The African installment of America's Next Top Model hits Cape Town for summer. Yip! You may have seen the on-air promos for it?
M-Net's AfricaMagic channels have scooped the rights to doing a local version of the international reality format which will be filmed in Cape Town towards the end of the year.
Supermodel Oluchi Orlandi will be starring as our own Tyra Banks and will be scouting Africa to cast 12 finalist models. Auditions begin in Jozi this month and wrap in Cape Town at the start of August.
Who can enter?Entrants need to be between the ages of 18 to 27. (Take your ID or some form of proof of age with you to auditions).
You need to be at at least 5'7" (170cm) in height and mustn't have an existing contract with a modelling agency at the time of application.
Plus-sized models are eligible to apply, but no male models.
Auditions dates and venues
Mozambique (Maputo)
Venue: Polana Serena Hotel
Date: 6 July 2013
South Africa (Johannesburg)
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre
Date: 9 July 2013
Kenya (Nairobi)Venue: Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC)
Date: 14 July 2013
Ghana (Accra)
Venue: M Plaza Hotel
Date: 20 July 2013
Nigeria (Lagos)Venue: Federal Palace
Date: 23 July 2013
Angola (Luanda)Venue: Paz Flor Cultural Centre
Date: 28 July 2013
South Africa (Cape Town)Venue: Cape Town Convention Centre (CTICC)
Date: 1 August 2013
Times: Doors open at 07h00 at all venues and close at 19h00.
There will also be auditions in
Ivory Coast and
Tanzania. The venues and dates for these haven't been confirmed yet - we'll update here when they are.
If you're in a country where there aren't auditions you can also email your photos and completed entry forms to
coulditbeyou@antmafrica.com or
team@antmafrica.com.
You'll find the entry form here:
ANTM entry form.