America's Next Top Model season 12

The prizes for this cycle were: • A modelling contract with Elite Model Management. • A fashion spread and cover in Seventeen. • A 100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics. The first half of the cycle took place in New York City; the prior Cycle was located in Los Angeles. The international destination for this cycle was São Paulo, Brazil, the show's first and only visit to South America. The number of contestants was reduced to thirteen for the first time since Cycle 9, after being maintained at fourteen in the last two cycles. This was the last time Paulina Porizkova participated as judge. It was the first cycle that the last contestant (Aminat Ayinde) to be eliminated has no first call-out. The winner was 20-year-old Teyona Anderson from New Jersey, with 20-year-old Allison Harvard placing as the runner up. This season averaged 4.35 million viewers per episode. ==Contestants==

(Ages stated are at start of contest) ==Episodes==

Call-out order : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant won the competition Bottom two : The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two : The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two : The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two : The contestant was eliminated after their fourth time in the bottom two : The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up Photo Shoot Guide • Episode 1 photo shoot (casting): Goddess profile/type of goddess • Episode 2 photo shoot: Childhood games • Episode 3 photo shoot: Lighting oneself in a warehouse • Episode 4 photo shoot: Couture New York City sight-seeing in pairs • Episode 5 photo shoot: Ellis Island immigrants • Episode 6 photo shoot: Beauty shots evoking different colors • Episode 7 Commercial: CoverGirl micro mineral foundation • Episode 9 photo shoot: Crazed Ciara fans tangled in wires • Episode 10 photo shoot: Embodying Carmen Miranda on a Favela • Episode 11 photo shoot: Swimsuits on a tourist beach • Episode 12 photo shoot: Exotic birds • Episode 13 photo shoot & Commercial: CoverGirl outlast lipstain print ad and commercial & Seventeen Magazine covers Makeovers • Jessica - Cut to shoulder-length with dark red highlights • Nijah - Long black weave • Kortnie - Trimmed and dyed red • Sandra - Buzz cut and dyed blonde • Tahlia - Shoulder-length golden blonde weave • London - Agyness Deyn inspired cut and dyed platinum blonde • Natalie - No makeover • Fo - Pixie cut with short bangs • Celia - Cut short and dyed platinum blonde • Aminat - Naomi Campbell inspired long wavy black weave • Allison - Long wavy blonde extensions and eyebrows lightened • Teyona - Long slicked-back jheri curl black weave; later, Beverly Peele inspired long curly black weave ==Notes==