The seventh cycle of America's Next Top Model started airing on September 20, 2006 as the first to be aired on The CW network. The season's catch-phrase is "The Competition Won't Be Pretty." The season's promotional theme song is "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)" by Pussycat Dolls.
To date, this cycle is the most watched season in The CW, averaging 5.13 million viewers per episode. In addition, a new opening was made, different from the last three cycles. J.Manuel also was added to the final judging panel, for a total of five judges deciding on the winner.
The prizes for this were:
A modeling contract with Elite Model Management.
A fashion spread and cover in Seventeen.
A US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.
The following prizes have been removed:
A modeling contract with Ford Models.
A fashion spread and cover in Elle.
The international destination during this cycle was Barcelona, Spain.
The winner was 21-year-old CariDee English from Fargo, North Dakota.
Contestants
(ages stated are at time of contest)
^1 Amanda and Michelle Babin are identical twins; however, they competed individually.
The Girl Who Marks Her Territory
First aired September 20, 2006
Featured photographers: Oliver Bronson, Dylan Don
Special guests: Collin Pulsipher, Jonny Day, Ward Robinson, Sean Murphy, The Aswirl Twins
The Girl Who Hates Her Hair
First aired September 27, 2006
Featured photographer: Tracy Bayne
Special guests: Frederic Fekkai, Queen Latifah, Roxanna Floyd, Mr. Little, Lisa B., Weavin' Steven
CoverGirl of the Week: Anchal Joseph
The Girl Who Goes To Texas
First aired October 4, 2006
Featured photographer: Charlie Altuna
Special guests: Dennis Quaid, Bre Scullark, Emiliano Moreno, Rebecca Epley, Coryn Woitel, April Wilkner, Shannon Stewart, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte, Brittany Brower, Camille McDonald
CoverGirl of the Week: Anchal Joseph
The Girl Who Joined the Circus
First aired October 11, 2006
Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal
Special guests: Bao Tranchi, Stacey McKenzie, Jonathan Nosan, Erica Courtney, Atoosa Rubenstein
CoverGirl of the Week: AJ Stewart
The Girl Who Punk'd Ashton
First aired October 18, 2006
Featured photographer: Matthew Jordan Smith
Special guests: Janice Dickinson, Mark Steines, Matt Czuchry, Ryan Hansen, Jared Padalecki
CoverGirl of the Week: AJ Stewart
The Girl Who Graduates
First aired October 25, 2006
Featured photographers: Jeffrey Jones, Tyra Banks (B&W photoshoot), Randee St. Nicholas (Fabio photoshoot)
Special guests: Fabio, Dita von Teese, Kylie Bax, Atoosa Rubenstein, Beau Quillian, Cathy Gould, Elyssa Traub
CoverGirl of the Week: CariDee English
The Girls Who Made It This Far
First aired November 1, 2006
Special guests: Charlie Altuna, Sutan, Shirley Archer, Frederic Fekkai
The Girl Who Wrecks the Car
First aired November 8, 2006
Featured photographer: Patrik Giardino
Special guests: Gabrielle Reece, Stanton Barrett, James St. James, Kate Nobelius
CoverGirl of the Week: CariDee English
The Girl Who Breaks Down
First aired November 15, 2006
Featured commercial director: Denis Rovira
Special guests: Tasha Smith, Lee Norris
CoverGirl of the Week: CariDee English
The Girl Who Sticks Her Foot In Her Mouth
First aired November 22, 2006
Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
Special guests: Pancho Saula, Julie Cher, Susana Castano, Jorge Paulo de Oliveira Terra, Victoriano Simon, Julie Sohn
CoverGirl of the Week: CariDee English
The Girl Who Grates
First aired November 29, 2006
Featured photographer: David Ruiz
Special guests: Nacho Blancho, Naama Hernandez Ruiz
CoverGirl of the Week: CariDee English
The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model
First aired December 6, 2006
Featured photographers: Jim De Yonker (first part), George Holz (second part)
The contestant was eliminated
The contestant won the competition
In episode 1, the pool of 21 girls was reduced to 13 who moved on to the main competition. However, this first call-out does not reflect their performance that first week. Furthermore, CariDee's call-out was edited to be swapped with Megan's.
In episode 4, Monique did not participate in the photo shoot and was eliminated anyway.
Amanda and Michelle Babin, who had been represented by L.A Models prior to the show, have continued modeling. They appeared in cycle 8, posing for photographs with contestant Brittany Hatch. They were featured in an editorial in the December 2006 issue of Seventeen. They have also recently modeled in Milan. They later appeared in episode one of cycle 10. They also appeared in the thriller flick, From Within and in a song "Don't Listen To Him," sung by Leila Avila.
Melrose Bickerstaff is currently signed with Lenni's Model Management in London, has done ads for Scoop NYC, Jack Rabbit Belts, and the Beau Soleil Fall 2007 Collection, and walked the runway at London Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2008 for designer Aminika Wilmot. She was previously signed to Bleu Model Management and L.A. Models, as well as Storm Model Management in late 2007.
CariDee English has collected all of her prizes. She is also working with the Psoriasis Foundation and has been featured in several magazines, fashion shows and campaigns. She continued to be signed with Elite Model Management but is now represented by The Suchin Company. In March 2009, she began hosting Pretty Wicked, a reality show for the Oxygen network that seeks to find inner beauty in ten bad girls. CariDee is pursuing a music career alongside her modeling career. She is currently signed with First Option Model Agency in Dublin. She starred in a commercial for Stelara.
Christian Evans signed with Elite Model Management in Atlanta, runway division.
Monique Calhoun has modeled in Tokyo and was signed with L.A. Models and Code Model Management. She is now signed with Heffner Management under the name 'Monique Stateena'.
Anchal Joseph has modeled in Miami and Morocco, booked magazine editorials in ZOOM, French VOGUE with Bruce Weber, ELLE Singapore, Night, and Artemis. In addition to that she has booked campaigns for SOFI Swimwear and Eva Danielle NYC as well as shows for FUNKSHION Miami Fashion Week. She is represented by Manny Roman and is signed with Mars Model Management, and Roman Management.
Brooke Miller has graduated from University of Texas at Austin, and has taken test shots.
Megg Morales was signed with Red Model Management and did some print work and has gotten a showcard for Fashion Week SS09. She is now a Model/Artist living in Berlin, Germany. Megg is still involved in the fashion scene internationally, She is self managed from Berlin/ Europe, She also is a performance artist, and is a singer in a two piece band called "S0S0SAI". Megg's Artist name is RecklessRedemption.
Megan Morris has been signed with NEXT Model Management.
A.J. Stewart has modeled in Hong Kong, Tokyo and South Korea.
Eugena Washington has walked the runway in shows for L.A. Fashion Week, including Anthony Franco and Kevan Hall. She has also modeled for Southpole. She had her own billboard in Times Square, appeared in ads for Wal-Mart, and can be seen in TJ Maxx's "Maxxinista" commercial. She made an appearance in the music video Nothing On You by B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars. She is signed with Elite Model Management and appeared in cycle 11 Top Model's in Action. She also made an appearance in the tenth season of Hell's Kitchen as a model walking on a runway. In 2015, Eugena became a Playboy Playmate and later became the 2016 Playboy Playmate of the Year.
Jaeda Young has finished her education and got married. She now goes by the name Jaeda Young-Englund.
