Cycle one of Australia's Next Top Model began airing on 11 January 2005 on Fox8. The ten contestants from around the country chosen for the competition converged in Sydney, where they spent eight weeks sharing an inner city apartment while competing for the title of Australia's Next Top Model. The series finale was held in Melbourne.
The prizes for winning the first cycle of Australia's Next Top Model included a modelling contract with Chic Model Management, an all-expenses paid trip to Milan to meet with Italian modeling agency Fashion, an eight-page editorial in Cleo magazine, and a national campaign for Napoleon cosmetics.
The winner of the competition was 22-year-old Gemma Sanderson from Newcastle.
(Ages stated are at start of contest)