Starring Tyra Banks,
Yoanna House,
Mercedes Yvette,
Shandi Sullivan,
April Wilkner,
Camille McDonald,
Sara Racey-Tabrizi,
Catie Anderson,
Xiomara Frans,
Jenascia Chakos,
Heather Blumberg,
Bethany Harrison,
Anna Bradfield
A new crop of 14 beautiful young women crowd into a swank loft apartment to prepare for the competition that will determine "America's Next Top Model" in the second season of the series of that name. This year, the action takes place in New York City, just like season one (or to be more accurate, "cycle one"). In addition to the usual competition rounds, the girls are taken on a whirlwind tour of the Big Apple, every so often performing impromptu "fashion shows" for appreciative male spectators. Interestingly, whereas one of the contestants in season one was eliminated for being "too sexy," the first casualty of season two is dropped because she refuses to pose nude. One thing that hasn't changed from the previous season is the range of temperaments amongst the contestants, from simperingly sweet to fire-eating monster. In lieu of giving away the end results of the second season, suffice to say that it comes down to four finalists, who go by the names of Yoanna, Shandi, April, and Mercedes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide