Sims' Next Top Model: Mini Version

Sims' Next Top Model: Mini Version (abbreviated SNTMMini or simply Mini) was a spin-off series of Sims' Next Top Model, a virtual reality YouTube series created in The Sims 3 based on Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model, which sees a number of aspiring models compete against each other in a variety of competitions to win the title of "Sims' Next Top Model" and a chance to begin their career in the modelling industry.

The spin-off was initially created in 2014 to air experimental "mini cycles" of Top Model, but the series later evolved into the opposite – having long seasons with large casts. The mini aspect remained in the shape of the show only posting the photo shoots of the series, and no actual episodes were ever aired. The series was discontinued following the conclusion of the third season in 2015 due to a lack of interest and direction.

Format
A big difference from the main series was that the Mini series had male models competing in seasons 2 and 3. Season 2 saw the recrution of past Sims' Next Top Male Model contestants only, while season 3 allowed aspiring male models to apply as well. Coincidentally, both these seasons saw male models ending up winning.

The second season had a completely different format from the other seasons, and from any season of the main series, as it introuced teams and mentors. Each mentor got to hand-pick and mentor a team of models. 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 exact format was used in the second season of Road To Vogue. This season was also part of the World Tour sub-series alongside seasons 9 and 12 of the main series.

Judges and other cast members
The series employs a panel of judges to critique the contestants' performance and progress throughout each season. Each season saw Tyra Banks as the head judge and host, with Laura van Fark and Erin Phoenix as main judges. Seasons 2 and 3 also saw Sims' Next Top Male Model host Maicle Gambardella join as a co-host. This season he, as well as eventual Sims' Next Top Model judge Sin Il Hong, and model Dragomir Stojanović mentored a team of models each, with Banks, van Fark and Phoenix remaining as neutral(?) judges.

List of judges

 * Main
 * Mentor

Series overview
Mentor legend
 * Team Dragomir
 * Team Il Hong
 * Team Maicle