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ShowsAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 9
Aired fall 2007 · The CW · international leg across two Chinese cities

The China Turn

Shanghai and Beijing split the international stretch across two of China's most visually distinct cities, and Twiggy wraps her final cycle as a permanent judge. The competition itself draws a more polarizing response than prior cycles.

Filmed
Los Angeles, California; Shanghai and Beijing, China
Premiered
Sep 19, 2007
Episodes
13
Format
Modeling competition · two-city China leg
Twiggy's final cycle as permanent judge
Cast size
13 players
13 contestants, fall 2007 casting
Host
Tyra Banks
ninth season at the helm
On this page
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 05Adjacent in the canon
  5. 06Also appears in
01The take

The China Turn.

Two cities and a farewell — a cycle that travels well but competes unevenly.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

The China Turn is the most ambitious location package of the CW's early cycles — Shanghai and Beijing each contribute distinct visual registers, and the photoshoots use both cities with real craft. Twiggy closes her run on the permanent panel here, and her presence keeps the judging sessions grounded. The season's weakness is the competition layer itself, which runs unevenly and produces a polarizing result. The travel is strong; the competitive tension is not.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #14 slot.

Slot #14 of 15 in the America's Next Top Model Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.

No spoilers. Every page is reviewed before it goes live.
06Also appears in

Cross-references.

America's Next Top Model — Editor's CanonEditor's Canon · #14
America's Next Top Model S9 — The China Turn — tiered.tv