Sims' Next Top Model (season 19)

The nineteenth cycle of Sims' Next Top Model premiered on 1 January, 2022. It features fourteen new models. This was the first season to feature models with non-gender-conforming pronouns, those being Bo who uses they/them pronouns and Justine Eckhardt who uses she/they pronouns.

Yachana Vazirani, as a host and main judge, and Sin Il Hong, as a main judge, both returned for their fifth consecutive season. Meher Sabharwal also returned after their debut the previous season. Additionally, they were joined by Lutalica, who previously made an appearance on All Stars and Miguel Atoma, who previously made an appearance in cycle 18, as alternating judges.

Casting
A promo announcing this season and that applications were open was featured in Episode 4 of cycle 18, which premiered on 25 September, 2020. The casting call closed in conjunction with the premiere of All Stars on August 13, 2021. Unlike cycle 17 – which casted exclusively for plus-sized and curvy models – and cycle 18 – which casted exclusivly for BIPOC models – this season does not have a theme and is instead open for any aspiring femininely presenting models to apply. A total of 294 aspiring models applied, out of which 50 made the semi-final round. Out of those, 34 moved on to the second round of the semi-finals and had a K-Pop inspired group shoot to determine the finalists, who were revealed on October 22, 2021.
 * Names in bold indicate eliminated semi-finalists

Prizes

 * A cover and spread in Vogue Japan.
 * An international Maybelline campaign.
 * An international Zalando campaign.
 * A modelling contract with NU女 Models.
 * A cash prize worth € 150,000.

Twists

 * Top Model of the Week: After each episode has been uploaded, a poll is posted accompanying the photo shoot where the viewers rank the photos from best to worst. Each model then receives points based on the viewers' rankings. The results are revealed in the following episode and the model with the most points receives immunity at elimination. With immunity granted, they are automatically safe from the bottom three.
 * Yomi and Yomi Revival Duels: Inspired by the Shintō myth of Yomi as the realm of the afterlife, each week, the eliminated contestants go to Yomi where they face off in Yomi Revival Duels. The winner of each duel moves on to the next week, participates in the photo shoot, and then faces off the next eliminated contestant in another duel. The winners of the midway duel and the final duel win entry back into the competition. As part of this twist, Nicole Toledo – who quit the previous season – entered the competition as the opponent to Ola, the first eliminee, in the first duel. She was "revived" and joined the top 10 after winning the fourth duel in episode 5.

Locations

 * Tokyo, Episodes 1–TBA
 * Lhasa, Episode 5

Contestants
(information stated is correct at time of contest)

Guests
Listed in chronological order:


 * Nakazawa Seishiro, owner of lilac@AOYAMA
 * Endō Mimi, hairdresser at lilac@AOYAMA
 * Natsume Toshihiko, hairdresser at lilac@AOYAMA
 * RYŌ_K, designer
 * Arai Jun, photographer
 * YUKI, RMK creative director
 * Suzuki Mashiki, photographer
 * Akamatsu Megumi, photographer
 * Batoul Samaoui, Zalando fashion director
 * Maicle Gambardella, photographer and previous judge
 * Arttu Härmälä, Sims' Next Top Male Model contestant
 * Loÿs Jacoby-Koaly, Sims' Next Top Male Model contestant and Sims' Next Top Male Model Spin-Off winner
 * Nils Palm, Sims' Next Top Male Model winner
 * Gözde Arslan, cycle 17 winner
 * Reem Al-Bariqi, cycle 18 and Sims' Next Top Male Model Spin-Off contestant
 * Umwali Sehene, cycle 15 and All Stars contestant
 * Miyazaki Daisuke, Ōtsuka Yōhei, Tamura Takumi, Ueno Kazuma & Yamashiro Junnosuke, Waseda University performance art students
 * Ōtsuka Takasuke, photographer
 * Rose Yu, NU女 Models manager
 * Ishii Hijiri, Soen (装苑) representative
 * Hyōsube, Soen (装苑) representative
 * Hatada Sakura, SPINNS representative
 * Sawayashiki Ryu, SPINNS representative
 * Mia Grimm, Shiseido representative
 * TōKen, photographer
 * Akasaka Tomoko, photographer
 * æ-Il Hong, Il Hong's digital counterpart
 * Ryan Huynh, photographer & 3D artist
 * Lhakyi Yonten, photographer
 * Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, J-Pop artist
 * Kishimoto Ayame, photographer
 * Tiffany Godoy, Vogue Japan head of editorial content
 * Valeria Hayakawa, videographer
 * Fu Ya Ning, Zhou Ren's best friend
 * Andreas & Ömer Schumpeter, Heidi S.'s parents
 * Kano Hina, video director
 * Shimabukuro Kentarō, videographer
 * Sasaki Yayoi, designer
 * Ko Umemoto, cycle 16 and All Stars contestant
 * Nina Wiśniewska, cycle 17 contestant and All Stars winner
 * Hugh van den Berg-Mhlaba, Sims' Next Top Male Model contestant
 * Jip den Hartog, Sims' Next Top Male Model contestant
 * Lúðvík Hrafnason, Road To Vogue Hommes contestant and Sims' Next Top Male Model Spin-Off winner
 * Prabhu Gyawali, Sims' Next Top Male Model winner
 * Mahamadou Koïvogui, Sims' Next Top Male Model contestant

Call-out order

 * The contestant won the challenge.
 * The contestant won both challenges.
 * The contestant was voted Top Model of the Week.
 * The contestant won the challenge and was voted Top Model of the Week.
 * The contestant won both challenges and was voted Top Model of the Week.
 * The contestant was immune from elimination.
 * The contestants were put through collectively to the next round.
 * The contestants won a joint first call-out.
 * The contestant was eliminated.
 * The contestant was removed due to injury.
 * The contestant was disqualified.
 * The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two.
 * The contestant quit the competition.
 * The contestant won the competition.

Contestant progress
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Bottom results

 * 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 first round of the finale.
 * The contestant was the runner-up.

Yomi Revival Duel results

 * The contestant was eliminated after their first Yomi Revival Duel.
 * The contestant was eliminated after their second Yomi Revival Duel.

Average call-out order
Finale not included.

Top Model of the Week rankings

 * The contestant received the most points.
 * The contestant received the least points.

Challenge guide

 * Episode 1: Avant-garde runway
 * Episode 2: Bare-faced beauty shoot; TikTok transition videos
 * Episode 3: Pair shoot with SNTMM contestants; Self-directed awareness campaigns
 * Episode 4: Castings
 * Episode 5: Jumping shoot in pairs; DIY editorials in Lhasa
 * Episode 6: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu music videos; Vogue Japan moving covers
 * Episode 7: Ice skating runway; Fan Faves podcast segments

Photo shoot guide

 * Episode 1: Olympic sports
 * Episode 2: Konbini chic
 * Episode 3: Nōh performers
 * Episode 4: Metaverse
 * Episode 5: Tibetan-inspired editorial "Om mani padme hum" (ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པདྨེ་ཧཱུྃ)
 * Episode 6: Mugler inspired video editorial
 * Episode 7: Glamorous murder scenes with Sims' Next Top Male Model contestants

Panel style concept

 * Episode 1: Brown
 * Episode 2: Neon
 * Episode 3: Boho chic
 * Episode 4: Denim
 * Episode 5: My flag
 * Episode 6: Glitter
 * Episode 7: Leopard print

Campaign guide

 * Episode 2: RMK (Zhou Ren)
 * Episode 3: Zalando (Heidi B., Ngọc & Sigríður)
 * Episode 4: Soen Magazine (Bethlehem & Bo); SPINNS (Heidi S., Justine & Vienna); Shiseido (Bethlehem, Heidi S., Sigríður & Zhou Ren)
 * Episode 6: curuput (Bethlehem & Bo)
 * Episode 7: Nina Wiśniewska Cosmetics (Bo)

Makeovers

 * Ola – Ginger with plucked and reshaped brows
 * Irene – Messy bob cut
 * Kaiya – Rebraided
 * Sanaa – Jet black with short bangs
 * Ngọc – Bob cut with heavy bangs
 * Vera – Dark red
 * Darling – Afro curls
 * Nicole – Tight curls
 * Bethlehem – French bob
 * Bo – Wig supply
 * Heidi B. – Platinum blonde with lighter brows
 * Heidi S. – Pixie cut
 * Justine – Ice blonde blunt bob with bleached brows
 * Sigríður – Strawberry blonde
 * Vienna – Dark brown mullet
 * Zhou Ren – Long shag cut

Go-sees
In episode 4, the top 10 went on scheduled casting calls in Tokyo in groups:

Soundtrack
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