Sims' Next Top Male Model (season 17)

The seventeenth cycle of Sims' Next Top Male Model (subtitled as Sims' Next Top Male Model: Oceanian Edition) premiered on 30 May, 2018. It featured models from the Oceanian region only. It also re-introduced the shoot-out format seen in cycles 14 and 15

The winner was Julian Ngoombujarra from Australia, with Adrian Namulauʻulu from Samoa as the runner-up.

Prizes

 * A cover and spread in GQ Australia
 * A cover and spread in VMAN
 * An international Valentino campaign
 * A modelling contract with NU女 Models

Locations

 * 🇫🇯 Suva, Episodes 1–5
 * 🇦🇺 Canberra, Episodes 6–7
 * 🇦🇺 Sydney, Episodes 8–10
 * 🇹🇭 Pattaya, Episodes 11–13
 * 🇹🇭 Ayutthaya, Episode 12

Contestants
(information stated is correct at time of contest)

Call-out order

 * The contestant won the competition.
 * The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
 * The contestant was in the bottom two and had to take part in a shoot-out the following week.
 * The contestant shared this call-out with another contestant.

Contestant progress
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Shoot-out results

 * The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the shoot-out.
 * The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the shoot-out.
 * The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the shoot-out.
 * The contestant was eliminated after the first round of the finale shoot-out tournament.
 * The contestant was the runner-up.

Photo shoot guide

 * Episode 1: Calvin Klein on Suva Beach
 * Episode 2: Kitschy fashion in pairs
 * Episode 3: Denim at a diner
 * Episode 4: Linen in the tropics
 * Episode 5: Self-obsession
 * Episode 6: Balmain Hair Couture
 * Episode 7: High-end suits at the Canberra National Zoo & Aquarium
 * Episode 8: Vacation candids in Sydney
 * Episode 9: VMAN cover tries
 * Episode 10: Sydney by night
 * Episode 11: Adams of a jungle
 * Episode 12: Royalty outside of Wat Yai Chaimongkhon
 * Episode 13: Valentino, GQ Australia covers

Future appearances

 * Julian Ngoombujarra competed on Spin-Off 6 where he placed 5th/6th.
 * Pons-Éloi Vaite competed on cycle 24 where he placed 16th.
 * Garrett Valletta competed on Spin-Off 7 where he was the runner-up.