

At the panel, Luna announced one new format in this cycle, which was every week, the models had to face runway challenge before the judging started, by the end of the panel, the judges will evaluate both runway and photo shoot performances, and decided who will be eliminated. For the first week, the models had to pose with bees and pieces of jewelry.

Before the photo shoot, Luna announced that there's a new format of the photo shoot which the models had to split into two groups, each model had a solo and group shot with their team, and if their team doesn't win against the other, their position won't be safe in the next elimination. Immediately afterward, they faced their first challenge which was a "Casting Call", Chainia and Jolie were declared winners and had the advantage to choose seven other girls, became a team, and looked at references for their very first photo shoot. This season started with 18 girls who came into their new model house and were welcomed by Luna and Panca. ( Ages stated are at start of contest) Contestant The group system, however, is dismissed after the comeback episode as the competition reached the final seven, so that only individual photos and runway challenge count in determining who is eliminated from the competition. Based on the individual and group photos and the runway challenge, the judges decide who is safe and who is eliminated from the competition. In addition, following the format of Germany's Next Top Model, the panel challenge in front of the judges in this cycle is almost always replaced by a runway challenge. The contestants on the team with the best group photo on panel are automatically immune from elimination regardless of their individual photo's result, while one contestant of the losing team will be eliminated. In this cycle, the contestants have to split into two groups in each photoshoot, in which each model has both an individual and a group shot with their assigned team. The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Sarah Gabriella Tumiwa, from Jakarta. However, the grandfinalists took a trip to Pahawang Island of Lampung during the final episode. While the previous cycle featured a local destination, this cycle didn't feature any local nor international destination. This cycle was filmed under strict health protocols as it was produced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cycle's prizes are cash amounting to hundreds of millions of Rupiahs, an all new Suzuki XL7 car unit, as well as Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G which also served as the official partner for this cycle. Luna Maya and Panca Makmun returned as host and resident judge, while Deddy Corbuzier and Patricia Gouw were replaced by guest judge and mentor from the first cycle, Ivan Gunawan and Ayu Gani. This cycle, the number of contestants increased, making the total of 18 contestants. The second cycle of Indonesia's Next Top Model aired weekly on Indonesian private broadcaster NET.
