Cycle 2 Plot
Cycle two of Australia's Next Top Model premiered on 4 January 2006 with 13 contestants competing for the title. The cycle's tagline was "Game On!" The competition was held in Sydney. The contestants shared an inner city apartment for several weeks while they were competing for the title of Australia's Next Top Model. The prizes for this Cycle included a two-year contract with Chic Model Management, an all expenses paid trip to New York City to meet with Next Model Management, an eight page editorial in Cleo magazine, a national campaign for Napoleon cosmetics for one year, A$1,500 worth of Lovable lingerie and sleepwear and a Samsung E530 mobile phone. Eboni Stocks won the competition and became Australia's Next Top Model.
Australia's Next Top Model Cycle 2 aired on January 4th, 2006.
Cycle 2 Episodes
1. Models 24/7
13 beautiful all new wannabe models from around the country arrive in Sydney for a shot at becoming Australia's Next Top Model - Game On!!
2. The Girl That Starts A Romance
It's transformation week. This week the girls get a new hair style and make up tips. As the girls get to know each other, there are also tempers beginning to flair.
3. Letting Out Emotions
Tempers heat up in the house as the competition continues.
4. Getting Back To Basics
Team Work is the focus of this weeks task, the girls are left in the middle of bush land. Will they be able to work together as a team and navigate their way to the campsite?
5. The Girl That Had Back Pains
This weeks focus in on movement and contol Adam takes the girls to Bondi Iceberg Pool, where they meet Olympic Gold Medalist Erika Graham. Caroline decides to leave this week, disappointed she was in the bottom two.
6. Oh-My Cleo
Erika talks to the girls about the media and the role they will be playing in the girls' lives. Eboni returns which pleases some girls, but ruffles the feathers of others At judging the judges think that Madeleine has lost her passion, but Louise's lack of confidence ultimately sends her home.
7. Fashion 1.1
Erika tells the girls about how marketing plays a big role in a model's life. The girls are visited by Jo Ferguson, the fashion editor for Cleo magazine, to teach them about fashion. Later, the girls go on go-sees, and ultimately Eboni is chosen as the best for the catwalk. The girls go to their photoshoot where they are suspended from ropes wearing Terry Biviano shoes. Eboni struggles, and the crew must take her down and let the other girls go first. The girls participate in a walk off between themselves, the models, and drag queens for charity, where Simone is crowned the winner. The judges think Madeleine's efforts to stand out make her appear fake, causing the judges to send her home.
8. The Girl Who Becomes Australia's Next Top Model
The girls are brought face-to-face with their last photoshoot, a clean beauty-shot where Erika watches intently. At panel, the judges are worried that Simone may not have the personality down yet. Eboni's back-problem may be a disadvantage too, and Jessica's look is called into question. In the end, Simone and Jessica land themselves in the bottom two and Simone is sent home. At the fashion show, all four judges are their to watch the girls strut their stuff and they're each equally impressed with both of them, especially Jessica. Erika announces Eboni as the winner!