Tahnee named Australia’s Next Top Model
Tahnee Atkinson, 16, has been announced as the winner of Australia's Next Top Model -and was almost upstaged by a nosebleed.
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Australia’s Next Top Model. She defeated Cassi Van Den Dungen, 17, from Victoria.
While Cassi won extra votes from the judges, it was the audience vote that tipped Tahnee as the title winner.
Sarah Murdoch hosted FOX8’s live finale under the big top at Luna Park, opening the show by asking a huge audience if the winner would be “Boganista Cassi” or “Gorgeous goofball Tahnee?’
“What a bunch of scrags they’ve been,” said judge Charlotte Dawson. “Talk about bitching.”
Co-judge Alex Perry agreed, “If there’s no bitching what’s the point?”
So it seems…
Before a throng of fans, industry, celebrities and media, the finale brought back all 11 eliminated contestants, and featured Jessica Mauboy performing, Project Runway Australia contestants, a message from Bruno, and a surprise reunion with Cassi’s mother who now resides in the US.
Ruby Rose hosted behind-the-scenes moments with contestants and members of the audience.
But an unexpected nosebleed for Tahnee nearly upstaged them all.
“I think that’s a first,” said Murdoch.
All 13 contestants also participated in a ‘forum’ style chat with Dawson and Perry asking questions about the series, including their conduct and comments. Much of it focussed on bitching, dummy spits and tantrums with clip highlights.
“I called you a mole, so I apologise,” Dawson said to one contestant.
Another girl clarified that the bitching was, “more sibling rivalry than bitching.”
As the winner of ANTM’s fifth cycle, Tahnee wins agency representation, a trip to New York, features as the face of a Maybelline collection, a magazine shoot for Harper’s Bazaar and $20,000 cash.
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For Tahnee to have beaten Cassie with the audience vote she should have gotten 76% of the vote.
It doesn’t make sense to me. I would like to see someone challenge the show as to how they work out the audience vote.
They both deserved to win but I would hate to think that it has been rigged and someone has been ripped off her rightful prize regardless of how she’ll spend it.
I prefer Tahnee but I am all for fairness and everyone to be given a fair go.
And also what about all the kids that spent their money on text messages. If it has not been worked out fairly the voters have had money taken from them under false pretences.
Jay: story coming soon……
the show was okay, but its better then the last four season.
I still don’t like the concept of public voting and i believe the judges to have the power vote then the public.
i believe cassi should have one the AUSNTM because she show people that people with less beautiful features have more characters.
ne-ways…. either way they both deserved it.
It doesn’t matter who won, because it’s obvious that the only girl from the show who’ll be successful as a model is Clare.
Yes I am glad Tahnee won over Cassie, I still believe that Clare should of been one of the two last girls standing she is just a dream! Good on Charlotte for saying what she did about Cassie she hit the nail on the head and she spoke up! Tahnee mite not be what the judges “think a model” should be – but she is a beautiful young girl who can only get better.
Congratulations Tahnee and great job Sarah
Tahnee was not the sweet innocent girl you all seem to remember, she said some pretty nasty stuff about Cassi while doing Lolas hair on the rocks.
Good on Cassi for getting so far considering all of the bullying she had to put up with. How many times did she come home to find her much loved frog in the pool? With Cassi I saw an insecure girl in the house who was just trying to fit in, and a young lady who was trying to improve every week with her modelling.
Good Luck with your modelling career Cassi I hope to see you do well and show everyone that there is more to you than just a brickies bride !!
You can do both if you work hard and have an understanding and supportive boyfriend, if he’s not get rid of him!!!
Hmmm… Well, good result – very glad that Cassi didn’t win, she shouldn’t have made it as far as she did, her heart wasn’t in it. Clare would have been the better choice last week.
Anyway, the production thought – urgh! Sarah’s hosting was fine, but the whole show just came off with a very ‘bored’ and ‘tacky’ feeling – it sort of looked like they wanted that atmosphere you get at the old Big Brother eliminations but with that fashion show class… Everyone in the audience just looked bored.
I didnt think Cassie even deserve to be in the final two. I thought Claire and certainly Tahnee were the 2 standouts through the series. Im glad that Cassie didnt win, as what some of the judges thought, Cassie wouldn’t have the professionalism and attitude to see it through. All the way with Tahnee. Well done.
I know that Cassie was a bogan and all but she had really improved and by the end you could tell she was dedicated to modeling and she already had someone who will go into partnership with her if she won and as gorgeous as Tahnee is, her figure is one that is considered “plus-size” in the modeling world and she is too short to be a model.
I know in the beginning we all hated Cassie but at the end, her attitude had really changed, she was a lot more dedicated and she was no longer out of control.
clare should be australia’s next top model.
It’s odd that the voting calculation wasn’t made transparent. If I was Cassi, I’d have my lawyers onto it. Perhaps they explained the process off-camera, but it’d be nice to know how it was worked out, and what percentage of the viewers’ vote Tahnee won.
Wasn’t Alex Perry’s reasoning for sending his vote to Cassi (after pumping up Tahnee) utterly pathetic? He showed he’s a weak man, caving in to the three industry judges the way he did. Charlotte & Sarah each have more balls than he does.
This is not my sort of show, but friends of mine were having a party for it, so I dragged myself along… only to be amazed at Sarah Murdoch’s hosting – brilliant!
Where was she from the get-go?
While I believe Cassi would make a greater editorial model (which is generally accepted as the ‘best’ type of model) Charlottes comment about her spending her prize on her boyfriend and not having the drive to use the opportunity highlighted a scary prospect if Cassi had won. Surely Cassi’s continued demands throughout the season that she wanted to leave, show she can’t handle the career that would be demanded of her. Her fears over the London trip are a good example- as the winner she would be traveling often. Tahnee represents a great model, ready to make the most of the prize due to her optimistic attitude. Furthermore, fashion changes so often that Cassi’s fashionable frame and face may soon be eclipsed by the comeback of the true ‘supermodel’- the amazons of the 1990’s- Christie Turlington, Naomie Campbell and Elle McPherson. Tahnee fits this mold perfectly.
Interesting fact: It should be “moll” and not “mole”. But so few people know that, the definition will probably permanently shift.
On this show I reckon it is mole!
I can understand how the public voted Tahnee’s way. Even though she may be not what every professional in the industry is after, she is a great role model. I wish all the catwalks of the world were filled with Tahnees. I agree with some of the judges that Cassi might do a “Millionaire” and simply ‘”take the money ($20,000) and run” and buy a new plasma and stuff for herself and her brickie boyfriend. I love how the budget gets increased for the finale every year. They no longer give the finale the “it’s only going to be on Foxtel” treatment! I am also interested in how much the votes were worth. I remember at a previous finale it was Judges 85% Public 15%, but that was with 6 judges. My calculations are Cassi 49% Tahnee 36% adding up to 85%. This must mean that at least 13 out of every 15 people voted for Tahnee in order for her to have won.
Well done ANTM!
Tahnee was the best result. As more than one of the judges said, if Cassi won she’d have blown the cash on her bogan boyfriend, gotten pregnant, married, and live the rest of her life with regrets.
Instead, now she has no contract, no cash, no [whatever-else we always fast-forward through]
Now she’ll have to either go out and “work it” or just live off the boyfriend’s dole cheques. If she decides to make a living from it, she’ll do well. The money would not serve her well.
[As to the public vote mystery .. I’m guessing it’s calculated in some statistically correct manner that would take half an hour to explain and totally bore the audience.]
Tahnee has done girls the world over proud. She has a smokin’ hot body, amazing charisma and fabulous morals. she is truly a beautiful girl- isn’t that what a model really should be? We are all sick of the skinny insecure bitches that represent women in the worst possible way. I’m stoked she won. Every one that thinks she isn’t skinny enough or ‘industry standard’ is just cementing industry opinion and adding to the accumulation of insecurity that plagues girls everywhere- let’s start celebrating amazing women instead of bitching bitches!
Tahnee’s all woman, Jen. She deserved to win and her body shape is just fine. How hilarious was the nose bleed?
the result was a joke. ebony/demelza the 2nd.
Meanwhile, that nose bleed was just crazy! At first I was in hysterics then I thought, how awful for her……! Poor girl she must have been dying.
I think we will have a repeat of the Demelza outcome that was last year’s shows- e.g the agents overseas don’t like the goods! During the trip to see London top agents during the show, they indicated that Tahnee was not a model they would book. The judges/votes might have let her win- but whether she will be a model or not- isn’t up to them!
It really ended up being just a popularity contest. Clare should have won, and like her or not, Cassi deserved second.
Tahnee is not tall enough and regardless of how thin she becomes, does not have the necessary bodyshape.
Clare should have won, she was a model.
I too am glad to see Tahnee win, but I’m not sure how legitamate it was. Throughout the course of the series Cassie was made out to look very bad (Though i think that it was more her than the editing) with her constant smoking, lieing, lack of commitment and unethical behaviour. Sure it made good tv but how keen would FOX8, Sarah Murdoch and The production company be to heavily endorse someone who not only possess these qualities, but who have been ‘made famous’ by them.
I’m happy Tahnee won. It would have been a shocker if Cassi did. Tahnee was a great contestant throughout the series. Cassi was a disgrace.
How many votes was the public vote worth? I’m confused!