First aired September 19, 2007 The ninth cycle premiered with 33 potential contestants each receiving a phone call from Tyra Banks, announcing that they were the semifinalists. They convened at a port in San Juan, Puerto Rico and met J. ...

First aired May 16, 2007 The final three were put to the test when they had to shoot a CoverGirl commercial and print ad. For the commercial, the girls were told to ad lib. Natasha initially wrote a script, but later dropped it to sou...

First aired May 9, 2007 The final four contestants visited aboriginal teachers for a lesson on self-expression and storytelling through dance. They decorated themselves and their costumes with traditional body paint, before relating thei...

First aired April 25, 2007 This was the season's recap episode. Never-before seen footage included the girls making a mock runway show, Jael following Renee around with a pair of pom-poms, Dionne and Renee getting into a heated argu...

First aired April 18, 2007 The girls got a crash course in interviewing from Cycle 2 contestant April Wilkner and comedian Gary Riotto, before their international destination was revealed as Sydney, Australia. Upon landing, the girls wer...

First aired April 11, 2007 The contestants got a crash course in character acting from actress Tia Mowry, and were immediately thrown into an acting challenge with Efren Ramirez, who portrayed Pedro in the film Napoleon Dynamite. Renee w...

First aired April 4, 2007 The girls met Twiggy and Cycle 7’s Melrose Bickerstaff, where they were told to assign themselves a nickname which they would be using to introduce themselves at a party attended by many influential people in th...

First aired March 28, 2007 This week, the girls learned all about fashion appeal. They met up with Elite Model Management director Cathy Gould, who taught them what not to wear and what outfits were considered “top model” standard. After...

First aired March 21, 2007 The contestants met posing instructor Benny Ninja, who taught them the art of "voguing". They were put to the test when they had to maneuver their way through a laser maze within 2 minutes while being...

First aired March 14, 2007 The 11 remaining contestants traveled to a Beverly Hills salon for their makeovers. While most of them liked their new looks, a lot of pain came with Brittany's new hair weave, and the long weave originall...

First aired March 7, 2007 The contestants were greeted by J. Alexander and a marching band at a high school, before they were divided into teams and taught a runway walking routine based on timing and precision. After the rehearsal, they...

First aired February 28, 2007 The 33 contestants were sent to Los Angeles, and were immediately thrown into model boot camp. They met Jay Manuel and J. Alexander who tested them with a quick photo shoot and a quiz on fashion-related know...

First aired December 6, 2006 The final three met Jay Manuel to shoot their commercial for CoverGirl Outlast Double Lip Shine, where they met last cycle's winner Danielle Evans. First up was CariDee, whose natural enthusiasm shone th...

First aired November 29, 2006 The girls traveled to a dance studio where they met flamenco dancer Nacho Blancho, who taught them the steps of the traditional Spanish dance. While Eugena breezed through the practice, Amanda’s awkwardness ...

First aired November 22, 2006 Shaken from her near elimination, CariDee struggled to rebound from an off week. In order to relieve some anxiety, the girls invited their Spanish models from their last commercial shoot over for dinner. ...

First aired November 15, 2006 The girls met with acting coach Tasha Smith at the Los Angeles Repertory Company for acting lessons, and all took turns performing exercises to learn how to break down their physical boundaries. Each girl th...