Thursday 2 May 2013

Africa’s Next Top Model coming to M-Net

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Cape Town – Africa’s Next Top Model, an African version of Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model is coming to South Africa. The new reality competition spin-off will start filming in Cape Town in August for pay-TV broadcaster M-Net.
Africa’s Next Top Model will be aired on M-Net’s AfricaMagic channels later this year. The show will be produced by Gavin Wratten – who is also the man behind SA Idols.
In Africa’s Next Top Model, 12 models from across Africa compete for the title with Nigerian supermodel Oluchi Onweagba Orlandi filling in the Tyra Banks role as presenter, producer and mentor to the models.
‘African version is long overdue’
So excited to welcome @OLUCHI to the “Next Top Model” fam! Welcome to @ANTMAfrica! http://bit.ly/ZAMdlu 

CBS Studios International has given the African format rights for the show to Oluchi’s New York-based production company LuLu Productions which will work with Wratten’s Never Machine Productions in SA.
Tyra said that she is “excited” for Africa’s Next Top Model to join the established reality show franchise.
There’s no statement yet from M-Net but the show which will primarily shoot in Cape Town and South Africa.
Roxanne Pompa, the vice president of international format sales and production at CBS Studios International said, Africa’s Next Top Model is sure to be an entertaining celebration of the great beauty, fashion and unique stories of aspiring models from across the African continent.”
Oluchi shared her excitement over the project: “The African version of the franchise is long overdue and I expect the show to be a smashing success across the continent”.
America’s Next Top Model has already run for 19 “cycles” and boasts a number of international spin-off s in 35 countries including Top Model series in Australia, China, Brazil, France, Sweden, Canada, Italy and the UK.
For more information, check out the Africa’s Next Top Model website.


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

wooow..nice1 but why southafrica

Anonymous said...

really its ok wish her all da best..

Anonymous said...

yea africa we gettng there..oluchi weldone

Anonymous said...

pls why southfrica is oluchi not a nigerian..smhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Anonymous said...

well so hppy at least she is doing smthg for hersef..congrats oluchi

Anonymous said...

nice1