Sims' Next Top Model (season 16)

The sixteenth cycle of Sims' Next Top Model premiered on 14 December, 2017. The promotional song was "Look" (봐) by Red Velvet. It cast for unconventional models.

The judging panel remained unchanged from the previous season, consisting of Yachana Vazirani, Maicle Gambardella and Sin Il Hong.

The winner was Joyce Boussougou from Gabon, with Betty Kim from the United States as the runner-up.

Prizes

 * A cover and spread in Vogue Paris.
 * An international Max Factor campaign.
 * A modelling contract with NU女 Models.
 * A cash prize worth € 80,000.

Twists

 * Top Model of the Week: Each week, a poll is opened following the weekly photo shoot in which the viewers get to vote for their favourite photo. Whoever receives the most votes wins immunity that week.
 * Comeback: In the fourth week, the eliminated contestants returned and competed alongside the remaining contestants for a chance at re-entry into the competition.

Locations

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Casting
The casting call was opened on 8 January 2017, and closed on 28 February 2017. Applications were later reopened on 10 June, and closed on 28 August, in conjunction with the Cycle 15 finale. Twenty-eight girls made it to the semi-final round, and following the disqualification of one, and the voluntary departure of two, twenty-five of them had a K-Pop inspired group shoot to determine the 12 finalists.
 * Names in bold indicate eliminated semi-finalists

Contestants
(information stated is correct at time of contest)

Guests
Listed in chronological order:


 * Andrew Liu, winner of Sims' Next Top Male Model
 * Noa Soucy, winner of Sims' Next Top Male Model
 * Jackson Mpohor-Wassa, winner of Sims' Next Top Male Model Spin-Off
 * Three unnamed hairdressers at Démêloir Salon de Beauté
 * Jean-Baptiste Moreau, Zara representative
 * Nadège Deschamps, Marie Claire representative
 * Marie-Hélène Bru, L'Oréal Paris representative
 * Amandine Leroy, Sephora representative
 * Narcisse Chevalier, Nina Ricci representative
 * Unnamed photographer
 * Loretta Jerniwsky, contestant on cycle 4 and cycle 6
 * Erin Phoenix, winner of cycle 3
 * David Arkadov, winner of Sims' Next Top Male Model
 * Solomon Gorogo, contestant on Sims' Next Top Male Model
 * Juozas Andrijauskas, contestant on Sims' Next Top Male Model
 * Sioasi Kivi, contestant on Sims' Next Top Male Model
 * Kim Ji Soo, contestant on Sims' Next Top Male Model
 * Oscar Watanabe-Husni, contestant on Sims' Next Top Male Model
 * Julian Ngoombujarra, winner of Sims' Next Top Male Model
 * Adrian Namulauʻulu, contestant on Sims' Next Top Male Model
 * Olivia Reynolds, photographer
 * Radha Kulkarni, fashion designer
 * Samuel Kramr, photographer
 * Steph Makus, winner of cycle 15

Call-out order

 * The contestant won the challenge.
 * The contestant was voted Top Model of the Week.
 * The contestant won the challenge and was voted Top Model of the Week.
 * The contestant was immune from elimination.
 * The contestant was eliminated.
 * The contestant returned to the competition.
 * The contestant failed to return to the competition.
 * The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two.
 * The contestant was part of a joint first call-out.
 * 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 in the first round of the finale.
 * The contestant was the runner-up.

Average call-out order
Episode 1 (besides bottom three) and finale not included.

Photo shoot guide

 * Episode 1: Queens of Autumn
 * Episode 2: Jewellery atop the Eiffel Tower
 * Episode 3: Embodying common fears
 * Episode 4: Holiday wear in ruins
 * Episode 5: Retro-futuristic editorial; Sephora ad; Zara campaign; L'Oréal Infaillible Matte Max vs. Mega Gloss TV commercial; Marie Claire cover story; Nina Ricci campaign
 * Episode 6: New takes on classic paintings
 * Episode 7: Fashion illustrations come to life; Posing with a helicopter on a helipad
 * Episode 8: Max Factor campaigns; Vogue Paris covers

Challenge guide

 * Episode 1: Runway test
 * Episode 2: None
 * Episode 3: Mock social media posts for Max Factor
 * Episode 4: Who Wore it Best? tournament
 * Episode 5: Go-sees
 * Episode 6: Improv acting
 * Episode 7: Runway show
 * Episode 8: None

Panel style concept

 * Episode 1: Gowns
 * Episode 2: PANTONE Spring 2018 Colour Palette
 * Episode 3: Homecountry's colours
 * Episode 4: Denim
 * Episode 5: Resort wear; Parisian chic
 * Episode 6: Pastels
 * Episode 7: Street style in representative colours
 * Episode 8: Black and gold

Colour guide
Each girl was assigned a different PANTONE colour to represent her throughout the season.

All non-contestants are represented by 18-1561 TPX Orange.com.

Makeovers

 * Ripsey – Trimmed
 * Nghĩa – Blonde and violet two-tone
 * Liv – Deep red
 * Abree – Peachy and pink
 * Awa – Shoulder length two-tone
 * Xiong – Bright red
 * Khonarh – Ash blonde two-tone
 * Ko – Microbangs
 * Betty – Orange
 * Joyce – Long & wavy

Top Model of the Week rankings

 * The contestant received the most votes.
 * The contestant received the least votes.
 * The contestant was not eligible to win immunity.

Go-sees
In episode 5, the top 8 went on go-sees in Paris:

Following Abree's elimination, Sephora had an empty spot to be filled. For the jobs taking place in Paris (L'Oréal, Sephora & Zara) the non-booked girls got to go with the booked girls to the jobs to try to impress the directors and get booked. For Marie Claire, taking place outside of Paris, the judges sent the girls' new photos and the client was allowed to book more girls and unbook others if they wanted to:

Future appearances
Betty Kim, Emmanuelle Wenzel and Joyce Boussougou appeared as alumna mentors on cycle 18 in different episodes.

Awa Bâ, Emmanuelle Wenzel, Khonarh Movsesyan and Ko Umemoto competed on the first season of All Stars. Emmanuelle placed 10th, Khonarh placed 7th, Ko placed 6th and Awa tied for 3rd alongside cycle 15 contestant Umwali Sehene.

Soundtrack
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