Oxygen's supermodel competition seriesThe Face mixes Top Model with The Voice, where twelve hopefuls compete individually and in teams coached by Naomi Campbell,Karolina Kurkova and Coco Rocha. Refreshingly, the series doesn't waste its inaugural episodes with auditions, which tend to drag. The Face immediately hops into action by having the twelve featured girls ready to compete, and already placed with their model mentors.
Throughout the first series, the girls will be put through competitions similar to those seen onTop Model -- narrative fashion shoots, putting together outfits on the fly -- and will collaborate with fashion industry greats (like photographer Patrick Demarchelier), TV personalities (like talk show host Wendy Williams) and others, hoping ultimately to be awarded a contract with ULTA beauty.
The Face borrows plenty of concepts from other modeling and competition shows, but it manages to throw enough fashion and dramatic interest at viewers to be engaging. Plus, many of the girls have the personalities or backstories that will make their journeys interesting to follow. Besides, if all else fails, the show has bought itself insurance: leave the camera on Naomi Campbell long enough, and something is bound to happen worth watching.
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