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Aired spring 2006 · UPN · final cycle on the network

The Network Finale

The last cycle to air on UPN, and the production treats it as such — Bangkok and Phuket give the finale stretch its most ambitious international reach yet, and Twiggy's first full cycle on the permanent panel brings a sharper fashion editorial eye to the judging table.

Filmed
Los Angeles, California; Bangkok and Phuket, Thailand
Premiered
Mar 8, 2006
Episodes
13
Format
Modeling competition · first Southeast Asia trip
final UPN cycle, Twiggy first full cycle
Cast size
13 players
Thirteen contestants, closing out the UPN era
Host
Tyra Banks
sixth season at the helm
On this page5 sections
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 04Adjacent in the canon
  5. 05Also appears in
01The take

UPN's real closing chapter.

UPN's actual final cycle runs close to the peak quality of C4 and C5 — a clean competitive format with Southeast Asia as the backdrop.
02The shape of the season

Third straight season at thirteen episodes.

The last UPN cycle closes with real ambition. Bangkok and Phuket mark the show's first Southeast Asian shoot, and the photoshoot creative uses the location — temples, markets, and coastal light the earlier cycles never had. Twiggy joins the permanent panel for her first full cycle, sharpening the fashion editorial register. The competition runs cleanly on a format the UPN years had fully settled. A strong final chapter for the network that launched the show.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #07 slot.

Slot #07 of 24 in the America's Next Top Model Editor's Canon. Cycle six closes the UPN era at full confidence. Bangkok and Phuket mark the show's first Southeast Asian shoot, and the photoshoot creative uses the location with real editorial ambition — temple backdrops, market environments, and coastal light the earlier cycles never had access to. Twiggy joins the permanent panel for her first full cycle, and the judging sessions carry a more deliberate fashion editorial register for it. The format is settled and the competition runs cleanly. The canon places it seventh because it is the UPN closing statement at its second-best, right behind cycle five.

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05Also appears in

Cross-references.