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7[[folder:Team UK]]
8!!Team UK
9[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Team_UK_5793.jpg]]
10[[caption-width-right:300:Back from left to right: ''Alisha'', ''Sophie'', ''Louise'' and ''Jasmia''. Front from left to right: ''Catherine'', ''Annaliese'' and ''Ashley''.]]
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12* ArcSymbol: [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/ANTM18.png Cycle 18's logo]] looks similar to that [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Britain%27s_Next_Top_Model%2C_Cycle_5.jpg of BNTM Cycle 5]]. Three of the seven retuning Brits are from that cycle. [[{{Foreshadowing}} Including the eventual winner]].
13* [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]: Usually. They had their HotBlooded moments, however.
14* BritainIsOnlyLondon: Subverted. There's [[TokenMinority a girl]] from UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}, three members are from the UsefulNotes/HomeCounties and among the remaining three London based/raised girls, one came from UsefulNotes/{{London}}.
15* CallBack: Even back in BNTM 5, Sophie and Ashley loves going to the ConfessionCam together to [[ForTheLulz poke fun at everything]].
16* {{Canon Immigrant}}s : They all competed in [[MultinationalShow the UK version of the franchise]].
17* CharacterDevelopment: Apparently, the girls are [[OlderAndWiser more mature]] compared to their time on Britain's Next Top Model.
18* FourGirlEnsemble: The team's best line up.
19* {{Funny Foreigner}}s: Sophie and Ashley. At times, Annaliese. Catherine also, but [[OutOfFocus the editors didn't show us]] [[HiddenDepths that side of her]] until the RecapEpisode.
20** Yes, even Alisha qualifies.
21* JustifiedTitle: ''British Invasion'' refers not only to a British girl winning the competition, but also for the top eight onward being dominated mostly by them.
22* McNinja: Parodied by Sophie and Catherine in the RecapEpisode.
23* MyGreatestSecondChance: The team's [[TheQuest ultimate goal]] aside from bringing national pride is to win the competition this time around. In the end, only Sophie and Annaliese improved their previous ranks, with the former ultimately winning.
24* NonGameplayElimination: Both Louise and Alisha quit the competition with different reasons.
25* OlderAndWiser: Discussed in the pilot. True, it's not the first time they competed in a Top Model series. But this is ''the'' main series and it's in a different country, so they are as pressured as the US team, if not more.
26* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: The UK girls towards each other. Annaliese even hoped to sweep the US team so they can keep the competition for themselves.
27* TeamSpirit: Compared to the US team, they are more united.
28* TokenMinority:
29** Ashley is the only girl from Scotland in the entire competition.
30** Alisha is the only girl in the team who came from a BNTM cycle not hosted by Lisa Snowdon. She is also the only former BNTM runners-up who's black and from London. Now we're on the subject, among the three London girls, she's the only girl who came from UsefulNotes/{{London}}.
31* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: During panel.
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33[[/folder]]
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35[[folder:Team USA]]
36!!Team USA
37[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Team_USA_342.jpg]]
38[[caption-width-right:300:Back from left to right: ''Laura'', ''Kyle'', ''Seymone'' and ''Candace''. Front from left to right: ''Eboni'', ''Mariah'' and ''[=AzMarie=]''.]]
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41* DividedWeFall: Even before [[TheHero AzMarie's]] ShockingElimination, the team is already showing signs of this with {{The Lancer}}s. Unlike the British girls' Lancers, those two [[TheRival never]] [[TheResenter really liked]] [[TeethClenchedTeamwork each other]] to begin with. It went FromBadToWorse from there.
42* DiabolusExMachina: The entire episode 6.
43* DwindlingParty: Ultimately, only two members made it to the overseas trip.
44* {{Eagleland}}: Most of the girls are type 1 during the pilot. However, both {{The Lancer}}s also showed signs of type 2.
45--> '''Laura:''' "It's [called] ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' for a reason, get your ass back home."
46--> '''Kyle:''' "Those girls are from the UK?! Is this a joke right now?"
47%% * EaglelandOsmosis
48* [[FightingTheLancer Fighting Lancers]]: This became a problem for the team after TheHero's boot.
49* FourIsDeath: They had an awful time against the UK team once they were reduced to a FourGirlEnsemble. Likewise, being a four girl team is their worst line-up.
50* FromBadToWorse: Events starting episode 6 is this: [[FightingTheLancer Fighting Lancers]] + TheHero objecting to the host leading to her ShockingElimination + DividedWeFall = DwindlingParty.
51* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The reason why [=AzMarie=] and Kyle averted the [[OneSteveLimit One Ashley Limit]] with, well, Ashley.
52* SkinnyDipping!!! Laura's ''verbatim'' confessional in the opening confessional, where the American girls are by and large overjoyed to jump into the pool that way.
53* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Laura and Kyle. According to sources, they had friction ever since casting. They apparently tried to co-exist and all seems well until the infamous stuffed toy incident.
54* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: During panel.
55* WeWereYourTeam: [=AzMarie=]'s elimination essentially marked the collapse of the US team.
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57[[/folder]]
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60
61[[folder:Sophie Sumner]]
62[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/antm-18-sophie_7392.jpg]]
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64* {{Foreshadowing}}: The kiss mark [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/ANTM18.png in the Cycle 18 logo]] is the ArcSymbol. [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Britain%27s_Next_Top_Model%2C_Cycle_5.jpg Seriously]].
65* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn: Majority of the top six consist of her and her teammates, with them dominating the competition until the top [[NonGameplayElimination four/three]]. But ultimately, only she competed at the finals against the US team's TheOnlyOne.
66* LittleBlackDress: She wore this four times in the show. The first two during her third and fourth pictorials, while the third during the ninth photoshoot. The last time was during the the finale.
67* RoseHairedSweetie: Getting pink hair for her makeover just made the already light and bubbly Sophie more likable.
68[[/folder]]
69
70[[folder:Laura Lafrate]]
71[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/antm-18-laura_1612.jpg]]
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73* AllWomenAreLustful
74--> '''Mr. Jay:''' "Laura, tell me. What makes you powerful?"
75--> '''Laura:''' "Really good sex!"
76** The other girls' confessionals tended to [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] this.
77--> '''Alisha:''' "A [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] ''silkworm'' is sexual to this girl!"
78--> '''Annaliese:''' "Laura is all about sex, sex, sex, sex. And a little bit more of sex!"
79* AloofAlly: Towards Kyle, especially after the stuffed toy incident. So much that she celebrated after her boot. She also becomes one to Eboni, though not as hostile as she is to the former.
80* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Pre-makeover.
81%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is. * BerserkButton: Touch her [MementoMacGuffin stuffed elephant]]? Watch out.
82%% ** Accusing her of being a CastingCouch won't do you good, either.
83* TheLancer: Shared the role with Kyle for the US team. Of the two, Laura fits it perfectly, from being the second most capable member of the US girls, right down to her dynamic with [[TheHero AzMarie]] as well as being her {{Foil}}.
84* LittleBlackDress: Twice. First during the ninth pictorial, second during the finale.
85* MoodSwinger: Can be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold or a straight {{Jerkass}} depending on the situation or who she's with.
86* MsFanservice: Being a curvacious bisexual girl who likes sex and "SkinnyDipping!!!" makes her one by default.
87* OneSteveLimit: While she doesn't share a name with anyone from this cycle, she's not the first runner-up named [[Characters/AmericasNextTopModelCycleThirteen Laura]].
88* TheRival: She occasionally had problems with Kyle and Alisha from day one. Coincidentally, they are {{The Lancer}}s of their respective teams. In a [[FriendlyRivalry positive light]], to Sophie as well.
89* TallDarkAndSnarky: After her makeover, she becomes tall, blond (with red and blue extensions/highlights) and snarky.
90* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: In final two she is tomboy to girly girl Sophie.
91* [[WhatTheHellHero What the Hell, Laura?]]: Being the AloofAlly is ''really'' controversial to the point where she's actually considered as the TokenEvilTeammate in some circles.
92* WorthyOpponent: Played straight with winner Sophie. Even some of the eliminated girls who don't like Laura [[note]](read: Kyle, Eboni and Alisha)[[/note]] said she's a good model.
93[[/folder]]
94
95[[folder:Annaliese Dayes]]
96[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Annaleyse_Dayes_2459.jpg]]
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98* ArcWords: In the pilot episode.
99--> '''Annaliese:''' "America is not ready for the [[TitleDrop British Invasion]]. We did it once, and we can do it again."
100* MyGreatestSecondChance: Though she still didn't win, her rank dramatically improved. For being the lowest ranking (7th) contestant of your team which consist mostly of former runners-up and two girls placing higher than 5th place. It's also amusing that in her original cycle, she came up short on making it to the overseas trip, while here she came up short on reaching ''the finals''.
101%%* NerdsAreSexy
102* NoDamageRun: While she didn't do a technical one (getting to the final two with no bottom two), she, along with Laura and Sophie, never touched the bottom two until the final three.
103* TheUnfavorite: She just couldn't make Kelly Cutrone appreciate her. Until the UsefulNotes/HongKong go-see, when she scored three out of four bookings.
104[[/folder]]
105
106[[folder:Alisha White]]
107[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alisha_white_1808.jpg]]
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109* CallBack: Her and Eboni's situation in panel was reminiscent of Ambreal and Ebony's in Cycle 9, except that this cycle's Eboni wasn't reprieved despite Alisha quitting.
110* [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Elimination Moment of Awesome]]: She's very proud of her NoDamageRun in BNTM Cycle 6, hence she couldn't fathom being this cycle's EliminationHoudini. Realizing that being one usually and inevitably steals the spot from girls who deserves it more, she decided to quit. [[FridgeBrilliance Doing so]] allowed the three remaining girls with NoDamageRun to vie for the title. [[note]]TakeThat, Ann Markley, Whitney Thompson, Angelea Preston and Erin Wagner![[/note]]
111* [[FaceDeathWithDignity Face Elimination With Dignity]]: Though she's crying, the essence is still there.
112* FourIsDeath: Because she quit, this cycle has no final four. However, she still ends up in fourth place.
113%% * [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower Gam-A-Tronica Is an Awesome Brand]]
114* GoneHorriblyRight: The fortune teller in Macau told her she will have to make a tough sacrifice and she'd better be prepared for it.
115* HeroicSacrifice: Overlaps with her [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Elimination Moment of Awesome]] above.
116* LampshadeHanging: Often toward Laura's [[AllWomenAreLustful attitudes to sex]].
117--> '''Laura:''' ''(pitching trash bags at the focus group challenge)'': "Just pull one of these out, slip it under, and nobody has to know!"
118--> '''Alisha:''' ''(cuckoo clock chime)'' "...gone with the wind!"
119* TheLancer: For the UK team, especially when they become a FourGirlEnsemble. And while she occasionally shared it with Catherine, Alisha filled the role ''in spades''.
120* LittleBlackDress: In her ninth and final pictorial.
121* NonGameplayElimination: She quit.
122* TheRival: To Laura, TheLancer of the US team. Also for some reason, she's occasionally pitted against Eboni since the first week.
123* TagAlongKid: She is the youngest member of the UK team and the girl from the newest cycle of BNTM.
124* [[TogetherInDeath Together In Elimination]]: With Eboni.
125* TwoferTokenMinority: She's the only girl in her team who came from a BNTM cycle hosted by [[Creator/ElleMacPherson Elle [=Macpherson=]]][[note]]the other UK girls' cycles were hosted by Lisa Snowdon[[/note]]. She's also the only former BNTM runner-up who is black and from London. And among the three London girls from her team, she's the only one who came from the so-called "[[UsefulNotes/{{London}} Ghetto London]]".
126* WhamLine: "[[HeroicSacrifice I can't]] [[NonGameplayElimination stay]]."
127[[/folder]]
128
129[[folder:Eboni Davis]]
130[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Eboni_Davis_9801.jpg]]
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132* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted, her cheek gets burnt during her makeover and leaves a visible mark for several weeks.
133* CallBack: Her and Alisha's situation in panel was reminiscent of Ambreal and Ebony's in Cycle 9, except that she wasn't reprieved when the other (safe) person in the bottom two quit.
134* TheCutie: She is definitely cute, but...
135* DeadpanSnarker: ... she subverts TheCutie trope in terms of her personality (also see NotAllowedToGrowUp).
136* GirlishPigtails: She is enforced by the panel to wear her hair like this. All the time.
137* GratuitousRap: She raps ''good''. [[PissTakeRap Sophie challenged her once but fell flat.]]
138* LittleBlackDress: In her ninth and final pictorial.
139* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Pressured to wear her hair in GirlishPigtails and appear nonsexual in photos in order to maintain her "30-Never" brand.
140* SitcomArchNemesis: To Laura during the last episodes.
141* TheSmartGirl: After Candace's boot, she filled this role in the "Smartass" variety. Incidentally, she's the one still in school.
142* TagAlongKid: At 18 years old, she is the youngest member of the US team and the youngest girl this cycle.
143* [[TogetherInDeath Together In Elimination]]: With Alisha.
144* [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway What Kind of Lame Brand Is 30-Never Anyway?]] At least at the start. See GirlishPigtails above.
145[[/folder]]
146
147[[folder:Catherine Thomas]]
148[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/catherine_thomas_V2_672.jpg]]
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150* HairColorDissonance: Her makeover was supposed to dye her hair Magenta ''pink'', but it appears more red.
151* PronouncingMyNameForYou: It's Pronounced Kath-REEN. Appeared during the music video clip shoot. She pronounced her name sounding like "Kathryn" so it can rhyme with the words "queen" and "elegant and supreme".
152--> "I'm Queen Catherine. I'm elegant and supreme."
153* TheReliableOne: She was able to balance being a very capable member for her team as well as being spiritual and non-confrontational.
154[[/folder]]
155
156[[folder:Louise Watts]]
157[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/louise_watts_V2_2178.jpg]]
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159%% * {{Bifauxnen}}: After her makeover.
160%% --> '''Louise:''' "They gave me a boy's haircut. I look like [[Music/JustinBieber Justin Biebs]]."
161* TheBigGirl: She's the [[HollywoodPudgy largest]] girl from the UK team and one of their tallest.
162%% * BoyishShortHair: Post-makeover.
163%%* DeadpanSnarker
164%%* EveryoneLovesBlondes
165%% * HeroicSacrifice: It's not her intention, but her quitting saved Ashley, Alisha, Eboni and Candace from elimination.
166%%* HotBlooded
167%%* IceQueen
168%%* ICouldaBeenAContender
169* NonGameplayElimination: She quit.
170* OralFixation: She usually chews her finger.
171%% * RageAgainstTheMentor: In this case it was Kelly Cutrone.
172%%* ScrewThisImOuttaHere
173%% * [[SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome Sudden Sequel Elimination Syndrome]]
174%% * WhamLine: Kelly Cutrone's feedback and lecture may count as such, but Louise's response ''definitely'' is.
175%% --> '''Louise:''' "No, [[RageAgainstTheMentor you]] were rude to me."
176%%* WhenSheSmiles

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