The Return To The Runway special aired on September 20, 2005, preceding the fifth season premiere. In this “Where are they now?” episode, we learned:
- Naima shot an episode of Veronica Mars
- Kahlen is doing test shoots to expand her portfolio
- Keenyah appeared on an episode of The Bold and The Beautiful
- Brittany is now being represented by NEXT Model Management
- Christina has walked runways for San Francisco fashion week
- Michelle is working on her body
- Tatiana has moved to New York
- Rebecca signed with VNY Model Management and has appeared in various magazines, including Cosmopolitan
- Tiffany has been featured on the cover of an International hair magazine
- Lluvy shot a bridal magazine cover
- Noelle is staying at home and taking care of her son
- Brandy is continuing to meet with various agencies
- Sarah was not featured on the special
- Brita has signed with Ford Models and has her own billboard
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Posted in Cycle 4, Previous Cycles | March 9th, 2007
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.
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Posted in Cycle 4, Previous Cycles | March 9th, 2007
Original Airdate: May 17, 2005
This was the recap episode of the cycle, aired 1 day before the finale.
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Posted in Cycle 4, Previous Cycles | March 9th, 2007
Original Airdate: May 11, 2005
The girls are brought to see Nelson Mandela’s cell. Keenyah, who feels a connection with her roots in Africa, and hearing of Mandela’s ordeal for democracy, cries, although she knows nothing about Mandela. This seeming hypocrisy irks the girls, most notably Brittany, who can’t stand Keenyah whining to her how great Mandela is, not knowing whether he was even alive or not. At the prison, the guide passes the key to Naima to open the cell,and it is evident that Keenyah is upset with this, as she think it is her “birthright”. The bad air is cleared momentarily as the final 4 soak in the history.
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Posted in Cycle 4, Previous Cycles | March 9th, 2007
Posted in Cycle 4, Previous Cycles | March 9th, 2007
Original Airdate: April 27, 2005
The girls are driven to an empty parking lot, where their challenge for the week would require them to let out their “wild side” and pose like animals. Brittany’s enthusiasm easily wins her the challenge, but before the prize is revealed, the girls are told that they are flying to Cape Town, South Africa.
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Posted in Cycle 4, Previous Cycles | March 9th, 2007
Original Airdate: April 20, 2005
This week, the girls are taught how to conduct and receive interviews. After this, they are put to the test as they interview music star Eve. Christina is chosen as the winner because of her preparedness and clarity of speech, winning an exclusive interview on Entertainment Tonight. As an added surprise, Christina’s mom drops in for a visit.
Right before they leave for the photoshoot, Kahlen receives a message that her best friend from high school had just passed away. Shaken by this sudden news, Kahlen is further disturbed when it turns out the set for the next shoot of the 7 sins, would be, of all places, a cemetery. Jay Manuel learns of this and allows Kahlen to opt out of the shoot, albeit it would affect her placement in the competition. After some consideration, she decides to go for it, and was able to channel all her sorrow into her “sin” - wrath.
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Posted in Cycle 4, Previous Cycles | March 9th, 2007
Original Airdate: April 13, 2005
For this week, the girls are given scripts to read and memorize before being put to the test - acting a scene with male model Boris Kodjoe. While many girls eat their lines due to pure anxiety, Naima once again wins the challenge, and picks Michelle and Tatiana to share in her prize - $10000 worth of diamonds.
For the week’s photoshoot, the girls have to get all down and dirty as they model for Wonderbra while depicting a pillow fight scene in bed with a male model. Most of the girls struggle with this weird situation, most notibly Rebecca, who was in constant worry about her boyfriend’s reaction when he saw this.
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Posted in Cycle 4, Previous Cycles | March 9th, 2007
Original Airdate: April 6, 2005
Tyra teaches the girls about the business side of modelling, including how they shouldn’t sign a contract without knowing what it is.
Afterwards, they are invited to a CoverGirl Cosmetics industry party, where they are given time to serve guests and possibly gain contacts. Unknown to them, this was a secret challenge to see who could leave the best impression. Keenyah wins the challenge and chooses Brittany and together, they jet off for a stay at a hotel and spa.
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Posted in Cycle 4, Previous Cycles | March 9th, 2007
Original Airdate: March 30, 2005
The theme for the week is makeup application, and Jay Manuel meets the girls at an art studio, introducing the task. They each have a limited amount of time to rush over to the various CoverGirl stations to apply makeup resembling “extreme couture”. Naima is the only one to fully grasp the concept, and wins the challenge easily, choosing Christina & Lluvy to share in her prize of Lauren Scherr custom made handbags.
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Posted in Cycle 4, Previous Cycles | March 9th, 2007
