In order of elimination

(ages stated are at time of contest)

• Kathy Hoxit, 20, from Brevard, North Carolina
• Wendy Wiltz, 22, from New Orleans, Louisiana
• Kari Schmidt, 18, from Brookings, South Dakota
• Gina Choe, 21, from Tampa, Florida
• Mollie Sue Steenis-Gondi, 25, from Tampa, Florida
• Leslie Mancia, 18, from Higley, Arizona
• Brooke Staricha, 21, from Corpus Christi, Texas
• Nnenna Agba, 24, from Houston, Texas
• Furonda Brasfield, 24, from Stuttgart, Arkansas
• Sara Albert, 22, from Davis, California
• Jade Cole, 26, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Joanie Dodds, 24, from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (runner-up)
• Danielle Evans, 20, from Little Rock, Arkansas (winner)

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Original Airdate: May 17, 2006

Jay Manuel visits the remaining three contestants, and informs them that they will be doing both a photo shoot and a commercial for CoverGirl (brand) mascara the next day. Jade, who did not memorize her lines, improvises to such an extent that she exasperates Jay. He allows Jade to read her lines off cue cards. Joanie performs well in her commercial, despite struggling with her new teeth, while Danielle fumbles with her lines and is very self-conscious of her Arkansas accent. After their commercials, the girls do their photo shoots. At judging, Jade’s photograph is lauded but her commercial is criticized. The judges also criticize Jade’s tendency to be outspoken. Joanie’s commercial and photograph are well received, and Twiggy sees a striking resemblance to Grace Kelly. Danielle’s photograph also receives positive feedback. Her commercial, however, receives criticism from Tyra and Twiggy because of her prominent Southern twang. After deliberation, Joanie is called first. Danielle and Jade land in the bottom two, but Jade is ultimately sent packing. The next day, Danielle and Joanie learn that they will be walking in an elaborate fashion show with a set replicated to look like an ancient city with temples and a winding runway over water.

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Original Airdate: May 10, 2006

The remaining four contestants learn that they will be going on go-sees. They learn about Thai social etiquette from a designer, who tells them that it is customary to remove shoes before entering a place, to smile constantly, and to purchase gifts for the clients. She gives the girls money to buy gifts before they visit the clients and reminds them to come back by 4:30 PM. The girls each travel in a tuk-tuk to the various clients. On their way back, Danielle, Joanie, and Sara are caught in traffic jams and are late, as result. Jade, meanwhile, visits another client and ends up being one hour and ten minutes late. The designer tells the girls that nobody will win the reward, which is two racks of clothing from the clients, because they were late but informs Danielle that she would have won. The next day, the girls fly to Phuket for a photo shoot. There, Joanie tells Danielle that she does not think Sara has a passion for modelling and expresses annoyance at being copied. Tyra Banks visits the girls and tells them about the tsunami tragedy in December 2004. They all have a moment of silence. The girls travel to a beach for the photo shoot, which is an ad for OP Swimwear which will be in ELLEGirl magazine. Nigel Barker is the photographer. The judges’ reactions to the final photographs are as follows:

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Original Airdate: May 3, 2006

While in Thailand, the girls competed by learning and performing an intricate Thai dance and perform in front of judges. Joanie was declared the winner of the challenge, breaking the streak of challenge wins by Nnenna and Jade. Danielle was unable to participate in the challenge as she was taken to the hospital for exhaustion, dehydration, and food poisoning, but she returned in time for the week’s photoshoot. To arrive at the shoot, the girls traveled by elephant deep into the jungle, where they posed on the elephants to advertise Venus razors. At judging, Sara was called out for copying Joanie’s photoshoot poses, though both girls turned out good pictures. The judges reactions to the final photographs were as follows:

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Original Airdate: April 26, 2006

This episode is not an actual episode that progresses the story of the sixth cycle of ANTM, but it shows a ‘behind-the-scenes’ look at each of the episodes up to this point. Jade is revealed to have a “secret language” of her own, using made-up words such as “analystical.” Contestant Kathy’s quote equating her chance to compete on ANTM to the odds of her making it to the moon was the inspiration for the episode’s title.

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Original Airdate: April 26, 2006

This episode began with a session of press training, in which the final six contestants were taught how to deal with difficult interview questions and given pointers on how to improve. Danielle, who had previously refused to have the gap between her front teeth closed, changed her mind at Tyra Banks’ urging in order to attain a more “CoverGirl“-like smile. Before long, the contestants were told that they would be heading to Bangkok, Thailand for the remainder of the competition. Upon arriving in the city, they were given the assignment to pose hanging upside down from nets as mermaids over an open market. Though Joanie, Jade, and Danielle performed well on this difficult photoshoot, Sara’s was considered mediocre and Furonda and Nnenna struggled to turn out a good shot, ultimately landing both of them in the bottom two. Nnenna was eliminated when her progress in the competition came to a stop.

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Original Airdate: April 19, 2006

In this week’s episode the contestants were critiqued quite harshly by a woman (later revealed to be an actress, whose tactless remarks were aimed to irk). After the critique, each model took a Polaroid shot to measure how they took the criticism and how it affected their work through their facial expressions. Jade won the challenge because she took the criticism she was given without allowing it to affect her negatively. Jade chose Nnenna to share in the prize with her, which turned out to be a visit from a loved one. Nnenna’s boyfriend, to her dismay, arrived, as well as Jade’s mother. Two photoshoots were taken in this episode, one where the contestants were made up to look like dolls (such as a marionette and a rag doll), and the other directed by Tyra, in which each girl was photographed crying. This photoshoot was similar to one also directed by Tyra in the previous season. After the “Doll” photoshoot the girls all went to the dentist to have their teeth whitened. However, Joanie and Danielle were both offered to have their teeth fixed. Joanie received veneers to fix her crooked teeth, and while Danielle was offered the chance to fix the gap between her front teeth, she refused claiming the gap was a part of who she was. At judging, the reactions to this weeks photographs were as follows:

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Original Airdate: April 12, 2006

On the seventh episode, the contestants learned the “runway twirl” from the Aswirl Twins. They put their knowledge to the test in a church fashion show challenge. Jade and Joanie were two crowd favorites, but in the end, Jade won a $25,000 diamond ring. Jade then chose Furonda to have a $10,000 diamond ring, who lastly chose Nnenna to have an $8,000 diamond ring.

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Original Airdate: April 5, 2006

In the sixth episode, the girls learned about improv by attending a workshop at The Groundlings. Later, the girls put their skills to use in a challenge led by Nick Cannon. Furonda’s quick wit impressed Cannon and his friends, and she won a guest role on Veronica Mars. Furonda also won the opportunity to record a public service announcement about HIV prevention, which she shared with Nnenna. In lieu of a photoshoot that week, the girls once again had to utilize their improv skills in a commercial shoot for CoverGirl. The judges reactions to the final takes were:

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Original Airdate: March 29, 2006

Episode four featured the girls receiving lessons on commercial and high-fashion posing. Their challenge was to model for a Sears catalogue, using the four seasons as their back-drop. This week’s photoshoot involved the contestants posing as professionals in their desired career. The episode title refers to Nnenna Agba, who kissed the model (Vaughn Lowery) with whom she was posing, creating some on-air problems with Agba and her boyfriend. The judges reactions to the final photos were as follows:

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