<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Cycle 7 Next → Cycle 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Series summary </Td> </Tr> <P> The eighth cycle of Australia's Next Top Model began airing 9 July 2013 on Fox8 . Former host Sarah Murdoch left the show and was replaced by Jennifer Hawkins . Alex Perry and Charlotte Dawson returned as judges for this season with Didier Cohen joining the show as a new judge . This is the last series of Australia's Next Top Model to feature Dawson, before she died of an apparent suicide five months after it ended . </P> <P> The prizes for this cycle included a one - year modelling contract with IMG Sydney and worldwide representation by IMG London, New York, Milan and Paris, as well as a A $20,000 cash prize thanks to TRESemmé, a brand new Nissan Dualis, an overseas trip to Paris to meet with IMG Paris, and an eight - page editorial spread and the cover of Harper's Bazaar Australia . </P>

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