The Face (U.S. season 2)

The Face (U.S. season 2)

Season 2 cast
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 10[1]
Release
Original network Oxygen
Original release March 5, 2014 – May 7, 2014

The second season of The Face premiered on March 5, 2014 on Oxygen.[2] The season followed three supermodel coaches as they competed with each other to find 'the face' of Frédéric Fekkai's hair care brand by the same name.

Model coaches Coco Rocha and Karoliná Kurkova both opted to leave the show for season two. They were replaced by Anne Vyalitsyna and Lydia Hearst. Nigel Barker continued to serve as the host for season two. The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Tiana Zarlin from San Diego, California.

Casting process

For season two, contestants had to be aged 18 as of September 1, 2013. After pre-registering themselves online, applicants had to attend an open casting call at Chelsea Studios in New York City on July 21, 2013. They could also apply online by submitting a home video. The deadline for all applications was July 22.[3][4][5]

Contestants

(ages stated are at the start of filming)

Contestant[6][7] Age Hometown Model coach Finish
Isabelle Bianchi 19 Geneva, Switzerland Anne Eliminated in Episode 1
Nakisha Bromfield 20 Bronx, New York Lydia Eliminated in Episode 2
Kira Dikhtyar 24 Moscow, Russia Naomi Eliminated in Episode 3
Alana Duval 22 Brownsville, Texas Naomi Eliminated in Episode 4
Allison Millar 19 Charleston, South Carolina Lydia Eliminated in Episode 5
Khadidiatou "Khadisha" Gaye[8][9] 20 Dakar, Senegal Anne Eliminated in Episode 6
Sharon Gallardo 24 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Anne Eliminated in Episode 7
Amanda Gullickson 18 Charlotte, North Carolina Lydia Eliminated in Episode 8
Felisa Wiley 19 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Naomi Quit in Episode 9
Rachel "Ray" Clanton 18 Miami Lakes, Florida Lydia Runner-up
Afiya Bennett 18 Brooklyn, New York Naomi
Tiana Zarlin 20 San Diego, California Anne Winner

Episodes

Episode 1: Let the Face Begin

First aired March 5, 2014

The season kicks off as the twelve finalists meet their mentors Anne Vyalitsyna, Lydia Hearst, and Naomi Campbell in Bryant Park, where they are divided into three teams of four. Later, they must pose together behind a storefront window in a campaign for Juicy Couture. The winning team is revealed, and one of the model hopefuls has her dreams cut short.

Episode 2: Bare Your New Look

First aired March 12, 2014

The aspiring models receive make overs at the Frédéric Fekkai salon. For the campaign, the models must pose nude in a shoot for the brand's website. Drama escalates after Naomi calls out one of her models, throwing her into conflict with the rest of the girls. After her team is revealed to be the winner of the campaign, Naomi becomes critical of the two models the losing mentors have chosen to send into the elimination room.

Episode 3: Runway Dinner Party

First aired March 12, 2014

Naomi attacks Anne and Lydia for choosing their only black models to be put on the chopping block after the racial controversy the previous episode. The girls later meet Tyson Beckford for a catwalk lesson challenge in preparation for an upcoming runway show. For the campaign, the models must walk on top of a banquet table catwalk in Pamella Roland gowns. The episode culminates in the emotional breakdown of one of the contestants, and for the first time ever, one of the coaches barges into the elimination room mid-ceremony.

Episode 4: Sell, Sell, Sell!

First aired March 26, 2014

The test shoots are thrown out the window as the models are told that they will have to take on the rest of the campaigns unprepared. After the news are revealed the contestants are introduced to their client for the campaign, the CEO of lifestyle brand Alex and Ani, Giovanni Feroce. The goal for the shoot is to create a thirty-second commercial in just one take. Back in the loft, a feud takes place between two of the models.

Episode 5: Going Viral

First aired April 2, 2014

The teams must once again take part in a video campaign, much to the dismay of team Lydia's Allison. The goal is to create a thirty-second viral video with a dance routine that will generate buzz towards the featured brand, Libeskind Berlin. Karen Elson makes a guest appearance to help the models create the best commercial possible. Team Anne V snags their third consecutive win, and Anne must once again decide the fate of one of the hopefuls.

Episode 6: Just One of the Boys

First aired April 9, 2014

Nigel Barker introduces the models to drag superstar Ru Paul, who teaches the girls about gender role reversal. For the campaign, the mentors pose in front of the camera with their models for a photo shoot that will be featured on Elle.com's website. Team Anne's winning streak finally comes to a halt, and in the elimination room, one of the contestants wishes she could switch teams.

Episode 7: Male Bonding

First aired April 16, 2014

The models pose intimately with complete strangers, in a sexy lingerie campaign for Fleur du Mal. They'll need to find chemistry with their male models in order to stay in the competition. Lydia steps up her game with a more forceful technique.

Episode 8: Diamonds Are a Model's Best Friend

First aired April 23, 2014

The models shoot a jewelry commercial for Chopard. They must remain composed while running in 10 inch heels and dressed in restrictive dresses made by Lady Gaga's favorite designer, Iris Van Herpen. Afiya and Naomi don't see eye to eye.

Episode 9: Press Your Luck

First aired April 30, 2014

The models' composure is tested when they deliver a speech in front of a room full of press. When something catches the models off guard, one loses face with her coach and has a hard time recovering.

Episode 10: Who Will Be the Face

First aired May 7, 2014

The remaining models must dazzle Frederic Fekkai in three of the most difficult challenges yet. In the end, only one will become a spokesperson and ambassador for Frédéric Fekkai's 2014 national ad campaign and win a coveted spread in the July issue of Elle.

Summaries

Elimination table

Contestant Episodes
1 2 3 4 567 8 9 10
1 Tiana ININ IN WIN‡WINWININ IN LOW WIN WINNER
2/3 AfiyaINWIN WIN IN ININ WIN IN WIN INRUNNER-UP
Ray INLOW INLOWIN IN IN WIN IN LOW RUNNER-UP
4 FelisaINWIN WIN IN INLOW WIN LOW WINQUIT
5 Amanda ININ IN IN IN IN LOW WIN OUT
6 Sharon ININ IN WIN WIN WIN‡ IN OUT
7 Khadisha ININ LOWWIN WIN WINOUT
8 Allison ININ IN IN LOWOUT
9 AlanaINWIN WIN IN OUT
10 KiraIN WIN WIN OUT
11 Nakisha ININ OUT
12 Isabelle INOUT

 Team Anne 
 Team Lydia 
 Team Naomi 

‡ The contestant won an individual challenge
     The contestant was part of the winning team for the episode.
     The contestant was at risk of elimination.
     The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
     The contestant withdrew from the competition.
     The contestant was a runner-up.
     The contestant won The Face.

Campaigns

References

  1. ↑ "Oxygen Media Greenlights Second Season of Critically Acclaimed Modeling Competition Series "The Face" Produced by Shine America". The Futon Critic. April 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ Bibel, Sara (January 5, 2014). "'The Face' Season 2 to Premiere Wednesday, March 5 on Oxygen". TV by the Numbers.
  3. ↑ "THE FACE SEASON 2 Faqs".
  4. ↑ "THE FACE SEASON 2 How to apply".
  5. ↑ "THE FACE SEASON 2 Pre-Register".
  6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.802643366429307.1073741826.489495881077392&type=3
  7. ↑ http://the-face.oxygen.com/fashion_blog/tag/Season+2+Cast
  8. ↑ "Elite Model Look Sénégal - Au Sénégal, le cœur du Sénégal". www.au-senegal.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  9. ↑ "Le Blog du Boy Town: Face a Face avec Khadidiatou Gaye, laureate Elite model Senegal". leboytown.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
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