Cycle 23

Cycle 23
General Information
Country of origin:	United States
Number of episodes:	14
Broadcast Information
Original channel:	VH1
Premiere:	December 12, 2016
Finale:	March 8, 2017
Cycle Information
Judges:	Rita Ora Ashley Graham Drew Elliott Law Roach
Number of contestants:	14
Winner:	India Gants
Cycle Chronology
Previous:	Cycle 22
Next:	Cycle 24
Gallery

Cycle 23 of America's Next Top Model premiered on VH1 on December 12, 2016, and concluded on March 8, 2017. As a result of the revival of the series following its cancellation by The CW in October 2015, this cycle follows the series' original format of an all-female cast.

For the first time in ANTM history, Tyra Banks does not return as host, and instead works behind the scenes as an executive producer. She is replaced by model, singer and actress Rita Ora. Joining her is an all new judging panel - supermodel Ashley Graham, chief creator officer of Paper magazine, Drew Elliott, and fashion stylist Law Roach. Miss J Alexander does not return as the runway coach and is replaced by Stacey McKenzie.

India Gants was crowned as the winner of the cycle.

Prizes

• A talent contract with VH1
• A fashion spread in Paper magazine
• A $100,000 contract with Rimmel London cosmetics

Contestants

The ages stated are from the start of the contest.

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Eliminated	Place
India Gants	20	Seattle, Washington	N/A	1
Tatiana Price	21	Queens, New York	Episode 14	2
Cory Anne Roberts	19	Bali, Indonesia	Episode 14	3
Courtney Nelson	21	San Francisco, California	Episode 13	4
Cody Wells*	26	San Jose, California	Episode 12	5
Tash Wells*	26	San Jose, California	Episode 11	6
Paige Mobley	22	Birmingham, Michigan	Episode 10	7
Marissa Hopkins	18	Houston, Texas	Episode 9	8
Binta Dibba	25	Seattle, Washington	Episode 8	9
Kyle McCoy	23	Darien, Connecticut	Episode 7	10
Krislian Rodriguez	25	Los Angeles, California	Episode 6	11
Giah Hardeman	21	Bryan-College Station, Texas	Episode 5	12
Cherish Waters	25	Los Angeles, California	Episode 3	13
Justine Biticon	18	Panorama City, California	Episode 2	14

^ Cody Wells and Tash Wells are identical twins, but they competed individually.
^ Tash Wells had previously been eliminated in Episode 4 but was brought back as the comeback contestant in Episode 9.

Cycle Overview

Cycle	Episodes	Originally Aired (U.S. dates)
		Cycle Premiere	Cycle Finale
23	14	December 12, 2016	March 8, 2017

Cycle 23: 2016/17

No. in Series	No. in Cycle	Title	Original Air Date
292	1	"Business, Brand, Boss"	December 12, 2016
A group of 28 aspiring models come to compete in their first challenge and attend a VIP industry event, where fourteen of them move on.
293	2	"Lights, Camera, Catwalk"	December 19, 2016
The top fourteen are summoned to runway boot camp with Stacy McKenzie; the models discuss the state of race relations in America.
294	3	"Make Your Mark"	December 26, 2016
The judges design signature looks for the contestants; the models participate in a nude photo shoot challenge.
295	4	"Major Key Alert"	January 2, 2017
DJ Khaled breaks down social media branding for the models; Jasmine Sanders helps the contestants enhance their profiles.
296	5	"Avant Garde"	January 9, 2017
Law Roach discusses the importance of personal style; Nicola Formichetti takes the models out of their comfort zones.
297	6	"Out for the Count"	January 16, 2017
A romance between two models could cost one of them the competition; the contestants face off with Supermodel Chanel Iman.
298	7	"X Marks the Spot"	January 23, 2017
Stacy McKenzie and choreographer Chris Grant want the models to create signature dance routines for a block party video shoot.
299	8	"The Glamorous Life"	January 30, 2017
The models attend an exclusive party at Philipp Plein's estate; the women compete for the best couple shot.
300	9	"The Comeback"	February 1, 2017
The previously eliminated models return to battle against the others in a fashion music video shoot, featuring French Montana.
301	10	"Platform Power"	February 8, 2017
The models create a PSA to support the initiative behind Amber Rose's "Slutwalk"; embodying iconic women in pop culture.
302	11	"Celebrity Life"	February 15, 2017
The models experience a day in the life of Rita Ora as they are bombarded by paparazzi throughout New York and later asked to personify her iconic Paper magazine cover.
303	12	"And Action!"	February 22, 2017
The final five contestants compete in a theatrical scene; the models must transform into beautiful disasters.
304	13	"Behind the Scenes, Beyond the Flash"	February 22, 2017
Highlights from the first twelve episodes of the season; interviews with panelists; contestant confessions.
305	14	"Brand Like a Boss"	March 1, 2017
The finalists learn about being a brand ambassador for Rimmel; the models shoot a commercial for waterproof makeup.
306	15	"The Final Countdown"	March 8, 2017
The finalists must complete a Paper Magazine photo-shoot spread; the eliminated contestants return to the runway one final time before one of the final three is crowned America's Next Top Model.

Summaries

Call-Out Order

Place	Episode
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	14	15
1	Courtney	Cody	Courtney	Krislian	Cory Anne	Cory Anne	India	Tatiana	India	Tash India	Cody	India	India	India
2	Giah	Courtney	Cory Anne	Binta	Cody	Cody	Paige	India	Paige		India	Courtney	Tatiana	Tatiana
3	Justine	Giah	Marissa	Paige	India	Tatiana	Cory Anne	Cody	Cody	Cody	Tatiana	Cory Anne	Cory Anne	Cory Anne
4	India	Marissa	India	Tatiana	Tatiana	Marissa	Tatiana	Marissa	Cory Anne	Courtney	Cory Anne	Tatiana	Courtney
5	Tash	Tatiana	Cody	Giah	Courtney	Courtney	Cody	Paige	Tatiana	Tatiana	Courtney	Cody
6	Tatiana	India	Tash	India	Binta	Paige	Binta	Cory Anne	Courtney	Cory Anne	Tash
7	Kyle	Paige	Kyle	Courtney	Paige	Binta	Courtney	Courtney	Marissa	Paige
8	Binta	Binta	Tatiana	Marissa	Marissa	India	Marissa	Binta	Tash
9	Cory Anne	Tash	Paige	Kyle	Krislian	Kyle	Kyle
10	Cherish	Kyle	Binta	Cody	Kyle	Krislian
11	Paige	Cherish	Giah	Cory Anne	Giah
12	Krislian	Krislian	Krislian	Tash
13	Marissa	Cory Anne	Cherish
14	Cody	Justine

     The contestant was eliminated from the competition

     The contestant returned to the competition

     The contestant won the competition

• In Episode 9, Tash returned to the competition.
• Episode 13 was the recap episode.

Trivia

• This is the first cycle to broadcast on VH1 opposed to The CW
• This is the first and so far only cycle in ANTM history to not feature Tyra Banks as the host. She does made a brief appearance in the premiere episode, and is a guest judge in the finale.
• This is also the only cycle to feature a completely revamped judging panel.
• This is the only cycle to have the opening credits show the girls in alphabetical order.
• This is the only cycle to air in between years.
• This is the second cycle to feature a set of twins, following Cycle 7.
• This is the second cycle where all the eliminated models participated in the "Comeback" aspect.
• This cycle features the 300th episode of the series.

Gallery

To view the gallery for Cycle 23, click here.