America's Next Top Model (season 3)

The third cycle of America's Next Top Model debuted on September 22, 2004, and was hosted by model Tyra Banks. It was the first cycle to gain partnership with cosmetics magnate CoverGirl and ran weekly commercials during the show named Beauty Tip of the Week with Jay Manuel and Elsa Benítez as well as the CoverGirl of the Week contest. The cast was increased to 14 contestants, and the season's catchphrase was, "Beauty In Progress."

America's Next Top Model
Season 3
Judges
No. of contestants14
WinnerEva Pigford
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkUPN
Original releaseSeptember 22 (2004-09-22) –
December 15, 2004 (2004-12-15)
Additional information
Filming datesMay 10 (2004-05-10) –
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14)
Season chronology

The prizes for this cycle were:

The following prizes had been removed:

The international destinations during this cycle were Montego Bay, Jamaica (for one episode), and Tokyo, Japan, the show's first visit to Asia.

The winner was 19-year-old Eva Pigford from Los Angeles, California, with YaYa DaCosta placing as the runner up.

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant[1] Age Height Hometown Finish Place
Magdalena Rivas[2] 24 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Worcester, Massachusetts Episode 2 14
Leah Darrow[3] 24 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 13
Julie Titus[4] 19 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Kent, Washington Episode 3 12
Kristi Grommet[5] 20 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) St. Louis, Missouri Episode 4 11
Jennipher Frost[6] 22 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Pocatello, Idaho Episode 5 10
Kelle Jacob[7] 20 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) New York, New York Episode 6 9
Cassie Grisham[8] 19 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Norman, Oklahoma Episode 7 8
Toccara Jones[9] 23 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Dayton, Ohio Episode 8 7
Nicole Borud[10] 21 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Minot, North Dakota Episode 9 6
Norelle Van Herk[11] 20 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) Newport Beach, California Episode 11 5
Ann Markley[12] 21 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Erie, Pennsylvania Episode 12 4
Amanda Swafford[13] 25 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Hendersonville, North Carolina Episode 13 3
Yaya DaCosta[14] 21 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Harlem, New York 2
Eva Pigford[15] 19 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Los Angeles, California 1

Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
211"The Girl With the Secret"September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22)
The series began with thirty-four semi-finalists' interviews with Tyra Banks, J. Alexander, and Jay Manuel. The first episode also introduces Tiffany Richardson who successfully became a finalist the next cycle and concludes with the selection of the top fourteen finalists.
222"The Girl Who is Codependent"September 29, 2004 (2004-09-29)

The fourteen finalists were flown to Montego Bay for their first photo shoot, in which they modeled bikinis on a coral reef. Magdalena became the first finalist eliminated from the competition the day after the photo shoot, and the judging session saw Yaya, Kristi, and Toccara gave the best photos while Leah become the second finalist eliminated.

  • Featured photographer: Nick Cardallicio
  • Special guests: J. Alexander, Michelle Mock, Douglas Barcellos, Mathu Anderson, and Danilo
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Yaya DaCosta
233"The Girl Everyone Thinks is a Backstabber"October 6, 2004 (2004-10-06)

The twelve remaining finalists received makeovers. The week's challenge was in makeup and was won by Norelle. For the week's photoshoot, the finalists shot a campaign for Nivea. The judging session saw Amanda, Nicole, Yaya, and Toccara give the best photos while Julie becomes the third finalist eliminated from the competition.

  • Featured photographer: Troy Ward
  • Special guests: Kiara Kabukuru, Anthony Palermo, Leonard Zagami, Debra Jaliman M.D., Dr. Zarabi, and Danilo
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Yaya DaCosta
244"The Girl Who Sets a Trap"October 13, 2004 (2004-10-13)

For the week's challenge, the eleven remaining finalists walked in a fashion show for Heatherette, with Eva being chosen as the challenge winner. The photoshoot was a campaign for Lee Jeans, in which the models shot together in one group. The judging session saw Ann, Nicole, Norelle, and Toccara gave the best photos while Kristi becomes the fourth finalist eliminated from the competition.

  • Featured photographer: Hyungwan Roo
  • Special guests: J. Alexander, Yoanna House, Danilo, Richie Rich, and Heatherette
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Yaya DaCosta
255"The Girl Who Cries When She Looks in the Mirror"October 20, 2004 (2004-10-20)

For the week's challenge, the ten remaining finalists posed as mannequins in a La Perla store window. The challenge winner was Kelle. The photoshoot was a campaign for Dooney & Bourke purses. The judging session saw Amanda, Yaya, and Nicole gave the best photos while Jennipher becomes the fifth finalist eliminated from the competition.

  • Featured photographer: Matthew Jordan Smith
  • Special guests: Simon Doonan, Savvas, and Lanny Ward
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Toccara Jones
266"The Girl Who Mutilated the Precious Brownies"October 27, 2004 (2004-10-27)

For the week's challenge, the nine remaining finalists climbed fourteen flights of stairs, doing a photo shoot at the top. The challenge winner was Yaya. The photoshoot was a campaign for YJ Stinger energy drinks. The judging session saw Nicole, Amanda, and Eva gave the best photos while Kelle becomes the sixth finalist eliminated from the competition.

  • Featured photographer: Sascha Pflaeging and Che Graham
  • Special guests: Joy Bauer, Captain Leif Wade, and Kate Dillon Levin
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Toccara Jones
277"The Girl Who Forgot Her Shoes"November 3, 2004 (2004-11-03)

For the week's challenge, the eight remaining finalists attended go-sees. The challenge winner was Yaya. For the photoshoot, the models portrayed alter egos. The judging session saw Eva, Ann, and Norelle gave the best photos while Cassie becomes the seventh finalist eliminated from the competition.

288"The Girl Who is Panic-Stricken"November 10, 2004 (2004-11-10)

For the week's challenge, the seven remaining finalists gave interviews on a red carpet. The challenge winner was Yaya. For the photoshoot, the finalists had beauty shots taken wearing Verragio diamonds and posing with a live tarantula. The judging session saw Yaya and Eva gave the best photos while Toccara becomes the eighth finalist eliminated from the competition.

  • Featured photographer: Bill Diodato
  • Special guests: Paul Wilmot, Hampton Carney, Sarah Pyper, and Rebecca Weinberg
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Toccara Jones
299"The Girl Meets Taye Diggs"November 17, 2004 (2004-11-17)

The six remaining finalists had an acting challenge with Taye Diggs. The challenge winner was Yaya. The girls were then told by Tyra that they were to be flown to Tokyo, and as the challenge winner, Yaya could fly first class, and chose Amanda to fly first class with her. The girls arrived in Japan and found out they were staying in a capsule hotel. The next day, they shot a Campbell's soup commercial. Not only were they were required to speak Japanese, but they were told that their director, Zente Yoshie, didn’t speak any English. Ann excelled, with the Zente Yoshie‘s translator commenting that her Japanese was “perfect”, whereas Nicole and Eva struggled to speak Japanese. Backstage, Eva told Ann that she hopes Norelle “eats it” during her commercial, which angered Ann, as Norelle was Ann’s friend. During the judging session, the girls were set a test in which they had to read a commercial and eat umeboshi, where Yaya was criticized for spitting out the umeboshi. At judging, the judges forgot to call Nicole forward for her evaluation, prompting the judges to question if she was memorable enough. Ann won the best commercial of the week, while Nicole becomes the ninth finalist eliminated from the competition.

  • Featured commercial director: Zente Yoshie
  • Special guests: Taye Diggs, Sande Shurin, and Toko Niwa
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Eva Pigford
3010"The Girl Who Goes Ballistic"November 24, 2004 (2004-11-24)

This episode was an overview of the past nine episodes of the cycle which featured previously unseen footage.

  • CoverGirl of the Week: Eva Pigford
3111"The Girl the Lionesses are Hunting"December 1, 2004 (2004-12-01)

For the week's challenge, the five remaining finalists learned and then were tested on their knowledge about the Tea Ceremony. The challenge winner was Yaya. The photoshoot was a campaign for T-Mobile; the models posed in kimonos. The judging session saw Eva and Amanda gave the best photos, while Norelle becomes the tenth model eliminated from the competition.

  • Featured photographer: Amiko
  • Special guests: Toko Niwa, Kuineo Koike, Yoko Takahashi, and Kyoko Higa
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Eva Pigford
3212"The Girl Who Didn't Hug Goodbye"December 8, 2004 (2004-12-08)

For the week's challenge, the four remaining finalists attended go-sees. The challenge winner was Eva. For the photoshoot, the finalists modeled an anime-inspired look on a motorcycle. At the judging session, the girls were required to incorporate Japanese Street Fashion: Lolita fashion into their personal style. Yaya was criticized for arriving late and told to leave the pressroom. Amanda gave the best photo, while Ann becomes the eleventh model eliminated from the competition in her fifth collective bottom two appearance.

  • Featured photographer: Takashi Miesaki
  • Special guests: J. Alexander, Toyohiko Mikimoto, Sawa Vaughters, and Carolyn London
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Eva Pigford
3313"The Girl Who Wins it All"December 15, 2004 (2004-12-15)

The final three contestants, Amanda Swafford, Eva Pigford, and Yaya DaCosta shot an ad campaign for CoverGirl. Amanda was the twelfth model eliminated from the competition at the penultimate judging session.

  • Featured photographer: Shu Scenzu

Eva and Yaya partook in a Noriko Fukushima fashion show. The final judging session saw Eva crowned America's Next Top Model.

  • Special guests: J. Alexander and Noriko Fukushima
  • CoverGirl of the Week: Eva Pigford[16]

Summaries

Call-out order
OrderEpisodes
1[lower-alpha 1]2[lower-alpha 2]3456789111213
1 AnnYayaAmandaCassieAmandaEvaEvaNicoleAnnAmandaAmandaYayaEva
2 LeahKristiNicoleAnnYayaAmandaAnnEvaEvaYayaYayaEvaYaya
3 KelleJulieEvaNicoleNorelleNicoleYayaAmandaNorelleEvaEvaAmanda
4 CassieJennipherYayaToccaraEvaYayaNorelleYayaAmandaAnnAnn
5 YayaKelleToccaraEvaNicoleToccaraAmandaNorelleYayaNorelle
6 KristiCassieJennipherAmandaToccaraNorelleNicoleAnnNicole
7 JulieToccaraCassieNorelleAnnCassieToccaraToccara
8 MagdalenaNicoleNorelleYayaCassieAnnCassie
9 NicoleEvaAnnKelleKelleKelle
10 AmandaNorelleKristiJennipherJennipher
11 NorelleAmandaKelleKristi
12 ToccaraAnnJulie
13 JennipherLeah
14 EvaMagdalena
  The contestant was covergirl of the week and eliminated
  The contestant won the challenge and was covergirl of the week
  The contestant was covergirl of the week
  The contestant won the challenge
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant was eliminated outside of the judging panel
  The contestant won the competition
  1. In episode 1, the group of 34 semi-finalists was reduced to 14. This call-out order does not reflect their performances that week.
  2. In episode 2, Magdalena was eliminated after the photo shoot.

Bottom two
Episode Contestants Eliminated
2 Ann & Leah Leah
3 Julie & Kelle Julie
4 Jennipher & Kristi Kristi
5 Jennipher & Kelle Jennipher
6 Ann & Kelle Kelle
7 Cassie & Toccara Cassie
8 Ann & Toccara Toccara
9 Nicole & Yaya Nicole
11 Ann & Norelle Norelle
12 Ann & Eva Ann
13 Amanda & Eva Amanda
Eva & Yaya Yaya
  The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated after her third time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated after their fifth time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Average call-out order

Casting call-out order and final two are not included.

Rank by
average		 Place Model Call-out
total		 Number of
call-outs		 Call-out
average
11Eva35113.18
22Yaya363.27
33Amanda383.45
46Nicole3484.25
54Ann55105.50
65Norelle5195.67
77Toccara4175.86
88Cassie3766.17
9–1010Jennipher3047.50
12Julie152
1111Kristi2337.67
129Kelle4358.60
1313Leah13113.00
1414Magdalena1414.00

Bottom two
Episode Contestants Eliminated
2 Ann & Leah Leah
3 Julie & Kelle Julie
4 Jennipher & Kristi Kristi
5 Jennipher & Kelle Jennipher
6 Ann & Kelle Kelle
7 Cassie & Toccara Cassie
8 Ann & Toccara Toccara
9 Nicole & Yaya Nicole
11 Ann & Norelle Norelle
12 Ann & Eva Ann
13 Amanda & Eva Amanda
Eva & Yaya Yaya
  The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated after her third time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated after her fifth time in the bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up

Photo shoot guide
  • Episode 2 photo shoot: Swimsuits on the beaches of Jamaica
  • Episode 3 photo shoot: Nivea beauty shots
  • Episode 4 photo shoot: Lee Jeans topless group shot
  • Episode 5 photo shoot: Dooney & Bourke purses on roller skates
  • Episode 6 photo shoot: YJ Stinger energy drink on a trampoline
  • Episode 7 photo shoot: Alter-egos with Ford Mustang
  • Episode 8 photo shoot: Verragio diamonds beauty shot with a tarantula
  • Episode 9 commercial: Japanese Campbell's Soup commercial
  • Episode 11 photo shoot: Geishas in kimonos for T-Mobile phone
  • Episode 12 photo shoot: Harajuku-inspired motorcyclists
  • Episode 13 photo shoot: CoverGirl Wet Slicks Crystals print ad

Other cast members
  • Jay Manuel – Photo Director
  • J. Alexander – Runway Coach
  • Mathu Anderson – Make-Up Artist
  • Danilo – Hairstylist

Makeovers
  • Julie - Trimmed and layers added
  • Kristi - Long chic bangs
  • Jennipher - Cut to shoulder-length and dyed blonde
  • Kelle - Wavy extensions
  • Cassie - Long curly blonde extensions
  • Toccara - Wavy shoulder-length brown extensions
  • Nicole - Lucille Ball inspired cut and dyed red with matching eyebrows
  • Norelle - Cut to chin-length and braces removed
  • Ann - Cut shorter with platinum blonde highlights
  • Amanda - Long ice blonde extensions
  • Yaya - Braids removed and acne treatment
  • Eva - Cut shorter and dyed blonde

Trivia
  • Jay Manuel and J. Alexander agreed on a May 2020 Instagram livestream that Cycle 3 “put ANTM on the map” with Manuel explaining that “Even with the Tokyo disasters, which ... drove me crazy ... it was still one of the most fun cycles, in a weird way, just because of everything that was going down.”
  • Manuel also revealed that the real reason why Tiffany didn’t get into the house was because she didn’t pass the psychological evaluation at casting week, not because Tyra didn’t want her. He admitted that off-camera, Tyra told Tiffany that “can you get help?” and the network “paid for her to get counselling and allowed her to come back and audition for Cycle 4”.
  • J Alexander admits that if that Cycle 3 was aired today, Yaya would have received a “lot of support“ after she was criticised for being overbearing in regards to being proud of being African.
  • Jay Manuel has confirmed that he is still is in touch with the contestants, including Ann and Eva, saying he is “really good friends” with Ann. He also confirmed that he still is in contact with Eva “via text and dm now and then” and was actually “invited to her wedding”.
  • Jay Manuel described Toccara’s elimination as “emotional”, describing at as “hard for anyone”, saying even Janice Dickinson cried. J. Alexander also admitted that Toccara should have gone further.
  • Jay has revealed that the photoshoot with winner Eva Marcille and Tyra Banks actually happened 3 days before the Cycle 3 premiere party in Los Angeles before the airing of the final episode, with Manuel doing both their make-up. Miss J. said that Tyra actually shot with all three girls, including Yaya and Amanda, because they didn’t know who was going to win.
  • Jay revealed that during one panel, Janice Dickinson “kinda passed out” but they just continued filming judging with the other four judges and just edited Janice in later.
  • Manuel denied rumours than Ann only made it to the top 4 because Ford Models wanted her, explaining that agencies “for a fact ... could never put that type of pressure“ on the judges. However he did admit that model agencies would “float who they’d like” because they’d sit on the judging panels but they never controlled.
  • Jay Manuel admitted that the rumours that the contestants were detained in Japan upon arriving in Tokyo where “100% true”. He revealed that the judges had already arrived in Tokyo because they fly ahead of the contestants, but upon arriving in Tokyo, customs “thought they were hookers” and didn’t let them in the country. However, before they could be detained, production “put them back on a plane, flew them to Guam ... for two days ... and from there the girls got proper visas to enter the country”. J. Alexander also revealed that he was meant to meet the girls at the airport and was left waited for them for hours because he hadn’t been told what was happening. The left him “mad, angry ... furious” because production “completely forget” about him and he had travelled for “two hours” from Tokyo to the airport to meet them.
  • Jay also revealed that the show’s stylist was travelling with the contestants but that in Tokyo, they “don’t have showrooms like in a lot of ... European cities, so she travelled with trunks with the clothes for the photo shoots. But she was also “turned away” at customs, got a “black stamp” in her passport and was sent “back to New York”. However she took her trunks with her and production told Jay “guess what now, you’re styling”. They gave him money and him and J. Alexander had to buy all the clothes for the photo shoots in Harajuku whenever they had a free moment. He joked that after that experience “he never wants to style shoots again”.
  • Manuel has also admitted that the girls being turned away at customs was the “big disaster of Cycle 3” and “did mess up production”. Due to CoverGirl's partnership with ANTM as of Cycle 3, they had a bigger budget and so Manuel was able to produce a “really elaborate commercial which was what the girls were supposed to shoot when they landed in Tokyo”. He described how he built a “huge set” that took a “week to build” and a got a “famous director to shoot it” but once the girls were sent to Guam, production “tore it all down”. When the girls “finally showed up” in Tokyo, production said they couldn’t give Manuel any more money for a new commercial. Manuel says he was extremely angry and production told him it was his problem, which he claims is “very America’s Next Top Model production”. Eventually they did the commercial, but the robes that the girls were wearing were actually the robes from Manuel’s and Alexander’s hotel, and they shot it on a “patio” with a “reality cam” and no proper lighting. The commercials ended up being judged “an hour later” and Manuel was “mortified”, saying it “looked horrible” and that he was “embarrassed to even say what happened”.

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