One of the chosen few on this season's New Zealand's Next Top Model won't be caught behaving inappropriately like the now notorious Dakota from cycle two. So says Rosanagh Wypych's dad Tony Wypych, who has confirmed he'll be tuning in every week, despite being unfamiliar with the earlier seasons. Hehas high hopes for his daughter and believes she's got the brains and natural beauty to come out on top. The Napier 17-year-old was picked to be one of 14 contestants on the reality TV show this season, when it screened on Friday night.
Episode one saw the model hopefuls head to the Bay of Islands, meeting with the judging panel and explaining why they think they have what it takes to be New Zealand's Next Top Model.
Mediaworks publicist Polly Viccars said Rosanagh would be up against some tough competition. "The girls we've got this season are really strong and we're really excited to have another group of fantastic girls with very different looks," she said Mr Wypych said there was no chance Rosanagh would be caught behaving inappropriately. "She's intelligent ... and makes good decisions," he said.
Show host and judge Sara Tetro said the girls should always conduct themselves in a manner they could be proud of.
"You've always got to remember you're on television," she said. "It's like Facebook, you put it out there, it's out there for good."
Although Ms Tetro was not willing to share the details of upcoming shows, she did say competition was "very tight" this year and the contestants were in for a "an extraordinary ride".
"They're away from their families, they're away from their friends, their school, they are ensconced in the Top Model bubble."
Miss Viccars earlier said the show was steeped in secrecy until it aired, not only to keep the winner a surprise, but protect the girls' privacy. The show would turn them into national celebrities and "it's nice to keep [their lives] as normal as possible and let them have a little bit of normality before the craziness [begins]," she said.
The show has been growing in popularity since the first season in 2009. An estimated 262,000 people watched the first ever show, rising to 324,000 for the first episode of cycle two.
