Season 3 of Caribbean’s Next Top Model – the Caribbean version of America’s Next Top Model – kicked off the fashion reality season on Monday January 30th with a 2 episode launch. The show is hosted by former Miss Universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam, with this season seeing seventeen young women from 8 Caribbean islands, work their way into the coveted position of becoming Caribbean’s Next Top model. It’s exciting to see young women getting a platform to realize their dreams. Is a reality show platform the way to go for some of these beauties? Only time will tell.

Winner receives $25,000US, modeling contract with Mint model Management NY, cover and editorial spread in SHE Caribbean Magazine, and an iPhone. Show judges are Pedro Virgil – Australian Photographer, Socrates McKinney -Dominican fashion designer and director at Dominicana Moda and Wendy Fitzwilliam.

Get to know the contestants: