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Aired winter–spring 2008 · The CW · New York City returns as primary base

The New York Return

After five cycles based in Los Angeles, the show returns to New York City — and the move changes the production's register. Paulina Porizkova joins the permanent panel, the casting expands to 14 contestants, and Rome provides the international component.

Filmed
New York City, New York; Rome, Italy
Premiered
Feb 20, 2008
Episodes
13
Format
Modeling competition · NYC homecoming
Paulina Porizkova joins, expanded cast
Cast size
14 players
Fourteen contestants, first NYC street-cast search
Host
Tyra Banks
tenth 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

New York sharpens the format.

A homecoming that reinvigorates the format — New York sharpens everything the show does with light and fashion context.
02The shape of the season

Two straight seasons back at thirteen episodes.

New York City as the production base changes what the show looks like. The street-casting energy, the fashion industry proximity, and the density of editorial-ready locations give the photoshoots a register the LA cycles rarely matched. Paulina Porizkova brings sharper runway and commercial expertise to the panel, and the expanded 14-contestant pool gives the competition more room to breathe. Rome closes the season with strong European editorial work. A structurally significant cycle that earns its rank.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #08 slot.

Slot #08 of 24 in the America's Next Top Model Editor's Canon. Cycle ten earns its rank on the strength of two simultaneous reinventions. New York City as the primary production base changes what the photoshoots look like — the density of editorial locations, the fashion industry proximity, and the street-casting energy give the creative direction resources the LA cycles rarely matched. Paulina Porizkova brings more rigorous runway and commercial expertise to the panel than Twiggy had provided. Rome's European editorial material closes the season with additional ambition. A cycle that changes the show's register more than any single CW entry until cycle 15.

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05Also appears in

Cross-references.