America's Next Top Model (cycle 18)

The eighteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model (subtitled as America's Next Top Model: British Invasion) premiered on February 29, 2012 and was the twelfth season to air on The CW. It occupied the time slot of the final two scheduled episodes of Remodeled. This was the first American edition of Top Model to be filmed and broadcast in high definition. The cycle featured fourteen contestants, placing seven British models who had competed in previous cycles of Britain's Next Top Model alongside seven all-new American models.

Fashion industry public relations maven Kelly Cutrone replaced Vogue editor André Leon Talley as a judge for the series. The rest of the judging panel remained the same.

The international destinations for this cycle were Toronto, Canada, and the special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong in China.

The prizes for this cycle included a modeling contract with LA Models & NY Model Management, a guest correspondent placement with Extra, a fashion spread in Vogue Italia, and both the cover and a spread in Beauty In Vogue, becoming the face of America’s Next Top Model fragrance "Dream Come True", production of a record single released by CBS Records, and a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.

The winner of the competition was Heather Watson.

This cycle was preceded by cycle seventeen and followed by cycle nineteen.

Casting
The cycle featured seven contestants from previous cycles of Britain's Next Top Model for a second chance to win the title. The returning contestants from Britain's Next Top Model and their prior placements were:

Contestants
(Ages stated are at start of contest)