The fourteen finalists are driven to their homebase loft in Los Angeles, California. The contestants ask Isis Tsunami questions regarding her gender transition, drawing both empathy and disdain. The next day, they visit Magic Castle, a private club for magicians, where judges Nigel Barker, Paulina Porizkova and the Jays conduct one-to-one interviews with the contestants. The photo shoot theme was voting with each model portraying a political issue.

During judging, a new twist is revealed - whoever gets called first would have her picture up in the house for the whole week, and the first honor goes to Marjorie. The judges are unimpressed with ShaRaun’s photo, interview and over-the-top personality, and are put off by Nikeysha’s excuses, landing them in the bottom two, but it is ShaRaun’s lack of potential that sends her home.

• Bottom two: Nikeysha Clarke & ShaRaun Brown
• Eliminated: ShaRaun Brown
• Featured photographer: Mike Rosenthal
• Special guests: Ed Alonzo, Christian Marc, Sutan
• Top Model in Action: Toccara Jones (Cycle 3)

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The 33 semifinalists are driven to San Fernando Valley, California, where they meet Alpha J and Beta J (Jay Manuel and Miss J.) at the fictitious “Top Model Institute of Technology”. Inside, they go through a series of reviews and catwalk analysis. Later, Tyra-bot (Tyra Banks) meets the contestants and individual interviews begin. In between, Isis reveals that she is transgender, surprising some of the other contestants. Twenty of those vying continue and they take part in the first photo shoot – posing in blue metallic catsuits. After final deliberations, fourteen contestants are chosen.

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