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Stylish, sassy, chic ... disabled? ‘Missing Top Model’ is a factual entertainment series/format from the makers of ‘Baby Borrowers’ exploring the biggest taboo in modelling... the lack of disabled models.

Key Format Points

- The show wants to change how the fashion industry looks at disabled women.

- Eight disabled models sharing an apartment.

- Seven tough assignments, seven eliminations, one incredible prize.

- Challenges Include: Lingerie, Catwalk, Intimacy (male models), and Nude.

- Judges for the UK version were: Wayne Hemmingway (Designer, Red or Dead), Lara Masters (disabled Writer & Actress), Marie O’Riordan (Editor, Marie Claire), and Mark Summers (Casting Director).

- Mentor for the UK version was: Jonathan Pang has represented some of the world's most celebrated talent, including Tyra Banks and Liv Tyler, as well as launching the careers of Naomi Campbell, Jodie Kidd, and Christy Turlington. He was responsible for getting the first black woman on the cover of UK Vogue in 1986, when Naomi Campbell featured in the famous magazine.



Format Structure

With the help of their guide and mento, 8 disabled girls who have been rejected by the mainstream modelling industry compete to win a photo shoot with a world-renowned photographer to feature in a top style magazine.



The girls’ rollercoaster ride starts with a nerve-wracking meeting with the judges, the industry experts who will decide their fate. But ultimately, is the modelling world ready to open its books to one of them?

Programme Information

  • Genre: Formats

  • Subgenre: Fashion

  • Producers: Love Productions

  • Broadcaster: BBC

  • Duration: 6 x 60'

  • Tags: Fashion Disability

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