America's Next Top Model/Characters/Cycle Eighteen British Invasion

Team UK



 * British Accent: Well, duh!
 * Crossover
 * Evil Brit: Subverted. The show didn't portrayed them as Designated Villains.
 * Fire-Forged Friends: The girls from BNTM Cycle 5.
 * Five Girl Band: The lineup changes throughout the competition. Nonetheless, the UK girls functioned better as a team compared to the US girls.
 * Configuration 1
 * The Heroine: Sophie
 * The Lancer: Catherine
 * The Big Girl: Louise
 * The Smart Girl: Annaliese
 * Tagalong Kid: Alisha
 * The Chick: Ashley
 * Sacrificial Lion: Jasmia (the first girl eliminated)
 * Configuration 2: Very.com campaign pitch.
 * The Heroine: Sophie
 * The Lancer: Catherine
 * The Smart Girl: Annaliese (The Supporting Leader)
 * The Big Girl: Louise (The Lancer to the Supporting Leader)
 * Tagalong Kid: Alisha
 * The Chick: Ashley
 * Configuration 3
 * The Heroine: Sophie
 * The Lancer: Catherine
 * The Big Girl: Alisha
 * The Smart Girl: Annaliese
 * The Chick: Ashley
 * Configuration 4: Fiercely British.
 * The Heroine: Sophie
 * The Lancers: Alisha and Catherine
 * The Big Girl: Alisha
 * The Chick: Catherine
 * The Smart Girl: Annaliese
 * Four Girl Ensemble: The team's best line up.
 * Four-Temperament Ensemble: Fiercely British.
 * Sophie = Sanguine
 * Alisha = Choleric
 * Catherine = Phlegmatic I and Supine
 * Annaliese = Phlegmatic II
 * The former BNTM runner-ups fit as well.
 * Sophie = Sanguine
 * Alisha = Choleric
 * Catherine = Phlegmatic I
 * Louise = Melancholic
 * Freudian Trio: The BNTM 5 girls again.
 * Sophie (Id, tending towards Ego)
 * Annaliese (Superego)
 * Ashley (Ego, tending towards Id)
 * Friendly Enemy: With the US team.
 * Friendly Rivalry
 * Funny Foreigners: Sophie and Ashley. At times, Annaliese. Catherine also, but the editors didn't show us that side of her until the Recap Episode.
 * Yes, even Alisha qualifies.
 * My Greatest Second Chance: The team's ultimate goal aside from bringing the title home is to win the competition this time around. In the end, it was subverted by most of the girls, except for Sophie and Annaliese.
 * Non Gameplay Elimination: Both Louise and Alisha quit the competition.
 * The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: The UK girls towards each other. One of them even hoped to sweep the US team so they can keep the competition for themselves.
 * Patriotic Fervor
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The UK girls were usually the blue. They had their Hot Blooded moments, however.
 * The Rival: To The US team.
 * Wearing a Flag On Your Head: During panel.
 * Worthy Opponent

Team USA
caption-width-right:350:(back from left to right) Laura, Kyle, Seymone and Candace. (front from left to right) Eboni, Mariah and AzMarie.

"Laura: "It's called America's Next Top Model for a reason, get your ass back home."
 * Divided We Fall: Even before AzMarie's Shocking Elimination, the team is already showing signs of this with The Lancers. They never really liked each other to begin with. It Got Worse from there.
 * Dwindling Party Ultimately, only two members made it to the overseas trip.
 * Eagle Land: During the pilot, most of the girls are type 1. But both The Lancers also showed signs of type 2.

Kyle: "Those girls are from the UK!? Is this a joke right now?""


 * Five Girl Band
 * Configuration 1: The original lineup never really changes until the boot of two members.
 * The Heroine: AzMarie
 * The Lancers: Laura and Kyle
 * The Big Girl: Seymone
 * The Smart Girl: Candace
 * Tagalong Kid: Eboni
 * The Chick: Mariah
 * Configuration 2: Very.com campaign pitch.
 * The Heroine: AzMarie
 * The Lancers: Laura and Kyle
 * The Big Girl: Seymone
 * The Smart Girl: Candace
 * Tagalong Kid: Eboni
 * Configuration 3: United Sirens of America
 * The Heroine: AzMarie
 * The Lancer: Laura
 * The Big Girl: Seymone
 * The Smartass Kid: Eboni
 * The Chick: Kyle
 * Configuration 4: At this point, the girls can't be considered a team anymore. Nonetheless, it can be argued that the "lineup" is:
 * The Heroine: Laura
 * The Lancer and The Chick: Kyle
 * The Big Girl: Seymone
 * The Smartass Kid: Eboni
 * Four Is Death: The US team had an awful time against the UK team once the latter is reduced to a Four Girl Ensemble.
 * Friendly Enemy: With the UK team.
 * Friendly Rivalry
 * It Got Worse: Look at the other entries.
 * One Ashley Limit: AzMarie and Kyle are just their nicknames, which they used to avert this trope with each other and British girl Ashley.
 * Patriotic Fervor
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Most of the time, the US team is the red. But there are times they switch to blue.
 * The Rival: To The UK team.
 * Teeth Clenched Teamwork: Laura and Kyle.
 * Wearing a Flag On Your Head: During panel.
 * We Were Your Team: AzMarie's elimination essentially marked the end of the US team.
 * Worthy Opponent

Sophie Sumner


 * Alliterative Name
 * Best for Last: She's the last girl featured in the Cycle 18 OBB.
 * Blue Eyes
 * The Cutie
 * Earn Your Happy Ending
 * Flawless Victory: The fifth winner to win with No Damage Run.


 * Funny Foreigner
 * Genki Girl
 * Hair Color Dissonance: After her makeover, her hair briefly reverted to blond. Her hair was re-dyded pink afterwards.
 * Hair of Gold: Pre-makeover.
 * The Heroine: Of the UK team.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Ashley.
 * In the End You Are On Your Own: Majority of the top six consist of her and her teammates, with them dominating the competition until the top four/three. But ultimately, only she competed at the finals against the US team's Last Starfighter.
 * It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time: She usually does something, usually For the Lulz, that only resulted to her saying My God, What Have I Done?, Oh Crap, or both.
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Played straight.
 * Older Than They Look
 * Plucky Comic Relief
 * Plucky Girl
 * The Rival: To Laura in a Worthy Opponent variant. The feeling is mutual.
 * Rose-Haired Girl: Post-makeover. Twice due to Hair Color Dissonance.
 * Title Drop
 * What The Hell, Boyfriend?: She was pissed because her boyfriend acted with Dull Surprise rather than excited and supportive during the video message.
 * Worthy Opponent: All of the US girls said she is their greatest competition at different points of the show.

Laura LaFrate

"Mr. Jay: "Tell me what makes you powerful."
 * Alliterative Name
 * All Women Are Lustful

Laura: "Really good sex!""

"Alisha: "A fucking silkworm is sexual to this girl!"
 * The other girls' confessionals tended to lampshade this.

Annaliese: "Laura is all about sex, sex, sex, sex. And a little bit more of sex!""


 * Berserk Button: Touch her teddy bear? Watch out.
 * Accusing her of being a casting couch won't do you good, either.
 * Bi the Way
 * Blue Eyes
 * Crazy Enough to Work
 * Girls Love Stuffed Animals: See her Berserk Button. She's also holding a stuffed lion in the finale.
 * Go Out With a Smile: It's a Tearful Smile, but still counts.
 * Graceful Loser
 * Hot Blooded
 * Ineffectual Death Threats: During her Ax Crazy or/and Hot Blooded moments.
 * The Lancer: Although she shared the role with Kyle for the US team, Laura fits it perfectly compared to her. From being the second most capable member of the US girls, to her dynamic with AzMarie as well as being her Foil.
 * Large Ham
 * Last Starfighter: Of the US team.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Being a curvacious bisexual girl who likes sex makes her one by default.
 * Multicolored Hair: Post-makeover, her hair was dyed platinum blond with red and blue extensions.
 * No Damage Run: Until the final three.
 * One Steve Limit: While she doesn't share a name with anyone from this cycle, she's not the first runner-up named Laura.
 * Plucky Girl
 * The Resenter: To Kyle.
 * The Rival: She occasionally had problems with Kyle and Alisha from day one. Coincidentally, they are The Lancers of their respective teams. In a positive light, to Sophie as well.
 * Sitcom Arch Nemesis: To Eboni, especially toward the end.
 * Smug Smiler
 * Spirited Competitor
 * Statuesque Stunner
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky: Physically, she fits it better before her makeover due to her dark brown hair. She had Multicolored Hair afterwards, but she obviously remained tall and definitely remained snarky.
 * Token Evil Teammate: At times, she can dip into this territory. Celebrating after Kyle's boot comes to mind...
 * The Unfettered
 * Worthy Opponent: Played straight with winner Sophie. Even some of the girls who don't like Laura said she's a good model.
 * Zagalicious Trope: It was her brand.

Annaliese Dayes

"Annaliese: "America is not ready for the British Invasion. We did it once, and we can do it again.""
 * Arc Words: In the pilot episode.


 * Bittersweet Ending: See My Greatest Second Chance below.
 * Black and Nerdy
 * Brown Eyes
 * The Charmer
 * Expy: Nigel compared her to (ANTM) Cycle 2 runner-up Mercedes.
 * Genki Girl
 * Genre Savvy
 * Lovable Nerd
 * Meaningful Name: Her name is evocative of words such as "Analysis", "Analyze this" or "Analyze these". Not only is she The Smart Girl of her team, but she make video blogs every week in YouTube regarding the aired episodes.
 * Meganekko
 * Motor Mouth
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Though she still didn't win, her rank dramatically moved four notches higher. It's amusing that in her original cycle, she came up short on making it to the overseas trip, while here she came up short on reaching the finals. For being the lowest ranking (7th) contestant of your team which consist mostly of former runner-ups and two girls placing higher than 5th place, great job.
 * Nerds Are Sexy
 * No Damage Run: While she didn't do a technical one (getting to the final two with no bottom two), she, along with Laura and Sophie, never touched the bottom two until the final three.
 * One of Us
 * Plucky Girl
 * The Pollyanna
 * Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness
 * Spirited Competitor
 * Supporting Leader: As seen during the UK team's very.com campaign pitch.
 * The Smart Girl: Very much for the UK team.
 * Team Mom
 * The Unfavorite: She just couldn't make Kelly Cutrone appreciate her. Until the Hong Kong go-see, when she scored three out of four bookings.

Alisha White

"Alisha: "I can't stay.""
 * Brown Eyes
 * Call Back: Her and Eboni's situation in panel was reminiscent of Ambreal and Ebony's in Cycle 9, except that this cycle's Eboni wasn't reprieved despite Alisha quitting.
 * Celibate Heroine
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * The Dutiful Daughter
 * Elimination Moment of Awesome: She's very proud of her No Damage Run in BNTM Cycle 6, hence she couldn't fathom being this cycle's Elimination Houdini. Realizing that being one usually and inevitably steals the spot from girls who deserves hers more, she decided to quit. Doing so allowed the three remaining girls with No Damage Run to vie for the title. (Take That, Ann Markley, Whitney Thompson and Angelea Preston!)
 * Face Elimination With Dignity: Though she's crying, the essence is still there.
 * Four Is Death: Because she quit, this cycle has no final four. However, she still ends up in fourth place.
 * Gam-A-Tronica Is an Awesome Brand
 * Gone Horribly Right: The fortune teller in Macau told her she will have to make a tough sacrifice and she'd better be prepared for it.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Overlaps with her Elimination Moment of Awesome above.
 * Honor Before Reason
 * I Coulda Been a Contender
 * Lampshade Hanging: Often toward Laura's attitudes to sex.
 * The Lancer: Shares the role with Catherine for the UK team.
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Subverted in a bittersweet way.
 * Non Gameplay Elimination: She quit.
 * The Rival: To Laura, The Lancer of the US team. For some reason, she's occasionally pitted against Eboni since the first week.
 * Sassy Black Woman: British style!
 * She's Got Legs: It became her brand.
 * Statuesque Stunner
 * Tagalong Kid: She is the youngest member of the UK team and the girl from the newest cycle of BNTM.
 * Wham Line: Tyra just told her she's safe. Then, she noticed Alisha crying...

Eboni Davis


 * Broken Bird
 * Brown Eyes
 * Call Back: Her and Alisha's situation in panel was reminiscent of Ambreal and Ebony's in Cycle 9, except that she wasn't reprieved when the other (safe) person in the bottom two quit.
 * The Cutie: She is definitely cute, but she subverts the trope in terms of her personality.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Girlish Pigtails: She is enforced by the panel to wear her hair like this. All the time.
 * Parental Issues: Cue the Wangst.
 * Raised By Grandparents
 * Sitcom Arch Nemesis: To Laura during the last episodes.
 * The Smart Girl: After Candace's boot, she filled this role by default. Incidentally, she's the one still in school.
 * Tagalong Kid: At 18 years old, she is the youngest member of the US team and the youngest girl this cycle.
 * What Kind of Lame Brand Is 30-Never Anyway? At least at the start. See Girlish Pigtails above.

Catherine Thomas

""I'm Queen Catherine. I'm elegant and supreme.""
 * Brown Eyes
 * The Chick: When she's not being The Lancer.
 * Dye Hard: For her makeover. See below.
 * Four Is Death: She's originally from BNTM Cycle 4 and was the runner-up. Here, her rank dropped four notches. She's also the fourth member eliminated from her team.
 * Hair Color Dissonance: Her makeover was supposed to dye her hair Magenta pink, but it appears more red.
 * The High Queen: Somehow, "The Queen" became her In-Series Nickname and Red Baron. She also posed as Queen Elizabeth I in the first episode.
 * It's Pronounced Kath-REEN: Invoked during the music video clip shoot. She pronounced her name sounding like "Kathryn" so it can rhyme with the words "queen" and "elegant and supreme".


 * The Lancer: Shares the role with Alisha for the UK team.
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Subverted.
 * Not So Stoic
 * Proper Lady: She is indeed elegant and supreme.
 * The Quiet One
 * Red Headed Heroine: Post-makeover.
 * Statuesque Stunner

Seymone Cohen-Fobish


 * Big Beautiful Woman
 * Big Eater: Man, did she pack away the haggis.
 * The Big Girl: Of the US team.
 * Brown Eyes
 * Grumpy Bear: Especially at the Hello Kitty photo shoot.
 * Hair-Trigger Temper
 * Military Brat
 * Sassy Black Woman
 * Statuesque Stunner: She's 5 ft 11 in, the tallest competitor this cycle.

Kyle Gober


 * Blue Eyes
 * The Chick: When she's not being The Lancer.
 * Girl Next Door
 * Hair of Gold: Post-makeover.
 * I'm Not Here to Make Friends: Practically verbatim.
 * The Lancer: Shares the role with Laura for the US team.
 * One Ashley Limit: According to a YouTube blog by Annaliese, where she was joined by Ashley Brown, she was one of three contestants with that first name.
 * Only Known By Their Nickname: Thus averting the One Ashley Limit.
 * The Rival: To Laura.
 * Statuesque Stunner
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Pre-makeover.
 * This Is a Competition: Practically verbatim again.
 * Tomboyish Name

AzMarie Livingston


 * The Ace
 * Ambiguously Brown
 * Bald Woman
 * Bald of Awesome
 * Bifauxnen
 * Butch Lesbian: Zig Zagged.
 * Even the Girls Want Her
 * Face Elimination With Dignity: She herself wasn't particularly surprised of her Shocking Elimination, especially in light of her distaste for the Tooch Teach and her alleged mediocre performance at the United Sirens of America clip shoot.
 * Face of a Thug
 * Go Out With a Smile
 * The Heart: Of the US team.
 * The Heroine: The US team's original front runner.
 * The Heroine Is Eliminated: She was the US team's front runner. Until she was axed.
 * Honor Before Reason
 * The Leader: For the US team's very.com campaign pitch.
 * Magnetic Heroine: Deconstructed, as her Shocking Elimination lead to the US girls' losing streak and gradual fall as a team.
 * Only Known By Their Nickname: Thus averting the One Ashley Limit with her and Kyle.
 * Shocking Elimination
 * Team Dad
 * Team Mom: In the recap episode, she demonstrated herself to be a Neat Freak.
 * Token Lesbian
 * Worthy Opponent: To the UK girls.

Ashley Brown

""I'm so gettin' subtitled.""
 * Action Mom: She practices Tae Kwon Do and kickboxing.
 * Bonnie Scotland: Recognizing how thick her accent was on American screens:


 * Brown Eyes
 * The Chick: Of the UK team.
 * The Heart
 * Cry Cute: In episode 1.
 * The Cutie
 * Fiery Redhead: Subverted. She had red hair, but she wasn't portrayed as temperamental.
 * Four Is Death: When she got the boot, it came down to her and Catherine. Catherine was originally from BNTM Cycle 4, while she was the fourth placer of her Cycle (5). And considering that Louise quit, she's technically the fourth person eliminated.
 * Funny Foreigner: The reason she's this cycle's Ensemble Darkhorse.
 * Fun With Subtitles: And how.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Sophie.
 * Hot Mom
 * It Has Been an Honor
 * Meaningful Surname: She has Brown Eyes.
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Subverted.
 * Older Than They Look: Does she look like someone with two children?
 * One Ashley Limit: With her, Az, and Kyle. Averted as the latter two are Only Known By Their Nicknames.
 * Shorttank
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Pre-makeover.
 * Token Minority: She's the only one from Scotland. Everyone else (including the panel) is from the US or England.
 * Worthy Opponent: The US girls really like her, especially Laura.

Candace Smith

""One, two, three, do Candace." Cue pout."
 * Beware the Quiet Ones
 * Brown Eyes
 * Drill Sergeant Nasty
 * Perpetual Frowner: Lampshaded by Sophie and Ashley.


 * The Smart Girl: Of the US team.
 * The Stoic

Louise Watts

"Louise: "They gave me a boy's haircut. I look like Justin Biebs.""
 * Bifauxnen: After her makeover.

"Louise: "No, you were rude to me.""
 * The Big Girl: Among the members of the UK team, she is the most assertive and confrontational. Physically, she's the team's largest member and one of their tallest girls.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Green Eyes
 * Grumpy Bear
 * Hair of Gold
 * Heroic Sacrifice: It's not her intention, but her quitting saved Ashley, Alisha, Eboni and Candace from elimination.
 * Hot Blooded
 * Ice Queen
 * I Coulda Been a Contender
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Subverted BIG BIG TIME.
 * Non Gameplay Elimination: She quit.
 * Oral Fixation Fixation: She usually chews her finger.
 * Rage Against the Mentor: In this case it was Kelly Cutrone.
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here
 * Sudden Sequel Elimination Syndrome
 * Wham Line: Kelly Cutrone's feedback and lecture may count as such. But Louise's response definitely is.


 * When She Smiles

Mariah Watchman


 * Braids Beads and Buckskins: She was especially pleased to be channeling a Native American icon at the 3-D photo shoot.
 * The Chick: Of the US team.
 * Cry Cute: After her elimination.
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
 * Stupid Sexy AzMarie
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo

Jasmia Robinson


 * Ambiguously Brown
 * Cat Eyes
 * It's Pronounced Jazz-MYA
 * My Greatest Second Chance: Subverted, BIG TIME.
 * Sudden Sequel Elimination Syndrome: She was second runner-up on BNTM Cycle 2.
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky
 * Tearful Smile: During the last part of her Elimination Statement.
 * We Hardly Knew Ye: Here. Subverted for those who saw her on Britain's Next Top Model.