Indonesia's Next Top Model Season 1

Synopsis

The first cycle of Indonesia's Next Top Model aired weekly on Indonesian private broadcaster NET. starting November 28, 2020. Indonesian supermodel and actress Luna Maya and Deddy Corbuzier were added to the panel as the host and creative consultant of the show respectively, while Patricia Gouw and Panca Makmun were added to the panel as judge, catwalk coach, and main model mentor. This season saw 16 contestants vying for a brand new Honda HR-V and cash amounting to hundreds of millions of Rupiahs. The first cycle of the show was filmed under strict health protocols as it was produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, which also made the production team unable to take contestants to an international destination like the other Top Model editions around the world. However, the top 5 contestants took a trip to the coastal town of Anyer and stayed overnight at a local destination.

Main Cast

Luna Maya

Host / Head Judge

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Panca Makmun

Judge / Catwalk Coach / Creative Consultant

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Patricia Gunawan

Judge / Model Mentor

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Deddy Corbuzier

Judge

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Danella Ilene

Contestant (Bali)

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Galatia Gea Amanda

Contestant (Jakarta)

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Devina Bertha

Contestant (Bali)

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Ranti Kusuma

Contestant (Jakarta)

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Episodes

Episode 1

28 November 2020 - The Girl Who Climbs to the Top

After a nationwide selection, the final 16 contestants were taken to the model house and instantly learned a runway lesson tutored by Luna Maya and Panca Makmun. The next day, the girls competed in a "Two-minute Runway Challenge" in teams, with each team comprising 4 contestants. Each team must strut the runway while being showered with water and must fade out of the runway as the runway music stops. The next day, they were taken to a rock climbing set for their first photo shoot and had to pose while climbing the wall.

Episode 2

05 December 2020 - The Girl Who Is in Top Speed

The challenge for this week was the "How to Style Challenge", in which they had to showcase 3 fashion looks from a random wardrobe on a runway within 2 minutes only. The winning team received diamond necklaces as a prize for each model in the team. The next day, the models were taken to a large parking set and were greeted by AsNTM Cycle 3 Winner, Ayu Gani, who was also going to direct their photoshoot session alongside Patricia. In this photo shoot, the models must ride a drifting Honda Civic Type R, which was driven by racer Alvin Bahar, and immediately posed with the car afterward.

Episode 3

12 December 2020 - The Girl Who Rocks at Phinisi

This week's challenge was to do a "Weird Pose" using house furniture in groups of 3. The next day, the models had their makeovers done by Andreas Zhu. Tensions arose at the model house about fake personalities. After the girls received a Luna Mail, they went on a pinisi cruise the next day to shoot their first TV commercial for Ellips Hair Vitamins.

Episode 4

19 December 2020 - The Girl Who Skates to Standout

The next morning after the third elimination round, the models were awoken by the sound of the military alarm, which signaled their next mini-challenge, "The Military Course", where the models had to pass through one-on-one physical fitness obstacles. The winner was given an advantage to steal a minute time of photoshoot from the other models. The models then were introduced to an Indonesian actor, Jerome Kurnia, and had to do a street-style-themed photo shoot with him on roller skates.

Episode 5

26 December 2020 - The Girl Who Is on Fire

The models returned to their model house and while they were enjoying their time Panca Makmun came in to give the models a lesson about "Personal Branding" which will be included in their next challenge. This week's photoshoot was to showcase toughness and elegance at the same time while posing with a Honda CR-V on the fire runway.

Episode 6

02 January 2021 - The Girl Who Gets Twisted

After the fifth panel, the models got a chance to call their family or friends for 2 minutes. Their challenge for this week was to "Dance on a Treadmill" in pairs guided by professional dancer, Reza Muhammad. The winners received a sports suit and a yoga mat. The next day, they had to do a photo shoot using wild pieces of jewelry with snakes.

Episode 7

07 January 2021 - The Girl Who Freezes and Drowns

The models were given a challenge of "Pose Pose Pose" in which the winners could choose their team members for the next challenge, "The Mannequins Challenge", where the models have to pose in teams for 30 minutes while wearing haute couture dresses in public. This week's photo shoot was all about beauty underwater, where the models had to advertise Ellips Crystal Balls while wearing couture dresses underwater.

Episode 8

14 January 2021 - The Girl Who Finally Speaks Up

The models had a "Hosting Challenge" in pairs with a former Indonesian Idol co-host, Sere Kalina. The winners got an extra 2 frames for their next photoshoot, while the bottom two of the challenge only got 4 frames. The next morning before the photo shoot, Indonesian actor, Verrell Bramasta, came to the model house and gave a few of the models a breakfast treat. In the studio, the girls had to pose while being splashed with color paint.

Episode 9

21 January 2021 - The Girl Who is Stuck in the Racecourse

The models were challenged to take an "Endorsement Photo" with a summer vibes theme, in which the winner received a Fujifilm camera as a gift. The models were then introduced to Jesslyn Lim, former contestant of AsNTM Cycle 6 to guide them for this week's photo shoot, in which the models had to style their own looks and then jump on a trampoline with Honda Brio.

Episode 10

28 January 2021 - The Girl Who Has Too Much Energy

The girls had a challenge to "Go and Pose" in 6 different family vacation landmarks and had their photos taken in teams within 20 minutes, with the winner having the privilege of choosing one extra member to join them in a Korean buffet dinner for that night. The models were then surprised by a Luna Mail, which told them that they would have a TV commercial shoot in the barn with horses tomorrow. At the commercial set.

Episode 11

04 February 2021 - The Girl Who Flies High in the Sky

This week's challenge is "Do It Yourself", where the models were paired up to make dresses using only one type of fabric with their creativity. The winners got dresses and shoes as prizes for each. The next day, the models were taken to Cikarang Dry Port and had a photo shoot wearing haute couture dress while posing in heights.

Episode 12

11 February 2021 - The Girl Who Gets a Big Catch

In this week's challenge, "Cardio Workout Vlog", the models were introduced to Indonesian actor, Samuel Rizal, to help them do some cardio workout movements and recorded it for a vlog in pairs. The winners got a bicycle as a prize. The next day, the girls went to a fish market and met Ayu Gani to guide them, the girls wore ocean-themed headpieces for the photo shoot.

Episode 13

20 February 2021 - The Girl Who Makes the Blue Jeans Club

The girls went back to the model house and were given sweet treats from Indonesian TV host and radio announcer, Melaney Ricardo, and had a chat with the models. The next day, the remaining finalists met Luna Maya and celebrity makeup artist, Bubah Alfian, at the studio to give them the "Zodiac Make Up Challenge". The girls then were taken to the forest for a family road trip photo shoot with Honda Mobilio RS and children's toys as properties, with a new photographer, Mario Leander.

Episode 14

27 February 2021 - The Girl Who is a Time Bomb

This week the finalists face an "Acting Challenge" with Indonesian actor, Rezky Adhitya. The winner and a model of her choice got fine dining with Rezky as a prize. In this week's editorial photo shoot, the models had to sit and hang on an aerial hoop with 3 different themes. Arriving home from the set, the drama continues at the model house as the girls' journey reaches the end.

Episode 15

06 March 2021 - The Girl Who Steals the Spotlight

The next day after last week's elimination, the remaining finalists were relaxing at the model house, when suddenly Luna came in and brought the eliminated models for a comeback week, with few of the eliminated models will replace the finalists. The 12 models were allowed to stay at the model house again for the rest of the week. This week's challenge for the eliminated models was a robotic-themed runway that split into 4 teams, while the remaining 4 finalists joined Luna Maya and Panca Makmun to give their opinions. Later, the photoshoot took place in a beauty salon. The remaining contestants were put in 4 groups of 4 and had to shoot with the eliminated models.

Episode 16

13 March 2021 - The Girl Who Gets Praised by Tyra

The girls were surprised when Andreas Zhu came to the model house and announced that they would undergo a second makeover. The next day, the girls shot their comp cards for the big challenge of the week, which was "Go Sees". They had to meet 3 designers that represented 3 big brands, including Jeffrey Tan, Wong Hang, and Danjyo Hiyoji collections. Later on, they got a chance to talk and have a chat with Indonesian actress, Ussy Sulistiawaty, as they will have a TV commercial, in which the girls had to be spies and bad girls on a mission for Honda Civic Hatchback RS.

Episode 17

18 March 2021 - The Girl Who Makes Everyone Emotional

The models went to Anyer and immediately got a weekly challenge, "Touring Guide", where they had to promote the coast of Anyer and the water sports activities with the help of Indonesian actor, Dimas Beck. Later, the models were taken to a nearby sea cave to shoot their next photo shoot, which was portraying women in red gowns on the reefs.

Episode 18

25 March 2021 - The Girl Who Embraces Their Dark Side

Patricia Gouw brought a special guest, an expert in mind and emotional healing, Adjie Santosoputro. After some deep conversations with Adjie, the models were given shirts to freely express their feelings and emotions into the shirts using markers. Afterward, they met with an Indonesian singer, Yura Yunita, for their next challenge which was to model for Yura's video clip using their homemade shirts. This week's photo shoot determined the final 3 who will fight their way to become the first Indonesia's Next Top Model, with an acro-yoga black angels theme.

Episode 19

01 April 2021 - The Girl Who Got a Bad Salsa

In the semifinal week, the final three went to a talk show studio to be introduced to Indonesian actor and presenter, Indra Herlambang, where they had a one-on-one interview with Indra as a challenge. Indra gave the models trick questions to see how they handled the interview. The girls arrived at the model house after the challenge, and as they reached the final, some misunderstandings happened between them. For the next commercial shoot, the final three were paired up with a Honda HR-V as the winner's main prize and had to advertise the car in a matador theme.

Episode 20

08 April 2021 - The First Indonesia's Next Top Model is...

The top 2 faced their final photo shoot and the big challenge, which was the final runway. The final photoshoot took place in a 15°C Kawah Putih crater lake while wearing avant-garde designs by Sebastian Gunawan. The finalists also got a chance to have dinner together alongside the judges as a prize for making it into the final. The final runway took "Ethnical Dresses" as well as "Night Gowns" as themes while wearing amazing traditional headpieces.

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