helped April at the fashion show and felt betrayed. Anna refused to participate in the shoot, as she felt it wasn’t ladylike” and was asked to leave the set of the shoot.[16] At judging, Yoanna, Camille, Mercedes, Heather, and Shandi all received much praise for their photos, although Catie, Bethany, and Jenascia received negative critique from the judges. Anna was criticized by the judges for not only refusing to do the photoshoot but also failing to provide a reason for doing so and Jenascia was criticized for her lateness. Anna and Jenascia landed in the bottom two and Anna became the first model eliminated from the competition. Featured photographer: Nigel Barker Special guests: Ed Libby, Jim De Yonker, Mike Randy, Ian Jones, and Yohanea Cepeda
11	2	"The Girl Who Floats Like a Butterfly and Stings Like a Bee"	January 20, 2004
The eleven remaining finalists participated in a runway challenge, which was won by Catie. For the week's photoshoot, the finalists shot a campaign for Steve Madden 90210. The judging session saw Bethany become the second model eliminated from the competition. Featured photographer: Ché Graham Special guests: Martin Snow, Maggie Rizer, and Carmen Marc Valvo
12	3	"The Girl Who Can Cry at the Drop of a Hat"	January 27, 2004
The ten remaining finalists received makeovers and later had a makeup challenge, won by Yoanna. For the photoshoot, the finalists modeled pieces of clothing from Laundry by Shelli Segal while suspended over a giant hole. The judging session saw Heather become the third model eliminated from the competition. Featured photographer: Richard Dean Special guests: Edward Tricomi, Joel Warren, Karima Casteneda, Julie Redfern, Mike Sharits, Mike Randi, Eric Niemand, and Halle Bowman
13	4	"The Girl Who Needs Six Months of Modeling School"	February 3, 2004
The nine remaining finalists met fashion designer Betsey Johnson for a challenge on their personal style, which was won by Shandi. For the week's photoshoot, the contestants portrayed celebrities. The judging session saw Jenascia become the fourth model eliminated from the competition. Featured photographer: Andrew Eccles Special guests: Simon Doonan, Adrianne Curry, Martin Snow, Danilo, Michael Carl, and Betsey Johnson
14	5	"The Girl Who is a Visual Orgasm"	February 10, 2004
For the week's challenge, the eight remaining finalists did an interview with Janice Dickinson. The challenge winner was Mercedes for her honesty surrounding her lupus. The week's photoshoot was a campaign for Quench Water and was shot underwater. Catie, Yoanna, Mercedes, and April performed well, with Sara being praised by Jay for being “better in the water than” on land. However, Shandi, Camille and Xiomara struggled, with Nolé commenting that Xiomara looked like a “walrus wearing chiffon” and that Shandi looked like a “drowning chicken”. The judging session saw Xiomara become the fifth model eliminated from the competition. Featured photographer: George Holz Special guests: Sam Christensen, Suzannah Galland, Carolyn London, and Nolé Marin
15	6	"The Girl Whose Lip Puffed Up"	February 17, 2004
The contestants participated in an acting lesson with Tasha Smith-Arqese followed by an acting challenge with Mark Collier, which was won by April. For the week's photoshoot, the seven remaining contestants had simple black-and-white beauty shots taken and they also shot a Matrix-themed commercial for Rollitos chips. The judging session saw Catie become the sixth model eliminated from the competition. Featured photographer: Bill Heuberger Featured commercial director: James Gay Special guests: Tasha Smith-Arqese, Mark Collier, De La Guarda, Eric Niemand, and Kyle Hagler
16	7	"The Girl Who is Dripping With Hypocrisy"	February 24, 2004
The six remaining contestants partook in a dancing challenge, which was won by April. Instead of a photoshoot, they appeared in the music video for Tyra Banks' "Shake Ya Body." The judging session saw Sara become the seventh model eliminated from the competition. Featured director: Kennedy Special guests: Rodney Jerkins and Tony Michaels
17	8	"The Girl With a Signature Walk"	March 2, 2004
The five remaining finalists were flown to Milan, where they went on go-sees. This challenge was won by Camille. The photoshoot was a campaign for Solstice sunglasses. The judging session saw Camille become the eighth model eliminated from the competition. Special guests: Kyle Hagler, David Brown, Elena Cimarosti, Carlo De Amici, Kesia Elwin, Liliana Rolando, Nolé Marin, and Michael Giannini Featured photographer: Massimo Costoli
18	9	"The Girl Who is Afraid of Snakes"	March 9, 2004
This episode was an overview of the past eight episodes of the cycle which featured previously unseen footage.
19	10	"The Girl Who Cheated"	March 16, 2004
For the week's challenge, the four remaining finalists were required to put together outfit that was high fashion and complemented their body the best.[17] The challenge winner was Shandi. For the week's photo shoot, the girls did a nude shoot in pairs. The judging session saw April become the ninth model eliminated from the competition. Featured photographers: Almicare Incalza and Alex Martinengo Special guests: Jean Luc, Nolé Marin, Loris Rocchi, and Stephen Fairchild
20	11	"The Girl Who is America's Next Top Model"	March 23, 2004
The final three contestants were Yoanna House, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte, and Shandi Sullivan. The penultimate judging session saw Shandi become the tenth model eliminated from the competition. Featured photographer: Massimo Costoli Mercedes and Yoanna participated in a fashion show for DSquared². The final panel saw Yoanna crowned America's Next Top Model.[18] Special guests: Nolé Marin, Gian Luca Guaitoli, Dean Caten, and Dan Caten

Summaries

Call-out order

Order	Episodes
	1[lower-alpha 1]	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	10	11
1	Camille	Catie	Shandi	Mercedes	Sara	April	Shandi	Shandi	Yoanna	Mercedes	Yoanna
2	Shandi	Yoanna	April	Xiomara	Mercedes	Yoanna	Mercedes	Yoanna	Shandi	Yoanna	Mercedes
3	April	Camille	Yoanna	Shandi	April	Mercedes	Camille	April	Mercedes	Shandi
4	Mercedes	April	Mercedes	Yoanna	Yoanna	Shandi	April	Mercedes	April
5	Catie	Mercedes	Sara	Sara	Catie	Sara	Yoanna	Camille
6	Sara	Sara	Camille	April	Shandi	Camille	Sara
7	Heather	Xiomara	Jenascia	Camille	Camille	Catie
8	Yoanna	Heather	Catie	Catie	Xiomara
9	Bethany	Jenascia	Xiomara	Jenascia
10	Xiomara	Shandi	Heather
11	Jenascia	Bethany
12	Anna

  The contestant won the challenge and was eliminated

  The contestant won the challenge

  The contestant was eliminated

  The contestant won the competition

1. In episode 1, Anna refused to participate in the shoot.

Average call-out order

Final two is not included.

Rank by average	Place	Model	Call-out total	Number of call-outs	Call-out average
1	2	Mercedes	29	10	2.90
2–3	1	Yoanna	33		3.30
	3	Shandi
4	4	April	30	9	3.33
5	5	Camille	38	8	4.75
6	6	Sara	34	7	4.86
7	7	Catie	34	6	5.67
8	8	Xiomara	36	5	7.20
9	10	Heather	25	3	8.33
10	9	Jenascia	36	4	9.00
11	11	Bethany	20	2	10.00
12	12	Anna	12	1	12.00

Bottom two

Episode	Contestants	Eliminated
1	Anna & Jenascia	Anna
2	Bethany & Shandi	Bethany
3	Heather & Xiomara	Heather
4	Catie & Jenascia	Jenascia
5	Camille & Xiomara	Xiomara
6	Camille & Catie	Catie
7	Sara & Yoanna	Sara
8	Camille & Mercedes	Camille
10	April & Mercedes	April
11	Shandi & Yoanna	Shandi
	Mercedes & Yoanna	Mercedes

  The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two

  The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two

  The contestant was eliminated after her third time in the bottom two

  The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Photo shoot guide

• Episode 1 photo shoot: Adam and Eve with sequins and paint
• Episode 2 photo shoot: Steve Madden shoes
• Episode 3 photo shoot: Laundry by Shelli Segal suspended over a giant hole
• Episode 4 photo shoot: Portraying celebrity icons
• Episode 5 photo shoot: Quench underwater nymphs
• Episode 6 photo shoot & Commercial: Black and white beauty shots; Rollitos chips commercial
• Episode 7 music video: "Shake Your Body" by Tyra Banks
• Episode 8 photo shoot: Solstice sunglasses in the Verona Arena
• Episode 10 photo shoot: Nude in pairs
• Episode 11 photo shoot: High fashion beauty shots

Other cast members

• Jay Manuel – Photo Director
• J. Alexander – Runway Coach

Makeovers

• Heather - A bit more blonde
• Jenascia - Cut to shoulder-length to suit height
• Xiomara - Wavy wild extensions
• Catie - Twiggy inspired pixie cut
• Sara - Blonde highlights
• Camille - Braids removed and long black weave added
• April - Dyed black with bangs
• Shandi - Dyed platinum blonde and given contact lenses
• Mercedes - Wild animalistic extensions
• Yoanna - "Modern mohawk" cut

Post–Top Model careers

• Catie Anderson has done runway and has been signed with a few different LA agencies. She is currently signed with New York Model Management.
• Anna Bradfield has done print work for Robin Callender, Anthony R. Lloyd, The Cotrice Collection and Lila couture bridalwear and has been featured on MyLittleSecretsOnline.com.
• Jenascia Chakos appeared in a few Seattle calendars, modeled for Jhon Catano-Betancur and had a child. She is now a fashion director for a magazine and appeared on an episode of Wheel of Fortune in June 2010.
• Xiomara Frans signed with Boss Models and has also appeared in the New York Post Latino Issue.
• Bethany Harrison got married and was featured in the Totally Texas Calendar.
• Yoanna House collected her prizes and signed with 1st Opinion Models. She has walked for various designers and did noted modeling work for Psychology Today, Hannah Anderson, Careline Cosmetics, Jane, Jacksonville, Metro Style, and is currently an icon for Sephora. She did commercial work for Declare Yourself, voting campaigns and cosmetics commercials with cycle 4 winner Naima Mora. She has also hosted television series such as Queen Bees and The Look for Less.
• Camille McDonald signed with Major Model Management, walked in a number of fashion shows and appeared in few magazines. She also launched her own line of lingerie called Lingerwear, for which Naima Mora modeled. She participated in the America's Next Top Model All Stars cycle alongside other former contestants, finishing in eleventh place.[19]
• Sara Racey-Tabrizi signed with TBM Models, APM Models, and Mensa Management, has done print work for L'Oréal, Converse, Pulse, King, and Maxim and has landed small acting roles.
• Mercedes Scelba-Shorte did some commercial and print work and is a spokesperson for the Lupus foundation. She was once signed to Nous Model Management and is currently signed to Elite Model Management and Click Models under the name "Mercedes Yvette."
• Shandi Sullivan was signed with Trump Model Management. She now works as a DJ in New York City.
• April Wilkner signed with Race Model Management and Wilhelmina Models in New York City. She has done some print, runway, and acting.

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External links

• America's Next Top Model, Cycle 2 at IMDb
• America's Next Top Model, Cycle 2 at TV.com