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America's Most Smartest Model

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{{Infobox television

| image = America's Most Smartest Model (logo).jpg

| caption = Title Card

| camera =

| runtime = 44 min. approx

| creator = {{Plainlist|

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| developer =

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Mark Cronin
  • Cris Abrego
  • Ben Samek
  • Matt Odgers
  • For VH1:
  • Jill Holmes
  • Kristen Kelly
  • Stella Stolper
  • Alex Demyanenko
  • Michael Hirschorn
  • Jeff Olde

}}

| director = {{Plainlist|

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| judges = {{Plainlist|

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| cinematography = Dave Miller

| editor =

| company = {{Plainlist|

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| narrated =

| theme_music_composer =

| composer = Adam Zelkind

| opentheme =

| endtheme =

| country = United States

| language = English

| network = VH1

| first_aired = {{Start date|2007|10|07}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2007|12|16}}

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 11

}}

America's Most Smartest Model is an American reality television show that aired on VH1. The hosts were Ben Stein and Mary Alice Stephenson. The show attempted to find brains behind beauty in a series of challenges, and would grant the winner $100,000, a feature in an upcoming VO5 ad, and the title of America's Most Smartest Model.

The winner of the competition was 22 year-old VJ Logan from Grass Valley, California.{{cite web |title=[missing title] |url=http://loconunca.com/articles/0809/reality.html |website=loconunca.com |access-date=2 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902111742/http://loconunca.com/articles/0809/reality.html |archive-date=2 September 2009}}

Contestants

Image:amsm contestants.jpeg

(ages stated are at start of filming)

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;
Contestant

!Age{{ref|age|[A]}}

!Hometown

!Finish

!Place

Slavco Tuskaloski

|26

|New York City/Macedonia

|rowspan="4"|Episode 1

|rowspan="2"|16-15

Jamie Everett

|26

|Houston, TX

Victoria Fisher

|22

|Corona Del Mar, CA

|rowspan="2"|14-13

Gaston Willig

|27

|Argentina

Erika Medina

|22

|Anaheim, CA

|Episode 2

|12

Mandy Lynn

|27

|Long Island, NY

|Episode 3

|11

Jesse Lewis

|26

|Sacramento, CA

|Episode 4

|10

Lisa Byrnes

|27

|Scottsdale, AZ

|Episode 5

|9

Rachel Myers

|27

|Palm Springs, CA

|Episode 6

|8

Daniel Schuman{{cite news|newspaper=The Chronicle |title=Alum makes use of brains, body on VH1 show |first=Emily |last=Hallquist |location=Duke University |date=23 October 2007 |access-date=10 October 2010 |url=http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/alum-makes-use-brains-body |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714123807/http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/alum-makes-use-brains-body |archive-date=14 July 2012 }}

|24

|Saddle Brook, NJ

|Episode 7

|7

Jeff Pickel

|25

|Chicago, IL

|Episode 8

|6

Rachael Murphy

|25

|Sydney, Australia

|rowspan="2"|Episode 9

|5

Brett Novek

|23

|Fort Lauderdale, FL

|4

Angela Hart

|25

|San Francisco, CA

|Episode 10

|3

Andre Birleanu

|25

|Moscow, Russia

|rowspan="2"|Episode 11

|2

Van "VJ" Logan

|22

|Grass Valley, CA

|1

Episodes

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=Balls, Cherries, Balloons, Tires=

First aired October 7, 2007 (1.6M viewers){{cite journal | journal = The Hollywood Reporter | title = 'Dexter' dips, still bloody good| first = Kimberly | last = Nordyke |volume = 401 | page = 24 | date = 10 October 2007 | access-date = 25 May 2010 | url = http://hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ic66b2e3aabd441cb471c78cf5fee1f83 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012015401/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ic66b2e3aabd441cbfd0b60f404192b36 |archive-date = 12 October 2007}}

  • Edge Challenge Winner: Daniel
  • Callback Challenge Winner: Brett
  • Eliminated: Victoria, Gaston, Slavco, Jamie

=Governor Of Presidents=

  • Edge Challenge Winners: Rachael Murphy, Pickel
  • Callback Challenge Winners: Rachael Murphy, Pickel
  • Bottom Four: Daniel, Jesse, Mandy Lynn, Erika
  • Eliminated: Erika

=Balm and Gilad=

  • Special Guest Star: Gilad Janklowicz
  • Edge Challenge Winners: VJ, Pickel, Brett
  • Callback Challenge Winner: Brett
  • Bottom Three: Rachel Myers, Jesse, Mandy Lynn
  • Eliminated: Mandy Lynn

=Night of The Hairy Grizilla Monster=

  • Special Guest Star: Bill Nye
  • Edge Challenge Winners: Daniel, Angela
  • Callback Challenge Winners: Andre, Rachael Murphy
  • Bottom Three: Rachel Myers, Lisa, Jesse
  • Eliminated: Jesse

=That's Not How I Like My Pork!=

  • Edge Challenge Winner: Daniel
  • Callback Challenge Winner: VJ
  • Bottom Two: Rachel Myers, Lisa
  • Eliminated: Lisa

=Are You Ready to Rhombus?=

  • Edge Challenge Winners: Pickel, Brett
  • Callback Challenge Winners: Pickel, Brett
  • Bottom Four: VJ, Rachael Murphy, Daniel, Rachel Myers
  • Eliminated: Rachel Myers

=Many Happy Returns?=

  • Edge Challenge Winner: VJ
  • Callback Challenge Winner: Andre
  • Bottom Three: Angela, Rachael, Daniel
  • Eliminated: Daniel

=Let's Play, Hide The Pickel=

  • Edge Challenge Winners: Angela, VJ
  • Callback Challenge Winner: Angela
  • Bottom Three: Andre, Brett, Pickel
  • Eliminated: Pickel

=I See Dead People...=

  • Edge Challenge Winners: Andre, Rachael
  • Callback Challenge Winner: Angela, VJ
  • Bottom Three: Andre, Brett, Rachael
  • Eliminated: Brett, Rachael

=Hit Me With Your Best Shot=

  • Edge Challenge Winner: Andre
  • Bottom Two: VJ, Angela
  • Eliminated: Angela

=Never Trust a Rottweiler=

First aired December 17, 2007 (1M viewers){{cite news | newspaper = USA Today | title = NBC's 'Loser' among winners| first = Gary | last = Levin | department = Life | page = D.3 | date = 19 December 2007 | access-date = 26 September 2010 | url = http://usatoday.com/printedition/life/20071219/d_nielchatter19.art.htm}}

  • Runner-Up: Andre
  • Winner: VJ

Elimination table

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"
rowspan=3 | Rank

! rowspan=2 | Contestant

! colspan=12 | Episodes

colspan="2"|1234567891011
{{nowrap|Edge winner(s)}}

| colspan="2"|Daniel

| Pickel
Rachael

| Brett
Pickel
VJ

| Angela
Daniel

| Daniel

| Brett
Pickel

| VJ

| Angela
VJ

| Andre
Rachael

| Andre

| None

1

! VJ

|SAFE

|SAFE

|SAFE

|SAFE

|SAFE

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH

|SAFE

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="limegreen"|WINNER

2

! Andre

|SAFE

|SAFE

|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH

|SAFE

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|SAFE

|SAFE

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH

|bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

3

! Angela

|SAFE

|SAFE

|SAFE

|SAFE

|SAFE

|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH

|SAFE

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" |

4

! Brett

|SAFE

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|SAFE

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH

|SAFE

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|SAFE

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=2|

5

! Rachael

|SAFE

|SAFE

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|SAFE

|bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=2|

6

! Pickel

|SAFE

|SAFE

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|SAFE

|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH

|SAFE

|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|WIN

|SAFE

|bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=3|

7

! Daniel

|SAFE

|SAFE

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|SAFE

|SAFE

|SAFE

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=4|

8

! Rachel

|SAFE

|SAFE

|SAFE

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="darkred"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=5|

9

! Lisa

|SAFE

|SAFE

|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH

|SAFE

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=6|

10

! Jesse

|SAFE

|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=7|

11

! Mandy Lynn

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="pink"|LOW

|bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=8|

12

! Erika

|SAFE

|SAFE

| bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=9|

13

! Gaston

|SAFE

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=10|

14

! Victoria

|SAFE

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=10|

rowspan=2|16 - 15

! Jamie

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="darkred"|OUT

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=11|

Slavco

|style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=11|

:{{Color box|darkred|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated before the elimination ceremony.

:{{Color box|cornflowerblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the callback challenge

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant was selected as one of the top entries in the callback challenge, but did not win.

:{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray}} The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the callback challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the competition

  • Because Rachel was eliminated at the callback challenge in episode 6, no one was eliminated at the elimination ceremony.
  • Episode 9 featured a double elimination.

See also

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References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011000316/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/americas_most_smartest_model/series.jhtml America's Most Smartest Model] at VH1.com
  • {{IMDb title|1055400|America's Most Smartest Model}}

{{VH1 original programming}}

Category:2007 American television series debuts

Category:2007 American television series endings

Category:2000s American reality television series

Category:American English-language television shows

Category:Reality modeling competition television series

Category:VH1 original programming