Original Airdate: May 18, 2005

The final 3 meet Jay Manuel and shoot a commercial and print ad for CoverGirl. Naima breezes through both rounds and is the first finalist selected for the final 2. Kahlen and Keenyah end up in the bottom two, with Keenyah’s weight problem and arrogant attitude the primary reasons for her elimination.

For their final runway walk, the girls meet Mr. and Ms. J at a runway partially submerged underwater and are given a crash course about how to stomp on water. At night, the show begins as Kahlen and Naima emerge from behind a waterfall and strut down the runway together with a bevvy of other models. The judges were torn between the high fashion appeal of Kahlen and Naima’s commercial appeal. While they felt Kahlen’s pictures had been consistently stronger than Naima’s during the competition, she had failed her final runway assessment. Tyra compared Kahlen to a girl who “did well in semester but kinda failed her final exam”, and Naima to a girl who “did fair throughout semester and passed the finals with flying colours.”

Kahlen and Naima are brought back in and Naima is crowned America’s Next Top Model.

• Bottom two: Kahlen Rondot & Keenyah Hill
• Eliminated: Keenyah Hill
• Final two: Kahlen Rondot & Naima Mora
• America’s Next Top Model: Naima Mora

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