The second season of TOP gogo was hosted by Georgian model Nino Tskitishvili. The judging panel consisted of fashion designer Avtandil Tskvitinidze and photographer Sasha Prishvini. In contrast to the first cycle, the castings were held in countries of the former Soviet Union (Belarus, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine respectively).[1] The judges communicated with the contestants in Russian, and this was subtitled in Georgian.[2]
The winner of the competition was 22-year-old Alisa Kuzmina from St. Petersburg, Russia. As her prizes, she received a brand new Mazda car, a one-year supply of eyewear along with beauty salon and clinic services, the opportunity to build a complete and professional modeling portfolio, a cash prize courtesy of VTB, and a twelve-month modeling contract with Das Models Milano in Milan. In addition, she was also given a three-year contract with Look Models in Georgia.[3]
The contestant was put through collectively to the next round
The contestant was the original eliminee but was saved
The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two
The contestant won the competition
In episodes 1,2, 10, 13, 17, 19, 20, and 22 there was no elimination.
In episode 1, the foreign girls were introduced. Episode 2 focused on the girls from Georgia.
In episode 5, Tanya decided to withdraw from the competition for personal reasons.
In episode 6 it was revealed that Maria N, who had been eliminated in the former episode, would remain in the competition due to Tanya's withdrawal.
In episode 8, only the top two performing girls and the eliminated girl were announced.
In episode 11, Yulia L quit the competition after the elimination of Maria Y, with whom she was in the bottom three. At the end of the episode, Alisa and Maria N were nominated for elimination by the other contestants.
In episode 12 the judges only had to decide whom to save between Alisa and Maria N.
In episode 14, the shoot was replaced by a runway show. The double elimination for the episode was based on the models' performance during the show. Additionally, Eka re-entered the competition.
In episode 15, Yulia M had originally been eliminated. She was saved due to the double elimination the previous episode.
The elimination in episode 23 was based upon the girls' performance on the shoot in episode 22.
The elimination in episode 24 was based on both the girls' performance on the shoot in episode 23 and the new shoot in episode 24.
Photo shoot guide
Episode 3 photo shoot: Emotional beauty shots
Episode 4 photo shoot: Elegant and rich housewives from the 1940s
Episode 5 photo shoot: Gothic girls in a factory
Episode 6 photo shoot: Sexy sport women
Episode 7 photo shoot: Movement editorial
Episode 8 photo shoot: Traditional Georgian clothing in pairs
Episode 9 photo shoot: Embodying fashion from the 60s in a hair salon
