1. Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 3
One thing helped AusNTM 3 stand above all the rest: Alice. Not only is Alice the most successful English-speaking Top Model winner ever (there is some debate as to whether she or Ksenia from the Russian version is the best), she also provided some of the best entertainment in the entire series. Although some would probably categorize Alice as boring, there was no denying that her constant ownage of all the girls despite not trying that hard was absolutely hilarious. The other girls would throw fits, act crazy, or whatever else they could to get attention, but still were unable to convince the judges that they should stay over Alice. All Alice had to do was show up to the photoshoot and she would be guaranteed to have at least the second best photo. This led many of the girls to become more frustrated as they began to gang up on Alice, saying that she didn't have the drive and determination to win (lol).
Alice's shining moment, however, came in the Final 3 episode, where the girls flew to LA for their final photoshoot.
While the girls were getting their hair and makeup done to look like prostitutes posing behind glass, Jordan and Steph H. decided it was time to gang up on
Alice and started to criticize her in front of Napoleon Perdis (the owner of the makeup company the winner would get a year's contract with). Rather than
just take it like one would expect, however, Alice became an extremely cold and cool bitch, confidently going off about how the other girls felt threatened by
her and that they were not any competition. This sudden turn into mega-bitch supreme was absolutely unique from any other Top Model outburst, however, in that,
rather than scream and yell like a lunatic, Alice was very calm. The haughty look on her face as she explained how stupid her competitor Steph H. was (even
calling her out about acting dumb to try to look cute) and how she was still taller than the other girls when they had their heels on was absolute gold. Also
during this episode was probably my favorite Top Model meltdown ever, again, courtesy of Alice. The competition having finally gotten to her, Alice began
crying in a confessional about needing to avoid the sun because of a terrible sunburn she got the last time she was out in the sun too long (IT'S STILL
PEELING!!!11!!!!! *sob*). 
<3 Still, Alice was a sweetheart and you couldn't help but root for her over the other girls.
If Alice isn't your cup of tea, though, there were plenty of other exciting characters, including Paloma, who I think
actually had somehow found a way around the psychological screenings. Seriously, people say that contestants are crazy, but Paloma is CUR-AZY!!!! By episode
one, Paloma already had an arch nemesis, Cassandra, and had already had a meltdown about a girl talking in the car. Paloma also was responsible for the rumors
about one of the challenges being rigged, which when they were brought to the attention of the judges, Paloma adamantly denied any instigating! . My
favorite Paloma moment, however, had to be her meltdown where she cried hysterically about how it was too hard being perfect and good at everything!
Really though, without Alice and Paloma, the season was still great. There were some great photoshoots that were fun, but not outrageously tacky or insane. The show also had fair judges (definitely something you can't say for America's Next Top Model). The dynamics between the girls was also great as they reduced the age limit to 16, which allowed for tension between the "over 18s" and the younger girls. The show also had my favorite promo of any Top Model series ever (which is what the YouTube clip above shows).
One complaint about the series was the live finale. Before the winner was revealed, each judge, along with all the clients supporting the winner (including the editor of Vogue, the head of the modeling agency, and Napoleon Perdis), was asked who they voted for. Of course, they didn't really think this out, as Alice had already won by a landslide and there was no real reason to even reveal her name at the end. All in all, however, AusNTM 3 was a great cycle that is most definitely a classic.
