The sixth and final cycle of Asia's Next Top Model [subtitled as Asia's Next Top Model 6: Beyond Limits] premiered on August 22, 2018. Filming for the cycle took place in Bangkok, Thailand. Cindy Bishop and Yu Tsai both returned as judges for panel, while Monika Sta. Maria from cycle 3, Shikin Gomez and Nguyen Minh Tu from cycle 5 made appearances as model mentors throughout the cycle.
The cycle featured 14 contestants: three from Thailand, two from Indonesia and the Philippines, and one each from Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam. China, India, Mongolia, Nepal, and South Korea were unrepresented. Japan marked its comeback after its absences from the previous two cycles, while both Hong Kong and Myanmar returned after their absences from the previous cycle.
The prize package for this cycle included a Subaru XV, a cover and fashion spread in Harper's Bazaar Thailand, a featured avatar in the new America's Next Top Model Mobile Game, and a modeling contract with Storm Model Management in London.
The winner of the competition was 24 year-old Dana Slosar, from Thailand.
Eleventh placer Iko Bustomi joined the third cycle of Indonesia's Next Top Model which she was declared as the winner.
This Pan-Asian series gives young Asian women with modelling aspirations an opportunity to prove that they can make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of international modelling. Coming from various backgrounds across Asia, the series follows the top model hopefuls as they live and compete against each other for the coveted prizes. Hosted by Nadya Hutagalung, th... Read all
Asia's Next Top Model [abbreviated as AsNTM] is a reality television show based on the American franchise America's Next Top Model in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of Asia's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry. The show features models from the entire Far East region [East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia].
Search for contestants[edit]
An extensive online search takes place for the selection process. Models of Asian descent or nationality are all allowed to apply, but they must be able to speak and write in English. All applicants are required to be at least 16 and no older than 27 years of age, and at least 5 ft 6 in [1.68 m] tall. Contestants who have previously participated in another Top Model franchise can still apply for the competition as long as they were not the winner, and are not currently under contractual obligations with an agency or endorsing any product or brand.
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