The third season of the Italian reality television show Italia's Next Top Model premiered on SKY Vivo on 2 October 2009 and concluded on 18 December 2009.
First aired October 2, 2009 After months of auditions of more than 1,500 contestants, the 16 girls chosen for the competition meet in Via Montenapoleone, the most important fashion street in Milan.
They are briefly introduced by short clips and soon after the group is complete they are told to join the host Natasha Stefanenko, and Michael Giannini, art director of d'Management, to where their first elimination challenge will take place.
During the show, Elisa draws the attention of the public by wearing a transparent top part without underwear, and Jade manages to be noticed by her striking Barbie-type of look.
From the studio, Natasha proceeds to tell Michela the names of the girls who will make it into the house, giving her the task of delivering the photos before the front door of the Model School.
In the judging studio with audience Anastasia, Caroline, Jade and Sabrina are praised for their work while Athina, Carlotta, Diletta, Elisa, and Veronica are considered to be the worst of the week.
In the end the judges place Athina and Carlotta in the bottom two for their stiff poses and the two girls face each other in a runway challenge to show which one deserves to stay in the competition.
Veronica is told to come across as boring on the runway, Diletta is scolded for being out of theme, having performed a high-fashion walk instead of an aggressive one, Eleonora is chastised for being too slow and generally bland, making herself forgettable, even though her look was liked by John Richmond.
Nadege also states Carlotta's face is too hard to master on photo and Eleonora is criticized by the judges for her stiff arms and lost facial expression.
This week challenge sees the girls facing a photo shoot where the 11 contestants must pose as actresses styled in 1950s look to create a horror movie poster where the aspiring models must show how they can express fear on set.
Sabrina is liked by Giusi for her funny look while the rest of the panel criticize her for being overdone, Elisa is said to be too static and not creative, Carlotta is still reprimanded by Nadege for her facial limits.
Caroline gets placed in the bottom two for her unprofessional behavior and is joined by Carlotta whose limited expressions range makes her this week eliminated through the votes of Nadege, guest judge Edwige and Giusi.
First aired November 6, 2009 This week's reward challenge saw the remaining girls acting in a scene with a professional actor, playing the part of a suspicious girlfriend.
For their weekly challenge the girls were driven to a car dump, there Michael explained they would be walking on a haulaway wearing eco-chic flowy dresses designed by Leila Hafzi, the models would also be displaying floral ornaments on their heads.
After a runway challenge where the two girls walk in bikinis and metallic dresses Natasha, Michael and Nadege decide to end Elisa's journey in the competition.
For this week's photo shoot the nine remaining girls must pose as sensual and ironic pin-up models promoting typical foods of Italian cuisine such as tomatoes, pasta, mozzarella, cheeses, peppers and chillies.
Sabrina surprises everyone on set by playing with the food and the chef the models pose with, while Karis feels unable to portray sensuality with her body and bursts in tears of discouragement.
Within such a refined context, Michael asks them to show an elegant and sophisticated walk, as well as a passionate interaction in the final pose at the end of the runway with the male model they are paired up with.
After a runway challenge Diletta is chosen by Giusi, Michael and Nadege to leave the competition for lacking a model's presence while Giorgia is spared for her convincing performance.
After walking in a runway challenge the panel saves Caroline for showing more confidence and potential, as Giusi, Michael and the guest judge vote to out Gilda from the competition for not being able to improve further.
First aired December 4, 2009 With six girls remaining, the house is divided into two groups: Anastasia, Giorgia and Sabrina on one side, Anisia, Caroline and Marianna on the other.
For the week's photoshoot the aspiring models are being photographed with Addy van den Krommenacher elegant gowns and will pose together with a live tiger named Lucy.
Caroline is noticed for her beauty that is once again her best asset, but Nadege is still unsatisfied by her lack of effort in posing, stating that the girl relies on it and does not give something more which is required in a fashion photo.
Following a runway challenge Anisia, despite having a less impressive walk, is picked to remain in the running for being more convincing in her photos, while Marianna's journey is put to an end by the votes of Giusi, Michael and Nadege.
Anastasia wows Michael with her interaction on set and is praised for her natural elegance she always brings on her performances, although Giusi expected more intense eyes.
Sabrina is told to have produced a very good shot thanks to her glance and her presence, Nadege commands her for improving and becoming more refined, still she points out she should have been more elegant in her pose.
They walk in a runway challenge and soon after Nadege, Michael and guest judge designer Elio Fiorucci vote to eliminate Caroline from the competition thus leaving Anastasia, Anisia and Sabrina as the three finalists of this season.
Anastasia is commended for her pose and her dreamy and softer face, Anisia is praised for showing her new stronger self and Sabrina for an overall elegant and sophisticated outcome that made her overcome her explicit sensuality.
In the final runway show in the studio, Anastasia and Anisia walk in Dsquared outfits in front of the panel and the designers of the brand, Dean and Dan Caten.
In the end Anastasia is proclaimed the winner thanks to her consistent performances, her fashion body, her drive and shear determination, as well as for her skilled walk making her the most complete model of the season.