America's Next Top Model Pictures, Episode Guides

The remaining three girls are put to the test when they have to shoot a commercial and have a photoshoot for CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara. It is revealed that the winner of the cycle will have her ad on a billboard in Times Square. During the commercial, all of the girls struggle with their lines, but still manage to look like real CoverGirls. All of the girls do well in the black and white photoshoot.

During judging, the judges love Whitney’s commercial and deem her photo stellar, while they are not impressed by Fatima’s robotic performance in her commercial. Anya’s commercial is described overall as a “trainwreck” but that is overlooked by her personality on film, while Paulina thinks her photo looked “stupid”.

After deliberation, it is announced Nigel Barker will be shooting the Seventeen magazine cover. Anya is called first, leaving Fatima and Whitney in the bottom two, both for the fourth time. The judges decide to send Fatima home.

The final two compete against each other in Versace gowns, with their outfits handpicked by Donatella Versace. During the final deliberation, Whitney was told she did a very good job except that she forgot to pose at the end of the runway. Anya was told she didn’t walk as strong as she could have but she still looked stunning on the runway.

In the end, Whitney is crowned America’s Next Top Model, making her the first full-figured winner and the second blonde winner, the first being Caridee English Cycle 7.

• Bottom two: Fatima Siad & Whitney Thompson
• Eliminated: Fatima Siad
• Final two: Anya Kop & Whitney Thompson
• America’s Next Top Model: Whitney Thompson
• Featured photographer: Jim De Yonker, Nigel Barker
• Featured commercial director: Brent Poer
• Special guests: Saleisha Stowers, Ann Shoket, Chritian Marc, Sutan

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This episode starts with Dominique’s alarm clock going off sparodically throughout the night, irritating her roommates. Tension mounts when Lauren, Claire, and Whitney accuse Dominique for being a negative person, bringing Dominique to tears.

Tyra teaches the girls how to pose at the end of the runway, including how to pose while looking pained. She then declares a pose-off, in which Anya impresses Tyra the most. The teach was actually a challenge, and Anya wins a chance to shoot a nude photograph taken by Nigel Barker.

Whitney is commended for her photo, while Fatima is finally given approval for her range of poses. Katarzyna produces a good photograph while sporting a wig, which inspires Tyra to give her a second makeover. The other girls do fair - Dominique continues to improve while Stacy Ann is again criticized for being too “Model 101″.

In the end, it is Aimee and Claire who land in the bottom two. Tyra commented that both girls have produced equally good photos in the competition, but both produced equally bad photos this week. Aimee was criticized for not portraying her theme well, while Claire was too comical for her theme. In the end, Claire is spared, and Aimee is sent home.

• Bottom two: Aimee Wright & Claire Unabia
• Eliminated: Aimee Wright
• Featured photographer: Russell James
• Special guests: Christian Marc, Sutan
• CoverGirl of the Week: Claire Unabia

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The girls meet posing instructor Benny Ninja, who teams up with supermodel Vendela Kirsebom to teach the girls the different poses for catalogue, commercial and couture shoots in an abandoned warehouse. Back at the house, Whitney creates a phone list which is a schedule that assigns each girl a limited amount of time to call home. When Dominique misses her phone time, she causes a row with Whitney, escalating to the point where Dominique accuses Whitney of being a racist, of which the latter denies.

For their challenge, Benny and Vendela test their knowledge of the three types of poses by pitting them against each other in a posing challenge. Team B, consisting of Claire, Katarzyna, Marvita, Stacy Ann and Whitney, ultimately wins a trip to a swag shop. Claire is deemed the best overall and wins an additional prize - a trip to Bora Bora.

The week’s photo shoot required the girls to do an extreme beauty shot with paint as their main makeup. Most girls deliver once again but Fatima, Marvita and Whitney all struggle with their shoots.

At panel Dominique, Lauren and Stacy Ann are praised for their pictures; while the judges feel Whitney and Marvita don’t want to be here. Fatima is heavily criticized for the retouching that was done to her picture because of the hair in her armpits.

In the end, Whitney and Marvita landed in the bottom two, both for their bad photos and questionable passion for the competition. Marvita is eliminated because the judges felt that Whitney had more desire.

• Bottom two: Marvita Washington & Whitney Thompson
• Eliminated: Marvita Washington
• Featured photographer: Peter Buckingham
• Special guests: Benny Ninja, Vendela Kirsebom, Karen Wood, Christian Marc, Sutan
• CoverGirl of the Week: Claire Unabia

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The girls are taken to the New York City Fire Department where they meet Miss J. for a runway teach. They have 90 seconds to change into proper outfits, but Fatima fails to change shoes. The mock runway is performed in front of the firefighters.

Tension brews in the house when Aimee calls a shower all to herself, being uncomfortable nude in front of others. When Whitney defends Aimee’s conservative views, Fatima and Marvita instead vent their frustrations on Whitney.

The girls are then taken to a runway show where they have to walk for fashion label “Tuleh”, and they meet Cycle 8 winner Jaslene Gonzalez, who critiques them after the show. Fatima and Whitney’s wardrobe malfunctions don’t go unnoticed, and Lauren’s speedy walk is heavily criticized. The winner is revealed to be Katarzyna, who picks Amis and Marvita to join in her prize - a Lot 29 photo shoot in Seventeen magazine with Jaslene.

For the week’s photo shoot, the girls are taken to the Meat Packing District, posing with and wearing meat. Aimee, Amis and Whitney all struggle in the strange environment.

Twenty minutes before panel, Amis is still sleeping, and she only has time to don a headband and sweater. Unsurprisingly, she is criticized for not dressing like a model. While Anya and Whitney shine, Tyra tells Lauren that she would have been called first if not for her bad walk.

The bottom two are revealed as Amis, for her lack of focus, and Fatima, for her poor facial expressions and lack of variety in modeling waist up. Amis is eliminated with her desire to win being questioned.

• Bottom two: Amis Jenkins & Fatima Siad
• Eliminated: Amis Jenkins
• Featured photographer: Trevor O’Shana
• Special guests: New York City Fire Department, Bryan Bradley, Andrew Weir, Jaslene Gonzalez, Ann Shoket, Janice Welles, Christian Marc, Sutan
• CoverGirl of the Week: Claire Unabia

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The girls receive Applebottom apparel that come in white purses. Allison gets offended when Fatima tells her that she has a larger body than hers, and Allison reveals her past struggles with anorexia. The girls are taken to Wal-Mart for a CoverGirl make up challenge, which Claire wins. Back at the house, Allison uses dolls to represent the earlier incident between herself and Fatima. Using a dark-skinned doll to represent Fatima, Allison takes a jab at her by saying that Fatima is a “black girl who takes it from the back”.

Later, it is makeover time. To mimic a true agency, Tyra doesn’t tell the girls their makeovers. Fatima’s weave comes with a lot of pain, but she ends up loving it. There is general satisfaction among the other girls as well.

The photo shoot is on a yacht with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. They meet Elle Macpherson and model her line of lingerie called “Intimates”.

At judging, Lauren shines for her awkwardness that translates into high fashion, and Marvita and Aimee are equally praised. Amis is called third to last for not taking direction well. Dominique and Allison, however, are in the bottom two, Dominique for her soccer mom look and Allison for her cockiness. Dominique’s name is called and Allison is eliminated. Tyra then tells Dominique that she will receive a change in hair color.

• Bottom two: Allison Kuehn & Dominique Reighard
• Eliminated: Allison Kuehn
• Featured photographer: George Holz
• Special guests: Elle Macpherson, Steven Knoll, Brent Poer, Molly Stern, Sutan, Christian Marc
• CoverGirl of the Week: Claire Unabia

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The girls are taken to their loft in New York City featuring a humanitarian theme. To Amis, Fatima and Kimberly’s frustration, there is a “no smoking” sign which leads them to smoke outside of the loft. Mr. and Miss J. arrive and round up the girls for a city tour. The final stop is a Badgley Mischka runway show.

After the show, Fatima unintentionally hits Marvita with her hand, brewing tension. The girls are then taken to Elite Model Management building and they meet Paulina Porizkova and Neal Hamil, and Paulina gives each girl brutal and harsh criticism.

At the photo shoot, the girls have to portray homeless women being surrounded by high fashion models. Most of the girls receive positive feedback, but Amis’ over-enthusiasm and Kimberly’s dead expressions get criticized. Later, Kimberly admits to Fatima that high fashion is not her interest.

At judging, Paulina Porizkova is revealed to be the new panel judge, replacing Twiggy. When Kimberly is called, she states her lack of desire for the fashion industry, and proceeds to quit the competition. She is the third contestant to voluntarily leave the show, after Cycle 5’s Cassandra Whitehead and Cycle 9’s Ebony Morgan.

Despite the shock, Tyra announces that there will still be an elimination. Anya, Claire, Whitney and Lauren are especially praised, while Allison, Amis and Atalya fall flat. Amis and Atalya are revealed to be the bottom two, with Atalya lacking a high fashion appeal and Amis looking lost in her photo. However, the judges see Amis has having a certain “edge”, and she is saved.

• Bottom two: Amis Jenkins & Atalya
• Eliminated: Atalya
• Quit: Kimberly
• Featured photographer: Sarah McColgan
• Special guests: Mark Badgley, James Mischka, Neal Hamil, Taz Tagore, Sutan, Christian Marc

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35 girls arrive at “Top Model Prep” where they meet Mr. and Ms. Jay. They shoot a class photo before commencing runway lessons with Ms. Jay, where Lauren is seen as the weakest walker. Next, the girls attend a bonfire where the “Homecoming Queen” is going to be announced. The cheerleaders by the stage are revealed to be contestants from past cycles. Mr. Jay then announces that the finalists will be taken to New York City. Finally, the girls meet Tyra, and casting interviews commence.

In between interviews, a fight breaks out between Shaya and Fatima, but they later make up when the latter reveals that she is a survivor of genital mutilation. Memorable auditions include Stacy Ann’s lap dance, Fatima telling the judges about her circumcision, and Claire’s confession about drinking her own breast milk so her baby can breast feed when she returns home.

After the interviews, the girls are pared down to the final 20, where they participate in a senior class photo shoot and have to do their own hair and make up.

Later in the day, Tyra reveals the final 13. When she calls “Aimee/Amy”, both advance, and Amy offers to change her name to “Amis”, a childhood nickname, to avoid confusion. When the thirteenth girl is chosen, Tyra mentioned that so many girls had potential, and chooses Dominique as the fourteenth and last finalist.

Special guests
Furonda Brasfield, Joanie Dodds, Michelle Babin, Amanda Babin, Jael Strauss

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The final three are put to the test when they have to shoot a CoverGirl commercial for CoverGirl Wetslicks Fruit Spritzers. The girls get to choose from 12 fruity flavors to portray in their endorsement, as follows:

Chantal - Lemon
Jenah - Strawberry
Saleisha - Tangerine

All the girls struggled with their commercials at first, but all managed to pull off good takes in the end, although Jenah’s attitude comes off as slightly abrasive to Jay.

Before evaluation, the girls are asked to critique their competition. All the girls commended themselves as having the most potential, but Jenah’s laid-back attitude causes her to be deemed as having the least. At panel, Saleisha landed in the bottom two because the judges were still unsure whether she could pull off “high fashion”. Despite taking some of the best photos from the entire series, Jenah’s substandard commercial does her in, and she is is eliminated.

The final runway takes place near the Forbidden City, and Cycle 8 winner Jaslene Gonzalez starts off the show. Chantal has a slight accident when her dress trips a stilt performer, while Saleisha consistently showed a strong walk.

During the final panel, the judges praised both finalists’ personalities and pictures throughout the season. While it was decided that Chantal had a better look and body for high fashion, Saleisha had a better walk, and also more experienced. The girls are called back and Saleisha is declared the winner.

• Bottom Two: Jenah Doucette & Saleisha Stowers
• Eliminated: Jenah Doucette
• Final Two: Chantal Jones & Saleisha Stowers
• America’s Next Top Model: Saleisha Stowers
• Featured photographer: Jim De Yonker
• Featured director of commercial: Brent Poer
• Special guests: Qi Gang, Darren Duan, Ann Shoket, Jaslene Gonzalez, Stephen Danelian, Christian Marc

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The final four fly to Beijing, where they are introduced to traditional Chinese folklore. The next day, they participate in a challenge in which they must turn a traditional Chinese garment into their own style. During the task, Bianca purposefully gives Jenah bad advice, so when the latter is declared the winner, she instead chooses Chantal to share her prize of custom-made cheongsams.

The girls then travel to the Great Wall for a warrior-themed photo shoot that is photographed by Tyra herself. While Tyra is generally positive about the girls’ performances, she shows concern over Jenah’s identity crisis and Bianca’s stiff poses. The shoot concludes with a final group shot.

At panel, all the photos are greeted with positive reviews, and Tyra confesses that her opinions about the girls have changed after photographing them. Chantal’s ability to stand out in the group photo, and Saleisha’s creativity at the shoot advances them to the final three. Jenah explains that she was homesick but cared greatly about the competition, and Bianca argued that she had consistently improved. In the end, Bianca is eliminated for not demonstrating the same innate talent as the other finalists.

• Bottom two: Bianca Golden & Jenah Doucette
• Eliminated: Bianca Golden
• Featured photographer: Tyra Banks
• Special guests: Ann Shoket
• CoverGirl of the Week: Heather Kuzmich

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The remaining five girls are sent on go-sees. Heather has difficulty finding her way around town, and ends up only visiting one designer, and Jenah receives bad comments about her personality and walk. Bianca and Saleisha are the only two to make it back on time; Chantal, Jenah and Heather are all disqualified for their tardiness. Bianca wins the challenge; as her reward, her picture will be used in a campaign for the 2008 Olympics.

Later, the girls take part in a photo shoot with Nigel, where they have to stand out in a crowd of Chinese lions and dragons. Some of Jenah’s comments causes friction between her and Nigel, leaving Jenah to worry about her fate in the competition.

During panel, Tyra announces that the final four will go to Beijing, China for the remainder of the competition. Jenah’s communication skills are questioned, while Heather is criticized for not being able to handle pressure, although her picture receives praise.

Jenah and Heather ultimately land in the bottom two, both for their communication improprieties. While both are commended on their stellar portfolios, the judges felt they lacked something in their communication. With that, Jenah’s name is called and Heather is eliminated.

• Bottom two: Jenah Doucette & Heather Kuzmich
• Eliminated: Heather Kuzmich
• Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
• Special guests: Susan Yang, Lu Kun, Stephen Peng, Flora Zeta, Helen Lee, Fiona Vong, Sutan, Christian Marc
• CoverGirl of the Week: Heather Kuzmich

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