Top Model po-russki season 5
Season of television series
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Top Model po-russki season 5 (subtitled as Топ-модель по-русски: Международный cезон) (English: Top Model in Russian: International season) was the fifth and final installment of the Russian adaptation of Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model. Two years after the show's initial cancellation following the conclusion of season 4, it was announced that the show would be returning with a fifth season.[1] This cycle featured returning panel members of previous cycles, including Vlad Lisovets (cycles 2 and 3), and Ksenia Sobchak (host, cycles 1-3), as well as a new judge, Denis Simachev. The host of the cycle was Natasha Stefanenko, who previously hosted Italia's Next Top Model during its four-year run.[2][3]
- Natasha Stefanenko
- Vlad Lisovets
- Denis Simachev
- Ksenia Sobchak
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| No. of contestants | 14 |
| Winner | Evgeniya Nekrasova |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Original network | Yu-TV |
| Original release | October 26 – December 28, 2014 |
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The season was filmed in the summer of 2014, and aired from October to December 2014. It featured contestants from several different countries (namely Angola, Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Israel, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States) as well as Russia.[4] Notably, two of the contestants had previously competed on other versions of Top Model: Juste Juozapaityte, who finished in second place on cycle 7 of Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model; and Kristine Smirnova, who finished in second place on cycle 2 of Eesti tippmodell.
The prize package for this cycle included a fashion spread in Glamour magazine, a campaign for s.Oliver, a cash prize of 1,000,000 rubles, and a modelling contract with Point Model Management. The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Evgeniya Nekrasova from Kemerovo.[5]
Cast
Contestants
(Ages stated are at start of contest)
| Country | Contestant[6] | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
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| Spain | Anastasiya Senchukova | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Barcelona | Episode 2 | 14 |
| Russia | Aleksandra 'Sasha' Plaksina | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Chelyabinsk | Episode 3 | 13 |
| Angola | Elena Sarattseva | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Cabinda | Episode 4 | 12 |
| Belarus | Alina Hoven | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Minsk | Episode 5 | 11 (quit) |
| Estonia | Kristine Smirnova | 27 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Tallinn | Episode 6 | 10 |
| Russia | Sofia Shum | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Tver | Episode 7 | 9 |
| Russia | Oksana Kavali | 25 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Saint Petersburg | Episode 8 | 8 |
| United States | Alisa Shirokova | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Myrtle Beach | Episode 9 | 7 |
| Russia | Olga Afonina | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Moscow | Episode 10 | 6 |
| Israel | Darya Li | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Jerusalem | Episode 11 | 5 |
| Canada | Mariya 'Masha' Shapovalova | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Ontario | 4 | |
| Russia | Tatyana Rumyantseva | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Smolensk | Episode 12 | 3 |
| United Kingdom | Juste Juozapaityte | 24 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | London | 2 | |
| Russia | Evgeniya Nekrasova | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Kemerovo | 1 |
Judges
- Natasha Stefanenko (host)
- Vlad Lisovets
- Denis Simachev
- Ksenia Sobchak
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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| 55 | 1[7] | "Episode 1" | 26 October 2014 | |
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The twenty semi-finalists converged in front of the Bolshoi Theatre for a public introduction with the judges. They later took on their first photo shoot, which involved posing for promotional stills and filming segments for the show's opening sequence. At the end of the episode, the judges reviewed the material and selected the final fourteen contestants. | ||||
| 56 | 2[8] | "Episode 2" | 26 October 2014 | |
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The finalists moved into their new home. They later had a runway lesson while wearing a blindfold and practiced their walks at an ice rink, where the best performer during the lesson, Kristine, was granted immunity from elimination. After having their measurements taken and analyzed, the models were taken to the Moscow Metro for their first photo shoot. At elimination, Nastya became the first contestant to leave the competition.
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| 57 | 3[9] | "Episode 3" | 2 November 2014 | |
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The remaining contestants received makeovers, and later posed nude in a photo shoot against bullying. At elimination, Sasha became the second contestant to leave the competition.
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| 58 | 4[10] | "Episode 4" | 9 November 2014 | |
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The contestants received a fitness lesson, and had their eating habits monitored and reviewed. After an extreme session of runway practice with judge Denis Simachev, the models were photographed in the woods while posing with wild animals. At elimination, Elena became the third contestant to leave the competition.
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| 59 | 5[11] | "Episode 5" | 16 November 2014 | |
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The remaining models had a posing and endurance challenge in which they had to pose as celebrity icons, and had to stay in character as their friends and family members attempted to break their concentration. At the shoot, the contestants had to star in a music video with Russian singer Elka for an alternative version of the song "Do You Know", featured in the opening sequence. At elimination, Alisa was eliminated when she landed in the bottom two with Alina. However, Alina quit the competition and Alisa was allowed to stay.
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| 60 | 6[12] | "Episode 6" | 23 November 2014 | |
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The contestants received circus and balance training from gymnast Anastasia Burdin, and later had their photos taken in a lookbook photo shoot for s.Oliver. At elimination, Kristine became the fifth contestant to leave the competition.
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| 61 | 7[13] | "Episode 7" | 30 November 2014 | |
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The contestants had an acting lesson with director Valeriya Gai Germanika, in which they had to portray different emotions. Later at the photo shoot, each model was assigned a different Russian fairy tale to portray. At elimination, Sofia became the sixth contestant to leave the competition.
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| 62 | 8[14] | "Episode 8" | 7 December 2014 | |
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The contestants took part in a vertical runway show, and later had a boxing photo shoot that doubled as a campaign against domestic abuse. At elimination, Oksana became the seventh contestant to leave the competition.
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| 63 | 9[15] | "Episode 9" | 14 December 2014 | |
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The remaining contestants took part in a challenge where they had to style one another, and later attended an interview in which they had to impress several guests to receive their business card. For the photo shoot, the models were photographed wearing jewelry in a beauty campaign for Pantene Pro-V. Following deliberation, Alisa became the eighth contestant to leave the competition.
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| 64 | 10 | "Episode 10" | 21 December 2014 | |
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| 65 | 11 | "Episode 11" | 28 December 2014 | |
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| 66 | 12 | "Episode 12" | 28 December 2014 | |
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Results
| Order | Episodes | |||||||||||||
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| 2[a] | 3 | 4 | 5[b] | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11[c] | 12[d] | ||||
| 1 | Olga | Oksana | Kristine | Darya | Sofia | Masha | Tatyana | Olga | Evgeniya | Evgeniya | Evgeniya Juste Tatyana | Evgeniya | ||
| 2 | Elena | Evgeniya | Tatyana | Tatyana Juste | Juste | Juste | Darya | Evgeniya | Masha | Masha | Juste | |||
| 3 | Evgeniya | Sofia | Olga | Tatyana | Tatyana | Olga | Tatyana | Juste | Juste | Tatyana | ||||
| 4 | Alisa | Juste | Juste | Olga | Evgeniya | Evgeniya | Alisa | Juste | Tatyana | Tatyana | Masha | |||
| 5 | Oksana | Elena | Masha | Sofia | Oksana | Oksana | Juste | Masha | Darya | Darya | ||||
| 6 | Kristine | Darya | Darya | Masha | Alisa | Olga | Evgeniya | Darya | Olga | |||||
| 7 | Sofia | Kristine | Sofia | Evgeniya | Masha | Darya | Masha | Alisa | ||||||
| 8 | Juste | Alina | Alisa | Oksana | Olga | Alisa | Oksana | |||||||
| 9 | Masha | Olga | Evgeniya | Kristine | Darya | Sofia | ||||||||
| 10 | Darya | Masha | Alina | Alina | Kristine | |||||||||
| 11 | Sasha | Tatyana | Oksana | Alisa | ||||||||||
| 12 | Tatyana | Alisa | Elena | |||||||||||
| 13 | Alina | Sasha | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Anastasiya | |||||||||||||
- The contestant was immune from elimination
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant quit the competition
- The contestant was the original eliminee, but was saved
- The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel
- The contestant won the competition
Notes
- In episode 2, Kristine was granted immunity after winning that week's reward challenge.
- In episode 5, Alina quit the competition after learning she was safe. This automatically saved Alisa from elimination.
- Maria was eliminated outside of judging panel at the end of episode 11, following that week's judging and elimination.
- In episode 12, Tatyana was eliminated following the penultimate deliberation with Juste and Evgeniya advancing to the final two.