Search for China's top model begins

China's Travel Channel will produce a local version of America's Next Top Model, hosted by singer Shang Wenjie. Shang will fill the role taken by Tyra Banks in the show's United States version. Banks and Chinese superstar Gong Li will join the reality TV show as guest stars. The show will cast 14 aspirants in the first season and record their antics living together in a villa and their work on the catwalk. After two months of filming, the winning contestant will sign with an international modeling agency and the Travel Channel. The weekly show will be broadcast on the Travel Channel at 10 pm on Oct 12. The first season has 12 episodes.

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