The Face (TV series)
The Face is a modeling-themed reality television series that follows three supermodel coaches as they compete with each other to find 'the face' of major brand. The inaugural series premiered online on February 1, 2013 and officially premiered on television on February 12, 2013, on Oxygen.[1][2][3] The format was created by Shine America and is distributed internationally by Shine Intl. The series is now an international franchise, owning its adaptations around the world. Naomi Campbell serves as a supermodel coach and also executive producer and chooses supermodel mentors for all the adaptations.
Format
In each series of The Face three model mentors select a team of models whose assets they believe will allow them to win the competition. Each week, the models participate in an overall challenge. This challenge ignores team division, and whoever wins the challenge does so individually. The next segment involves a campaign or client. The models perform for these clients in a wide variety of shoots, commercials, or runway shows. These campaigns are performed in the teams that were assigned at the beginning of the series. Each mentor supervises the group she chose as they perform. Immediately afterwards, the client for the episode declares which team performed the best. The girls from winning team are granted immunity, and cannot be eliminated.
The mentors from the losing teams must nominate one girl from their team to enter the elimination room. This leaves two of the models from the two losing teams up for elimination. The mentor from the winning/Immune team gets to decide which of the two models will stay and return to her team, and which one will be eliminated. Each girl is given a chance to explain why she should be given a second chance to remain in the competition.
In instances where a mentor loses all of her contestants, the competition goes on between the two remaining teams. The winning team remains immune as usual, but the losing mentor is forced to send two girls into the elimination room as opposed to one, with only one of them returning. In rare cases, a model can also be evicted from the competition without prior warning outside of the elimination room. She could also potentially be eliminated directly by her own mentor.
The elimination process is repeated each week until the series finale, where there is one final photo shoot and runway show with the final standing models along with their mentors. The final client (usually a beauty care or make-up brand) decides the winner from the remaining pool of contestants (usually one girl per team). The model who wins the competition becomes 'The Face' of the brand, bringing victory for her mentor and team.
The Face worldwide
Currently airing franchise
Franchise with an upcoming season
Franchise no longer airing
| Countries/regions | Title | Coaches | Host | Network | Winner(s) | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
The Face Australia | Naomi Campbell Cheyenne Tozzi Nicole Trunfio |
George Antoni | Fox8 | Season 1: Olivia Donaldson | Mar 18 - May 6, 2014 (Fresh Effects) |
 Thailand |
The Face Thailand | Current Lukkade Metinee (1-3) Bee Namthip (2-3) Marsha Wattanapanich (3) Former Cris Horwang (2) |
Current Chanon Ukkharachata (2-) Former Utt Panichkul (1) |
Season 1: Sabina Misinger Season 2: Ticha Chumma Season 3: TBA |
Season 1: Oct 4, 2014 - 10 Jan, 2015 (Maybelline) Season 2: Oct 17, 2015 - Jan 9, 2016 (Maybelline) Season 3: Feb 4, 2017 - TBA (TBA) | |
 United Kingdom |
The Face UK | Naomi Campbell Erin O'Connor |
None | Sky Living | Season 1: Emma Holmes | Sep 30 - Nov 18, 2013 (Max Factor) |
 United States |
The Face | Coco Rocha (1) Karolina Kurkova (1) Naomi Campbell (1-2) Anne V (2) Lydia Hearst (2) |
Nigel Barker | Oxygen | Season 1: Devyn Abdullah Season 2: Tiana Zarlin |
Season 1: Feb 05 - Mar 26, 2013 (ULTA Beauty) Season 2: March 5 - May 7, 2014 (Frédéric Fekkai) |
 Vietnam |
The Face Vietnam | Hồ Ngọc Hà Phạm Hương Lan Khuê |
Vĩnh Thụy | VTV3 | Season 1: Phí Phương Anh | June 18 - Sep 3, 2016 (OPPO) |
Winners over time
| Date | Winner | Age | Country | Show & Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2016 | Phí Phương Anh | 19 | Vietnam |
The Face Vietnam Season 1 |
| January 9, 2016 | Kanticha "Ticha" Chumma | 21 | Thailand |
The Face Thailand Season 2 |
| January 10, 2015 | Ajirapha "Sabina" Meisinger | 20 | Thailand |
The Face Thailand Season 1 |
| May 7, 2014 | Tiana Zarlin | 20 | United States |
The Face Season 2 |
| May 6, 2014 | Olivia Donaldson | 19 | Australia |
The Face Australia Season 1 |
| November 18, 2013 | Emma Holmes | 17 | United Kingdom |
The Face UK Season 1 |
| March 26, 2013 | Devyn Abdullah | 21 | United States |
The Face Season 1 |
References
- ↑ Soo Hoo, Fawnia. "'The Face: The Fight To Make The Final 12' Airs On February 12 And More Exciting Details, Like Guest Stars". Oxygen Media. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ BG8, Elease. "ABOUT THE SHOW — Find out all about Oxygen's SO new series The Face!". Oxygen Media. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ Patten, Dominic. "Oxygen Launches 'The Face' Model Reality Series With Naomi Campbell". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
External links
- Official website of The Face Australia
- Official website of The Face (UK)
- Official website of The Face (U.S.)
- Official website of The Face Thailand
- Official website of The Face Vietnam