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ShowsAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 14
Aired spring 2010 · The CW · New Zealand including Hobbiton shoot

The Pacific Turn

International travel returns after cycle 13's domestic experiment. New Zealand gives the production two distinct locations — Auckland's urban environment and Queenstown's alpine and fiord terrain. André Leon Talley joins the permanent panel for the first time.

Filmed
New York City, New York; Auckland and Queenstown, New Zealand
Premiered
Mar 10, 2010
Episodes
12
Format
Modeling competition · New Zealand international leg
André Leon Talley joins as permanent judge
Cast size
13 players
13 contestants, spring 2010 casting
Host
Tyra Banks
fourteenth 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 Pacific Turn.

A competent cycle that restores the international format and benefits from André Leon Talley's fashion authority at the table.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

The Pacific Turn delivers what cycle 13 withheld — a strong international location and a reinvigorated panel. New Zealand's varied terrain produces photoshoots that range from urban editorial to landscape-scale drama, including a distinctive shoot at the Hobbiton film set. André Leon Talley brings Vogue authority to the judging table that the panel had lacked since Paulina Porizkova's departure. A reliable cycle that earns its place without distinguishing itself — the international return matters more than the competition.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #13 slot.

Slot #13 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 · #13
America's Next Top Model S14 — The Pacific Turn — tiered.tv