Amanda Ware (WireImage)

BRISBANE, Australia — In what was perhaps one of the most awkward moments of Australian television history, Australia’s Next Top Model host Sarah Murdoch announced the wrong winner at Tuesday night’s grand finale.

To make matters infinitely worse the whole debacle was broadcast live, thanks to an ill-fated decision to allow viewers to vote for their favorite model during the show.

The most cringe-worthy moment came just minutes after Sydney’s Kelsey Martinovich was named winner of the 2010 season.

Hurrah for Kelsey! Cue fireworks, cheering, air kissing and speeches from both contestants.

The only problem: the real winner was Gold Coast model Amanda Ware.

(Silence. Tumble weed rolls past)

Murdoch — former model and daughter-in-law of Fox overlord, Rupert Murdoch, looked visibly ill when she was informed of the mistake, stammering out a few "oh my God’s" before whispering "it’s Amanda, I’m so sorry."

To their credit both Amanda and Kelsey handled the announcement with considerable grace, an amazing feat considering their hyperventilating host and a crowd of stunned onlookers.

Amanda will now receive a modeling contract with Priscilla’s, a $25,000 contract with Levi’s, a trip to New York, a Ford Fiesta Zetec, $20,000 in cash and an eight-page spread in Harpers Bazaar Australia.

It wasn’t all bad for Kelsey either. Thanks to the stuff up (that someone will surely be lynched for) she will also receive $25,000 cash and trip to New York.

As for the producers of Australia’s Next Top Model?

With such amateurish efforts, perhaps they will be forced to recite the mantra "what would Tyra do?" before filming begins on the 2011 season!

Two very different season finales tonight: “America’s Next Top Model” at 8 p.m. on The CW and “South Park” at 10 on Comedy Central. No premieres on this Wednesday.

In the news, MTV will have exclusive US television rights to Michael Jackson’s “This Is It.” The movie concert will start to air on MTV’s networks in 2011, so don’t hold your breath.

Discovery has another epic series coming out in March. “Life” is an 11-parter and will be narrated by Opray Winfrey.

Lorraine Bracco from “The Sopranos” was cast in a TNT drama pilot called “Rizzoli.” She will play the mother of police detective Jane Rizzoli, who will be played by Angie Harmon.

If you weren’t already intrigued by the 5’7″ and under height restriction for Cycle 13 of “America’s Next Top Model,” you can now look forward to some famous fashionista’s as guest judges.

People reported today that fashion-forward reality TV stars Lauren Conrad and Kim Kardashian will appear as ANTM judges on September 16 and October 21, respectively. As usual, every episode will feature a guest judge from the fashion universe, but now the panel will be without a forth permenant judge. Paulina Porizkova – who filled the same former model role as Janice Dickinson and Twiggy – was ousted by producers citing the bad economy.

No matter who sits at the judges’ table, we’re likely to get plenty of guilty laughs as the “short” girls struggle to be taken seriously. But as Tyra said, “sometimes good things come in small packages.”

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