Italia's Next Top Model

Italia's Next Top Model
Also known as	INTM
Genre	Reality
Created by	Tyra Banks
Presented by	Natasha Stefanenko
Judges	Natasha Stefanenko (1–present) Michael Giannini (1-present) Nadège du Bospertus (1-3) Giusi Ferré (1-present) Ciro Zizzo (1-2) Settimio Benedusi (2) Antonia Dell'Atte (4) Alberto Badalamenti (4)
Opening theme	Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape (1–2) Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape Konvict Remix (3) Magnetic Man - I Need Air (4)
Country of origin	Italy
Original language(s)	Italian
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	38
Production
Producer(s)	Magnolia Tv
Location(s)	Milan, Italy
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original network	SKY Uno
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	December 4, 2007 – June 15, 2011
External links
Website

Italia's Next Top Model (English: Italy's Next Top Model; abbreviated as INTM) is an Italian reality television show hosted by Natasha Stefanenko and based on Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model. It is broadcast on SKY Uno, a channel of the Italian Pay Television SKY Italia. The first cycle premiered in December 2007 and soon became popular among viewers.

The show is mainly taped in Milan, one of the most important capitals of fashion where the girls stay during the competition.

Each season of Italia's Next Top Model features 14-15 aspiring models and airs in 12-13 episodes. Each episode one contestant is eliminated except for the final episode when two eliminations take place, although double eliminations have also occurred. Makeovers are administered to the girls early in the season, usually after the first elimination. Photoshoots in destinations outside of Milan or Italy are also scheduled, usually in the second half of the competition. Each episode covers the events of roughly a week of real time and features a reward challenge, an elimination challenge (photo shoot, runway, a commercial), then the judging of the girls' performances, which leads to the elimination of one contestant.

An episode usually shows the contestants receiving training in an area concurrent with the job of a model. For example, contestants may get coached in runway walking, applying make-up to suit various occasions, improving knowledge of fashion or fashion business, developing a personal style. A related challenge soon follows to show what the girls have learned, for example a mock runway show, and a judge chooses a winner. She receives some prize, such as clothing, some spare time in Milan, or the chance to phone home since the contestants of Italia's Next Top Model cannot keep in touch with their families or friends while the show is being taped.

In the first three cycles daily episodes were also aired to show the girls' life in their house and teachings given them: usually lessons on runway walk and posing, meetings with a life coach, lessons with nutritionists and physical training.

The judging panel originally included four permanent judges: the host Natasha Stefanenko, Russian former model and actress who is popular in Italy and equals the role of Tyra Banks as the head of the search in the original series; former top model, Gianni Versace's and Giorgio Armani's muse, Nadège du Bospertus, Michael Giannini who also appeared on ANTM cycle 2 of America's Next Top Model's go-sees episode and is the art director and talent scout of d’Management Group; the fourth judge is the noted Italian fashion journalist Giusi Ferré. Other judges often showing up at panel in the first two cycles were the recurring photographers: photographer Ciro Zizzo and renowned photographer Settimio Benedusi and they both also worked alternatively with the girls in many of their photo shoots. In cycle 3 the panel was joined by a guest judge changing each week while the panel changed in cycle 4 when former top model Nadege was replaced by former top model Antonia Dell'Atte, Giorgio Armani's muse in the 1980s and photographer Alberto Badalamenti became another permanent judge.

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