Ebony Taylor
| America's Next Top Model (cycle 5) | |
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Cycle 5 cast
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 + reunion |
| Release | |
| Original network | UPN |
| Original release | September 21 – December 7, 2005 |
| Additional information | |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 13 |
| Winner | Nicole Linkletter |
| All-stars |
Bre Scullark Lisa D'Amato (Winner cycle 17) |
| Cycle chronology | |
The fifth cycle of America's Next Top Model premiered on September 21, 2005 on UPN. Two of the judges from the previous cycle did not retain their positions on the show. Janice Dickinson was replaced by former model Twiggy, and Nolé Marin was replaced by runway coach J. Alexander.
The prizes for this cycle included a modeling contract with Ford Models, a fashion spread and cover in Elle magazine, and a US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics. The winner of the competition was 19-year-old Nicole Linkletter from Grand Forks, North Dakota. Sixth-placer Lisa D'Amato would later claim victory as the winner of cycle 17.
The international destination during this cycle was London, England.
(Ages listed are at start of contest)
First aired September 21, 2005
The thirty-six semi-finalists went through interviews with Jay Manuel, Tyra Banks, and J. Alexander. The group was later cut down to twenty. Those twenty went on to participate in a fashion show where they were judged by J. Alexander and Jay Manuel and later had a one-on-on with Tyra. The remaining twenty were cut down to thirteen.
First aired September 21, 2005
The thirteen finalists walked in a fashion show at an event for Life & Style magazine, where they had to do their own hair and makeup. The models were later suspended in the air for a photo shoot in which they had to portray superheroes. Nik received best picture at judging. Ashley and Sarah landed in the bottom two, and Ashley was eliminated from the competition.
First aired September 28, 2005
The twelve remaining finalists received makeovers and had a photo shoot to show off their new hairstyles. They later competed in a challenge where they had to buy an outfit that fit their new personal style, with the winner being Lisa. The photo shoot had them competing against a fellow finalist in the same outfit and country setting. At elimination, Cassandra received best picture. Diane and Ebony landed in the bottom two, and Ebony was eliminated from the competition.
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