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| Cycle 23 | |
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| General Information | |
| Country of origin: | United States |
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| Number of episodes: | 15 |
| Broadcast Information | |
| Original channel: | VH1 |
| Premiere: | December 12, 2016 |
| Finale: | March 8, 2017 |
| Cycle Information | |
| Judges: | Rita Ora Ashley Graham Drew Elliott Law Roach |
| Number of contestants: | 14 |
| Winner: | India Gants |
| Cycle Chronology | |
| Previous: | Cycle 22 |
| Next: | Cycle 24 |
| Gallery | |
Cycle 23 of America's Next Top Model premiered on December 12, 2016 on VH1.
This marks the first cycle of the show to broadcast on VH1 following the cancellation on The CW.
India Gants was crowned as the winner of the cycle.
Prizes
- A talent contract with VH1
- A fashion spread in Paper magazine
- A $100,000 contract with Rimmel London cosmetics
Contestants
The ages stated are from the start of the contest.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Eliminated | Place |
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| India Gants | 20 | Seattle, Washington | N/A | 1 |
| Tatiana Price | 21 | Queens, New York | Episode 14 | 2 |
| Cory Anne Roberts | 19 | Bali, Indonesia | Episode 14 | 3 |
| Courtney Nelson | 25 | San Francisco, California | Episode 13 | 4 |
| Cody Wells* | 27 | San Jose, California | Episode 12 | 5 |
| Tash Wells* | 27 | San Jose, California | Episode 11 | 6 |
| Paige Mobley | 22 | Birmingham, Michigan | Episode 10 | 7 |
| Marissa Hopkins | 18 | Houston, Texas | Episode 9 | 8 |
| Binta Dibba | 25 | Seattle, Washington | Episode 8 | 9 |
| Kyle McCoy | 23 | New York, New York | Episode 7 | 10 |
| Krislian Rodriguez | 26 | Los Angeles, California | Episode 6 | 11 |
| Giah Hardeman | 21 | Bryan-College Station, Texas | Episode 5 | 12 |
| Cherish Waters | 25 | Los Angeles, California | Episode 3 | 13 |
| Justine Biticon | 18 | Panorama City, California | Episode 2 | 14 |
^ Cody Wells and Tash Wells are identical twins, but they competed individually.
^ Tash Wells had previously been eliminated in Episode 4 but was brought back as the comeback contestant in Episode 9.
Cycle Overview
| Cycle | Episodes | Originally Aired (U.S. dates) | |
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| Cycle Premiere | Cycle Finale | ||
| 23 | 15 | December 12, 2016 | March 8, 2017 |
Cycle 23: 2016/17
| No. in Series |
No. in Cycle |
Title | Original Air Date | ||||
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| 290 | 1 | "Business, Brand, Boss" | December 12, 2016 | ||||
| A group of 28 aspiring models come to compete in their first challenge and attend a VIP industry event, where fourteen of them move on. | |||||||
| 291 | 2 | "Lights, Camera, Catwalk" | December 19, 2016 | ||||
| The top fourteen are summoned to runway boot camp with Stacy McKenzie; the models discuss the state of race relations in America. | |||||||
| 292 | 3 | "Make Your Mark" | December 26, 2016 | ||||
| The judges design signature looks for the contestants; the models participate in a nude photo shoot challenge. | |||||||
| 293 | 4 | "Major Key Alert" | January 2, 2017 | ||||
| DJ Khaled breaks down social media branding for the models; Jasmine Sanders helps the contestants enhance their profiles. | |||||||
| 294 | 5 | "Avant Garde" | January 9, 2017 | ||||
| Law Roach discusses the importance of personal style; Nicola Formichetti takes the models out of their comfort zones. | |||||||
| 295 | 6 | "Out for the Count" | January 16, 2017 | ||||
| A romance between two models could cost one of them the competition; the contestants face off with Supermodel Chanel Iman. | |||||||
| 296 | 7 | "X Marks the Spot" | January 23, 2017 | ||||
| Stacy McKenzie and choreographer Chris Grant want the models to create signature dance routines for a block party video shoot. | |||||||
| 297 | 8 | "The Glamorous Life" | January 30, 2017 | ||||
| The models attend an exclusive party at Philipp Plein's estate; the women compete for the best couple shot. | |||||||
| 298 | 9 | "The Comeback" | February 1, 2017 | ||||
| The previously eliminated models return to battle against the others in a fashion music video shoot, featuring French Montana. | |||||||
| 299 | 10 | "Platform Power" | February 8, 2017 | ||||
| The models create a PSA to support the initiative behind Amber Rose's "Slutwalk"; embodying iconic women in pop culture. | |||||||
| 300 | 11 | "Celebrity Life" | February 15, 2017 | ||||
| The models experience a day in the life of Rita Ora as they are bombarded by paparazzi throughout New York and later asked to personify her iconic Paper magazine cover. | |||||||
| 301 | 12 | "And Action!" | February 22, 2017 | ||||
| The final five contestants compete in a theatrical scene; the models must transform into beautiful disasters. | |||||||
| 302 | 13 | "Behind the Scenes, Beyond the Flash" | February 22, 2017 | ||||
| Highlights from the first twelve episodes of the season; interviews with panelists; contestant confessions. | |||||||
| 303 | 14 | "Brand Like a Boss" | March 1, 2017 | ||||
| The finalists learn about being a brand ambassador for Rimmel; the models shoot a commercial for waterproof makeup. | |||||||
| 304 | 15 | "The Final Countdown" | March 8, 2017 | ||||
| The finalists must complete a Paper Magazine photo-shoot spread; the eliminated contestants return to the runway one final time before one of the final three is crowned America's Next Top Model. | |||||||
Summaries
Call-Out Order
| Place | Episode | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 1 | Courtney | Cody | Courtney | Krislian | Cory Anne | Cory Anne | India | Tatiana | India | Tash India |
Cody | India | India | India | |
| 2 | Giah | Courtney | Cory Anne | Binta | Cody | Cody | Paige | India | Paige | India | Courtney | Tatiana | Tatiana | ||
| 3 | Justine | Giah | Marissa | Paige | India | Tatiana | Cory Anne | Cody | Cody | Cody | Tatiana | Cory Anne | Cory Anne | Cory Anne | |
| 4 | India | Marissa | India | Tatiana | Tatiana | Marissa | Tatiana | Marissa | Cory Anne | Courtney | Cory Anne | Tatiana | Courtney | ||
| 5 | Tash | Tatiana | Cody | Giah | Courtney | Courtney | Cody | Paige | Tatiana | Tatiana | Courtney | Cody | |||
| 6 | Tatiana | India | Tash | India | Binta | Paige | Binta | Cory Anne | Courtney | Cory Anne | Tash | ||||
| 7 | Kyle | Paige | Kyle | Courtney | Paige | Binta | Courtney | Courtney | Marissa | Paige | |||||
| 8 | Binta | Binta | Tatiana | Marissa | Marissa | India | Marissa | Binta | Tash | ||||||
| 9 | Cory Anne | Tash | Paige | Kyle | Krislian | Kyle | Kyle | ||||||||
| 10 | Cherish | Kyle | Binta | Cody | Kyle | Krislian | |||||||||
| 11 | Paige | Cherish | Giah | Cory Anne | Giah | ||||||||||
| 12 | Krislian | Krislian | Krislian | Tash | |||||||||||
| 13 | Marissa | Cory Anne | Cherish | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Cody | Justine | |||||||||||||
- The contestant was eliminated from the competition
- The contestant returned to the competition
- The contestant won the competition
- In Episode 9, Tash returned to the competition.
- Episode 13 was the recap episode.
Other Information
- As a result of the revival of the series following its cancellation by The CW in October 2015, this cycle follows the series' original format of an all-female contest.
- This is the first cycle to:
- Broadcast on VH1 opposed to The CW
- Not feature Tyra Banks
- Feature a completely revamped judging panel
- Feature a completely different opening song
Gallery
To view the gallery for Cycle 23, click here.