America's Next Top Model (cycle 4)

America's Next Top Model (Cycle 4)

Cycle 4 cast
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 13
Release
Original network UPN
Original release

March 2 (2005-03-02) – May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18)

Additional information
Judges
No. of contestants 14
Winner Naima Mora
All-stars Brittany Brower

The fourth season of America's Next Top Model aired in spring 2005, with the shooting location being moved from New York City to Los Angeles. The catch-phrase of the season was "Dive In."

These were the last appearances of Janice Dickinson and Nolé Marin who participated as judges. The Beauty Tip of the Week has now been replaced by the My Life as a CoverGirl segment. The house that the girls stayed in the first half of the competition was later used in The CW TV series (successor to UPN with the WB) The Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious and Oxygen TV series Pretty Wicked.

The winner was 20-year-old Naima Mora from Detroit, Michigan.

Episode summaries

The Girl Who Is A Lady Kat... Reow!

First aired March 2, 2005

This cycle's semi-finals included both Tiffany and Mary from Cycle 3. At panel, Tiffany revealed she has taken anger management classes, Kahlen impressed everyone despite never having watched the show before, Brittany was compared to Janice, Lluvy revealed she was once part of a gang and Naima recounted her dysfunctional childhood. In between auditions, the girls took part in a truth or dare, enjoyed a night at a club or a bowling alley (depending on their age) and celebrated two of the girls' birthdays, where Lady Kat made a few enemies among the girls. After the first cut, the girls were told they were going to do their shoot in a photomachine. Eventually, 14 girls were called and Mary was once again left out, despite showing more personality and confidence, and told Tyra that she broke her heart.

The Girls Who Hate Their Makeovers

First aired March 9, 2005

The fourteen contestants arrived at Paramount Pictures studios in Los Angeles with a New York movie setting. They began with Jay Manuel, the show's director of photography, where they met the judges, Nigel Barker, Janice Dickinson and Nolé Marin. The judges were dressed as the "fashion police" and introduced the contestants to their first photo shoot, Aliens In Manhattan. Many contestants impressed the judges, while Brandy complained about having to wait, which irked photographer Nigel.

After the shoot, the girls were driven to the luxurious house that would be their residence for the rest of the cycle. The next day, the girls scaled their weights and measurements, which caused some embarrassment for Brita who claimed to have recently gained some weight. Later, they went to a salon for makeovers. While Tyra had commended all other girls for being completely open from the beginning throughout and accepting to their new makeovers, Keenyah and Brandy were criticized. Keenyah complained throughout the process, however felt guilty towards the end and Brandy voiced her hatred about her eyebrows being bleached orange and felt that her boyfriend might be disappointed with her new look.

At the first judging, Kahlen, Tiffany, Rebecca and Naima impressed panel with their fierce photos. Brandy and Keenyah's bad attitudes were frowned upon although Keenyah was safe and Brandy ended up in the bottom two with Brita. In the end, Brita was eliminated because the judges thought that Brandy still had room for improvement, while Brita was unable to mask her age or weight in photos. Brita was the first girl in the history of America's Next Top Model to be the eldest of the cycle and the first eliminated contestant.

The Girl Who Suddenly Collapsed

First aired March 16, 2005

The girls met runway coach Miss J. Alexander at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where they were taught how to walk in a straight line, up and down gradients while carrying items. While most girls adapted well, Sarah struggled and walked awkwardly throughout the entire duration.

The next day, they were brought to K-Mart for their reward challenge. They each had to pick an item to use while walking down the supermarket aisle, and the evaluation was elimination style. Rebecca won the challenge, and was rewarded with designer shoes by Stuart Weitzman, along with five friends. She picked Kahlen, Sarah, Noelle, Lluvy, and Naima to share her prize. The girls who didn't win the challenge and were not chosen had to serve the other girls while at the Stuart Weitzman store which caused a rift between the girls.

This week's photo shoot was for 1-800-Flowers, where the girls posed with a man in the background while controlling 10 dogs. Rebecca, Michelle, Keenyah, Lluvy, Noelle, Tiffany and Tatiana all excelled and were praised for their beautiful photos. Brittany, Kahlen and Sarah had a hard time fitting the character and they were criticized for delivering mediocre photos. While Rebecca's photo was being evaluated, she experienced a relapse of her childhood balance disorder and fainted. She was sent to the hospital, and everyone decided to continue on with judging and elimination. Keenyah was criticized for her poor appearance, however made up for her previous week's poor performance with a stellar photo thus receiving the first call-out.

Brittany was criticized for being sexy to the point where it was pornographic in her photos, however Sarah was eliminated for her low self-esteem.

The Girl With The Worst Photo In History

First aired March 23, 2005

The girls were given a ballet lesson. After that, they went to dinner, where Tiffany drank too much and vomited. The next day, they talked with Beverly Johnson. Later, they were taken to a tennis court, where they were told that they were shooting various tennis shots for a big client. Unknown to them, this was actually a test to gauge their response to being under pressure. The "client" was actually an actor who was told to give the girls a hard time. Almost all the girls got frustrated, and Brandy later took out her irritation on Tatiana. After the shoot, Jay Manuel finally revealed that the photo shoot was a test, and Naima was crowned the winner for being the only one who stayed calm under pressure. She picked Kahlen and Tiffany to accompany her on her reward, which was dinner with tennis star Serena Williams. Naima was also given an autographed tennis racquet.

In this week's photo shoot, the twelve remaining girls became the twelve signs of the zodiac and were featured in a Warneco calendar. Brandy once again showed her bad attitude on set.

Model Zodiac sign
Brandy Scorpio
Brittany Sagittarius
Christina Libra
Kahlen Aries
Keenyah Taurus
Lluvy Pisces
Michelle Aquarius
Naima Capricorn
Noelle Leo
Rebecca Virgo
Tatiana Gemini
Tiffany Cancer

Brittany redeemed herself by producing a stellar Sagittarius picture and was called first at judging. Michelle, Keenyah, Kahlen and Christina were praised for their pictures. Conversely, Lluvy's Pisces photo was deemed by Tyra as "the worst photo in the history of America's Next Top Model," which landed her in the bottom two along with Brandy who was eliminated because of her continued bad attitude, despite producing strong photos.

The Girl Who Is Contagious

First aired March 30, 2005

The theme for the week was makeup application, and Jay Manuel met the girls at an art studio, and introduced the task. They each had a limited amount of time to rush over to the various CoverGirl stations to apply makeup resembling "haute couture." Naima was the only one to fully grasp the concept, and won the challenge. She chose Christina and Lluvy to share in her prize of Lauren Scherr custom made handbags.

Noelle called her mother, describing Michelle's facial blemishes which would not go away. These were suggested to be a "deadly and contagious flesh eating bacteria that would cause certain death," which caused a wave of fear among the girls who had previously shared makeup with Michelle. The pandemonium continued all the way to the photo shoot, where the girls had to pose as different ethnicities while holding a child for a GOT MILK? ad, and Jay quickly sent Michelle for medical attention. The different ethnicities were as follows:

Model Ethnicity
Brittany African American
Christina East Indian
Kahlen Hawaiian
Keenyah Korean
Lluvy Swedish
Michelle Eskimo
Naima Icelandic
Noelle African
Rebecca Italian
Tatiana Biracial
Tiffany Native American

Michelle's blemish problem was revealed to be impetigo, a common bacterial skin infection usually caused by the same strain of bacteria that causes strep throat (Streptococcus pyogenes), and she began a course of topical antibiotic treatments. Because of the possible skin-to-skin contact with children, Michelle ended up posing with a doll, which caused some jealousy among the other contestants who had to pose with heavy, unwieldy children. However, Mr. Jay did recognize the fact that it was still hard for Michelle to pose, even with a doll, because the doll could not interact like a real human child.

At judging, Rebecca was praised for an edgy and striking photo and received the first call-out. Despite Lluvy's struggle to deliver a good picture, she was saved again due to her striking features and strong modeling potential over Noelle, who was eliminated as the judges felt that she did not look like a model in person. On a side note, when the episode aired, Keenyah's name was not called at judging during the call-out. This was an editing error.

The Girl With The Deliciously Tacky Dance

First aired April 6, 2005

Tyra taught the girls about the business side of modeling, and introduced her parents. Tyra talked about the ins and outs of the industry, and warned the girls against signing a contract without reading or understanding it.

After this session, the girls were invited to a CoverGirl Cosmetics industry party, where they were given time to converse with guests and possibly gain contacts. Unknown to them, the party was a secret challenge to see who could leave the best impression. Keenyah won the challenge and chose Brittany to accompany her for a stay at a hotel and spa.

For the week's photo shoot, the girls had to pose at an old gas station while being blasted with cold rain and strong winds. Many girls succumbed to the surroundings. To add tension, another girl was added in the background of each model.

Main Model Model In The Background
Brittany Keenyah
Keenyah Brittany
Christina Tiffany
Kahlen Christina
Lluvy Tatiana
Michelle Kahlen
Naima Lluvy
Rebecca Naima
Tatiana Michelle
Tiffany Rebecca

During judging, while the judges were wowed by Kahlen's strong, fierce photo, they were fed up that Lluvy and Rebecca were both making very little progress. Due to her inability to translate her unique beauty into film, Lluvy was eliminated in her third consecutive appearance in the bottom two.

The Girl Who Sends Tyra Over The Edge

First aired April 13, 2005

For the week's challenge, the girls were given scripts to read and memorize before having to act in a scene with male model Boris Kodjoe. Many flubbed their lines but Naima shone and was chosen as the winner. Naima received $10,000 worth of diamonds for her prize and she selected Michelle and Tatiana to share the prize with her.

For the week's photo shoot, the girls modeled for Wonderbra while depicting a pillow fight scene in bed with male model Rib Hillis. Most contestants felt uncomfortable with the sensual theme, especially Rebecca, who worried about her fiance's reaction.

For the week's pre-evaluation test, the girls read a passage via teleprompter filled with fashion-related jargon to test their improvisational skills and their fashion knowledge. Kahlen, Christina, and Brittany all struggled while Rebecca performed the best. Tiffany gave up mid-way through the challenge and despite Tyra's encouragement, Tiffany refused to complete the challenge.

At judging, Tiffany landed in the bottom two for her negative attitude along with Rebecca, who performed poorly in the photoshoot. The judges felt that both girls had all lost their passion and drive and needed a wake up call. In the end, Tyra eliminated both Rebecca and Tiffany, making it the first time in any ANTM cycle where two contestants were eliminated at the same time. As Tiffany and Rebecca said their goodbyes to the remaining contestants, Tyra became irritated at Tiffany's seemingly cavalier attitude and loudly reprimanded her before sending Tiffany away.

The Girl Who Gets Bad News

First aired April 20, 2005

Tyra visited the girls to air out her grievances at last week's shocking elimination.The girls were taught how to conduct interviews. They were then put to the test as they interviewed rapper Eve. Christina was chosen as the winner because of her preparedness and clarity of speech, and won an exclusive interview on Entertainment Tonight.

Right before they left for the photo shoot, Kahlen received a message that a friend of hers from high school had died. Shaken by this sudden news, Kahlen was further disturbed when it turned out that the next shoot would be at a cemetery, where the models portrayed the seven deadly sins while posing in a casket at the bottom of an eight-foot grave. Jay Manuel learned of this and allowed Kahlen to opt out of the shoot, though it would affect her placement in the competition. After some consideration, Kahlen decided to go ahead, and was able to channel her depression into her "sin" - wrath. The models' portrayal of the seven sins were as follows:

Model Deadly Sin
Brittany Sloth
Christina Lust
Kahlen Wrath
Keenyah Gluttony
Michelle Pride
Naima Envy
Tatiana Greed

For the judging challenge this week, the panel posed as journalists asking the girls questions in a mock press conference for the America's Next Top Model clothing line. The judges found most of the girls let the judges get the better of them.

At judging, Kahlen received her third top call-out for her incredible photo which the judges were stunned-to-death of and Tyra told it was clearly one of the best photos ever in the history of the show. Michelle and Tatiana produced bland shots, which landed them in the bottom two, both for the first time. The judges felt that Michelle had more potential and desire to win and eliminated Tatiana.

The Girls The Lionesses Are Hunting

First aired April 27, 2005

The girls were driven to an empty parking lot, where their challenge for the week required them to show their "wild side" and posed as animals. The girls were told that they were flying to Cape Town, South Africa. Since Brittany posed the best and had the best facial expressions, her enthusiasm won her the challenge.

Upon landing in South Africa, the girls were treated to a scenic safari ride that ended at a clearing. Brittany was then told that she could pick two friends to share in her prize and chose Christina and Keenyah. The three of them had a luxury accommodation at a hotel, while the other three had to rough it out in the wilderness. As Kahlen, Naima and Michelle bonded in their tents, Brittany, Christina and Keenyah had to deal with a bug infestation problem at their hotel.

For the week's photo shoot, the girls had to pose as animals in the South African safari with a crocodile for Lubriderm. Mr Jay told Christina that this was her best shoot to date and told Kahlen that once again she excelled. Keenyah's recent weight gain caused problems during the photo shoot.

Model Animal
Brittany Giraffe
Christina Ostrich
Kahlen Springbok
Keenyah Elephant
Michelle Zebra
Naima Cheetah

After the photo shoot, the girls arrived at Cape Town and they stayed in a seaside hotel.

The judges were once again amazed with Kahlen and her portrayal of the springbok, the national animal of South Africa. They also were amazed with Christina's photo but said once again that she lacked personality in person. Keenyah's weight issue and Michelle's inability to not crack under pressure landed them in the bottom two.In the end,Michelle was eliminated despite having a strong portfolio.

The Girl Who Flops In The Mud

First aired May 4, 2005

For their challenge, the girls went on go-sees and met several important people in the fashion industry. Comments were made about Keenyah's weight problem, but in the end, she won the challenge and picked Brittany to accompany her to designer Craig Port's house. Naima was criticized for being the only one who missed the 4:30 deadline, because she felt it was important to see everyone.

This episode revealed the first crack in Brittany and Keenyah's seemingly solid friendship. Brittany unwittingly stole the show from Keenyah at Craig Port's party, getting drunk off many glasses of wine and ending the evening mimicking the doggy style sexual position with Craig Port while the other guests looked on and laughed. Keenyah regretted bringing Brittany along.

For this week's photo shoot, the girls were taken deep into the South African jungle, and they stopped at a picturesque waterfall for their shoot. They had to make their own outfits from their surroundings, including leaves and mud. Brittany flopped around in mud to make her outfit.

At judging, the girls were told to critique each other's photos, and state who they felt had the most and least amount of potential, with Kahlen receiving the most praise and Christina the least. Kahlen and Naima amazed the judges with their acute fashion-based analysis, while Brittany's comments lacked insight, landing her in the bottom two. Christina found herself in the bottom two for the first time because although Tyra referred to her as "the girl with a heart of an angel," the judges found her persona "icy cold." Her inability to mask this in front of the panel got her eliminated.

The Girl Who Is Special

First aired May 11, 2005

The reward challenge this week required the contestants to learn a traditional South African dance and perform it in front of a live audience. Keenyah told the South African dancers that she felt like she was "home," and that she had much more of a connection with South Africa since she was the only black girl, which Naima took offense to as she was half-black. Naima got her fourth challenge win of the season, and won 30 extra frames for the photo shoot. She was allowed to pick friends to share with her the reward of extra frames, and Kahlen was strategically left out due to Naima perceiving her as the biggest threat.

The girls were brought to Robben Island and saw Nelson Mandela's cell afterwards. Keenyah, who felt a connection with her roots in Africa, and hearing of Mandela's ordeal for democracy, cried, even though she knew nothing about Mandela. This irked the girls, most notably Brittany, who was irritated that Keenyah whined to her how great Mandela was but did not even know whether he was alive or dead. At the prison, the guide passed a key to Naima to open the cell, which upset Keenyah because she thought that it was her "birthright." The bad air was cleared momentarily as the final four soaked in the history of the location.

After this, the girls were brought to Mandela's residence, where they listened to Mandela's advice and philosophy.

For the photo shoot, the girls posed while dancing with male models. Naima and Brittany excelled, but Keenyah got disturbed when her male model touched her and grunted in her ear, and confronted him after the shoot. Kahlen, who up until now was producing stellar photos, had her worst photo shoot ever, and admitted that she still wasn't comfortable "being sexy." On the drive back, Keenyah complained about the incident with the male model. The girls, already irritated by her actions throughout the day, ignored her. When she touched on the subject about the cell, Brittany finally let loose and gave Keenyah a severe verbal lashing.

This confrontation took its toll on Brittany, who landed in the bottom two for her dwindling personality with Naima, for her stifled personality, despite both having great pictures. In the end, the judges felt that Brittany's defeated demeanor was too obvious to ignore and she was eliminated.

What The Girls Did That You've Never Seen Before

First aired May 17, 2005

This was the recap episode of the cycle, which aired one day before the finale. Never before seen footage included Christina and Naima being "passionate" along with Kahlen's, Christina's and Brittany's moms coming to visit and some indoor roughhousing.

The Girl Who Walks On Water

First aired May 18, 2005

The final three met Jay Manuel and shot a commercial and print ad for CoverGirl. Naima was the first selected for the final two. Kahlen produced what was deemed to be a stunning CoverGirl shot, but her performance in the commercial was moderate. Keenyah, according to the judges, had a stellar overall performance commercially, but doubted her potential as a high fashion model. This led to Keenyah's elimination.

For their final runway walk, the girls met Ms. J at a runway partially submerged underwater and were given a course about how to stomp on water. Cycle 3 winner Eva Pigford did not attend this final runway task however went to London with the eventual winner of this cycle for the Cycle 5 final runway task. At night, the show began as Kahlen and Naima emerged from behind a waterfall and strutted down the runway together with a bevy of other models. The judges were torn between the high fashion appeal of Kahlen and Naima's commercial appeal. While they felt Kahlen's pictures had been consistently stronger, Naima was solid in her final runway assessment and did own it. Tyra compared Kahlen to a girl who "did good all semester and failed the final," and Naima to a girl who "kinda did fair during the semester, and killed (rocked) the final."

The girls were called back into panel where it was then announced that Naima was the fourth winner of America's Next Top Model.

Return To The Runway

The Return To The Runway special aired on September 20, 2005, preceding the premiere of the fifth cycle. In this "Where are they now?" episode, we learned:

Appearing (in order)

It also focused on the ANTM tour featuring:

Shannon Stewart, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte, Shandi Sullivan, Catie Anderson, Ann Markley, Norelle Van Herk, Eva Marcille, Amanda Swafford, Toccara Jones, Kahlen Rondot, Brittany Brower, Tiffany Richardson, Keenyah Hill and Naima Mora.

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant[2] Age Height Hometown Outcome
Brita Petersons[3] 25 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) La Cañada, California Eliminated in Episode 2
Sarah Dankelman[4] 22 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Baltimore, Maryland Eliminated in Episode 3
Brandy Rusher[5] 20 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Houston, Texas Eliminated in Episode 4
Noelle Staggers[6] 20 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Reno, Nevada Eliminated in Episode 5
Lluviana "Lluvy" Gomez[7] 21 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Modesto, California Eliminated in Episode 6
Tiffany Richardson[8] 22 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Miami, Florida Eliminated in Episode 7
Rebecca Epley[9] 22 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tatiana Dante[10] 18 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Maui, Hawaii Eliminated in Episode 8
Michelle Deighton[11] 19 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Terre Haute, Indiana Eliminated in Episode 9
Christina Murphy[12] 24 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Tallahassee, Florida Eliminated in Episode 10
Brittany Brower 22 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Tallahassee, Florida Eliminated in Episode 11
Keenyah Hill[13] 19 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Compton, California Eliminated in Episode 13
Kahlen Rondot[14] 21 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Runner-up
Naima Mora[15] 20 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Detroit, Michigan Winner

Summaries

Call-out order

Tyra’s call-out order
OrderEpisodes
123456789101113
1 RebeccaTiffanyKeenyahBrittanyRebeccaKahlenBrittanyKahlenKahlenNaimaKeenyahNaimaNaima
2 ChristinaNaimaTatianaKeenyahChristinaBrittanyKeenyahChristinaChristinaKeenyahKahlenKahlenKahlen
3 KeenyahRebeccaRebeccaMichelleTatianaNaimaNaimaNaimaNaimaKahlenNaimaKeenyah
4 BritaKahlenTiffanyKahlenTiffanyChristinaMichelleKeenyahBrittanyBrittanyBrittany
5 NaimaChristinaLluvyChristinaKeenyahMichelleKahlenBrittanyKeenyahChristina
6 NoelleMichelleNaimaRebeccaKahlenTatianaChristinaMichelleMichelle
7 MichelleNoelleChristinaTatianaNaimaTiffanyTatianaTatiana
8 SarahSarahBrandyNaimaBrittanyKeenyahRebecca
9 BrandyTatianaNoelleTiffany Michelle RebeccaTiffany
10 BrittanyBrittanyMichelleNoelle Lluvy Lluvy
11 KahlenLluvyKahlenLluvyNoelle
12 TatianaKeenyahBrittanyBrandy
13 LluvyBrandySarah
14 TiffanyBrita
     The contestant was eliminated
     The contestant won the competition

Photo Shoot Guide

Other Cast Members

Makeovers

Post-Top Model careers

References

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  28. ↑ Kahlen Rondot

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