The first cycle of Holland's Next Top Model premiered on 4 September 2006 on RTL5. Model Yfke Sturm served as the show's first host, with a panel consisting of Dutch photographer and director Carli Hermès, journalist and editor Karin Swerink, and presenter Rosalie van Breemen. Makeup artist Dominique Samuel and creative director Ruud van der Peijl also served minor roles throughout this first cycle.
| Holland's Next Top Model | |
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| Season 1 | |
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| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winner | Sanne Nijhof |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Original network | RTL5 |
| Original release | 4 September – 23 October 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
The prizes for this cycle included a modelling contract with Max Models valued at €50,000, a cover feature for Glamour magazine, and the opportunity to represent the Netherlands at the 2007 Ford Models Supermodel of the World contest.[1]
The winner of the competition was 19-year-old Sanne Nijhof from Den Ham, Overijssel. Nijhof went on to win the Ford Models Supermodel of the World contest the year following her victory in Holland's Next Top Model, winning an additional US$250,000 contract with Ford Models.[citation needed]
Cast
Contestants
(Ages stated are at start of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Finish | Place |
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| Kathelijn Brouwers [2] | 19 | Lieshout | Episode 1 | 10 |
| Stefanie Kouwen | 21 | Warmenhuizen | Episode 2 | 9 |
| Annika Elschot [3] | 18 | Dordrecht | Episode 3 | 8 |
| Charmayne de Bruijn [4] | 18 | Bergschenhoek | Episode 4 | 7 |
| Anna Marie van Vliet [5] | 21 | Hillegom | Episode 5 | 6 |
| Marcia Bunk [6] | 26 | Amsterdam | Episode 6 | 5 |
| Ovo Drenth[7] | 21 | Zuidlaren | Episode 7 | 4 |
| Daisy van Belzen[8] | 21 | Alkmaar | Episode 8 | 3 |
| Sylvia Geersen[9] | 21 | Rotterdam | 2 | |
| Sanne Nijhof[10] | 19 | Den Ham | 1 |
Judges
- Yfke Sturm (host)
- Rosalie van Breemen
- Carli Hermès
- Karin Swerink
Other cast members
- Ruud van der Peijl
- Dominique Samuel
- Mariana Verkerk
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 4 September 2006 | |
The semi-finalists attended a mass-casting, after which the judges chose the final 10 contestants. The finalists moved into the model home, and later had a lingerie photo shoot for Hunkemöller with photographer Jan Francis. At elimination Charmayne and Kathelijn landed in the bottom two, with Kathelijn becoming the first contestant to leave the competition.
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| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 11 September 2006 | |
The contestants received waxes, and later had to style their own clothes, hair, makeup, and accessories for a casual photo shoot at a construction site. They later received makeovers, and were taken to the Percy Irausquin lounge to meet the designer. Daisy made the best impression, and was allowed to take Anna Marie and Annika along with her to a party with Irausquin. At elimination, Stefanie and Sylvia landed in the bottom two, and Stefanie was eliminated from the competition.
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| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 18 September 2006 | |
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| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 25 September 2006 | |
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| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 2 October 2006 | |
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| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 9 October 2006 | |
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| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 16 October 2006 | |
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| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 23 October 2006 | |
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Results
| Order | Episodes | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7[a] | 8 | |||
| 1 | Annika | Anna Marie | Sanne | Ovo | Marcia | Ovo | Ovo | Ovo | Sanne | Sanne |
| 2 | Daisy | Sanne | Daisy | Charmayne | Anna Marie | Daisy | Sanne | Daisy Sanne Sylvia | Sylvia | Sylvia |
| 3 | Anna Marie | Marcia | Ovo | Sanne | Sylvia | Marcia | Sylvia | Daisy | ||
| 4 | Sanne | Ovo | Marcia | Sylvia | Sanne | Sanne | Daisy | |||
| 5 | Kathelijn | Daisy | Annika | Daisy | Daisy | Sylvia | Marcia | |||
| 6 | Stefanie | Sylvia | Charmayne | Anna Marie | Ovo | Anna Marie | ||||
| 7 | Charmayne | Annika | Anna Marie | Marcia | Charmayne | |||||
| 8 | Ovo | Stefanie | Sylvia | Annika | ||||||
| 9 | Sylvia | Charmayne | Stefanie | |||||||
| 10 | Marcia | Kathelijn | ||||||||
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was put through collectively to the next round
- The contestant won the competition