First aired October 8, 2008 The girls were driven to a photo studio where they met Tyra for a teach on how to create and improve on their "signature poses". While Lauren Brie disappointed by producing what Tyra deemed as pretty...

First aired October 1, 2008 The girls met Paulina Porizkova at an empty warehouse for a challenge teach, where they were taught how to make an oversized outfit that fit them well and carry off the pose. After the teach, each girl was ass...

First aired September 24, 2008 The girls got a runway lesson at a bowling alley from J. Alexander. The next day, they participated in a runway show for fashion designer Jeremy Scott. There were two twists. Firstly, the girls would be wea...

First aired September 17, 2008 Tyra joined the models over pizza, after which she announced that makeovers would commence the following day. Unlike most previous cycles, the girls were not aware of their new looks until after they were c...

First aired September 10, 2008 The contestants met posing coach Benny Ninja and contortionist Bree Robertson for a lesson on extreme posing inside fabric tubes. The following day, the posing challenge featured Tarina Tarantino jewelry an...

First aired September 3, 2008 The notorious fierce fourteen finalists were driven to their homebase loft in Los Angeles, California. The contestants asked Isis questions regarding her gender transition, drawing both empathy and disdain. ...

First aired September 3, 2008 The 33 semifinalists were driven to San Fernando Valley, California, where they met Alpha J and Beta J (Jay Manuel and Miss J.) at the fictitious “Top Model Institute of Technology”. Inside, they went throug...

First aired May 14, 2008 The remaining three girls were put to the test when they had to shoot a commercial and a photo shoot for CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara. It was revealed that the winner of the cycle would have her ad on a billboard ...

First aired May 7, 2008 In order to better understand their role in front of the camera, the girls were given a lesson in photography. This was followed by a challenge in which they directed and shot Paulina Porizkova, as Seventeen edito...

First aired April 30, 2008 The girls were brought to a gladiator fighting school, where fighting instructor, Alex Mariotti, taught them the basics of gladiator fighting. After donning gladiator costumes, Mr. Jay and Miss J. explained tha...

First aired April 23, 2008 The girls arrived in Rome, where they toured the city before going to their new home. Not long after, Fatima came down with a fever and Anya helped her by bringing her dinner while Dominique gossiped about her....

First aired April 16, 2008 The girls learned about interview skills from Paulina Porizkova. Lauren cut the tip of her thumb while chopping onions and needed stitches. This week's challenge required the girls to work a "green...

First aired April 9, 2008 This was the cycle's recap episode. It reviewed the first seven episodes and showed some never-before-seen footage, including Stacy Ann singing to the judges during casting, Claire's breastmilk-pumping...

First aired April 2, 2008 Tension brewed when Fatima accused Lauren of dumping away her unfinished coffee. While Fatima remained calm, Lauren started swearing at Fatima. The girls arrived at the Elite building for their go-sees challe...

First aired March 26, 2008 This episode started with Dominique's alarm clock going off sporadically throughout the night, irritating her roommates. Tension mounted when Lauren, Claire, and Whitney accused Dominique of being a negati...

First aired March 19, 2008 The girls met posing instructor Benny Ninja, who teamed up with supermodel Vendela Kirsebom to teach the girls the different poses for catalogue, commercial and couture shots in an abandoned warehouse. Back at ...