Italia's Next Top Model, Season 4 is the fourth season of Italia's Next Top Model based on the American program of the same name. It is broadcast on SkyUno, a channel of the Italian subscription television Sky TV. It premiered in Spring 2011. The host is once again the Russian former model and actress Natasha Stefanenko. Other permanent judges are Micheal Giannini, art director and talent scout of model agency d’Management, former Italian top model and Giorgio Armani's muse Antonia Dell'Atte, fashion photographer Alberto Badalamenti and fashion journalist Giusi Ferré. For the first time a former transgender contestant, Adriana Mazzarini, was admitted in the final cast. Alice Taticchi resulted as the winner, getting a contract with Fashion Model Milan and an editorial for Lancôme. Changes Due to viewers' criticism on format changes introduced in season 3 the show returned to its original structure without audience and no more runway challenges at panel. The daily episodes were removed and weekly episodes were edited to cover one week of events. The prizes changed for this season: Fashion Model Management replaced d'Management Group as the winner's agency - but art director of d'Management Michael Giannini still remained contestants' coach and judge - and the Max Factor campaign was replaced by an editorial spread for Lancôme. Episode summaries Episode 1 First aired January 7, 2011 For this season the cast was chosen in a live final casting episode where 24 hopefuls chosen in castings throughout the country presented themselves before the judges and a live audience. After the poll was reduced to 16, the girls, divided into groups of 4, showed their walks in themed runways and spoke about their lives and modelling ambitions. The finalists were chosen by the viewers' vote and out of each group of 4 girls only 3 would be finalists. Out of the 4 eliminated girls the judges eventually chose one girl to join the 12 already picked by the public vote. The 13 finalists were also joined by the winner of the web casting chosen by on-line voters to become an official finalist. After the episode, Elizabeth withdrew from the competition due to personal reasons and was replaced by semi-finalist Rossella B. who had previously been left out for one vote from the judges' decision to reintroduce one of the 4 eliminees in the final cast. Episode 2 First aired March 30, 2011 Natasha meets the 14 contestants