Australia's Next Top Models revealed

Submitted by Lilia Osadchuk on February 6, 2009 - 6:43pm.

FOX8 has announced the names of the young beauties who will compete in the highly anticipated fifth season of Australia's Next Top Model.

The 13 finalists were selected from the thousands of modelling wannabes who auditioned in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Newcastle, Townsville and the Gold Coast.

"The finalists are an incredibly strong group of young girls and the race to the end will be both extremely competitive and challenging," said Priscilla Leighton Clark, founder of Priscilla's Model Management and one of Top Model's judges.

The 13 finalists are:

Adele Thiele (18 from NSW)

Cassi Van Den Dungen (16 from VIC)

Clare Vanema (16 from SA)

Eloise Hoile (20 from SA)

Franky Okpara (18 from WA)

Georgie Kidman (16 from VIC)

Laura Mitchell (20 from WA)

Laura Tyrie (18 from WA)

Leah Johnson (18 from VIC)

Lola Van Vorst (20 from NSW)

Mikarla Hussey (18 from NSW)

Madison Wall (17 from QLD)

Tahnee Atkinson (16 from WA)

2008 was a big year for Top Model: the series came under fire when its winner Demelza Reveley was accused of bullying another contestant, and again when host Jodhi Meares refused to partipate in the live season finale and later quit.

The series returns to FOX8 in April with new host Sarah Murdoch.

MY BET IS ON CASSI FROM NSW (picture attached)