Road To Vogue

Road To Vogue (abbreviated RTV and previously R2V) was a virtual reality YouTube series created in The Sims 3, which saw a number of aspiring models compete against each other in a variety of competitions to win a cover and spread in Vogue and a chance to begin their career in the modelling industry. The series premiered in October 2012, and aired three seasons prior to its cancellation in 2014.

The pilot season of the series originally aired as a stand-alone series, but was later instated as the seventh season of Sims' Next Top Model. Seasons 2 and 3, however, aired separately with no connection to Top Model.

On 27 September 2017, it was revealed the show was planned to be revived and air a fourth season, however these plans were indefinitely postponed in 2018.

Format
Each season of this series was unique, featuring a new set of judges, rules and format.

Season 1
This season had a format similar to the other cycles of Top Model, where the contestants would participate in challenges and photo shoots, and at the end of the week be evaluated by a panel of judges, and then be called out from best to worst, with the worst being eliminated. A difference from other seasons, however, is that this season implemented a scoring system, where all three judges would score each photo from 1–10. Alongside this, the public also got to score each photo, and the average public score was added to the judges' scores, resulting in a max score of 40 for each contestant each week.

Season 2
This season, the judges were replaced by three mentors (one of which being future Sims' Next Top Model host Yachana Vazirani), who each got to hand-pick and mentor a team of four models each. Each week, the models would compete team-wise in campaign challenges for various brands and clients, and afterwards, the client would pick the winning team. The mentors of the two losing teams would then have to nominate a model from their team, and the mentor of the winning team would pick one to eliminate. This format was later featured in the second season of Sims' Next Top Model: Mini Version.

Season 3
This season the models competed individually again in photo shoots, and were scored by the judges and the viewers. However, the models with the highest scores from the judges would be automatically safe regardless of what scores they received from the public.

Judges and other cast members
Each season employed a different set of judges and mentors each season to critique and assess the contestants' performance and progress. In total, the series saw 10 different judges on the panel. The first season featured judges from Top Model, Erin Phoenix and Max Farron. However, instead of Tyra Banks hosting, this role was filled by producer Henric W. lol. The second season saw a trio of mentors replacing the judges, each mentoring their own teams. These wear Alessandra Whitehead, Josefine Theissen and Yachana Vazirani, who later went on to host Top Model. Finally, the third season, which took place in Africa, employed four judges from different African countries, these being Onyekachi Ihejirika from Nigeria as the host and head judge, with Aubrey Meek from Mozambique, Laura van Vark from South Africa, and Sylvia Tuilika from Namibia by her side.

Series overview
Mentor legend
 * Team Alessandra
 * Team Josefine
 * Team Yachana